Syncsta Fever!

If you haven't heard of Syncsta yet, it probably won't be long until you do ... and you're in for a real treat. Syncsta are Jake Walmsley and Chris Green, a pair of British lads who, not too long ago, started making videos of themselves lip-synching and dancing to pop songs and posting them on YouTube on a whim. Before they knew it, their videos had been viewed thousands of times, and they were even starting to get recognized on the street. Now, former Take That manager Nigel Martin-Smith has staked claim to guiding the duo's potential showbiz future.

This is my favorite Syncsta clip -- and most everyone else's, from what I've heard. If, after watching this video, you still don't understand why I love these guys so much, then there's no hope of explaining it to you in words. You'll find links to some of their other YouTube videos in the right-hand column of this blog, and here's a link straight to their YouTube channel. Far more than just the simple ability to lip-sync to a song, they have an undeniable charm and impishness in front of the camera, as well as a playful affection for the music, if not a deep love for it.


The song is called "Dragostea Din Tei", and it's sung in Romanian. It was a fairly successful chart hit all over the world, but I hadn't heard of it until Syncsta brought it to my attention. (You can read about the song, including what its title might or might not translate to, here; and you can read an English translation of the lyrics here.) Suffice it to say that I liked the song so much, I was compelled to track down a compilation CD that has the song on it. And now, every time I listen to the song, a smile comes across my face as I remember the fun these guys must have had filming this video. Any performance that evokes that kind of reaction in someone, especially a performance those guys do just for fun, is something else, wouldn't you say?