This post was written by Hatchet reporter Caroline Multerer

The annual battle of high notes, harmonies and vocal percussion picked up Wednesday in Lisner Auditorium as campus a capella groups competed to see which was the best of the best.

The GW Vibes beat out seven a capella groups, including a new addition to the lineup – the GW MotherFunkers, for the best overall performance award. The a capella groups performed two songs each, ranging from top-40 hits to gospel tunes and classics from the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Each group also performed a snippet of “Don’t You Worry Child” by Swedish House Mafia, which was this year’s Class Council song choice requirement.

The groups were judged on tempo, pitch, style, group effect and clarity of lyrics for a chance to win four awards: “Voter’s Choice,” “Best Beat Boxer,” “Best Rendition of the Class Council Song Choice,” and “Best Overall Performance.”

An audience cheer-off broke the tie between the GW Troubadours and the Vibes for the voter’s choice award. Troubadours fans prevailed and the group won the award with their performances of “Some Nights” by Fun and “Locked Out Of Heaven” by Bruno Mars.

The Troubadours also won over the judges with their version of “Don’t You Worry Child,” which included frenzy of glow sticks, and took the prize for the best rendition.