The widely successful movie series, Pitch Perfect, has created a new life for A capella. Suddenly, the idea of making music strictly with the sheer vocal talent of individuals is inspiring, impressive, and dare I say, cool. But these groups have been around for a while now (mine since 1984- and yes, they mostly sang Madonna songs) and watching the movies having been a part of this community provides a whole new lens. Pitch Perfect is far from fiction... in fact, it is a documentary of my life. And here are 20 times that I watched Pitch Perfect and thought, "Oh my god... that's us."

1. Remember in Pitch Perfect 2 when Flashlight was sung about a million times and you felt like you wanted to strangle that freshman girl if she sang it once more? Yeah, that's how all arrangements get... quickly.

2. And sometimes, people in the group have less than favorable ideas (an A capella rendition of a Drake song? No thank you).

3. You quickly realize that A capella boys are way smoother on stage...

4. ...than off.

5. Sometimes members of other groups like to let you know how you could improve.

6. But most of the time it's just a little friendly competition.

7. Inter-A capella dating is real. Very real.

8. Everyone in the group may or may not have had any friends before they joined.

9. But everything seems to make sense when you're on stage.

10. Odds are, you've seen everyone in your group naked (or pretty close to it) and it was totally normal. In fact, you're probably closer because of it.

11. And initiating new members is not any less dramatic than the movie implies.

12. A capella-only parties do exist and they're just as you would expect them to be (lots of intoxicated singing, but beautiful intoxicated singing).

13. When you travel to other groups, they can be a little cocky.

14. Then you show them how it's done and it usually shuts them up.

15. You get really excited watching other groups perform because you truly understand the complexity in an arrangement.

16. Your whole group often has accidental, synchronized dance moves.

17. You're constantly building up each other's self esteems.

18. But you're also the first to point out each other's flaws.

19. You will get in fights with every other member of the group.

20. But at the end of the day, you're an actual family.