0011000208000000|0011000208000000|11|1199|Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive? We all have bought albums because of songs we've heard on the radio and fell in love with other songs on the album that never got much, if any, airplay on the radio. As time goes by the deeper album cuts fade into obscurity. The reason for this is almost criminal.

I was talking with a radio jock from a local comercial station a couple weeks ago and we were discussing playlists and station formats... etc. She was telling me that DJs are restricted from playing anything other than what's on the playlist provided by the program director and the suits higher up the food chain who may not even live in the broadcast area. So as time goes by and deep album cuts fade into oblivion we are left with crap played ad-nauseum. It seems I hear the same Billy Joel Song followed by the same Elton John Song followed by the same Led Zepplin song followed by the same Foreigner song..... And not just from the same classic rock station. I can travel anywhere in the North East and almost without a doubt know which station is a sister station of the one from my home town.

Anyway back to my question...

What are some of your favorite songs from obscurity? A few of mine are:

Billy Joel - Stilleto
Blood Sweat & Tears - Life is a Carnival
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
Steppenwolf - The Pusher

Would Like to see more Traffic

Thanks SC for keeping them alive|Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Jack the Whack|Jack the Whack|Thu Mar 6 00:25:00 2003|67.86.5.188|0|0|0|1 0011000208000001|0011000208000000|11|655|I've hated commercial radio for 10 years,for those exact reasons.There might be one program mgr for 20 stations that play the same format and are owned by the same Co.

It won't end until people speak up or tune out!

Take any band,say Skynyrd, my favorite.The ONLY songs ever played on the air here are:Sweet Home Ala.Gimme Three Steps,and occasionally Freebird.

Jimmy Buffet: Margaritaville,and Cheeseburger,

We all know these artists have tons of great music,and still put out great new stuff,but corporate radio doesn't give a FF.

And, yes you will hear the same rotations of songs.Its almost like they make a group of tapes that are 45 minutes long and play them on a rotating schedule.

My list of favorites would be endless.Sorry.|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Lee McGuffey|glmmantis|Thu Mar 6 02:52:00 2003|68.100.35.165|0|0|0|0 0011000208000002|0011000208000000|11|0|I guess we have it pretty good up here in my area, as we have at least one independent rock station that plays pretty much whatever the hell it wants to play.|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Tim D|Tim D|Thu Mar 6 10:14:00 2003|63.195.48.93|0|0|1|0 0011000208000003|0011000208000000|11|855|Jack where in the North East do you live??|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|rjthe1god|rjthe1god|Thu Mar 6 15:03:00 2003|64.222.33.48|0|0|0|0 0011000208000004|0011000208000000|11|1199|I'm located in SW Connecticut. But have been known to travel as far as east as Groton and north to Springfield MA for Karaoke. I've been tempted to come check out one of your shows RJ. Are you in Newport or Providence?|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Jack the Whack|Jack the Whack|Fri Mar 7 09:58:00 2003|67.86.5.188|0|0|0|0 0011000208000005|0011000208000000|11|178|I have sung 1,000s of songs over a 11 year period and most people say I forgot about that song or i,ve never heard that one .I mostly do 70/80's but do try to know current material but still love the tunes i grew up with.I have over 300 45's 40 or so albums and at least 100 cd's and 270 cdg's.I know a lot of follow up hits by artists that dont recieve airplay anymore or at least in my area(roch,N.Y.)|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Harry|Harry|Fri Mar 7 10:17:00 2003|204.97.3.111|0|0|0|0 0011000208000006|0011000208000000|11|1109|Hey Harry,

Is the Great House Of Guitars still around? I haven't heard them advertising in the Buffalo area for quite some time now.|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Fri Mar 7 12:56:00 2003|205.188.208.165|0|0|0|0 0011000208000007|0011000208000000|11|855|Jack, whenever you come to Newport come check me out. You can get all my info on the KJ Listing page on this board.|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|rjthe1god|rjthe1god|Fri Mar 7 13:43:00 2003|67.25.71.93|0|0|0|0 0011000208000008|0011000208000000|11|1199|Cool RJ

My Roommate from college lives in Newport. I'll have to get up there and see you.|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Jack the Whack|Jack the Whack|Fri Mar 7 16:13:00 2003|67.86.5.188|0|0|0|0 0011000208000009|0011000208000000|11|806|Yeah! I loved the HOG (House of Guitars). Lived in Hamlin NY for 5 years. WNCX out of Cleveland doesn't forget the deeper cuts. I try to keep the 70's and hairbands alive.|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Fri Mar 7 16:58:00 2003|63.188.8.209|0|0|0|0 0011000208000010|0011000208000000|11|55|You mention WNCX, Ultimate Fan--are you from Cleveland or nearby? I live on the east side of Cleveland.

Best,

Mark|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Fri Mar 7 22:53:00 2003|64.158.96.70|0|0|0|0 0011000208000011|0011000208000000|11|1336|Click on his "Who". He lives in Canton.|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Connie M|Connie M|Sat Mar 8 12:20:00 2003|66.72.198.32|0|0|0|0 0011000208000012|0011000208000000|11|806|Yeah Mark I'm from nearby. Canton, Ohio to be exact. I've e-mailed (tried) to get a dicussion with Michael Stanley about doing a cdg. Also, I'm trying to get a copy of a song called Mama Sez by Love Affair. Remember them?|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Sat Mar 8 12:31:00 2003|63.188.32.200|0|0|0|0 0011000208000013|0011000208000000|11|55|I remember Love Affair, for sure. Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of it, and I collect all Cleveland-related music...some collector, eh?

Best,

Mark|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun Mar 9 15:10:00 2003|65.56.222.23|0|0|0|0 0011000208000014|0011000208000000|11|750|[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/pony.gif[/IMG] AH H.O.G.! Stirs up memories!

One of the brothers asked me once if I wanted a "HAP HAP CARD"!
I was soooooo confused!

He finally handed me a postcard (if you remember one of the silly commercials..."I am the real Easter Bunny..." [picture a leather jacketed dude, bunny ears, and a 'lectric guitar hopping about sayin' "hop hop, hop hop"].

Well, I look at the postcard depicting the above and exclaim "OHHHHH [b]HOP HOP[/b]!"
He sez..."that's what I said! [b]HAP HAP[/b]!"
[IMG]http://www.dogandponysound.com/images/hog.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by Pony^ (edited March 09, 2003).]|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Pony^|Pony^|Sun Mar 9 21:09:00 2003|24.43.42.73|0|0|0|0 0011000208000015|0011000208000000|11|1109|Pony, that's a GREAT picture! Thanks for putting it up. I don't remember those commercials, however.|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Mon Mar 10 13:07:00 2003|64.12.96.74|0|0|0|0 0011000208000016|0011000208000000|11|34|I have no recollection of that commercial either. Maybe they were only aired in Canada?|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Diane|Diane|Mon Mar 10 13:40:00 2003|12.224.58.214|0|0|0|0 0011000208000017|0011000208000000|11|750|[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/pony.gif[/IMG] that....or.....I'm really dating myself...

these ads ran heavily in nineteen hundred and <mumble><mumble> eighty five or six. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/mybad.gif[/IMG]
They featured a monotone voiced Armand Schaubroeck dressed as "the Easter Bunny"...

Oh well...you probably never got yelled at to "get outta that jello tree" either [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Pony^|Pony^|Mon Mar 10 15:23:00 2003|24.43.42.73|0|0|0|0 0011000208000018|0011000208000000|11|806|Pony - I remember that commercial. Thanks for the picture. Guess I could break out my sleaveless "hog" t-shirt. hehe|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Mon Mar 10 20:25:00 2003|63.188.49.127|0|0|0|0 0011000208000019|0011000208000000|11|1109|I've got a House Of Guitars sweatshirt, but I outgrew it. Good thing maybe... I bought a hot pink one for some reason!

Just how far did these guys advertise? It looks like people all over the country have heard of it!

BTW, I found [URL=http://home.rochester.rr.com/rrours/]this website[/URL] in case anyone's intersted!

[This message has been edited by Mark Cheetah (edited March 10, 2003).]|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Mon Mar 10 22:01:00 2003|205.188.208.165|0|0|0|0 0011000208000020|0011000208000000|11|1069|Wouldn't it be cool if there were a radio station that played nothing BUT obscure music we all forgot about!
A group from 1966, The Montanas had a couple songs and I can't remember the name of them. I LOVED New Colony Six, "Things I'd Like To Say" and "I Will Always Think About You". I really LOVED "House Of The Rising Sun" by Frigid Pink. That version is MUCH better than The Animals, and THAT being the original version is the one everyone has! :( I also liked Paul Davis(?) version of "Little Bit Of Soap". The beginning music sounded like soap bubbles!|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Sun Jun 18 22:59:00 2006|74.135.17.38|1|0|0|0 0011000208000021|0011000208000000|11|2030|I try to sing songs not touched by other singers so that I don't sound like everyone else. This translates into singing obscure little numbers. I've gotten some great tips before for singing forgotten about tunes. The crowds almost always enjoy it.|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|tryingcake|tryingcake|Thu Jun 22 00:34:00 2006|69.234.203.196|1|0|0|0 0011000208000022|0011000208000000|11|1847|My favorite karaoke song that no one knows is "Street of Dreams" by Rainbow|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Arithon|Arithon|Sat Jun 24 17:05:00 2006|71.128.193.118|1|0|0|0 0011000208000023|0011000208000000|11|55|The Montanas had a great song called "You've Got to Be Loved", from '68. Great song, unfortunately not on karaoke AFAIK.

Best,

Mark|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Tue Jul 4 20:49:00 2006|63.23.62.80|1|0|0|0 0011000208000024|0011000208000000|11|1885|Hey, Arithon, I've heard "Street of Dreams"! Great song!

As I've said before, I love finding stuff for karaoke that you don't hear very often. Last night (as I mentioned on another thread) I found Todd Rundgren's "I Saw the Light" and sang it. I wasn't even looking for it in the book, just looking thru' the book and there it was--and I thought, "Yeah, that would be fun!" It went over really well. One guy told me he really liked that "old-school stuff"!|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Laura|Laura|Tue Jul 4 22:08:00 2006|24.107.9.54|1|0|0|0 0011000208000025|0011000208000000|11|2005|That's why I have a XM Satellite Radio, no need to listen to radio with the same songs over and over again. And from hearing tons of songs on the XM it makes me want to go out and find it and sing it. Sly Fox "Let's Go All The Way" or Folk Implosion "Natural One" gets some pops from the crowd and really freshens up the monotony of cliched songs.|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|atxklown|atxklown|Tue Jul 4 22:14:00 2006|204.65.230.109|1|0|0|0 0011000208000026|0011000208000000|11|1885|Another obscure song that I just ran across in a karaoke book the other day: "Your Daddy Don't Know" by Toronto. I remembered hearing it a time or two back in the '80s--and if I'm remembering right, it wasn't on one of the big commercial radio stations, but on some little mom & pop station that I could barely pick up! :) I didn't sing it that night at the karaoke place, because I didn't remember it that well. But later I downloaded the video on youtube.com to refresh my memory and make sure it was something that I could sing and that I wanted to sing. Yep--I think I'm gonna try it. I think I'll need to hear it a few more times first, though...And it doesn't matter to me whether the crowd knows the song or not--as long as the person singing the song knows it! :)|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Laura|Laura|Sat Aug 26 19:55:00 2006|71.8.210.174|1|0|0|0 0011000208000027|0011000208000000|11|1691|Having grown up in the 50's & 60's, I have a lot of oldies in my repertiore (sp) - songs my folks sang - and I'll do them sometimes just to keep them alive and remembered. In fact, I get requests from a lot of "yougsters" (under 30) to sing them. The ones most requested are "Cool Water", "The Old Lamplighter" and "Vaya con Dios".|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|SmokeMagicMirrors|SmokeMagicMirrors|Sat Sep 2 13:58:00 2006|24.158.74.167|1|0|0|0 0011000208000028|0011000208000000|11|89|crazy elephant-gimme gimme good lovin
sugarloaf-don't call us <we'll call you>
mick jagger-god gave me everything i want
BOB WELCH-EBONY EYES|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|marcolake|marcolake|Wed Sep 20 23:16:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000208000029|0011000208000000|11|1543|At one place I used to go to one of the regulars started calling 12:00 "cocktail hour" because I would always sing one jazz song about that time. Some of my favorites to sing:

Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Chatanooga Choo Choo
Mood Indigo
I Let a Song Go Out of my Heart
Body and Soul
The Way You Look Tonight
Moonglow
Where or When
That Old Black Magic
After You've Gone
The Sunny Side of the Street
Spanish Eyes

I don't sing these alot, but I do sing them to keep them alive, plus if you have an older person in the crowd, they *really* appreciate hearing these songs.

Warning: never sing the SGB version of Scotch and Soda. The bar will have closed long before you are finished singing

I've sang a few folk tunes as well:
Santa Lucia
Don't Fence Me In
I've Been Working On the Railroad
This Land Is Your Land (good 4th of July song)

And showtunes!
Singing in the Rain
If I Were a Rich Man


For more recent, but still older songs, I like some of the bossa nova music:

Girl from Impanema
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Sinatra)
Wave
The Look of Love|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|touron2003|touron2003|Sun Sep 24 19:01:00 2006|64.40.61.223|1|0|0|0 0011000208000030|0011000208000000|11|2125|Keeping songs alive is not the whole reason that I karaoke, but it is an added benefit. Everyone tells me that they have never heard most of the songs that I sing until they heard me sing them. I do mainly old, rare, and obscure country songs, most of which today's radio programmers wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole, and I feel that I am doing a service by keeping these songs from silently gathering dust in someone's old vinyl collection, and by introducing them to a whole new audience that enjoys them.|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|JamboreeDiva|JamboreeDiva|Tue Sep 26 14:48:00 2006|162.140.67.10|1|0|0|0 0011000208000031|0011000208000000|11|1885|Touron, I love those old songs! (Well, the ones I know--I can't place what "Santa Lucia" or "Wave" sound like.) I just wish that if they're just listed under "standards" in the book, that they would at least tell us what key they were in! (At least if I know it's so-n-so's version of the song, I can figure out whether I can do it justice or not.)

Oh, yes, and the song by Toronto that I mentioned earlier in this thread? I sang it tonight and it went over well. The kj (who'd never heard it before) really liked it. (This is the ONLY place where I've found this song--and the first time I saw it in their book, I wasn't even looking for it, just browsing thru' the book! Tonight I noticed they had "Birmingham" by Amanda Marshall. Hmmmm...I remember hearing that a few times and liking it...I'll have to see if it's on YouTube or anything...)|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|Laura|Laura|Sun Nov 19 01:36:00 2006|24.107.0.55|1|0|0|0 0011000208000032|0011000208000000|11|1543|Laura, here are some sound clips.

[URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/clipserve/B000002G6J001001/0/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_001/002-9339233-8014430]wave instrumental[/URL]

[URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/clipserve/B0000047A2001005/0/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_005/002-9339233-8014430]wave vocals[/URL]

[URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/clipserve/B0000047A2001012/0/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_012/002-9339233-8014430]Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)[/URL]

[URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/clipserve/B000006OBQ001018/0/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_018/002-9339233-8014430]Where or When[/URL]

[URL=http://www.soundclick.com/util/streamm3u.m3u?id=3406622&q=lo]Santa Lucia[/URL]


In the same genre to the first two songs, a snatch of a song I wish were available for karaoke, [URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/clipserve/B0000047A2001005/0/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_005/002-1961975-8113660]Waters of March[/URL].|Re: Does anybody out there Karaoke to keep songs alive?|touron2003|touron2003|Sun Nov 19 17:46:00 2006|66.212.78.246|1|0|0|0 0011000209000000|0011000209000000|11|178|If someone is in many duets shouldn't they wait as long as the solo singers??|rotations of duets|Harry|Harry|Tue Mar 25 10:56:00 2003|204.97.3.111|0|0|0|1 0011000209000001|0011000209000000|11|1441|Hey Harry,

At our shows, we count duets as one song for each singer...unless of course it is a very small part or it's a very dead night. The only reason we run it this way is because our nights usually get very busy and we feel this is the fairest way to do things...we do let the duet singers know of this policy when they hand the song in...we usually don't have a problem

Cheers,
Cathy

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http://members.rogers.com/joekaraoke|Re: rotations of duets|averagejoe|averagejoe|Tue Mar 25 11:40:00 2003|24.153.34.57|0|0|0|0 0011000209000002|0011000209000000|11|750|[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/pony.gif[/IMG] yup Harry, we work it like Cathy. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

When shows are busy or popular, a turn in a duet counts as a turn. Otherwise, Jane is waiting to sing and she sees Mary come up and sing with Joe, and Mary come up and sing with Pete, and Jane feels feels the rotation is unfair and that she's been slighted.

We explain that to people putting in duets. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/pony.gif[/IMG]|Re: rotations of duets|Pony^|Pony^|Tue Mar 25 14:13:00 2003|24.43.42.96|0|0|0|0 0011000209000003|0011000209000000|11|1143|I feel that it would be unfair for two people to have a song count as both of their turns. Think about it, those two people could easily do a song apiece (even very long songs), so what is the problem of having someone help you out with a song. Sharing is fun people, we are not superstars, just people looking to have fun. One song per person, and that is that person's turn - announce that it is Joe's turn and Mary is helping him out with a duet, and at Mary's turn announce that it is Mary's turn and Joe is helping her out -- or what about Lady Marmalade with 4 parts - 4 girls do one song. I know it may seem long that if these 4 people help each other out on all their songs and they all are up there for those songs, but one song per person. Now on the other hand if it is the same person singing duets with lots of people, then you might say something.

On slow nights, I have seen the regular rotation followed by a short duet rotation. Now that might seem unfair to someone who sings solo, but that is how that KJ runs his show. But, it is a limited duet rotation.|Re: rotations of duets|DavidE|DavidE|Tue Mar 25 15:32:00 2003|161.149.63.110|0|0|0|0 0011000209000004|0011000209000000|11|855|I let the duets slide to a degree. If they do one, their solo songs get bumped to the end of the rotation, and so on. I try to be fair. Some people get it some don't. Group songs I let go since there is so many people on the stage it's a mute point. The only rule I do enforce is that you can do two duets in a rotation( with different people) but then your solo song gets bumped to the next rotation.|Re: rotations of duets|rjthe1god|rjthe1god|Tue Mar 25 18:15:00 2003|64.222.44.18|0|0|0|0 0011000209000005|0011000209000000|11|1203|It depends...

Sometime we get an person who just get there friend up to song along with them. Usually you can tell these people didnt want to or dont know the song. In that case, I'll leave them to sing their own song.

If a person has a LOT of duets with other people... that person become the rotation name and others will be rotated out of their turn. To be fair to the person who is the rotation singer, we will go one song with and one without duets if they have slips like that.

slow starts are open to whatever I get...rotation not an issue anyway.

if *I* want to sing with someone...they do not get bumped out of rotation. They get to feel special [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]

TM|Re: rotations of duets|toastedmuffin|toastedmuffin|Tue Mar 25 19:15:00 2003|24.90.251.28|0|0|0|0 0011000209000006|0011000209000000|11|1141|1 turn for each. Many times a duet is nothing more than a chance for some slug to beat the "normal" rotation.

In terms of if someone wants another person to help them out, fine, but stand next to them and don't sing in the microphone. The singer can hear the other singer's inflections and can adjust their singing accordingly.

It IS amazing how many non-duets you'll do if you have a pretty die-hard rule!

Matt|Re: rotations of duets|knightshow|knightshow|Wed Mar 26 00:56:00 2003|4.65.243.84|0|0|0|0 0011000209000007|0011000209000000|11|1441|Damn right Knightshow...We're not enforcing this rule to be unfair to the singers...just the opposite...when you explain the reasoning behind the rule, I find, that they appreciate it as it has their best interest in mind.

Cheers,
Cathy

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http://members.rogers.com/joekaraoke|Re: rotations of duets|averagejoe|averagejoe|Wed Mar 26 07:33:00 2003|24.153.34.57|0|0|0|0 0011000209000008|0011000209000000|11|1143|So, I guess you're all saying that a duet counts as a song for both people - or, that the person who did not request the song gets bumped to the end of the rotation. Doesn't really seem fair - What if I want to do a solo song, and some girl comes up to me and says, "Hey can you help me with "Picture" or says, "Can you help me with the deep parts of "Chop Suey"? Then I have to give up my place in the rotation to help her out?|Re: rotations of duets|DavidE|DavidE|Wed Mar 26 09:36:00 2003|161.149.63.107|0|0|0|0 0011000209000009|0011000209000000|11|1441|Yeah basically...you get to sing once a rotation...that goes for everybody...what is unfair about that?|Re: rotations of duets|averagejoe|averagejoe|Wed Mar 26 09:47:00 2003|24.153.34.57|0|0|0|0 0011000209000010|0011000209000000|11|897|David
If your gonna sing Picture I'm bumping you up to the front of the line. I am just kidding of course.

I understand what your saying and if Jill asks you to help out with a song and this is her turn in the rotation yes it should count as Jill's turn but what do I know?|Re: rotations of duets|stacy|stacy|Wed Mar 26 09:54:00 2003|65.112.68.58|0|0|0|0 0011000209000011|0011000209000000|11|135|We allow duets as seperate turns, but people sign up like...

Mark, Stacy
Phil, Stacy & Mark
Phil, Mark
Stacy

It's just gets stupid. At that point, I'll just have to change the order around and start skipping and/or crossing out names.|Re: rotations of duets|Grateful|Grateful|Wed Mar 26 13:51:00 2003|216.102.148.75|0|0|0|0 0011000209000012|0011000209000000|11|1143|Hey you guys do it the best you can. That's all you can do. There is no one true sure fire way to do a rotation; nor is there a rotation that everybody likes and seems fair to everyone. But you ever notice how the KJ sometimes seems to sing that extra song at the top of the rotation and then you just fall short of your turn? Just kidding.

The one rotation I really liked, was hard and tough. You get to the place, you sign up for one song, after singing you can sign up for one more song and that is your place in the rotation. Someone comes in, and they are put at the end of the rotation, if they come too late, they don't sing.|Re: rotations of duets|DavidE|DavidE|Wed Mar 26 17:44:00 2003|161.149.63.110|0|0|0|0 0011000209000013|0011000209000000|11|1441|Good point about the KJ sneaking in songs...as far as I see if you are busy, K.J.'s should not be singing...it's karaoke night, not "come watch the host sing" night [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]

Your right David, there is no one way to do a rotation that everyone will agree with...we like our way...the people who come to our shows like our way, everybody's happy here, that's all that matters [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

Cheers,
Cathy

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[This message has been edited by averagejoe (edited March 26, 2003).]|Re: rotations of duets|averagejoe|averagejoe|Wed Mar 26 17:53:00 2003|24.153.34.57|0|0|0|0 0011000209000014|0011000209000000|11|1203|BTW I wait like everyone else, but If I dont sing, then what the hell am I doing there. busy or no, I get my place in the rotation.

That being said, I am also the 1st to get bumped when crunch time comes.

TM|Re: rotations of duets|toastedmuffin|toastedmuffin|Thu Mar 27 08:44:00 2003|24.90.251.28|0|0|0|0 0011000209000015|0011000209000000|11|392|Just thought I'd throw in my two cents.. I like to sing duets. I also get a lot of people asking me to sing duets with them. I don't think it's right for me to give up a solo spot unless I'm the one requesting to sing the duet. If I was the one requesting the duet, I would gladly give up a solo spot.

I can kind of understand why a KJ would count a duet as a turn for both people if the rotation is extremely busy. However, I would most likely not be going to their shows very often if they forfieted my turn because some person I don't even know asked me to sing a duet with them.

I like the shows where they count a duet as a turn for one of the people singing (or neither if it was dead - some shows throw all the duets at the end of a rotation). If any one person is going up to sing with a number of different people, the KJ can space those duets out over the night.

That said, I tend to go to the shows that do not have a huge following so I don't have to deal with that issue and I get to sing a lot! :-)|Re: rotations of duets|Tony|Tony|Thu Mar 27 13:01:00 2003|162.130.1.254|0|0|0|0 0011000209000016|0011000209000000|11|920|I agree with Tony on this. I think the KJs can keep the complaints under control with the following rules:

1. Make it clear to the crowd what's happening, i.e. "it's Suzy's turn, and she wants to sing with Jim".

2. Limit each person to one solo and one duet a round.

3. Avoid reciprocal duets (Suzy and Jim, then Jim and Suzy) in the same round.

As a singer, I'm as much a stickler for rotation as anyone, but I'm comfortable with this approach for many of the same reasons as Tony. I also think that the show can benefit by making singers more willing to do duets if it encourages newer singers to go up knowing they have support.|Re: rotations of duets|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Fri Mar 28 08:22:00 2003|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000209000017|0011000209000000|11|855|You singers think you have all the answers. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/poke.gif[/IMG]

Again I think that some of the KJ's that are really strict on their rules run really busy shows, so it comes down to what's fair is fair rotation. What I mean by that is that everyone gets a chance to sing one song per rotation. It doesn't matter if it's a group deal, a duet, or a solo, it's all the same. Just remember in a 4 hour show we can only fit up so many slots(I'm thinking about 60) and that's if everyone is going up to the stage when they're called, wrote down the right song #, or doing 4 minute tunes. If you have a balls to the walls night, there is noway that a duet isn't going to count for the both of you. Slow nights or steady nights make a world of difference when running a rotation.|Re: rotations of duets|rjthe1god|rjthe1god|Fri Mar 28 09:34:00 2003|64.222.19.130|0|0|0|0 0011000209000018|0011000209000000|11|750|[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/pony.gif[/IMG] We have some regular shows where the [i]average [/i]number of singers per night is 35-40.

In a 4 hour show we can get 52 songs or turns up. This means the rotation can get as long a 2 1/2 hours (sometimes longer). A person arriving at 9pm sharp [i]may[/i] get 2 turns by 1am and a person arriving by 10pm will probably only get 1 turn.

As the night goes on, and people drink, perception and reason often goes out the window.

At these shows, duets count as a turn. Otherwise (and it's happened) some people see someone get up and sing 2 times before they get up and freak.

At a new show, a smaller venue, or a slow night, duets count as half a turn.

Unfortunately, we don`t have very many slow nights. It really is a difficult balancing act. We do our best to keep it fair and fun.|Re: rotations of duets|Pony^|Pony^|Fri Mar 28 13:36:00 2003|24.43.42.96|0|0|0|0 0011000209000019|0011000209000000|11|34|I think the "Duets" rule can be different depending on the size of the show. RJ, I can understand doing it the way that you do if you have a very large number of singers. But I am curious, do you consider all songs with two people a "Duet"? What if one person is singing lead and they bring a friend up just to sing harmony? And the harmony doesn't even happen throughout the entire song? I have a friend that sings wonderful harmony. In fact, I no longer want to sing "Take It Easy On Me" without Debi singing the harmony with me. But I don't want her to lose her turn for singing harmony with me either.

Now, "Summer Nights", "Love Shack", etc., etc. Songs that are definitely Duets with both sets of words on the screen... I can understand those counting as one song for each person on a busy night.

So, what is your rule with someone singing just a little harmony?
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[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/diane.gif[/IMG]|Re: rotations of duets|Diane|Diane|Fri Mar 28 13:44:00 2003|12.224.58.214|0|0|0|0 0011000209000020|0011000209000000|11|598|In my show, a duet will count for one person's turn. I let them decide whose....

As far as other people coming up to sing and helping, etc. (Harmony! Diane, I could kiss you for that word!), the house rule is that it's okay IF:
1) the singer OKs it prior to their singing
2) they don't get to hold a mic of their own.

I used to have this one guy at my old venue (Song Yen) who would do nothing BUT duets with everybody. That's when I started to limit appearances in a rotation ("What is this, the sing-along-with-Daniel Show?")

[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/cr.gif[/IMG]|Re: rotations of duets|RC the DJ|RC the DJ|Fri Mar 28 14:20:00 2003|12.212.58.179|0|0|0|0 0011000209000021|0011000209000000|11|1143|Bottom line is don't sing duets - that way you and your friend get two slots, and everyone has to wait for those turns.

That being said, what is the difference then if singer #1 does and duet and asks singer #2 to help, and then singer #2 does their song. Two different singers two songs, seems fair. Or just do a duet and do it solo - SC does this for Sum 41 and the Linkin Park songs they used to have.

Each singer should have a slot in the rotation, one slot, and should be able to sing their song, they should also be able to have anybody help them along, and those that help should not be penalized out of their slot.|Re: rotations of duets|DavidE|DavidE|Fri Mar 28 15:05:00 2003|64.170.56.224|0|0|0|0 0011000209000022|0011000209000000|11|34|[QUOTE]Originally posted by RC the DJ:
In my show, a duet will count for one person's turn. I let them decide whose....

As far as other people coming up to sing and helping, etc. (Harmony! Diane, I could kiss you for that word!), the house rule is that it's okay IF:
1) the singer OKs it prior to their singing
2) they don't get to hold a mic of their own.[/QUOTE]

Okay, but Debi and I always have separate mics. Why?

1. It sounds better that way, proper mic technique and all.

2. I stand 5'8" , while Debi stands like 5'3". Either she would need a stepping stool or I would have to bend way down. I don't see any stepping stools for Debi, nor would she stand on it if there was. And if I had to bend that far down I would not be able to sing/breath properly.

LOL!!!



[This message has been edited by Diane (edited March 29, 2003).]|Re: rotations of duets|Diane|Diane|Fri Mar 28 18:20:00 2003|12.224.58.214|0|0|0|0 0011000209000023|0011000209000000|11|1141|The rule I use also helps the lone singer that's not part of the karaoke "thing"... she or he is just sitting there, waiting to sing, having a drink or sitting their with their loved one (or friend! LOL!)

They see some kewl guy or gal get up four or five times. Usually, this person is very comfortable on the mic, and says something almost all the time before the song starts... nearly every time.

1.) What is this person going to realistically think about a fair rotation?

2.) Is it fair that person gets up four times to her one?

3.) it takes time to EXPLAIN on the microphone that so and so is going to help out little ricky, because he's so shy, or whatever. Time away from a well-ran night.

I don't mind the occasional duet, but when so and so gets to sing with four people, they are getting unfair turns.

Bottom line: It's up to the KJ or venue. Don't like it... don't go!

And yes, I've been to many a show where I flat-out disagreed with rotation or fair turns! One KJ is an old friend, but she thinks it's the ZZZ show, and she sings with nearly every other singer! JEEZ! Shattup already! And yes, I've told her so!

Politely! LOL!

Matt|Re: rotations of duets|knightshow|knightshow|Fri Mar 28 22:51:00 2003|4.65.243.84|0|0|0|0 0011000209000024|0011000209000000|11|1441|Like I've said before Matt....You're a man I'd like to have alot of beers with! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wave.gif[/IMG]

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[This message has been edited by averagejoe (edited March 29, 2003).]|Re: rotations of duets|averagejoe|averagejoe|Sat Mar 29 00:04:00 2003|24.153.34.57|0|0|0|0 0011000209000025|0011000209000000|11|34|Matt, this female KJ that you speak of doesn't have a weekend gig on Canyon Road in SW Portland does she? Notice I am not naming any names or places! LOL!

PS. Matt, you remember Debi... can you imagine the two of us having to share a mic? LOL! Wait, which reminds me of someone else. Do you remember that night at Blue Eyes when that petite little drunk thang ran up to try to sing with my 6'1" tall friend Sarah? She tried to convince Sarah to bend over with the mic so she could sing with her and Sarah just ignored her. I just about laughed my @ss off at the height difference. I know that if they had been the same height that you would have let the gal know that it was not appropriate for her to think that she could just run up there and sing with who ever she wanted. But since she couldn't even get close enough to the mic for her voice to register, it was just comical. She gave up after about 10 seconds and sat back down complaining "Damn that girl is tall". LMAO!!!!! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/lmao.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by Diane (edited March 29, 2003).]|Re: rotations of duets|Diane|Diane|Sat Mar 29 01:17:00 2003|12.224.58.214|0|0|0|0 0011000209000026|0011000209000000|11|1203|You gotta love unwelcome duets....

Best is when they come up and try to take the other mic.

I just turn the sound down and hand them the dead mic...fire away folks!

The usually get the hint after a try or two.

Unless your invited up, dont touch the stuff!

[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/tm.gif[/IMG]TM|Re: rotations of duets|toastedmuffin|toastedmuffin|Sat Mar 29 07:34:00 2003|24.90.251.28|0|0|0|0 0011000209000027|0011000209000000|11|855|[QUOTE]Originally posted by averagejoe:
[b]Good point about the KJ sneaking in songs...as far as I see if you are busy, K.J.'s should not be singing...it's karaoke night, not "come watch the host sing" night [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]


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Hey, just remember the host makes the show, and all the singers including the host support it.|Re: rotations of duets|rjthe1god|rjthe1god|Sat Mar 29 09:56:00 2003|64.222.49.105|0|0|0|0 0011000209000028|0011000209000000|11|1441|I agree with you totally rjthe1god
but I also feel that the hosts should step back when there are alot of singers...we've all be doing it so long that we don't mind if we dont get to sing during a show.

Cheers,
Cathy|Re: rotations of duets|averagejoe|averagejoe|Sat Mar 29 12:46:00 2003|24.153.34.57|0|0|0|0 0011000209000029|0011000209000000|11|1141|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Diane:
[B]Matt, this female KJ that you speak of doesn't have a weekend gig on Canyon Road in SW Portland does she? [/QUOTE][i]Nope, talking about my old hangout, the Canton Grill, off 82nd. Draw your own conclusions from there! LOL![/i] [QUOTE]
Do you remember that night at Blue Eyes when that petite little drunk thang ran up to try to sing with my 6'1" tall friend Sarah?[/QUOTE]Yeah, I remember that time. And also, my basic rule is if it's an unannounced duet, no microphone. And yes, I found it hysterical she was trying, and Sarah just stayed at her ususal skyscraper height! LOL!

And Cathy... the next beer's on me! Hopefully not poured on me! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

Matt|Re: rotations of duets|knightshow|knightshow|Sat Mar 29 14:20:00 2003|4.65.243.84|0|0|0|0 0011000209000030|0011000209000000|11|1143|One, I am not telling anyone how to run their show. That is up to the KJ to decide, and if their show works for them, then fine. I am just firing off suggestions and/or comments to those you may take or not take or to add on to and possibly improve.

I agree that if one person is singing four or five duets in one rotation that is just too much, but if one or two people are singing a duet or two in a rotation either their slot or someone else's it is fair game.

Also the KJ is paid to be there - if you are near the end of the night and have about five or six spots left, as the KJ why sing and/or let your assistant sing. Those two customers that do not get to sing and have been there all night, unpaid and buying drinks (Hopefullly!) should be allowed to sing rather than the KJ who is paid to be there and did not make the choice to support the show. But even this practice is allowable to me over say the KJ that plays dance music inbetween singers - and if only one or two persons get up to dance, they let the song play. I have seen a place do a dance break, even though in the other part of the bar they have a DJ - funny thing, I did not see the DJ take a karaoke break.

P.S. - Thanks to Harry for posting this very interesting and thought provoking topic. One where we all can discuss and talk about a subject without venom and anger.


[This message has been edited by DavidE (edited March 29, 2003).]|Re: rotations of duets|DavidE|DavidE|Sat Mar 29 14:24:00 2003|66.125.133.45|0|0|0|0 0011000209000031|0011000209000000|11|1441|[QUOTE]Originally posted by DavidE:
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P.S. - Thanks to Harry for posting this very interesting and thought provoking topic. One where we all can discuss and talk about a subject without venom and anger.
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Cheers to that!! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/thumbsup.gif[/IMG]

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[This message has been edited by averagejoe (edited March 29, 2003).]|Re: rotations of duets|averagejoe|averagejoe|Sat Mar 29 14:38:00 2003|24.153.34.57|0|0|0|0 0011000209000032|0011000209000000|11|34|I agree with them. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG] great topic Harry! Thanks!
[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/diane.gif[/IMG]|Re: rotations of duets|Diane|Diane|Sat Mar 29 16:19:00 2003|12.224.58.214|0|0|0|0 0011000209000033|0011000209000000|11|392|RJthe1god wrote:
"You singers think you have all the answers."
I'm not just a singer RJ. I have hosted some shows before and I know what you guys go through! There is no way that I would make that job my life.

I agree that it really should be up to the venue or the KJ. If the singers don't like it, they can go somewhere else (which I practice quite a bit).

There is one place I go to where the KJ says he "doesn't believe in a strict rotation". He tries to be fair to everyone but he will occasionally put some people up more than others. He just puts people up as he see's fit. He must be doing something right as the small club he hosts at 3 nights per week is almost always busy.

I don't mind when a KJ sings a song in a rotation. Usually the KJ is a pretty good singer so I enjoy the "break". The only thing I don't like is when the KJ sings more than one song in a row (2 or 3) as his turn and then puts the customers up for one song on their turn. I guess that practice is up to the venue or the KJ like everything else and certainly practice my right to not go their shows when they do that!|Re: rotations of duets|Tony|Tony|Sat Mar 29 17:53:00 2003|172.161.72.40|0|0|0|0 0011000210000000|0011000210000000|11|1475|I am trying to find a program that I can use my computer and printer to make the songbooks. Can someone help??|Karaoke Songlist|gawrshman|gawrshman|Tue Apr 29 11:38:00 2003|24.117.115.183|0|0|0|1 0011000210000001|0011000210000000|11|43|Here's a couple.

[URL=http://www.dkusa.com/SpeedBookPage.htm]Speedbook[/URL]

[URL=http://www.musicbookdeluxe.com]Music Book Deluxe[/URL]

[URL=http://www.kjpro.com/index.asp]KJ Pro[/URL]

There are several threads on this board that discuss the pluses and minuses of the different programs. You can also just start typing them into a spreadsheet like Excel. this way, you know what you have, and don't have any errors in there that all databases seem to have.|Re: Karaoke Songlist|DanJ|DanJ|Tue Apr 29 12:30:00 2003|65.93.1.35|0|0|0|0 0011000210000002|0011000210000000|11|309|Also check out Digicat on this site for catalogue info. Click sitemap. You can export your info to Excel.

[This message has been edited by Brian (edited April 29, 2003).]|Re: Karaoke Songlist|Brian|Brian|Tue Apr 29 13:10:00 2003|68.81.236.232|0|0|0|0 0011000210000003|0011000210000000|11|317|I reccomend KJPRO [URL=http://www.kjpro.com]www.kjpro.com[/URL]

it's by far the best

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[URL=http://www.djmadmaxx.com]www.djmadmaxx.com[/URL]|Re: Karaoke Songlist|MADMAXX|DJ Mad Maxx|Tue Apr 29 14:29:00 2003|24.52.69.32|0|0|0|0 0011000210000004|0011000210000000|11|1004|I will strongly agree with Max. I have been using kjpro going on 3 yrs, never had a problem and the tech support is outstanding.
[URL=http://www.kjpro.com]www.kjpro.com[/URL]|Re: Karaoke Songlist|Karaoke Guy-Jeff|Karaoke Guy-Jeff|Fri May 2 04:31:00 2003|206.72.16.36|0|0|0|0 0011000210000005|0011000210000000|11|1418|Jeff:

When using KJ PRO software, must you employ the upgrades in order to add recently released songs or can you just manually enter them yourself, or somehow import the information, or "cut & paste" in some fashion?

In your experience, have you found the software to be versatile enough to allow for "manual interaction" and "self-customization" efforts in the process of creating accurate songbooks?

If you would be willing to share some of your expertise through briefly addressing these inquiries, I will be sincerely grateful. I skimmed the website, but the information provided did not seem to be as clear on the aforementioned issues as I had hoped it would be.....so I am presently floundering in a state of uncertainty which I hope you may be able to help rectify through clarification.

Thank you, my friend!|Re: Karaoke Songlist|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Sat May 3 15:11:00 2003|66.190.232.139|0|0|0|0 0011000210000006|0011000210000000|11|1476|Try the site posted by Ken from the KJ Forum, [URL=http://www.tiereddatadesigns.com]www.tiereddatadesigns.com[/URL] - they are relatively new, but some great features and seems like they will give the other guys a run for their money!|Re: Karaoke Songlist|Razz|Razz|Sun May 4 03:58:00 2003|66.81.64.69|0|0|0|0 0011000210000007|0011000210000000|11|1018|Please DO check out: [URL=http://www.tiereddatadesigns.com]www.tiereddatadesigns.com[/URL]
We feel our software quality will surprise you. Print a book in a matter of minutes. One YEAR FREE updates, MANY features and it's easy to manage.
Check it out, make your decision. Good Luck!
Mail me if you have any questions.

Ken|Re: Karaoke Songlist|Ken Baumgardner|Ken Baumgardner|Mon May 5 16:41:00 2003|66.125.227.187|0|0|0|0 0011000210000008|0011000210000000|11|1407|Rockhawk I use KJ Pro. Yes you can manually update your songbook. You can also maintain multiple songbooks and export files to and from Excel. It's definitely been a timesaver for me and well worth the money.

I maintain a Master KJ book with all my songs in it so I know all about my 47 versions of Elvira (snicker), but only list the best version of each song in my singers book so I don't confuse my poor singers to death.|Re: Karaoke Songlist|NewbieKJ|NewbieKJ|Mon May 12 05:21:00 2003|216.49.240.89|0|0|0|0 0011000211000000|0011000211000000|11|1480|Hi singers and performers-

If you are looking for a place to sing in the US, try our site [URL=http://www.localkaraoke.com]www.localkaraoke.com[/URL] . Just click on Calendars and choose one of the 25+ areas listed.

Read a few of the postings here and thought it may be helpful.|A site to help find where to sing...|LocalKaraoke|LocalKaraoke|Sat May 17 23:35:00 2003|216.78.46.128|0|0|0|1 0011000211000001|0011000211000000|11|1069|There's also ksolo.com!|Re: A site to help find where to sing...|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Sun Jun 18 22:23:00 2006|74.135.17.38|1|0|0|0 0011000212000000|0011000212000000|11|1418|I thought it was about time to initiate this thread in hopes of creating a secondary resource for those among us who are frequent travelers.

The idea here is to supplement (and to some advantageous extent, update) the formalized venue listings which already exist with a "short list" version which contains only the "hottest" recommended venues as "weeded-out" by avid, experienced karaoke enthusiasts who would like to participate in compiling an informal reference guide.

So, along these lines I'll pose the following questions:

* If you were expecting a visit from an out-of-town guest who just happened to be into karaoke, what karaoke venue (or venues) would you be most proud of and thus choose to "show-off" to that person when the time came to go out and do some serious karaoke stuff?

* Which karaoke place(s) in your area do you personally frequent the most?

* When you travel out of your area, what places stand-out in your mind as having provided the most memorable karaoke experiences for you?

I do invite you all to sound-off regarding your favorite places to do karaoke. It would be an added bonus to include any statement as to why you recommend any given venue, or venues. Professional Karaoke Hosts may of course recommend the venues where they play, however, if you pro guys know of other cool places which you would feel comfortable recommending, then that would be icing-on-the-cake in terms of an added beneficial bonus!!!

I'll go ahead and kick-off this thing by recommending what I consider to be one of the hottest karaoke venues I've ever visited - a place called "THE 19th HOLE" in the Bremerton, WA area. Great sound system, very experienced KJ, cool stage and lighting, and excellent karaoke performance "ambiance" overall! When you sing there, the sound is so good that it makes your singing experience that much more adrenalized and exhilarating! Audience response is always good, positive, friendly, and very supportive. The only downside issue is that because the place is so damned popular and well attended, the rotations tend to be quite long....which is to be expected when the place is always packed-to-the-rafters on karaoke nights....Wednesday thru Sunday.

I'll add some other faves to this list in upcoming postings.

Thanks in advance to all the fine folks who become willing to participate in this little survey.|Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Fri May 30 19:13:00 2003|66.190.232.139|0|0|0|1 0011000212000001|0011000212000000|11|1336|I would prefer that anyone interested in karaoke in the Cleveland, Ohio area to e-mail me. You can also pick up a SCENE magazine at most taverns, restaurants and music store lobbies. They have the best list of karaoke shows in the area, however, I know of shows that are not advertised.

In general, I know of a small place that has lots of country and oldies, mostly lazer discs. I also know of two places with exceptional sound systems and fabulous, large, Sound Choice inventory, but long rotations. lol. There are also some with reasonable rotations but not so good of a selection (BYOM) --"Bring Your Own Music" places.

Keep in mind, that if you plan on visiting during a weekend, my husband and I would be happy to join you in your karaoke venture. Happy Singing!|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Connie M|Connie M|Fri May 30 20:46:00 2003|65.43.172.164|0|0|0|0 0011000212000002|0011000212000000|11|1418|Connie:

Thank you for the information and your hospitality. You have provided me with good sources in the past and I have always appreciated that. The last time I was in the Cleveland area I contacted one of the KJs you had recommended and he gave me the straight-skinny on some cool karaoke places, so I went out to a couple of them and really enjoyed myself. Thanks again for the referrals!

So tell me Connie, if you would, which one of the places that you just mentioned would you consider to be your favorite?|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Sat May 31 15:25:00 2003|66.190.232.139|0|0|0|0 0011000212000003|0011000212000000|11|739|While I don't get the chace to go out as much now that I run a show, one of my competetors has a pretty good show. It's at a place called "The Callonial Inn". The rotation can be very sloppy at times, and he dosen't get much new music. Add you are bound to sit through a 45 min dance music break, and not a very good sound. But he has a nack for bringing in the poeple. I've never been to a show of his where you don't have about a two hour wait.

An old SC Board member had a great show not far from here. Kevrocks, but I haven't had the chance to keep up with him, and I'm not sure if he's still doing it. Now that I think about it, I'm going to have to head out that way on one of my off night's.

[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/ace.gif[/IMG]|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Ace S. Whyld|Ace S. Whyld|Sat May 31 18:01:00 2003|205.188.208.75|0|0|0|0 0011000212000004|0011000212000000|11|855|[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/dog.gif[/IMG] & [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/pony.gif[/IMG] have already started something like this. Here is the link.

[URL=http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/000312.html]When In Check Out...[/URL]|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|rjthe1god|rjthe1god|Sun Jun 1 12:20:00 2003|64.222.18.118|0|0|0|0 0011000212000005|0011000212000000|11|1336|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Rockhawk:
[b]Connie:

Thank you for the information and your hospitality. You have provided me with good sources in the past and I have always appreciated that. The last time I was in the Cleveland area I contacted one of the KJs you had recommended and he gave me the straight-skinny on some cool karaoke places, so I went out to a couple of them and really enjoyed myself. Thanks again for the referrals!

So tell me Connie, if you would, which one of the places that you just mentioned would you consider to be your favorite?[/b][/QUOTE]


I like them ALL! It depends on my mood where I'll go. Sometimes I want to sing a lot so I'll stay away from the long-rotation shows. Sometimes I want to hear more rock music or music that I like, so I'll go and sing one or two songs at those shows.|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Connie M|Connie M|Sun Jun 1 13:01:00 2003|65.43.164.124|0|0|0|0 0011000212000006|0011000212000000|11|1418|R.J.:

Thanks for the "When in...check-out..." link referral. That link contains so much valuable information....just what the doctor ordered!

I still wish to promote usage of this specific thread for postings relative to individual declarations of personal favorite places....especially those "preferred" venues which are considered to be the most memorable and attractive in terms of being clearly superior karaoke "hot spots"!!!|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Sun Jun 1 21:13:00 2003|66.190.232.139|0|0|0|0 0011000212000007|0011000212000000|11|1579|Here in Nashville, my favorite two places are Bellevue Pub and Donnie's Night Life.

Bellevue Pub is my normal Friday and Saturday hangout. The roatations are generally short to reasonable, the selection is pretty good, and the KJ's are awesome. Of course, it being a quarter mile from my apartment doesn't hurt. Friends let friends walk drunk ;o)

Donnie's is downtown on Printer's Alley. Get more of a tourist crowd down there. I usually go during the week because the rotations are crazy on the weekends. But they have good sound, a good selection, and the crowd is usually pretty happy w/ just about anything you want to sing.

Both places seem to have loads of talented singers, but I guess it's a Nashville thing since so many people move here to try to make it in the music business.

Oh well, there's my two cents. :o)|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|NetShadow|NetShadow|Wed Feb 4 12:36:00 2004|170.143.252.32|0|0|0|0 0011000212000008|0011000212000000|11|1418|NetShadow:

Thank you for the input.

Rock-on, my friend!!!


P.S.

I am on the South Carolina coastline this week....away on business again. If anybody knows any hot karaoke spots in Myrtle Beach, Georgetown, Mt. Pleasant, Hilton Head Island, etc., then please let me know....I'll be here for another week or so, most likely. Thank you one and all!

Love All You Fine Folks,

Ramblin' Rockhawk|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Thu Feb 5 13:07:00 2004|209.133.190.40|0|0|0|0 0011000212000009|0011000212000000|11|1141|Rock,

thanks for swinging thru Portland and making the time to check out what we have to offer.

RC put on a helluva show, and he's got some terrific people there.

Diane brought a few of her friends into RC's gig at "Illusions" off 123rd and Division in Portland, OR. I swung in when I could, and we had a blast!

Hawk does some great rock tunes, and surprisingly, a couple country ones as well! he's NOTHING like I expected. Very down to earth, and only interested in having a good time. He did have the eyes for the ladies, though! LOL!

Next time, m'man, we'll try to host ya at my gig!

Matt|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|knightshow|knightshow|Sat Mar 27 16:36:00 2004|4.12.9.23|0|0|0|0 0011000212000010|0011000212000000|11|34|Hey Rockhawk! It was great meeting you! I love your choice of songs! Sorry I had to dip out toward the end there. That's what I get for being the designated driver and having a designated drinker with me. LOL! I didn't want to wait any longer or I might have to carry her out.

Matt, I was thinking "dejavu" all over again. LOL!

Thanks for putting on such a fun show, RC! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Diane|Diane|Sat Mar 27 20:51:00 2004|67.171.128.231|0|0|0|0 0011000212000011|0011000212000000|11|1141|I just thought it was funny she forgot me! LOL! Then when she finally did remember me, she said ((loudly))"OH! YOU'RE THAT GUY FROM QUEEN OF HEARTS WITH THE EXCELLENT SOUND SYSTEM!!"
[IMG]http://www.knightshow.com/smilies/SHOCKED.gif[/IMG]
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[This message has been edited by knightshow (edited March 28, 2004).]|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|knightshow|knightshow|Sun Mar 28 15:10:00 2004|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000212000012|0011000212000000|11|1418|Matt:

My pleasure, dude! I'd love to do it again sometime....hopefully pretty soon.

Yeah, I agree....RC does put on a helluva show and the folks there are way cool!

Being able to attend your gig is definitely on the top of my "to do" list!!!


Diane:

My sentiments exactly....it was a distict pleasure to meet you, hang-out, and listen to you perform some terrific tunes!|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Tue Apr 13 00:08:00 2004|24.113.82.116|0|0|0|0 0011000212000013|0011000212000000|11|1418|BTW, last Friday night I attended a pretty good show near Coeur d'Alene, ID (Post Falls, to be exact) at a restaurant and lounge establishment called "The Falls", and the karaoke show was pretty decent. The night before that I went to a place in Spokane, WA (on Pines Road, in real close proximity to the I-90 offramp) called "The Old Matthews Bar & Grill", and the karaoke show was really great....big place, excellent sound, great food, nice folks, reasonable rotation, and a very good, efficient KJ who kept things rollin' right along at a steady, reliable pace all night through. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/thumbsup.gif[/IMG]|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Tue Apr 13 00:25:00 2004|24.113.82.116|0|0|0|0 0011000212000014|0011000212000000|11|1141|Should have checked with Lonman in Tacoma, Rockhawk. He's the best KJ in Washington!|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|knightshow|knightshow|Sat May 15 21:00:00 2004|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000212000015|0011000212000000|11|1418|I've been to his show a couple of times in the past and had a good time there. The venue where Lonman plays is huge in terms of floorspace and the acoustics are very good. What I like best of all is the song selection he has available....lots of great stuff to sing!|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Mon May 17 19:07:00 2004|24.113.82.116|0|0|0|0 0011000212000016|0011000212000000|11|1619|If you travel to Oklahoma City, OK come see us at:

The Store Club
5025 N. Portland
OKC, OK 73112

We have been KJ's there every Saturday from 9:00 to 1:00 since 1997 & have opened a retail karaoke store in Moore, OK. We list the karaoke shows in our store for the metro area!

Susie|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|FullHouseEntertainment|FullHouseEntertainment|Sat May 22 16:02:00 2004|205.188.116.65|0|0|0|0 0011000212000017|0011000212000000|11|309|Since the topic "When in Check out" cannot have new posts I'll ask here. I am heading to Portland OR for a biz trip 3/20 and will be done Wed 3/21. Where should I go Wed. night for quality karaoke? Thanks.|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Brian|Brian|Wed Mar 14 19:16:00 2007|69.253.245.222|1|0|0|0 0011000212000018|0011000212000000|11|2045|here in parkersburg wv the overtime grill is about the best good selection good people and fun dave|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|diamonddave|diamonddave|Wed Mar 14 20:55:00 2007|71.182.18.86|0|0|0|0 0011000212000019|0011000212000000|11|2111|APPLEBEE'S EASTPOINT MALL in Baltimore, MD. Karaoke, Dance Music, and Music Videos, plus great food and drink! Monday nights, from
7 PM - 11 PM.|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|man1000voices|man1000voices|Sat Apr 7 14:10:00 2007|65.111.73.58|1|0|0|0 0011000212000020|0011000212000000|11|2111|UNO'S BAR & GRILL of Waldorf, MD debuts karaoke-dj-music video entertainment, Thursday nights,
6 PM - 9 PM, on the OUTDOOR DECK, EVERY THURSDAY, staring April 26, 2007!|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|man1000voices|man1000voices|Thu Apr 19 15:28:00 2007|63.164.145.85|1|0|0|0 0011000212000021|0011000212000000|11|2111|NICK'S FISH HOUSE
OUTDOOR DECK
(at the foot of the Hanover Street Bridge)
BALTIMORE, MD

FRIDAYS, starting MAY 25, 2007, 9PM-CLOSE, is DANCE PARTY NIGHT!

WEDNESDAYS, starting MAY 30, 2007, 9 PM - CLOSE, is KARAOKE NIGHT, featuring Dance Music and Music Videos!|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|man1000voices|man1000voices|Thu Apr 19 15:30:00 2007|63.164.145.85|1|0|0|0 0011000212000022|0011000212000000|11|1606|Towne Lake Billiards in Woodstock, Ga.
Friday & Saturday Nights 9PM-2AM|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|willyd|willyd|Thu Apr 26 12:08:00 2007|168.12.253.66|1|0|0|0 0011000212000023|0011000212000000|11|1720|Okay For Los Angeles, CA area:

Brass Monkey in Los Angeles: Great sound and fun crowd. Gets a bit crazy on the weekends so if you go during the week it's okay.

Texas Loosey's in Temecula: Karaoke 5 nights a week. Fair rotation and good sound. Wait staff is very nice.

Cadillac Ranch in Victoriville: Fun atmosphere and good sound. A little out of the way for someone in Los Angeles but reasonable if someone that lives in Orange County/Inland Empire.|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Big & Rich Rules!!!!|KaraokeKing170|Fri May 4 13:55:00 2007|205.179.41.196|1|0|0|0 0011000212000024|0011000212000000|11|1720|For Las Vegas, NV

Imperial Palace is one of the few places that I would have to give a score of 5 out of 5 on. Great host, great sound, great selection and a fun crowd with reasonable drink prices.

4 Mile Bar is also a great place to sing. Good sound and a friendly crowd make this a must see place.

Boulder Station is an okay place. One should hit the other two mentioned first before this place. One of the few bars in town where karaoke is in the middle of the casino.|Re: Names & Locations Of Your Favorite Karaoke Venues|Big & Rich Rules!!!!|KaraokeKing170|Fri May 4 14:43:00 2007|205.179.41.196|1|0|0|0 0011000213000000|0011000213000000|11|1111|THE TIME: 2:30 IN THE A.M.

[i][b]Today's Topic[/b][/i]: Contemporary music releases vs. oldies but moldies

[i][b]Today's Quote[/b][/i]: "Somethin' touched me deep inside, the day the [i]MUZAK[/i]... died"

I've been having this recurring nightmare. In it, I'm singing at a karaoke hang-out, in Hell. It's a twenty four hour place, and the rotations are eight hours long. I'm surrounded by young kids. And when I'm not singing, myself, I have to sit through eight hours of garbage. Songs that I've never even heard [i]of[/i], much less heard. And that's not all. Most of the singing is terrible. As a matter of fact, I am the most talented person, in the place. The [b]only[/b] talented person in the place, actually, but no one seems to know it.

To add insult, to injury, I have to watch fat, bald, and ugly men score with pretty young girls, while I get ignored. I think, [i]This can't be happening. No one in hell could be getting this lucky. This must be some illusion that Satan has created, to slowly drive me mad.[/i]

I'm surrounded by druggies, and alcoholics, lonely soccer moms, and gangsters. I'm pleading with the waitresses to open the windows and let some air into the room. Like the [i]3 Dog Night song says[/i], "I think I'm almost chocking from the smell of stale perfume."

But all of this takes a back seat to the real horror of the situation. It is the fact that none of the people seem to like my singing, or my taste in music. Each time I sing, I do my best, but to ****-poor response from the audience. The fact of the matter is, none of them know my music. I sing everything from the golden era, like Elvis, and [i]The Beatles, Rolling Stones[/i], and [i]The Doors, Pink Floyd,[/i] and [i]Led Zeppelin[/i], but it all falls on deaf ears. I think to myself, [i]What in hell is going on here? Surely there is some older band that these brats can appreciate[/i], and then it hits me. The real terror of realizing that I'm not really in hell, at all. I'm alive and well, and on earth, 20 years in the future, and these people are representative of earths population. The cream of the crop. The crčme de le crčme of Earth's elite music lovers. These are the fortune five hundreds, the masters of our future, the think tank, and they don't even know who in the hell Les Paul is. It's at this point that I awake from my dream in a puddle of my own sweat and tears (at least I think it's sweat until I remember how much beer I had, the night before, but I digress).

My point? Is this just a nightmare? Just the paranoid hallucinations of a moody, and insecure prima donna, who is angry cause he can't even get a date from the drunk party girl down at the homeless shelter? Or is it premonition? An awful, and horrifying vision into the future of mankind. A time when people not only think that [i]Jethro Tull[/i] was a person, but that he was the son in [i]The Beverly Hillbillies[/i]. A world where [i]Hey Jude[/i] has no meaning, and [i]Light My Fire[/i] is just an expression people use to indicate a change in nuclear fallout temperature.

I've gotten on my soapbox, tonight, for a good reason. There seems to be an increasing trend, of late, in the karaoke music market. The wonderful musicians of old are being forgotten, and music providers are dedicating more of their resources to recording the new stuff. Great bands like [i]The Doors[/i], and [i]The Beach Boys[/i], have been placed on the back burner, in favor of "Madonna-wish-they-weres" like Brittany Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Lil Kim. These days it seems like any band or kid-singer who just had his proverbial umbilical cord cut, can have an entire disc named after them, whereas a multi-platinum band like [i]Pink Floyd[/i], which has been around for almost forty years, hasn't had a karaoke hit released in over twelve months.

I'm very bitter about the whole thing. I don't mind a couple of contemporary pop discs a month, but give us a break. Why should Kid Rock get more attention than Jim Morrison? The latter has been dead for over 30 years, yet high school teenagers still listen to his music. The aforementioned flavor of the month is well on his way to becoming another washed up Security guard, at Wal Mart. But have you seen how many discs SC has with his name on them? Compare it to the paltry few Doors songs they have, and you'll be amazed.

I'm 22 years old. I was raised in one of the trendiest states, for music, in the world. You may be asking yourself how someone my age got this kind of an attitude. Well part of it is the family I grew up with. I have my parents to thank, and part of is choice. I know old music like I know my own hand (I mean uh, the back of my hand, heh heh), but I don't know contemporary music. Mighty proud to say it, too. I couldn't tell you who the top forty artists are today, on the hip hop stations. I wouldn't watch American "Idolatry" if you threatened to beat the **** out of me. Sometimes I sit at home with the TV on and I just flip through the dozen, or so music awards shows they have on "Empty TV" and the other false music networks, and shout loud enough for my gold fish to hear, "What is this filth I'm seeing? What happened to the days when I could turn on music television, and actually catch a Weird Al Yankovic video?" Now it seems the only reason we watch the music stations is to see if J Lo' got nude this week.

I don't give a rat's ass about [i]Blink 182[/i], or [i]N'Sync[/i], or [i]98 degrees[/i]. Anyone who says that [i]Radiohead[/i] is the GenXer's [i]Pink Floyd[/i] equivalent, is a blasphemer, and needs to be beaten to a bloody pulp. I don't know who [i]50 cent[/i] is, and I hope I never do. I have a young cousin that I call Little Kim, but of course I spell little with the two T's and the E, because that's the way I was taught to do it, in school. It won't amount to a hill of beans to me if every member of the [i]Backstreet Boys[/i] spontaneously combusts at their next concert, and the heat intensity scorches the eyeballs of every fan in the first six rows. And to me an M&M is still just a chocolate snack with a thin candy shell that melts in your mouth, and not in your hand. (But don't tell him I said that. I wouldn't want a guy like [i]Eminem[/i] as an enemy.) And Last, and by all means least, if you're a [i]Drowning Pool[/i] fan, sorry about you, but I say this: "Let your GONADS hit the floor. Let your GONADS hit the floor. Let your GONADS hit the... FLAOOOOR."

I'll tell you who I do know. I know Frank Sinatra, I know Dean Martin. Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, and Neil Sedaka! I know Elvis, Sammy Davis Jr. Hank Williams, Marty Robbins, Gordon Lightfoot, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell and Jim Reeves. [b]THAT'S RIGHT, I SAID JIM REEVES.[/b] How many kids, my age, know how to sing [i]Four Walls[/i], huh? You could probably count them on one hand.

Johnny Rivers, and Ricky Nelson. I like Don McLean, but I don't like the song "American Pie." I do think that there were some great musicians to come after Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valence went down in the plane. [i]Lynyrd Skynyrd[/i], is one. [i]CCR[/i] is another. [i]America, Boston, Chicago, Kansas, The Eagles, Wings,[/i] and [i]Aerosmith.[/i] I'm not much into to Grunge Goth, but there are some [i]Black Sabbath[/i] and [i]Ozzy[/i] tunes that I like. I can take or leave John Cougar, and Bob Seger, but they've been around for some time.

[i]Floyd[/i] is most, and by far at the top of my list, and [i]Sting and The Police[/i] come in at a close second place. I enjoy lyrics that require a brain to understand. [i]The Beatles, The Stones[/i], and [i]Queen[/i] go without saying. You can keep your "Real Slim Shi**y" and your "Slob Side" (radio version). I'd rather crank up "Bohemian Rhapsody," or "Come Sail Away," any time.

But enough of this. I'm sure most of the kids reading this have already nodded off to sleep, while the baby boomers are probably wondering how much I paid for my copy of the "Rolling Stone Rock & Roll Encyclopedia." I'll let you flame me now, and tell me how phony, bitter, and unattractive I sound.

Uncle Floyd


[This message has been edited by Mr. Dabblehand (edited June 14, 2003).]|ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|Mr. Dabblehand|Mr. Dabblehand|Thu Jun 12 08:06:00 2003|198.81.26.46|0|0|0|1 0011000213000001|0011000213000000|11|1174|Wow - that is a terrible nightmare!

------------------
Marty Kerlin
Sounds Great! Entertainment
Bartlett, IL|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|marty3dj|marty3dj|Thu Jun 12 09:55:00 2003|148.184.176.32|0|0|0|0 0011000213000002|0011000213000000|11|1154|I think the lesson here is obvious, DON'T EAT SPICY FOOD BEFORE BED!!! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/flameslayer.gif[/IMG]|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|flameslayer|flameslayer|Thu Jun 12 12:03:00 2003|152.163.252.69|0|0|0|0 0011000213000003|0011000213000000|11|1366|Just shut up and sing and dont forget to TIP the karaoke host. I feel for ya brother man but it aint easy. At my show last night I wailed out the Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin. Maybe half the crowd new it. The guy and gal that requested it said that was the best Robert Plant they had ever heard. Screw the rest of them, sing your stuff and dont forget to tip the KJ.....ciao baby|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|musicnana|musicnana|Thu Jun 12 13:42:00 2003|209.179.212.53|0|0|0|0 0011000213000004|0011000213000000|11|43|Karaoke companies don't make the music industry the way it is. It's the other way around. Karaoke manufacturers can only produce the stuff people want to buy. Who knows what the future will bring in the music business. I don't think there will be the longevity of past artists, because these kids now can make soo much money in a short time frame, that they won't have to stick around to make a living.|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|DanJ|DanJ|Thu Jun 12 14:24:00 2003|65.93.4.238|0|0|0|0 0011000213000005|0011000213000000|11|1486|Sweetie come to my neck of the woods, you WOULD score with the town hottie, of course she is 35!!! And everyone here likes all the music you mentioned! my all time favorite singer most requested song is "family tradition"! i have some of the new stuff, but we only use it when my I do teen karoake for the highschoolers. i like some of the new music, but give me beatles, the who, bad company, BOB SEGER AND MORE! For those nightmares, watch Nickelodean before bedtime and 2 shots of takillya!!!! k'diva|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|karoakediva|karoakediva|Thu Jun 12 21:09:00 2003|204.118.157.129|0|0|0|0 0011000213000006|0011000213000000|11|34|Uncle Floyd, VERY ENTERTAINING reading there! I happen to like all the artists that you mentioned... of course I am a "few" years older than you. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG] My question is.... [b]Can you sing anything by Ambrosia?[/b] [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/IMG]

~Diane [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/diane.gif[/IMG]|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|Diane|Diane|Fri Jun 13 00:44:00 2003|12.224.58.214|0|0|0|0 0011000213000007|0011000213000000|11|1407|How ironic that you are so ****ed off at "fat old men" getting chicks and yet you want to sing our music ;-)|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|NewbieKJ|NewbieKJ|Fri Jun 13 02:30:00 2003|216.49.243.8|0|0|0|0 0011000213000008|0011000213000000|11|1111|Hey, I didn't say "fat [b]old[/b] men." I said "fat, [b]bald, and ugly[/b]..." I'd have to have a lot of nerve to knock old people after a long thesis like that.

Uncle Floyd|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|Mr. Dabblehand|Mr. Dabblehand|Fri Jun 13 14:11:00 2003|172.197.153.31|0|0|0|0 0011000213000009|0011000213000000|11|1109|I agree, this guy puts up some VERY entertaining reading! I love it!

Uncle Floyd, I agree that there's a lot of this crappy new music being released on karaoke, and classic rock songs that definitely SHOULD be in print are being neglected.

But luckily, in my area at least, you hardly ever hear the new stuff being performed in karaoke venues. At the clubs I go to, you NEVER hear The Backstreet Boys or Eminem (hell, you don't hear rap music hardly at all)... thank goodness for [i]that[/i]! Most of the crowd seems to be a little bit older, and into the classic rock (and Country). I sing Zeppelin and Aerosmith all the time, and it never fails to get the place rockin'!

But karaoke discs by these new artists apparantly sell pretty well; possibly a lot of younger people are buying them for home use as one of the reasons.|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Fri Jun 13 23:12:00 2003|152.163.252.69|0|0|0|0 0011000213000010|0011000213000000|11|1141|[IMG]http://www.knightshow.com/smilies/SHOCKED.gif[/IMG] Holy Hanna!

Dabble, me thinks you need ta get regulated, buddy! LOL!

Seriously, I did enjoy reading it. I actually passed over it as it was SO horrifically long
[IMG]http://www.knightshow.com/smilies/headhit.gif[/IMG]
but I went back and read thru it.

Now, on a personal note, you're talking about me with the "bald, fat ugly men" comment! [URL=http://www.knightshow.com/Carol_Matt.jpg]Don't believe me?[/URL] But that's okay, cause I'm not out trying to outscore ya!

One thing I learned a few years ago is, be true to yourself, but you're also singing songs in public, not your own club! Yes, singing songs that mean something to you is wonderous and meaningful, but if it's what some consider obscure or "behind the times", then you will always be labeled as "that kinda person".

Try other venues, try other crowds. There are some that are notoriously fickle, and others that are very welcoming to whatever you want to do. One place I was at recently was almost all country, and I noticed some great Billy Joel in there... put the song in, and I got a standing Ovation by ALL THE COWBOYS in the house!! Go figure! This was gut-movin' rock, and they loved it! But in another venue, I bet CRICKETS would have been louder.

Or maybe, you just suck! [IMG]http://www.knightshow.com/smilies/toofunny.gif[/IMG]

j/k! Keep the faith, kid!

Matt

[This message has been edited by knightshow (edited June 14, 2003).]|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|knightshow|knightshow|Sat Jun 14 00:47:00 2003|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000213000011|0011000213000000|11|298|Ever notice how young those OLD FOLKS are starting to look and how VERY YOUNG those kids are getting to be?

It is called perspective, and I agree, but times they do change. I honor the values of my venue up to a point, then they mirror mine when they reach a clash point. Like [b]IF YOU SEE KAY[/b] tell her I said hi, is not allowed on my microphones. Some things translate to the older crowds some things don't.

Attend shows that match your style, values, comfort zone.

[b]NOW[/b] I am afraid to go to sleep.......|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|Star Karaoke|Star Karaoke|Sun Jun 15 07:47:00 2003|152.163.252.69|0|0|0|0 0011000213000012|0011000213000000|11|55|First off, Uncle Floyd, let me give you props for your musical tastes and selection of songs. I have to say that, when I was 22, I could sing "Four Walls"...trouble was, karaoke wasn't around then! (I'm 39 now, karaoke has since become a national pastime, and I have sung "Four Walls", as well as many other Jim Reeves songs).

But let me say this: whether we care for someone else's musical tastes or not, we have to learn to co-exist or karaoke shows will become extinct.

We at this BB (as well as the Jolt folks) are an extended FAMILY, and I like to think of the karaoke regulars in my area as such. We have to learn to listen to one another, good or bad, whether we like the song or not, and we also have to learn to respect people who go up to the mike, regardless of ability. It takes a lot of guts to go up there if you've never done so before.

I might not care for much of the newer style of music (well, I do admit to singing some newer country stuff), but I'm there listening, applauding, and maybe even liking something that I've never heard before. I hope that the people who listen to me crooning some obscure song or another feel the same way.

You never know what is going to work out in a particular bar--I didn't think a crowd comprised mainly of younger people could respond positively to stuff like "Deck of Cards" by Wink Martindale or "You're the One" by the Vogues, but they did!

Keep the faith and keep singing what you like to sing, my friend! And if you don't feel comfortable at one place, try another. Things will work out fine.

Best,

Mark|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun Jun 15 15:25:00 2003|205.185.124.105|0|0|0|0 0011000213000013|0011000213000000|11|1143|People will listen to what they want to listen to. And I, will listen to almost anything, "If You See Kay" and all - - one older guy who does Emeinem songs once told me, boy that one song you did last week (Star Star by the Stones) was obscene - talk about the kettle calling the pot black - -

Well, I have no problem with the Sum 41's, Blink 182's, (hell, at least they are not Britney or 50 cent). I will perform Seether or Trapt songs (by the way, Seether's Driven Under is a great Nirvana song). Being just over 40; these younger kids love me, ever see the t-shirts they wear - Black Flag, the Clash, the Sex Pistols, Ramones,ahh, yes, I was a teen/young adult in those days and when they find out I actually saw those bands in their beginnings, I have new best friends. These kids also love the Doors and Zep. So, yeah, I will switch from classic rock, the blues, and Heavy Metal to the new stuff BTW "Bodies" is a fun song for the crowd and often is requested.

Yeah, but the new stuff will take a back seat come July 10th - HB XII - gotta get my metal fix for a few weeks.|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|DavidE|DavidE|Mon Jun 16 14:57:00 2003|161.149.63.110|0|0|0|0 0011000213000014|0011000213000000|11|1109|Yeah, regarding "new" music... I agree, some of the stuff by Blink 182, Sum 41, Lit, Eve 6, Fuel, Hoobastank, Chevelle, etc. is very melodic and fun to sing. I'm from the "old school" myself, and I'll take classic rock any day... but I can tolerate SOME of the newer stuff too. As long as it's not rap or bubblegum pop, that is.|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Mon Jun 16 20:30:00 2003|205.188.208.75|0|0|0|0 0011000213000015|0011000213000000|11|178|I feel the same. i'm 39 but when I go to some karaoke bars I feel like I'm ancient when I sing disco,pop hits of 70/80's and even a tune 1-2 years old?? I also was shocked when I suggested to a twenty something woman to sing Pat Benetar and she said Who's That? I dropped my jaw.
I feel the women who hook up with the fat,bald,old and ugly dudes think they have the cash. maybey they have a father figure complex? I don't want to wait till i'm like that i'd like to meet some lady soon and enjoy what we call life.|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|Harry|Harry|Tue Jun 17 11:33:00 2003|204.97.3.111|0|0|0|0 0011000213000016|0011000213000000|11|1109|I think those guys [b][i]do[/b][/i] have the cash. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/clown.gif[/IMG]|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Tue Jun 17 12:41:00 2003|152.163.252.69|0|0|0|0 0011000213000017|0011000213000000|11|598|Don't despair! It's a simple matter to try and educate the drooling masses; remember, none of these kids today had the benefit of either Schoolhouse Rock nor "The Electric Company". Any references to outdated Saturday morning cartoons that didn't stem from toy manufacturers (i.e., most Krofft show- can you say 'sleestak', boys and girls?) will be lost on these kids raised on email, MTV and Howard Stern.

Suggest to your host/KJ to do a "retro night", where people who sing songs from certain eras can be entered into drawings for silly little swag prizes that liquor reps give away to bars for free (I still treasure my little glow-in-the-dark Bacardi Bat keychain/bottle opener).

Just a little help from an older (35 today) fat guy (not necessarily ugly, and I got to keep all my hair!)

[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/rc.gif[/IMG]|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|RC the DJ|RC the DJ|Tue Jun 17 21:13:00 2003|12.224.181.245|0|0|0|0 0011000213000018|0011000213000000|11|181|Us Fat, Ugly, Bald Geezers agree with you in retrospect to your likes of the people who have gone before. But, I must say that Kid Rock Impressed the heck out of this 50 year old last summer when I saw him with Aerosmith. He paid a great deal of respect to rockers and country greats who have gone before & went on to show that a mix of these elements is what his music is about.
I DJ a gig every Friday & Saturday (No Karaoke) although 99.99% of the music I have to play to make a living is contrived tripe that isn't worthy of a mention much less what I consider radio airplay. It is what is selling to these kids. I did 27 years in broadcasting between the states and England & still question the industry. Don't be so quick to judge what you see as good or bad, be happy that you are intellectually above average.|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|Jake Blues|Jake Blues|Thu Jun 19 18:23:00 2003|66.56.232.249|0|0|0|0 0011000213000019|0011000213000000|11|1143|Okay, I got to jump in again,

- -intellectually above average????

When do you have to be intellegent to enjoy music?

Yeah, I can enjoy the Doors, Pink Floyd, and Led Zep (and Plant's reference to The Lord Of The Rings) - and Iron Maiden and thier refernece to mythology and sci-fi like Dune, and Poe, hell, but even Maiden makes songs from movies - Where Eagles Dare.

Sometimes I like tasty thought out music to think over, and sometimes I'm in the Velvetta or Spam mood, Sex Pistols, Surf Punks, Dickies,....early beatles... something just to listen to and not think.

Even in the 70's there were songs that s**k, i.e., KC & the Sunshine band...that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh, though provocating lyrics there, huh? Yeah, today has rap, but the 70's had disco - which is worse; what does it matter, people are trying to get into music and that should be the bottom line, although, what is music is a whole topic on its own. And I bet you older folks, heard your mom and dad b#$$h about your so-called music and lack of melody.

You really should get out there and try to be kind to the music others listen to especially if you want them to be kind to yours.|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|DavidE|DavidE|Mon Jun 23 15:01:00 2003|161.149.63.100|0|0|0|0 0011000213000020|0011000213000000|11|181|DavidE, I wasn't trying to put anyone down. My statement was about music in general. It may be that what I said was perceived in error. I'd consider anyone who allows the free expression to flow to be intellectually above average. I may think that 50 Cent, Nelly and a host of other rappers and hip hoppers have the talent base of a small soapdish, but I sure'm glad it pays for my kids to go to college.|Re: ANGRY SINGERS ANONYMOUS 6-12-03|Jake Blues|Jake Blues|Mon Jun 30 20:15:00 2003|66.56.226.164|0|0|0|0 0011000214000000|0011000214000000|11|1354|Are you a great singer or songwriter? Do you want to meet the record company representatives? Then get your butt to Nashville on labor day weekend and show'em what ya got!

Heres a link:
[URL=http://www.karaokesociety.com/#who]http://www.karaokesociety.com/#who[/URL]|American Karaoke Society 2003 Talent Search |BIG JIMMY C|BIG JIMMY C|Mon Jul 14 18:04:00 2003|172.143.137.38|0|0|0|1 0011000214000001|0011000214000000|11|897|Hey Jimmy
Thanks for posting that.
Stacy|Re: American Karaoke Society 2003 Talent Search |stacy|stacy|Wed Jul 16 12:06:00 2003|65.112.68.58|0|0|0|0 0011000214000002|0011000214000000|11|1109|Hey, Big Jimmy C! Nice bumping into you here!|Re: American Karaoke Society 2003 Talent Search |Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Wed Jul 16 22:29:00 2003|205.188.208.75|0|0|0|0 0011000215000000|0011000215000000|11|1516|I am really new to all of this and just recently entered a contest. I had to pick a fast song and a slow song. Did not have any trouble with the slow song (Broken Wing by Martina Mc Bride) but had a heck of a time picking out a faster tempo song. Does anybody have any ideas???!!! I can easily sing anything by Martina cause she fits into my range pretty easily but I would like to have another artist's song as well.Would appreciate any help.

------------------|upbeat song|anewbeeee|anewbeeee|Thu Aug 21 12:57:00 2003|216.253.230.67|0|0|0|1 0011000215000001|0011000215000000|11|920|I don't listen to much country, so I'm not sure whether the voices are similar enough, but Sin Wagon by the Dixie Chicks gets a pretty good response around here.|Re: upbeat song|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Thu Aug 21 13:03:00 2003|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000215000002|0011000215000000|11|1109|Sin Wagon is a good one. Does it have to be "fast," or just "upbeat?" Maybe "Man! I Feel Like A Woman" by Shania Twain would be good.|Re: upbeat song|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Thu Aug 21 13:30:00 2003|152.163.252.69|0|0|0|0 0011000215000003|0011000215000000|11|1486|That's what i like about you - Trisha Yearwood

Life #9 - Martina Mcbride

Down at the Twist & Shout - Mary Chapin-Carpenter

Let 'er Rip - Dixie Chicks

Good Luck!!!! kdiva|Re: upbeat song|karoakediva|karoakediva|Thu Aug 21 13:43:00 2003|204.118.157.218|0|0|0|0 0011000215000004|0011000215000000|11|320|How about "When God Fearin' Women Get The Blues"?
Gary C|Re: upbeat song|garyc|garyc|Thu Aug 21 14:02:00 2003|65.245.28.2|0|0|0|0 0011000215000005|0011000215000000|11|1485|Another good one would be "Jezebel" by Cheley Wright.
Bob|Re: upbeat song|SoundEscape|SoundEscape|Fri Aug 22 17:18:00 2003|4.47.96.176|0|0|0|0 0011000215000006|0011000215000000|11|1520|Passionate Kisses by Mary Chapin Carpenter is a great upbeat song!|Re: upbeat song|Sheraokee|Sheraokee|Sat Aug 23 03:23:00 2003|198.81.26.44|0|0|0|0 0011000215000007|0011000215000000|11|1069|How about Lesson In Leaving?! A god S*L*O*W one would HAVE to be Roberta Flack, "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"! You CAN'T get any slower than THAT! "Proud Mary" for FAST by Ike & Tina Turner.|Re: upbeat song|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Sun Jun 18 22:49:00 2006|74.135.17.38|1|0|0|0 0011000216000000|0011000216000000|11|1527|ok folks. what is your WORST karaoke experience??? i was up at the mike singing "on a mission" by trick pony. singing along, having a good time. the karaoke guy starts pulling his t-shirt up and the next thing i know, there is this gross girl walking toward us (the singer stands next to all the equipment) pulling up her shirt, with her nasty gut hanging out and her flabby boobs swinging in the breeze. of course, she was egged on by the kj. I had to turn around! stopped singing and just waited for her nasty self to turn around and GO AWAY!!!! YUK!!!

the next time i went there i have the kj an earful!!!

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D|Your WORST karaoke experience ....|dnorton2|dnorton2|Wed Sep 3 12:04:00 2003|24.26.101.153|0|0|0|1 0011000216000001|0011000216000000|11|1333|Ahhhh.....but would you be complaining if she had been pretty, had a flat stomach, and pert boobs? [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/roflmao.gif[/IMG]|Re: Your WORST karaoke experience ....|mandyb|mandyb|Sat Sep 6 20:58:00 2003|62.30.0.3|0|0|0|0 0011000216000002|0011000216000000|11|43|Well, most Trick Pony songs are female, so I'm guessing D is too, so maybe she would have objected. But, since women are legally allowed to be topless in public in Ontario, I probably would have encouraged her to exercise her constitional rights [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/IMG]|Re: Your WORST karaoke experience ....|DanJ|DanJ|Sat Sep 6 22:48:00 2003|65.93.7.155|0|0|0|0 0011000216000003|0011000216000000|11|1527|DanJ, You are right. D IS a woman and NOT interested in looking at other half-naked (or fully-naked) women!

Donna : )|Re: Your WORST karaoke experience ....|dnorton2|dnorton2|Sun Sep 7 11:07:00 2003|24.26.101.171|0|0|0|0 0011000216000004|0011000216000000|11|1527|[QUOTE]Originally posted by dnorton2:
[b]DanJ, You are right. D IS a woman!! It would have been bad experience no matter who it was. The bar owner has a tendency to moon everyone once in a while and I don't want to look at his @$$ any more than I want to look at her boobs. He also has a picture of himself naked above the jukebox. He is obviously very proud of himself (I can't say that I haven't checked out the picture tho)!!!

Donna [/b][/QUOTE]|Re: Your WORST karaoke experience ....|dnorton2|dnorton2|Sun Sep 7 11:27:00 2003|24.26.101.171|0|0|0|0 0011000217000000|0011000217000000|11|1516|Hey, does anybody out there enter contests?? Just kindof wondering how you find out about them for one and how they usually work for another. Would appreciate any help!

------------------|contests|anewbeeee|anewbeeee|Fri Sep 5 02:10:00 2003|64.40.55.52|0|0|0|1 0011000217000001|0011000217000000|11|920|How do I find out about contests? Usually because they are running at a venue I go to. Sometimes from seeing a banner advertising the contest outside a bar and sometimes from word of mouth from other singers.

How do they run? It varies. In most of the ones I've been to you get one song. Either there are judges that rank you on a number of catagories such as singing ability and stage presence or they just pick the winners based on audience response. One I've been in used both - judges to screen down to the final 3 for the night and then audience applause for a second song.

From my point of view, contest can drive you nuts if focus too much on whether you won. They are more fun if you just challenge yourself to sing your best and not worry about the results.|Re: contests|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Fri Sep 5 11:44:00 2003|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000217000002|0011000217000000|11|1143|Contests - ugh!!! Hate 'em. Like others have said, they will announce them at venues, some have flyers at karaoke shops, karaoke scene magazine has announcements somewhere on their web site.

From what I've seen, contests are never fair, and the judges pick the girl with the least amount of clothes on and who shakes it - - who cares if she is doing the Blu Cantrel song Opps! Hit 'em up style and a version which is pure background vox - - and not even the place the guy doing Queen's Somebody To Love - in costume (not me!!) - seems they should judge vox ability like diving - the harder the song, the more the possible points. Point is the dude did a hard song with costume and got some good reaction. The gal, what costume, and got some dancers, because this was after the break (or dance break).

Now after all this bad mouthing of contests, do I do contests? I will do a contest if it is at a place I normally go to. I'm gonna sing anyway...and maybe one day I might get lucky and actually get some decent judges and/or even audience judging.|Re: contests|DavidE|DavidE|Mon Sep 8 11:26:00 2003|161.149.63.110|0|0|0|0 0011000217000003|0011000217000000|11|43|I don't go looking for them. I used to enter way back when I started singing, only because it seemed like a good way to get an extra song in. They used to just stop the rotation, do the contest, then pick up the rotation again, so I figured why lose a turn just because they stick a contest in the middle of the night. I never went in thinking I'd win, and rarely did LOL|Re: contests|DanJ|DanJ|Mon Sep 8 13:17:00 2003|65.93.7.155|0|0|0|0 0011000217000004|0011000217000000|11|1336|Ditto to exactly what DanJ said!|Re: contests|Connie M|Connie M|Mon Sep 8 13:51:00 2003|65.43.172.208|0|0|0|0 0011000217000005|0011000217000000|11|1486|We did a contest for 5 months at each venue. same contest. It seems no MATTER HOW you try and do it, someone is always upset!!! I did not pick the winner. We had the audience do it, that way we never had people suck up!!! I finally stopped, talked to all the owners when we realized it just stopped being fun and people started treating it like "Star Search", now we are just back to good 'ol "Mystery Karaoke" and crazy gag gifts. kdiva|Re: contests|karoakediva|karoakediva|Mon Sep 8 16:08:00 2003|204.118.157.72|0|0|0|0 0011000217000006|0011000217000000|11|920|Just having the audience decide may solve sucking up, but I've actually seen people suck up to the entire crowd. Also if the people that bring in the largest group are always winning, that's bound to get someone mad.

If you want to provide some incentives to come in, I think the better approach is to do a drawing for a prize from the song slips but in. One place I go to even allows the non-singers to put a slip in for a drawing. It doesn't interfere with the karaoke, and you are less likely to tick people off with a random draw.|Re: contests|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Tue Sep 9 11:06:00 2003|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000217000007|0011000217000000|11|1486|Anyone who wanted to enter put their song choice on a ticket. We had a grand prize of $25.00, 2nd prize, a Karaoke t-shirt and gag gifts for each person who entered. No one went away empty handed. Since we did it 4 times a month, we kept track who won each time. You could only win one contest per month. Everyone thought that was fair, but, we had people who thought we should have big sing offs and 100 dollar prizes. I put up the money, not the venue, i made the t-shirts and bought the other gifts. It was a way to say thank you. it got out of hand, so we quit. Much better to do it for fun. Money really, really puts it in a different perspective. One i don't think i really want for my shows. No one complains about mystery karaoke thought. oh well, you live and you learn. this was the first time i had ever tried this. kdiva|Re: contests|karoakediva|karoakediva|Tue Sep 9 23:24:00 2003|204.118.157.112|0|0|0|0 0011000218000000|0011000218000000|11|550|There's a topic about these pencil thin headsets at Jolt. [URL=http://www.joltforum.com/jolt?14@128.TMEga8V3sdE.0@.100a3400]http://www.joltforum.com/jolt?14@128.TMEga8V3sdE.0@.100a3400[/URL]

The response a little slow so I decided to start the same thread here. I am also interested in obtaining this tiny headset. They're thinner than a pencil and has minimal visibility. I see them on tv (american idol, american juniors, etc) Not the Shure Beta 53 or 54's or Crown 311's. Tim D mentioned the brand is Sony and cost a good 4K. Well, that's beyond my reach. If any of you guys know something similar, a good quality and an affordable brand, please let me know. Thanks|Tiny mic headset for singing|Brian A|Brian A|Fri Sep 5 03:41:00 2003|198.81.26.44|0|0|0|1 0011000218000001|0011000218000000|11|253|You aren't going to have a whole lot of luck finding a good quality, low cost headset mic. The AKG C420 is a set one of my hosts use. It runs about $350-$450. You have to ring out the "tin" sound in it but it doesn't sound too bad once it's dialed in. He has a small Alesis NanoCompressor hooked in line with it as well - which you will definately need for a headset, NO MIC CONTROL!!!
Sennheiser makes a semi decent one also the Evolution 100 series ME3 - again you have to eq quite a bit. This one runs about $400. Of Shure makes a ULXS1430 headset runs about $700. This one you don't need to eq as much & has a better frequency range than the others.|Re: Tiny mic headset for singing|Lonman|Lonman|Fri Sep 5 12:40:00 2003|12.211.68.79|0|0|0|0 0011000218000002|0011000218000000|11|208|Try this link [URL=http://www.countryman.com/]http://www.countryman.com/[/URL] great mic, great sound, very small, pricey. shop around you can find one for about $320 or so list is around $450-500 that is just for the mic not including a wireless receiver/transmitter. you supply that.

[This message has been edited by fdcat (edited September 07, 2003).]|Re: Tiny mic headset for singing|fdcat|fdcat|Sun Sep 7 01:44:00 2003|12.209.98.114|0|0|0|0 0011000218000003|0011000218000000|11|550|Thanks fdcat! Very nice and affordable headset. No bulk, tiny and unobtrusive. I only read one review and the review was excellent. I will definitely check this one out as soon as I get more positive reviews. Thanks again.|Re: Tiny mic headset for singing|Brian A|Brian A|Sun Sep 7 06:34:00 2003|198.81.26.44|0|0|0|0 0011000219000000|0011000219000000|11|197|Have you run into a situation where you are singing a song, and discover that part of the lyric was changed on the karaoke version? (And not for spelling or obscenity reasons)

This happened to me recently when I went to a bar to sing "Come Monday", which was Jimmy Buffett's first Top-40 hit single, long before he did "Margaritaville".

The bar that I sang in still uses the old Pioneer Karaoke Laserdiscs. They are the size of a 33-1/3 record album, and shows a music video (with actors/actresses) while
the lyrics would be displayed on the bottom of the screen.

Anyway, I noticed a change in the lyrics of "Come Monday", and wanted someone here to confirm the actual version.

I could swear that the actual lyric goes:
[b]"I got my Hush Puppies on.
I guess I was never meant for glitter rock and roll"[/b]

But the Pioneer laserdisc version went:
[b]"I got my hiking boots on.
I guess I was never meant for glitter rock and roll"[/b]

Is there a reason why the Pioneer Laserdisc replaced "hiking boots" over Hush
Puppies? Is it because the latter is a trademarked brand name?

So, what is the actual lyric? And does SC's version uses the original version?

Has this happened with any other song you've encountered, when a brand name is involved?|Lyric changes for Jimmy Buffett's "Come Monday"|Steve|Steve|Wed Oct 8 14:50:00 2003|160.88.109.213|0|0|0|1 0011000219000001|0011000219000000|11|1143|Yes, it is Hush Puppies on....don't know why they did that. But the live version of Margaritaville has the missing verse and changes on the blow out my flip flop verse....Jimmy can change a word or two during a live performance.

But...is there any way to get the live version of Margaritaville with the missing verse and the changes?|Re: Lyric changes for Jimmy Buffett's "Come Monday"|DavidE|DavidE|Wed Oct 8 17:47:00 2003|64.170.56.172|0|0|0|0 0011000219000002|0011000219000000|11|43|SC says Hush Puppies, on 8147, just for the record.

I read somewhere once, that Jimmy used Hush Puppies, and was requested by that company not to use that anymore, so he changed it to hiking boots, or something. Who knows how true that is, and it's not like this is the only instance where Pioneer changed lyrics LOL.|Re: Lyric changes for Jimmy Buffett's "Come Monday"|DanJ|DanJ|Wed Oct 8 18:59:00 2003|65.93.4.19|0|0|0|0 0011000219000003|0011000219000000|11|197|DanJ's response to my question:
[QUOTE][b]...I read somewhere once, that Jimmy used Hush Puppies, and was requested by that company not to use that anymore, so he changed it to hiking boots, or something. Who knows how true that is, and it's not like this is the only instance where Pioneer changed lyrics LOL.[/b][/QUOTE]


Thanks for the response DanJ!

And I can't imagine why the Hush Puppies company would object to Buffett using their name. I have read the song lyrics, and there is nothing derogatory about the Hush Puppies product. In fact, Buffett is actually doing THEM a favor by mentioning them as free publicity!

I have just done a bit of research on this, and discovered from the alt.fan.jimmy-buffett newsgroup, that the REAL objection was from the BBC-Radio in England.

The BBC is a government-run taxpayer-financed entity, much like PBS in the U.S. British laws prohibit the BBC playing songs that mention a trademarked brand name. Therefore, Buffett had to redub the song so that "hiking boots" replaced "Hush Puppies", in order for that song to get any airplay on the BBC.

It was for that same reason that forced The Kinks to replace "...tastes like Coca-Cola" with "...tastes like cherry cola" on their hit song "Lola".

My guess is that the Pioneer Laserdisc company wanted to play it safe, and didn't want to get in any trouble with the U.K. laws, so they went with the "hiking boots" version of Buffett's song.

I can only wonder if the BBC would've allowed Paul Simon's 1974 hit "Kodachrome", which mention the Kodak product and the Nikon (tm) camera in the lyrics!
[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/roflmao.gif[/IMG]|Re: Lyric changes for Jimmy Buffett's "Come Monday"|Steve|Steve|Wed Oct 8 20:13:00 2003|160.88.109.213|0|0|0|0 0011000220000000|0011000220000000|11|1064|Just wanted to give SC a Great Big Thanks for putting out Lita Ford's Back to the Cave, It is great and I really enjoy singing it. Hubby digs it too !!!|Thanks SC|Sheena|Sheena|Sun Nov 2 15:25:00 2003|152.163.253.70|0|0|0|1 0011000221000000|0011000221000000|11|1543|So you are stuck on an island with a few other people. Nobody gets to vote anyone off, and fortunately everyone likes music and a karaoke machine washes up on shore. Luckily when the ship sank, you grabbed your stash of cd's "just in case". You get to sing two songs, one that is your personal favorite, and one to please the crowd. What two songs would you pick?|Desert Island Songs|touron2003|touron2003|Thu Nov 13 21:53:00 2003|66.109.194.134|0|0|0|1 0011000221000001|0011000221000000|11|1141|We played around with this a while back... couldn't even BEGIN to tell you where that thread was! LOL!

However... in THIS scenario:

ABSOLUTELY no power to the player!! LOL!

BUT, if the Professor from "Gilligan's Island" is with you, and knows how to do the coconut battery mixing charging thingy... then I'd have to say my two songs would be...

"Suite Madam Blue" - mostly for myself
"Bawitdaba" - for the crowd.

And after a couple weeks, my god would that get old..

but waitaminute... you said "you grabbed your stash of cd's"... that means at least 15 songs on a single cd. LOL!

NOPE, next contestant! Bob, show them what they won as a consolation prize!|Re: Desert Island Songs|knightshow|knightshow|Thu Nov 13 23:20:00 2003|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000221000002|0011000221000000|11|749|Matt, it's here...[URL=http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000288.html]Desert Island Album[/URL]

btw; I can do the battery thing with seawater and a couple of scraps of metal.
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[This message has been edited by Dog (edited November 14, 2003).]|Re: Desert Island Songs|Dog|Dog|Fri Nov 14 01:42:00 2003|24.192.161.195|0|0|0|0 0011000221000003|0011000221000000|11|309|I swear to God, before I scrolled down I said to myself.
"Self,for myself, Suite: Madam Blue"!

For crowd participation I refrain at the refrain to "Bad Case of Loving You".|Re: Desert Island Songs|Brian|Brian|Fri Nov 14 19:05:00 2003|68.80.145.150|0|0|0|0 0011000221000004|0011000221000000|11|1543|I think I'd pick "In Your Wildest Dreams" by the Moody Blues, and maybe "Friends in Desert Places" by Garth Brooks.|Re: Desert Island Songs|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Nov 15 16:46:00 2003|66.109.194.46|0|0|0|0 0011000221000005|0011000221000000|11|1109|"Friends In Remote Places" might fit the lyrics better! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]

My two songs would be "Bohemian Rhapsody" for the crowd, and "The Trooper" for myself.|Re: Desert Island Songs|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Sat Nov 15 19:58:00 2003|152.163.253.70|0|0|0|0 0011000221000006|0011000221000000|11|13|My two songs...

PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS and BAT OUTTA HELL (on Sunfly disc) because by the time you get through both of the songs you'd probably be rescued by a slow boat to China.|Re: Desert Island Songs|AnthonyT|AnthonyT|Tue Nov 18 02:56:00 2003|205.188.208.108|0|0|0|0 0011000221000007|0011000221000000|11|0|And after Anthony was gleefully lynched and garotted by everyone on the island . . . .|Re: Desert Island Songs|Tim D|Tim D|Tue Nov 18 10:44:00 2003|63.195.48.93|0|0|1|0 0011000221000008|0011000221000000|11|13|....and the boat hit an iceburg then sank...

If I'm going, y'all going with me! ROFL!
[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]|Re: Desert Island Songs|AnthonyT|AnthonyT|Tue Nov 18 12:53:00 2003|152.163.253.70|0|0|0|0 0011000221000009|0011000221000000|11|1141|longer songs WOULD make the time go by better... and Tim D's nazi rotations wouldn't be necessary! LOL!

Brian, you can't call yourself "self"... that's MY name for MYself! heheheheh|Re: Desert Island Songs|knightshow|knightshow|Wed Nov 19 18:03:00 2003|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000221000010|0011000221000000|11|806|LMAO @ some of these post.
The crowd usually wants to hear "Animal"- Def Leppard and I would enjoy singing "One More Minute"- Weird Al

[This message has been edited by ultimatefan (edited November 19, 2003).]|Re: Desert Island Songs|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Wed Nov 19 21:31:00 2003|67.72.220.74|0|0|0|0 0011000221000011|0011000221000000|11|13|Karaoke Nazi!

Want to sing a song longer than 6 mintues? NO KARAOKE FOR YOU!!!!!!

roflmao! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/poke.gif[/IMG]|Re: Desert Island Songs|AnthonyT|AnthonyT|Thu Nov 20 13:08:00 2003|205.188.208.108|0|0|0|0 0011000221000012|0011000221000000|11|1543|If we are picking long songs, how about Shout by Tears for Fears. That would be one way to get yourself catapulted off the island whether or not a rescue boat was out there. Anyone ever try the song Scotch and Soda. Yawwwnnnnnnn.......|Re: Desert Island Songs|touron2003|touron2003|Thu Nov 20 14:49:00 2003|198.104.0.51|0|0|0|0 0011000221000013|0011000221000000|11|1203|ooooo gotta go with the "One More Minute" by Weird Al...specially if we've been there a LOOOOOONg time!

currently I'll go with
Bright Lights by Matchbox Twenty &
Hardest Button to Button for myself by the White Stripes.

TM|Re: Desert Island Songs|toastedmuffin|toastedmuffin|Fri Nov 21 17:41:00 2003|24.185.31.124|0|0|0|0 0011000221000014|0011000221000000|11|1555|Crazy by Patsy Cline and All of the Grease songs!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH shoot me now!!|Re: Desert Island Songs|metalgod|metalgod|Sun Nov 23 23:50:00 2003|216.244.21.93|0|0|0|0 0011000221000015|0011000221000000|11|1557|What about TV themes, Gilligans island?|Re: Desert Island Songs|Scotty-too-hotty|Scotty-too-hotty|Sun Nov 30 01:07:00 2003|67.173.23.61|0|0|0|0 0011000222000000|0011000222000000|11|1551|Most of the posts in this forum seem to indicate that THE place to go for karaoke is bars.

Up here in Vancouver, BC, there are quite a few businesses that are consist of 10-15 karaoke rooms with full private karaoke setups and thousands of songs to choose from in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

Just wondering if these are more prevalant here (because of the large asian population here), or if this type of setup is pretty standard around North America?|Karaoke not in a bar|Alexis|Alexis|Mon Jan 5 20:53:00 2004|216.241.231.85|0|0|0|1 0011000222000001|0011000222000000|11|139|There are maybe 3 or 4 of these types of establishments here in San Francisco. And we also do have a large Asian population here.|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Stan|Stan|Mon Jan 5 23:33:00 2004|69.104.3.115|0|0|0|0 0011000222000002|0011000222000000|11|43|We have one here in London Ontario, that I understand caters to the Asian market. They were packed on Christmas Day when we drove by.|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|DanJ|DanJ|Tue Jan 6 05:45:00 2004|65.93.0.181|0|0|0|0 0011000222000003|0011000222000000|11|1245|I don't know of or heard of any in Atlantic Canada.|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Timberlea|Timberlea|Tue Jan 6 08:11:00 2004|24.224.226.28|0|0|0|0 0011000222000004|0011000222000000|11|1551|So, it would seem to be a result of the Asian influence then. Makes sense, half of the ones I've been to had very few english songs. Though I was pleased to find one that subscribed to Top Hits Monthly.

So my conclusion is:

Asians go in a room with their friends to sing.

American-type people go into a bar to get drunk and sing.

Now I ask, why is Karaoke so much more popular in Asia?|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Alexis|Alexis|Tue Jan 6 19:46:00 2004|216.241.231.85|0|0|0|0 0011000222000005|0011000222000000|11|43|I think it's more a cultural thing in Asia, and they've had karaoke there much longer than here. More people have karaoke in their houses there than here, and you'll find karaoke in many other places such as taxis. Karaoke is more a personal thing to them, where it's a social thing here.|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|DanJ|DanJ|Wed Jan 7 06:09:00 2004|65.93.0.181|0|0|0|0 0011000222000006|0011000222000000|11|1551|Karaoke in Taxi's! Very Cool! Which country?|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Alexis|Alexis|Wed Jan 7 14:03:00 2004|216.241.231.91|0|0|0|0 0011000222000007|0011000222000000|11|253|Pioneer was actually experimenting with a car karaoke system a while back (early to mid 90's). It either never took off here or they still make it in other countries. But haven't heard anything about it since.
We have a few karaoke rooms here & there. Never been to one. I would rather sing on a stage with a killer sound system. Those rooms usually have a little system (probably fine for the room).|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Lonman|Lonman|Wed Jan 7 15:11:00 2004|12.229.131.135|0|0|0|0 0011000222000008|0011000222000000|11|139|However, there are the karaoke brothels in Asia. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by Stan (edited January 08, 2004).]|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Stan|Stan|Thu Jan 8 00:20:00 2004|69.104.56.226|0|0|0|0 0011000222000009|0011000222000000|11|806|Road trip! Hehehe|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Thu Jan 8 16:26:00 2004|67.72.220.146|0|0|0|0 0011000222000010|0011000222000000|11|197|Stan reports:
[QUOTE]However, there are the karaoke brothels in Asia. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]


I'll bet the most popular songs there are "House of the Rising Sun" and Johnny Lee's "Looking for Love In All The Wrong Places"!

[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by Steve (edited January 08, 2004).]|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Steve|Steve|Thu Jan 8 17:23:00 2004|160.88.109.229|0|0|0|0 0011000222000011|0011000222000000|11|1557|Well some of the best times I ever had were at private parties, not bars. That's when everyone let's their hair down and sings when they don't normally sing in public|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Scotty-too-hotty|Scotty-too-hotty|Sat Jan 10 02:50:00 2004|24.15.108.20|0|0|0|0 0011000222000012|0011000222000000|11|1418|I remember going to a karaoke establishment in Las Vegas, near UNLV, where there were several karaoke rooms of differing sizes in order to accomodate various sizes of "karaoke parties" .... all rooms could be rented in half-hour increments. Some folks would go there for private rehearsal, however most would go there for social functions, e.g. parties, special celebrations, etc. The management allowed people to bring in their own food and beverages, and consumption of alcohol was monitored in order to maintain a reasonable and responsible atmosphere. The place was well-managed and the system was quite sophisticated....fully automated with video displayed song menus and touchscreen song selection/request features.

These types of establishments are also very popular and prevalent throughout Hawaii, where Polynesian cultural influences abound!
"Karaoke Brothel" seekers can find what they're looking for in Hawaii also....an appreciable number of karaoke establishments (at least in the Aiea and Pearl City area) tend to operate in that fashion. I don't know whether or not it's legal, but everyone seems to regard it in a "business-as-usual" manner and they appear to treat it as a legitimate practice and customary social activity....you know, "when in Rome", and all that!

On the lighter side, h-m-m-m-m, I wonder if there may be any nudist karaoke bars, associations, or communities stashed away anywhere? Swingers karaoke bars, perhaps? How about gay, bisexual, and/or bicurious karaoke establishments? And let's not forget the possible imminent emergence of "metrosexual" karaoke hangouts catering to the plastic, pseudo-sophisticated, cosmetic-surgery-addicted, neo-fashion-conscious, feminine-side-exploring, cutting-edge-pop-culture enthusiasts, chameleonic posers, and insanomaniac,lunatic players appearing and assembling in droves on the ever-changing social scene! Wicked-bizarre, oh yes indeed....yet it does represent some interesting food-for-thought in terms of contemporary social dynamics within our steadily declining civilization. Maybe we will one day be treated to an episode of "South Park" wherein some of these issues may be addressed in the "special" manner which only Matt and Trey can portray and present! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/poke.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by Rockhawk (edited January 11, 2004).]|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Sun Jan 11 02:58:00 2004|66.191.4.6|0|0|0|0 0011000222000013|0011000222000000|11|1069|LOL OMG YOU GUYS ARE SOOOOOO FUNNY! THAT was a GOOD one! We used to have karaoke in WALMART!!!!|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Sun Jun 18 22:45:00 2006|74.135.17.38|1|0|0|0 0011000222000014|0011000222000000|11|2030|Yes, there are gay karaoke bars. Lots of them. Most are hosted by drag queens (which I get very bored with). But they are the same as going to straight bars for karaoke. Sames songs being sung, same caliber of singers.|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|tryingcake|tryingcake|Thu Jun 22 00:37:00 2006|69.234.203.196|1|0|0|0 0011000222000015|0011000222000000|11|1069|tryingcake, you sound so pessimistic in your last post and this one! How can you get bored at a karaoke where a man is in drag?! It would keep me entertained all night!|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Thu Jun 22 17:26:00 2006|74.135.17.38|1|0|0|0 0011000222000016|0011000222000000|11|1143|I've seen karaoke a couple of times in the middle of a mall; and then at a county fair.|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|DavidE|DavidE|Thu Jun 22 17:58:00 2006|161.149.63.106|1|0|0|0 0011000222000017|0011000222000000|11|1068|did karaoke in a regular restaurant only wine and beer. Family entertainment. also did it for a brief time in a strip club with the strippers dancing to it if the singer was good.|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|tjmat|tjmat|Thu Jun 22 18:24:00 2006|170.215.232.82|1|0|0|0 0011000222000018|0011000222000000|11|1970|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Steve:
[qb] Stan reports:
[QUOTE]However, there are the karaoke brothels in Asia. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]I'll bet the most popular songs there are "House of the Rising Sun" and Johnny Lee's "Looking for Love In All The Wrong Places"!

[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by Steve (edited January 08, 2004).] [/qb][/QUOTE]You would be very surprised at the songs they sing in Japan. My VERY FIRST karaoke experience was in this tiny bar in Japan. There was no KJ. They had a remote that you passed around to key in your selection. The song would put the title up for 30 seconds, then the song would start. The ppl in the bar would just pass the mics around. Anyway, these asian business men couldn't speak a word of english but would sit at the bar and sing Frank Sinatra just like Frankie himself.
Amazing..|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|MrBoo|MrBoo|Mon Jun 26 14:51:00 2006|208.28.201.5|1|0|0|0 0011000222000019|0011000222000000|11|1154|I think SC would agree that their "Praise & Worship" series brings karaoke to church of all places.|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|flameslayer|flameslayer|Tue Jun 27 10:47:00 2006|67.165.151.148|1|0|0|0 0011000222000020|0011000222000000|11|1885|Actually, in many churches, soloists and ensembles sometimes sing with tape or CD accompaniment. They don't do that very much in the church where I go now, though. They mostly sing with piano and/or organ (I play the piano there).|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Laura|Laura|Tue Jun 27 11:04:00 2006|68.143.242.182|1|0|0|0 0011000222000021|0011000222000000|11|55|Karaoke in a mall was brought up...some malls used to have a 'record-a-song' booth with Pioneer laser discs as the musical background. Anyone remember those?

Best,

Mark|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Tue Jul 4 20:52:00 2006|63.23.62.80|1|0|0|0 0011000222000022|0011000222000000|11|2030|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Annie Danner:
[qb] tryingcake, you sound so pessimistic in your last post and this one! How can you get bored at a karaoke where a man is in drag?! It would keep me entertained all night! [/qb][/QUOTE]Didn't mean to sound pessimistic. It's just gets old. You may be entertained once or twice.. then like anything else it gets old. It's like gay women or non-drag males are capable of hosting karaoke, like we can't handle it.

No, it gets really old seeing the same old drag at show after show after show all over town.

When I owned a lesbian bar I had karaoke on Sundays and did NOT hire a drag queen to host. Gee.. we were just as busy... go figure! I was considered "risky" by other such bars for doing this. UGH!

As a lesbian KJ, I can only get jobs in straight bars. Gay bars won't even consider me.|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|tryingcake|tryingcake|Wed Jul 5 00:05:00 2006|69.234.222.85|1|0|0|0 0011000222000023|0011000222000000|11|2125|I've done karaoke at the mall. I love it!! I wish they would do that more often. Last year, they had an Idol contest sponsored by a local radio station, and in December, another radio station did Christmas karaoke at the same mall. I have also participated in other contests at various malls. It's an exciting atmosphere, and always a large, attentive crowd. I especially love when they gather around the railing on the second floor and look down.

Fairs and festivals are another non-bar environment where I really love to do karaoke.

Overall, I prefer these settings to bars, because they are more exciting, and you can draw a much bigger crowd.|Re: Karaoke not in a bar|JamboreeDiva|JamboreeDiva|Tue Sep 26 15:37:00 2006|162.140.67.10|1|0|0|0 0011000223000000|0011000223000000|11|1551|This is a discussion to determine the quality of vocal changers on different systems.

I was using WinCDG Pro for windows and it has a software key changer. Sounded pretty good until I stuck in Sound Choice's version of Desert Rose (which is the best version by far). Pushing up the key by 6 steps made the backup vocalist sound very, very strange. (Kind of like one Chip and Dale, as in the the Disney chipmunks). Note that WinCDG Pro has independant controls for pitch and speed.

I am just wondering,are the key changers are any better on the karaoke hardware units (such as on the PCK-2000). Or do they too distort some instruments/voices? Are some units better than others?|Quality of Vocal Changers|Alexis|Alexis|Fri Jan 9 19:30:00 2004|216.241.231.91|0|0|0|1 0011000223000001|0011000223000000|11|43|I don't think there is any way to not screw up the sound of the track by changing the key, especially by 6 steps. I don't know the technology the players use to raise or lower the key. But I can venture that it's not nearly as clean or accurate as, say, getting a live band to play the song in one key, then drop it 3 notes and play it again.|Re: Quality of Vocal Changers|DanJ|DanJ|Fri Jan 9 21:27:00 2004|65.93.5.102|0|0|0|0 0011000223000002|0011000223000000|11|1557|I have not ever trusted key changers, they seem to only speed up the music, I figure if you can't sing in that key, just go for the key you feel comfortable with, in the long run, it will probably sound 10 times better than a yucky key changer will. There is a unit on the market, I forget the brand, but it is a vocal changer. (BIG BUCKS) it changes your vocals, not the sound of the music. For instance, if you were to sing off key, let's say a flat instead of a sharp, this processor would automatically turn your voice into a sharp. Alot of musicians use this in the recording studio, especially when making many takes, and the voice is fading. Very effective, but will only correct a sharp or flat.|Re: Quality of Vocal Changers|Scotty-too-hotty|Scotty-too-hotty|Sat Jan 10 02:46:00 2004|24.15.108.20|0|0|0|0 0011000223000003|0011000223000000|11|1561|Digitech Vocalist($400),Antares Vocal Producer($450)or TC Helicon Voice Prism ($800-1000)are all vocal processors that will do similar and different things, correct pitch, add harmony or change keys. In most cases they are pricy, the pitch correct and key changers aren't made for or really suitable Karaoke. I have had some fun with the Digitech unit adding 4 part harmony.
Tom
Hole in the Wall Tavern
Hollywood, MD|Re: Quality of Vocal Changers|hitwtom|hitwtom|Mon Jan 12 13:42:00 2004|192.58.199.186|0|0|0|0 0011000223000004|0011000223000000|11|1551|Cool. Actually, "vocal changer" was a typo, I didn't even know they existed. But that's kind of cool, have fun singing karaoke and you don't even have to be able to sing!

So back on the topic of key changers, is one digital key changer (built in to a karaoke unit) as a good as the next digital key changer (built into a different karaoke unit)?|Re: Quality of Vocal Changers|Alexis|Alexis|Mon Jan 12 20:51:00 2004|216.241.231.85|0|0|0|0 0011000223000005|0011000223000000|11|43|No. And even amongst the same brand, (Pioneer 555 compared to Pioneer 820 for example) they can differ. I've even thought the key was different on 2 different Pioneer 121's in different bars.|Re: Quality of Vocal Changers|DanJ|DanJ|Tue Jan 13 08:33:00 2004|65.93.2.58|0|0|0|0 0011000223000006|0011000223000000|11|253|Some are a little better than others but all will give that digital break up sound after 2 or 3 changes either up or down. Plus the back up singers start singing like Satan or Alvin (from the Chipmunks).|Re: Quality of Vocal Changers|Lonman|Lonman|Tue Jan 13 12:55:00 2004|12.229.131.135|0|0|0|0 0011000224000000|0011000224000000|11|1570|Hi, all! I thought I'd check out this board. I am a regular on JOLT and in the Yahoo group karaokeuniverse.



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http://suzann.com
http://tvmegasite.net
me@suzann.com|Hi from Suzanne!|slanoue|slanoue|Tue Jan 13 01:45:00 2004|68.159.183.185|0|0|0|1 0011000224000001|0011000224000000|11|55|Nice to see you finally made it here, Suzanne! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

Best,

Mark|Re: Hi from Suzanne!|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Tue Jan 13 21:02:00 2004|199.183.107.116|0|0|0|0 0011000224000002|0011000224000000|11|1109|Hi Suzanne! Nice to run into you here!|Re: Hi from Suzanne!|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Sun Jan 18 23:39:00 2004|152.163.253.70|0|0|0|0 0011000225000000|0011000225000000|11|1570|I will be hosting karaoke at cameracafe.com every Tues.-Sat. from around 3pm central time (that's 4 pm eastern and 1pm pacific) until 4 or 5 hours later, in the Dorm Room area under Karaoke Queen's Karaoke Room. I hope you can make it!

Camera Cafe has text-chatting, audio-chatting, and video-chatting. Get up-close and personal, with LIVE, STREAMING VIDEO and REAL-TIME AUDIO! See and hear real live karaoke or perform yourself! You can hang out and listen/view even if you don't have a microphone or camera. This place has the best quality video software chatting on the net. There are lots of chat rooms where you can meet people, hang out with your friends, or play games. They have nightly events where you can win prizes, too, for playing trivia contests and more!

Take the <a href="http://www.cameracafe.com/chat/tour/">tour</a> to see how it works. <a href="http://www.cameracafe.com/join_now.asp">Sign up now</a> for the free trial to check it out!

Hope to see you there!

Suzanne AKA Karaoke Queen



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http://suzann.com
http://tvmegasite.net
me@suzann.com|Come with me!|slanoue|slanoue|Tue Jan 13 01:52:00 2004|68.159.183.185|0|0|0|1 0011000226000000|0011000226000000|11|298|I am notoriuos for not allowing burned discs to be played at my shows. Don't use or have em. My husband's identical twin brother in Phenix, Alabama went to a show either in Phenix or across the Chattahoochie River in Columbus, Georgia to a show. The KJ copied his disc as he sang. I have read of this happening online years ago. He demanded the copy, but the material I am sure was still on his hard drive. Cleve went back to sing a week or so later and lo and behold the KJ was using one of the songs from the disc in the show.

I had helped his brother in buying his discs, and I am not sure which of the brands was the one in question as I have helped him find what he was looking for for his own personal library (He is NOT in the business).

This buy makes $40 a night as I understand it. I have a local guy who makes and sells compilation discs, I refuse to play em. I tell the people they can play em at home on their machines.

Does KAPPA still investigate these types of operations? Enforce the copywrite laws for the cdg maker? After all he is reocrding these in the commercial establishment he is working in.

[IMG]http://websmileys.bei.t-online.de/em06.gif[/IMG] [b][URL=http://karaoke.dj.net/debramobileala.html]STAR KARAOKE/Host Debra Lewis[/URL][/b] [IMG]http://websmileys.bei.t-online.de/em06.gif[/IMG]|Copy while you sing|Star Karaoke|Star Karaoke|Tue Jan 20 14:01:00 2004|205.188.208.108|0|0|0|1 0011000226000001|0011000226000000|11|1555|Southern California is saturated in Piracy. A couple of years ago it made the front cover of the wall street journal now nothing. I am afaid the end is near!!!!!!!!|Re: Copy while you sing|metalgod|metalgod|Thu Jan 22 03:48:00 2004|209.178.158.37|0|0|0|0 0011000226000002|0011000226000000|11|139|The movie industry has a commercial now speaking out against piracy. Should not the music industry be doing the same?

[This message has been edited by Stan (edited January 23, 2004).]|Re: Copy while you sing|Stan|Stan|Thu Jan 22 23:28:00 2004|68.124.70.163|0|0|0|0 0011000226000003|0011000226000000|11|43|No, they just file lawsuits, and let the media take care of being the "commercial".|Re: Copy while you sing|DanJ|DanJ|Fri Jan 23 06:13:00 2004|65.93.0.44|0|0|0|0 0011000226000004|0011000226000000|11|309|It seeems to me that piracy has affected SC releases. They seem to be more conservative about 60-s thru 80's tunes. I remember a year or so ago there was one big release after another but that seems to have really slowed down. It could be that they are holding some songs til they can protect themselves better. Or it could be they are working on a new distribution method or a cheaper way to gain rights to songs.
.......or maybe I am just thinking too much and don't know what I am talking about. But I do feel piracy may be a reason for less SC selections lately. ...unless you like country music.|Re: Copy while you sing|Brian|Brian|Fri Jan 23 16:36:00 2004|68.80.122.236|0|0|0|0 0011000226000005|0011000226000000|11|43|BC has commented in the past that a reason the older stuff isn't being done as much anymore is that they are running out of quality older songs that haven't been produced to death by other brands.|Re: Copy while you sing|DanJ|DanJ|Sat Jan 24 08:19:00 2004|65.93.2.199|0|0|0|0 0011000226000007|0011000226000000|11|217|I would say the last comment, by Dan, has more to do with us running out of quality songs that we, SC, haven't done already. If it's an essential song, we'll do it regardless of what the other manufacturers have done (assuming we can license it). We have other customers, aside from KJs, that will need the essential songs from us.

For instance, "Bring Me To Life" had been done by several other manufacturers several months before we released it, and many months after it peaked in customer interest/KJs. When we were informed that it was now possible to obtain a license to do the song, we had two mass-merchant customers that could use it. Plus, we found a slot for it on our own disc. Whether or not Evanescence can sustain an actual career, as opposed to being a one-disc wonder, that song has made a long-lasting impression and will likely remain as a female hard-rock staple. Since there aren't that many, it makes all of them much more valuable - look at "Black Velvet", "I Touch Myself", "Goodbye To You", "I Love Rock and Roll", etc.

(These comments are not relevant to current hits climbing up the charts at the 'moment'. We're pretty much always at the back end of that race.)


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Working backwards on the topic thread....

Yes, Brian is correct - unquestionably, we have cut back on producing new songs due to piracy and other factors. I mean, c'mon - it's a no brainer. Why keep throwing money away when people just steal it with such ease and impunity, and we can see that in our sales numbers?

If we had to depend on the KJ market only for a return on investment of the production costs, we would be drastically reducing our headcount and scraping out a living by now.

The digital revolution, the Internet and the theft of music (intellectual property) that grew like weeds from the combination of the two, have changed the entire music business, and we will see monumental change in the next few years. There are already bands (with the support of their major labels) selling not only their live performances, but also their studio record tracks on their websites. One obvious future will see a combination artist websites selling downloads of single songs, multiple tracks/albums, and live performances in conjunction with a scaled down major label/conglomerate record business. For the mega-successful recording artists, this will be an opportunity to get a bigger piece of the pie. For the vast majority of less-than-huge artists, it will mean being relegated to the cutout bins after only one album, or no major label deal at all.

The monster profits of the late 70's/80's/90's that funded the expansion and proliferation of new music are gone due to piracy and the cultural, business and social changes resulting from the mass-market availability of the Internet - both the good and bad sides. On the bright side, maybe we won't be bombarded with as many bad imitations of bad artists because the record companies won't be able to afford to imitate success quite so easily.

On the dark side, you won't see too many more artists like Van Morrison, R.E.M., Radiohead, etc. on major labels, for the same reason. Record companies won't be able to afford to lose money (hundreds of thousands of dollars on producing the albums, videos and marketing) on the first few albums that develop such artists to the point of success. (More than 90% of the albums released lose money.) That will be too bad for the future of music and future generations who miss out on great music from great musicians.


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Back to the original topic...

If a KJ is doing what Debra states, they're breaking multiple copyright laws. (Please don't go off on the moral tangent of whether or not the laws are "just". That isn't the point, and is irrelevant to the fact that the law is the law - today.)

Unfortunately, KAPA isn't funded to go through the costly legal process of investigating and prosecuting the alleged criminals to a point that could actually force folks to stop doing this and/or think about it first. As the lawsuits by the RIAA have done with online downloading.

Ultimately, it's a personal choice, or a series of choices by individuals. There will always be cheaters and low-life behavior in every business (and life) - karaoke is no different. On a broader scale, it's a cultural thing. I still don't get the concept that stealing an actual CD from a store is an obvious crime to everyone, but it is apparently acceptable to download a song illegally from Kazaa or other such sites - stealing from the songwriters, the artists and the record company. The argument that it's the fault of the big, rich record companies or the big, rich artists is just ludicrous, defies any logic and doesn't change the fact that stealing is stealing - no matter whom it's stealing from.

Yet that may become the accepted moral standard in this world, which will soon be run by the generations of young people who have grown up thinking that music is "free" for them. (Why not? That's what MTV is for, right?) So, until the law and technology catch up to each other, that's the way it's going to be for a while.


In my own opinion, until the hardware folks - Intel, Phillips, Sony, etc. - decide to put a chip in every playback hardware device that prevents the digital signal from being copied (which I believe is already possible, albeit with marketing and compatibility problems), then the music business - and soon, the movie biz, too - will drastically suffer.

There are arguments going round that postulate that the music business will not survive the Internet. That would be a shame for my kids - to not have quality choices or to miss out on great music enriching their lives.|Re: Copy while you sing|BC/Studio Manager|BC/Studio Manager|Sun Jan 25 19:36:00 2004|171.75.139.195|0|0|0|0 0011000226000008|0011000226000000|11|309|BC. Thanks for the comments. It really is sad. It hurts to think the musical joy I(we) get from your new releases is being stolen by piracy.
I'd love to have a beer with you someday, because I think there are plenty of quality songs left from 60's-80's and I would bring up several from the 60's & 70's thread.
...then we could talk about your Panthers?|Re: Copy while you sing|Brian|Brian|Mon Jan 26 00:58:00 2004|68.80.122.236|0|0|0|0 0011000226000011|0011000226000000|11|217|Yeah, it's too bad. There are [i]lots[/i] of quality songs from the 60s, that we haven't done yet, Brian. (Of course, I'm not even considering the great songs from the ABCKO catalog, and others, that won't license for karaoke - Sam Cooke, much of the Kinks and Who, "Lola", "Baba O'Reiley", "Something's In The Air", "Sweet Sould Music", etc.) And from the 70s and 80s, too. And we could make a few discs that would be filled with great songs.

But there aren't too many [i]essential[/i] songs left undone that every KJ would say, "I get asked for those songs all the time". And that's one of the differences that piracy makes between winning and losing.


One potential solution for karaoke - to slow it down a good deal, although it certainly won't stop it - might be if ALL the manufacturers would agree to put some sort of DRM protection on all their releases. It would have to be compatible with existing CDG players and play non-DRM discs, too.

Although it might be feasible to overcome the Middle East-like political differences between the major manufacturers, I don't know if it would make that much of an overall difference. Our catalog, and I assume anyone else's catalog that matters, are already available online for those that want to steal them. (The SC stuff has been on the IRC sites for over 2.5 years!) It wouldn't work unless everyone stood fast together.

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BTW: Go Panthers! But, they're [i]my kids' Panthers[/i]. My [i]Giants[/i] had a terrible, forgettable year (just like my NY Rangers and, probably, my Knicks). But, the great thing about sports is that there is always next year!|Re: Copy while you sing|BC/Studio Manager|BC/Studio Manager|Mon Jan 26 08:57:00 2004|67.30.234.53|0|0|0|0 0011000226000012|0011000226000000|11|1154|Spoken like a true Cubs fan. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/flameslayer.gif[/IMG]|Re: Copy while you sing|flameslayer|flameslayer|Mon Jan 26 09:02:00 2004|64.12.96.135|0|0|0|0 0011000226000013|0011000226000000|11|178|to bc....
I love rock and roll was not a one hit wonder
her other hits were crimson and clover,do you wanna touch me,i hate myself for loving you,the french song,fake friends,bad reputation|Re: Copy while you sing|Harry|Harry|Mon Jan 26 11:29:00 2004|204.97.3.129|0|0|0|0 0011000226000014|0011000226000000|11|309|Looking at your catalog the Who kabash is news.I was aware of the others.

We're Not Gonna Take it
Love Reign O'er Me
Aqualung

The seem essential.|Re: Copy while you sing|Brian|Brian|Mon Jan 26 14:10:00 2004|68.80.122.236|0|0|0|0 0011000226000015|0011000226000000|11|1548|quote: "There are arguments going round that postulate that the music business will not survive the Internet. That would be a shame for my kids - to not have quality choices or to miss out on great music enriching their lives."

I think it's a shame now that people have such a narrow range of choices for the music they listen to. "Quality choices?" With very few exceptions, major labels only produce bland, mass appeal pablum driven by beautiful faces and bodies. Music should be created by people, real people. And trust me, there are many, many musicians out there creating wonderful music and yet they are not in the "music business" and so we will never get to experience it. When the music industry crumbles, however, it will be a boon for true music lovers everywhere. Not for those who listen to music only for status and it's associative value, but hey, if you want to feel like part of a group then go to a baseball game. The death of the traditional music business will increase the amount and variety and quality of music that the public can have access to. Now, I admit that this wouldn't have been true 30 or even 20 years ago, when recording equipment was large and extremely expensive. But today all you need is a computer and the right software and you can make a recording of professional quality in your own home. We'll all actually be involved in the music in our lives, like before the advent of radio and television, when there was a piano and a guitar in every home, and people wrote songs and played music themselves, and actually interacted with one another.
Won't that make up for the loss of Britney and Justin?

Mike|Re: Copy while you sing|superstarparties|superstarparties|Fri Jan 30 10:31:00 2004|199.67.138.80|0|0|0|0 0011000226000016|0011000226000000|11|1557|I hear you loud and clear Mike. The idiot that invented Nintendo should be shot in the face two million times. Youth is wasted on video games, along with computer games. When I was young, I would leave the house and not come home til' dark. Now I can't get my kids to go outside, I've told them "go outside and play" and they look at me as if I had just landed on this planet, and then they say"play what"or what do I need a job for? or finish high school? I wish the kids of today could grow up in the enviroment that I did, the 60's-70's. Times were good then, the government did not take 1/3 of your income, Pop worked, Mom was at home, family meant something then, eating supper together, c'mon you guy's remember!!! Now-a-day's two parents have to work, just to make (barely) ends meet, kids run wild, cause there is no supervision, and the hours of video games, instead of quality family time. I want to thank American government for making my life increasingly difficult. If I renounced my American citizenship and moved to Iraq, and a year later moved back to America, I would qualify for more government grants, and loans, and tax breaks, than if I were a citizen. Don't get me wrong, I love my country, but not the way it's run. Politicians are the same as lawyers, it won't cost you anything unless you get money, then it will be 1/3, please|Re: Copy while you sing|Scotty-too-hotty|Scotty-too-hotty|Sat Jan 31 01:24:00 2004|24.15.108.20|0|0|0|0 0011000226000017|0011000226000000|11|1154|Scotty, my brother once said, and sometimes I agree, "I love my country but fear my government". [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/flameslayer.gif[/IMG]
P.S. Why aren't you in bed yet??|Re: Copy while you sing|flameslayer|flameslayer|Sat Jan 31 01:51:00 2004|205.188.208.108|0|0|0|0 0011000226000018|0011000226000000|11|197|Parts of Scotty-too-hotty's rant: [QUOTE]
...The idiot that invented Nintendo should be shot in the face two million times....[/QUOTE]

Man, you must be a bad shot!


[QUOTE]...Don't get me wrong, I love my country, but not the way it's run. Politicians are the same as lawyers, it won't cost you anything unless you get money, then it will be 1/3, please.[/QUOTE]


Why do you think so many of our politicians happen to have law degrees?|Re: Copy while you sing|Steve|Steve|Tue Feb 3 13:41:00 2004|160.88.109.185|0|0|0|0 0011000227000000|0011000227000000|11|1143|How many of you change your songs or even genre to fit a holiday. I was told by an audience member to get with the program because I decided to sing Aenema by Tool. Yes, a far cry from a love song, but an entire night of love songs just didn't cut it for me. I didn't get mad, I expected a few people who don't get me and have closed minds (I also did the full version of Disturbed's Down With The Sickness on Mother's Day - which did get a few laughs and also dropped jaws). I lightened up as I went on, doing Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez, and then I Believe In A Thing Called Love by the Darkness. Geez, it's like these people sang love songs just because it was Valentines day, I wonder if they give their loved ones gifts or affection any other day of the year. And yes, I did Cupid by Sam Cooke on Monday, and stated that love did not pick a single day to fall on.
I also bet these people don't sing Christmas songs all night.|Singing Holiday Songs|DavidE|DavidE|Tue Feb 17 12:57:00 2004|161.149.63.106|0|0|0|1 0011000227000001|0011000227000000|11|1154|My Valentines selections consisted of: Closer by Nine Inch Nails, Pink by Aerosmith, Let's Go All the Way by Sly Fox. These, I agree are not your normal Love songs but they leave no room for misinterpretation. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/flameslayer.gif[/IMG]|Re: Singing Holiday Songs|flameslayer|flameslayer|Tue Feb 17 15:21:00 2004|205.188.208.108|0|0|0|0 0011000227000002|0011000227000000|11|253|Don't really do anything except for Christmas. Then I will add a holiday sections with all X-mas songs. They are listed in the book all year (which occasionally someone will do an x-mas song during the summer).

Had a guy sing Love Stinks - J Geils, another sang Chocolate Salty Balls - Chef (and dedicated it to all the lovelys) on Valentines. Can't get more romantic than that.|Re: Singing Holiday Songs|Lonman|Lonman|Tue Feb 17 15:22:00 2004|24.19.60.188|0|0|0|0 0011000227000003|0011000227000000|11|1141|I've sang ONE or two holiday tunes... and then had some mix music playing inbetween singers.

BUt normally, the holiday music is everywhere else, so you don't HAVE to get to heavily into it. In fact, in my experience, most of your patrons will thank you for not dwelling on it!|Re: Singing Holiday Songs|knightshow|knightshow|Tue Feb 17 15:35:00 2004|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000227000004|0011000227000000|11|1141|deleted post, duplicate

[This message has been edited by knightshow (edited February 19, 2004).]|Re: Singing Holiday Songs|knightshow|knightshow|Tue Feb 17 15:37:00 2004|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000227000005|0011000227000000|11|739|The only romantic song I did for the holiday was "Slide It In". And the air was so dry that it wasn't all that great. Couldn't hit my usual highs that night.|Re: Singing Holiday Songs|Ace S. Whyld|Ace S. Whyld|Wed Feb 18 18:15:00 2004|152.163.253.70|0|0|0|0 0011000227000006|0011000227000000|11|139|I do not alter my agenda for the holidays. If anything, I was singing the antithesis of love songs on Valentine's Day.|Re: Singing Holiday Songs|Stan|Stan|Wed Feb 18 19:43:00 2004|68.127.19.14|0|0|0|0 0011000227000007|0011000227000000|11|0|I popped off Guns-n-Roses, "Used To Love Her" on Valentines Day.

The audience went NUTS.|Re: Singing Holiday Songs|Tim D|Tim D|Thu Feb 19 11:40:00 2004|192.251.125.40|0|0|1|0 0011000227000008|0011000227000000|11|1068|dreading to bring out the irish brogue for patty's day|Re: Singing Holiday Songs|tjmat|tjmat|Wed Feb 25 16:44:00 2004|65.80.39.52|0|0|0|0 0011000227000009|0011000227000000|11|1407|One holiday song done near the beginning of the evening generally is all I will do. After all there are other singers and only so many holiday songs. Any more than that and it's over-kill...

Speakin' of which what are you guys singing for St. Patrick's Day?|Re: Singing Holiday Songs|NewbieKJ|NewbieKJ|Mon Mar 1 02:45:00 2004|216.49.242.50|0|0|0|0 0011000228000000|0011000228000000|11|1543|An anecdote. I was singing karaoke a few days ago. The rotation was maybe 10, with maybe twice as many non singers. I sang "Air That I Breath". After I was done I saw a lady talking with the karaoke host. Then she came over to me and said "Did you just sing that song?" I said, "Yes." She said, "Who sang it?" I said, "The Hollies and Olivia Newton John both sang it." She said, "Well, can I ask you something? Don't ever sing it badly again. That's a great song and I hate to hear it sung badly."

Yikes! It's not like I sang it that badly--it is karaoke after all, and you get what you pay for--the sound system was a bit tinny, and it was an el-cheapo karaoke rendition. I told her I sing the song often, but I promised here I would not sing the song again that night!

What an arse! I find that most songs end up sounding ok, even if the singer has had a few too many beers. I have also seen times when someone is a few beats ahead or behind, or a few notes high or low, and they still hit the final note right on and everyone gives them a hand, so...how do you handle the arse who claims you just massacreed their favorite symphony?|Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Feb 28 20:59:00 2004|64.40.60.217|0|0|0|1 0011000228000001|0011000228000000|11|1245|I would have told her "It's karaoke and I will sing whatever I want to sing and I don't give a rat's @$$ whether you like it or not". Then walk away.|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|Timberlea|Timberlea|Sun Feb 29 00:21:00 2004|24.224.226.28|0|0|0|0 0011000228000002|0011000228000000|11|1109|Was she complaining about the other singers? Unless you were stuck in a room full of "stellar virtuosos" I can't imagine that an average performance would tick her off that much! At most of the shows I go to, there's WAY more bad performances than good ones. Was she old & senile or something?|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Sun Feb 29 00:48:00 2004|152.163.253.70|0|0|0|0 0011000228000003|0011000228000000|11|1141|was SHE singing? If not, I'd tell her to mind her own ****ing business. If so, I'd give her an honest appraisal and critique the hell out of her!

((edit)) Besides, that song's a nutbuster anyway! SHEESH ((end edit))

[This message has been edited by knightshow (edited February 29, 2004).]|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|knightshow|knightshow|Sun Feb 29 16:54:00 2004|4.12.9.61|0|0|0|0 0011000228000004|0011000228000000|11|1543|Although it irked me a little, the whole scenario was kind of funny. After all, when you start a conversation with a stranger by critcizing them, how do you end that conversation? I left that puzzle up to her. I politely asked her to give me some pointers [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG] , which caught her off guard a bit and she wasn't able to say anything else other than to restate what she'd already said, so I figured she just had alot of "issues" and I was her next victim she was unloading on. She didn't sing the whole night, so I was never able to find out how things are *really* supposed to sound.|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|touron2003|touron2003|Sun Feb 29 17:15:00 2004|66.109.193.175|0|0|0|0 0011000228000005|0011000228000000|11|1068|I now say OK now I do she bangs a la william hung (of american idol infamy)

complete with the dance|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|tjmat|tjmat|Sun Feb 29 23:52:00 2004|68.153.123.233|0|0|0|0 0011000228000006|0011000228000000|11|1407|If it makes you feel any better - I've had a drunken A-hole tell me my singing sucked after I butchered "Cat Scratch Fever" while I was WARMING UP before a show in the MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON.

On the other hand, my whole life I've had people who were not friends or family tell me my that I'm a good singer so while the words of the drunk hurt what am I going to believe?

Do I suddenly decide I suck because of the opinion of one drunken idiot who can barely walk?

I choose to think I'm still a good singer - but that wasn't a good song for me to sing. Nobody can sing everything - everybody has a song they just love that they should avoid like the plague.

You have to decide for yourself what the case is with that particular song. Tape yourself doing it and see what you think, but don't decide you suck if you don't like what you hear. Just decide to try something by a different artist.

On the other hand if you do like what you hear then trust your own gut and the drunks can go to hell.|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|NewbieKJ|NewbieKJ|Mon Mar 1 02:41:00 2004|216.49.242.50|0|0|0|0 0011000228000007|0011000228000000|11|55|Know what I don't like? When you're up there, ready to sing a song, and one jerk says "Good song...don't f--k it up!".

This has happened quite a few times, and not just to me either (I remember one guy saying this to a guy I knew before he sang "I Cross My Heart"). I recall one time it happened directly to me, before I sang "Give It To Me" by J. Geils.

I would've told this jerkweed to go p-ss up a rope, but he was three times my size (as were two of his friends) and probably could've taken me out with one punch. I just went ahead and did the song.

He and his a--hole friends hassled me constantly. I'm extremely grateful that I haven't seen any of them since that venue stopped having karaoke.

Best,

Mark|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Mon Mar 1 19:40:00 2004|192.187.222.73|0|0|0|0 0011000228000008|0011000228000000|11|806|I'd take a hundred 'William Hung's'. There honest people who love to sing (even though we cringe at times). I had a guy who came to my shows a while back. This guy actually had a fantastic voice. He was coming to both of my shows every week. Now when he first started coming in, he asked if I could bring it up or down, more gain, less music volume, etc. After a couple of weeks, I had a pretty good idea of his comfort zone. Great voice, people loved to hear him. But his ego was his giant killer. He started buying people drinks to get them to come up and request him to sing something again. When I finally brought him up, he says "make me sound good". I set the levels the exact same place I always set them at. He starts his 'hey turn me up' schtick, and I respond with "how about I shove it up your a**". He stops in from time to time now. I don't necessarily miss him. He may have a great voice, but he was no William Hung. From a kj point of view, hecklers are plain jacka**es, that deserve the occasional verbal reminder to sit down, drink they're beer and shut the hell up. There more than welcome to fill out a slip, and let's see what they got.

[This message has been edited by ultimatefan (edited March 01, 2004).]|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Mon Mar 1 20:50:00 2004|67.72.220.242|0|0|0|0 0011000228000009|0011000228000000|11|1591|We had a heckler a few nights ago at a little club where I go and the KJ did something real cool.
He stopped the music and told the guy that if he had the guts to laugh at the people singing, then to get his fat behind up there next and try to do it better.
The guy got up and left and hasn't been back.
I think the best part of the whole thing was everyone clapped when he left.|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|mrtwister|mrtwister|Mon Mar 1 21:01:00 2004|68.103.48.222|0|0|0|0 0011000228000010|0011000228000000|11|1407|I saw the clip of William Hung. I didn't think he was that bad - I've had LOTS worse at my shows.|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|NewbieKJ|NewbieKJ|Mon Mar 1 22:46:00 2004|216.49.242.50|0|0|0|0 0011000228000011|0011000228000000|11|1141|are you KIDDING Newbie? He's improved!! LOL!

As for the jerk being three times your size, Mark, so what? Tell him you don't go to K-mart and screw with him at HIS job! LOL!|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|knightshow|knightshow|Tue Mar 2 19:02:00 2004|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000228000012|0011000228000000|11|861|Hey, steal a quote from Churchill "Yes, M'am, that may have been poorly sung, however, where I may sing well tomorrow, you will still be ugly."

[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/alice.gif[/IMG]|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|Alice Cooper's Alter Ego|Alice Cooper's Alter Ego|Sat Mar 6 09:36:00 2004|24.85.33.154|0|0|0|0 0011000228000013|0011000228000000|11|1590|[QUOTE]Originally posted by touron2003:
[B] I sang "Air That I Breath".
B][/QUOTE]


Always looking for new songs, especially since I have only been doing this for a month now. I want to thank you for the idea to do this song. I really want to sing the Simply Red version and asked the KJ if that is a possiblity to get in the future, but I did sing the Hollies version and nailed it. Thanks so much for the idea. *smile*

Interestingly enough the same night I did Holding Back the Years by Simply Red.

If anyone has some great ideas for a high tenor that most people don't usually sing, please let me know. Thanks.

CelticCircle1961|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|CelticCircle1961|CelticCircle1961|Sat Mar 6 10:45:00 2004|68.44.221.188|0|0|0|0 0011000228000014|0011000228000000|11|1543|I told this story to another person, and they suggested that I should have asked the lady her name and then later on handed in the same song with her name on it. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]

Celtic some other songs you might want to try...
I Only Have Eyes for You, Flamingos
Hearts, Marty Balins
Count On Me, Jefferson Starship
Lost In Love, Air Supply
Against All Odds, Phil Collins

Hmmm...I was just told by a bartender that the best karaoke singer is....one who is buying lots of drinks!

[This message has been edited by touron2003 (edited March 09, 2004).]|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Mar 6 22:19:00 2004|66.109.196.8|0|0|0|0 0011000228000015|0011000228000000|11|1555|I think she just needed a spanking. Or something.ha ha|Re: Oh, and don't sing that song badly again!|metalgod|metalgod|Fri Mar 12 03:59:00 2004|209.178.146.38|0|0|0|0 0011000229000000|0011000229000000|11|1543|Anyone know where one might get some Brazilian karaoke music (in Portuguese)?|brazilian karaoke music|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Mar 20 23:05:00 2004|64.40.48.48|0|0|0|1 0011000229000001|0011000229000000|11|1109|All I could come up with was this:
[URL=http://www.acekaraoke.com/international.html]CLICK HERE[/URL]

Don't say I never did nothin' for ya. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]|Re: brazilian karaoke music|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Sun Mar 21 10:42:00 2004|64.12.116.81|0|0|0|0 0011000229000002|0011000229000000|11|1543|Thanks for the tip, Mark.|Re: brazilian karaoke music|touron2003|touron2003|Tue Mar 23 22:15:00 2004|64.40.57.148|0|0|0|0 0011000230000000|0011000230000000|11|1543|If you went to several different karaoke shows over a long period (say 2 years), what songs would you be most likely to hear?

My list
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My Way -- Frank Sinatra
Hotel California -- Eagles
Picture -- Sheryl Crow/Kid Rock
What's Going On --Marvin Gaye
Under the Boardwalk -- Drifters

Feel free to add/subtract from the above. Unfortunately, My Way is one of my least favorite songs. Such is life.|songs most often performed|touron2003|touron2003|Sun May 16 22:51:00 2004|66.109.197.132|0|0|0|1 0011000230000001|0011000230000000|11|451|Wow...

you'd have to add to that list: Honey I'm Home by Shania Twain...

My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion

I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor...|Re: songs most often performed|cliffd64|cliffd64|Mon May 17 07:59:00 2004|159.108.1.235|0|0|0|0 0011000230000002|0011000230000000|11|1336|Turn The Page
Paradise By The Dashboard Light
Friends In Low Places|Re: songs most often performed|Connie M|Connie M|Mon May 17 13:05:00 2004|65.43.145.150|0|0|0|0 0011000230000003|0011000230000000|11|253|I don't get out to others shows too much, but the top 5 most heard songs at my own would be - just songs you'd be alomost guaranteed to hear on any given night:

Goodbye Earl - Dixie Chicks
Hotel California - Eagles
Shadows Of The Night - Pat Benatar
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
Picture - Kid Rock/Sheryl Crow (Although this one is starting to dissipate)

Would love to hear Turn the Page every once in a while, even a couple others that are listed in above posts.|Re: songs most often performed|Lonman|Lonman|Mon May 17 13:29:00 2004|24.19.60.188|0|0|0|0 0011000230000004|0011000230000000|11|1141|"Hotel California"
"Ring Of Fire"
"The Dance"
"Friends In Low Places"
"Landslide" - Dixie Chick's version
"Nobody"
"Crazy" - Patsy Cline vers.
"Beer For My Horses"

It's SOOoooo dependent on region, I think. And many of the karaoke singers I've met have expressed an interest in NOT offending people by singing something that's "old hat".|Re: songs most often performed|knightshow|knightshow|Mon May 17 15:33:00 2004|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000230000005|0011000230000000|11|1486|Family Tradition - Hank williams jr.
Turn the page
Sin Wagon
Funky cold medina
A little less talk, alot more action
Bring me to life
Proud Mary - tina turner version
can't help falling in love - elvis

We have a diverse crowd...LOL|Re: songs most often performed|karoakediva|karoakediva|Thu May 27 12:55:00 2004|65.121.62.87|0|0|0|0 0011000230000006|0011000230000000|11|135|The other day at the start of the show, I had about 6 singers ready to go. Three of them had signed up for Patsy Cline's "Crazy" LMAO. I let one singer do it who was new (which was horrible), and the others waited till she left until they did it. Normally the rule would be "no repeats within 1 hour, but then we can probably allow a repeated song."

I find it amazing that generally people don't realize (or care) that these songs are overdone. I think the newcomers who enter the karaoke scene just aren't aware of it and try to sing anything they know.

Again, my list (I think this topic is a repeat) ...

1. Love Shack - B52 Bombers
2. Summer Nights - Olivia Newton-Yawn & John Revolta
3. Hotel California - The Beagles
4. American Pie - Don McSleep
5. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queer
6. Friends In Low Places - Barf Brooks
7. Margaritaville - Jimmy Stuffett
8. Mack The Knife - Bobby McDonalds
9. Picture - Kiddie Rock & Sterile Crow
10. I Will Survive - Gloria Gay


The most popular song that appears are the most manufacturers discs is Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" (available on 132 different karaoke discs). But I don't hear that one too much.|Re: songs most often performed|Grateful|Grateful|Fri May 28 12:33:00 2004|207.213.34.254|0|0|0|0 0011000230000007|0011000230000000|11|781|Uh, nevermind

[This message has been edited by DJFang (edited May 28, 2004).]|Re: songs most often performed|DJFang|DJFang|Fri May 28 20:10:00 2004|66.188.28.27|0|0|0|0 0011000230000008|0011000230000000|11|1628|The 5 most popular songs? Depends on the venue... but....

1. Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meatloaf
2. Love Shack - B-52's
3. New York, New York (couple other Sinatra tunes tie here)
4. Summer Nights - John Travolta/Oliva Newton John (Grease soundtrack)
5. Margarittaville - Jimmy Buffett|Re: songs most often performed|MrEd|MusicMeister|Sun Jun 27 06:26:00 2004|12.44.103.101|0|0|0|0 0011000230000009|0011000230000000|11|89|unfortunately:
-daddy'd hands
-grandpa
-turn the page <good song turned old, very old>
-a picture of you <without me>
-desparado <why-so slooooow>
fortunately:
-van halen tunes
-life is a highway
-the zephyr song-red hop chili peppers
-rod stewart-you wear it well|Re: songs most often performed|marcolake|marcolake|Sat Sep 4 16:24:00 2004|64.12.116.67|0|0|0|0 0011000230000010|0011000230000000|11|89|red hop alright-must of got a bit excited-must be huurricane francis|Re: songs most often performed|marcolake|marcolake|Sat Sep 4 16:25:00 2004|64.12.116.67|0|0|0|0 0011000230000011|0011000230000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by marcolake:
[b]unfortunately:
-daddy'd hands
-grandpa
-turn the page <good song turned old, very old>
-a picture of you <without me>
-desparado <why-so slooooow>
fortunately:
-van halen tunes
-life is a highway
-the zephyr song-red hop chili peppers
-rod stewart-you wear it well[/b][/QUOTE]

The only one that ever gets done at my show on your list is Grandpa.|Re: songs most often performed|Lonman|Lonman|Sat Sep 4 16:47:00 2004|67.168.71.132|0|0|0|0 0011000230000012|0011000230000000|11|1543|How about

Driftaway, Dobie Gray
Mountain Music, Alabama

These get sung quite often and are kind of similar song-wise.|Re: songs most often performed|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Sep 4 19:11:00 2004|64.40.45.218|0|0|0|0 0011000230000013|0011000230000000|11|55|It most definitely depends on region. Looking at Marco's list, I see quite a few songs there that either I've never seen done ("The Zephyr Song"?) or hear VERY rarely ("Daddy's Hands", "Picture of Me Without You").

Pretty much all of the songs mentioned in the previous posts are all among the overdone songs here. I'll add these, although they've kinda ebbed:

"You Were Meant For Me"--Jewel
"You Oughta Know"--Alanis Morrisette
"I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window"--Melissa Etheridge
"Big Empty" and "Plush"--Stone Temple Pilots
"Runaway Train"--Soul Asylum

Best,

Mark|Re: songs most often performed|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Mon Sep 6 14:53:00 2004|64.48.134.194|0|0|0|0 0011000230000014|0011000230000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Speck:
[b]It most definitely depends on region. Looking at Marco's list, I see quite a few songs there that either I've never seen done ("The Zephyr Song"?) or hear VERY rarely ("Daddy's Hands", "Picture of Me Without You").

Pretty much all of the songs mentioned in the previous posts are all among the overdone songs here. I'll add these, although they've kinda ebbed:

"You Were Meant For Me"--Jewel
"You Oughta Know"--Alanis Morrisette
"I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window"--Melissa Etheridge
"Big Empty" and "Plush"--Stone Temple Pilots
"Runaway Train"--Soul Asylum

Best,

Mark[/b][/QUOTE]


Big Empty, Plush & You Were Meant For Me are definately done alot. Runaway Train used to but it died here a couple years back.|Re: songs most often performed|Lonman|Lonman|Mon Sep 6 15:06:00 2004|67.168.71.132|0|0|0|0 0011000230000015|0011000230000000|11|1109|I never hear Big Empty & Plush around here. Lonnie, you probably get a lot of the alternative-Seattle rock up there, right? A long time ago when those bands were big, I'd hear Pearl Jam and Nirvana quite often, but not any more.

Those Jewel and Alanis Morrisette songs [b]are[/b] way over-done around here, though.|Re: songs most often performed|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Mon Sep 6 16:36:00 2004|152.163.252.163|0|0|0|0 0011000230000016|0011000230000000|11|1643|Dancing Queen
My Way
New York, New York
Picture
Summer Nights
Killing Me Softly
Crazy
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Landslide (dixie chicks)
Sweet Transvestite
Friends in Low Places
Wanted Dead or Alive
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

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[This message has been edited by karaokewithjason (edited September 29, 2004).]|Re: songs most often performed|karaokewithjason|karaokewithjason|Fri Sep 17 10:40:00 2004|64.12.116.67|0|0|0|0 0011000230000017|0011000230000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]Originally posted by knightshow:
[qb] "Hotel California"
"Ring Of Fire"
"The Dance"
"Friends In Low Places"
"Landslide" - Dixie Chick's version
"Nobody"
"Crazy" - Patsy Cline vers.
"Beer For My Horses"

It's SOOoooo dependent on region, I think. And many of the karaoke singers I've met have expressed an interest in NOT offending people by singing something that's "old hat". [/qb][/QUOTE](resurrecting an old thread here--I was going back and reading the archives)

That's how I am. Once in a while I'll sing something that's fairly common around here--but if I'm gonna do that, I do it early in the evening before anyone else gets to it--and/or I'll sing it at a place where there isn't likely to be anyone else singing it. (For instance, at the bowling alley I sometimes go to, I was hearing a lot of Stevie Nicks, so when I wanted to sing "Edge of Seventeen", I sang it at a different karaoke place.)

Most of the time, though, I sing stuff that I've never heard anyone else sing for karaoke. And there have been a few songs I've sung--such as Lisa Loeb's "Let's Forget About It"--that the kj's had never even heard before!

What with that movie about Johnny Cash being released, a lot of guys are singing "Ring of Fire" nowadays. Some of them are really good. Then there are other guys that--well, let's just say they really should start out by saying, "Hello, I'm NOT Johnny Cash." LOL!

"Nobody"? Are you referring to "Nobody" by Sylvia? I have never heard anyone sing that for karaoke. (Come to think of it, that's one that I could probably do...) The funny thing is that if you look in the artists section of most books, they have that and "Pillow Talk" listed under the same artist, even though they are by 2 different Sylvias, both of whom use only their first name! (Judging from the CD's I've seen listed online--not karaoke, but regular CD's--there even appears to be a third Sylvia--a "world music" artist, I think--who uses just her first name.)|Re: songs most often performed|Laura|Laura|Sat May 13 11:49:00 2006|24.107.12.111|1|0|0|0 0011000230000018|0011000230000000|11|1996|Top 5 down here:
1.Kerosene
2.Picture(UGH!)
3.Jackson(Johnny and June Cash)
4.Hicktown
5-1.Alabama
5-2.Faithfully
5-3.Redneck Woman
5-4.All Jacked Up
Ok, so it wasn't exactly five...sue me. LOL|Re: songs most often performed|DJPuto|DJPuto|Sat May 13 17:38:00 2006|4.226.207.45|1|0|0|0 0011000230000019|0011000230000000|11|2008|Whew!!!
Been reading some of the posts on this message board and I am relieved to know that my songs, the ones I like to sing, are not oversung.

I just started doing this Karaoke thing back in September 05. Got sick of staying home watching TV. Only so many times you can watch the same movies on HBO.

Re-discovered a bar I used to frequent 30 years ago and discovered they had Karaoke on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Must say at 59 I am a little long in the tooth to be starting at this stuff, but at the urging of some of the folks, after six weeks I decided to try it.

Started with Nat King Cole stuff. Love that mans voice!!!!!!! Have since moved on to do Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, and Don Williams. I try to do a different song every week and soon I'll be looking for another artists songs to try, but right now I'm meeting new folks and having a great time and like someone previously said, " if you don't like the song, wait a couple minutes and it will be over".|Re: songs most often performed|thud68|thud68|Fri May 19 07:52:00 2006|4.240.240.35|1|0|0|0 0011000230000020|0011000230000000|11|920|If you're having fun, you're never too old to start.|Re: songs most often performed|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Fri May 19 09:53:00 2006|66.100.0.2|1|0|0|0 0011000230000021|0011000230000000|11|1885|Thud68, I started doing karaoke about a month earlier than you did. :) And I'm 43.|Re: songs most often performed|Laura|Laura|Fri May 19 11:05:00 2006|68.143.242.182|1|0|0|0 0011000230000022|0011000230000000|11|1996|Yall kinda started late, right? I started when I was 18...not quite legal but I got in anyways. So I've been at it for 15 years.|Re: songs most often performed|DJPuto|DJPuto|Fri May 19 13:24:00 2006|4.226.243.12|1|0|0|0 0011000230000023|0011000230000000|11|2008|Guess we all gotta start somewhere!!!!!!!!!!!|Re: songs most often performed|thud68|thud68|Fri May 19 14:46:00 2006|4.240.243.7|1|0|0|0 0011000231000000|0011000231000000|11|1543|Anyone else familiar with the song Jamaican Rhumba? Does it have lyrics?|Jamaican Rhumba--lyrics?|touron2003|touron2003|Sun May 16 22:56:00 2004|66.109.197.132|0|0|0|1 0011000231000001|0011000231000000|11|1885|I've never heard it with lyrics! I played it when I was taking piano lessons, and I have a cassette by a piano duo in which they play it. I've never heard it sung.

(BTW, I know this is an old message, but I just now found it!)|Re: Jamaican Rhumba--lyrics?|Laura|Laura|Fri Jul 28 23:29:00 2006|24.107.9.54|1|0|0|0 0011000231000002|0011000231000000|11|1619|I've found lyrics for jamaican and for rhumba but not jamaican rhumba. :(

Susie :)|Re: Jamaican Rhumba--lyrics?|FullHouseEntertainment|FullHouseEntertainment|Sat Jul 29 03:26:00 2006|68.97.114.218|1|0|0|0 0011000231000003|0011000231000000|11|1543|Hey, thanks for looking even if you didn't find them. The song may not have lyrics. My Mom used to play it with her piano students. Jamaican Rhumba is a classic! I found this short biography on its composer, [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Benjamin]Arthur Benjamin[/URL].

"His best-known piece is Jamaican Rumba, composed in 1938, for which the Jamaican government gave him a free barrel of rum a year as thanks for making their country known. " ;)

While we are on the steel drum song topic, anyone besides me sing [URL=http://www.tuffydog.com/lyrics13.html]Yellow Bird[/URL]? This beautiful Jamaican [URL=http://www.tuffydog.com/sounds/yellowbird.mid]song[/URL] (or is it [URL=http://www.ludovicspeaks.com/2005/03/the_story_of_ch.html]Haitian[/URL]?) was a childhood favorite of mine.|Re: Jamaican Rhumba--lyrics?|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Jul 29 18:15:00 2006|66.212.78.246|1|0|0|0 0011000232000000|0011000232000000|11|1543|Not sure if this topic has come up, but a search on "embarrassing" didn't bring up much, so....what has been your worst moment in karaoke--the crumb de la crumb, the time when you wished the song would end but you knew you had 3 minutes to go. You started out cool but you ended up...a fool.

A few of mine:
I sang Crocodile Rock in a contest. My voice wasn't in good shape. Those la-la-la-la-la's that I like to sing wore my voice out very quick. Halfway through the song I was scratching on the rest of the lyrics. I lowered my voice an octave. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG] I heard someone laugh, "Just finish it!" I got back to my table and one person said "Well there are 3 people who definitely will not win." He did not have to list the third.

Another time I decided to sing Gloria Estefan's Words Get in the Way. I'm a guy. What am I doing singing that song. A couple lines into it I knew I was in way over my head. It was out of range, it sounded strange for a guy to be singing it. I just wanted it all to stop, but the song had only just begun. Someone pull the fire alarm or something! Maybe I should have told the karaoke host "I thought this song was 'My Way' not whatever this other song is--can I switch real quick?"

So there are a couple--what are yours?



[This message has been edited by touron2003 (edited August 02, 2004).]|most embarrassing moment...|touron2003|touron2003|Mon Aug 2 22:03:00 2004|198.104.63.141|0|0|0|1 0011000232000001|0011000232000000|11|1141|dude, I'm still in therapy over the LAST time I was ridiculed in a similar manner!|Re: most embarrassing moment...|knightshow|knightshow|Tue Aug 3 18:14:00 2004|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000232000002|0011000232000000|11|1628|I can only recommend that I not be allowed to sing 'One Night in Bangkok'.... ugh... I still shiver when I think about trying that song.|Re: most embarrassing moment...|MrEd|MusicMeister|Wed Aug 4 20:57:00 2004|64.4.224.201|0|0|0|0 0011000232000003|0011000232000000|11|1068|happened last night had a high school reunion in and i sang shout - isley bros. Usually I for the little bit softer part I do a partial split. This time i slipped and did a full REAL split. Kept singing but the locals all went OOOOOOOOOOHHH in pain as they saw me hobble for the rest of the night.|Re: most embarrassing moment...|tjmat|tjmat|Thu Aug 5 10:15:00 2004|64.7.22.208|0|0|0|0 0011000232000004|0011000232000000|11|55|I can safely say that, of anyone in the online karaoke community, I lead the league in embarrasing moments...LOL!

Here's one that comes readily to mind, and I did this not once but a couple of times: my attempts to do Michael Jackson songs!

It's bad enough that I can't get my voice that high, but I had to compound it each time with my bad attempts to dance like him. Oh yeah, I also threw in the crotch-grabs!

With all due respect to Dierks Bentley, what was I thinkin'?

Best,

Mark|Re: most embarrassing moment...|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sat Aug 7 20:44:00 2004|64.48.134.3|0|0|0|0 0011000232000005|0011000232000000|11|89|"hooked on a feeling" by blue swede- the first and only time booed soundly to the people there to drink free for one hour and go in melbourne, fl. <back in 1994>. after three words-booooooooooo----- i was new to karaoke back then---i was ****ed---came back the next week to crush this tough, tough uncaring crowd with the stones "paint it black"... i studied the old ed sullivan show to rock it out to perfection...i did the eye movement and microphone poll shakin and made it happen......the song came up and some lady started saying "paint it black, paint it
black you devil"-just like the stones live lp "get your ya ya's out." i knew i was in. i got off stage to high fives and have not stopped rocking since...."hooked on a feeling" works, now that it the version of sound choice!!!!!!!|Re: most embarrassing moment...|marcolake|marcolake|Sat Sep 11 01:09:00 2004|205.188.116.65|0|0|0|0 0011000233000000|0011000233000000|11|1543|A previous thread got me thinking...should a karaoke rendition always be faithful to the original recording? I can think of some songs where I wish they would fade out a little earlier rather than repeating the same line 10 times. What's everyone else's opinions? Give examples, be specific! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]|faithfull to the original recording....yes? no?|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Oct 23 15:50:00 2004|64.40.54.108|0|0|0|1 0011000233000001|0011000233000000|11|43|I think there are many songs that can either lose a drawn out ending of repeated lyrics, or lose some of those long instrumental breaks in the middle. The problem is what I like isn't neccessarily what the next guy wants, so who is SC going to please?

SC has decided that the easiest way is to be as faithful to the original as possible, and people will generally know what to expect. They also try to use radio versions where possible, and typically label the track as such. This makes sense since more people will know a song from the radio rather than from a CD. Where this goes off the rail to some is like that previous example of Man Of Constant Sorrow. As BC said, they did this before the radio version was created (or at least released), so many would know the shorter version, where SC made a long version.

When The Sun Goes Down by Kenny Chesney/Uncle Kracker is another one where SC used the long version used in the video and on the CD, instead of the short version from the radio. Maybe the thinking here was that the guys singing it would have girls watching the video, and they would know the long version, or at least not be thrown by the extra choruses LOL

[This message has been edited by DanJ (edited October 23, 2004).]|Re: faithfull to the original recording....yes? no?|DanJ|DanJ|Sat Oct 23 16:26:00 2004|64.231.60.21|0|0|0|0 0011000233000002|0011000233000000|11|1543|One song that has a really long outro is Strawberry Letter 23. It's a great song, even with the long outro, and if you don't sing the whole outro, you miss the last 10 seconds where you are singing totoally solo, but somtimes I almost start laughing halfway through the outro because I know people are wondering when the whole thing ends.

I don't like singing the da-da-da-daaas in Jive Talking by the Bee Gees.

[This message has been edited by touron2003 (edited October 23, 2004).]|Re: faithfull to the original recording....yes? no?|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Oct 23 18:37:00 2004|198.104.63.140|0|0|0|0 0011000233000003|0011000233000000|11|1154|I too think that SC's policy of staying true to the original is the best and most consistant policy to have. If you know the song has a long or repetative outro ask the KJ to fade it out.
[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/flameslayer.gif[/IMG]|Re: faithfull to the original recording....yes? no?|flameslayer|flameslayer|Sun Oct 24 16:48:00 2004|24.15.167.39|0|0|0|0 0011000234000000|0011000234000000|11|451|Hi all;

I need suggestions for a group song for 5 people to sing at a charity type event.

The five people are comprised of three men, and two women. The men are pretty much all in the tenor range (with maybe a little bit of baritone thrown in for good measure), and the women seem to be fairly diverse. One has a really soulful voice and the other is more on the "show tune" end of things.

The ages of the people average in the mid thirties (maybe even higher... hard to tell)

Any ideas on a good song to showcase these people together as well as individually?|Help choosing a good song.....|cliffd64|cliffd64|Fri Oct 29 16:21:00 2004|159.108.1.235|0|0|0|1 0011000234000001|0011000234000000|11|749|Time Warp - is lot's of fun, and it has enough parts...
If they are strong singers, Seven Bridges Road is a little more "showy" on account of the tight harmonies.|Re: Help choosing a good song.....|Dog|Dog|Fri Oct 29 17:46:00 2004|69.196.253.172|0|0|0|0 0011000234000002|0011000234000000|11|1543|T

[This message has been edited by touron2003 (edited October 30, 2004).]|Re: Help choosing a good song.....|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Oct 30 22:33:00 2004|64.40.57.227|0|0|0|0 0011000234000003|0011000234000000|11|1543|Goodnight Sweetheart is a good group song for closing

7 by Prince might be a possibility

Dream a Little Dream by the Mamas and Papas could probably be harmonized

Creeque Alley, also by M&P's would be good as it has 3 parts, but it's in hardly any karaoke book.

Scarborough Fair, Simon and Garfunkel

More Than Words, Extreme



[This message has been edited by touron2003 (edited October 30, 2004).]|Re: Help choosing a good song.....|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Oct 30 22:38:00 2004|64.40.57.227|0|0|0|0 0011000234000004|0011000234000000|11|1543|t



[This message has been edited by touron2003 (edited October 30, 2004).]|Re: Help choosing a good song.....|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Oct 30 22:48:00 2004|64.40.57.227|0|0|0|0 0011000234000005|0011000234000000|11|1543|...or how about the Bohemian Raphsody?|Re: Help choosing a good song.....|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Oct 30 22:50:00 2004|64.40.57.227|0|0|0|0 0011000234000006|0011000234000000|11|1141|now that SC has released "Seven Bridges Road" on Sc8891, there's a good song. "It's Alright" by Huey Lewis & The News is yet another.

In fact, that whole disc comes to mind... the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young songs are VERY good for multiple partners!|Re: Help choosing a good song.....|knightshow|knightshow|Sun Oct 31 00:49:00 2004|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000234000007|0011000234000000|11|1069|How about "My Only Love" or "I'll Go To My Grave Loving You" both by The Statler Brothers.|Re: Help choosing a good song.....|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Thu Nov 25 23:09:00 2004|12.223.53.159|0|0|0|0 0011000235000000|0011000235000000|11|1069|Have you ever sang a song and felt like you were the artist singing it?! I had that happen to me the other night and I guess I really go into it. Afterwards the people were telling me I sounded like Janis Joplin.
I sang Me & Bobby McGee. It's kind of an eery feeling?! Anyone else experience that?!|Have you ever?!|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Thu Nov 25 23:07:00 2004|12.223.53.159|0|0|0|1 0011000235000001|0011000235000000|11|1657|Annie
I never experienced that, but one of the last times Andrew and I wern out for karaoke Adam sang a Tim McGraw song and Andrew told him he sang it better than Tim. Adam sure felt good the rest of the night.

Last Thursday I heard this girl sand Alanis M and she sounded exactly like her. I mean exactly and she's banking on it as she won quite a bit of money that night. 1st place in a contest.|Re: Have you ever?!|Stacy R|Stacy R|Thu Nov 25 23:24:00 2004|24.208.62.156|0|0|0|0 0011000235000002|0011000235000000|11|1141|I have, and it can be a bit embarrassing as well as flattering!

I'm not one normally to appreciate public support that much, but it DOES make ya feel spectacular! LOL!|Re: Have you ever?!|knightshow|knightshow|Sun Nov 28 00:40:00 2004|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000235000003|0011000235000000|11|1069|Yeah it does Knight show! How ya doin?! You a dad? HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! ;)|Re: Have you ever?!|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Sun Jun 18 22:21:00 2006|74.135.17.38|1|0|0|0 0011000235000004|0011000235000000|11|2030|Honestly, I hate it and am upset with myself when people tell me I sound just like (fill in the blank). We have enough, Reba's, and Janice's, and Tim McGraw's in this world. I sound like me. I put my own spin on everything... well as much as I can with a pre-recorded band (I really miss singing with a live band). I hear quite often on Piece of my Heart (The good version by Joplin), Why haven't I heard from you (Reba) and a few others that I sing it better than the original. I figure it's because I'm feeling it more from my heart than they did in the studio. I don't sing anything that I can't personally relate to deep down.|Re: Have you ever?!|tryingcake|tryingcake|Thu Jun 22 00:43:00 2006|69.234.203.196|1|0|0|0 0011000235000005|0011000235000000|11|1143|I've been hit by this at 3 different levels - I was told I did a perfect Joe Strummer when I did the Clash's Magnificient Seven; someone pegged me for Bob Dylan; and someone else said I did a dead-on Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits.|Re: Have you ever?!|DavidE|DavidE|Thu Jun 22 17:50:00 2006|161.149.63.107|1|0|0|0 0011000235000006|0011000235000000|11|55|I have been praised for my Dylan imitation. Hell, I grew up on Dylan, so why shouldn't I know it as well as I do?

Of course, it DOES get annoying when you're singing a NON-Dylan song and people say, "Hey, nice Bob Dylan imitation!" Happens whenever I sing "Sister Golden Hair", "Poor Side of Town" or "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away".

Best,

Mark|Re: Have you ever?!|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Tue Jul 4 20:46:00 2006|63.23.62.80|1|0|0|0 0011000235000007|0011000235000000|11|1141|I think some folks actually say that because you may not SUCK! And they may have heard enough bad singers in their time!|Re: Have you ever?!|knightshow|knightshow|Wed Jul 5 23:29:00 2006|205.142.237.129|1|0|0|0 0011000236000000|0011000236000000|11|1681|First off, I'm the first woman ever to host a karaoke show in the Atlanta, GA area EVER (undisputed)....I've gone from the incomplete 30-slot Pioneer laser disc cabinets and have been there for the birth of Sound Choice in Atlanta and other neat gadgets that upgraded the equipment over the years. I'm from New Orleans, LA (daughter of a once famous TV personality there), and I LOVE SINGING!!!! Open mics are getting to be a thing of the past and since I can't haul my guitar around, I would go to shows. After my first show attended EVER, I was running them by my second appearance. I retired on 9/19/2003 and rarely make appearances anymore. But make no mistake, I'm going to spread the word about this message board in particular because EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU RAWK ON!!!!

I love these song lists (marcolake, YOU ARE MY GOD!!) and wow! has my brain been on a strange trip reading through them. My next post will be my list of "dream songs" I'd love to see (imagine my surprise when I actually SAW a Louisiana Leroux song on SC!!! I damn near fainted!). That leaves a door open to "yats" (N.O. natives who ask, Where yat?) like me....so, this is post No. 1, thanks for reading and I'm getting post No. 2 ready. Peace!!! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wayhappy.gif[/IMG]

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Maybe you could be so kind
To make a home for this heart of mine
Maybe I could live there too
I think I left my heart with you|First Time Post|emcsheart|emcsheart|Sat Jan 15 09:02:00 2005|24.107.163.74|0|0|0|1 0011000236000001|0011000236000000|11|1543|Howdy and welcome emcs! As far as New Orleans style, I could go for some [URL=http://www.alligatorrecords.com/artists/artist.cfm?ArtistID=039]Professor Longhair[/URL], like

Bald Head
Cry to Me
Something on Your Mind
Your Driving Me Crazy



[This message has been edited by touron2003 (edited January 15, 2005).]|Re: First Time Post|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Jan 15 13:37:00 2005|64.40.53.182|0|0|0|0 0011000236000002|0011000236000000|11|89|WOW!!! THANK YOU, I GUESS...CAUGHT THIS QUITE BY ACCIDENT----AMAZED---AND THANK YOU SOUND CHOICE.....AND HOPEFULLY I WILL CATCH ONE OF YOUR ATLANTA SHOWS <IF THEY HAPPEN AS AN ENCORE> AS I LIVE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL.....NICE!!!!!!!!!|Re: First Time Post|marcolake|marcolake|Fri Jan 21 22:58:00 2005|152.163.100.65|0|0|0|0 0011000236000003|0011000236000000|11|1681|[QUOTE]Originally posted by marcolake:
[b]WOW!!! THANK YOU, I GUESS...CAUGHT THIS QUITE BY ACCIDENT----AMAZED---AND THANK YOU SOUND CHOICE.....AND HOPEFULLY I WILL CATCH ONE OF YOUR ATLANTA SHOWS <IF THEY HAPPEN AS AN ENCORE> AS I LIVE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL.....NICE!!!!!!!!![/b][/QUOTE]
***
Hey, man, I'm hailing ya left and right. I started going over your wish list of songs again, and I'm just bustin' at the seams. Oh, I can't believe SC has released the ORIGINAL Melanie Safka w/ the Edwin Hawkins Singers "Candles In The Rain". I'm SO going to sing that tonight, I can't wait!!! I found a new show that one of my close buds started with Extreme Entertainment, and this place was so packed that it took an hour and a half just for me to sing my first song. This guy is amazing!! He starts at 8, but the bar owners love him so much, they let him go to close (about 2) and he doesn't ask for any more money than he's getting paid and he doesn't really ask for tips (something I've personally abhorred). He used to come to shows when I ran them, and said that one day he was going to do the same thing I'm doing and have me come out and check to see if he's "doing it right". So, last night, I did, and he was floored that I came out. It was so much fun. Naturally, being the little proofreader I am, I immediately went through the books and starting marking down typos. He likes that because when I'm done, he'll change them all and then print out new books.

So I'm babbling, anyway, I've got to get to my Live Journal and make my post for today. I might even go back there tonight -- the owners asked him if he would do a show tonight because of the huge success from last night! I'm so excited for him!

Peace!!


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Maybe you could be so kind
To make a home for this heart of mine
Maybe I could live there too
I think I left my heart with you|Re: First Time Post|emcsheart|emcsheart|Sat Jan 22 10:46:00 2005|24.107.163.74|0|0|0|0 0011000236000004|0011000236000000|11|1141|Oh NOOOOO!!! Marco's got a FAN!

That's it, the forum's over for me!
[IMG]http://www.knightshow.com/smilies/outtahere.gif[/IMG]

Welcome to the site emcsheart.

I lived in Atlanta for two years... worked near Hapeville, and lived all over the area (literally north, south and East! LOL!)... finally moved to Oregon where I've been for the last nine 1/2 years!|Re: First Time Post|knightshow|knightshow|Sat Jan 22 10:48:00 2005|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000236000005|0011000236000000|11|1681|You're so CRAZY! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/lmao.gif[/IMG] Don't run away, I won't bite (well, not unless asked)! I live in Newnan now, knightshow, but I did shows in Hapeville for a while, at a place called Hammers and that place was jumpin'! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bash.gif[/IMG] Sometimes, I would just shake my head all the way out of there when a show was done, asking who let the inmates out of the asylum and how did they all get pencils??? What's the karaoke like up in Oregon? I wonder if there are a lot of Heart fans up there, being so close to Washington state and all....my dream is to meet both sisters, shake their hands and say thank you to them for "teaching" me to sing through every single album I've ever purchased by them. I sang "What About Love" and "Dog and Butterfly" last night. Might do "Tell It Like It Is" tonight, since I'm from N'Awlins and all, got to send a shout-out to my peeps in da bayou!

Peace! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wave.gif[/IMG]

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Maybe you could be so kind
To make a home for this heart of mine
Maybe I could live there too
I think I left my heart with you|Re: First Time Post|emcsheart|emcsheart|Sat Jan 22 10:55:00 2005|24.107.163.74|0|0|0|0 0011000237000000|0011000237000000|11|1418|While recovering from injuries sustained in a recent series of battles occuring on another thread, an idea struck me....based upon a few comments by Geminimale and Karaokemonkey re: karaoke contest winning songs, it occurred to me that it may prove interesting as a topic to determine the variety of songs that have inhabited the winner's circle (runner-ups and songs that placed in the top honors category as well), and what songs were entered but sadly failed to garner a spot at the winning level.

Should anyone care to participate in this cute little survey, please provide information per the following format:


1. Song Title/Artist entry(or entires)
2. State and/or Town where contest was held
3. Approximate number of participants
4. Personal Results (win, place, or show)
5. Venue Rating (overall fairness, prizes, quality of judges, audience favoritism or impartiality, etc.)


***OR, if you do not prefer such detail, just provide whatever information you please. After all, it's up to you anyway!


==============SIDEBAR NOTE==============

It is entirely possible that a similar thread or threads on this topic already exist within the archives, and I'm sorry but I neglected to consult them and conduct research. That aside, I feel this topic (even if revisited) can be utilized for information update purposes and perhaps provide a little amusement as well. So, hey there y'all, wudda ya say....how 'bout we just Git'R Done??!!! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/3sing2.gif[/IMG]|Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Mon Jan 24 05:33:00 2005|24.113.82.116|0|1|0|1 0011000237000001|0011000237000000|11|1418|[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/iamwithstupid.gif[/IMG]

Okay, now that the disrespectful gesture has been gotten out of the way, I'm hoping that this thread will not become unnecessarily polluted and then misdirected from the intended topic path.

(For those who are yet unaware, please bear with me as the foregoing statement represents a shaky attempt at some sort of a preventive measure for damage control based upon a disastrous start to another recently posted topic that quickly deteriorated and then went straight to hell in a bucket!)

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P.S. I am acutely aware of the fact that many SCBB members abhor karaoke contests and any mention of same. To those individuals, please try to be considerate of others who may wish to participate in this activity.

Thank you for understanding. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/blink.gif[/IMG]

P.P.S. By the way, I have personally had my fill of karaoke contests coupled with the full compliment of attendant flaws and frustrations, however, I maintain an interest in the dynamics of the topic and what others may think....those on the yay [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG] and nay [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/irritated.gif[/IMG] sides of the fence and even those sitting smack dab [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/grouphug.gif[/IMG] in the middle! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/confused.gif[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/irritated.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/grouphug.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/confused.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by Rockhawk (edited January 24, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Mon Jan 24 06:14:00 2005|24.113.82.116|0|1|0|0 0011000237000002|0011000237000000|11|1154|Maybe KJ's can post songs people have won contests with and SC make a disc of "Karaoke Contest Greatest Hits".
Just an idea.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|flameslayer|flameslayer|Mon Jan 24 15:35:00 2005|165.252.26.2|0|1|0|0 0011000237000003|0011000237000000|11|920|I'll bite.

Quincy, MA 1/12/05

The initial round had about 10 entrants cut to 3 then to 2 before picking the winner. 1-3 were very close. I was a consensus 4th in the first round with Baba O'Reilly (and cost someone who said I couldn't do the song $10.00, although I wasn't in on the bet.)

The final two rounds were:

American Pie - Don McLean
Ode to My Car - Adam Sandler
It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls

The Weather Girls singer was knocked out.

The Wanderer - Dion
Stand By Your Man - Patsy Cline

American Pie/Wanderer Guy won. Ode to My Car/Stand By Your Man girl sang Wanted Dead or Alive in the prelim round.

The contest was reasonably fair, although it was supposed to only go two rounds. They flip flopped on which one of the 3 was going to go to the final round, and it was tight enough they went to the 3-2 approach. Each of the final 3 had a posse supporting them, and the rest of the crowd seemed to be responsive to all the singers. The guy who won was a regular, and The Wanderer was one of his regular numbers.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Mon Jan 24 15:53:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|1|0|0 0011000237000004|0011000237000000|11|1568|OK...our last contest which was held DEC 24 & 25. Top song winners:
1st - Billie Jean -Michael Jackson
2nd - Hotel California - Eagles
3rd - The Look - Roxette
This was out of the 21 contestants. all 21 contest sang pop or country and rap. One HM song was enter Dragula was enter but did NOT even make it into the top ten finalist... GO FIGURE !!!!! Contestant were judge on Vocal Ability ( Placement..tone color...focus ..Stage Presence ) ( Dress & DANCE or Stage Movement )..

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[This message has been edited by GeminimALE (edited January 24, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Mon Jan 24 22:27:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|1|0|0 0011000237000005|0011000237000000|11|1418|Flame:

Great idea....you are a thinking man and I support your idea all the way. If enough KJ's wanna run with it, that's cool and we'll see where we can take this thing! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/thumbsup.gif[/IMG]

Geminimale:

GO FIGURE!!! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/naughty.gif[/IMG] Yup, read you loud and clear, buddy! I think I know where you're going with this. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/ptp.gif[/IMG]

I do thank you for your input, however.

As an aside, I can almost guarantee that we may never see a report from you re: any HM song you are or become aware of that has ever, or will ever, win or place in any type of karaoke competition you either witness or become involved with. Sorry man, but you telegraphed that one only too well! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/1hm.gif[/IMG]

Tell you what....I'll concede that you probably will not ever post anything about positive HM results, if you'll concede that there may be others on this forum who will!
I just want to deliver the mail. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/poke.gif[/IMG]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Tue Jan 25 01:27:00 2005|24.113.82.116|0|1|0|0 0011000237000006|0011000237000000|11|1143|$50 contest - usually the girl in the skirt, but I have won with either "Get Low" "Roses" or just recently Drowning Pool's "Bodies". Other hot songs by sung by others "Redneck Woman" "Yeah"

Big contest - Seen someone do Queen's Somebody To Love (including wearing a unitard just like Freddy Mercury). I qualified with Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love" but did not place with AC/DC's "Whole Lotta Rosie" (Although, I did seem to be a hit with the crowd, the judges thought otherwise). Hell I even had an Angus Young costume on complete with the Union Jack boxer shorts for the instrumental break.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|DavidE|DavidE|Tue Jan 25 10:08:00 2005|161.149.63.107|0|1|0|0 0011000237000007|0011000237000000|11|253|Our last contest we ran was for $500 1st, $300 2nd & $200 3rd.

1st place won with Queensryche - Another Rainy Night
2nd place won with Usher - You Make Me Wanna
3rd place won with Hoobastank - The Reason

Approx 25 contestants in the finals. 6 judges from 2 local radio stations (1 country, 1 r&b), 3 members from local bands (2 country, 1 rock), & 1 recording engineer from a local studio - all genres.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Lonman|Lonman|Tue Jan 25 12:08:00 2005|67.168.71.154|0|1|0|0 0011000237000008|0011000237000000|11|1418|Contentious vitriol against HM has regretfully been carried-over onto this thread by a key particpant from another thread. It's no surprise - it is, however, very disappointing - that GeminimALE continues to beat the dead horse and push the envelope! Egad!!....absolutely irrepressible!!! (Reference: thread posted under Song Request Forum entitled "Concept CDG Idea: Best Of Ozzfest")

Lurker, Troll, Flamer....terms that can be construed as attributable to the obnoxious [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/ptp.gif[/IMG] rookie member currently participating (???) on this thread. Bad start!!! Such exhibition of bitterness, arrogance, misplaced aggression, pomposity, and self-righteousness may ultimately become tantamount to resulting in a crash and burn scenario attendant to the development of a bad reputation over time within this community, if not already.

I don't know if the established collision course can be corrected at this juncture, but for the sake of reasonable and meaningful information exchange, I certainly hope and pray that it can be turned around. Not holding my breath, but hoping and praying nevertheless.

[This message has been edited by Rockhawk (edited January 25, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Tue Jan 25 16:06:00 2005|24.113.82.116|0|1|0|0 0011000237000009|0011000237000000|11|1647|Let's see, what has won with me back about 6 years ago when I actually competed. . .

Music of the Night (P.O.T.O.) 2 x
One Song Glory (Rent) 1 x
Sweet Transvestite (Rocky Horror) 1 x

Things that have got me into finals:
Stars (Les Miserables)
Losing My Religion (R.E.M.)
This is the Moment (Jekyll & Hyde)

Things completely unrelated to contests, but literally got Standing Ovations (and therefore are worth considering):
"Largo Al Factotum"- Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
"Anthem"- Chess
"Confrontation"- Jekyll & Hyde|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Timothy D|Timothy D|Tue Jan 25 16:27:00 2005|192.251.125.85|0|1|0|0 0011000237000010|0011000237000000|11|1418|I secured a third-place finish out of a field of six available prize-winning slots with "Burning Heart" by Vandenberg a while back (when I was still competing on a semi-regular basis). The original field of contestants was about 35 or so.

The venue was superb, the audience huge, respectful and appreciative toward all entrants, and the judging seemed competent, reasonable, and altogether fair....unlike some other contests I have either witnessed or participated in. I've rarely won a contest, but I've placed in a considerable number of them with not only HR/HM, but Country and Easy Listening styles as well.


P.S. Note to HR/HM naysayers: It has been my experience that even though fans of HR/HM may indeed favor heavier rock music, that does not mean that they necessarily have to dislike, shun, or diss other genres. On the contrary, I, for one, am a certifiable HR/HM lovin' freakazoid, however, I also readily appreciate, love, and respect nearly all other forms of music, and like to perform in a variety of styles. I think the foregoing can be said of nearly everyone who appreciate music. While each individual may gravitate toward a certain preference of style, or styles, that does not negate the probability that the same individual may also like, appreciate, and enjoy other styles as well.

P.P.S. Aside from my love affair with karaoke, I am also a member of a Classic Rock, Country, and Blues Band which perfoms quite an appreciable variety of music within typically a four-set format. We have one helluva lotta fun messin' around with variety, that's for sure!|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Tue Jan 25 17:31:00 2005|24.113.82.116|0|1|0|0 0011000237000011|0011000237000000|11|89|i won a $800.00 mens 14kt yellow gold bracelet doing the kinks "you really got me"

david e.--interesting choices in songs and costumes..............|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|marcolake|marcolake|Tue Jan 25 18:13:00 2005|152.163.100.65|0|1|0|0 0011000237000012|0011000237000000|11|1418|Marco:

Many congrats on your competitive success!

With regard to "You Really Got Me", I remember a time when a rockin' guy sang the Kinks version and it kicked-ass! Later on, this cool chick-rocker gets up and wails the Van Halen version....sizzlin'& smokin'....then, toward the end of the night, they both sang it together as a duet - trading verses and coming-up with impromptu harmony ornamentation during certain stanzas - and let me tell you, my friend, it turned-out to be an absolute hella wicked-cool performance! It is really great that you were able to score such a sweet prize!


Flame:

I continue to be inspired by your idea about the possibility of a "Karaoke Contest Greatest Hits" CDG project. Good Title idea, BTW! Some other disc title options could be something like "Karaoke Idols - Vol. 1", "Karaoke American Idol", "KARAOKE STAR WARS", "Saturday Night Karaoke Showcase", or "Friday Night Karaoke Fights", etc. (Kinda cutesy-silly, yes, but in terms of catering to the public in a marketing sense, the masses seem to identify with the whole "American Idol" thing, including the ever-sardonic Simon Cowell....ain't that one helluva note for the books!).

[This message has been edited by Rockhawk (edited January 25, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Tue Jan 25 20:28:00 2005|24.113.82.116|0|1|0|0 0011000237000013|0011000237000000|11|1154|Maybe a disc of songs Simon himself could pick for SC entitled, "Simon Says Sing".
[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/flameslayer.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by flameslayer (edited January 26, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|flameslayer|flameslayer|Tue Jan 25 23:39:00 2005|198.63.240.169|0|1|0|0 0011000237000014|0011000237000000|11|1418|Fantastic idea, Flame....I B diggin' it 4 ever!|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Wed Jan 26 03:51:00 2005|24.113.82.116|0|1|0|0 0011000237000015|0011000237000000|11|1568|LOL.....LOL....LOL....LOL|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Wed Jan 26 04:01:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|1|0|0 0011000237000016|0011000237000000|11|43|I had to laugh last night when Gene Simmons wouldn't let a guy through (who had a great voice) because he sounded like a good country singer. Well, duh, this isn't England, and the show isn't called "Pop Idol" here.

I realize that a pop singer is what they are after on this show, but Josh Gracin is doing very well for himself, better than any other 4th place finisher, and come to think of it, better than the most recent winner.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|DanJ|DanJ|Wed Jan 26 06:00:00 2005|64.231.62.4|0|1|0|0 0011000237000017|0011000237000000|11|1685|At my local favorite karaoke bar (Woodsie's Hilltop Lounge in Pensacola, FL) they used to have a weekly contest where the winner received a $25 bar tab. The contest was judged by applause, so it was far from impartial (but still fun). Unless someone came in and stunned everyone with a spectacular performance, then the winner was largely picked by popularity. That said, rarely did someone terrible win, but the truly best might not always win if someone came and brought a bunch of loud friends.

In the two years that they ran this weekly contest, I won around seven times. Some of the songs that I won with were:
Seperate Ways - Journey
Sad But True - Metallica
Blue Morning, Blue Day - Foreigner
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Superfreak - Rick James

I can't remember the others. Anyways, Woodsies is predominately a country bar. Country makes up 60 - 70% of the songs that are sung with the rest doing classic rock and pop. The crowd does tend to be a little older there, so I save most of my heavier stuff for other places, unless there are a lot of younger people present. The former head bartender would not allow people to do songs with a lot of cussing or heavy adult content. Things are a little looser now.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Rock N Roll Shawn|Rock N Roll Shawn|Mon Feb 7 15:03:00 2005|24.254.116.26|0|1|0|0 0011000237000018|0011000237000000|11|1694|The last contest I hosted the winner sang

Drift Away - - Dobie Gray|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|wackyquack|Jimmy D|Thu Feb 10 13:13:00 2005|12.40.161.138|0|1|0|0 0011000237000019|0011000237000000|11|309|"Tuesday Afternoon" carried me to the finals of a contest once. But it was the ice storm the night of the finals that left me the winner.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Brian|Brian|Thu Feb 10 15:48:00 2005|68.86.202.146|0|1|0|0 0011000237000020|0011000237000000|11|920|Last night the final two contestants sang Stronger by Christina Aguilera and My Immortal by Evanescence to get to a singoff. The Stronger girl won with You Oughtta Know. Second place finished with Man I Feel Like a Woman.

I did a decent Roadhouse Blues, but the ladies were definitely the better singers. The rest of the songs ranged from Sinatra to Sublime.

The bar that held the contest always finishes the night with the Uncle Kracker cover of Drift Away.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Thu Feb 10 17:45:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|1|0|0 0011000237000021|0011000237000000|11|1678|This is one that I personally entered/won last month.

Round 1: Social Distortion "Reach For The Sky"

Score: 46/50 (19/20 vocal, 10/10 accuracy, 10/10 performance, 7/10 what they called "other")

Round 2: Tool "AENEMA"

Score: 47/50 (20/20 vocal, 10/10 accuracy
7/10 performance, 10/10 "other")

Round 3: Korn "Blind"

Score: 47/50 (18/20 vocal, 9/10 accuracy, 10/10 performance, 10/10 "other")

Final Round:
Green Day "American Idiot"
Marilyn Manson "The Beautiful People"

Score: 98/100 (39/40 vocal, 20/20 accuracy, 20/20 performance, 19/20 "other")

The idea behind the finals were to do two different genres of music. Some argued my selections, but to say Manson and Green Day are the same genre is just stupid. I was up against one other guy and a girl in the finals.

His selections:
Hoobastank "The Reason"
Tim McGraw "Live Like You Were Dyin'"

People were not feeling these slower songs, he sang the Timmy Mac well but had issues with some of the higher notes on The Reason. There were times that I noticed that only a few people were paying attention to him.

Her selections:
Evanescence "Everybody's Fool"
Kelly Clarkson "Miss Independent"

This girl was a real threat. Great vocals and an amazing body (and did she ever know it). In the end, it was just not to be for her I guess. I was somewhat amazed (until I saw my scores) that I defeated her. I hope to compete against her again!|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Mon Feb 14 05:18:00 2005|68.9.45.82|0|1|0|0 0011000237000022|0011000237000000|11|920|Shout by the Isley Brothers got me into a four-way final with three women who sang Get There by Oleta Adams, Kiss Me Deadly by Lita Ford and Fever by Peggy Lee.

I lost a final by a coin toss singing the live version of Mony Mony by Billy Idol. THe winner sang Mickey by Toni Basil. The other two finalists sand I Touch Myself and Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under. In all modesty, Shout got the biggest reaction of anything sung at the contest.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Thu Feb 24 11:21:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|1|0|0 0011000237000023|0011000237000000|11|1418|- Quote -
Originally posted by GeminimALE:
"This was out of the 21 contestants. all 21 contest sang pop or country and rap. One HM song was enter Dragula was enter but did NOT even make it into the top ten finalist... GO FIGURE !!!!!"
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Oh me, Oh my....you are probably just gonna get all-messed-up over this, Gemini:

After initial reluctance, I allowed myself to let my lady talk me into entering a contest a few nights ago (for the first time in a long, long while!), and wudda ya know, lo and behold, when the dust cloud finally settled, I ended-up riding "Space Lord" by Monster Magnet, to a third-place finish....which just happens to be the exact spot where I have usually finished in those rare instances when I've actually had the experience of advancing to the finals. That's just the way it's been for the most part!

Following the awards presentation, when it was all said-and-done, several audience members (including the second-place singer) informed me that they thought "in a perfect world", I should have won the whole shootin' match.

Now, while that was a pleasantly-flattering experience, I'm still compelled to admit, in all seriousness, that I'm not so vain, nor so dumb, as to not consider the fact that the aforementioned audience remarks may have been issued as a form of courtesy and consolation, instead of being seriously truthful....I think it's possible that we've all been in that boat at least a time or two during the course of our respective karaoke careers!

Relative to the "surprisingly"* strong finish of "Space Lord" in the overall competition, what's perhaps even more ironic and amusing is the fact that good ol' trusty "Dragula" actually propelled me on my way into the final round! I gambled and lucked-out by continuing with the same type of song in the finals that had allowed me to advance to that level in the first-place....hence, utilizing "Space Lord" following the vehicle provided by "Dragula".... and talk about irony and coincidence, it just so happens that both songs are on the same disc, and in numeric sequence, for the love 'o Pete!


Footnote:

* The term "surprisingly" was chosen in order to attempt accomodation of the demeanor and likely response by a certain individual to the news presented. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/poke.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by Rockhawk (edited February 24, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Thu Feb 24 19:01:00 2005|24.113.83.246|0|1|0|0 0011000237000024|0011000237000000|11|1568|I will be judging one of the upcoming contest in Salina...Salina Idol...just a word to anyone thinking about coming out.....so you know how i judge.....NO HM or RAP...that will be a 0 on song selection due to vocal quality...be dressed like a performer...blue jeans & t-shirt wont cut it with me...dont stand their looking at the screen ...know your music & perform to your audience not for you audience...stage movement and dance IS BIG WITH ME...MOVE DONT JUST STAND THERE!!! Audience reponse has no part of my judging!!! Im one of the hardest judgest in this area your either cut it or not...so please do your best.


[This message has been edited by GeminimALE (edited March 08, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Tue Mar 8 16:12:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|1|0|0 0011000237000025|0011000237000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by GeminimALE:
[b]I will be judging one of the upcoming contest in Salina...Salina Idol...just a word to anyone thinking about coming out.....so you know how i judge.....NO HM or RAP...that will be a 0 on song selection [/b][/QUOTE]

Right on, & now you wonder where & why contests get bad reputations? From judges with this kind of limited mentality. Great job bro!

Is this a contest you are putting on yourself or something someone asked you to judge because they THOUGHT you may be "fair AND impartial?|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Lonman|Lonman|Tue Mar 8 18:08:00 2005|67.168.71.154|0|1|0|0 0011000237000026|0011000237000000|11|1568|I was asked since I won the last one...as stated HM & Rap show no vocal quility....screaming yes but no talent...Im the fair judge you could ever have but I expect to be shown your vacal ability not what you like to sing...as stated before I have a degree in voice and I think Im alot better quilify to judge then you are|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Tue Mar 8 18:53:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|1|0|0 0011000237000027|0011000237000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by GeminimALE:
[b]as stated before I have a degree in voice and I think Im alot better quilify to judge then you are[/b][/QUOTE]

Hmmm.....do you know of ANY of my education in anything musically - so you can't say you are BETTER qualified unless you know for a fact now can you? I could care less about your useless degrees. You are stating by automatically disqualifying a certain genre because you personally feel it's not "singing" is the way it should be, YOU my closed minded friend should not be a judge - PERIOD! I'm sure the people running it not to mention the contestants would love to know what kind of judges they are being critiqued by. "Hmmmm...........I don't like this song............ YOU GET A ZERO.........LOSER~~!~~!
That is where the contests get there bad reps from, people like you!



[This message has been edited by Lonman (edited March 08, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Lonman|Lonman|Tue Mar 8 19:00:00 2005|67.168.71.154|0|1|0|0 0011000237000028|0011000237000000|11|253|.

[This message has been edited by Lonman (edited March 08, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Lonman|Lonman|Tue Mar 8 19:03:00 2005|67.168.71.154|0|1|0|0 0011000237000029|0011000237000000|11|1568|LISTEN...????? [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG] iTS NOT WEATHER I LIKE THE MUSIC OR NOT BUT AS A SINGER...MOST hm DONT SHOW THE VOCAL QUILITY LOOKED FOR BY PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO HAVE BEEN TRAIN IN VOICE...ALL SINGERS ARE INFORM OF THE TYPES OF SONGS THAT CAN BE DONE:...ROUND 1:POP ROUND 2:COUNTRY ROUND 3: BLUEGRASS & JAZZ ROUND 4:BROADWAY OR SHOWTUNES FOR FINALS SINGERS MAY SELCT 5 SONGS ( no rap or HM )THEY WISH TO SING THE JUDGE WILL SELECT WHICH ONE WILL BE PREFORMED BUT THE SINGER WILL NOT KNOW WHICH ONE IT IS UNTIL THEIR SONG BEGINS ON THE SCREEN...THE IDEA IS TO SEE IF THE SINGERS CAN SING A WIDE RANGE OF STYLES....AND JUDGE VOCAL ABILITY...TONE COLOR AND FOCUS...PLACEMENT....NO THE ESTABISHMENT KNOW HOW I JUDGE AND AGREE. THIS IS BY NO MEANS THE FIRST ONE IVE JUDGE...I DONT KNOW WHY IM EVEN EXPAIN MYSELF TO YOU....IT PRETTY PLAIN TO SEE YOU MUST BE LIMITED IN YOUR SONG STYLES...AND THATS SAD TO SEE...PERSONALLY I DONT CARE WHAT YOU THINK !!!!! WHY DONT YOU GO BOTHER SOMEELSE WITH YOU CHILDISH WINING & COMPLAIN AND LEAVE REAL SINGING TO THOSE OF US THAT KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!!|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Tue Mar 8 19:21:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|1|0|0 0011000237000030|0011000237000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by GeminimALE:
[b]LISTEN...????? [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG] iTS NOT WEATHER I LIKE THE MUSIC OR NOT BUT AS A SINGER...MOST hm DONT SHOW THE VOCAL QUILITY LOOKED FOR BY PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO HAVE BEEN TRAIN IN VOICE...ALL SINGERS ARE INFORM OF THE TYPES OF SONGS THAT CAN BE DONE:...ROUND 1:POP ROUND 2:COUNTRY ROUND 3: BLUEGRASS & JAZZ ROUND 4:BROADWAY OR SHOWTUNES FOR FINALS SINGERS MAY SELCT 5 SONGS ( no rap or HM )THEY WISH TO SING THE JUDGE WILL SELECT WHICH ONE WILL BE PREFORMED BUT THE SINGER WILL NOT KNOW WHICH ONE IT IS UNTIL THEIR SONG BEGINS ON THE SCREEN...THE IDEA IS TO SEE IF THE SINGERS CAN SING A WIDE RANGE OF STYLES....AND JUDGE VOCAL ABILITY...TONE COLOR AND FOCUS...PLACEMENT....NO THE ESTABISHMENT KNOW HOW I JUDGE AND AGREE. THIS IS BY NO MEANS THE FIRST ONE IVE JUDGE...I DONT KNOW WHY IM EVEN EXPAIN MYSELF TO YOU....IT PRETTY PLAIN TO SEE YOU MUST BE LIMITED IN YOUR SONG STYLES...AND THATS SAD TO SEE...PERSONALLY I DONT CARE WHAT YOU THINK !!!!! WHY DONT YOU GO BOTHER SOMEELSE WITH YOU CHILDISH WINING & COMPLAIN AND LEAVE REAL SINGING TO THOSE OF US THAT KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!![/b][/QUOTE]

Not limited on music styles at all, I listen to everything. You were the one generalizing metal as a non-competetive form of music & said you would give a zero to anyone who performed it. Now it looks like you changed what the contest is about & that it is being genre specific in it's own right - which is perfectly acceptable as long as that's the rules of the contest. This is not what you led it to be originally. You originally stated "You know how I judge, no HM or rap, that will be a 0." Now nowhere did you state that the contest itself isn't allowing those songs as part of the selection so it made you look like a pretty big jerk saying you give an automatic zero to any contestant that sings those songs.

BTW I think you have been disproven from the above posts that metal & hard rock CAN win contests.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Lonman|Lonman|Tue Mar 8 21:13:00 2005|67.168.71.154|0|1|0|0 0011000237000031|0011000237000000|11|1543|I think it makes sense to have different categories, like jazz, pop, and rap to judge, though not so much sense that I will write this whole message in caps [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]

This would mean, though, that you would have to have a very large number of singers. I believe pop music in general takes more talent to sing than heavy metal. I've heard alot of people scream a heavy metal song that couldn't carry a note pop-wise. That doesn't mean that heavy metal isn't difficult to do. The same applies to rap music.

I would judge on

tonal quality
timing
expression
believability--is it a song or does it sound phony

Different audiences respond to different songs. I love to sing an old standard, Spanish Eyes. People that remember the song love it. If you haven't heard it, your applause might be more "polite applause." [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|touron2003|touron2003|Tue Mar 8 21:13:00 2005|198.104.63.141|0|1|0|0 0011000237000032|0011000237000000|11|1154|Gem, I've read the various postings you've scattered across several threads here and all I've got to say is. 1. Learn how to spell. 2. Learn how to punctuate. And last, but not least, learn where the "Caps Lock" button is on your computer and use it correctly.
P.S. Now you can get in a p*ssing contest with me here on this board over the above mentioned items but you'll just continue to prove my point.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|flameslayer|flameslayer|Wed Mar 9 01:14:00 2005|24.15.120.89|0|1|0|0 0011000237000033|0011000237000000|11|1568|I LIKE CAPS!!!!!!I LOVE CAPS!!!!...LOL...sorry if you dont ...AND GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!

[This message has been edited by GeminimALE (edited March 09, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Wed Mar 9 01:31:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|1|0|0 0011000237000034|0011000237000000|11|1418|Gem:

I'm sorry, buddy, but you have become such a disappointment! I like to give folks the benefit of the doubt, but now, all I seem to have left is doubt! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/disbelief.gif[/IMG]

There are so very many concepts upon which you don't seem to have even the slightest grasp [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/confused.gif[/IMG] ....e.g. with punctuation and malignant utilization of "CAPS" (which equate to boorish expression characterized by "SHOUTING", "ANGER", and "CONDESCENDING TONES", etc. in online community etiquette), to making unqualified statements and assumptions, to your relentless, egomaniacal references regarding your perceived superiority over everyone else as a Christian, and in terms of how you measure your estimated highest-caliber "Julliard-like" muscial pedigree, education, knowledge, expertise, experience and self-appointed lofty position relative to everyone else in this community!

I think you need to get a grip on rationality, as I believe you've lost the handle somewhere along the line. I've been associated with this community for quite a long while now, and aside from myself and Tim D, YOU now appear to have pulled into the leading position and have thus rapidly ascended to the top as the currently most bizarre, apparently super messed-up, most-annoying member of this BB community! Congratulations, for what it's worth!!!

I'm just about to give-up on you as a hopeless case unless you volunteer to go through a personality "detox" program soon. I guess you may consider this posting as yet another part of the group "intervention effort" which has been initiated by some of the community members appearing on this thread who may have arrived at the same conclusion as I have, i.e that you, Sir, likely have a pronounced, severely-disabling, and critically-advanced "thinkin' problem", to quote David Ball! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/poke.gif[/IMG]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Wed Mar 9 02:55:00 2005|24.113.83.246|0|1|0|0 0011000237000035|0011000237000000|11|1154|Again, I stand by my last post. I find it ironic that at the end of many of Gem's postings is the "Edited by" line. But sadly it's hard to see what he could have corrected.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|flameslayer|flameslayer|Wed Mar 9 07:10:00 2005|24.15.120.89|0|1|0|0 0011000237000038|0011000237000000|11|1154|You are so pathetically hypocritical it isn't even funny anymore. Please have an adult review your postings before hitting the "Submit Reply" button.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|flameslayer|flameslayer|Wed Mar 9 15:31:00 2005|24.15.120.89|0|1|0|0 0011000237000039|0011000237000000|11|1568|Grow up flame....and get a life and get over it|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Thu Mar 10 03:17:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|1|0|0 0011000237000040|0011000237000000|11|1418|Gem-Dogg:

Yo, dogg, you really stepped into it big time with your last couple of diseased postings! Your statement about drugs makes it appear that you believe HR fans are directly synonymous with substance abuse! How judgmental and condescending of you...once again. This is yet one more example of you not really knowing something before you type it up and send it out to the world on a public access forum....foolish behavior? It certainly would seem so!

Moreover, you presume to know so much about me and so many others within this community; the type of people we are, our personality traits, character, and quality as human beings, etc. (Flame, for instance, has been trying to impress things upon you in order to help you get along better with members of this community, and you don't appear to even realize the underlying principles of the situation)!

Speaking for myself, as an individual, the fact of the matter is that you know very little about who I really am and what I really do outside of the tiny "window-of-insight" that I've provided you regarding some of my musical tastes. You act as does a simpleton, my friend. In my profession there is no room for error, so substance abuse is definitely OUT, as I must maintain a clear head and attendantly sharp, lucid thinking approach at all times when I'm working.

I don't particularly care for the whole drug culture thing anyway, friend! But I do like what I like in terms of music, and it just may surprise you to know that I've been into many musical forms of expression for a good many years. Back in the college days, I was involved in a considerable music theory curriculum, just as were you, as far as you've led me to believe in many of your previous posts.

Along with HR/HM, Classic Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, Reggae, Gospel, and Bluegrass, I'm also very fond of Paganini, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz ("Symphony Fantastique" immediately comes to mind), J.S. Bach (more so than J.C.B.), W. A. Mozart, C. Debussy, Vivaldi, Haydn, Brahms, Ludwig Van B, Edvard Grieg, Handel, and Verdi, among a few others.

Anyway, Gem, it would be a nice thing, and beneficial for you and everyone within the community if you would just come down off of your pedestal long enough to clear your mind and realize that you can contribute in a much more meaningful manner by just trying to be more friendly and reasonable, instead of difficult and arrogant....like the whole self-righteousness and "little miss can't be wrong" [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/nonono.gif[/IMG] (LOL) complex, for example!

[This message has been edited by Rockhawk (edited March 10, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Thu Mar 10 03:42:00 2005|24.113.83.246|0|1|0|0 0011000237000042|0011000237000000|11|1154|(Note to Rockhawk from Flameslayer):
It would seem we won't be hearing from Gem anymore. After all, he "doesn't care what we have to say". (Which is funny, (ha-ha)because he continues to post replies against you and I). Maybe, just maybe, he'll ask BC to do something about US before Gem gets him fired. Now THAT would be ironic don't you think??|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|flameslayer|flameslayer|Thu Mar 10 06:17:00 2005|24.15.120.89|0|1|0|0 0011000237000043|0011000237000000|11|43|Come to think of it, BC has been pretty quiet ever since Gem said he was going to call and complain LOL. Or it could be that the folks at SC care less about his postings than does Gem about Rock's LOL.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|DanJ|DanJ|Thu Mar 10 07:10:00 2005|64.231.60.89|0|1|0|0 0011000237000044|0011000237000000|11|1568|No I dont think BC got I fired at least I HOPE NOT..that wasnt my goal. Anyway I did call and that said they would look into it ..I really dont know if they have or not ...honestly|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Thu Mar 10 13:28:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|1|0|0 0011000237000045|0011000237000000|11|217|[i]Nothing[/i] has changed in the administration of this board.

And nothing is going to change for now... with the possible exception of the removal of any person or people who insist on being disruptive to the general demeanor of this business website.

Like I said earlier on this thread or one of the several other threads where there has been unpleasantness and immature conduct - this happens every year, and is business as usual.

If this behavior continues much longer, I'll close things down and remove people - whenever and wherever is deemed necessary. It won't need anyone's permission, there won't be any emails sent out, no telephone calls made, or any further warnings.

Act like a reasonable adult or be gone.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|BC/Studio Manager|BC/Studio Manager|Thu Mar 10 13:38:00 2005|166.82.88.109|0|1|0|0 0011000237000046|0011000237000000|11|1568|I would be careful actions like that could cause SC to lose business..last year alone i spent over $6,000 on SC spotlight and Im already way past that this year BC...youve allow people like rockhawk ..tim and others to mouth off and have done nothing about their action so when someone stands up to their childish remarks and comment you step in.....I m not want to cause trouble but I wont let Rockhawk ,tim or anyone else walk on me..so maybe you need to tone them down.

[This message has been edited by GeminimALE (edited March 10, 2005).]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Thu Mar 10 15:02:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|1|0|0 0011000237000047|0011000237000000|11|1154|Oh yeah, that's EXACTLY what he "needs" to do. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/rofl.gif[/IMG]|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|flameslayer|flameslayer|Thu Mar 10 15:25:00 2005|165.252.26.2|0|1|0|0 0011000237000048|0011000237000000|11|1568|Im not saying I dont deserve some of the blame but it takes 2 so im not the only one put in check|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Fri Mar 11 01:38:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|1|0|0 0011000237000049|0011000237000000|11|1474|Gem. you deserve most of the blame by going into a thread known to you to be about music that you dislike and think has little or no vocal talent and pretty much attacking it. It seems since you came along there has been nothing but childish spats on this board. I may be more of a lurker than a poster but this I feel had to be said I'm tired of the Childish bickering so just shut up already.|Re: Songs That Have Won Or Placed In Karaoke Competition|BlueLightning024|BlueLightning024|Fri Mar 11 18:28:00 2005|172.172.214.247|0|1|0|0 0011000238000000|0011000238000000|11|217|Here's an article from the New York Times that touches on reality shows, American Idol, karaoke and generally related topics to singing.

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[b]Wanted: Struggling 80's Rock Band Seeks Star. No Experience Necessary.[/b]

By DAVID BERNSTEIN
Published: February 26, 2005

CHICAGO - With his spiky dark hair, long sideburns and ultracool black leather jacket, Pete Scalia could pass as a rock star. He even closely resembles Carson Daly, the former MTV video jockey. But Mr. Scalia is hardly famous; he plays keyboards for Freekbass, a little-known funk band from Cincinnati. The closest he has ever come to rock-star stature was more than 10 years ago, when he played in a group that opened for Ted Nugent and Bad Company.

On a recent Sunday morning Mr. Scalia, 32, was one of about 150 fledgling musicians lined up for several hours outside an apartment-sized music club here, looking for the chance to join the Australian rock group INXS, which will be featured in "Rock Star," the latest reality television contest series from Mark Burnett, the Emmy Award-winning creator of "Survivor," "The Apprentice" and "The Contender," a reality boxing competition that will have its premiere on NBC in March.

The winner of "Rock Star" will record an album with INXS, whose lead singer, Michael Hutchence, died in 1997, at 37, and front the group on a worldwide tour. Like Mr. Scalia, the surviving members of INXS are using reality television, as bands often have, to create themselves or reverse a fading reputation.

A few years ago ABC produced "Making the Band," a reality television show that created the boy band O-Town. MTV's reality series "The Osbournes" helped prompt new interest in Ozzy Osbourne long after heavy metal had begun to fade from the mainstream. "Rock Star," though, will be the first reality show to feature an already successful band, and that could start a trend in which other famous groups use reality television to find new members or replace old ones. The cable network UPN has already announced plans for a new reality show "R U The Girl With T-Boz and Chilli," where the female R&B group, TLC, will choose a vocalist to replace Lisa (Left Eye) Lopes, who died in a car accident in 2002.

Arriving before 5 a.m., Mr. Scalia was first in line for the auditions. "I've been waiting for this my whole life," he said. "This is a chance for me to prove to my mom that I haven't wasted my time for half of my life."

Auditions for the show, which will have its debut on CBS this summer, are being held through March 5 in 18 cities around the world. In New York, open auditions were held on Jan. 30 at CBGB in the East Village.
The would-be rock stars showed up at the Chicago auditions earlier this month with their guitars and keyboards and, of course, big dreams. Some even brought along groupies - friends or significant others.

While he waited, T. D. Clark, a 37-year-old guitarist from Aurora, Ill., wondered what sort of surprises and shenanigans Mr. Burnett might have for the show's contestants. "Are we going to end up in the Outback somewhere?" he joked. "Like, you know, 'Rock Star Survivor.' "

Mr. Scalia, his friend, shot back, "I think being a rock star you have to be a survivor to begin with."

As rock bands go, INXS could also be called a survivor. Formed in 1977 in Sydney, Australia, the group became one of the world's biggest rock acts of the mid-80's, selling millions of albums and scoring numerous top-10 singles, including "Need You Tonight," "Devil Inside," "New Sensation," "Suicide Blonde" and "What You Need."

But the band's popularity sank into near obscurity in the early 90's, when grunge and so-called alternative-rock acts topped the rock music charts. The five current members of INXS - which includes three brothers, Jon, Tim and Andrew Farriss - have remained together, though the group has not made a new album in nearly eight years, putting out only a series of greatest-hits compilations. The band has also continued touring with stand-in vocalists, although Jon Stevens, the former front man of the Australian band Noiseworks, filled in for about three years before his recent departure.

Stacy Sargent, 36, a live-band karaoke host from Chicago who performed Pat Benatar's 80's hit "Heartbreaker" at the auditions here, said she hoped the band would choose a female lead singer. But Glenn Nowak, 47, a sales manager with the music instrument retailer Woodwind and Brasswind, from South Bend, Ind., and David Bellah, 40, of New Lenox, Ill., said the band should pick an older front man.

"Unfortunately you don't get that many opportunities when you're older to go out there and show what you really got," Mr. Bellah explained. "For me, this is the opportunity of a lifetime."

Michelle McNulty, a casting director for "Rock Star" who has also picked contestants for "Survivor: Africa" and "The Contender," said the contest is open to all performers over 21. "We're really open," she said. "It can be a man. It can be a woman. The rock star quality is elusive: you know it when you see it."

With one big caveat, said Tim Farriss, the guitarist for INXS: To not look for a Michael Hutchence clone. "We're not looking for a Michael Hutchence look-alike, sound-alike, or anything like that," Mr. Farriss said by telephone from London, where he and band mate, Kirk Pengilly, sat in on auditions there. "What we're looking for is the part of him that was the front man of INXS. We're looking for that personality, I suppose, that just turns people's heads, for somebody that you can't take your eyes off of. We're looking for a rock star."

For his part, Mr. Burnett said he does not want to duplicate "American Idol." "What we're not interested in is making a show that is a copy of 'Idol,' which would mean the William Hungs of the world," he said, referring to the off-key castoff-turned-novelty act from "American Idol." "Part of the fun of what makes 'Idol' so great is how bad people are. This show isn't that."
Mr. Burnett said "Rock Star," like "Survivor" or "The Apprentice," will focus heavily on the unscripted, behind-the-scenes drama among the 14 finalists who share a Hollywood Hills mansion.

The 13-week series, Mr. Burnett said, will be seen three times a week. And as on Mr. Burnett's other reality shows, the contestants on "Rock Star" will compete in increasingly cut-throat tasks - proving their mettle in songwriting, image and performance workshops. Contestants vote to eliminate rivals, as can viewers of the show, though the members of INXS have the ultimate say over who stays and who goes: "It's their band," Mr. Burnett said.

Mr. Farriss acknowledged that some die-hard INXS fans and rock critics are likely to frown upon the television project. A headline from the The Daily Telegraph, the band's hometown newspaper in Sydney, has already labeled the show "a desperate last act."

"We expect that," Mr. Farriss said. "But at the end of the day, to me, it's water off a duck's back." He paused, then continued: "What are record companies doing these days? "Nothing. It's all about what you can do yourself, and television is a great - I guess for a lack of a better word - marketing tool."

Joe Levy, a deputy managing editor of Rolling Stone, said INXS risked ridicule but could also benefit and reach new audiences from the prime-time television exposure. "They want to find a way to draw attention again to their music," he said. "Is there a better way? I'm not sure. It's an extraordinary risk. The potential for everyone, including Mark Burnett, to be embarrassed is substantial."

Joel Smith, an aspiring rock star from Kansas City, drove eight and a half hours to Chicago to audition. A few years ago Mr. Smith tried out unsuccessfully for another music reality show, "Making the Band," from which came the boy band O-Town.

"I don't look like a boy-band kind of guy," said Mr. Smith, 30, who has a shaved head and a stubbly 5 o'clock shadow. But for someone with big ambitions to break into the music business, the new series sounded like a royal opportunity.

Asked if the audition, which lasted about a minute or two, was worth the overnight drive, Mr. Smith answered, "Hell yeah, this is what I do."|American Idol, Related Singing Shows and Other Altered Realities|BC/Studio Manager|BC/Studio Manager|Sat Feb 26 13:08:00 2005|4.154.22.239|0|0|0|1 0011000240000000|0011000240000000|11|1568|I know that this is kinda of a hard topic due to the fact there are so many great BROADWAY MUSICALS out there but I thought it would be interesting to see what other KJ's think on choice selections for contests|BEST BROADWAY SONGS FOR CONTESTS|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Tue Apr 5 20:38:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|1 0011000240000001|0011000240000000|11|1543|Surrey with the Fringe on Top, Oklahoma
People Will Say We're in Love Oklahoma
If I Loved You, Carousel
You'll Never Walk Alone, Carousel
Grease, Grease
I Had the Craziest Dream, 42nd Street
I Only Have Eyes for You, 42nd Street
Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Hello Dolly



[This message has been edited by touron2003 (edited April 06, 2005).]|Re: BEST BROADWAY SONGS FOR CONTESTS|touron2003|touron2003|Wed Apr 6 00:06:00 2005|64.40.46.84|0|0|0|0 0011000240000002|0011000240000000|11|1568|Beauty School Dropout - GREASE
Sneakin Around - BEST LITTLE ***** HOUSE IN TEXAS
Sweet Transvestite - ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Confrontation - JEKYLL & HYDE
We'll Take The Glass Together - GRAND HOTEL
Corner Of The Sky - PIPPIN
One Song Glory - RENT|Re: BEST BROADWAY SONGS FOR CONTESTS|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Wed Apr 6 00:53:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000240000003|0011000240000000|11|1647|For a boy or a girl?
Boys:
Confrontation- Jekyll & Hyde.
This is the Moment- Jekyll & Hyde.
Anthem- Chess.
Music of the Night- Phantom of the Opera.
Bring Him Home- Les Miserables.
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables- Les Miserables.
Sweet Transvestite- Rocky Horror.
Mean Green Mother from Outer Space- Little Shop of Horrors.

Girls- hell, take your pick. Anything from Frank Wildhorn (they were written for his wife)
Lots of songs from Les Miserables,
Tits and Ass,
Too much to list.|Re: BEST BROADWAY SONGS FOR CONTESTS|Timothy D|Timothy D|Wed Apr 6 11:14:00 2005|192.251.125.85|0|0|0|0 0011000240000004|0011000240000000|11|1069|The theme "The Sound Of Music" & "Edelweiss" are my favorites!|Re: BEST BROADWAY SONGS FOR CONTESTS|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Sun Feb 19 21:07:00 2006|12.221.191.31|1|0|0|0 0011000241000000|0011000241000000|11|1568|I recently bought the Ultimate Voice Coach from where I work ( KMART ) and have went thru the first few lessons I can say...for those of you who want to improve your sing...IT IS WORTH THE MONEY...this 3 Disc set cover the basic of sing correctly and well as focus..tone collor ...breath support..and much more. their website is [URL=http://www.ultimatevoicecoach.com]http://www.ultimatevoicecoach.com[/URL] for anyone interested. Just thought I would share this information.

[This message has been edited by GeminimALE (edited April 10, 2005).]|ULTIMATE VOICE COACH|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Sun Apr 10 12:48:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|1 0011000241000001|0011000241000000|11|55|About how much does this sell for, Gem?

I still have a two-cassette package called "How to Sing Karaoke Better" that was given to me as a gift some time ago. I think I've listened to it once.

Best,

Mark|Re: ULTIMATE VOICE COACH|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun Apr 10 14:30:00 2005|64.48.134.88|0|0|0|0 0011000241000002|0011000241000000|11|1715|$30.00 at Walmart just picked it up last night for my daughter.|Re: ULTIMATE VOICE COACH|Stac|Stac|Sun Apr 10 22:54:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000241000003|0011000241000000|11|1641|Hmmm, I'm actually really interested in this. I might go pick it up tomorrow.|Re: ULTIMATE VOICE COACH|Paul_Klein|Paul_Klein|Sun Apr 10 23:53:00 2005|24.12.3.250|0|0|0|0 0011000241000004|0011000241000000|11|1568|I pick it up at Kmart where I work for $ 24.99 ...Its a great program|Re: ULTIMATE VOICE COACH|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Mon Apr 11 03:30:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000242000000|0011000242000000|11|1543|a.k.a. dirty deeds done dirt cheap! I'm trying to compile a list of dirty deeds I've witnessed wherein the singer somehow got short changed by the KJ. This may be because the KJ didn't like the song, the singer's voice, or whatever. A few things I've witnessed over several years of singing

-One night I was at a place singing, the crowd was mostly 20's to 30's. There was an older lady there who was a regular. She had kind of a raspy voice, but the crowd which was mostly regulars liked her and always gave her a hand. The old KJ had just got fired (why? he was great and brought in the crowds) so tonight it was a new KJ. The new KJ seemed embarrassed that most of the singers were "good" but this person was "raspy" and didn't quite fit, so he decided not to turn her mic on. She sang the whole song without power and he made no attempt to help her! How terrible! I was sitting at her table and when she finished she walked back and said that the new KJ didn't seem to do the sound system well. I didn't even want to tell her what he'd really done. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/irritated.gif[/IMG]

-A place I attended a couple weeks ago had a new KJ. The guy have himself and his friends a hot mic when they sang as a threesome in harmony--they sounded like professionals. The bartender then got up and sang Still of the Night. I've heard him sing it before and he's great at it, but the KJ gave him a cold mic and he had to strain to try and sing how he normally does. All the sudden the sound system wasn't nearly as good as it had been just the song before when the KJ was performing! When the bartender was done he told me, "Man, I guess I need to practice more." I told him he just didn't get good amplification. I've heard him sing the same song with other KJ's at the same place and he sings it great. Frankly I was surprised the KJ gave the bartender 2nd class treatment.

-I know another KJ that whenever someone hands in a song he doesn't like or doesn't fit with his programming, when that persons's turn come up he walks over to them and pretends he's lost the song so they'll pick something else, or he'll just put on the wrong song in hopes they'll sing it. I've been going to this bar a couple years, so I'm pretty keyed in to how he does his show and it's interesting to see how he does this.

On the other hand, I know a few KJ's how can run the sound sytem great. I love singing with these people because there are no politics and you can sing your heart out.

So...any other tales of KJ skullduggery out there?!? Am I the only one who has found a few KJ's who aren't pure as the new fallen snow? [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]|KJ Skullduggery!|touron2003|touron2003|Tue Apr 12 02:46:00 2005|64.40.63.132|0|0|0|1 0011000242000001|0011000242000000|11|139|Why continue going to a show for years if you know the KJ to be a weasel?

[This message has been edited by Stan (edited April 12, 2005).]

[This message has been edited by Stan (edited April 13, 2005).]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Stan|Stan|Tue Apr 12 15:13:00 2005|207.213.221.191|0|0|0|0 0011000242000002|0011000242000000|11|1418|I could direct you to several past topics in the archives if you really like to read a whole lot. Some of my past postings on the subject were rather long-winded ramblings over which I became fairly unpopular within this community. While I understand and can empathize with your position, I've been "all talked out" on this topic for quite some time now!

Bottom line: many KJs are cool, but then there are some whom are just plain undesirable, with few redeeming qualities! I respect the good ones and reject the bad ones - just the same as with anyone else in any other occupation, profession, etc. - the good ones are respectable and deserve favor, while the bad apples deserve ear-to-ear enemas! Such is life, eh? [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/1hm.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Wed Apr 13 00:32:00 2005|24.113.87.240|0|0|0|0 0011000242000003|0011000242000000|11|1543|I hear you Rock. I go to this place because it's closest to where I live and they have a great selection of songs. The KJ is actually not a bad person--he's outgoing and has a good DJ personality, and he's created a good collection of songs, but I still don't like the way he runs his sound system. He doesn't treat all people equally, and it's embarrassingly obvious, at least to me. In my opinion, he makes singers that aren't as good sound even worse. This is not the effect that you want! If someone is going to stand up and sing for 4 minutes, help them out!

But I'm one of these people who've never heard what I'd call a really bad karaoke performance. There's something in the human voice that always sounds good. So don't squelch it out!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|touron2003|touron2003|Wed Apr 13 00:58:00 2005|64.40.46.94|0|0|0|0 0011000242000004|0011000242000000|11|750|We have a singer who is very hard to listen to. REALLY hard to listen to! He is an absolute delight however as his enjoyment and passion are completely unbridled.

So...we mix him ever-so-slightly below the music, add a rounding effect and...perhaps most important...having discovered that he has a single note range (no kidding)...we found a handful of songs that are based around "his note" and [i]sometimes[/i] he actually sounds as good as the amount of fun that he is having [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]

Sad what some will do to others. Kj's have a sacred trust - people's feelings, sense of accomplishment, self-confidence are on the line.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Pony^|Pony^|Wed Apr 13 01:09:00 2005|69.196.253.172|0|0|0|0 0011000242000005|0011000242000000|11|1718|A nasty thing a KJ can do is sing over the singer without permission. Usually, this isn't because the singer is bad, it's because the show is 'about the KJ.'

That having been said, my central tenant is "Music is not a spectator sport..." and with that in mind, no matter how much someone struggles (and trust me, I've tried some 'stretch' tunes and STRUGGLED...) you have to do your best to make them sound good.

I like Pony's idea - and there are other more subtle things - EQ, Reverb, Chorus, etc. that can help tonal issues.

My peculiar "nails on chalkboard, test my personal values moment" is out of tune singers. There are auto-pitch correctors out there. I don't have one, and have never used one (outside of the studio), but I'm interested to hear on this - anyone tried them live? I suspect it's fraught with problems, but would be interested to know...|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Beaver|Beaver|Wed Apr 13 10:31:00 2005|24.157.17.231|0|0|0|0 0011000242000006|0011000242000000|11|781|No matter how good or bad someone is, I try my best to mix them as best I can. I've had kj's sing "harmony" (ie. sing over me), turn my music up so I nearly have to scream the song, and forget to turn the mic on for me. Now don't get the impression I suck, cause I don't... mostly. :lol:|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|DJFang|DJFang|Thu Apr 14 12:31:00 2005|66.227.142.126|0|0|0|0 0011000242000007|0011000242000000|11|1418|Hey Touron'03, whadda ya know, I just checked out your profile and found that you and I both reside in the Seattle-area! Perhaps we've even been to some of the same shows....hell, you just never know, eh?!!

I'm a member of "Big Whiskey", and we've been playing primarily in the Puget Sound region for the past couple years. Maybe you've heard of us; maybe not. We are presently in hiatus and trying to regroup following the tragic passing of our lead guitarist last month. I'm still in shock and can't believe that he's gone....I've shed a lot of tears lately and have been trying to pull myself together. Not only was he a superb musician and songwriter, but he and I were really close friends as well. Times have been tough for the band of late and we don't know if we will really reform or not as of this juncture, and that is sad because we are like a family and have had many of the greatest times performing and hanging-out together....but it's just not the same without our dearly departed comrade; at least not at this point in time....we'll just have to see what will be - what the future will bring, and all that philosophical stuff!

We organized a "Memorial Jam" session last Friday night at The Wildfire Ranch in Issaquah, followed by a Saturday all day-and-night affair at a Microsoft exec's home on Lake Samammish. There was more live music, good food, good drink, and great folks over the course of a 2-day extended "gathering" than could be imagined....it was kind of a testament to how well known this guy was, and how missed he is and will continue to be!
May God Bless Him!!!

BTW Touron, do you pretty much contain your karaoke activities to Seattle or do you spread-it-out a bit into outlying areas? I've developed a propensity for branching-out and sampling a lot of new venues in places like Gig Harbor, Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, Kingston, Kent, Federal Way, Tacoma, Lacey, Olympia, Tri-Cities, and occasionally Portland, Spokane, Coeur'd Alene, and Boise!

I have found some really great karaoke venues in the Pacific Northwest and a few really pathetic ones too! But so far, the good places far outweigh the bad, so it's all pretty cool in the final analysis. Perhaps we can compare notes via E-mail correspondence. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/cool.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Fri Apr 15 07:56:00 2005|24.113.87.240|0|0|0|0 0011000242000008|0011000242000000|11|253|Hey i'm from Tacoma!!!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Lonman|Lonman|Fri Apr 15 12:05:00 2005|67.168.71.154|0|0|0|0 0011000242000009|0011000242000000|11|1141|as long as people don't vote with their feet and wallet, you are DOOMED to not make any changes and will suffer the horrid shows while they last.

I guarantee that the manager will change kjs if EVERYONE that disagreed with a kjs tactics voted that way, and told the manager before they left WHY they were leaving.

The concept of having a kj not turn on a mic is astounding. But even worse, having a kj sing along with a singer UNINVITED is probably the biggest joke.

I walked away in the middle of a song when I was singing, and a kj thought she'd "help" me... turned the mic off, laid it down next to her and walked away. The club owner knew what was going on and followed me in the back when I did it. I politely but firmly told her I'd NEVER sing nor spend money in her place with that KJ hosting the system again, until she began to change her policy that SHE was the show.

What SHE was was a $8.00 an hour HOST that was being paid to put on the best show she could... well, that's MY five mins of the spotlight... not anybody elses, unless I choose to bring them in.

Ironically, this gal came to work with me about a year ago... She's NOT the same now as she was then!

I had a bartender jump up on another mic when I was singing, wanting to have fun... I turned my mic off, shook my head, and let her have her fun. Her feelings were hurt, but then afterwards I asked her point blank "Would you want me to join in with you when YOU'RE singing?" And she had to admit she wouldn't like it a bit.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|knightshow|knightshow|Fri Apr 15 20:47:00 2005|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000242000010|0011000242000000|11|1418|Hey Lonnie,

I've been out to your show a couple of times (on week nights), but another KJ was hosting. If I'm not mistaken, your show is at the Thunderbird on Waller Rd. & 72nd, right? Anywayz, my friend, I've truly enjoyed my experiences there....and what a big place it is, BTW....great for karaoke!

One of these weekends I'll try to get down there and then perhaps I can meet you in person - if you host during the weekend period, that is!!!


Hiya Matt,

I've been a victim of the "uninvited, sudden-surprise sing-along" scenario a few too many times as well! Soooper Bummer, mi amigo!!!

[This message has been edited by Rockhawk (edited April 15, 2005).]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Fri Apr 15 22:06:00 2005|24.113.87.240|0|0|0|0 0011000242000011|0011000242000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Rockhawk:
[b]Anywayz, my friend, I've truly enjoyed my experiences there....and what a big place it is, BTW....great for karaoke!

One of these weekends I'll try to get down there and then perhaps I can meet you in person - if you host during the weekend period, that is!!![/b][/QUOTE]

Thanks

Yeah right now I only work Fri & Sat, but that could change with recent developments.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Lonman|Lonman|Fri Apr 15 22:24:00 2005|67.168.71.154|0|0|0|0 0011000242000012|0011000242000000|11|1245|At $8.00/hr what do you expect. You get what you pay for.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Timberlea|Timberlea|Sat Apr 16 00:21:00 2005|24.215.75.156|0|0|0|0 0011000242000013|0011000242000000|11|1141|and that's exactly what I've told the people who run this... if they don't pay to have good hosts come in, then they will suffer the complaints due to those that are doing this...|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|knightshow|knightshow|Sat Apr 16 14:58:00 2005|170.2.52.140|0|0|0|0 0011000242000014|0011000242000000|11|1543|Rock, sorry to hear you lost your guitarist. I hope you're able to regroup and keep playing. I'm not familiar with Big Whiskey, but I haven't been following the live music scene. I wish you the best with whatever happens. I'm curious what kind of music your band covered. Do you have a website? Feel free to email me at touron20032@yahoo.com

I've mostly stuck to the Seattle/Renton area for karaoke. You can go to the same place on different nights and sound either good or pathetic depending on who is doing the mixing. I mostly sing 60's, 70's and 80's pop. Last night was the closing night at one place I go to, their last night in business. I sang (actually more like attempted) Long Time by Boston, and the Spanish version of Besame Mucho on the LPK series. Some times I can sing Long Time ok, but last night was not one of them. The Spanish version of Besame Mucho on LPK has a video set in a Mexican villiage and some Mexican guitar that sounds nice--an old style Mexican sound which is neat. The kj there has a good sound system, but he is not the best mixer. I've had other kj's there do the sound alot better. It was sad to see the place close after many years of good music.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|touron2003|touron2003|Mon Apr 18 02:11:00 2005|64.40.54.218|0|0|0|0 0011000242000015|0011000242000000|11|598|Remember to be nice to your sound man, for on every board, there is a "suck button"...I always assure my patrons that I had it disabled on my board [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/IMG]

PS: Beaver, the word is "tenet", not "tenant" (unless they're paying rent, then what do I know?)

[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/rc.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|RC the DJ|RC the DJ|Tue Apr 19 00:07:00 2005|24.20.176.117|0|0|0|0 0011000242000016|0011000242000000|11|750|[QUOTE]RC the DJ chided:
...PS: Beaver, the word is "tenet", not "tenant" [/QUOTE]Hehehehe RC. I've met his tenant and she's very very nice [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Pony^|Pony^|Tue Apr 19 01:43:00 2005|69.196.253.172|0|0|0|0 0011000242000017|0011000242000000|11|1418|Touron:

Thanks for your kind thoughts. In answer to your inquiry, "Big Whiskey" has been involved primarily in performance of Country, Classic Rock, and Blues. The group started-out molded in the Country genre, but over the years has ultimately evolved into an eclectic and more diversified entity.

The website is presently down for reconstruction due to the passing of our guitarist, however we do have a CD available through "Amazon.com", and there is a reasonable modicum of both album and band information available through that site as well.

I must advise you not to confuse "Big Whiskey" of the Pacific NW, with a group of the same name hailing from Cincinnati.
They are now a duo, I believe....at least that's how it appears according to their website. I'll send you a more informative Email message soon! Thanks for the interest, BTW!!!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Thu Apr 21 04:55:00 2005|24.113.87.240|0|0|0|0 0011000242000018|0011000242000000|11|598|'Hawk? You never mentioned ANYTHING about a CD...I expect an autographed copy next time you come down to P-town to sing, Mister!!

On a side note: anyone here remember a great blues band from Minneapolis called the Hoopsnakes?|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|RC the DJ|RC the DJ|Fri Apr 22 08:57:00 2005|24.20.176.117|0|0|0|0 0011000242000019|0011000242000000|11|1068|you want skullduggery, i got skullduggery for you.

At one of my places where i do KJ, the jukebox has a cd of a competitor of mine. Got curious so popped in my 50 cents played the song. It sounded too familiar so i compares the music with a karaoke disc I have and the music was an exact match (able to detect it because the makes of this disc chopped the guitar solo). So BC if youwant to chime in after translating my Tjmatese (yes i know i'm a lousy typer) what offenses has just occured for her, the place i'm at and the jukebox owner.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|tjmat|tjmat|Sun Apr 24 12:38:00 2005|64.7.22.208|0|0|0|0 0011000242000020|0011000242000000|11|1418|Yeah, I second the motion on that issue!

I have similar experiences to report. There are more and more singers and KJs that I have been running across, who have recorded their own CDs and have had them mastered, produced, and packaged in bulk lots by any of several companies which have emerged upon the "Do-It-Yourself" (D.I.Y.) scene in recent years to provide the aforementioned services.

In one instance, I received a CD from a KJ who had done the album in a studio wherein he sang to CDG music and recorded the tracks in that format. I noticed that there was a statement on the liner expressing that all songs were used by permission of "Karaoke CGD Companies X, Y, & Z"....in yet another instance I purchased a CD from a KJ who had done the same thing, however there was no such statement provided.

Due to these events, and others I have been hearing of, I have become very interested in this topic and attendant ramifications. It puzzles me as to just how these folks go about obtaining permission to record and sell (distribute) their particular "cover" and/or "tribute" material?|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Wed Apr 27 08:56:00 2005|24.113.87.240|0|0|0|0 0011000242000021|0011000242000000|11|1418|What....no takers? Cat got collective tongues? This "legal v. illegal" CD recording, distribution, and sales situation appears to represent a substantive and important issue....an amusing one as well!

Is the topic considered "off limits", or somehow taboo to discuss? Is there an unspoken protocol of which I'm unaware and thus have inadvertently breached?

Should anyone have expertise on the issue, and become willing to provide insight, then please, by all means, accept my sincere invitation and humble request to do so. Thank you. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/blink.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Sat May 21 02:15:00 2005|24.113.93.75|0|0|0|0 0011000242000022|0011000242000000|11|1715|Rockhawk
I have several friends from this forum and another one who makes me cdgs and sends them to me for free. They are not trying to sell them they give them away to family and friends is that really a big deal when its making them happy. A matter of fact I thought about making a special cd listing book to list these songs with thier names but I figured it would be illegal to play them in the bar. I'm still making a special book for them as I ENJOY all the submissions I get. Anyways I don't know if you're gripe is because they are selling their cd's with the cdg music but if you are, you cannot do anything about it but please don't be complaining as this makes some of these singers very happy.

I have a very special friend on this board and he is very limited to what he can do for health reasons and one of the things he enjoys doing is making his own recordings and I for one really enjoy them.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Stac|Stac|Sat May 21 12:23:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000242000023|0011000242000000|11|1715|Now getting back to the original subject of KJ skullduggery. I was gonna bring out my can of whoop ass next week to this particular club but I talked to my mom this morning and cooled off and have decided not to EVER go back there again.

First of all you all know by now my biggest gripe is the KJ hogging the show. Anyways there is a song that I like to sing and apparently so does this KJ and I signed up for the song but next thing I know she is singing the song the liitle bitc*. Um you are working lady and if a singer signs up for the song let them sing it.

The next gripe is her saying all night that people keep requesting her husband to sing as we here that all night then hear her promoting his band. Now let's see 1/2 the people in the bar are with me and we're not requestion to hear her husband sing EVERY OTHER SONG so I just wonder who is requesting him to sing so much. If you were there as a singer you wouldn't stay as he 3/4 of the show. PATHETIC.

I predict this show will be going for 1more month at tops!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Stac|Stac|Sat May 21 12:30:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000242000024|0011000242000000|11|1612|My major pet peeve that used to happened to me a few times. More to it why but I'm sure all of you know the politics and garbage like that that goes on around karaoke or anything competitive where people are involved. Anyway on several occaisions I have sang after a friend of mine that usually has to have the pitch of a song lowered because he has a lower voice. Yet when my turn comes its not reset and i'm straining to sing lower to stay in tune with the song.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|bnlphan|bnlphan|Fri May 27 13:03:00 2005|68.217.132.63|0|0|0|0 0011000242000025|0011000242000000|11|1741|There are many good hosts that present themselves in a professional and personable manner, but there are also a number of pure freaks of nature out there too. I remember times when the key changer was not returned to normal between songs and I saw a singer almost hock up a lung trying to hit some of the notes. Red-faced, sweating bullets, and veins protruding from his forehead; the whole nine yards! A couple of weeks ago I went to a new place and when I was called up to sing the host must have left the multiplex button engaged when he qeued up my song, and then he left the stage area and left me up there to try and sing to an accompaniment consisting of just bass and percussion only. All the other musical elements of the song were missing; just stripped away by the multiplex function, leaving me up there to become frustrated and totally embarrassed with no available remedy because the host had disappeared and was not manning his station and I did not know where the button was and I didn't want to go fumbling around trying to find it while I was trying to sing. I probably just would have made it worse on myself anyway. After the song was over and he came back, I told him what had happened and his ego would not let him admit that he had made a mistake, so instead he came-up with as many lame excuses as he could, hoping I would just give it up and go away. He snapped at me about not telling him how to do his job and showed a lot of unnecessary bad attitude and defensive behavoir. The whole affair was just ridiculous, so I left the place and went over to another place where the host is consistent and well mannered. What a difference a good host can make. My evening improved immensely from that point forward.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|DenisErectus|DenisErectus|Thu Jun 23 05:37:00 2005|24.113.93.75|0|0|0|0 0011000242000026|0011000242000000|11|1715|Denis
What a horrible experience. Not all KJ's leave their area.

I have left for bathroom breaks and etc, but I always have backup coverage. Not only to man the system but my 2 employees also know to protect my discs with their life.

I to when going out to sing, had a similar experience with 2 different shows at 2 different venues. I cannot memberize a sing so I need to see the lyrics on the screen and on these 2 occasions one first time the lyrucs were wiped from the screen and I tried to keep going, then the second time the Kj host told me her lyrics read faster than what they actually were. (computer)
ANd her lyrics disappeared and I couldn't finish the song. I just walked off stage cause I couldn't finish the song. She was not near the system.
I'm sorry he got defensive sometimes some of us do learn from our singers. I know I have.

I hope you have better luck next time.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Stac|Stac|Thu Jun 23 09:07:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000242000027|0011000242000000|11|1715|Touron
I don't know if a female KJ who goes out to sing gets treated worse than a man kj or what but I'm starting to think so.I know I shouldn't go back to this place but it gives me something to complain about.

I have NEVER had this happen to me before.
Last time I attended this show I went and got myself the songbook looked to see if she had the Wrong Side of Memphis cause I really want to try this song out. I see she didn't so I put the book down in front of me, I wasn't done looking and she comes up and takes it and places it by her by her work area where she already has a book. I'm like what the blank is up with this woman? I don't know if she knows that I KJ or not as she is from a different town about 1/2 hour away and I'm certainly not wanting her gig. I really don't know what her problem is.
I do know when I sang Redneck Woman about 95% of the people in the bar came out on the dance floor and that made up for her taking the book from me. Then there was a little crowd from Virginia Beach in there and they requested Stacy do I Love Rock N Roll and she actually let me sing it. I figured she was gonna do it herself again after last time.

BTW I have ordered Wrong Side of Memphis and its not ehre yet but when it does get here. I am purposely gonna bring it there to see if she lets me sing it or not. I bet she will say I can't.

Yes I know I shouldn't patronize this show but like I said I would have nothing to complain about and these kind of times helps me write my songs. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Stac|Stac|Thu Jun 23 09:17:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000242000028|0011000242000000|11|1543|[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/idea.gif[/IMG] Ask her to sing a duet with you, like More Than Words. It's pretty hard for a KJ to turn down a duet. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|touron2003|touron2003|Fri Jun 24 01:04:00 2005|64.40.48.83|0|0|0|0 0011000242000029|0011000242000000|11|1741|Touron, I just read your first post on this topic. I can relate to some of that inconsiderate B.S. nonsense and I've witnessed a lot of the things you've mentioned. Its one of those things where either some of the stupid stuff has happened to me or I've seen it happen to others. The whole thing sucks and it's just not good for a host to intentionally treat people badly. By the way, you said that the bartender sings "Still of the Night" and i'm wondering which song of that title you were talking about? Was it the classic fifties classic or the Whitesnake song? It's probably safe to rule out the Pat Benatar song, but then again I could be wrong. Naahhh!(lol)|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|DenisErectus|DenisErectus|Fri Jun 24 07:25:00 2005|24.113.93.75|0|0|0|0 0011000242000030|0011000242000000|11|1543|It was the Whitesnake song, and the bartender can sing it really well if the sound is done right.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|touron2003|touron2003|Fri Jun 24 23:24:00 2005|64.40.61.37|0|0|0|0 0011000242000031|0011000242000000|11|1745|I love it when the people who cant sing well but have the heart to get up and really show the passion for the music I will tweak the sound as much as possible for them and make them sound the best i possibly can.

However you can't please everyone. And trust me we have one certain case where this is SO true. This young girl likes to come out to the shows to basically show off. granted she couldnt carry a tune in a bucket if she had both hands on the handles. but she tries. One night however she was in a very foul mood and was of course drunk on her ear. and decided she was singing strawberry wine a song she has NO way of reaching. I did my ever best to try to dial her in however she kept pulling back away from the mic you couldnt hear her much less hear herself she got angry and made me start her over which i did when she started complaining the mic wasn't working blah blah blah. and getting nasty with me i took her mic looked it over an sang one corus line handed her back the mic an said it works fine for me. ok not to professional but i made my point she was being rude an nasty because i refused to bend over backwards for her righ then an there when i had 30 other people waiting thier turn.

The bar erupted in laughter at what I had said it worked fine for me she got furious an walked out. granted the next week she was back alittle more humble then she was before. and still had a good time.

normally I will never join another singer unless asked which happens alot but not until they make the jesture . I was just so uptight with this girl who thought the world revolves around here i gave as good as i got. and believe me it takes an awful lot to get me to that point.

I just don't plan to make a practice of it [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|songbird2004|songbird2004|Thu Jul 14 15:22:00 2005|24.11.98.106|0|0|0|0 0011000242000032|0011000242000000|11|920|I don't think this was done out of malice, but it sure looked bad. Last singer in the rotation sang and then stayed up to do a duet with the first singer in the rotation. You'd figure that to be the start of the rotation, b4t instead the first singer then stage for a solo, making the duet a bonus for both of them. I don't know that I'll be back.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Fri Jul 22 03:54:00 2005|24.63.148.25|0|0|0|0 0011000242000033|0011000242000000|11|1715|Touron

I forgot to mention a couple weeks ago I actually went back and signed up for Coalminer's Daughter as it is one of my favorites well she told one of my friends that disc was broke.

I'm sure you know what I was thinking under under my breath. I told my friends if we ever go back remind me to bring my disc, well out of the blue last week we decided to go there and there was hardly anybody in there so I walked up to her and asked if she replaced the disc and she said what one. I said Coalminer's daugter and she said was the disc broke? Now I'm sure you really know what I was thinking. Well she let me sing it and there was some older folks were up at the bar and when I was done they said she is a good singer let her do another. I am not that good of a singer but somehow I managed that one pretty good. So the Kj asked me what else would you like to do I sad Heartbreaker from Pat Benatar and once the song started the lyrics on the screen didn't. I am not a prson who can memborize songs all the time so she stopped it and said pick another I said Hit Me With Your Best Shot and anyways after that I decided to leave and I will never go to ehr show again after that broken disc story and from the little bit of people in there she better learn to treat her customers a little better.

That is the first time I ever heard the disk is broken.
Yes I know this happens but then to say my disk was broken.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Stac|Stac|Fri Jul 22 18:40:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000242000034|0011000242000000|11|1543|I think sometimes there are discs that are broken and sometimes there are discs that are "broken." It's always cool when some stranger at the bar really likes the song you just sang. I sang Harbor Lights by Boz Scaggs several weeks ago and figured not much of the crowd would recognize the song, but there was this guy at the bar that new it and loved it!! Coal Miner's Daughter is a nice song.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|touron2003|touron2003|Tue Jul 26 03:01:00 2005|66.109.201.46|0|0|0|0 0011000242000035|0011000242000000|11|1806|Well I thought I would share a little humor about a KJ

Well about 2 years ago or so when people heard I threw the old man out, I had well a couple guys who also KJ's ask me out and of course I turned them all down cause I wanted time alone and was hoping the ex would go to anger management and sober up well I figured enough time passes so I met somebody which some of you know about, and David a KJ here asked me out and I said no I'm with somebody and he said where is he? I said in Missouri and he said what did you get him off EBAY? Well next thing I know he told Gary the owner of the Hawk's nest I was pregnant. At first I was offended thinking I must've gained some weight or something but I knew I wasn't pregnant.

That I can laugh about.

This one isn't so funny. I had the most evil roommate you can imagine. She has takien upon herslef to pose as me on the web and once again thanks to Andrew telling me about a program he had me install on my computer I can back that up and if you look on the KJ list from Wisconsin on this web site you can look at my listing, and notice the date, then look at M S listing on this site and you will see she has copied almost word for word of what I wrote. The only thing I couldn't figure out is why did she make a listing when she don't even own karaoke equipment. But DUMB old me never put the pieces together, who do you think she's shacked up with? Could it be my x-husband? B-I-N-G-0 She got it right. Now that could be the burn of all burns but they deserve eachother.

I probably should be thanking them.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Stac-y|Stac-y|Sat Sep 3 11:36:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000242000036|0011000242000000|11|1154|Sounds like the next episode of "The Jerry Springer Show" to me.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|flameslayer|flameslayer|Sat Sep 3 19:45:00 2005|165.252.26.2|0|0|0|0 0011000242000037|0011000242000000|11|1741|Agree!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|DenisErectus|DenisErectus|Tue Sep 13 07:08:00 2005|24.113.93.75|0|0|0|0 0011000242000038|0011000242000000|11|920|I would like opinions as to who the unreasonable one is here. Last Saturday I went to a place which was slow for the first hour or so with a relatively short rotation. I ran 1-2 singers behind "Mac". Then a bunch of people came in. Mac sang about 10:45. Then the KJ filtered in some new people. About 11:30 I asked the KJ whether he had lost my slip, which I viewed as a better approach than you screwed up. He mentioned that he was trying to work in new singers and that he was doing the best he could. Over the next half hour about 3-4 singers who sang in the prior rotation after me got up along with some new folks and I went back to the KJ. He said I'd be up soon. Mac got up again and I finally got up a little after midnight. When I tried to point out that there was no way Mac should have gotten up twice before me, his sidekick tried explaining it by saying Mac had probably put in more than 1 slip and they were trying to spread his slips out, which made no sense. It looked like the KJ had my slip out on the side and a separate stack he was using as a rotation.

Under normal circumstances when Mac got up the second time, I would have probably blown my stack and either left and/or demanded an imeediate 2fer as reparations. As my company has business ties with the place, I behaved myself and thanked the KJ when I finally got on.

Am I unreasonable for being mad?|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Wed Sep 14 16:02:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000242000039|0011000242000000|11|253|I don't know how many people were there to begin with or how many "a bunch" are, but even if a bunch (say for the sake of argument 10) of people came in & he was filtering them in with the old (standard practice among many kj's) I could see about a 40 minute wait on top of the original wait, however when people start getting up AGAIN before someone that has been waiting patiently their turn is crap. Also if Mac was singing when these people came in, you should NOT have had to wait that long. Even if he was filtering them in, you say you were originally 1-2 behind Mac, even if he put 2 new in between, it would have went Mac, 2 new, 1 old, 2 new, 1 old, 2 new, you. That would have been MAX 1/2 hour wait unless they were all doing 8+ minute songs.
I think you are well in your right to be angry.

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We don't entertain you, you entertain EVERYONE!!!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Lonman|Lonman|Wed Sep 14 17:19:00 2005|24.17.107.214|0|0|0|0 0011000242000040|0011000242000000|11|806|Well put Lonman.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Wed Sep 14 18:59:00 2005|207.69.137.27|0|0|0|0 0011000242000041|0011000242000000|11|1543|Karaoke rotation is not rocket science. Anyone with a semblance of order can do it. Being fair can sometimes require a little finesse--everyone makes mistakes sometimes--but after a couple months on the job it should be cake. No excuses.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|touron2003|touron2003|Thu Sep 15 22:30:00 2005|198.104.63.141|0|0|0|0 0011000242000042|0011000242000000|11|1824|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Katzoff:
[b]I would like opinions as to who the unreasonable one is here. Am I unreasonable for being mad?[/b][/QUOTE]

Ohhhh Nooooo you are NOT being unreasonable!!!! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/approve.gif[/IMG]
I love this place!!!! I had no idea that other people were as "persnickety" (nice way to say B*tchy)as ME!!!!! Yeahhhhh. I hate the rotation garbage that happens at all karaoke bars. Even when my best friend ran the company, I hated getting pushed farther back and her not keeping the "order" in Order! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/furious.gif[/IMG]

While we were b*thcing about a KJ here in coos bay oregon, Never keeping their order remotely straight or FAIR, a friend of hers, and my duet buddy, made a suggestion and by george it worked!

See we as a whole, feel that if we are there bright and early in the evening, sitting and paying our "dues", that we deserve to stay in the order we put our songs up in. And to have a person walk in the door and get up to sing within a couple songs, is totally BS. Then before you know it 3 or 4 others have come in, ohhh say 2 hours after karaoke has started, and us "due payers" are still sitting waiting while these guys walk in and get to sing without "Waiting or Paying their dues!". Sooooo my duet buddy's suggestion was this. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/idea.gif[/IMG]

1. use a whiteboard and put each singers name up on the board, as they bring up their first song. Then as they get up to sing, they bring their Next song with them.
2. As new singers come into the club, they take their first song up to the kj and their name gets put at the bottom of the rotation. You snooze you loose. You might get lucky and we might be at the bottom of the rotation at that point. But, if we have started at the beginning of the rotation, then, gee darn, you sing at the bottom.

At first the chronically late singers were p*ssed about it, but they got used to it and if it really meant alot to them, they started coming earlier. And the nicest thing about it was, I ALWAYS KNEW when I was singing again.

Sure it can be a tiny bit of a hassle for the kj, cuz as singers leave, they have to take the name off the board and then in time they have to rewrite the list. But it sure made life peaceful for her. No one ever questioned if "My song was lost" and it eliminiated the KJ, cheating by not letting someone they don't like come up to sing. It also would eliminate the self-centered kj, from singing waaaay to much. Our kj put her name in the rotation too. And if she got way to many singers, she dropped her name out. Which was really nice. Unfortunately she isn't working here anymore as karaoke seems to be dying here.... [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/sad2.gif[/IMG]

My biggest pet peeve is a kj that sings more then any other singer. One of our kj's here, who really is not a good singer, sings waaay more then all of us. And to top it off, told me I would get to sing before the end of the show on saturday night, [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wayhappy.gif[/IMG] and not only did I not get to sing at all, but the butthead sang twice! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bash.gif[/IMG] Ohhhhhhh it makes me so mad! I had a huge group of people stay til 1:45 a.m. just to hear me sing my 2nd song of the night! Last Dance ... good ol disco!

So No you are not unreasonable! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/thumbsup.gif[/IMG] giggle

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Music Washes From The Soul The Dust Of Every Day Life|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|MusicMade|MusicMade|Tue Oct 4 00:23:00 2005|4.178.132.32|0|0|0|0 0011000242000043|0011000242000000|11|1154|The fastest way to stop that from happening again is to complain to the bar owner or manager. Make it clear you are the one paying for drinks etc... and you and your friends are here to sing and not to watch the KJ show.
[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/flameslayer.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|flameslayer|flameslayer|Tue Oct 4 02:18:00 2005|165.252.26.2|0|0|0|0 0011000242000044|0011000242000000|11|1606|There is also a problem with a KJ who feels like he needs to sing every song. He offers his "help" whether you want it or not. Funny thing is that he always complains that his throat hurts at the end of the night!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|willyd|willyd|Thu Oct 6 10:37:00 2005|168.12.253.66|0|0|0|0 0011000242000045|0011000242000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by MusicMade:
[b] 1. use a whiteboard and put each singers name up on the board, as they bring up their first song. Then as they get up to sing, they bring their Next song with them.
2. As new singers come into the club, they take their first song up to the kj and their name gets put at the bottom of the rotation. You snooze you loose. You might get lucky and we might be at the bottom of the rotation at that point. But, if we have started at the beginning of the rotation, then, gee darn, you sing at the bottom. [/b][/QUOTE]


So theoretically, you have a list of - say 15 singer & you are almost to the bottom of the list - number 14 (for sakes of argument you are the singer 2nd from the top). Now being on number 14, you KNOW you are coming up in 3 songs. Now you get 10 new singers that just walked in & signed up, they all get put at the bottom of the list. Now YOU have to wait the additional 10 singers on top of the 2 or 3 you were already waiting for.
You are telling me, as a singer, you would rather wait while ALL these new singers get put at the bottom of the list JUST to stay behind the person you were before.
You are still getting pushed down in either scenerio, but if these singers were inserted, at least your turn would be up in around 5 or 6 songs rather than 13.

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[This message has been edited by Lonman (edited October 06, 2005).]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Lonman|Lonman|Thu Oct 6 14:17:00 2005|67.42.105.182|0|0|0|0 0011000242000046|0011000242000000|11|920|My personal preference is that new singers wait one full rotation before coming in, i.e. they sing right before the next song of the person singing when they put their slip in. Barring that, which I know I will rarely see, I would probably prefer a capped rotation followed by alternating old and new singers in the next round. That still allows for some predictability of when you'll sing next|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Thu Oct 6 18:08:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000242000047|0011000242000000|11|781|Mark that is something like I do. I don't make new singers wait a full rotation unless it's small (ie 5 or 6 people). Granted at the place I play, I don't get rotations much bigger than 10-12 singers, but I still like to get the new people up as quickly as I can since I do play music in between singers. I might not play a whole song, but my dance sets have gotten up to as many as 4 songs in a row. I know it's blasphemy for some of the hosts on this board to play that much music, [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG] but I am a DJ [i]and[/i] karaoke host and that's what people expect. I've tailored my shows to keep the water drinking karaoke snobs at the bars that will cater to them, and it's worked very well for over three years and counting. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|DJFang|DJFang|Thu Oct 6 21:31:00 2005|71.10.26.117|0|0|0|0 0011000242000048|0011000242000000|11|920|DJFang,

I understand your point of view on rotations, but I take umbrange at the characterization "karaoke snob" [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

My view on this is simple. If someone like you clearly advertises his show as KJ and DJ that's fine, and I'm glad it works for you. That is generally not my cup of tea because I do not like a lot of the modern dance music and as a dancer I make a damn good singer. Plus, I've yet to meet the DJ/KJ who'd interrupt dance night for a short karaoke set and call anyone who objected dance snobs.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Thu Oct 6 21:53:00 2005|24.63.148.25|0|0|0|0 0011000242000049|0011000242000000|11|1141|Mark,

ARE you a water drinker and a non-supporter of the venue(s) you attend? That's what I think DJFang is intimidating.

and while I don't care for his style of karaoke playing, my ex-partner does that... and you know, he's been going at it a lot longer than I have been... the folks there love it.

So even though I broke up with him over it, who really is wrong? Seems neither one of us was. My way works for me, and his works for him.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|knightshow|knightshow|Fri Oct 7 11:19:00 2005|170.2.52.28|0|0|0|0 0011000242000050|0011000242000000|11|1691|Most of my "early birds" give me several slips and they know I divide them up into rotation piles. The late comers I put at the bottom of the next rotation so everyone knows where they're at in the rotations. Some of the more experienced Karaoklers bring thier next song slip when they come up to sing, so I try to keep their place in the next rotation, even though it's already started from multiple submissions. This works for me, at least.

There's been a couple of times I've lost a slip out of a rotation (only to find it underneath the table when I'm packing up to go home) but I try to make it up to the singer by letting them do an encore song or putting them next in the rotation.

Though I'm not a DJ, I will play a couple of dance tunes midway through the show when I need to take a break, inhale a sandwich or something. My clients expect it and it isn't uncommon to see half the place get up to do the Cha Cha Slide and the Macarena. Everybody always says "You oughtta do that more often" but it seems like nobody wants to interrupt the singing more than once a show. My experience has been doing this once during a show IS appreciated, but doing it more often isn't.

As to water drinkers, I don't see that much, but when I do I try to at least encourage the patrons to buy bottled water, a non-alcoholic drink, a Perrier (sp?) or some snacks (hot wings, fries or something). Usually I'll go into graphic details about how nasty the municpal water is and the bar has a nice supply of ice cold bottled water (the place actually gets a larger percentage profit for a bottle of water than it does for a bottle of beer).

Some advice... never look down on water drinkers as there may be a legitimate reason that they are (diabetics, recovering alcoholics, et al). But don't be afraid to use the microphone to encourage them to spend money (i.e., with glass in hand, "Oh, man! The bartender just made me this here non-alcoholic Georgia peach daiquiri and it is OH SO GOOD!"). And I'm not shy about hinting how expensive [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG] it is for the owners to have me here, and spending a few bucks will keep bringing me back.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|SmokeMagicMirrors|SmokeMagicMirrors|Fri Oct 7 13:48:00 2005|167.147.132.171|0|0|0|0 0011000242000051|0011000242000000|11|781|Mark, the singers with the worst attitude and the least amount of patience that I've dealt with are the water drinkers. They don't come around my shows any longer because I wouldn't treat them any different than anyone else. (more about that below)

I certainly didn't mean to imply I thought you were one of them. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

Oh, I can tell you about some dance snobs. LOL As pleasing to the eye as they may be, they are much easier to please than the k-snobs. At the end of each dance set, I thank the dancers and let them know that there will be more dance music coming up real soon. Most of the time, it makes them happy. If it doesn't, oh well. I do the best that I can, and there are a [b]lot[/b] of other places in town that just play dance music all night. We have a huge amount of bars in my town to the number of people. They say you are never more than a block from either a church or a bar, and it's darn near the truth.

Being a DJ and Karaoke host, I think, is harder than being just a karaoke host. I have to pay a lot closer attention to my customers, and try my darndest to keep both the singers and the dancers happy. Some nights I succeed and others I end up disappointing one or the other.

SmokeMagicMirrors, I don't look down on someone just because they drink water. It's just that the water drinkers I've dealt with seem to expect some preferential treatment. They act like, well everyone else is drinking so they won't mind if you let me sing more than them, and I won't do that. I wouldn't do it to a sober person or a drinker.

And that's all I have to say about that. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

-Eric|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|DJFang|DJFang|Fri Oct 7 19:50:00 2005|71.10.26.117|0|0|0|0 0011000242000052|0011000242000000|11|1543|I used to go to a karaoke show at a local bar. The karaoke had a pretty good following. They'd mix in one or two dance songs a night and everyone liked it. There was a group of ladies that would stop in after bowling at the alley next door. They would buy several drinks generally--good business for the bar. One day one of them ordered water instead for some reason. The owner charged her $2 for a glass of water. They all stood up and walked out the door, never to return. It was a bad move on the owner's part and bar patrons shook their heads over it for months afterwards. After someone has spent many weeks and dollars singing and drinking at your bar, they should be your friends, not your "customers."

While I agree that those who come to sing should be paying customers, there are obviously exceptions, and if after a year or two a singer is no more than a customer (both to the KJ and the owner) then something is wrong.

[This message has been edited by touron2003 (edited October 07, 2005).]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|touron2003|touron2003|Fri Oct 7 23:10:00 2005|198.104.63.141|0|0|0|0 0011000242000053|0011000242000000|11|920|The "umbrage" was tongue in cheek directed against "karaoke snob". I believe in supporting shows and in getting as good, but not better, treatment than everyone else.

I recognize that there may be shows where a combo KJ/DJ may be necessary to attract crowds to thrive and survive. Given the choice, with limits on the dance sets, I would take that over no karaoke. I've also had some bad experiences where at some point the dance took over entirely, which I have severe problems with unless properly publicized. However, that does not sound like your shows Fang.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Sat Oct 8 02:37:00 2005|24.63.148.25|0|0|0|0 0011000242000054|0011000242000000|11|1829|Hey, this is my first post. I've been looking for over a year and enjoy the banter. I haven't been compelled to actually register and reply until now.

About the water drinkers... I've worked in bars and been around lots of KJ companies. As long as your karaoke joint has free cover charge, I feel that anyone coming into the bar is obligated to buy at least one drink. Have some respect. The bar has to pay to provide entertainment and any seat occupied by someone that isn't spending money is dead weight.

That seat can be filled by someone else who will spend money there. You don't go to a restaurant and sit down witout ordering anything, do you? Usually entertainment venues pay the entertainment with the cover charge and make their money off drinks. Any place without cover charge has to pay the entertainment out of their drink profits.

Even if you're a "friend" of the place, then you ought to know better than to take advantage of the joint.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|karaokeexpert|karaokeexpert|Sat Oct 8 05:54:00 2005|24.19.219.220|0|0|0|0 0011000242000055|0011000242000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by karaokeexpert:
[b]About the water drinkers... I've worked in bars and been around lots of KJ companies. As long as your karaoke joint has free cover charge, I feel that anyone coming into the bar is obligated to buy at least one drink. [/b][/QUOTE]

1 drink, would you consider a soda 1 drink? Bars themselves are to blame for "water sippers", the solution - CHARGE FOR WATER/SODA & each and any refill as opposed to giving away refills after buying the first.



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We don't entertain you, you entertain EVERYONE!!!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Lonman|Lonman|Sat Oct 8 16:33:00 2005|24.17.107.214|0|0|0|0 0011000242000056|0011000242000000|11|1829|Yes, any drink will do. Soda, coffee, or juice is fine if you're not a drinker. Just something to support the evening.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|karaokeexpert|karaokeexpert|Sat Oct 8 17:19:00 2005|24.19.219.220|0|0|0|0 0011000242000057|0011000242000000|11|1691|I guess we're beating this topic to death, so to summarize everyone's point...

If you're a singer, support the local establishment by spending a few bucks, and tip your server/bartender 'cause they're getting a pittance for a salary.

If you're a KJ/DJ, use your influence to encourage non-spenders to spend.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|SmokeMagicMirrors|SmokeMagicMirrors|Fri Oct 14 12:04:00 2005|167.147.132.171|0|0|0|0 0011000242000058|0011000242000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by SmokeMagicMirrors:
[b]If you're a singer, support the local establishment by spending a few bucks, and tip your server/bartender 'cause they're getting a pittance for a salary.

If you're a KJ/DJ, use your influence to encourage non-spenders to spend.[/b][/QUOTE]

Ok, what do you consider a "non-spender". If they are just sitting in the bar by themselves not getting anything - then they are actually loitering & should be dealt with by the bar. If they are drinking just soda/coffee/water - then they are considered a patron. Many people don't drink for various reasons - so you can't force them to. If the bar doesn't charge for refills - then again, it's the bars fault so these people might have intended to pay for all their drinks, but if they aren't getting charged then they are labeled "a sipper" or non-spender. Talk to the bar if they have a "refill" policy & get them to change it when karaoke starts. If the "non-spender" is sitting with a group of "spenders" then you can't just single that one person out as the group of spenders may not have came in the first place if the 1 non-spender didn't go along.
So as a kj the best I can do is suggest maybe a special of the night or whatever, but can't force anyone to buy something if they didn't intend to. It's not my job to police who drinks what - that's what a bartender & waitress is for.



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We don't entertain you, you entertain EVERYONE!!!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Lonman|Lonman|Fri Oct 14 15:29:00 2005|24.17.107.214|0|0|0|0 0011000242000059|0011000242000000|11|1154|I've been following this thread and maybe I missed the original point, or, maybe it got lost somewhere.

My thoughts on the subject. I'll announce drink specials that the bar is having but other than that what you do or don't drink is none of my business. I don't treat anyone at my shows differently whatever they are drinking or not drinking. I leave that up to the bar. I worry about the karaoke, they worry about the bar.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|flameslayer|flameslayer|Fri Oct 14 17:31:00 2005|67.165.151.148|0|0|0|0 0011000242000060|0011000242000000|11|1554|The biggest problem I've consistently had with KJ's ( Male KJ's that is ), is that they think I'm there to steal their karaoke Ho's. Since I am a show-stopper ( I am the only singer who always sings different songs every week and I kick MAJOR ASS since I consistently put on an awesome performance and for certain songs I also bring creative props and I do mostly hard-rock, Alternative metal and classic metal as-well-as rap ), I get a lot of compliments and awesome eruptions of applause and attention from the female patrons. 95% of the male KJ's get so jealous, they purposely lie with excuses like: you're coming up soon; Oh I'm sorry, I accidentally misplaced your name in the rotation; I have so many singers be patient, etc. There are many more but those are some of the most popular excuses. I only complain to a KJ after the rotation if at least 3 other singers before me got to sing their next song before me in that particular rotation. And the strange thing is that I go to karaoke for the sole purpose of entertaining the crowd. I get such a ****ing rush walking out of a karaoke bar knowing I entertained the **** out of the audience! That's my ****ing DRUG!!! If I pick up or happen to get ****, I consider that a HUGE BONUS!!! But I intentionally do NOT talk to anyone nor do I use pick-up lines ( which I think is the ultimate form of stupidity in trying to impress a woman ) unless they engage ME in a conversation or compliment me on my performance. This is the most aggravating characteristic of male KJ's but I guess jealousy and terrritorial dominance is a part of their game and there's nothing you can do about it.

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Risk-taker, Blackjack moneymaker, Karaoke SLAYER!!!

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[b]Knock off the language, or take it to the street, bar or wherever your bad self hangs.[/b]

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[This message has been edited by BC/Studio Manager (edited October 19, 2005).]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|THEPOWDER-KEG|THEPOWDER-KEG|Sun Oct 16 21:34:00 2005|152.163.100.66|0|0|0|0 0011000242000061|0011000242000000|11|1141|yeah, all that, and an ego large enough for his own house...

wow, I'm impressed! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|knightshow|knightshow|Mon Oct 17 12:42:00 2005|24.20.153.221|0|0|0|0 0011000242000062|0011000242000000|11|1154|Now wait a minute. He might have one of those "circus" mirrors that distort eveything and was looking at his ego at the time.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|flameslayer|flameslayer|Mon Oct 17 13:56:00 2005|67.165.151.148|0|0|0|0 0011000242000063|0011000242000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by flameslayer:
[b]Now wait a minute. He might have one of those "circus" mirrors that distort eveything and was looking at his ego at the time.[/b][/QUOTE]

LOL!!!


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We don't entertain you, you entertain EVERYONE!!!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Lonman|Lonman|Mon Oct 17 14:59:00 2005|24.17.107.214|0|0|0|0 0011000242000064|0011000242000000|11|920|On a positive note, the "three singer" rule is one that I often apply myself if I am asking the KJ about the rotation. 1 or 2 singers difference may be honest mistake or breaking up musical types, but 9 times out of 10 I find that if the rotation is off by more than that there is a problem and waiting longer only delays the problem being fixed.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Mon Oct 17 18:59:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000242000065|0011000242000000|11|1141|not necessarily true Mark. If you use an "insertion" rotation method, it can vary quite a bit as the night goes on!

that's why I personally love the "line" rotation method... because everyone knows when they're following someone else!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|knightshow|knightshow|Tue Oct 18 10:56:00 2005|24.20.153.221|0|0|0|0 0011000242000066|0011000242000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by knightshow:
[b]not necessarily true Mark. If you use an "insertion" rotation method, it can vary quite a bit as the night goes on!

that's why I personally love the "line" rotation method... because everyone knows when they're following someone else![/b][/QUOTE]

But so could the line method. As a matter of fact the line method could turn a small wait time into a long wait time just as easy. The only difference is with the line method is you wait LONGER - BUT you now know WHO you follow.
With the insert, you don't wait as long (if done properly). As a singer I would think that would be more important over following a certain person all night. I know (for me anyway) when I go out to sing, I want to sing as much and as soon as possible. If i'm 2nd from the top & the rotation is 2nd from the bottom & 10 newbies come in & sign up - they go to the end of the list, now I have to wait 10 new singers? If the insert method is used, I would still be up in less than half that time. The wait is still there either way, but inserting allows the old to still come up quicker.

People refer to the line method as the "amusement park" method as you won't see new people coming into the line ahead of somebody else - well I just got back from Disneyland & they now have a special pass you can purchase to allow JUST that. You walk right up to very close to the front of the line & are up ahead of everyone else. Maybe we should incorporate that into karaoke, people buying their way to the front! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/irritated.gif[/IMG]

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We don't entertain you, you entertain EVERYONE!!!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Lonman|Lonman|Tue Oct 18 11:35:00 2005|24.17.107.214|0|0|0|0 0011000242000068|0011000242000000|11|1154|Dude that's great that you've found your outlet in karaoke, many of us have too. But please find a thesaurus so you can find other words to use besides the explicitives. I'm not "Holier-Than-Thou" but BC also asked you to keep the street language in the street and not here. And I suspect he'll be editing if not deleting your post in it's entirity.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|flameslayer|flameslayer|Wed Oct 19 02:07:00 2005|165.252.26.2|0|0|0|0 0011000242000069|0011000242000000|11|1691|Lonman, a "non-spender" is one who doesn't partake of the establishment's offerings - maybe someone else in the group is paying - but just takes up a spot in the karaoke rotation without incurring an expense to pay for the seat he/she is occupying.

Not for a minute would I suggest a KJ single any "non-spenders" out - that's not our job. We do have an obligation to our employer to advertise as needed and going an extra announcement or two helps. As long as I've been in the business, plugging products has been a part of the job for DJs and KJs.

First thing I do when finish setting up is seek out the manager and find out what the specials are and what they want most to sell. Then I take a few seconds to plug something the establishment wants to sell between singers. In a bar, you probably don't need to make the plugs very often, but I work a restaraunt/bar, so the clientele changes and I make a plug more often.

When you pay attention to this kind of detail, chances are you will get a bit more in you paycheck at the end of the night. Works for me!

Let the establishment worry about non-spenders, water-drinkers and the like.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|SmokeMagicMirrors|SmokeMagicMirrors|Wed Oct 19 12:37:00 2005|167.147.132.171|0|0|0|0 0011000242000070|0011000242000000|11|1691|THEPOWDERKEG said...

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The biggest problem I've consistently had with KJ's ( Male KJ's that is ), is that they think I'm there to steal their karaoke Ho's. Since I am a show-stopper ( I am the only singer who always sings different songs every week and I kick MAJOR ASS since I consistently put on an awesome performance...
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Dude, I'm jealous!!!

Sorry, y'all [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/blush.gif[/IMG], don't mean to be flippant, but most of you understand the situation. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|SmokeMagicMirrors|SmokeMagicMirrors|Wed Oct 19 12:58:00 2005|167.147.132.171|0|0|0|0 0011000242000071|0011000242000000|11|1141|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Lonman:[b]People refer to the line method as the "amusement park" method as you won't see new people coming into the line ahead of somebody else - well I just got back from Disneyland & they now have a special pass you can purchase to allow JUST that. You walk right up to very close to the front of the line & are up ahead of everyone else. Maybe we should incorporate that into karaoke, people buying their way to the front! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/irritated.gif[/IMG] [/b][/QUOTE] LMAO... they do! It's called the improper use of a "tip" jar! LOL!!!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|knightshow|knightshow|Wed Oct 19 14:22:00 2005|24.20.153.221|0|0|0|0 0011000242000072|0011000242000000|11|1245|If it's good enough for the mouse, who am I to disagree. LOL.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Timberlea|Timberlea|Wed Oct 19 14:47:00 2005|24.224.186.153|0|0|0|0 0011000242000073|0011000242000000|11|920|[QUOTE]Originally posted by knightshow:
[b]not necessarily true Mark. If you use an "insertion" rotation method, it can vary quite a bit as the night goes on!

that's why I personally love the "line" rotation method... because everyone knows when they're following someone else![/b][/QUOTE]

I take allowances for insertion into account in the "rule of three" if the rules are clear to me. For example, one KJ alternates 1 old and 1 new singer in round 2, so my rule of 3 would be a rule of 6. Or to put it another way, if 3 people who sang after me in round 1 have sung before me in round 2 then there is a problem regardless of the rotation method used.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Wed Oct 19 15:43:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000242000074|0011000242000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by SmokeMagicMirrors:
[b]Lonman, a "non-spender" is one who doesn't partake of the establishment's offerings - maybe someone else in the group is paying - but just takes up a spot in the karaoke rotation without incurring an expense to pay for the seat he/she is occupying.[/b][/QUOTE]

I guess I am missing your point here. If they aren't spending anything by themselves, then yes they are a "non" spender, but now a loiterer. If the "non" spender are WITH a GROUP of spenders (which happens often), then they are part of that group & I wouldn't consider the person a non-spender anymore as they are WITH a group. Now if the group wasn't spending, then again, they would be loitering.

[QUOTE][b]Not for a minute would I suggest a KJ single any "non-spenders" out - that's not our job. We do have an obligation to our employer to advertise as needed and going an extra announcement or two helps. As long as I've been in the business, plugging products has been a part of the job for DJs and KJs. [/b][/QUOTE]

Yes it is something the kj/dj/band/etc should do, but again, you as one of these entertainment group, can't impose penalty or force someone to buy something - THAT is the bars job.

[QUOTE][b]First thing I do when finish setting up is seek out the manager and find out what the specials are and what they want most to sell. Then I take a few seconds to plug something the establishment wants to sell between singers. In a bar, you probably don't need to make the plugs very often, but I work a restaraunt/bar, so the clientele changes and I make a plug more often.[/b][/QUOTE]

I don't know about where you are from, but here a "bar" is attached to restaurants. So a bar is a bar. A tavern or pub are generally stand alone buildings. But yes I will generally make the required announcements as well. No not every singer, but at least 2-3 times per half hour.

[QUOTE][b]When you pay attention to this kind of detail, chances are you will get a bit more in you paycheck at the end of the night. Works for me![/b][/QUOTE]

Well I get paid weekly since I work in the same place every night & the amount of people in the bar doesn't affect that pay. The fact is most clubs expect the entertainment group to promote the bar, I have yet to see one to pay more for it.

[QUOTE][b]Let the establishment worry about non-spenders, water-drinkers and the like. [/b][/QUOTE]

This is what i've been saying the entire time.



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We don't entertain you, you entertain EVERYONE!!!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|Lonman|Lonman|Wed Oct 19 15:57:00 2005|172.157.31.168|0|0|0|0 0011000242000075|0011000242000000|11|1554|I had something lenthy and interesting to say in response to the replies I received regarding this topic. However, I now see how much I am disliked by the karaoke administrator since my response was completed obliterated from this topic and not even edited. I guess my viewpoint that I expressed was too controversial and too full of expletives for acceptance. Since I refrianed from doing any of the aforementioned on this reply, I want to now see if this response will get posted immediately.

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Risk-taker, Blackjack moneymaker, Karaoke SLAYER!!!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|THEPOWDER-KEG|THEPOWDER-KEG|Thu Oct 20 23:33:00 2005|205.188.116.70|0|0|0|0 0011000242000076|0011000242000000|11|217|"[b]...too full of expletives for acceptance...[/b]"

[i]That's the ticket.[/i] Feel free to post your responses without the foul language - as requested previously.

Thanks.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|BC/Studio Manager|BC/Studio Manager|Fri Oct 21 10:04:00 2005|166.82.88.109|0|0|0|0 0011000242000077|0011000242000000|11|1691|POWDER-KEG, appreciate your avoiding expletives in your second post and you come appear much more educated than in your first post. In view of BC's response to your second post, an apology might go a long way towards smoothing things over.

By the way, controversy isn't a problem--it's the only way we can really learn something new--it is the inflammatory and disrespectful nature of your post that gets folks riled up.

I'm always wanting to hear from singers who have something to say as it helps me do my job better. If you have a valid point, we'd like to hear it!

By the way, I find the term "karaoke Ho" is as objectionable as your other expletives. Seems you have more disrepect for women in general that you do us male KJ's.

But then I'm just a senile old KJ with drool dribbling down his grizzled chin... [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/biggrin.gif[/IMG]

"The Pappy"
Smoke, Magic & Mirrors Entertainment|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|SmokeMagicMirrors|SmokeMagicMirrors|Fri Oct 21 13:25:00 2005|167.147.132.171|0|0|0|0 0011000242000078|0011000242000000|11|1141|smoke... you TOO?? Thought I was the only one!!

As for your points you made, you made them WELL. Very well said!

Powder, it's not that you're DISLIKED, it's the [b][i]language[/i][/b] that's disliked... as previously mentioned, keep that for where you hang out!

This [b]IS[/b] SC's BUSINESS site, y'know?!

[This message has been edited by knightshow (edited October 21, 2005).]|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|knightshow|knightshow|Fri Oct 21 15:33:00 2005|170.2.52.28|0|0|0|0 0011000242000079|0011000242000000|11|1186|Also PK, did you have ANOTHER profanity filled response on top of the one earlier in this thread? Otherwise your response is still there....just edited by BC so that it gets back to a PG rating instead of the R that you made it!|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|TTowntenor|TTowntenor|Fri Oct 21 16:36:00 2005|207.200.116.13|0|0|0|0 0011000242000080|0011000242000000|11|1154|Yeah he did and BC deleted it.|Re: KJ Skullduggery!|flameslayer|flameslayer|Sun Oct 23 18:12:00 2005|67.165.151.148|0|0|0|0 0011000243000000|0011000243000000|11|1715|I've been wondering how many of you singers out there actually move around the stage/floor when you're singing at karaoke?

I ask this after watching Idol and Bo had my vote from the beginning not just because he is a great singer but also because he knew how to move around on stage. You know where we weren't bored watching him and I noticed Carrie has become very compfortable on stage and she gave quite a performance last night worth talking about. So I'm wondering if you give your audience a performance soemthing too talk about. I know I've ran karaoke where it was ballad hell and I HAD to put myself in the rotation to liven things up and I am not the best singer but I like to move and dance and it usually gets the crowd going and people will start to pick more upbeat songs. ANd it makes it so much more fun. I also would like to say to the karaoke contest barhoppers when you enter these contest and can sing but just stand there boring us please don't whine when your cut.
Now go out and sing and entertain US KJ's!

UentertainMe@yahoo.com|Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|Stac|Stac|Wed May 4 21:57:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|1 0011000243000001|0011000243000000|11|1568|I hear you after setting thru 4 weeks of qualifying rounds it seems noone knows anything about stage presence...it drives me crazy...most of the singers stand in front of that dam tv screen....as I told a couple of singer two night ago you got to give me more then that...even if its just KARAOKE it still a performance..and you got to show entertainment value....or you wont even make it in the finals

[This message has been edited by GeminimALE (edited May 05, 2005).]|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Thu May 5 13:18:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000243000002|0011000243000000|11|55|I dance around a LOT while I sing...in fact, there have been times when girls have joined me on stage while I was dancing!

I know of no other way to do things...either get into it or don't get in at all.

I also have been known to walk about with a cordless mic and sing to folks in the audience. It's all fun!

Best,

Mark|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Thu May 5 21:25:00 2005|64.48.134.172|0|0|0|0 0011000243000003|0011000243000000|11|920|My standard comment is that as a dancer I make a great singer, but I do move around some songs, notably Shout where I wind up lying prone on the floor on the little bit lower part. I've occassionally been mounted by ladies in this position and have to forego the gator until they're off to avoid an x-rated show.|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Fri May 6 03:36:00 2005|24.218.74.103|0|0|0|0 0011000243000004|0011000243000000|11|1715|Now if that was true???? At least you're giving your audience a show. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]

I just wanted to say as a KJ I know when to jump in and liven the show up. If you kj'd and ever had a night where most of the singers just stand there like a brick wall and know do nothing but stare at the screen and sing. It can bring a show down. And suck the life right out of the party and that is just depressing!

Now singers please don't take this the wrong way but next time you go out for karaoke notice the songs that are being sang and their stage performance and notice how much energy the KJ and the patrons have. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|Stac|Stac|Fri May 6 07:45:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000243000005|0011000243000000|11|1568|Heres an idea for bring life to a party...most the night that I KJ...I have a time when I get all the girls in the room on stage to sing together then its the guys turn...the fun twist of it is I pick the song...this event really opens up the singers and give the one who dont get up I chance to sing with the group

[This message has been edited by GeminimALE (edited May 06, 2005).]|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Fri May 6 10:49:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000243000006|0011000243000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Stac:
[QB] I've been wondering how many of you singers out there actually move around the stage/floor when you're singing at karaoke?[/QUOTE]*waving hands and jumping up and down* I do! Some kj's have told me I'm fun and entertaining because I really get into it. That made me feel good. :)|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|Laura|Laura|Fri May 12 12:35:00 2006|68.143.242.182|1|0|0|0 0011000243000007|0011000243000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Katzoff:
[qb] My standard comment is that as a dancer I make a great singer, but I do move around some songs, notably Shout where I wind up lying prone on the floor on the little bit lower part. I've occassionally been mounted by ladies in this position and have to forego the gator until they're off to avoid an x-rated show. [/qb][/QUOTE]Uh-oh! That would be a problem!

I've been known to sometimes lie down on the stage in a reclining position while singing something that's sultry. And during the faster songs I do a lot of dancing--but I have to be careful so that I don't run out of *whew* breath! ;)|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|Laura|Laura|Fri May 12 12:38:00 2006|68.143.242.182|1|0|0|0 0011000243000008|0011000243000000|11|1141|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Laura:
[qb][b] I've been known to sometimes lie down on the stage in a reclining position while singing something that's sultry. ;) [/b] [/qb][/QUOTE]OK... I gotta admit, you got my interest perked there! LOL!|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|knightshow|knightshow|Fri May 12 13:19:00 2006|65.30.36.3|1|0|0|0 0011000243000009|0011000243000000|11|1996|Going into the crowd and singing to people, being funny/entertaining, goofin on yerself..yeah that is what keeps the people comin back - not too mention the actual bar atmosphere. I do this place here where no one likes the bar but they come to see me and our other hosts...thats devotion right there folks.|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|DJPuto|DJPuto|Fri May 12 16:54:00 2006|4.226.243.76|1|0|0|0 0011000243000010|0011000243000000|11|1678|most of the songs I do don't really lend themselves well to this sort of thing|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Fri May 12 17:30:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000243000011|0011000243000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]OK... I gotta admit, you got my interest perked there! LOL! [/QB][/QUOTE]*g* I danced around on a chair once, too! (sitting on it and kicking my legs up--that sort of thing) :) Yep, I do have fun!|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|Laura|Laura|Fri May 12 18:16:00 2006|24.107.12.111|1|0|0|0 0011000243000012|0011000243000000|11|1543|So Sultans of Swing is one of my favorite songs. I also like Long Time by Boston. Both of these have really long instrumentals where even if you have some good air guitar licks, you are bound to repeat them. So for people who sing either of these songs, what do you do? Buy everyone a round? Make a quick trip to the bathroom? Put in your next song? Inquiring minds want to know!|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|touron2003|touron2003|Mon May 15 22:20:00 2006|66.212.78.246|1|0|0|0 0011000243000013|0011000243000000|11|1885|:) I haven't sung either of those. But if I did 'em, I'd probably just dance during the instrumental parts. That's what I do on most songs. (and both of those songs would be pretty easy to dance to IMHO)|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|Laura|Laura|Mon May 15 23:33:00 2006|24.107.12.111|1|0|0|0 0011000243000014|0011000243000000|11|1970|As a KJ, it's my job to help set the mood. When someone is singing well but doesn't have a stage presence, I'll clap, whistle, and move. People usually quit talking and start listening. It also helps "feed" the singer, they get into it more, and usually sings with a little more "something". I don't do DJ work at all, and I get asked all the time for dance songs. But I sing almost every kind of music there is and tell them I'll do some boogy stuff instead. I'll get on the floor with the girls and dance with them as I sing. They love it. I have a few singers that sing boogy stuff, and since I have a lists of their songs, and I usually pick out what they sing for them, I'll save the boogy stuff until the crowd get's warmed up. I am suppose to play until 2 am, but most nights the crowd is so into the night that I'll play much later (I have an extra per hour I chargethat the bar gladly pays when people stay all night). Last week we played until 3 and the week before (Derby week in Louisville, KY) I started at 9 and played till 4 (Straight through).

Sometimes there is nothing you can do for the mood. Three bad songs in a row is hard to recover from. It usually takes another half a rotation or more to get the mood back.|Re: Do you entertain your KJ and other patrons?|MrBoo|MrBoo|Tue May 16 08:02:00 2006|208.28.201.5|1|0|0|0 0011000244000000|0011000244000000|11|1543|I just picked up this cd and it's going to be a blast to sing. I'm really glad SC included Heroes and Villains on this song. They did a great job on it and backup harmony is alot of fun to sing with. Am also really happy they included Sail On Sailor and The Sloop John B. Job well done, SC!|8912 Hits of the Beach Boys - Vol. 1|touron2003|touron2003|Sun May 22 00:11:00 2005|66.109.194.205|0|0|0|1 0011000244000001|0011000244000000|11|55|I wouldn't mind singing "Heroes and Villains" myself, just to see what it is they're singing! Never could make out much from listening to them sing it.

Best,

Mark|Re: 8912 Hits of the Beach Boys - Vol. 1|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun May 22 17:24:00 2005|64.48.135.54|0|0|0|0 0011000245000000|0011000245000000|11|1715|I just want to say thank you to Mark C
as he has been a very supportive friend and this last week I think I was called a bitc* from my x-husband, my x-boyfriend, and the x flavor of the month and when I get ****e* I get an extra level of energy.

Anyways I didn't tell anybody I was gonna sing with the band at the Festival as I figured I wasn't going to.

Well I did. The First song I sang was Red Neck Woman and these people loved me and they wanted more Gretchan but that is the only one I could sing without using a karaoke CDG so I decided to do my one of my favorites which it took the band 2 days 2 learn (Ya old farts) Anyways I sang I Love Rock N Roll and this just made my night. When I was singing these younger girls came up to the stage and was placing the beads around my neck and they wanted more asked if knew Pat Benatar I said yes I do but the band don't (Ya old farts) Anyways this is one of them experiences in life ya never forget but as much as I would like to think I am a good singer reality is they were a bunch people having fun and probably drunk but it was worth it to me.

BTW I would say there was about 200 people on the stone ground dancing area dancing to I love Rock N Roll guys and gals. What a rush.

P.S. Mark I plan on taking the karaoke bus to Nashville and singing Rock and getting our asse* kicked out of Nashville in June. Would I actually do it? HMMMMMMMMMMM it would be so much fun and so much worth it. My son said if I actually paint it pink he won't ride with. lol
ANy ways I dedicated this fun night to Mark C who has encouraged me quite a bit, but usually with my drumming not my singing.
My godness I think I can si-i-i-ing. lol
I will not let this go to me head as it was just one of the most awesome nights I ever had.|Corrupting Country Music|Stac|Stac|Sun May 22 13:02:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|1 0011000246000000|0011000246000000|11|1715|Well Seeing I give recognition to singers every week. I would like to say I just received Marks cd Friday and this is what I have to say Mark Please don't ever stop singing!

I do have to say #5 I would've literally paid to see you sing that. I bet that was fun.

I also ahve to tell you that I really never cared for Hungry Like the Wolf but after hearing you sing it, it actually sounded good. (I have that on a 45)

I also would like to say next time you go out to karaoke you should sing Do You Sleep. You wouold melt any girl with that voice singing that song. Try it and let me know.

Promises was awesome of course but I know you already knew that.

Since I don't know about what you submitted I"m only going to say Amber was dancing to #4. %4, 6, and 7 were also my favorites.
Don't ever quit singing!!|Singer Recognition|Stac|Stac|Mon May 23 14:33:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|1 0011000246000001|0011000246000000|11|1418|Are you referring to Mark Cheetah, or one of the other "Marks" on this board?|Re: Singer Recognition|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Wed May 25 06:06:00 2005|24.113.93.75|0|0|0|0 0011000246000002|0011000246000000|11|1333|Oh well, you know Stacy, always likes to keep people guessing on what her posts are all about!

I would imagine it is Mark Cheetah though....Hungry Like The Wolf would be right up his alley!|Re: Singer Recognition|mandyb|mandyb|Wed May 25 17:39:00 2005|195.188.152.14|0|0|0|0 0011000246000003|0011000246000000|11|55|Sure as HELL ain't me...she'd probably tell me to give it up...LOL!

And I sure wouldn't sing "Hungry Like the Wolf"...much prefer "Girls on Film" or even "Ordinary World".

Best,

Mark|Re: Singer Recognition|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Wed May 25 20:54:00 2005|64.48.134.112|0|0|0|0 0011000246000004|0011000246000000|11|1141|awww, H.L.T.W. RAWKS man!|Re: Singer Recognition|knightshow|knightshow|Thu May 26 12:20:00 2005|24.21.48.129|0|0|0|0 0011000246000005|0011000246000000|11|55|If you say so, Matt...

I personally never could get into those guys aside from the songs I mentioned before.

I love (and SING!) many '80s tunes, but DD was never really that interesting to me.

Best,

Mark|Re: Singer Recognition|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Thu May 26 20:33:00 2005|64.48.135.76|0|0|0|0 0011000246000006|0011000246000000|11|1109|"Save A Prayer" is a AWESOME Duran Duran song!

Hi guys! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG] Sorry I haven't been around much lately. Thanks for the compliments, Stacy! Except I think "Promises" sucks pretty bad. I'm way off key on that one, and besides... it's not a Sound Choice track. The Sunfly version is chopped to almost half the original length! BC, are there licensing restrictions on Cranberries songs?|Re: Singer Recognition|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Thu May 26 23:26:00 2005|205.188.116.70|0|0|0|0 0011000246000007|0011000246000000|11|1141|man, I was sooo into all their stuff, even in the late seventies with "Planet Earth".

When they started getting more popular, great songs like "Hungry Like The Wolf", "Rio", "Save A Prayer", "The Chauffer" (sp?), "The Reflex", "Is There Something I Should Know", "New Moon On Monday"...

the only one I couldn't stand was "Girls On Film". They just over played that to death. It's still a great song, but I have no desire to sing it.

What's funny is that MTV had to censor their original stuff... I got the vhs Duran Duran "The Hits", and was a bit shocked by all the flesh the Brits enjoyed! LOL!|Re: Singer Recognition|knightshow|knightshow|Fri May 27 12:42:00 2005|170.2.52.28|0|0|0|0 0011000246000008|0011000246000000|11|1109|I've seen that DVD too... it's almost like softcore porn! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/hairraiser.gif[/IMG]|Re: Singer Recognition|Mark Cheetah|Mark Cheetah|Fri May 27 14:38:00 2005|205.188.116.70|0|0|0|0 0011000246000009|0011000246000000|11|317|I'd love to have an all duran duran spotlight with some andy taylor, powerstation and arcadia hits thrown in for flavor.

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[URL=http://www.djmadmaxx.com]www.djmadmaxx.com[/URL]|Re: Singer Recognition|MADMAXX|DJ Mad Maxx|Fri May 27 15:34:00 2005|69.170.186.28|0|0|0|0 0011000246000010|0011000246000000|11|1715|Back on topic

I just got back home from Missouri as somebody special had his first gig this weekend. anyways

We went out to karaoke Saturday night at a place called HighRollers in Caruthersville, MO and this dude by the name of Buck sang I've Got Friends in low places any ways I've heard this song sung at the very least 350 times while running karaoke and this dude stood out the most as he sounded just like Garth and I am not kidding. If he was hiding and you could only hear him sing you would've thought it was Garth and I am not kidding.
Buck is worth mentioning. That was the best Garth I have ever heard.

Now off topic:
I made a comment to Andrew and said it was pretty weird being in bar and everybody there had the Southern Accent. Somebody asked me where ya all from with that accent? I'm like I have no accent but apparently to them I did. lol|Re: Singer Recognition|Stac|Stac|Mon May 30 12:27:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000246000011|0011000246000000|11|1715|I just want to mention that I am giving recognition to Andrew for the most improved stage presence as for the first time he really let loose while singing I've Got Friends In Low Places at the Wanna Be's Karaoke bar downtown Nashville and he really brought the house down but I'm still not sure if it's because he met his favorite singer Garth Brooks about an hour before and shook his hand and had his picture taken with him. I think he's still in la-la land off that. But for the rest of you who seen him sing at them summits let's just say he really let loose and I was very proud of him.

On the otherhand I was very shy but we're not gonna talk about that.

Great job Andrew!!!!|Re: Singer Recognition|Stac|Stac|Tue Jun 14 19:17:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000246000012|0011000246000000|11|1715|I have just got to say something about Craig one of the patrons of my shows. Craig is one of the best country singers around here. He has put himself at so many diffrent karaoke shows to expose himself, he put on hte 1 man singing show and he has really grown. Well he put himself out there enough and is singing at Country USA this year. Way to go Craig. We all love you.

P.S. This is another friend who got the boot from Nashville. Here in Wisconsin we love him.
This has no bearing on his singing but Craig's wife is fighting in that war right now. He under alot of pressure but he's holding it together.|Re: Singer Recognition|Stac|Stac|Fri Jun 24 10:37:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000246000013|0011000246000000|11|1746|I agree.... would love to see an all Duran Duran spotlight series disc.|Re: Singer Recognition|Tigger|Tigger|Sat Jul 16 16:52:00 2005|205.188.116.68|0|0|0|0 0011000247000000|0011000247000000|11|1715|I am doing major upgrading and I'm wondering what song it is that if your KJ didn't have would make you so furious that you would want to leave? Don't be shy.
(Please be realistic licensed for karaoke)|The song you have to have|Stac|Stac|Wed Jun 1 15:49:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|1 0011000247000001|0011000247000000|11|253|Too broad of a question. What may be the HOTTEST song in one club, may NEVER get played in another. KJ's asked the same type of question a while back - what are the "must have" songs, there are none - really. It's what your singers want to sing overall will be the must haves.
As a singer I wouldn't leave if they didn't have a particular song, I usually will bring my own discs with the songs/versions I want in case. If they don't play the discs, I will then explain to the manager why I will be spending my money elsewhere for the evening.|Re: The song you have to have|Lonman|Lonman|Wed Jun 1 16:27:00 2005|71.35.108.168|0|0|0|0 0011000247000002|0011000247000000|11|1612|Unsure of what song I'd leave over the KJ not having but there's been times that I would have considered leaving if I had heard Kid Rock / Cheryl Crow Picture one more time...3 4 5 or more times in 4 hours is just way too much no matter how much another couple wants to sing.|Re: The song you have to have|bnlphan|bnlphan|Sat Jun 4 16:39:00 2005|67.32.184.117|0|0|0|0 0011000247000003|0011000247000000|11|1141|That's why I have a rule about duets and about the same songs once sang are gone for the night... not because of the selfish singers, but because everyone else has to suffer by hearing it multiple times.|Re: The song you have to have|knightshow|knightshow|Sat Jun 4 17:11:00 2005|24.21.48.129|0|0|0|0 0011000247000004|0011000247000000|11|1543|I have to agree with the comments on Picture. Way oversung.

Let's rephrase the orginal question to: "Suppose a cdg only had one song on it you liked and the rest you never would sing. What song would it have to be for you to plunk down $25 for it?

I'd probably be willing to do that for the Boz Scaggs/Rita Coolidge song, "We're All Alone" which unfortunately SC doesn't have in their catalog.

p.s. I'm still waiting for SC to do a Boz Scaggs cdg with Lowdown, Harbor Lights, We're all Alone, What Do You Want the Girl to Do, Georgia...etc.

[This message has been edited by touron2003 (edited June 04, 2005).]|Re: The song you have to have|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Jun 4 17:22:00 2005|64.40.57.142|0|0|0|0 0011000247000005|0011000247000000|11|253|Any Alice In Chains song I would buy a disc for 1 song.|Re: The song you have to have|Lonman|Lonman|Sat Jun 4 19:30:00 2005|67.168.71.154|0|0|0|0 0011000247000006|0011000247000000|11|1069|For me it's "I Could Fall In Love" by Selena, & Berlin "Take My Breath Away"|Re: The song you have to have|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Sun Feb 19 21:13:00 2006|12.221.191.31|1|0|0|0 0011000247000007|0011000247000000|11|1888|Sound Choice Has at one time played with each of these song
"I Could Fall In Love" Was on SC5227
" Take My Breath Away" was on SC7546
Check KJ pro or the Sound Choice Custom Disc|Re: The song you have to have|Avalon1012|Waterhorse/Hip|Sun Feb 19 23:02:00 2006|68.7.8.183|1|0|0|0 0011000247000008|0011000247000000|11|1888|Annie I Took A Second Look For You.......
The Selina "I Could Fall In Love"
Is on Sc8240 track 1.....................
But The Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
Sound Choice Brick 2 disc 8.....
But it is on the Sound Choice Custom Disc.|Re: The song you have to have|Avalon1012|Waterhorse/Hip|Sun Feb 19 23:26:00 2006|68.7.8.183|1|0|0|0 0011000247000009|0011000247000000|11|598|I sympathize with Lonman...It's a guilty pleasure for me, but if a new Billy Joel or Jimmy Buffett song comes out on a compilation, it jumps to the top of my "Must have NOW" pile|Re: The song you have to have|RC the DJ|RC the DJ|Mon Feb 20 01:57:00 2006|24.20.181.201|1|0|0|0 0011000247000010|0011000247000000|11|1141|any unpublished Queensryche or Rick Springfield will get me to either buy a new spotlight, or get it on a custom disc! Did that with "Love Somebody"... didn't really WANT the rest of the disc it was on, but I came to find some hidden treasures on that disc... so who am I to judge, huh? LOL|Re: The song you have to have|knightshow|knightshow|Mon Feb 20 07:43:00 2006|24.20.153.221|1|0|0|0 0011000247000011|0011000247000000|11|1704|I agree any Rick Springfield, for me also any Loverboy, But it dont matter Im stuck buying all the new releases anyways...lol|Re: The song you have to have|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Mon Feb 20 13:49:00 2006|69.155.110.9|1|0|0|0 0011000247000012|0011000247000000|11|1543|Right now I want Coca Cola Cowboy...|Re: The song you have to have|touron2003|touron2003|Mon Feb 20 15:58:00 2006|146.129.243.130|1|0|0|0 0011000247000013|0011000247000000|11|806|Stac, I still find my Foundation used more than anything else. Probably to the point where I will someday soon invest in another one. Disc #9 and #19 the most. I have ordered a custom disc to pick up a specific song. Knight, I have a similiar rule. It always bugged me when someone tries their best to sing a song, and while that person is singing someone else claims to be better and wants it to be the next song they sing. My own brother did this to me a few weeks back. It was alot easier to argue with my bro as to why I was not going to let that happen.|Re: The song you have to have|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Tue Feb 21 09:45:00 2006|4.229.250.253|1|0|0|0 0011000247000014|0011000247000000|11|1141|if you watch the audience when the same song is sang by someone else, you'll come up with that rule! LOL!

It's like the public radio... once you've been listening to a pop station, and the same song comes on, chances are you'll hit the "scan" button! That is if you haven't done it already by all the smeggin' ads!|Re: The song you have to have|knightshow|knightshow|Tue Feb 21 10:06:00 2006|24.20.153.221|1|0|0|0 0011000247000015|0011000247000000|11|1747|I agree, Knightshow. There's enough songs in my book that it won't be hard to find another song to sing. An exception to this rule is if the song hasn't been sung yet, and someone else puts the same song request in farther down the rotation. People at my shows love the "Mystery Duet," where the people who put the same request in can both sing the song, together, as a duet.|Re: The song you have to have|lehidude|lehidude|Tue Feb 21 11:40:00 2006|141.158.44.153|1|0|0|0 0011000247000016|0011000247000000|11|1888|I Have Been asked a number times,as a singer, by the KJs I know to "please pick another song" because somebody new has also asked to sing the same song.......................................
Even if my request slip was in long befor the new
person walked in.................................
And My Answer back is "SURE, what do you need a ballad or a dance type song". All I asks is you
(The KJ) give me a one song heads up. I find it alittle harder to have the mic in my hand and planning to sing one speed song and shift to another tempo without warning....................
I will help out any KJ who shows me the respect
of a one song heads up..........................
I'm here like everybody else to have fun and the only person I need to impress is ................
my ego, I leave at the door.....................|Re: The song you have to have|Avalon1012|Waterhorse/Hip|Tue Feb 21 14:13:00 2006|66.120.135.2|1|0|0|0 0011000247000017|0011000247000000|11|1885|If I hear someone else singing a song I've picked out, I just change mine. No biggie. :)|Re: The song you have to have|Laura|Laura|Tue Feb 21 15:39:00 2006|68.143.242.182|1|0|0|0 0011000247000018|0011000247000000|11|55|Touron, "Coca-Cola Cowboy" by Mel Tillis is available on SC...I can't remember the disc number off-hand, but it's out!

I have an all-Mel Tillis disc from another manufacturer which has that song on it, but have yet to try it. I've only sung about two songs on the disc.

Best,

Mark|Re: The song you have to have|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Tue Feb 21 19:12:00 2006|64.48.134.95|1|0|0|0 0011000247000019|0011000247000000|11|1705|I would never get mad at any kj,i hope they would try to stay up to date as much as possible. :cool:|Re: The song you have to have|Johnny holt|Johnny holt|Wed Feb 22 17:53:00 2006|68.219.140.61|1|0|0|0 0011000247000020|0011000247000000|11|1543|Thanks Mark! I took a look at the [URL=http://www.soundchoicestore.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=1341]CDG[/URL] and there appears to be only one other song I know on it (Orange Blosssom Special). I could make a custom, but this is a great song that should show up on more than one disk. I'd like to see it on a disk with this other song I'd really like to have... ;)

Don't Waste It on the Blues, Gene Watson|Re: The song you have to have|touron2003|touron2003|Thu Feb 23 21:39:00 2006|66.212.78.246|1|0|0|0 0011000247000021|0011000247000000|11|1069|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Waterhorse/Hip:
[qb] Annie I Took A Second Look For You.......
The Selina "I Could Fall In Love"
Is on Sc8240 track 1.....................
But The Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
Sound Choice Brick 2 disc 8.....
But it is on the Sound Choice Custom Disc. [/qb][/QUOTE]|Re: The song you have to have|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Thu May 18 23:40:00 2006|12.221.199.212|1|0|0|0 0011000247000022|0011000247000000|11|1069|I'm sorry, I thought they asked what would make you mad if they didn't have the song(s) you wanted to sing. That's why I put Selena and Berlin down. I wasn't looking for the disc #'s! THANKS THOUGH! :)|Re: The song you have to have|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Thu May 18 23:42:00 2006|12.221.199.212|1|0|0|0 0011000248000000|0011000248000000|11|1757|Hi everyone,
I'm new on here, and SO happy i found this site. I'm in a karaoke contest finals in early september, and i need an awesome song to try to win the prize ($1,000) For the preliminaries i sang Trick Pony's "Pour Me". I'm looking for a crowd pleaser, and something that is fast and fun. If you have any suggestions feel free to send them my way [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG] Thanks!|I need an awesome song!|Guamgirl|Guamgirl|Sun Jul 24 00:28:00 2005|202.131.166.67|0|0|0|1 0011000248000001|0011000248000000|11|1154|How about "Sin Wagon" by the Dixie Chicks?|Re: I need an awesome song!|flameslayer|flameslayer|Sun Jul 24 12:29:00 2005|67.165.151.148|0|0|0|0 0011000248000002|0011000248000000|11|1568|REDNECK WOMEN or HERE FOR THE PARTY by Gretchen Wilson|Re: I need an awesome song!|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Sun Jul 24 14:50:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000248000003|0011000248000000|11|1619|You might try

Something More or Baby Girl by Sugarland come to mind right away. SheDaisy also has some good, fun, upbeat songs.

Susie [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]|Re: I need an awesome song!|FullHouseEntertainment|FullHouseEntertainment|Sun Jul 24 23:50:00 2005|68.228.168.94|0|0|0|0 0011000248000004|0011000248000000|11|1143|Two comments on a couple of the above songs. One - everybody and their mother does Grecthen Wilson songs, so you might not be the only one doing it. Two, Sin Wagon has a very long instrumental part, so if you do that song, be sure you can do something to work the crowd. For instance, I once did AC/DC's Whole Lotta Of Rosie dressed like the guitar player Angus Young. During the instrumental, I did the strip tease down to my Union Jack boxer shorts.

Bottom line, pick a song you love and can have fun with, and good luck.|Re: I need an awesome song!|DavidE|DavidE|Tue Jul 26 11:42:00 2005|161.149.63.106|0|0|0|0 0011000248000005|0011000248000000|11|217|Agree with the Gretchen comments - they're done to death, and, other than the ballad, none of them are showstoppers for vocal prowess. Unless you want to go with the humor factor, then "Homewrecker" would be a hoot.

If you have the chops, many Martina McBride songs have huuge vocal drama and a 'showy' character, although they will mostly be ballads, i.e., "Blessed", "Where Would You Be", "Over The Rainbow", "Concrete Angel", etc. (Same with "Cry" by Faith Hill.) But there's "Independence Day" and "When God-Fearin' Women Get The Blues".

Also, Wynonna's "No One Else On Earth" - a big, kick-ass song.|Re: I need an awesome song!|BC/Studio Manager|BC/Studio Manager|Tue Jul 26 12:24:00 2005|166.82.88.109|0|0|0|0 0011000248000006|0011000248000000|11|1568|DO SOMETHING - Britney Spears
HOLLABACK GIRL - Gwen Stefanli
HE WASN'T - Avril Lavigne
BEHIND THESE HAZEL EYES - Kelly Clarkson

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[This message has been edited by GeminimALE (edited July 26, 2005).]|Re: I need an awesome song!|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Tue Jul 26 13:29:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000248000007|0011000248000000|11|598|The one main advantage that GW songs have is that they've been beaten into the collective consciousness, so EVERYONE knows them and, in a weird Pavlovian way, likes them.
My only advice for a contest? Unless you have a Mariah Carey-esque voice, never EVER use a ballad if you only have one song to be judged on. You only get ONE shot to work the crowd into a lather, so make it count. Aretha Franklin's "Respect", for an example, if done with enthusiasm and good crowd rapport, would be a potential winner.|Re: I need an awesome song!|RC the DJ|RC the DJ|Tue Jul 26 13:36:00 2005|24.20.176.117|0|0|0|0 0011000248000008|0011000248000000|11|1568|Agree GW is a VERY BIG crowd pleaser and always seems to get the crowds going...RESPECT is also a good choice...Also if you have the voice try EVENSCENCE.."BRING ME TO LIFE"|Re: I need an awesome song!|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Tue Jul 26 13:54:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000248000009|0011000248000000|11|806|Agrees with RC about ballads. Don't limit your self to female material. I had a girl do ELO "Don't Bring Me Down" and it blew everyone away. Same girl, few weeks later in next round did "Pinball Wizard". That brought the house to there feet.|Re: I need an awesome song!|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Tue Jul 26 18:27:00 2005|207.69.136.200|0|0|0|0 0011000248000010|0011000248000000|11|1418|This correspondent also agrees that the Gretchen Wilson stuff has been beaten to death several times over, and then some more for good measure! "Pounded" into the collective consciousness, in my interpretation.

The songs are good, for the most part, but the saturation bombing overkill on the airwaves and at karaoke shows reached critical mass a while ago, and now many folks are becoming tired of the onslaught - however, I must admit, that since the songs are so popular and deeply ingrained, many singers are still winning and/or placing in the upper eschelons of karoke contests with this type of material.

Case-in-point:

In an afternoon contest I attended a couple of weekends ago, a woman sang "Redneck Woman" and finished in third place overall - out of about 14 contestants competing. Later that evening, at another venue within close proximity, another separate contest was conducted and the same woman went on to win the whole shootin' match in that contest. She won with a very good rendition of "Here For The Party", as coincidence would have it! There were 11 contestants in the competition at that venue.

It just goes to show that those overplayed/oversung tunes still have the potential power to "overpower", as it were, and thus win, place, or show with some reasonable degree of consistency in competition at this point in time.

[This message has been edited by Rockhawk (edited July 26, 2005).]|Re: I need an awesome song!|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Tue Jul 26 20:43:00 2005|24.113.93.75|0|0|0|0 0011000248000011|0011000248000000|11|1568|Hey why not try a Broadway number..maybe something from...ROCKY HORROR SHOW and/or GREASE

[This message has been edited by GeminimALE (edited July 26, 2005).]|Re: I need an awesome song!|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Tue Jul 26 21:30:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000248000012|0011000248000000|11|309|Janis?|Re: I need an awesome song!|Brian|Brian|Tue Jul 26 22:02:00 2005|68.46.43.92|0|0|0|0 0011000248000013|0011000248000000|11|1543|I've rarely heard Me and Bobby McGee sung well. Every person I've heard sing it sounds like a gypsy wannabee. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]

I've got a soft spot for Heart's Dreamboat Annie, but maybe it's too balladish. I wouldn't completely rule ballads out. How about:
Dreams, Jewel
Words Get in the Way, Gloria Estefan
Take a Bow, Madonna
Beatiful, Christina
Right Time of the Night, Jennifer Warnes

or

Brass in Pocket, Pretenders
Barracuda, Heart
Borderline, Madonna
Blue Bayou, Linda Ronstadt|Re: I need an awesome song!|touron2003|touron2003|Wed Jul 27 00:06:00 2005|64.40.63.67|0|0|0|0 0011000248000014|0011000248000000|11|1757|Thanks everyone! I wrote down all of your suggestions, GW is a good choice, except that people here on base usually sing her songs every week. The big finals arent until Sept, so keep the ideas coming [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]|Re: I need an awesome song!|Guamgirl|Guamgirl|Wed Jul 27 00:45:00 2005|202.131.166.67|0|0|0|0 0011000248000015|0011000248000000|11|598|Another factor to consider is a crowd response song; that is, one where they are "compelled" to sing along with you or clap their hands at one point.
Regardez:
"Walk Like An Egyptian" by the Bangles-
("All the kids in the market place say-")
and the crowd will respond!

(for guys, "Minnie the Moocher" is a dead-on example of this- while it's ballad-ish, there are enough parts that cook along to make this a viable contest piece)|Re: I need an awesome song!|RC the DJ|RC the DJ|Wed Jul 27 06:23:00 2005|24.20.176.117|0|0|0|0 0011000248000016|0011000248000000|11|1745|hey Guamgirl
Trick pony's pour me is a crowd pleaser for sure. however if you want to spice things up a bit an have fun doing so may i recomend Maddona's hanky panky. not only can you work it for all its worth but the crowd goes nuts. I use this as my way of reving up the place it gets chuckles an lots of red faces but most of all having alot of fun in the process. show them how to bump an grind all the right parts and you have them in the palm of your hand [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]|Re: I need an awesome song!|songbird2004|songbird2004|Wed Jul 27 13:36:00 2005|24.11.98.106|0|0|0|0 0011000248000017|0011000248000000|11|1715|I can't recommend a song without hearing you but I can suggest either doing a song that gets the crowd involved or sing a song that you can really feel.

I only ran a contest once and a local singer here by the name of April sang Forgive by Rebecca Lynn Howard and this girl sang that song like you wouldn't believe and every single person in that bar had their eyes glued to her when she sang she really could feel that song. I did not judge I brought people in from local radio stations and April didn't dress trashy to win she really felt her song when she sang it.
She took the $200.00 first prize and bought her a hubby a playstation. I was honored to have such a good singer at my show.|Re: I need an awesome song!|Stac|Stac|Wed Jul 27 18:59:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000248000018|0011000248000000|11|1143|But if you're looking for something new and maybe SC will have it out in time for the contest, if they don't have it out already (I don't keep up with the country music a whole lot) Jo Dee Messina's "My Give A Damn's Busted". I even seen a woman wearing a t-shirt with the phrase on it.
Or you could try some other Jo Dee Messina song. Also agree on the Martina McBride songs, especially "When God-Fearing Women Get The Blues".


[This message has been edited by DavidE (edited July 28, 2005).]|Re: I need an awesome song!|DavidE|DavidE|Thu Jul 28 17:32:00 2005|161.149.63.106|0|0|0|0 0011000248000019|0011000248000000|11|1771|>>Hey why not try a Broadway number..maybe something from...ROCKY HORROR SHOW and/or GREASE

ugh... Grease...

But RHPS [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

I do "Sweet Transvestite"- and the crowd goes nuts... of course I'm 6'3" and about 300 lbs-- they never see it comin' [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/wink.gif[/IMG]|Re: I need an awesome song!|jef182|jef182|Sun Jul 31 23:15:00 2005|71.111.99.154|0|0|0|0 0011000248000020|0011000248000000|11|55|Surprised that you guys think "Redneck Woman" is overdone--I've only heard it sung ONCE around here!

Now, as for being overplayed on the radio, THAT'S another story!!

Best,

Mark|Re: I need an awesome song!|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Mon Aug 1 21:06:00 2005|64.48.134.165|0|0|0|0 0011000248000021|0011000248000000|11|253|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Speck:
[b]Surprised that you guys think "Redneck Woman" is overdone--I've only heard it sung ONCE around here!
Mark[/b][/QUOTE]


It WAS getting oversung the first few months here, then died off. Haven't heard it in probably a month at least.|Re: I need an awesome song!|Lonman|Lonman|Tue Aug 2 14:08:00 2005|71.35.108.168|0|0|0|0 0011000248000022|0011000248000000|11|1787|What about a Sara Evans song such as Suds In The Bucket. I am in a contest next month and am doing Johnny B. Goode. I think you need a song that everybody knows and can sing along with, but you need to do it in your own way, (A.K.A. not just like the singer) make it personal, and have fun. Because, stage presence is a BIG part of your act, and you need a foot-tappin, sing a long, good hearted song.|Re: I need an awesome song!|KaraokeDude71753|KaraokeDude71753|Mon Aug 15 19:19:00 2005|70.186.42.209|0|0|0|0 0011000248000023|0011000248000000|11|1704|I have a girlfriend who sings alot of Classic Rock Tunes and If they can do it.Wow talk about those chills.

1.Seperate Ways- Journey
2.Tom Sawyer-Brain fart I actually forgot..lol
3.Leave your hat on-Joe Cocker
4.Kazmir-Led Zepplin
5.Bette Davis Eyes(alltime favorite women song)

Country
1.Agree with BC independence day
2.Never do songs that done all the time....Most Judges look for great songs that are rarely being sang.(Gretchen Wilson,Dixie Chicks,Reba,Shania etc. or Male would be the Buffett Charlie Daniels so on.would be no nos)
3. My choices would prolly be Sugarland,Jodee Messina,Leann Rimes
80s
1.80s was considered the best music Generation by many like myself so you cant go wrong with the 80s.(male hard rock Ballad does good for women in contests and are rarely done)but anything in the retro or disco(70s80s)will always be a crowd pleaser.


Please Dont Do BABY GOT BACK.....LOL
Good Luck Hopefully everyone here gave you some good ideas for you|Re: I need an awesome song!|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Tue Aug 16 11:40:00 2005|70.248.202.17|0|0|0|0 0011000248000024|0011000248000000|11|1568|I have seen alot of these songs win like:
Bad Girls or anything by Donna Summers
I Will Survive
Car Wash


[This message has been edited by GeminimALE (edited August 16, 2005).]|Re: I need an awesome song!|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Tue Aug 16 13:09:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000248000025|0011000248000000|11|1069|Hey Guam Girl, what might be helpful is to tell us what your vocal range is like! We can suggest songs and then you wouldn't be able to sing them! Just a suggestion! Did ya win!? If so, what song clinched it!? What songs did others sing?! I'm full of questions, aren't I?!|Re: I need an awesome song!|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Wed Apr 19 20:20:00 2006|12.221.191.31|1|0|0|0 0011000249000000|0011000249000000|11|1766|does anyone knkow where i can find some karaoke INXS songs?! im gonna watch their show rock star tonight...and it just reminds me of all their rad songs like "i need you tonight"....so if anyone could help out please help me!! oh, and if u are a fan of the show/the band reply too!

------------------|INXS songs!!!|s_terrez|s_terrez|Wed Jul 27 01:15:00 2005|207.200.116.13|0|0|0|1 0011000249000001|0011000249000000|11|1568|[QUOTE]Originally posted by s_terrez:
[b]does anyone knkow where i can find some karaoke INXS songs?! im gonna watch their show rock star tonight...and it just reminds me of all their rad songs like "i need you tonight"....so if anyone could help out please help me!! oh, and if u are a fan of the show/the band reply too!

[/b][/QUOTE]

Im also a BIG BIG fan of the group known as INXS...you can email me and Ill tell you where you can find alot of INXS. SC does have a few of their hits


[This message has been edited by GeminimALE (edited July 27, 2005).]|Re: INXS songs!!!|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Wed Jul 27 01:30:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000249000002|0011000249000000|11|1766|hey thanks!!! ill def. email you!! do you watch the show also?? tonight's episode was good.|Re: INXS songs!!!|s_terrez|s_terrez|Wed Jul 27 02:50:00 2005|68.169.149.219|0|0|0|0 0011000249000003|0011000249000000|11|309|SC2314 The Hits of INXS|Re: INXS songs!!!|Brian|Brian|Wed Jul 27 13:56:00 2005|68.46.43.92|0|0|0|0 0011000249000004|0011000249000000|11|1715|I enjoy watching the show but at work we had quite a discussion about inxs wondering if they need a new lead singer to put tjem on the map as they were really never that big before.|Re: INXS songs!!!|Stac|Stac|Wed Jul 27 19:25:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000249000005|0011000249000000|11|1715|I'm not going to say what happend on the show as I don't know who watched yet or not.

But didn't they do a screening process in the beginning to get the singers to a small amount? I want to know how the bottom 2 made it on the show. Holy cats plugging ears.

If anyone ever finds out how you get on a show like this make a post I was talking to MarkC the other night and he said he would like to give it a whirl, I said if its rock count me in.

How do people find out about these shows in advance?|Re: INXS songs!!!|Stac|Stac|Wed Jul 27 23:15:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000249000006|0011000249000000|11|1766|hey! are any of you watching right now?? i think heather is going to get kicked off...i heard for this particular show...that they actually scouted musicians/singers to come be on the show... they all have music backgrounds which i thought was cool....although, some of them dont sound like it. =P|Re: INXS songs!!!|s_terrez|s_terrez|Thu Jul 28 00:22:00 2005|207.200.116.13|0|0|0|0 0011000249000007|0011000249000000|11|920|Stac,

They did open auditions in a number of places, including Boston. I was tempted, just for the experience, but decided to pass. I knew there was no way I was going to make it on the show.

The bottom 2 ahd a bad couple of nights, but I thought they had some decent performances in the prior weeks. I don't think any of the choices have been as doubious as some of the American Idol finalists.|Re: INXS songs!!!|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Thu Jul 28 10:26:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000249000008|0011000249000000|11|1715|Mark
Was it advertised or what

I would've drove to Boston to audition and even knowing I probably would never make it, it would be an experience I would've never forgot.
I also would have picked up MarkC to get in the competition.

Mark K.
I cannot believe you passed on an opportunity like that. How do you know if you wouldn't have made it? Regardless you would've had something to talk about for years to come.

Only if I would've known.......


By the way I wonder how many people were surprised by the ending last night?|Re: INXS songs!!!|Stac|Stac|Thu Jul 28 19:15:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000249000009|0011000249000000|11|1715|Mark K

You =have given me an idea and you don't even know it.

Ya know when we back home here was trying to find the perfect location to put this new club at as in wasn't going in my city cause of the smoking ban and all, well anyways I was asked over and over again what kind of clientele do you want? Rednecks, upper class etc. My reply was people.

Anyways now this post made me think about good old rock n roll music. I think either I just might have to have a rock n roll karaoke night or a rock karaoke contest. (I have been corrupted the last 2 years listening to country music)lol.

I prefer listening to rock, You might have seen this on the othr forum about 1 year ago but I had a group come up here from Alabama and they came to the Kountry Bar where mostly country was sang and they signed up for Enter Sandman they didn't care eeryone was singing country. Anyways I don't usually put myself in rotation but I asked them if I could sing that song with them, they didn't mind. Almost had whiplash at the end of the song but it was worth it.

Thanks for the idea.|Re: INXS songs!!!|Stac|Stac|Fri Jul 29 08:24:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000249000010|0011000249000000|11|920|Glad I gould help, however inadvertently.

I'm not sure how well advertised the Rock Star auditions were, but I think we had at least a few days advance notice. I would have gladly gone to see you or Mark C. take a shot. I just sing for fun with no training, so I couldn't see myself having a chance. I might still have gone for the experience if I just hadn't had my own mini-adventure at the tapings for a prospective local "karaoke reality" show. That had been satifying enough because it proved what I had mostly figured - I'll never have the best voice on the block but live I can entertain with the best of them.

American Idol is apparently holding auditions here at the end of August, but that doesn't do you, me or Mark any good.

I was surprised that they shot down both Daphna and Heather. I didn't think Daphna deserved it.|Re: INXS songs!!!|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Fri Jul 29 09:39:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000249000011|0011000249000000|11|781|I really don't think any of the gals have been that strong in comparison to the guys on Rock Star. Although some of the guys have been pretty crappy as well. My money is on Brandon. I think he's got a strong voice, a good look, and he's from my neck of the woods. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]|Re: INXS songs!!!|DJFang|DJFang|Sat Jul 30 12:22:00 2005|71.10.26.117|0|0|0|0 0011000249000012|0011000249000000|11|1715|Well I personally think its time to bring a whole new batch of singers. When I heard whoever sang Melissa Etheridge and they thought that was good. I was wondering what they were smoking. That was the ery first karaoke song I ever sang and my sister recorded me without me knowing and I didn't sound too bad at it. (ego trip) I can honestly say if i knew the singers were as bad as they are I would've had no problem putting myself in that contest.


I do have to say on the flipside watching JD move reminded me why I like Rock oooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhMama. He does know how to move, and he's not boring when he's singing. oooooooooooooooooooh mama.

the girls at work don't care for him but I'm sorry he knows how to move and personally I like that.|Re: INXS songs!!!|Stac|Stac|Thu Aug 4 18:45:00 2005|198.150.183.44|0|0|0|0 0011000249000013|0011000249000000|11|1766|have u guys been watching? did anyone else love marty's unplugged version of MR. BRIGHTSIDE?! i'm a "sucker for anything acoustic" so i thought it was great... i can't believe that suzie was in the bottom 3 tonight... jessica needs to go next week!!|Re: INXS songs!!!|s_terrez|s_terrez|Thu Aug 11 02:30:00 2005|68.169.149.219|0|0|0|0 0011000249000014|0011000249000000|11|1715|I just have to say I'm glad Frankenstein got the boot. I don't know his name but watching him try to dance about 2 weeks ago. I was wondering who woke up frankenstein.

If Suzie is the blond I like her I've been too busy with other things so I've been missing it. I like her but she don't have the strong personality to tour with Rock guys.|Re: INXS songs!!!|Stac|Stac|Mon Aug 15 19:04:00 2005|198.150.183.44|0|0|0|0 0011000249000015|0011000249000000|11|1766|yeah ive grown to like suzie more and more now. i really like her hair...with the whole bits of black in it. very cute. did you guys hear how REM wants her recording of the cover she did of theirs? thats cool|Re: INXS songs!!!|s_terrez|s_terrez|Mon Aug 22 02:41:00 2005|68.169.149.219|0|0|0|0 0011000249000016|0011000249000000|11|1715|Well I would after watching last night I was right about her not having the personality to travel with a male rock band. At least she got to sing a cool song Start Me Up

As for JD he certainly is the true rocker with his moves and that is 4-sure.

Ty It was nice that he asked the girls to sing back up but he is suppose to shine on his turn.

Mig I'm gonna give him alot of credit with his original Do or Die and in my personal opinion a true artist can Sing, and play an instrument and/or write their own material.

As for Marty I didn't get this INXS sais that wasn't INXS material then why was that song on the board for them to choose from.

Jordis yes she has a nice voice but she has more of the look of a pop star. And I certainly hope she never sings Dream On again.

I don't care too much for Deana because of her manly voice reminds me of a man who was posing as a woman on another forum so I just want to throw up when I hear her talk. But I do have to give her credit for writing and singing an original.

Now that I seen they got to sing their own originals I could kick myself in the arse for not knowing about this my life is a never ending country song but I wrote a song called Rebound Man and it totally rocks out. Maybe next time. Oh I would have so much fun.

Anyways I wish all them luck and especially the ones who can write their own songs and play an instrument.|Re: INXS songs!!!|Stac|Stac|Wed Aug 24 14:32:00 2005|67.48.245.87|0|0|0|0 0011000249000017|0011000249000000|11|1766|i def. agree with you. i really disliked deanna's voice. good lord it was too deep. it reminds me of when prince talks regularly. haha.

i think it will be ty/marty/suzie's turn to get kicked off next...not really marty, but u never know.

i really want mig to win the competition... as for jordis...you're right about that. i dont think that she would fit.... if she doesnt win the competition....which i know she wont, sony wants to sign her. i think that would be a better road for her career wise.

cant wait til they sing again on tues.|Re: INXS songs!!!|s_terrez|s_terrez|Thu Aug 25 03:33:00 2005|207.200.116.13|0|0|0|0 0011000250000000|0011000250000000|11|1767|I'm wishing and hoping for more blues selections, especially by female artists. I've sang country for years, and looking for a new change, and challenge, but not finding a lot available. Glad to see more bluegrass coming out. Thanks!|Blues tunes|Marybeth7362|Marybeth7362|Thu Jul 28 00:37:00 2005|216.134.171.238|0|0|0|1 0011000250000001|0011000250000000|11|1568|Welcome to the SC board... I second that...would like to see more Blues tunes|Re: Blues tunes|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Thu Jul 28 01:59:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000250000002|0011000250000000|11|1418|Yeah, me too.....I'll jump on that bandwagon any time!

SC has done a great job with their Blues spotlight series, and I hope that there is more to come. Throwing a few more Led Zeppelin songs into the mix is always cool, and SC has done that here and there.

"Since I've Been Loving You", by Zep would be an awesome inclusion on a forthcoming blues series CDG, if it's in the stars and meant to be....also, Susan Tedeschi tunes are always a nice touch!

Perhaps the following artists may be considered for either initial candidacy, or recurrent candidacy for CDG inclusion consideration:

Sonny Boy Williamson I, Sonny Boy II (Alec Rice Miller), Robert Johnson, Son House, Little Walter, Big Walter Horton, Elmore James, Leadbelly, Mayall, Musselwhite, Jonny Lang, Ten Years After, Clapton, Junior Wells (R.I.P.), Etta James, Long John Baldry, Big Mama Thornton, Koko Taylor, Sonny Terry & Brownie Mc Ghee, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, and Muddy Waters, etc.

Food for thought; fuel for the fire; grist for the mill....I hope this list serves to stimulate further interest and input from community members with an affection for "Da Blooz" [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/blink.gif[/IMG] Let's all y'all get da real groove goin' on wif dis bluz bizniss!!! Can I get an "AMEN" on dat pleeze??!!! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/cool.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by Rockhawk (edited July 28, 2005).]|Re: Blues tunes|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Thu Jul 28 08:35:00 2005|24.113.93.75|0|0|0|0 0011000250000003|0011000250000000|11|217|[b]8893[/b], Legends of the Blues, Vol. [b]5[/b]
[b]8814[/b], Legends of the Blues, Vol. [b]4[/b]
[b]8675[/b], Legends of the Blues, Vol. [b]3[/b]
[b]8339[/b], Legends of the Blues, Vol. [b]2[/b]
[b]8327[/b], Legends of the Blues, Vol. [b]1[/b]|Re: Blues tunes|BC/Studio Manager|BC/Studio Manager|Thu Jul 28 09:48:00 2005|166.82.88.109|0|0|0|0 0011000250000004|0011000250000000|11|920|BC,

I have all five volumes of the Legends of the Blues series, use them and love them. Without meaning to seem ungrateful I join these gentle people in asking for still more. After all, if the Headbangers can start agitating for the next volume as soon as one is released, why not the Blues Brigade?|Re: Blues tunes|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Thu Jul 28 10:22:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000250000005|0011000250000000|11|217|Certainly no harm in asking. After all, we encourage our customers to let us know what they want or need.

Of course, there's a certain irony and credibility issue for me, when I see people adamantly asking for or demanding more when they don't yet have what's already available.

But, that's just the nature of this business of the human species. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]|Re: Blues tunes|BC/Studio Manager|BC/Studio Manager|Thu Jul 28 11:28:00 2005|166.82.88.109|0|0|0|0 0011000250000006|0011000250000000|11|806|George Thorogood "Ya'Talk To Much" and perhaps live version of "Reelin' and Rockin'"|Re: Blues tunes|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Thu Jul 28 16:28:00 2005|207.69.136.199|0|0|0|0 0011000250000007|0011000250000000|11|598|One of the most amazing blues songs I've heard in my life was by Bruce McCabe (a player for Johnny Lang) when he was with a group called the Hoopsnakes (anyone?). It's called "Walk Real Slow", and I'd love to see that song stay alive, despite the fact that the band is no longer together...

[IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/rc.gif[/IMG]|Re: Blues tunes|RC the DJ|RC the DJ|Thu Jul 28 16:36:00 2005|24.20.176.117|0|0|0|0 0011000250000008|0011000250000000|11|1767|Thanks for responding to my query, BC. I didn't mean any criticism [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]. I do have all the Blues Legends volumes. (I'm also a KJ).

I guess I'm just really interested, as this is a new genre for me. I've listened to blues for years, but just started to sing blues myself. (What fun!) I just really like the quality of SC, and haven't been that impressed with your competition.

It seems that whenever a run of blues gets going in Karaoke, it goes over really well, and customers ask for more.|Re: Blues tunes|Marybeth7362|Marybeth7362|Thu Jul 28 22:06:00 2005|216.134.171.238|0|0|0|0 0011000250000009|0011000250000000|11|1418|...and what's more - relative to your observation - is that all the live blues music venues in my region (Seattle/Puget Sound) are generally packed-in-tight nearly every night when blues bands are scheduled to play, so the overall blues popularity thing is still real and relevant! Thank our dear, good lord for that! Hooray!!! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/approve.gif[/IMG]|Re: Blues tunes|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Fri Jul 29 07:45:00 2005|24.113.93.75|0|0|0|0 0011000250000010|0011000250000000|11|920|My own experience is when I start singing blues in a venue they want more. I'd like to think that there is a market for more blues discs down the line, and as always SC is the best in the area.|Re: Blues tunes|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Fri Jul 29 09:41:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000250000011|0011000250000000|11|1418|Mark:

I couln't agree more! I have performed many of the songs in the Legends Of The Blues series, over time, and I have similar results to yours to report. Moreover, whenever the band I belong to does a blues set live, there is always a positive response, and on the up-tempo tunes, there is plenty of dancing that erupts on the floor....and numerous "thumbs-up" [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/thumbsup.gif[/IMG] gestures are flashed toward the stage as well! That kind of audience/band interaction is really quite a crazy-cool thing, bro! (As you can attest to through your blues performance reaction experiences!) [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/blink.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by Rockhawk (edited July 29, 2005).]|Re: Blues tunes|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Fri Jul 29 21:17:00 2005|24.113.93.75|0|0|0|0 0011000250000012|0011000250000000|11|1817|Ditto! I've sent numerous requests to Sound Choice for more blues tunes. There are several current and former female artist out there with really great blues numbers.

Wynonna - That was yesterday
Wynonna - Just like new
Susan Tedeschi - Gonna Write Him A Letter
Susan Tedeschi - Ain't Nonboy's Business
Eva Cassidy - Blues In The Night
Eva Cassidy - Need Your Love So Bad
Eva Cassidy - Stormy Monday

there are many many more!!!!|Re: Blues tunes|ChickeyD|ChickeyD|Wed Sep 21 20:14:00 2005|66.32.184.127|0|0|0|0 0011000250000013|0011000250000000|11|1704|Susan Tedeschi & Eva Cassidy have those voices I can listen to all the time I have a girlfriend who loves to sing that stuff and will add a vote for those two Artists anytime,I do enjoy the Blues Series also(not as much as mama or 70/80s)but I could handle seeing this series released as much as the HB or Hiphop which i enjoy also.|Re: Blues tunes|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Thu Sep 22 10:50:00 2005|69.154.21.167|0|0|0|0 0011000250000014|0011000250000000|11|920|As long as the Susan Tedeschi requests are flying, I'll toss one in for here cover of Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll with Double Trouble.|Re: Blues tunes|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Thu Sep 22 14:16:00 2005|66.100.0.2|0|0|0|0 0011000250000015|0011000250000000|11|1812|Or perhaps B.B. Kings "How Blue Can You Get?"|Re: Blues tunes|B Man|B Man|Mon Sep 26 20:35:00 2005|69.14.8.131|0|0|0|0 0011000251000000|0011000251000000|11|1767|I'm pretty new to the forums, so someone has probably asked this question before, but I don't know the answer, so here goes:
I LOVE kd lang, but only see a few songs of her's available. How come? Is it because some artists won't release the rights to the song (or whatever you call it)?|kd lang|Marybeth7362|Marybeth7362|Thu Jul 28 22:14:00 2005|216.134.171.238|0|0|0|1 0011000251000001|0011000251000000|11|43|I think in kd's case, it's probably a matter of her songs with wide enough popularity for karaoke are already out. There are at least 8 titles of hers out on various brands.|Re: kd lang|DanJ|DanJ|Fri Jul 29 07:13:00 2005|64.231.165.180|0|0|0|0 0011000251000002|0011000251000000|11|1069|I got told that if the songs are old they won't bring them out. The Monkees, for example have their stuff out! Go figure. That and LICENSING is what BC talks about all of the time! ;)|Re: kd lang|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Wed Apr 19 20:23:00 2006|12.221.191.31|1|0|0|0 0011000251000003|0011000251000000|11|1705|I HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM FINDING SOME OF VINCE GILL'S OLDER SONGS.|Re: kd lang|Johnny holt|Johnny holt|Thu May 11 20:04:00 2006|68.219.67.47|1|0|0|0 0011000252000000|0011000252000000|11|1795|I'm looking for the absolute best Christmas standards karaoke that I can find. I need the old Christmas standards like "White Christmas," "The Christmas Song," "Silver Bells," and so forth. If you know of a karaoke CD that is really professional with Christmas standards, would you please let me know? Thank you!|Christmas|metroman|metroman|Thu Aug 18 11:49:00 2005|69.1.140.14|0|0|0|1 0011000252000001|0011000252000000|11|43|Well, this would be a good start.

[URL=http://www.soundchoicestore.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=2689&cat=&page=1]SC Holiday Pack[/URL].

It has 64 traditional and contemporary songs. Then you can add the newer discs. Click on the SC homepage, select Holiday from "browse" drop down box.|Re: Christmas|DanJ|DanJ|Thu Aug 18 21:29:00 2005|64.231.62.233|0|0|0|0 0011000252000002|0011000252000000|11|1568|I would like to know SC " CAN WE EXPECT ANY NEW CHRISTMAS RELEASES THIS YEAR "|Re: Christmas|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Sat Sep 3 13:39:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000253000000|0011000253000000|11|1798|Does anyone know where I can get big band sound Dean Martin CDG's?
Dino has a ton of songs that are classics and most CDG's there are only a few song on the market today. Does anyone know if Sound choice is making more of his songs?
Also I am looking for the best CDG of Mack the knife by Bobby Darin.
Thanks so much,
Frankie|Dean Martin/Bobby Darin|Travlynman|Travlynman|Thu Aug 25 12:23:00 2005|204.126.127.253|0|0|0|1 0011000253000001|0011000253000000|11|1069|Try accessing info with "karaoke CDGs" in the browser for distributors. I LOVED Dean Martin and a man that sing his material to the T! MMMMM
:) Good Luck!!!! LMK!!!!|Re: Dean Martin/Bobby Darin|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Sun Feb 19 21:11:00 2006|12.221.191.31|1|0|0|0 0011000253000002|0011000253000000|11|1888|There is a company who has just gone under
who has a dubble Dean Martin 30 songs CD+G, but you better hurry since the retailers can no longer order this 2 disc set.........
Sound Choice has a SC2418 Mob Hits Disc.
with Dean Martin's
"That's Amore"..................................
"Volare"........................................
And "Return To Me"..............................
And I bought it 3 weeks ago
you can also check the Sound Choice Custom Disc.|Re: Dean Martin/Bobby Darin|Avalon1012|Waterhorse/Hip|Sun Feb 19 22:54:00 2006|68.7.8.183|1|0|0|0 0011000253000003|0011000253000000|11|1068|would like to see dean martins songs that he did with jerry lewis. Already do jerry's voice on volare when someone sings it and people love it.|Re: Dean Martin/Bobby Darin|tjmat|tjmat|Fri Mar 3 07:57:00 2006|207.145.15.222|1|0|0|0 0011000254000000|0011000254000000|11|1543|I found this interesting Wikipedia article on karaoke:
[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke[/URL]|Wiki article|touron2003|touron2003|Mon Sep 5 00:07:00 2005|64.40.60.119|0|0|0|1 0011000255000000|0011000255000000|11|1819|Hi,I'm new here butI just wanted to give a shout out to those that are KJ's as well as those that are singers...You folks are what makes Karaoke fun to do..Ive met a lot of great people thru going to various places that had Karaoke.You all work hard at what you do and don't ever seem to be given enough credit,and I for one want to say Thank you very much!!|just saying hello|DrDirtyLove|DrDirtyLove|Tue Sep 27 18:03:00 2005|152.163.100.66|0|0|0|1 0011000255000001|0011000255000000|11|806|Your welcome very much! Do ya' sing or kj? Or do you just enjoy the show? I encourage you to search things about karaoke, that you may wonder about. The answers, or aleast, various opinions are various threads.|Re: just saying hello|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Tue Sep 27 23:07:00 2005|207.69.137.27|0|0|0|0 0011000255000002|0011000255000000|11|55|Welcome aboard, Dr. DirtyLove!

If I may ask, do you sing that Frank Zappa classic (not available from SC, but it's out there!)?

Best,

Mark|Re: just saying hello|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Tue Oct 4 00:13:00 2005|64.48.134.232|0|0|0|0 0011000255000003|0011000255000000|11|1069|Dr.DirtyLove, welcome! Hope you enjoy us all as much as I do! This is quite a learning experience from the singer standpoint. Everyone is so gracious to respond and enlighten me! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP EVERYONE!!!!|Re: just saying hello|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Wed Apr 19 20:27:00 2006|12.221.191.31|1|0|0|0 0011000255000004|0011000255000000|11|1704|Welcome aboard,And Thanks as a KJ I never turn down a nice compliment. I sure hope you have great taste in music as() I look forward to some of your song request in the future


Edited By Showtime....lol Thanks Matt|Re: just saying hello|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Tue May 2 15:39:00 2006|69.155.111.160|1|0|0|0 0011000255000005|0011000255000000|11|1141|in the style of that cartoon dude:

he he heh
he said "music ass"|Re: just saying hello|knightshow|knightshow|Tue May 2 19:03:00 2006|65.30.36.3|1|0|0|0 0011000256000000|0011000256000000|11|1824|I just wanted to say hello to everyone. I was bummed to see the boards aren't used alot. I live for singing and karaoke. Unfortunately where I live, Coos Bay Oregon, its getting weaker and weaker here. We have a couple of KJ's and they leave alot to be desired. I always want to get up and show em how its done. I used to fill in for a friend who had a great company. I learned alot from her. She is not in my area and its too bad cuz karaoke needs a strong kick in the butt here.

So anyways, I was wondering if anyone knew how to go about recording the "vocal" version of songs for karaoke companies, such as SC. I would looove to sing for them, I think they are the best in the field. Any idea's ya got would be grreat!

Just so you know, I do sing well and have won more then my share of contests. So I know I have what it takes to record I just have no clue where to start.

Thanks and Howdy!
Jae, MusicMade

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Music Washes From The Soul The Dust Of Every Day Life|Newbie here to these boards!|MusicMade|MusicMade|Mon Oct 3 22:51:00 2005|4.178.132.32|0|0|0|1 0011000256000001|0011000256000000|11|55|Hey Jae, welcome aboard! [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/bigsmile.gif[/IMG]

Best,

Mark|Re: Newbie here to these boards!|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Tue Oct 4 00:12:00 2005|64.48.134.232|0|0|0|0 0011000256000002|0011000256000000|11|139|There is information on being a singer for SC in the FAQ section. But if you want to sing for SC, it might help if you live in the Charlotte, NC, area.|Re: Newbie here to these boards!|Stan|Stan|Tue Oct 4 00:55:00 2005|68.125.166.80|0|0|0|0 0011000256000003|0011000256000000|11|1568|W E L C O M E .......to the Board

Gemini Karaoke Productions
[URL=http://www.freewebs.com/geminikaraoke/]http://www.freewebs.com/geminikaraoke/[/URL]

Salina's Largest Broadway Karaoke Selection|Re: Newbie here to these boards!|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Tue Oct 4 01:41:00 2005|68.103.134.8|0|0|0|0 0011000257000000|0011000257000000|11|1418|If anyone on this board is a member of the "kSolo" online karaoke community, please let me know your impressions and assessment of the site's operations and management - if so inclined to divulge such information.

Thanks in advance to any and/or all who may be willing to assist me in satisfaction of this curiosity. [IMG]http://www.soundchoice.com/ubb/3sing2.gif[/IMG]

[This message has been edited by Rockhawk (edited October 28, 2005).]|Inquiry re: "kSolo" Feature|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Wed Oct 26 07:24:00 2005|24.113.93.75|0|0|0|1 0011000257000001|0011000257000000|11|599|And when will kSolo be available for Mac users?|Re: Inquiry re: "kSolo" Feature|KLynB|KLynB|Thu Nov 3 02:00:00 2005|209.180.250.121|0|0|0|0 0011000257000002|0011000257000000|11|1418|Hello? Anybody there?|Re: Inquiry re: "kSolo" Feature|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Wed Nov 23 08:06:00 2005|24.113.93.75|1|0|0|0 0011000257000003|0011000257000000|11|750|I'm here, not ignoring you Rocky, I'm just not a member of KSolo. I registered for the trial before having my computer setup properly, never got to try it and ran out of trial time. Haven't found (or made) the time to get back to it (yet) :)|Re: Inquiry re: "kSolo" Feature|Pony^|Pony^|Wed Nov 23 12:02:00 2005|69.196.253.172|1|0|0|0 0011000258000000|0011000258000000|11|499|I Have often wondered what folks sing, anything new, old, if its your first attempt or if its in your routine.

these are the most recent songs i've performed

Tommy Edwards - It's All In The Game
Tom Jones - (Without Love) I Have Nothing
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Buddy Jewel - Pour Out The Rain
Toby Keith - Who's Your Daddy

Let Us Know What You're Singing|Tell us What you're singing.|jason e. power|jason e. power|Wed Nov 23 11:51:00 2005|152.163.100.71|1|0|0|1 0011000258000001|0011000258000000|11|1705|Hi, jason,I sing mostly vince gill because everywhere i go people say i sound just like he does. Everytime i try something new people come to me wanting more vince gill.Hear just a few i do with pretty good success.(Good Bye time -Blake Shelton, I'M Movin on -Rasal Flatt, Bless The Broken Road,|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Johnny holt|Johnny holt|Wed Nov 23 16:11:00 2005|68.219.139.95|1|0|0|0 0011000258000002|0011000258000000|11|1568|Heres my song list but there is more:
FOR WHAT ITS WORTH - BUFFALO SPRINGFIED
HERO - DANCE REMIX
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - PINK FLOYD
THE LOOK - ROXETTE
PRISONER OF LOVE (AKA PRISON BITCH) - BOB & TOM
STAMPEDE - CHRIS L
COUNTY FAIR - CHRIS L
WILD WOOD WEED - JIM STAFFORD
WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS - GREEN DAY
LEAN ON ME - BLUE SWEDE
YOU DONT BRING ME FLOWERS ANYMORE - NEIL D & BARBARA S
SUMMER NIGHTS - GREASE
STROKIN - C.C
TEQUILA MAKES HER CLOTHES FALL OFF - JOSH|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|GeminimALE|GeminimALE|Wed Nov 23 18:31:00 2005|68.103.134.8|1|0|0|0 0011000258000003|0011000258000000|11|1543|Here is what I sang a few nights ago:

Beginnings, Chicago
Life in a Northern Town, Dream Academy
Refugee, Tom Petty
Sultans of Swing, Dire Straits

I love singing Sultans of Swing, except for the long guitar solo part.

I"ve always thought it would be interesting to write down all the songs everyone sings in one night at a place. I'll try and do this sometime (without looking to geeky) and post what I find...|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Wed Nov 23 21:44:00 2005|198.104.0.100|1|0|0|0 0011000258000004|0011000258000000|11|1678|I've sung well over 500 different songs in my 2 years of doing karaoke....

recently I've been doing

"BYOB" - System Of A Down
"Ohio Is For Lovers" - Hawthorne Heights
"Only" - Nine Inch Nails
"Stars" - Switchfoot
"Try Honesty" - Billy Talent
"Beautiful People" - Marilyn Manson
"Du Hast" - Rammstein
"Last Nite" - The Strokes
"Say It Ain't So" - Weezer
"Mr. Brightside" - The Killers|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Thu Nov 24 00:07:00 2005|68.9.44.222|1|0|0|0 0011000258000005|0011000258000000|11|43|My latest group of songs are

WHo Would You Be - George Canyon
East Bound And Down - The Road Hammers
Nobody But Me - Blake Shelton
Wave On Wave - Pat Green
Big Blue Note - Toby Keith
Who You'd Be Today - Kenny Chesney|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DanJ|DanJ|Thu Nov 24 06:21:00 2005|64.231.166.174|1|0|0|0 0011000258000006|0011000258000000|11|499|so far so good, of the above mentioned, i've sung
East Bound and Down - Jerry Reed version
Du Hast - Rammstein
Sultains of Swing - Dire Straits
Life in a Northern Town - Dream Academy
Refugee - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Wildwood Weed - Jim Stafford
Strokin - Clarence Carter
Summer Nights - Grease (although i try very very very hard not to sing this song at all, i have once in a blue moon)
You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Neil and Barbra
For What its Worth - Buffalo Springfield

to comment on Touron 2003 Suggestion to write down a set list, i've done that a few times, its quite interesting what it reveals about not only the people, or the venue, but the choice of song, i'm always inspired by what motivates someone to sing what they sing, thats why i'm still doing this after all these years.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|jason e. power|jason e. power|Thu Nov 24 07:49:00 2005|152.163.100.71|1|0|0|0 0011000258000007|0011000258000000|11|1141|my list is as varied as can be. From old school country to Kid Rock... as extreme as "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" to Usher's "Yeah!"|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|knightshow|knightshow|Thu Nov 24 10:15:00 2005|170.2.52.28|1|0|0|0 0011000258000008|0011000258000000|11|55|Over 14 years of doing karaoke, and I can probably say I've sang more songs than any of youse...the one time I counted (had a songbook from a friend's show), I counted over 1,000, and that was several years ago!

Most recent songs:
LAST SATURDAY
"It's Not Unusual"--Tom Jones
"Space Oddity"--David Bowie

WEDNESDAY
"Pied Piper"--Crispian St. Peters (first time song)
"Thank God I'm a Country Boy"--Billy Dean
"Wild Thing"--Sam Kinison (first time on that particular version--I've done the Troggs version a few time--I don't think I've fully recovered from all that screaming, LOL!)
"A--hole"--Denis Leary
"Since I Fell For You"--Charlie Rich

Starting with tomorrow's activity...the Christmas songs come out of mothballs (insert evil laugh here)!

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Fri Nov 25 19:16:00 2005|64.48.135.28|1|0|0|0 0011000258000009|0011000258000000|11|499|i stopped counting after close to 2'000 different songs, hell i've been singing karaoke since 1992.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|jason e. power|jason e. power|Fri Nov 25 20:24:00 2005|64.12.116.71|1|0|0|0 0011000258000010|0011000258000000|11|253|Not singing as much as I used to but when my voice is up to it, mostly 70's - 80's rock. These are some i've been doing lately, some have been resurrected from past days.

Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night
Green Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr
Hemorrhage - Fuel
My Own Prison - Creed
Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
One - Creed
Black - Pearl Jam
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
Running Down A Dream - Tom Petty

There are probably over 1,000 songs i've at least done in the past - I have a book that I highlighted every song I do, tried & tried but won't ever touch again.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Lonman|Lonman|Fri Nov 25 20:40:00 2005|71.197.132.172|1|0|0|0 0011000258000011|0011000258000000|11|806|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Speck:
[qb]

Starting with tomorrow's activity...the Christmas songs come out of mothballs (insert evil laugh here)!

Best,

Mark [/qb][/QUOTE]I had to break out "Santa's F'n Roadies" last night. lmao|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Sat Nov 26 11:18:00 2005|207.69.139.154|1|0|0|0 0011000258000012|0011000258000000|11|55|OOOH..."Santa's F---in' Roadies"...I'm trying to track down copies of that and "Ho Ho F---in' Ho" so I can try 'em myself!

I brought my copies of 8780 and 8900 with me last night and dusted off "Zat You Santa Claus?" and "Merry F---in' Christmas". The former got an OK, not great, response, the latter--when the place had a few more people--went over fantastically well, and oddly enough, the TVs over the bar were playing reruns of South Park. Would've been really neat had it been the Xmas episode that features that song.

I did have a panic attack last night before I left the bar, though--I put both discs in the pocket of my big jacket and snapped the pocket before I went to the john. I returned to my coat and discovered that the discs weren't in my pocket. We searched all over the bar for about five minutes, then Chris (one of the bar's owners) patted on the upper part of my jacket--I had placed the discs in the TOP pocket of my jacket rather than in the lower pocket, where I would usually put them. Was I embarrassed--I thought someone had stolen them!

As usual, I had a freak-out over something that was nothing at all!!

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun Nov 27 17:37:00 2005|64.48.134.4|1|0|0|0 0011000258000013|0011000258000000|11|1543|Last Night:

Oh Darling, Beatles
Baby I Love Your Way, Peter Frampton
The Way You Look Tonight, Rod Stewart|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Wed Nov 30 00:00:00 2005|64.40.60.252|1|0|0|0 0011000258000014|0011000258000000|11|1704|Well in my 10 years as a KJ I've had many slow nights where Id sing everything in the book, And I've prolly sang about 25000 songs doing 5-7 nights a week over all these years....I'll sing anything atleast once to say I've sang it

As for my choices to sing well I let a random persom do a Kamikaze style selection as I have way too much music to decide what i wanna sing.
Besides when I get a new disc and I get to break it in.....Judas Priest"Johnny B Goode" on Thursday!!!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Wed Nov 30 02:09:00 2005|70.242.78.77|1|0|0|0 0011000258000015|0011000258000000|11|1752|Closer by NIN
18 by Alice Cooper
Dope show by Marilyn Manson
Seven nation army by White stripes
20th century boy by T.Rex
Laura by Scissor sisters
Pure morning by Placebo
Shine it all around by Robert Plant
Undercover of the night by Rolling stones
Come together by the Beatles...

now what I WANNA SING!!!!!

Man of the year by Alice Cooper
Angry inch from the Hedwig and the angry inch soundtrack
Special K by Placebo
14th street by Rufus Wainwright
People who die by the Jim Carroll Band
Juke joint jezebel by KMFDM
Sex on wheelz by My life with the thrill kill kult
Cold Ethyl by Alice Cooper
Lost in america by Alice Cooper|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|hurricaneyears|tim10cc|Wed Nov 30 11:33:00 2005|24.107.182.167|1|0|0|0 0011000258000016|0011000258000000|11|499|I Believe in Music - Mac Davis
Hey 19 - Steely Dan
You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
Hands - Jewel (parody)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|jason e. power|jason e. power|Wed Nov 30 12:44:00 2005|64.12.116.134|1|0|0|0 0011000258000017|0011000258000000|11|1747|I haven't sung in a while, but with 30+ unique singers nightly, I don't have to :)

When my set-up is done early enough though, I'll treat myself to a sound check warm up :cool:

Rio - Duran Duran
All My Loving - Beatles
Melissa - Allman Brothers
Rocket Man - Elton John|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|lehidude|lehidude|Thu Dec 1 05:29:00 2005|141.158.48.152|1|0|0|0 0011000258000018|0011000258000000|11|920|Last night:

One Song Glory - Rent
Young Americans - David Bowie
Don't Pull Your Love - Joe Frank Hamilton & Reynolds

I've tried a wide variety over the years, including over 400 new songs a couple of years back, and my signature or demanded tunes at various locales have included:

Shout by the Isley Brothers
Come Sail Away from South Park
Time Warp and other Rocky Horror Picture Show Music
Criminal by Fiona Apple
Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters

among others|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Thu Dec 1 14:13:00 2005|66.100.0.2|1|0|0|0 0011000258000019|0011000258000000|11|1752|Anyone ever try to sing "Sowing the seeds of love" by Tears for fears??

I think that one is more difficult than I thought it would be ...

Tim|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|hurricaneyears|tim10cc|Thu Dec 1 15:29:00 2005|24.107.182.167|1|0|0|0 0011000258000020|0011000258000000|11|1691|At tonight's show, I'll open with one of Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, Boat Drinks or Weather is Here Wish You Were Beautiful as these tie in with a quick ad for bar drinks. After "half-time" break (break consists of dance tunes Cha Cha Slide and Macarena) I'll probably do an oldy from '50s or '60s no one else is likely to request. I'll close with either Friends (Elton John), Heartlight (Neil Diamond), or invite everyone up to close with Jimmy Buffet's version of Hey Good Lookin'

A few weeks ago, as a singer at a friend's show, I sang...

Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
I Got a Name - Jim Croce
Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison
Music of the Night - Phantom of the Opera
Punky's Dilemma - Simon & Garfunkle
What a Wonderful World - Loui Armstrong|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|SmokeMagicMirrors|SmokeMagicMirrors|Fri Dec 2 12:48:00 2005|167.147.132.174|1|0|0|0 0011000258000021|0011000258000000|11|1336|I still continue to sing a lot of 80's female rock but I have added some Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, and Roxette. Here's a few I've added:

Promises In The Dark - Pat Benatar
Behind These Hazel Eyes - Kelly Clarkson
He Wasn't - Avril Lavigne
Fading Like A Flower - Roxette

Oh my! This actually posted! Hurray!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Connie M|Connie M|Sat Dec 3 15:54:00 2005|65.43.149.233|1|0|0|0 0011000258000022|0011000258000000|11|1543|Last night...

Doolin Dalton, Eagles
How Much I Feel, Ambrosia
The Letter, The Boxtops
Year of the Cat, Al Stewart
Wake Up Little Susie, Everly Brothers|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Sun Dec 4 12:12:00 2005|64.40.60.175|1|0|0|0 0011000258000023|0011000258000000|11|55|Last night for me...

"All-American Boy"--Bobby Bare (first time)
"Winchester Cathedral"--New Vaudeville Band (first time)
"I Am Santa Claus"--Bob Rivers Twisted Radio
"Star Trekkin'"--The Firm

All novelty-type songs...I gotta sing some SERIOUS stuff so people don't get the idea that all my songs are silly ones!

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun Dec 4 20:21:00 2005|64.48.134.87|1|0|0|0 0011000258000024|0011000258000000|11|499|Thursday Night
Blackbird - The Beatles
Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John
Whipping Post - Allman Brothers
(duet) You're the Top - From "Anything Goes"

Sunday
Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
Jump (for your love) - The Pointer Sisters (requested)
Man, I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
(requested)
Just A Friend - Biz Markie|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|jason e. power|jason e. power|Mon Dec 5 13:16:00 2005|152.163.100.138|1|0|0|0 0011000258000025|0011000258000000|11|55|I'm off today, so I went out last night and sang...

"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
"I Am Santa Claus"--Bob Rivers Twisted Radio
"The Chanukah Song"--Adam Sandler
"Games People Play"--Joe South
"Unchain My Heart"--Joe Cocker

Unfortunately, the atmosphere was very cliquey yesterday, so not much in the way of applause for me. Sometimes I wonder why I bother...

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Mon Dec 12 07:49:00 2005|64.48.134.36|1|0|0|0 0011000258000026|0011000258000000|11|1704|At my shows i have a group of people that I enjoy they always like to party and sing but they let me pick out their songs if they pick out mine. So usually one from that group gets very drunk, so we always sing "Just a friend" together but I do the verses and the drunk one does the chorus.

I've actually got 2 guys that can sound just like Biz Markie....lol

I sang the Chanukah song the other night at a bar I went to as well and the place is weird...There is about 20 people in the bar and a rotation of 2 from 8-3 so of course I go up there sing 40 songs try to find something i havent sang before, But they sure do love their Classic Country in that bar.
B.T.W. I sure do hate Classic Country. any country before the 80s can drive me up the wall.
I also met the worst singer in the world..."No Kidding" I always tell people at my shows that are afraid to sing cause they bad that there is always someone that will be worse.

This wasn't the case with this fellow.Wow!!!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Mon Dec 12 09:51:00 2005|70.242.78.77|1|0|0|0 0011000258000027|0011000258000000|11|1691|Sang at a memorial Sunday for a close friend who passed away a year ago of cancer.

Sang "My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion (keyed up 3 half-steps puts it in my 'perfect' vocal range. This was for his daughter/grand-daughter.

"The Last Song" - Elton John, for the son who took care of his dad during the last three months.

"Amazing Grace", because it was his favorite song.

This was probably the toughest performance I ever had.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|SmokeMagicMirrors|SmokeMagicMirrors|Mon Dec 12 11:59:00 2005|167.147.132.174|1|0|0|0 0011000258000028|0011000258000000|11|55|"Artificial Flowers"--Bobby Darin
"My Maria"--B.W. Stevenson
"All I Want For Christmas is a Real Good Tan"--Kenny Chesney (first time)

Additionally, since it was so dead, I had the KJ put up both Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson Christmas songs so I could see the words. We both got a good laugh out of "Santa's F---in' Roadies".

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Tue Dec 13 23:06:00 2005|64.48.134.174|1|0|0|0 0011000258000029|0011000258000000|11|1543|Ok, last night it was...

Somebody's Baby, Jackson Browne
Rock and Roll Never Forgets, Bob Seger
That Old Black Magic, Frank Sinatra
The Longest Time, Billy Joel|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Tue Dec 20 21:55:00 2005|198.104.0.100|1|0|0|0 0011000258000030|0011000258000000|11|55|Saturday night:
"Hitch Hike"--Marvin Gaye (first time)
"Cult of Personality"--Living Colour
"Santa's F---in' Roadies"--Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson

Sunday night (the ones I can remember--I sang quite a few times!):
"Town Without Pity"--Gene Pitney
"A--hole"--Denis Leary
"Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy"--Big & Rich
"I Got a Feelin'"--Billy Currington (first time)]
"Everything is Beautiful"--Ray Stevens
"It's All in the Movies"--Merle Haggard (first time)
"Goodbye, Squirrel"--Cledus T. Judd

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Tue Dec 20 22:58:00 2005|64.48.134.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000031|0011000258000000|11|1691|Last Night...

True Companion - Mark Cohn
Wedding Song (There is Love) - Paul Stooky
I Believe - Elton John
Return to Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins

And since it was my Mother's birthday...

You're Sixteen - Ringo Star
Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Trip Around the Sun - Jimmy Buffet (first time).
Jail House Rock - Elvis Presley (She's still a big fan)
Twenty Years Ago - Kenny Rogers (Every time the title came up in the song, I added 10 to the number of years).

Tried to get her to do an old Everly Brothers duet with me (we used to sing Wake Up Little Suzie and Bye Bye Love way back in the sixties) but she doesn't have the voice anymore.

Mom did give me a piece of advice that I should share with everybody...
"Your singing voice is an instrument that needs to be used often. So use it or lose it."|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|SmokeMagicMirrors|SmokeMagicMirrors|Wed Dec 21 12:37:00 2005|167.147.132.82|1|0|0|0 0011000258000032|0011000258000000|11|55|Wednesday night:
"Ferry Cross the Mersey"--Gerry & the Pacemakers (first time)
"Daybreak"--Barry Manilow (first time)
"Merry F---in' Christmas"--Mr. Garrison from South Park
"Up Where We Belong"--Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (my partner in crime, Becky, showed up, so we decided to do our thing!)

Thursday night:
"Back Door Santa"--Clarence Carter
"All I Want For Christmas is a Real Good Tan"--Kenny Chesney
"Hell Yeah"--Montgomery Gentry

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Fri Dec 23 23:45:00 2005|64.48.134.93|1|0|0|0 0011000258000033|0011000258000000|11|89|great topic, mr. mark----and "hell, yes" is one of the few country songs i will do.

songs i'm doing:
-franz ferdinand-do you wanna <this works>
-rolling stones-anybody seen my baby <works great with my peruvian wife singing with me in the background>
-rolling stones-highwire
-rolling stones-respectable <rocks the club>
-david bowie-blue jean
-rolling stones-shattered & she's so cold
-mambo #5|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|marcolake|marcolake|Sat Dec 31 12:19:00 2005|205.188.116.198|1|0|0|0 0011000258000034|0011000258000000|11|1543|Wednesday night
Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder

Last night
While My Guitar Gently Weeps, George Harrison
Stuck in the Middle, Stealers Wheel
Stay With Me, Thompson Twins|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Dec 31 20:55:00 2005|64.40.53.119|1|0|0|0 0011000258000035|0011000258000000|11|1879|Bon Jovi _ Have a Nice Day
Dokken_Its Not Love
Lita Ford & Ozzy- Close My Eyes Forever
Poison- Talk Dirty to me
Stevie Nicks- Talk To Me

Those are songs that my Husband and I do and There's Many Others to list. We Love the whole rock scene and we wish we could find alot more older 80's/90's hard rock songs that's not already on Disk's|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Lipstikk_n_Leather|Lipstikk|Wed Jan 4 09:18:00 2006|24.159.113.237|1|0|0|0 0011000258000036|0011000258000000|11|1606|Well here is my list of what I sing:
Blood Pollution-Steel Dragon
We All Die Young-Steel Dragon
Livewire-Motley Crue
A Moment Like This-Kelly Clarkson (you ssee the looks when I sing this song!)
Ramble On-Led Zeppelin
Silent Lucidity-Queensryche
I Remember You-Skid Row|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|willyd|willyd|Thu Jan 5 11:47:00 2006|168.12.253.67|1|0|0|0 0011000258000037|0011000258000000|11|89|tueday-
the cars-let's go
10cc-dreadlock holiday
10cc-wall street suffle
beatles-no reply|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|marcolake|marcolake|Thu Jan 5 15:45:00 2006|152.163.100.138|1|0|0|0 0011000258000038|0011000258000000|11|1141|Disney's The Little Mermaid (Chef) - "Les Poissons"
Jackson Browne - "Lawyers In Love"
Tom Petty - "Jammin' Me"|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|knightshow|knightshow|Thu Jan 5 20:28:00 2006|170.2.52.28|1|0|0|0 0011000258000039|0011000258000000|11|55|From the last time I went out, a couple of Mondays ago (to act as a de facto roadie for a friend who got stuck filling in as a host even though she had a cold and could barely talk, let alone sing):

"Runaround Sue"--Dion
"West End Girls"--Pet Shop Boys (first time; the bar was the West End Tavern, so why the hell NOT do it and dedicate it to the girls?)
"Family Tradition"--Hank Williams, Jr.
"Humpty Dance"--Digital Underground

Kind of a college-age, party-down type crowd, fun bunch. This had to be the most crowded bar I'd ever seen on a Monday.

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Thu Jan 5 20:37:00 2006|64.48.134.126|1|0|0|0 0011000258000040|0011000258000000|11|1704|the other night I got crazy into 80s Ballads..had the night off and saw a friend with no singers so I took advantage of it

Bon Jovi-
Born to be my baby
Always
I'll be there for you

Supertramp-Logical Song
Doug Stone- I thought it was you
Kid Rock-Cocky
Stevie B-Because I Love you
Milli Vanilli-Girl Im gonna miss you
Jon Secada-Angel
Faith Hill-It Matters to me
Breathe-How can I fall
Moving Pictures-what about me
NKOTB-Please dont go girl
Poison-Mamas fallen angel
Winger-17
Calloway-I wanna be rich
Big & Rich-Rollin'
Charlie Daniels Band-Drinking my baby goodbye
Judas Priest-Johnny B Goode
Green Day- Wake me up......For my last song

Fun Night and I gotta pick half of my songs so I enjoyed it.My vocals are a little dead right now though!!!!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Fri Jan 6 02:08:00 2006|69.152.37.74|1|0|0|0 0011000258000041|0011000258000000|11|1543|Last night

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
Heroes and Villains, Beach Boys
The Way You Look Tonight, Rod Stewart
Sultans of Swing, Dire Straits
Rock the Boat, Hues Corporation

Just picked up SC8939 and am looking forward to singing off it|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Jan 7 18:26:00 2006|198.104.0.100|1|0|0|0 0011000258000042|0011000258000000|11|89|joe cocker-cry me a river
culture club-church of the poison mind
beatles stars on 45 medley-7.5 minutes|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|marcolake|marcolake|Sun Jan 8 08:36:00 2006|64.12.116.138|1|0|0|0 0011000258000043|0011000258000000|11|1543|Last night:

Hold the Line, Toto
Peg, Steely Dan
Boogie on Reggae Woman, Stevie Wonder|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Wed Jan 11 00:33:00 2006|66.109.195.106|1|0|0|0 0011000258000044|0011000258000000|11|1691|Sunday, Jan 8 at wedding...

Circle of Life - Elton John (unity candle lighting)
True Love - Elton John/Kikki Dee (First Dance - duet with Matron of Honor)
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong (Father-Bride Dance)
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion (Mother-Groom dance - I've been getting a lot of requests for this lately).
True Companion - Mark Cohn (Dance)
You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers (Dance
Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin (Dance)
That's Amore - Dean Martin (Cake Cutting)
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison (Bouquet toss)
Original Sin - Elton John (Last Dance)
Friends - Elton John (Groom requested as parting song to grooms-men)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|SmokeMagicMirrors|SmokeMagicMirrors|Wed Jan 11 11:27:00 2006|167.147.132.186|1|0|0|0 0011000258000045|0011000258000000|11|19|Wow! I'm amazed at how many songs some of you get into one night. We're lucky most times to get to everyone three times a night, therefore, a lot of them sing the same songs that they are working on and don't always traverse into new ground. I have one fantastic singer that tries stuff that I've never heard done and he always does a great job! I love him!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Rockin_Rebecca|Rockin_Rebecca|Thu Jan 12 18:59:00 2006|216.229.15.105|1|0|0|0 0011000258000046|0011000258000000|11|1884|These are my favorite songs to perform on karaoke.

Yesterday - The Beatles
Something - The Beatles
Ticket To Ride - The Beatles
Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles
One Of These Nights - The Eagles
Lyin' Eyes - The Eagles
Come Sail Away - Styx
Lady - Styx
Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp
Be My Baby Tonight - John Michael Montgomery
Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley
Drive - The Cars
Two Steps Behind - Def Leppard
Cool Change - Little River Band
Lady - Little River Band
Sister Golden Hair - America

This is a part of my list. I perform anywhere from 4 to 12 songs a night within a 4 hour period depending on how long the waiting list is.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJG1968|DJG1968|Fri Jan 13 22:06:00 2006|152.163.100.138|1|0|0|0 0011000258000047|0011000258000000|11|1543|DJG, Lady is an awesome song and one of my favorites asa well...same with Reminiscing by LRB.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Fri Jan 13 23:14:00 2006|66.109.195.220|1|0|0|0 0011000258000048|0011000258000000|11|1884|Hi touron .I like LRB as well. SC2272 was one of the first few discs I ever bought. LRB songs have always been a part of my rotating selections.
I have seen your rotating selections and I like your selections.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJG1968|DJG1968|Mon Jan 16 01:06:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000049|0011000258000000|11|1418|Lately I've been singing....to name a few (actually, several):

Rockin' In The Free World - Neil Young (I play harmonica to this track as well)
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle (play harp also)
Lawyers, Guns, & Money - Warren Zevon
The Hurt - Johnny Cash (play harp also)
Snowbind - Styx
Snowblind - Black Sabbath
The Wizard - Black Sabbath (play harp also)
War Pigs - Black Sabbath
Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath
Wicked World - Black Sabbath
I Don't Know - Ozzy
Mama' I'm Coming Home - Ozzy
Don't Talk To Strangers - Dio
Winds Of Change - Scorpions
I Disappear - Metallica
Far Behind - Candlebox
We All Fall Down - Blue Murder
Goodbye Lament - Iommi
Freak On A Leash - Korn
Painted Perfect - One Way Ride
Space Lord - Monster Magnet
Lit Up - Buckcherry
Dragula - Rob Zombie
Low - Cracker
Reno - Doug Supernaw
Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo - Tracy Byrd
Past The Point Of Rescue - Hal Ketchum
If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
Bro. Love's Travellin' Salvation Show - N. Diamond
Get Off My Cloud - Rolling Stones
Sympathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones
When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (harp also)
You Shook Me - Led Zeppelin (harp also)
Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin
How Many More Times - Led Zeppelin
Now I'm Here - Queen
Doctor, Doctor - UFO
Only You Can Rock Me - UFO
Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Stone Cold - Rainbow
Hair Of The Dog - Nazareth
Raging River Of Fear - Captain Beyond
I Can't Feel Nothin' - Captain Beyond
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
Cross-Eyed Mary - Jethro Tull
Hymn 43 - Jethro Tull
My God - Jethro Tull
Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull
I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After
Touch Of Grey - Grateful Dead
Like A Rollin' Stone - Bob Dylan
Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan
Father & Son - Cat Stevens
Wild World - Cat Stevens
Moonshadow - Cat Stevens
Peace Train - Cat Stevens
Hard-Headed Woman - Cat Stevens
Sad Lisa - Cat Stevens
Get Ready - Rare Earth
Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin
Expecting To Fly - Buffalo Springfield
Mr. Soul - Buffalo Springfield
Bluebird - Buffalo Springfield (play harp also)
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Kick Out The Jams - MC5
Light My Fire - Doors
Summerland - King's X
Over My Head - King's X
King - King's X
It's Love - King's X
Goldilox - King's X
Dogman - King's X
Empire - Queensryche
Still Of The Night - Whitesnake
Burned to The Bone - Whitesnake
Slide It In - Whitesnake
Panic In Detroit - David Bowie
Jean Genie - David Bowie (harp also)
The Man Who Sold The World - Bowie/Nirvana
Lake Of Fire - Soundgarden
Hunger Strike - Temple Of The Dog
Daughter - Pearl Jam
Torn - Creed
Get Ready - Creed
Higher - Creed
My Own Prison - Creed|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Mon Jan 16 06:17:00 2006|24.113.93.75|1|0|0|0 0011000258000050|0011000258000000|11|1704|Rock all that and no Judas Priest?

I think you really show try Johnny B Goode!!!!!!
Great choices by the way...2 THUMBS UP!!!!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Mon Jan 16 10:54:00 2006|69.154.22.245|1|0|0|0 0011000258000051|0011000258000000|11|1884|I second that. That's an impressive list. Rock on.


Here is some more from my list.

Nowhere Man - The Beatles
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Let It Be - The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
Take It Easy - The Eagles
Wild Fire - Michael Murphy
Crystal Ball - Styx
Renegade - Styx
LimeLight - Rush
She's Got A Way - Billy Joel

And the other night I tried out"I Got My Mind Set On You" by George Harrison.I had some people that were really getting into that song.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJG1968|DJG1968|Mon Jan 16 13:50:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000052|0011000258000000|11|1704|I'm on a Bon Jovi Kick right now.....So Its a must I sing 2 Bon Jovi songs

I'll be there for you
Always
Born to be may baby
Bad Medicine
Thank you for loving me
Wanted Dead or alive
Blaze of Glory

are the ones I've sang this past week so far.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Mon Jan 16 14:21:00 2006|70.240.145.86|1|0|0|0 0011000258000053|0011000258000000|11|1884|I did Bed Of Roses this past Thursday and before the song started I was told that I had a lot of guts for performing that song by some lady.I couldn't believe it.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJG1968|DJG1968|Mon Jan 16 15:20:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000054|0011000258000000|11|89|hello rockin'rebecca!!!!!!!
-YESTERDAY---
-rolling stones-highwire
-small faces-lazy sunday
-paul mccartney-junior's farm|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|marcolake|marcolake|Mon Jan 16 19:12:00 2006|152.163.100.138|1|0|0|0 0011000258000055|0011000258000000|11|920|Last Saturday:

Ramones - Beat on the Brat. Thank you SC, I needed that.
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Rent - Rent

From a baby shower/karaoke show Wednesday:

Bruce Springsteen - Sherry Darling. The mom to be is Sherry and the other obvious choices are too high.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Tue Jan 17 09:06:00 2006|66.100.0.2|1|0|0|0 0011000258000056|0011000258000000|11|1888|MARCOLAKE
HAVE A QUESTION:
ON DEC.31st 2005
YOU POSTED THAT YOU AND YOUR WIFE
LIKE TO SING ANYBODY SEEN MY BABY
BY THE ROLLING STONES.
WHAT DISC DID YOU FIND THIS SONG ON?
THANK YOU|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Avalon1012|Waterhorse/Hip|Tue Jan 17 21:11:00 2006|68.7.8.183|1|0|0|0 0011000258000057|0011000258000000|11|55|In the same vein as the above post...

Rockhawk, please tell me where you found the Captain Beyond and Buffalo Springfield songs. I'd KILL to sing "Mr. Soul" and "Bluebird"!

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Fri Jan 20 23:32:00 2006|64.48.135.143|1|0|0|0 0011000258000058|0011000258000000|11|1418|Well, Mark....please brace yourself - as I don't know how you are gonna take this - but, I've commited the perhaps controversial act of "D.I.Y." production in my home studio utilizing various gimmicks and gadgetry of modern, state-of-the-art audio processing technology. I won't go into detail within this post, but I've become pretty good at self-production of "songs I wanna sing so bad I could kill for" (or "die for", lol!), but know within my heart that sadly they will in all likelihood probably never, ever stand a chance at being released on a commercial CDG.

Though many may feel that my decision to do the "home-made" thing - in certain dire instances of "karaoke-jones-induced-desperation" for acquisition of the type of heretofore unavailable material I really need to sing, and simply can't live without - may be either questionable, inadvisable, or improper....I respect their position and attendant opinions, however I still find myself continuing to do it for primarily selfish reasons, i.e., it brings me such utter joy, pleasure, and satisfaction to sing these "special" songs and to elicit such an overwhelming and awesome audience response....I don't know if I can fully put this feeling into adequate words to make anyone fully understand and appreciate my meaning. It's a weakness of mine, and became higly-addictive once I tested the waters and jumped-in!

So far along, I've not run into any trouble with KJ's questioning my occasional use of D.I.Y. discs, and as a matter of fact, I've been encouraged to continue by KJ's and audiences alike....go figure, eh? I also like to play harmonica as accompaniment to several songs that I perform, so the entire package brings great enjoyment, if not fulfillment to myself and many audiences as well! "Is that so wrong?" (lol)!!!

Another reason I like to do some D.I.Y. material is in order to "keep-my-chops" in fine-tuned order, due to the fact that I play in a band and I like to rehearse material for which I'm designated to be lead vocalist at live gigs....kind of a "two-fer" situation, in that I have a lot of fun performing the home-made stuff (including ORIGINALS too, BTW) at karaoke shows, and I can also utilize my limited rehearsal time wisely and efficiently at the same time in order that I afford myself the ability to become "the best I can be" when my live performance opportunities roll around!

Thanks for your inquiry, Mark. If you would care send me an e-mail, I would be willing to discuss these issues in more detailed fashion. Take good care, my friend!

P.S. You've stated that "you'd kill" to sing "Mr. Soul", and "Bluebird" .... and believe me, I'm right there with ya, buddy, and I know exactly what you're feeling - precisely, and then some! By vitue of your making that remark, I do believe that you may have some insight, understanding, and empathy for my position regarding continued performance of D.I.Y. material!

P.P.S. As I do not utilize my home-made material for profitable means, unauthorized distribution, or otherwise illegally (for PERSONAL USE only!), I don't believe that I'm infriging upon any established laws, nor committing "piracy" related infractions, however, as with anything, I could be wrong! Peace-out!!!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Sat Jan 21 02:17:00 2006|24.113.93.75|1|0|0|0 0011000258000059|0011000258000000|11|1704|Hey Rock trust me If i had the time to learn to perfect the home made Karaoke I'd do it in a heart beat.....Alot of the stuff I'm dying for is the 80s early 90s R&B slow Jamz which the ones I really like are never gonna be made knowing not to many people know the songs anymore.

But for a chance to do my Rick SPringfield,Loverboy,Joshua Kadison, Dan Hill,and other lost 80s its well worth it.

I dont know if its legal for sure (Unlikely) to do it at a show but I believe I'd take the chance if I ever learned how!!!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Sat Jan 21 12:22:00 2006|70.243.72.179|1|0|0|0 0011000258000060|0011000258000000|11|1418|Thanks for your support and understanding re: the "home-cooking" issue. Although there may be those whom will frown upon the practice, I have found it to be very rewarding and well worth the time and effort invested. :)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Sat Jan 21 13:33:00 2006|24.113.93.75|1|0|0|0 0011000258000061|0011000258000000|11|55|I hear where you're comin' from, Hawk! I could probably come up with all sorts of weird s--t if I 'home-brewed' some music.

Anyhow, back to the topic at hand--I went out last night for the first time in close to a month, despite being in a cash crunch. When you see the songs I sang last night, you'll understand why I absolutely, positively had to sing last night:

"634-5789"--Wilson Pickett (new song)
"Sweet Soul Music"--Arthur Conley (new song)
"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"--Lou Rawls
"Pencil Neck Geek"--Freddie Blassie (hey, I had to shift gears SOMETIME...LOL! Also a new song)
"I Got a Feelin'"--Billy Currington

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun Jan 22 13:41:00 2006|64.48.134.148|1|0|0|0 0011000258000062|0011000258000000|11|1069|Anyone close to Bloomington, Ill.? I love to sing Selena, "I Could Fall In Love", "Como La For:, Reba "Fancy", "Nights The Lights Went In Boomington, er I mean Ga." Toni Braxton "Unbreak My Heart", Berlin "Take My Breath Away". Many others, and as you can see a wide varitety! Ha Ha I'm SOOOOOO unpredictable!!!! More spice and variety IS the spice of life! LOL :)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Sun Jan 22 14:41:00 2006|12.221.191.31|1|0|0|0 0011000258000063|0011000258000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]...variety IS the spice of life! LOL :) [/QUOTE]I'm with ya on that!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Sun Jan 22 20:33:00 2006|24.171.8.100|1|0|0|0 0011000258000064|0011000258000000|11|1543|Last Saturday:

Every Time You Go Away, Paul Young
Blackbird, Beatles
When I Need You, Leo Sayer|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Mon Jan 23 21:26:00 2006|66.212.78.246|1|0|0|0 0011000258000065|0011000258000000|11|1143|I've been singing quite a lot of HB 14 - Pantera's Walk is a song requested everytime I am out. Other songs, I Don't Know; Shoot To Thrill and Ten Seconds To Love (the last two are also very popular - once I had a girl up and dancing to 10 secs and singing the chorus). It's Not Love; and Snowblind. (Boy, and to think how many times I've seen JP over the others and haven't done Highway or Johnny yet).

Before that, Middle Of Nowhere from Hot Hot Heat; BYOB by SOAD; Boz Scagg's "Look What You've Done To Me" and doing Meatloaf's "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" as a Male/Female duet.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DavidE|DavidE|Tue Jan 24 16:48:00 2006|161.149.63.100|1|0|0|0 0011000258000066|0011000258000000|11|806|I've been working over HB 14 myself.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Wed Jan 25 21:55:00 2006|207.69.138.138|1|0|0|0 0011000258000067|0011000258000000|11|1900|[QUOTE]Originally posted by DavidE:
[qb] I've been singing quite a lot of HB 14 - Pantera's Walk is a song requested everytime I am out. Other songs, I Don't Know; Shoot To Thrill and Ten Seconds To Love (the last two are also very popular - once I had a girl up and dancing to 10 secs and singing the chorus). It's Not Love; and Snowblind. (Boy, and to think how many times I've seen JP over the others and haven't done Highway or Johnny yet).

Before that, Middle Of Nowhere from Hot Hot Heat; BYOB by SOAD; Boz Scagg's "Look What You've Done To Me" and doing Meatloaf's "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" as a Male/Female duet. [/qb][/QUOTE]Ooh - if you're in my area I'd love to see any of those songs!

I've been singing a lot of Heart, Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac and Benatar, and some Meat Loaf, Alice Cooper, Whitney, Celine, Eagles, Janis, and the dreaded "Picture".

How's that for variety?|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|kayleigh|kayleigh|Thu Jan 26 07:04:00 2006|66.188.196.187|1|0|0|0 0011000258000068|0011000258000000|11|1903|my favorite songs being performed as the most popular are:

5. gotta go- trey songz
4. so high - john legend
3. unpredictable -jamie foxx
2. ordinary people - john legend
1. unbreakable - alicia keys|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|djvern.1|mister music|Sat Jan 28 17:51:00 2006|68.122.224.199|1|0|0|0 0011000258000069|0011000258000000|11|1704|Tonight I had the night off so I went to a place with a rotation of 4 people and had a blast sang mostly my R&B but some others was requested

Lo-Key "I gotta thang for you"
Rude Boys "Written all over your face"
New Edition "Can you Stand the rain"
Keith Sweat "I'll give all my love to you"
Special Generation "Spark of love"
Alicia Keys "Fallin"
Troop "All I do is think of you"
Troop "Spread My Wings"
Judas Priest "Johnny B Goode"
Steel Dragon "We all die young"
Eric Carmen " Make me lose Control"
Charlie Daniels "Drinking my baby goodbye"
Gretchen Wilson "Here for the Party"
Toto "Hold the Line"
Oingo Boingo "Dead mans Party"
Snow "Informer"
Color Me Badd "I adore mi Amore"
Rick Springfield "Dont talk to Strangers"
Loverboy "Loving every minute of it"

and for My last song of the night as I sang by myself the last hour as everyone was wore out...LOL I made a bet with the bartender she can Pick out anysong and If I sing it without messing up she'd throw away my tab...If I screw up big time or quit the song I had to add $20 extra in the tip.

Bjork "It's so Quiet"

I won got my $140 tab ripped up...But I still gave her $100 for a tip since she was so nice...lol Now my Drunk A$s gots to go to bed..Nite Nite|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Sun Jan 29 02:58:00 2006|70.243.72.179|1|0|0|0 0011000258000070|0011000258000000|11|55|From last night:

"I Count the Tears"--Drifters (1st time; I've wanted this for a LONG time, and finally got to sing it!)
"Blow Me (A Kiss)"--Bob & Tom (1st time; did both parts)
"A Boy Named Sue"--Johnny Cash
"Amanda"--Don Williams
"Talk to Me"--Mickey Gilley (1st time)
"Marie LaVeau"--Bobby Bare (1st time)

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun Jan 29 10:41:00 2006|64.48.134.109|1|0|0|0 0011000258000071|0011000258000000|11|1903|showtimecalls
what disc is written all over your face on
spread my wings?
all i do is think of you?
those are 80's classics

take a ride on the soul train|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|djvern.1|mister music|Sun Jan 29 16:17:00 2006|68.123.9.148|1|0|0|0 0011000258000072|0011000258000000|11|1418|Found a new place to sing last night and it was pretty decent as karaoke venues go. Last night was only the second night for the new karaoke show (at a venue that had never sponsored karaoke in the past and wanted to "give-it-a-go", at long last!).... the KJ was nervously fumbling around a bit at first, but what the hell, it was only his second night for Pete's sake! Anyhoo, the show lasted nearly 6 hours (8p - close), and the rotation was comprised of only 4-8 singers (even though the place was relatively packed), so it gave each of us who were willing to sing a great opportunity to sing many songs in front of a large enthusiastic audience over the course of the evening. All-in-all, it was a positive experience and I will be returning to the venue for more at some point in the near-term.

Aside from unexpected attention and my imbibing in more libations than I usually do (not to worry...designated driver was okay), I managed to perform the following tunes:

ROLLING STONES: Angie; Get Off My Cloud
TOBY KEITH: Who's That Man?
BOB DYLAN: Like A Rolling Stone
KING'S X: Goldilox; Summerland
BLACK SABBATH: Sweetleaf; N.I.B.; Fairies Wear Boots
LED ZEPPELIN: Kashmir; When The Levee Breaks
NEIL DIAMOND: Bro.Love's Travelin'Salvation Show
WHITESNAKE: Slide It In; Burned To The Bone

OMG and HS ("Holy Sheit"), man, that's like 14 songs in one night! Almost broke an existing personal record for me....it's been a real damn long time since I've been able to sing that much at any karaoke show - purely outrageous! I don't know whether or not karoake will just turn-out to be a short-lived novelty thing, or will catch-on and stick at that place, but it would be a good thing if it continues and becomes a regular activity there. :cool:|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Sun Jan 29 16:32:00 2006|24.113.93.75|1|0|0|0 0011000258000073|0011000258000000|11|1704|after talking to another PosterI decided to make my own version of those songs which I do those....

The only one available right now is the "All I do" which was remade by B5. But me being crazy about that stuff I had to make it available for me right now.

I also have made
Guy- Lets Chill
Men at large- So Alone
Coming of Age-Coming home to love
Guesss-Tell me where it Hurts
The Deele-Two Occassions
Tony Terry-With you
Hi-Five- I cant wait another minute
Tony Toni Tone-It never rains in southern California
Color Me Badd-Forever Love
New Edition-Lost In love
Riff-My Heart is Failing me
Trey Lorenz-Someone to hold
Melvin Riley-Whose is it

Some are available overseas on a Custom site but these will prolly never be made so I made them for myself,But if they ever do get made I'm the first one to order it...lol|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Sun Jan 29 18:16:00 2006|70.243.72.179|1|0|0|0 0011000258000074|0011000258000000|11|1543|Last night it was

Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty
Come Sail Away, Styx
Heard It from a Friend, REO Speedwagon|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Sun Jan 29 18:44:00 2006|66.212.78.246|1|0|0|0 0011000258000075|0011000258000000|11|1418|You mean "Take It On The Run", right? I like to do that one every now and then too. It's a great tune and fun to sing....I have to take it down 1 or 2 half-steps on the key changer though (I'm a baritone in a tenor world!), but I still think I do it in acceptable fashion irresepective of the key change thing. Some folks notice the lower key and vocal register, but most folks are unaware of such alteration.

REO Speedwagon songs have always been among my favorites, and it feels good to perform one or two upon occasion. I've done "home-baked" versions of "Golden Country", "Lightning", "Meet Me On The Mountain", "Like You Do", Blazin' Your Own Trail Again", "Sing To Me", and "Easy Money" in the not-so-distant past, as well as commercial versions of "Keep On Loving You", "I Can't Stop This Feeling", and "Time For Me To Fly". Come to think of it, I do believe I will resume performance of REO material on a more frequent basis! :cool:|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Rockhawk|Rockhawk|Tue Jan 31 20:42:00 2006|24.113.93.75|1|0|0|0 0011000258000076|0011000258000000|11|1704|I love the song "take it on the run" as I sing that one more than alot of others, but between everyone picking my stuff out for me.I try to sing new stuff I've never sang before. Some I'm still really dying to sing is "Take me home tonight" and "Walk on Water" By Eddie Money Also Kid Rock"Midnight Train to Memphis" and the other 2 I really wanna try is Steve Walsh"Every step of the way" and Rick Springfield"I've Done Everything for you" If they ever get released.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Wed Feb 1 01:57:00 2006|70.243.72.179|1|0|0|0 0011000258000077|0011000258000000|11|89|last night:02/09/06---------
1/ andrew gold-thank you for being a friend/first take-amazing people from the beginning sing like it was the "cheers" song, hands held high--one lady up front kept saying "all" throughout "thats the golden girl song".
2/ beat on the brat-offered a leading vocal position in a band for this one. i was not asking...
3/tom petty/won't back down--trying to show the guy it was a nice choice, though...
4/ talking heads/ and she was---kicked it thru the hoop making it happen
5/ franz ferdinand-do you you wanna???- last minute-blow it out-complete the night rocker---

nice night.........back home to see the wife... she is sleeping...but she still looks great.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|marcolake|marcolake|Fri Feb 10 21:47:00 2006|152.163.100.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000078|0011000258000000|11|1888|MARCOLAKE................
Still Need To Know Where you Found
....Has Any-Body Seen My Baby...........
......By The Rolling Stones.............
What Disc Is This Song On...????????????????
You Seem To Be a Big Stones' Fan.....Have
you ever sung "Lets Spend The Night Together"
on Sound Choices "MILESTONE" Disc.
It A Great Song At Bars which Has Dancing|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Avalon1012|Waterhorse/Hip|Sat Feb 11 22:39:00 2006|68.7.8.183|1|0|0|0 0011000258000079|0011000258000000|11|1704|Waterhorse email me or send me a personal message and I'll tell you where you can get it.

I've told some about the place but still like the fact that only a handful of us know about this.(in the U.S.)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Sun Feb 12 01:28:00 2006|68.94.165.146|1|0|0|0 0011000258000080|0011000258000000|11|1888|SORRY SHOWTIME I DO NOT HAVE AN E-MAIL INCOMING BOX
THAT I CAN RECIEVE MAIL IN
I TRIED PRO BURN BUT ITS NOT LISTED|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Avalon1012|Waterhorse/Hip|Sun Feb 12 02:20:00 2006|68.7.8.183|1|0|0|0 0011000258000081|0011000258000000|11|1543|Groovy Kind of Love, Phil Collins
Take It to the Limit, Eagles
Como Fue, standard|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Fri Feb 17 22:48:00 2006|64.40.47.113|1|0|0|0 0011000258000082|0011000258000000|11|1704|Its alright Waterhorse when you are able to get a Email incoming box or you can send me a Personal message I will tell you where its located.


Songs I sang tonight.....2 places

Cocky-Kid Rock
Picture postcards from LA-Joshua Kadison
Lets make Love-Tim and Faith
Summer Nights-Sigh....
Calling All Angels-Train
Little Willy-Sweet
Build me up buttercup-Foundations
Slow Motion-Juvenile
Baby COme back-Player
Jump in the line-Harry Belafonte
Informer-Snow
I wanna be rich-Calloway
I adore mi Amore-Color me Badd
I wanna sex you up-Color me Badd
Never say goodbye-Bon Jovi
Born to be my Baby-Bon Jovi
Tom Sawyer-Rush
The logical song-Supertramp
Johnny B Goode-Judas Priest

Love small Rotations that go 7-3 although I had to quit at 1 since my voice is shot after all the wide range of songs tonight|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Sat Feb 18 01:50:00 2006|68.94.165.30|1|0|0|0 0011000258000083|0011000258000000|11|1141|you got ALL that in on a friday night m'man??!! Holy ****!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|knightshow|knightshow|Sat Feb 18 10:51:00 2006|170.2.52.28|1|0|0|0 0011000258000084|0011000258000000|11|1704|I started off at 7 at a little whole in the wall where I was the only singer and being friends with the entire bar they wanted to keep hearing me sing until I left.

I had to go see Tony T(poster on this board) who started a new friday night show but had only 7 person rotation until the last hour a rotation of 3.

THen I actually was going back to the first bar that closes at 3 on the way home but decided to just go home cause I was really tired.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Sat Feb 18 10:57:00 2006|69.152.38.95|1|0|0|0 0011000258000085|0011000258000000|11|1543|The Logical Song...I still remember the night I attempted that ;)

Last night

Day after Day, Badfinger
Moving Out, Bill Joel
Dance the Night Away, Van Halen :)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Feb 18 13:37:00 2006|66.109.197.230|1|0|0|0 0011000258000086|0011000258000000|11|1619|Wow! That's a TON of songs!! Lucky you! I don't think I could hold up for that many but it sure would be fun trying!

Great song selection, I like the variety!

Last night was my first night out, due to illness, in almost 3 weeks. Still some head and right ear congestion but getting buggy at home for all this time!

It was a small crowd due to ice, freezing rain & sleet. I sang:

Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
A Bad Goodbye - kamikaze w/one of our singers
What Am I Doing Loving You
I Took The Torch Out Of His Old Flame
Boondocks
Drunker Than Me
Holy Water - chorus only w/hubby-kamikazee for us
Sealed With A Kiss - kamikazee w/friend
December 1963 - w/friend

That's quite alot! :eek: Wow! I didn't realize how many that was.. It was a small crowd but they were all friends or just great people.

Susie :)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|FullHouseEntertainment|FullHouseEntertainment|Sat Feb 18 14:09:00 2006|68.97.114.218|1|0|0|0 0011000258000087|0011000258000000|11|1888|FULLHOUSE;
I have Been practicing "A Bad Goodbye" by Clint Black and Wynonna, great song................./ and I'm Working On doing it Solo.............. Clint Black's Songs are harder that most people think, they are a strange vocal range and you keep moving up the scales in his songs. You don't really notice it. Good Job!!
These are the Clink Black songs I am working on.
1. When I Said I Do............................
2. Still Holding On............................
3. Easy For You To Say.........................
4. A Bad Goodbye...............................
The Songs I Did Sing Last Night were...........
"Baby I'm For Real" by The Orignals............
"Since I Feel For You" by Lenny Welch..........
"Poor Side Of Town" by Johnny Rivers...........
"Fool For You Loving" By Whitesnake..............
Carry on with those shot in the dark partnering
duets songs...KJs have pulled me up a number of times after they have started "Fire and Lace"|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Avalon1012|Waterhorse/Hip|Sat Feb 18 17:10:00 2006|68.7.8.183|1|0|0|0 0011000258000088|0011000258000000|11|1619|Waterhorse,

Yes, Clint Black's are harder than people think. I love both the duets but don't know them that well... Hadn't thought of "When I Said I Do" in a long time... May have to see if I can get someone to kamikazee that with me.

You have quite a variety of genre as well. I only know two of the songs you sang last night and love both of them!

I love Fire & Lace but don't have many guys that feel comfortable doing it.. :(

We had a slow night last night and I did 3 kamikazee:

Tonight I Wanna Cry - Keith Urban
I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today - Gretchen Wilson
I Don't - Danielle Peck

I also did a a duet with a friend "I've Had The Time Of My Life"

I think people were still in shock from the weather the night before. Our KJ who does our other Sat. night show said they were slow as well and a bar that we drive by to & from our show that is usually packed was dead... Fortunately we had two large groups of friends which kept the karaoke "side" of the bar full but the other side was sporadic.

Susie :)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|FullHouseEntertainment|FullHouseEntertainment|Sun Feb 19 10:39:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000089|0011000258000000|11|1888|I bought "I Don't" Last week and I'm Waiting for
Sound Choice to get "Tonight I Wanna Cry" out.
Last Night One Of The Three Bars, I Hit, Was A Zoo,
Big Party and really loud...I Had Put Up "One More Day" when I Walk In......
But It Was Clear nobody was really going to hear it. So When I got called up I asked The Kj "Would you rather have something to dance to?" So I Started without out any music......
"Last Night I Had A Crazy Dream.......
A Wish Was Granted Just For Me.......
It Could Be For Any Thing.............
I Didn't Ask For Money......................
.......Let Me Tell You What I Got............
Yeah She Blew through the door like TNT'....
put her hands on her hip and pointed a finger at me"
And We Were off....The Kj started A Line Dance
and when we got to "Hank This Bar" about 30 people
jump up and down three times, Just like the video...
The Wait was about 90 minutes to 2 hours, so I moved on ........
I ended up In An R & B Bar and Sung
"Can You Stop The Rain" by Peabo Bryson
I Did Hear Someone Sing "Midnight In Montgomery"
by Alan Jackson ...I may work on that later Today
..I'm off to the used CD Stores in my area, I can just grab a handful of greatest hits and check them out for anything I might be intersted in singing.................................|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Avalon1012|Waterhorse/Hip|Sun Feb 19 14:59:00 2006|68.7.8.183|1|0|0|0 0011000258000090|0011000258000000|11|1704|Sorry water Im sober reading this so Im trying to figure out what you was saying.Im so lost...lol|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Sun Feb 19 15:45:00 2006|69.154.23.148|1|0|0|0 0011000258000091|0011000258000000|11|1069|I like to sing these as well, "Careless Whispers" Wham, Phil Collins "Against All Odds", "Shameless" Garth Brooks, "Bitch", "Black Velvet", "You Oughtta Know", "What If I Said" (with a male partner_,
I love to duet this version SD0051 "From This Moment On" (more romantic), "I'm The Only One", "Blue Velvet", Snapshot", "Red Rubber Ball", "Blame It On The Bossa Nova", "One Promise Too Late", "Rodeo" Garth Brooks, Because Of You" Kelly Clarkson, La Carcacha & Amor Prohibido by Selena. "In Another's Eyes" & "If You See Her, If You See Him" (both with a male partner), "La Bamba"-Los Lobos, "Reason To Believe", "Candle In The Wind" Princess Diana version, "Hang On Sloopy", "One More Day", "Without You What Do I Do With Me", "Tears In Heaven" I better stop because there's SO many more! :) I hate to be one those people stuck on stupid singing the same songs in the same order!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Annie Danner|Annie Danner|Sun Feb 19 21:00:00 2006|12.221.191.31|1|0|0|0 0011000258000092|0011000258000000|11|1916|Waterhorse - did you mean Leather & Lace?

Last night I sang:
"Crazy Love" - Poco, "I'll Play For You" - Seals & Croft, "Making Love" - Roberta Flack, "You" - Jane Krakowski, "Make Love Stay" and "Run For The Roses" - Dan Fogelberg, "Dog & Butterfly" - Heart, "Holdin' On To Yesterday" & "You're The Only Woman" - Ambrosia, "Old Man" - Neil Young,
"Marrakesh Express", Too Hot Ta Trot", "After The Love Has Gone", "Never Ending Story", "Ticket To Ride" - Carpenters, and "Mind Blowing Decisions"...all from my new custom discs.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Mon Feb 20 09:06:00 2006|66.75.111.197|1|0|0|0 0011000258000093|0011000258000000|11|1704|Hey Annie "Against all odds" I do that song with a girlfriend of mine.

I have a duet version of Westlife and Mariah Carey. You should listen to that version I think you'd like it. Specially if you can find a partner to sing it with.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Mon Feb 20 13:42:00 2006|69.155.110.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000094|0011000258000000|11|1543|Red Rubber Ball is a great song, but I only know the refrain well, so I"ve refrained from singing it.

A funny story: A group of coworkers and me are at a pizza joint. As usual, I'm listening to the background music because, well, that's what we singers do, right? I said, "Watch, I bet the next song is Red Rubber Ball," at which point the others look at me like why is he listening to the stupid background music...but, sure enough, the next song WAS Red Rubber Ball, and we all laughed about it.

A few weeks ago I was at a bar and I turn in my first song. The bartender looks at me and says, "so, what are you going to sing? Probably something by Bread." I had never sang anything by Bread when he was bartending, but sure enough, I had handed in a song by Bread. Coincidence of coincidences.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Mon Feb 20 15:57:00 2006|146.129.243.131|1|0|0|0 0011000258000095|0011000258000000|11|1934|when I first found this forum I was so glad to see it is still in use since its conception...that being said...

bitch - meredith brooks
anything by Jewel
ditto kelly clarkson
hitem up style - blue cantrell

SOAD when im angry|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|SunshineandUgh|Sunshine and Ugh|Wed Feb 22 22:03:00 2006|68.44.9.186|1|0|0|0 0011000258000096|0011000258000000|11|499|Last Thursday Feb. 16th to be exact, I went to set up and run karaoke like i normally do, i got there and to my surprise a baby shower was taking place......so what did i sing first.....?

Baby Baby - Amy Grant

a little later i sang

Baby Love - The Supremes

and a little later in the evening as for my last number before it really got busy..i sang

(She's) Having A Baby - Paul Anka
( i changed the words around to best compliment the occasion)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|jason e. power|jason e. power|Fri Feb 24 01:51:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000097|0011000258000000|11|499|Can i just take a moment and say how happy i am that this Thread has been so well recieved...let me just simply say this...as far as i'm concerned
every single person who does their best to entertain gets my respect and gratitude...keep the music alive everybody....|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|jason e. power|jason e. power|Fri Feb 24 01:57:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000098|0011000258000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]Originally posted by touron2003:
[qb] The Logical Song...I still remember the night I attempted that ;)
[/qb][/QUOTE]I sang that once for karaoke. It turned out pretty well. I used to play it all the time on the piano, and I can play it better than I can sing it, but I don't sing it too badly either. :) (I haven't played it on the piano in a while, but I probably still could.)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Fri Feb 24 17:25:00 2006|71.10.179.0|1|0|0|0 0011000258000099|0011000258000000|11|55|Jason, YOU can sing "Baby Baby"? I've asked I don't know how many girls if they can sing it, and many of 'em can't!

And that's ONE song I LOVE and would love to hear...

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Fri Feb 24 19:22:00 2006|64.48.135.97|1|0|0|0 0011000258000100|0011000258000000|11|55|I'm starting to feel a little better--last night was the first Saturday I'd been out in about a month. Here's what I sang:

"A Little Bit of Soap"--Jarmels (first time)
"Thank You For Being a Friend"--Andrew Gold (first time)
"West End Girls"--Pet Shop Boys
"Hell Yeah!"--Montgomery Gentry
"The Change"--Garth Brooks

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun Feb 26 09:36:00 2006|4.159.137.72|1|0|0|0 0011000258000101|0011000258000000|11|1916|Good song. "The Change". I've heard the "WTC" (World Trade Center) version of this song. Very sad.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Sun Feb 26 12:18:00 2006|66.75.111.197|1|0|0|0 0011000258000102|0011000258000000|11|1903|keepin r&b alive
last night i sang

if you think your lonely now-k-ci
unpredictable-jamie foxx
lovers and freinds -usher/luda/lil jon|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|djvern.1|mister music|Sun Feb 26 14:53:00 2006|71.146.130.134|1|0|0|0 0011000258000103|0011000258000000|11|1916|I sang:
"Someone" - Air Supply
"Show And Tell" - Al Wilson
"You" - Jane Krakowski w/Jim Brickman
"Making Love" - Roberta Flack|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Sun Feb 26 18:54:00 2006|66.75.111.197|1|0|0|0 0011000258000104|0011000258000000|11|1543|While You See a Chance, Steve Winwood
Katmandu, Bob Seger
Suffragette City, David Bowie
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, Ella Fitgerald|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Mon Feb 27 00:36:00 2006|64.40.47.12|1|0|0|0 0011000258000105|0011000258000000|11|499|Sunday....Tribute To Mardi Gras....
House of the Rising Sun - Eric Burdon & the Animals
City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong

Monday
Trouble - Lindsay Buckingham
Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers
Living in America - James Brown|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|jason e. power|jason e. power|Tue Feb 28 12:15:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000106|0011000258000000|11|1674|In the past 3 weeks have done:
The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
If I Only Had a Brain/Heart/Nerve melody
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
Crazy Downtown
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
Masochism (spelling?) Tango
Junk Food Junk
Kiss the Girl
Under The Sea
Rainbow Connection
Like A Surgeon
You Don't Love Me Anymore
One More Minute
Please Mr Custer
Beep Beep
Star Trekkin
Partical Man
The Saga Begins
I Love Rocky Road
I Lost on Jeopordy
Dare to be Stupid
Yoda
Bedrock Anthem
Omish Paradise
Achy Breaky Song (Weird Al's Version, of course)

Probably left out some, but who's counting?|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|graniteteeth|graniteteeth|Sun Mar 5 13:08:00 2006|70.171.171.66|1|0|0|0 0011000258000107|0011000258000000|11|750|That's it!!!! I'm movin' to Kansas City!!!! :p
In the past 2 months I've sung...uh...

Piece of my Heart - Joplin
Something Inside So Strong - Labi Siffre :rolleyes:|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Pony^|Pony^|Mon Mar 6 00:27:00 2006|69.196.253.172|1|0|0|0 0011000258000108|0011000258000000|11|1916|Last night sang: Let The Music Play; Get On Your Feet; Rhythm Is Gonna Get You; & Conga

Tonight sang: Don't Think I'm Not; Can't Fight The Moonlight; Most Girls; If You Don't Know Me By Now; Neutron Dance; & Back To Life|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Mon Mar 6 07:02:00 2006|66.75.111.197|1|0|0|0 0011000258000109|0011000258000000|11|1704|I take care of ya Pony!!!! I'll brush ya everynight...lol

Lastnight I Sang

Boondocks
Informer
Make me Lose control
Girl Im gonna miss you
Drinking my baby goodbye
Im moving on
And Attemted "Someday"from Mariah Carey which wasnt pretty|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Mon Mar 6 14:12:00 2006|69.150.171.103|1|0|0|0 0011000258000110|0011000258000000|11|1726|Over the weekend:

Somebody Like You -Keith Urban
Mother -Pink Floyd
Cat On a Hot Tin Roof -Brian Setzer
Heaven -Los Lonely Boys
Air That I Breathe -Hollies
I'll Go to My Grave Lovin' You -Stadler Brothers

The last was done with 3 friends/customers that did a heck of a job harmonizing. There have been other songs the 4 of us have tried where we only managed to HAMonize.
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Ed|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|MisterEd|MisterEd|Tue Mar 7 03:12:00 2006|71.38.114.119|1|0|0|0 0011000258000111|0011000258000000|11|920|My weekend going to two places, one with a short rotation and one with a long one:

Levon by Elton John
Got My Mojo Working by Muddy Waters
Come to Poppa by Bob Segar
Walking Contradiction by Green Day
Gravedigger by Dave Matthews
I Play Chicken with the Train by Cowboy Troy -
Casper the Friendly Ghost by Little Richard
Now That the Magic Has Gone by Joe Cocker

As a side note, I now have to replace one of my SC blues discs since the host bought it after daring me to produce Gary Moore's Still Got the Blues.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Tue Mar 7 09:41:00 2006|66.100.0.2|1|0|0|0 0011000258000112|0011000258000000|11|1916|Last night I sang: "Watching The River Run", and "Vahevala" - both by Loggins & Messina.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Wed Mar 8 04:41:00 2006|66.75.111.197|1|0|0|0 0011000258000113|0011000258000000|11|1951|Last weekend:

Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
The Hurt - Johnny Cash version
10 Rounds With Jose Cuervo - Tracy Byrd
Street Of Dreams - Rainbow
Steamroller Blues - Various Artists
Crossroads - Eric Clapton (Robert Johnson)
White Room - Cream
Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Fringe Lunatic - Red Ryder
Stealin' - Uriah Heep
On The Dark Side - John Cafferty Band
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Angel Eyes - Jeff Healy Band
Blue On Black - Kenny Wayne Sheppard Band|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|ZydecoMerkcx|ZydecoMerkcx|Wed Mar 8 04:53:00 2006|68.105.77.185|1|0|0|0 0011000258000114|0011000258000000|11|1951|Oh, yeah......I almost forgot:

Bang-A-Gong (Get-It-On) - T-Rex
Time For Me To Fly - REO Speedwagon|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|ZydecoMerkcx|ZydecoMerkcx|Wed Mar 8 05:00:00 2006|68.105.77.185|1|0|0|0 0011000258000115|0011000258000000|11|1704|Last night only sang a few by people requests

Informer-Snow
Cruel to be kind
Tainted Love-Marilyn Manson

Really havent been feeling to good my voice is hurting alot lately...So not oversinging for a while|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Wed Mar 8 09:58:00 2006|69.154.213.215|1|0|0|0 0011000258000116|0011000258000000|11|1543|Most recent:

Call Me Al, Paul Simon
Mama Kin, Aerosmith
I'm No Stranger to the Rain, Keith Whitley|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Wed Mar 8 22:45:00 2006|64.40.63.92|1|0|0|0 0011000258000117|0011000258000000|11|1916|Tonight sang "along" to: "You Can Call Me Al", "Never Ending Story", "Jump In The Line", and "Mind Blowing Decisions". Slow night.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Thu Mar 9 05:00:00 2006|66.75.111.197|1|0|0|0 0011000258000118|0011000258000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]Originally posted by soulfulheart:
[qb] Tonight sang "along" to: "You Can Call Me Al", "Never Ending Story", "Jump In The Line", and "Mind Blowing Decisions". Slow night. [/qb][/QUOTE]I've sung "The Neverending Story" before. Nice song--I had a lot of fun singing it--but it didn't go over really big. I guess that's because that night, I'd been singing more upbeat songs prior to that (which DID go over big). But then again, that's why I decided to do one that was more laid-back...|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Thu Mar 9 12:17:00 2006|68.143.242.182|1|0|0|0 0011000258000119|0011000258000000|11|1674|Add Smells Like Nirvana to my list.

Going to have to do Mississippi Squirrel Revival soon but this is far from one of my better songs.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|graniteteeth|graniteteeth|Thu Mar 9 15:17:00 2006|70.171.171.66|1|0|0|0 0011000258000120|0011000258000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]Going to have to do Mississippe Squirrel Revival soon but this is far from one of my better songs. [/QB][/QUOTE]LOL! I play the piano in a church, and several months ago, we had a problem with a squirrel the rafters of our building. When the choir practiced in the sanctuary, we could hear it chattering away! So I looked up the words to this song online and e-mailed it to everyone in the choir. It just seemed appropriate for the occasion. :) (No, we didn't sing it! LOL!)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Thu Mar 9 15:40:00 2006|68.143.242.182|1|0|0|0 0011000258000121|0011000258000000|11|499|Thursday Night March 16th

Van Morrison - Domino
Meatloaf - Two Out of Three Aint Bad
Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror
(duet) Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men - One Sweet Day|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|jason e. power|jason e. power|Fri Mar 17 21:29:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000122|0011000258000000|11|499|Sunday Night March 19th

Linda Ronstadt/Roy Orbison - Blue Bayou
Bob Seger - Still The Same|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|jason e. power|jason e. power|Mon Mar 20 08:20:00 2006|152.163.100.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000123|0011000258000000|11|146|Wow!! This thread really got a lot of responses! Well, if anyone has been following all the posts, here's a sampling of what I've been doing on karaoke lately:

Quiet Riot - Metal Health
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
David Lee Roth - Just A Gigolo (been doing this one for eons - I'd like to do the Louis Prima version... should it ever come out on a SC disc)
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - George Thorogood
Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
Spirit Of Radio - Rush
Roll Over Beethoven - Beatles
Hey, Bulldog - Beatles
T. N. T. - AC/DC
Christine Sixteen - Kiss
Calling Dr. Love - Kiss
God of Thunder - Kiss
I Love It Loud - Kiss
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Earache My Eye - Cheech and Chong (just has the song - no skit with the bratty kid and his did yelling at him to 'turn that thing off and get ready for school').
Symphony Of Destruction - Megadeth
Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
Love Is Alive - Gary Wright

I could probably go on with more, but this pretty much sums up songs I've done lately at either my local spot in Akron, OH, or on one of our Quaker Steak & Lube sabbaticals in Sharon, PA.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Geddy Lee|Geddy Lee|Tue Mar 21 21:22:00 2006|24.140.83.31|1|0|0|0 0011000258000124|0011000258000000|11|1678|Tonight I was a bit late to the show (it's a two mile walk...but I like it)

I did these:
TEAR YOU APART - She Wants Revenge
SISTER CHRISTIAN - Night Ranger (someone signed me up to sing it with them)
DANCE, DANCE - Fall Out Boy|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Wed Mar 22 03:02:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000125|0011000258000000|11|1829|I don't know, Tony. One of those songs doesn't sound like a Soundchoice selection :eek: .|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|karaokeexpert|karaokeexpert|Thu Mar 23 05:23:00 2006|24.19.219.220|1|0|0|0 0011000258000126|0011000258000000|11|1678|well the non-SC song I did on Tuesday is one that SC SHOULD do...

Last night was:
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME - Bon Jovi (sung in the style of Atreyu)
FREAK ON A LEASH - Korn
LIBERATE - Disturbed
PLUSH - Stone Temple Pilots|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Thu Mar 23 22:23:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000127|0011000258000000|11|1678|Tonight!

SOMEBODY SOMEONE - Korn
A.D.I.D.A.S. - Korn
FREAK ON A LEASH - Korn
GOT THE LIFE - Korn
SWING LIFE AWAY - Rise Against|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Fri Mar 24 03:25:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000128|0011000258000000|11|1965|Monday March 20th

Frank Sinatra - You Make Me Feel So Young
Chris Rea - Fool (if you think it's over)
Carl Carlton - Bad Mama Jama
Dazz Band - Let it Whip
(duet) Sam & Dave - When Something is Wrong With My Baby|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Fri Mar 24 03:53:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000129|0011000258000000|11|1965|Tuesday night March 21st
(my night off)
John Waite - Missing You
Rod Stewart - Hot Legs
Billy Joel - Captain Jack
Prince - The Beautiful Ones
Tower of Power - So Very Hard to go

Thursday night March 22nd
Paul McCartney - Take it Away
Jim Croce - One Less Set of Footprints
Daniel Powter - Bad Day|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Fri Mar 24 23:52:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000130|0011000258000000|11|1678|I was only able to go for like an hour tonight, I did get one song in though

BABY GOT BACK - Sir Mix-A-Lot

haha, that's right :D|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Sun Mar 26 04:55:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000131|0011000258000000|11|55|From last night...

"Together Again"--Buck Owens (first time; in memory of Buck Owens's passing away earlier in the day)
"So In To You"--Atlanta Rhythm Section
"Everybody Loves Somebody"--Dean Martin
"A--hole"--Denis Leary
"Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy"--Big & Rich
"(I've Got a) Tiger By the Tail"--Buck Owens

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun Mar 26 08:13:00 2006|64.48.134.3|1|0|0|0 0011000258000132|0011000258000000|11|1674|Can't Rollerskate in a buffalo herd and Pencil Neck Geek added to my song list.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|graniteteeth|graniteteeth|Sun Mar 26 12:06:00 2006|70.171.171.66|1|0|0|0 0011000258000133|0011000258000000|11|920|Friday

I've Got a Woman - Ray Charles
Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
Until the End of the World - U2
The Shape I'm In - The Band

Saturday

There Goes Another Love Song -- The Outlaws
Mess Around - Ray Charles
Allentown - Billy Joel
With a Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
Mony Mony (live version) - Billy Idol|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Sun Mar 26 12:35:00 2006|24.218.75.15|1|0|0|0 0011000258000134|0011000258000000|11|806|Geddy, Hello from "Perry Twp" (Massillon, Ohio also). Wings from Quaker Steak Mmmmm. Where do you go in Akron? That's a cool songlist.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|ultimatefan|ultimatefan|Sun Mar 26 13:52:00 2006|207.69.139.148|1|0|0|0 0011000258000135|0011000258000000|11|1678|Tonight...

TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE) - Green Day (I had to use a very sucky non-SC version...ew@Music Maestro)
HEART SHAPED BOX - Nirvana
HAPPY? - Mudvayne (duet)
GET BACK - Ludacris (duet)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Mon Mar 27 02:58:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000136|0011000258000000|11|55|Yeah, SC has to release that Green Day tune!

Anyhoo, from last night...

"I'll Be Doggone"--Marvin Gaye
"Ziggy Stardust"--David Bowie
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"--Green Day
"I Wanna Be Sedated"--Ramones

First time in God knows HOW long I'd been out for karaoke two days in a row...and I'm goin' out again tonight! Also, the first time in some time that I really rocked out...gave the doo-wop, Sinatra and country tunes a rest. Had a great time!

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Mon Mar 27 09:21:00 2006|4.159.137.128|1|0|0|0 0011000258000137|0011000258000000|11|1678|tonight...

RUNNING BLIND - Godsmack
DANCE, DANCE - Fall Out Boy
THE MIDDLE - Jimmy Eat World (duet)
LET ME GO - 3 Doors Down
AMBER - 311
PIECES - Sum 41 (4 people onstage for this one)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Tue Mar 28 01:53:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000138|0011000258000000|11|55|Only one song last night: "Artificial Flowers" by Bobby Darin.

Talk about extremes: I went from a Sunday night show that was hoppin' most of the night to a Monday night show where NO ONE showed up. The host (my friend Nick) did a very small karaoke rotation (I sang, our friend Michael sang and then Nick sang). He DJ'ed for the rest of the night since none of the people who've been showing up were in attendance.

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Tue Mar 28 07:48:00 2006|4.131.17.99|1|0|0|0 0011000258000139|0011000258000000|11|1965|Sunday:

Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens - Streets of Bakersfield (tribute to Buck Owens)

Monday:

The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
Clint Black - Put Yourself in my Shoes|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Tue Mar 28 10:58:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000140|0011000258000000|11|1704|I was on a Billy Kick last night

Billy Idol Medley
Billy idol Dancing with myself
Billy Idol Flesh for fantasy
Billy Joel For the Longest time
Billy Joel Uptown girl
Billy Joel Just the way you are
Billy Joel you may be right

then of course I had to change it up a little big town -Boondocks|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Tue Mar 28 14:27:00 2006|69.149.219.146|1|0|0|0 0011000258000141|0011000258000000|11|146|[QUOTE]Originally posted by ultimatefan:
[qb] Geddy, Hello from "Perry Twp" (Massillon, Ohio also). Wings from Quaker Steak Mmmmm. Where do you go in Akron? That's a cool songlist. [/qb][/QUOTE]Yeah, QSL is the bomb! In Akron, we go to the Fiesta Room. Small place, but well over 30K tunes to pick from! Now, if we could only have the QSL wings, along with the $100K sound system from the old Ron's Crossroads days...|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Geddy Lee|Geddy Lee|Tue Mar 28 21:41:00 2006|24.140.83.31|1|0|0|0 0011000258000142|0011000258000000|11|1678|tonight...

JESUS OF SUBURBIA - Green Day
TEAR YOU APART - She Wants Revenge
WHEN I'M GONE - Eminem (a four person effort)
SAY IT AIN'T SO - Weezer (a duet)
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL - James Blunt (as backup)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Wed Mar 29 03:26:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000143|0011000258000000|11|1965|Tuesday March 28th
(off night)
Sang new songs from a "Mycdg" I received in the mail Tuesday afternoon

Gilbert O' Sullivan - Get Down
Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding
Paul Young - Come Back and Stay
Gilbert O' Sullivan - Clair|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Wed Mar 29 07:58:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000144|0011000258000000|11|1678|and tonight (limited selection)

AMBER - 311
BLACK - Pearl Jam
PLUSH - Stone Temple Pilots (duet)
THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - Marilyn Manson (duet)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Thu Mar 30 02:25:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000145|0011000258000000|11|1678|Tonight was my night, I was the ONLY singer despite a decent sized crowd

TEAR YOU APART - She Wants Revenge
PERFECT SITUATION - Weezer
DANCE, DANCE - Fall Out Boy
MOVE ALONG - The All-American Rejects
ALL THESE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE - The Killers
ONLY - Nine Inch Nails
MY DOORBELL - The White Stripes
EVERYDAY IS EXACTLY THE SAME - Nine Inch Nails
TWISTED TRANSISTOR - Korn
GET STONED - Hinder|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Fri Mar 31 00:39:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000146|0011000258000000|11|1619|Wednesday I did all kamikazee:

Shooting Star – Bad Company (It was okay, needs work)

Tin Man – America (No problem with this one)

Love Is A Battlefield – Pat Benatar (Went over very well, I had a tough time in the word "searching", need to work that out)

Lights - Journey (This went over the best, great crowd reaction)

Rock ‘n Roll Fantasy – Bad Company (Also great crowd reaction, got another guy to sing Bad Company for his last song - he wasn't there at the beginning of the evening)

Tonight the only kamikazee I did was:

Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk It went over pretty well, definitely a keeper with a little bit of work

I did do "Love Is A Battlefield" tonight as I wanted to work out my problem with the word "searching"... it was better tonight.

Lots of fun and all are keepers!!
Susie :)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|FullHouseEntertainment|FullHouseEntertainment|Sat Apr 1 03:19:00 2006|68.97.114.218|1|0|0|0 0011000258000147|0011000258000000|11|1678|tonight I was only at karaoke for a bit, then my friends and I went to jam

GET STONED - Hinder
ALL THESE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE - The Killers
EVERYDAY IS EXACTLY THE SAME - Nine Inch Nails
TEAR YOU APART - She Wants Revenge|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Sat Apr 1 04:35:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000148|0011000258000000|11|1965|Thursday March 30th

100 Proof of Soul - Somebody's Been Sleeping
The Jacksons - Can You Feel it|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Sat Apr 1 12:48:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000149|0011000258000000|11|920|Friday:

Come Sail Away - South Park vesion
Pretty Vegas - INXS|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Sat Apr 1 23:47:00 2006|24.218.75.15|1|0|0|0 0011000258000150|0011000258000000|11|1619|Tonight was Black Water - Doobie Brothers
Lights - Journey
Stand Beside Me - Jo Dee Messina

Susie:)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|FullHouseEntertainment|FullHouseEntertainment|Sun Apr 2 05:14:00 2006|68.97.114.218|1|0|0|0 0011000258000151|0011000258000000|11|1965|Sunday April 2nd

Tyrone Davis - Turn Back the Hands of Time
(Duet) Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - The Girl is Mine|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Mon Apr 3 02:50:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000152|0011000258000000|11|1678|And tonight...

THE MIDDLE - Jimmy Eat World (duet)
ABOUT A GIRL (UNPLUGGED) - Nirvana
GET LOW - Lil Jon & the Eastside Boys (duet)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Mon Apr 3 02:52:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000153|0011000258000000|11|1965|Monday April 3rd

Carpenters - Rainy Days & Mondays (it was pouring outside)
Foo Fighters - Big Me
Brooks And Dunn - Neon Moon (i usually don't sing this song, because its a song other people do from time to time, but a friend requested it, it wasnt too bad)
Benny Bell - Shaving Cream|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Tue Apr 4 02:47:00 2006|152.163.100.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000154|0011000258000000|11|1678|tonight!

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT - Nirvana
LEARN TO FLY - Foo Fighters (duet)
SAVIN' ME - Nickelback
WALK - Pantera
LIKE I LOVE YOU - Justin Timberlake
AMBER - 311
BARK AT THE MOON - Ozzy Osbourne|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Tue Apr 4 04:17:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000155|0011000258000000|11|1678|wow 43 different songs in the past 2 weeks|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Tue Apr 4 04:30:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000156|0011000258000000|11|1965|Tuesday April 4th

Billy "Crash" Craddock - Rub it in
Tom T. Hall - I Like Beer
Huey Lewis and the News - If This is it
Elvis Presley - The Wonder of You
Jerry Reed - East Bound and Down|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Wed Apr 5 03:03:00 2006|152.163.100.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000157|0011000258000000|11|1704|LOL I also sang if this is it lastnight!!
Also sang
Loverboy-Turn Me Loose
Warren G-This DJ
Doug Stone-Why didnt I think of that
Snow-Informer
Reo SpeedWagon-Riding the Storm out|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Wed Apr 5 14:50:00 2006|70.242.79.188|1|0|0|0 0011000258000158|0011000258000000|11|1619|Tonight I sang:

Smackwater Jack - Carol King (I have sung this at home but never out) It went over pretty well.

I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today - Gretchen Wilson I've sung this before and really like it myself; I was told by one guy that it's a keeper!

Babe - Styx I had NEVER sung this at home or anywhere, just kind of had it going through my head. It went over very well!

Susie :)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|FullHouseEntertainment|FullHouseEntertainment|Thu Apr 6 02:33:00 2006|68.97.114.218|1|0|0|0 0011000258000159|0011000258000000|11|1678|Tuesday night...

WICKED GAME - Chris Isaak
PIECES - Sum 41 (duet)
BLACK - Pearl Jam
BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS - Green Day
SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY) - Big & Rich

Tonight, I was hosting...

JESUS OF SUBURBIA - Green Day (duet)
PIECES - Sum 41 (duet)
TEAR YOU APART - She Wants Revenge
TWISTED TRANSISTOR - Korn (duet)
DANCE, DANCE - Fall Out Boy (two other people were doing this song and asked me to back them up from the booth, but once the song started they had no idea what was going on so I ended up basically singing the whole thing)
GENIE IN A BOTTLE - Christina Aguilera (duet, to end the night)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Thu Apr 6 04:23:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000160|0011000258000000|11|1916|Tonight I sang: "Only Love Can Break A Heart" & "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" in honor of our dearly departed, Gene Pitney. "You'll never be forgotten." Aloha Ke Akua, Soulful|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Fri Apr 7 06:14:00 2006|66.8.237.64|1|0|0|0 0011000258000161|0011000258000000|11|1965|Thursday April 6th

Gene Pitney - The Town Without Pity
Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin'
Allman Brothers - Whipping Post|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Fri Apr 7 11:40:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000162|0011000258000000|11|1141|"If I'd Been The One" - .38 Special
"Seven Bridges Road" from the SC8891 disc
"Paper In Fire" by John Mellencamp|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|knightshow|knightshow|Fri Apr 7 11:59:00 2006|24.20.153.221|1|0|0|0 0011000258000163|0011000258000000|11|1704|Authority song John Mellancamp
cradle of love Billy idol
Buddy Holly Medley
Johnny B Goode Judas Priest
I wanna sex you up COlor me badd
Girl Im gonna miss you Milli Vanilli|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Fri Apr 7 19:53:00 2006|70.242.76.237|1|0|0|0 0011000258000164|0011000258000000|11|1678|CONTROL - Puddle Of Mudd
WONDERWALL OF BROKEN DREAMS - Green Day/Oasis (duet, sung over the Green Day track)
TEAR YOU APART - She Wants Revenge|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Mon Apr 10 02:29:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000165|0011000258000000|11|920|Saturday night

Bad Day by James Powter
Lie to Me by Johnny Lang
Scream by Billy Idol
I Don't Want to Be by Gavin McGraw
Add It Up by Violent Femmes|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Mon Apr 10 09:36:00 2006|66.100.0.2|1|0|0|0 0011000258000166|0011000258000000|11|1965|Sunday April 9th

Paul Anka - Times of Your Life
Andrew Gold - Thank You For Being My Friend
Los Lobos - La Bamba|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Mon Apr 10 12:07:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000167|0011000258000000|11|1916|April 8th -
"I Love Music"
"Katchi Katchi Music Makawao"
April 9th -
Air Supply -
"Always"
"Goodbye"
Toni Braxton -
"How Could An Angel Break My Heart"
Dionne Warwick -
"I Say A Little Prayer"
"Message To Michael"
"You'll Never Get To Heaven"
On our Hawaiian disks:
"Honolulu City Lights"
"Honolulu, I Am Coming Back Again"
"Sanoe"
"Ekolu Mea Nui"
"Friends"
"Come On Over"
"Never, Never, Never"
"I Love You"
"Sweet Memory"
"That's My Desire"
"Hawaii '78"
"Far Too Wide For Me"
"Sweet & Slow"
"Love Song of Kalua"
"Jungle Rain"
Others:
"Bei Mi Bist Du Schoen"
"Chanson D'Amour"|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Tue Apr 11 01:22:00 2006|66.8.237.64|1|0|0|0 0011000258000168|0011000258000000|11|1965|Monday April 10th

John Stewart - Gold
Merle Haggard - Lets Chase Each Other Round the Room Tonight
Billy Joel & Ray Charles - Baby Grand (Duet)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Tue Apr 11 03:20:00 2006|152.163.100.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000169|0011000258000000|11|1916|April 10th
Needed a warm up song and sang "I'd really love to see you tonight" by England Dan & John Ford Coley
Moved on to the following for the rest of the night (started singing @ 12am):
"Lowdown"
"Crystal Blue Persuasion"
"What Part Of No"
"Watch Me"
"You Were Mine"
"Laughter In The Rain"
"Unbreakable Heart"
"Inside Your Heaven"
...Several more, but can't remember, brain fart!
Sang up to 2am - no one else wanted to sing so I went through my old stuff and sang anything.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Tue Apr 11 23:17:00 2006|66.180.133.27|1|0|0|0 0011000258000170|0011000258000000|11|1916|April 10th...I remember now
The other songs were:
"We Just Disagree" - Dave Mason
"Tell Me Why" - Wynonna Judd
"One Boy, One Girl" - Collin Raye
"What Might Have Been" - Little Texas
"The Diary" - Bread
and "On & On" - Stephen Bishop|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Wed Apr 12 00:43:00 2006|66.8.237.64|1|0|0|0 0011000258000171|0011000258000000|11|1543|Nice songs, Soulful. I've sang Laughter in the Rain, I'd Really Love to See You Tonight, and On & On. I've also sang Save It for a Rainy Day.

Are you familiar with Na Leo Pilimehana? Would be nice for SC to do their song, Local Boys.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Wed Apr 12 02:01:00 2006|64.40.45.213|1|0|0|0 0011000258000172|0011000258000000|11|1678|DO YOU WANT TO - Franz Ferdinand
WONDERWALL - Oasis
JESUS OF SUBURBIA - Green Day
TEAR YOU APART - She Wants Revenge
DANCE, DANCE - Fall Out Boy
BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS - Green Day|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Wed Apr 12 02:48:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000173|0011000258000000|11|1916|Yes, very familiar with their songs. Love all of them. Would be nice if anyone would put their songs on karaoke. Not sure of the rights. The only one I know that is on karaoke right now is "Friends". I believe it's not an original by them that's why. But who knows, maybe in the near future. I know there is a company here that made the Hawaiian karaoke discs, not sure if still in business though. Hopefully SC will read this and consider, at least that song. (Unless it's too "Local".)

April 12th: Nothing to post - was at the bar, but no one was singing - only 7 people, just watched tv and talked.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Wed Apr 12 07:28:00 2006|66.8.237.64|1|0|0|0 0011000258000174|0011000258000000|11|1965|Tuesday night April 11th

Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie
Paul Simon - Late in The Evening
Prince - Baby I'm A Star|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Thu Apr 13 03:46:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000175|0011000258000000|11|1678|WONDERWALL OF BROKEN DREAMS - Green Day/Oasis (duet)
BE LIKE THAT - 3 Doors Down
TWISTED TRANSISTOR - Korn (duet)
SPACE LORD - Monster Magnet (duet)
PERFECT SITUATION - Weezer (duet)
NOT FALLING - Mudvayne (duet)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Thu Apr 13 16:01:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000176|0011000258000000|11|1965|Thursday April 13th

Tom Petty - Into the Great Wide Open
Tom Jones - Delilah|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Fri Apr 14 02:13:00 2006|152.163.100.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000177|0011000258000000|11|1885|Last night I went karaoke-ing for the first time in about a month. (I have alternated between very busy and very tired; that's why I hadn't gone in a while.) It was good to get back to it. Here's what I did--and all of these were songs that I hadn't sung for karaoke before:

"One Thing Leads to Another"-The Fixx
"Let's Dance"-Chris Montez
"Breakaway"-Kelly Clarkson
"Freeway of Love"-Aretha Franklin
"Angie Baby"-Helen Reddy
"I Know a Place"-Petula Clark

I _think_ that's all of 'em...|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Sat Apr 15 18:53:00 2006|24.107.12.111|1|0|0|0 0011000258000178|0011000258000000|11|1543|Angie Baby was one of my sister's favorites...I'm surprised Call Me by Petula Clark isn't available on karaoke.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Sat Apr 15 18:58:00 2006|206.188.51.25|1|0|0|0 0011000258000179|0011000258000000|11|1678|SUGAR, WE'RE GOING DOWN - Fall Out Boy
WONDERWALL - Oasis
WICKED GAME - Chris Isaak|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Sun Apr 16 06:43:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000180|0011000258000000|11|55|My first time in a couple of weeks last night, due to on-again/off-again illness. Here's what I sang:

"Town Without Pity"--Gene Pitney (I was originally planning on doing all-Pitney or almost all-Pitney, but changed my mind at the last second, but still did this one)
"Your Man"--Josh Turner (first time)
"Thank God I'm a Country Boy"--Billy Dean
"Some Beach"--Blake Shelton

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun Apr 16 19:00:00 2006|4.159.134.162|1|0|0|0 0011000258000181|0011000258000000|11|1678|FOR YOU I WILL (CONFIDENCE) - Teddy Geiger
I JUST WANNA LIVE - Good Charlotte
GIRLS AND BOYS - Good Charlotte
TEAR YOU APART - She Wants Revenge
WICKED GAME - Chris Isaak|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Mon Apr 17 03:13:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000182|0011000258000000|11|1965|Sunday April 16th

Billy Joel - Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
Pointer Sisters - Fire
Bobby Brown - My Perogative|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Mon Apr 17 14:27:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000183|0011000258000000|11|1965|Monday April 17th

Beatles - Taxman
Frankie Valli - My Eyes Adored You
James Brown - Living in America|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Tue Apr 18 02:44:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000184|0011000258000000|11|1678|THE MIDDLE - Jimmy Eat World (duet)
GIRLS AND BOYS - Good Charlotte
BLUE AND YELLOW - The Used
BE LIKE THAT - 3 Doors Down (duet)
TRY HONESTY - Billy Talent|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Tue Apr 18 19:20:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000185|0011000258000000|11|1543|Jason, I guess singing the Taxman on the 17th was appropriate. I didn't go singing. I was too busy figuring my taxes!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Wed Apr 19 00:03:00 2006|64.40.59.101|1|0|0|0 0011000258000186|0011000258000000|11|1965|Tuesday April 18th

B.J. Thomas - Hooked on a feeling
Billy Joel - Keeping The Faith
Vince Gill = Liza Jane
Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Wed Apr 19 01:40:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000187|0011000258000000|11|1678|how's this for variety

LAST NITE - The Strokes
MY FRIENDS OVER YOU - New Found Glory
HEMORRHAGE (IN MY HANDS) - Fuel (duet)
STAYIN' ALIVE - The Beegees
TALK DIRTY TO ME - Poison
LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA - Ricky Martin
ZOOT SUIT RIOT - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
INNOCENT - Our Lady Peace (duet)
IN DA CLUB - 50 Cent
I LOVE THIS BAR - Toby Keith (duet)
NO DIGGITY - Blackstreet|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Wed Apr 19 03:24:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000188|0011000258000000|11|1885|Wow, Tony, that IS a lot of variety! (well, I don't know 'em all, but the ones I know...) That's the fun thing about karaoke--people can choose from a wide variety of musical styles.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Wed Apr 19 09:26:00 2006|68.143.242.182|1|0|0|0 0011000258000189|0011000258000000|11|1984|Edge of seventeen-stevie nicks
On sunday
Seven wonders-Fleetwood mac
Aces-Suzy Boguss|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|stevie17|stevie17|Wed Apr 19 15:26:00 2006|12.72.205.208|1|0|0|0 0011000258000190|0011000258000000|11|1678|and tonight...

TALK DIRTY TO ME - Poison
GREED - Godsmack
INNOCENT - Our Lady Peace (duet)
SWITCH - Will Smith (three singers)
FALL INTO SLEEP - Mudvayne
ONE STEP CLOSER - Linkin Park (duet)
SUGAR - System Of A Down (duet)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Thu Apr 20 04:48:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000191|0011000258000000|11|1678|Thursday...

BYE BYE BYE - *NSync
FALL INTO SLEEP - Mudvayne
GREED - Godsmack
TRY HONESTY - Billy Talent
LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA - Ricky Martin
DANCE, DANCE - Fall Out Boy|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Fri Apr 21 03:18:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000192|0011000258000000|11|1965|Bread - Guitar Man
Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write the Book|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Fri Apr 21 03:22:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000193|0011000258000000|11|920|Buddy Miles - Them Changes
Manfred Mann - 5-4-3-2-1
The Beatles - Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
Kingston Trio - MTA|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Katzoff|Mark Katzoff|Fri Apr 21 11:40:00 2006|66.100.0.2|1|0|0|0 0011000258000194|0011000258000000|11|1678|MOVE ALONG - The All-American Rejects
NOT NOW - blink-182
THE OUTSIDER - A Perfect Circle
TRY HONESTY - Billy Talent
BYE BYE BYE - *NSync
BODIES - Drowning Pool|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Sat Apr 22 02:14:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000195|0011000258000000|11|1885|I went karaoke-ing last night at a place where I go once in a while, but it's usually crowded, so I don't go there often. Last night, however, it wasn't too crowded, and I got 3 songs in (for this particular place on a Fri. night, that's not bad! :) ). Here's what I did:

-"Pillow Talk"-Sylvia (my version wasn't quite as, uh, graphic as the original--but it definitely wasn't boring, heh heh!)
-"B-A-B-Y"-Carla Thomas (I did the letters "b-a-b-y" in sign language whenever I got to that part)
-"Take Me to Heart"-Quarterflash|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Sat Apr 22 11:29:00 2006|24.107.12.111|1|0|0|0 0011000258000196|0011000258000000|11|1965|Hey Laura, believe it or not i've sung "Pillow Talk"....I Love That Song........|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Sat Apr 22 13:32:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000197|0011000258000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jason E.:
[qb] Hey Laura, believe it or not i've sung "Pillow Talk"....I Love That Song........ [/qb][/QUOTE]At this particular place, people mostly do R&B and some rock songs, and many times when an "old school R&B" song like that starts playing, the crowd starts cheering even before the person starts singing! That's what happened with this song, too! :) LOL--I've seen that happen at concerts, but I think this is the only place I've seen it happen at karaoke!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Sat Apr 22 17:34:00 2006|24.107.12.111|1|0|0|0 0011000258000198|0011000258000000|11|1141|"Goodbye Girl" - David Gates (of Bread)
"Peacekeeper" - Fleetwood Mac (Lindsey Buckingham vocal)
"Cowboy" - Kid Rock|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|knightshow|knightshow|Sat Apr 22 23:05:00 2006|24.20.153.221|1|0|0|0 0011000258000199|0011000258000000|11|1678|I didn't stay long tonight

THE GHOST OF YOU - My Chemical Romance
TRY HONESTY - Billy Talent|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Sun Apr 23 00:12:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000200|0011000258000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]Originally posted by knightshow:
[qb] "Goodbye Girl" - David Gates (of Bread)
"Peacekeeper" - Fleetwood Mac (Lindsey Buckingham vocal)
"Cowboy" - Kid Rock [/qb][/QUOTE]Oh, so "Goodbye Girl" IS available, then? A lot of people were asking for it on this board.

*edited to say: never mind, Matt--I just saw your other post about it*


At one karaoke place where I go, they always play "Cowboy" and "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy" at midnight, and any women who want to get up and dance on the bar can do so. I've done that, and it's fun--but it would be more fun if there were more room! Also, they ALWAYS use the same 2 songs for this--I think they need more variety! So I probably won't dance on the bar every time I go there, but it's fun once in a while.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Sun Apr 23 00:19:00 2006|24.107.12.111|1|0|0|0 0011000258000201|0011000258000000|11|1141|some kjs use az "signature" to end their shows. A tradition if you will.|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|knightshow|knightshow|Sun Apr 23 11:05:00 2006|24.20.153.221|1|0|0|0 0011000258000202|0011000258000000|11|1543|Last night

Ticket to Ride, Beatles
Sailing, Christopher Cross
I Write the Songs, Barry Mannilow|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Sun Apr 23 17:14:00 2006|64.40.61.37|1|0|0|0 0011000258000203|0011000258000000|11|1885|Sort of off topic, but--you guys remember that song by the Jacksons, "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"? Well, every time I see the subject heading of this thread, "Tell us what you're singing," I always sing it in my head to the tune of "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"! LOL!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Sun Apr 23 21:05:00 2006|24.107.12.111|1|0|0|0 0011000258000204|0011000258000000|11|1678|SAYING SORRY - Hawthorne Heights
ALONE I BREAK - Korn (duet)
WONDERWALL OF BROKEN DREAMS - Green Day/Oasis (duet)
I LOVE THIS BAR - Toby Keith
AGAIN - Lenny Kravitz (three singers)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Mon Apr 24 03:37:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000205|0011000258000000|11|1965|Sunday April 23rd

Drinking Champagne - George Strait
Pillow Talk - Sylvia
(hey you inspired me Laura)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Mon Apr 24 15:40:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000206|0011000258000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jason E.:
[qb] Sunday April 23rd

Drinking Champagne - George Strait
Pillow Talk - Sylvia
(hey you inspired me Laura) [/qb][/QUOTE]Uh-oh :) LOL|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Mon Apr 24 21:12:00 2006|24.107.12.111|1|0|0|0 0011000258000207|0011000258000000|11|55|From Sunday night:

"Rhythm of the Rain"--Cascades
"Time Has Come Today"--Chambers Brothers
"Jeopardy"--Greg Kihn Band (first time)
"Hell"--Squirrel Nut Zippers
"The Clown"--Conway Twitty
"The Baby"--Blake Shelton (first time)

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Mon Apr 24 23:35:00 2006|63.23.52.83|1|0|0|0 0011000258000208|0011000258000000|11|1678|WHITE WEDDING - Billy Idol
THE BAD TOUCH - Bloodhound Gang (duet)
TRY HONESTY - Billy Talent
BODIES - Drowning Pool (duet)
MY OWN PRISON - Creed (duet)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Tue Apr 25 03:37:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000209|0011000258000000|11|1965|Monday April 24th

All My Exes, Live in Texas - George Strait
(a dare) Stevie Nicks - Stand Back|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Tue Apr 25 23:49:00 2006|205.188.116.9|1|0|0|0 0011000258000210|0011000258000000|11|1678|THE DOPE SHOW - Marilyn Manson
JESUS OF SUBURBIA - Green Day
BYE, BYE, BYE - *NSync
GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY WOMAN - The Darkness|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Wed Apr 26 03:04:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000211|0011000258000000|11|1678|tonight...

SAVIN' ME - Nickelback (duet)
MOVE ALONG - The All-American Rejects (duet)
BODIES - Drowning Pool
KOKOMO - The Beach Boys (duet)
YEAH! - Usher/Lil Jon/Ludacris (three singers)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Thu Apr 27 04:08:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000212|0011000258000000|11|1965|Thursday April 27th

Billy Joel - Second Wind (you're only human)
Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone (Duet)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Fri Apr 28 04:15:00 2006|152.163.100.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000213|0011000258000000|11|1978|Just to name a few this week :
(just might make me)Believe- Sugarland
The Tide Is High- Blondie
Babe- Styx
I just wanna make love to you- Etta James
and my signature song-I Love Rock-N-Roll-Joan Jett it always gets the crowd up & moving|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Karaoke Kelley|Karaoke Kelley|Sat Apr 29 00:28:00 2006|152.163.100.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000214|0011000258000000|11|1965|Friday April 28th

Willie Nelson - On the Road Again
Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women
David Allen Coe - Jack Daniels, if you please|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Sat Apr 29 03:04:00 2006|152.163.100.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000215|0011000258000000|11|1678|only one song tonight....

WICKED GAME - Chris Isaak|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Sat Apr 29 06:01:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000216|0011000258000000|11|1885|[QUOTE]Originally posted by King Tony - King Of Hearts:
[qb] only one song tonight....

WICKED GAME - Chris Isaak [/qb][/QUOTE]Oh, that's a nice 1--I don't think I've heard anyone sing that for karaoke yet!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Sat Apr 29 06:46:00 2006|24.107.12.111|1|0|0|0 0011000258000217|0011000258000000|11|1141|a few years ago, that used to be a "standard" for me, and many other folks. The pioneer laser version had a HOT video that went along with it... twice as nice that way! LOL!

I san on Thursday night...

"Goodbye Girl" - Bread
"Why Can't I Have You" - The Cars
"Everybody Hurts" - REM
"Firelake" - Bob Segar
"Peacekeeper" - Fleetwood Mac|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|knightshow|knightshow|Sat Apr 29 10:36:00 2006|24.20.153.221|1|0|0|0 0011000258000218|0011000258000000|11|1678|another packed house tonight...

TEAR YOU APART - She Wants Revenge
TRY HONESTY - Billy Talent|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Sun Apr 30 01:32:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000219|0011000258000000|11|55|Slow night last night...until the time we would've usually torn down. Then a couple of big gangs came in and it was OT.

I sang...

"Raise a Little Hell"--Trooper (first time; in memory of a friend, Ron 'Ryno' Thomas, DJ and fellow karaoke singer, who was killed two weeks ago in a car accident)
"Blister in the Sun"--Violent Femmes
"Jackie Wilson Said"--Van Morrison
"You Are"--Lionel Richie (first time)
"A Well Respected Man"--Kinks
"I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me"--
Don Williams (first time)
"Never Been So Loved (In All My Life)"--Charley Pride (first time)
"Ebay"--Weird Al Yankovic (first time)

Best,

Mark|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Mark Speck|Mark Speck|Sun Apr 30 17:13:00 2006|4.131.21.97|1|0|0|0 0011000258000220|0011000258000000|11|1543|Drive, The Cars
Save It for a Rainy Day, Stephen Bishop
Honky Cat, Elton John|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|touron2003|touron2003|Sun Apr 30 21:01:00 2006|64.40.62.40|1|0|0|0 0011000258000221|0011000258000000|11|1965|Huey Lewis and the News/The Impressions - It's Alright
Bee Gees - Tragedy|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Mon May 1 02:47:00 2006|152.163.100.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000222|0011000258000000|11|1678|HEMORRHAGE (IN MY HANDS) - Fuel
CHANGE (IN THE HOUSE OF FLIES) - Deftones
BLUE MONDAY - Orgy
DU HAST - Rammstein|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Mon May 1 02:52:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000223|0011000258000000|11|1678|mmm a dead night

TAINTED LOVE - Soft Cell
BLUE AND YELLOW - The Used
OPTICON - Orgy
BEHIND BLUE EYES - Limp Bizkit (as backup)
LAND OF CONFUSION - Genesis (duet)
THE DOPE SHOW - Marilyn Manson
EVERYTHING ZEN - Bush (duet)
CLOSER - Nine Inch Nails
ADIDAS - Korn
HEARTBREAKER - Pat Benetar (duet)
THE BAD TOUCH - Bloodhound Gang (duet)
DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME - Simple Minds
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - Guns N Roses (duet)
SCHISM - Tool
NEVER AGAIN - Nickelback (duet)|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Tue May 2 03:30:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000224|0011000258000000|11|1965|Monday May 1st

Robert Cray - Smoking Gun
Steve Miller Band - Jetairliner
Bob Seger = Mainstreet|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Jason E.|Jason E.|Tue May 2 06:31:00 2006|64.12.116.70|1|0|0|0 0011000258000225|0011000258000000|11|1691|Sat, Apr 29th...

Rainy Day People - Gordon Lightfoot
Trip Around the Sun - Jimmy Buffet
Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond
Honky Cat - Elton John|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|SmokeMagicMirrors|SmokeMagicMirrors|Tue May 2 12:56:00 2006|167.147.132.186|1|0|0|0 0011000258000226|0011000258000000|11|1704|Sammy Hagar- Mas Tequilla
Mary Chapin Carpenter- I feel Lucky
Robert Ellis Earl- I feel Lucky
Jimmy Eat World- The Middle
Bon Jovi-Born to be my baby|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Showtimecalls|Showtimecalls|Tue May 2 15:35:00 2006|69.155.111.160|1|0|0|0 0011000258000227|0011000258000000|11|1997|My Standards:

The Cardigans - Lovefool
Gretchen Wilson - All Jacked Up
Sugarland - Baby Girl
Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is a Winding Road
" - A Change Would Do You Good|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|jbg50a|J-Mack|Wed May 3 15:15:00 2006|67.90.105.250|1|0|0|0 0011000258000228|0011000258000000|11|1885|Hi, J-Mack! I've thought about singing "A Change Would Do You Good"; haven't tried it yet (I have sung "All I Wanna Do", though).

Well, I kinda dragged my butt getting to the karaoke place tonight, so only got to do 2 songs, both ones I've sung before but not in that location. First I did "You Get What You Give" by the New Radicals--and I kept running out of breath, which also happened the first time I sang it, but people really liked it. I don't know if it's just hard to sing or if I'm moving around too much!

Later I sang "Pillow Talk" (see my earlier messages about that one), which also turned out well. The funny thing was that after I sang that one, the next guy sang "Bang Your Head", and the guy after that sang "Crazy Train", which are both TOTALLY different in style from what I'd just been singing! Hey, you know what they say, "Variety is the spice of life!"|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|Laura|Laura|Thu May 4 02:28:00 2006|24.107.12.111|1|0|0|0 0011000258000229|0011000258000000|11|1997|Wait a minute! Laura you're from St. Louis County! I'm from Jefferson County. And I see a Kansas City somewhere up there too. Guess us Missourians love karaoke!|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|jbg50a|J-Mack|Thu May 4 10:28:00 2006|67.90.105.250|1|0|0|0 0011000258000230|0011000258000000|11|1678|last night...

BLUE MONDAY - Orgy
PLUSH - Stone Temple Pilots (duet)
ALONE I BREAK - Korn (duet)
CHANGE (IN THE HOUSE OF FLIES) - Deftones
THE DOPE SHOW - Marilyn Manson
CRAWLING - Linkin Park|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Thu May 4 16:23:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000231|0011000258000000|11|1916|Jesus Is Just Alright - Doobie Brothers
Dreamboat Annie - Heart
Barracuda - Heart
Crazy For You - Heart
Renagade (Wanted Man) - Styx
Tom Sawyer - Rush
The Best Of Times - Styx|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|soulfulheart|soulfulheart|Thu May 4 22:17:00 2006|66.180.133.27|1|0|0|0 0011000258000232|0011000258000000|11|1678|tonight...

TEAR YOU APART - She Wants Revenge
STITCHES - Orgy
COLD (BUT I'M STILL HERE) - Evans Blue
NUMB - Linkin Park
PLUSH - Stone Temple Pilots (duet)
TRY HONESTY - Billy Talent
TAKE IT AWAY - The Used
I WANT IT THAT WAY - Backstreet Boys (duet)
SAY IT AIN'T SO - Weezer (duet)
CHANGE (IN THE HOUSE OF FLIES) - Deftones|Re: Tell us What you're singing.|DJIceWaterTony|[kingtony™]|Fri May 5 03:33:00 2006|70.191.123.112|1|0|0|0 0011000258000233|0011000258000000|11|1997|So last night I sang:

Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks
Lovefool - The Cardigans
All Jacked Up - Gretchen Wilson

My KJ likes my Lovefool & All Jacked Up so much, he has me sing them almost every time. I think I'm about done with them!|Re: Tell us