Karaoke and You

TheFeldster

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Dude, you make a great point on how some karaoke mixes are horrible chopping up songs, leaving parts out, changing arrangements. It can really throw you off. As far as music taste I'm not so sure of that. It doesn't bother me what people sings as long as they are having fun with it. Then again if the overall crowd sings primarily country and the same old classic rock songs which is inevitable in my hick area then it can get to be a pain. :heheh:

I just get annoyed when they put on, say, 10 ABBA songs in a row. I don't mind ABBA, but I like a bit of variety. Otherwise, just say "We're having an ABBA Karaoke night" so I know what I'm in for.

I'm picking on ABBA here, but it can work for another artist. I tend to argue for the rule of "no more that one song per artist", but people always veto it because they want to sing both "We Are The Champions" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" at some point (seriously, if anyone's ever been to a karaoke night where Bohemian Rhapsody hasn't appeared, please let me know. It seems to be a requirement).
 

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Had fun at the local pub last night - karaoke night. Shaz and I 'performed' :heheh: Tracks Of My Tears. NO! Honest we weren't that bad! We got a good round of applause at the end :D


 

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My cousin just sent me this clip. I swear I would have had a heart attack with the snake one :eek:

 
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I saw someone in florida really belting out Jim Morrison. I actually stayed at the bar longer than I would have because of the Karaoke. It's usually only good for comedic value but sometimes...
 

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Yeah, there was a guy last week who actually did James Brown some justice. Some of the people are actually really good! I like the ones that get really into it and interact with the crowd while they're singing. :heheh:

I could have gone without the "Call Me Maybe" part of the evening though. :tongue:
 

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The Karaoke groupies were always a complete mystery to me. But it is genuine entertainment sometimes so...
 

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We are going this week. I've noticed if you go with a large group it's much more fun, but then it becomes a competition of sorts between the tables. :heheh:
 

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I would NEVAH do karaoke.......NEVAH! but it is fun to watch others, especially if they are about drunk when singing.

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There was a guy last night who actually did The Darkness' "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" justice. He was really good, and he really got the crowd going! I think Cosmic would've approved. :D

I am also noticing that Journey seems to be a staple on the karaoke choices each week, and Queen of course.

But there is this creepy, perverted older cowboy man who likes to come every week and sing and check out the chicks and sing old country songs that no one cares for. Apparently everyone knows him there, but I just think he's a creeper and he needs to stay in his corner. :heheh:
 

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