The video starts with a slide that reads “A moment of holiday peace from Brandeis”.
We then hear a clap and see students standing in a room with waterfall lights in the background.
Titles on the screen come up that read “Rather be Giraffes, It would be you, By Ben Rector”.
Throughout the video we see various camera angles while the students are performing.
The group then starts singing the song:
If there was anyone
I'd want to spend about 100 days with
Layin' in the yard
Staring up at stars
Wondering where all the planes went
It would be you
Only you
We might not have forever
No time for taking chances
It would be you
And always you
And when the lights go out
We'll just keep on dancing in the dark
'Cause if the world has got to end
You might as well just end up in my arms
In my arms
And we'll leave on the news
Until the broadcast stops broadcastin'
Just making drinks instead of plans
While the record player's blastin'
it would be you
And only you
We might not have forever
No time for taking chances
It would be you
And always you
And when the lights go out
We'll just keep on dancing in the dark
'Cause if the world has got to end
You might as well just end up in my arms
If the sky turns black, if the markets crash
You should check your mom's house, then you should come back
'Cause when it all goes down, I want you by my side
We could stay up 'til the last sunrise
We could stay up until the last sunrise
But it would be you
And only you
We might not have forever
No time for taking chances
It would be you
And always you
And when the lights go out
We can keep on dancing in the dark
In the dark
In the dark
It would be you 'til the end of the world
'Til the end of the world
'Cause if the world has got to end
You might as well just end up
In my arms
The students finish singing and we see a slide that reads “Brandeis wishes you happiness and health in
2023”.
The Brandeis University logo appears and the credits roll up on background with round lights in it.
Slide one:
Special thanks to Brandeis a capella group Rather Be Giraffes
Slide two:
Soloist: Ethan Kerstine ‘24
Vivian Boyington ‘26
Sarah Nesheim ‘26
John Vnek ‘26
Janine Curmally ‘25
Kaila Silbert ‘25
Emilia Brandimarte ‘25
Sydney Duncan ‘25
Keren Kohane ‘24
Bruno Fleischman Mayro ‘24
Emily Weis ‘23
Slide three:
Producer/Editor
Jonathan Duran
Videographers
Matheus De Araujo Fortunato
Jonathan Duran
Executive Producer
Dan Kim