When people sing too well and too close to the original that can be another problem in The Uncanny Valley.
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 9 September 2022 21:49 (one year ago) link
One older guy sang “My Way” pretty impressively, but there is still a part of me that remains unimpressed.
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 9 September 2022 22:13 (one year ago) link
karl btw i love your picks and want to have a spingsteen off with you some night!
my other bruce material is Brilliant Disguise, but I also have been thinking about Thunder Road. it's down there deep in my links, and in the parentheses i put "hard mode" because it seems like one where you have to walk in ready to go
― Karl Malone, Friday, 9 September 2022 22:15 (one year ago) link
"dancing in the dark" is one of my karaoke standards bc i can sing with joy and conviction and dance at the same time
i love to be surprised, in the main. "You? doing that? wow. okay! we'll see how that goes!" is probably my favorite reaction to anyone putting a song in.
^^ why Alice Cooper's "Is It My Body?" is another fave. plus it's in my range!
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Saturday, 10 September 2022 00:07 (one year ago) link
i miss going out with friends for karaoke a lot :(
I forgot I was going to add a Bruce song and maybe should try some Alice Cooper, thanks for reminding me.
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 00:08 (one year ago) link
Karaoke scratches a certain weird itch that cannot otherwise be scratched imo.
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 00:09 (one year ago) link
Is there an Iggy Pop song people recommend? Thinking “Lust for Life” or “The Passenger” but then those are kind of repetitive.
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 00:17 (one year ago) link
passenger's a bit one-note. lust for life is a big energy song, probably great for karaoke! some weird sin might be good? i think passenger & lust for life are the only solo iggy's we have at my joint.
lachera - i also do dancing in the dark, i've done it a million times now going back to my early 20s. just one of my favorite go-tos. gotta be bruce's best yeller
― Clay, Saturday, 10 September 2022 00:59 (one year ago) link
Thanks. Do you actually have a karaoke machine? Place I go to just uses youtube videos.
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 01:28 (one year ago) link
Hey YaHow do u want itToto
― calstars, Saturday, 10 September 2022 01:33 (one year ago) link
Na na na nananaNanana
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 14:17 (one year ago) link
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 14:33 (one year ago) link
Nanana
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 14:40 (one year ago) link
Hey Jude
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 14:57 (one year ago) link
*checks watch, lookes at screen*
Thank, you Jude! Nanana
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 16:03 (one year ago) link
loving clay's posts itt
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Saturday, 10 September 2022 16:05 (one year ago) link
Yup
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 16:20 (one year ago) link
one time I went to a karaoke night (hosted by my recently departed friend, DJ Di), and this woman got up on stage, sang through an entire song, and as it ended, said "that was the wrong song", accusing her friend of signing her up for the wrong one after she'd already sang it. Di, never amused by foolishness, said "You're bringing that up now?" and the woman then said her dog just died and screamed "I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU ALL!" on the mic.
Di then told me "her dog has died every week at karaoke night for five years now", as this person was apparently a regular.
― Mr Haaland's Opus (Neanderthal), Saturday, 10 September 2022 16:53 (one year ago) link
OMG. Yes, there can be some problematic personalities.
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 16:58 (one year ago) link
most recently managed to pull off Chicago's "Make Me Smile", only to completely blow it the next time I tried. it's a tricky one
― Mr Haaland's Opus (Neanderthal), Saturday, 10 September 2022 17:00 (one year ago) link
That sounds like a pretty hard one.
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 18:04 (one year ago) link
Although actually I saw a good bar band play it in the park a few weeks ago.
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 18:05 (one year ago) link
It was their opener!
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 18:06 (one year ago) link
Great song!
― Mr Haaland's Opus (Neanderthal), Saturday, 10 September 2022 18:09 (one year ago) link
Not a big Chicago fan but kind of like that one.
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 18:17 (one year ago) link
Next question for clay: do people ever attempt proper two part harmony and if so how often do they succeed?
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 September 2022 23:26 (one year ago) link
i have to say, last night we ended (in a friend's basement -- not in public) on a lovely 3-person rendition of End of the Road. I was the voice-over guy midway through the song who understands that his partner has cheated on him but is actually totally fine with that if she wants to come back, but also hurt, and then joined in on some of the harmonies in the chorus
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 10 September 2022 23:33 (one year ago) link
I did a nice (for me) version of Electrolite and was told by a friend that it was his favorite "TBD karaoke song" now, so that felt nice. I love that song and yet it's not in my top 25 REM songs. it's really fun to sing. Golden Years was a strange mix of pretty good and disastrous. I really thought I could do the squeaky-high "angel!" parts, but no, I cannot, not reliably. Cate Le Bon went ok but I couldn't figure out which octave I was in. I wouldn't do that one in public because it's indie schmindie, but I was with friends so fuck it.
Wrecking Ball was a good one. again, wouldn't do in public, and wouldn't even do for most friends, but it was late in the night and we were at "singing karaoke while laying on the couch" mode, so it was getting quiet and it was ok, I think
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 10 September 2022 23:37 (one year ago) link
my goto is Lita Ford’s “Kiss Me Deadly” and Stevie Nicks’ “Stand Back” i hate when ppl pick a song that they just know the name of but haven’t heard in 20 years and are awkwardly stunned when they’re still struggling through American Pie after 4 minutes also will never forget going to karaoke the night after Prince died and watching this super drunk intense dude do “Erotic City” while trying to make eye contact with women in the room ughhhhhhh it was so creepy lol
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 September 2022 23:57 (one year ago) link
Ugh
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 11 September 2022 00:19 (one year ago) link
I did Erotic City once but only because I loved the song and would often sing Prince
― Mr Haaland's Opus (Neanderthal), Sunday, 11 September 2022 02:24 (one year ago) link
Karaoke creeps are the worst.
I had some drunk guy once approach the stage while I was singing, then climb on the stage and try to hug me.
He tripped and fell and ate it and I just moved to the side and didn't help him up.
(I have a thing about personal space and had he not ate it, I would have moved away quickly)
― Mr Haaland's Opus (Neanderthal), Sunday, 11 September 2022 02:26 (one year ago) link
Also got stalked once. This woman kept emailing the karaoke host asking her to give me my number and showing up looking for me (I was v much not interested).
Di shared the email with me. Was asking for my email, phone number, abd a "direction to call her". Di refused every time.
Avoided that spot for month til she gave up and stopped going/emailing.
― Mr Haaland's Opus (Neanderthal), Sunday, 11 September 2022 02:31 (one year ago) link
was this after the Erotic City performance? :D
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 11 September 2022 02:47 (one year ago) link
lol
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 September 2022 02:53 (one year ago) link
Lmao
― Mr Haaland's Opus (Neanderthal), Sunday, 11 September 2022 03:02 (one year ago) link
Actually was after Beezelboss weirdly
looks like a dull karaoke Saturday! I might start a 77 karaoke night diary thread if anyone’s interested. There’s a half dozen little stories every evening I swear
― Clay, Sunday, 11 September 2022 04:17 (one year ago) link
I am totally interested
― Mr Haaland's Opus (Neanderthal), Sunday, 11 September 2022 04:18 (one year ago) link
cosign
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 September 2022 04:29 (one year ago) link
i do zoom karaoke with a bunch of weirdos on mondays and fridays if anyone is interested in joining
― kurt schwitterz, Sunday, 11 September 2022 05:43 (one year ago) link
How do people feel about performers trying to sing way above their range. Are baritones trying to sing Roy Orbison hot or not?
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 11 September 2022 21:50 (one year ago) link
Ain’t it fun Ain’t it fun Ain’t it fun
― calstars, Sunday, 11 September 2022 22:44 (one year ago) link
Peter Laughner?
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 11 September 2022 23:47 (one year ago) link
I guess if things get too high one can strategically drop an octave but it can be tricky.
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 11 September 2022 23:59 (one year ago) link
the rarely attempted but always powerful Shepard Tone karaoke performance
― Karl Malone, Monday, 12 September 2022 00:11 (one year ago) link
Lol
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 September 2022 00:20 (one year ago) link
― Jean Arthur Rank (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, September 11, 2022 5:50 PM bookmarkflaglink
lots of people who aren't singers don't even realize it when they pick it, I think
― Mr Haaland's Opus (Neanderthal), Monday, 12 September 2022 01:48 (one year ago) link