Ever Do Karaoke?

[+ Avalon]

That was one of the stories of the recent episode of "The Goldbergs".

[+ Robster]

I love doing karaoke. It took me years to finally get up the courage to actually sing in front of other people, but now I'm totally hooked.

 

This isn't me, but it's too funny not to share.

 

[TruthBTold]

Absolutely not. I am doing people a favor. No one would want me to do karaoke. When my family sang "Happy Birthday" our dog used to skulk away.

[+ nycman]

With the right friends....

The right amount of booze....

The right setting....

The right songs...

And the right DJ......

 

It can be kind of fun.

 

If any one of those 5 things is off...it’s just painful.

[Stormy]

It is nerve wracking but I've never been to Karaoke where the audience was rude. So I do karaoke from time to time even though I'm not a good singer. I really bombed one night while visiting a Russian River bar trying to sing the Beatles "Revolution". I do better with the oldies like Otis Redding's. "Sittin on the Dock of the Bay".

[Jaguar1]

Since I'm tone deaf, I don't sing--not even alone in the shower. I'm envious of those who sing well.

[MassageDrew]

I’m Filipino and there are two things I get asked all the time. First, am I a nurse? Second, do I like karaoke? No to both. I’ve been to so many family gatherings and you can bet that the host has a karaoke machine or someone is bringing one. And they’re serious about it too. They all think they can sing very well. All tone deaf. Ugh.

[+ Avalon]

Absolutely not. I am doing people a favor. No one would want me to do karaoke. When my family sang "Happy Birthday" our dog used to skulk away.

 

I can't sing "worth a darn" but people loved to hear me singing "Happy Birthday". At work when someone's birthday was being celebrated in the break room and not in my unit I was often asked to come and sing "Happy Birthday". It was all great sport!

[+ Avalon]

I love doing karaoke. It took me years to finally get up the courage to actually sing in front of other people, but now I'm totally hooked.

 

This isn't me, but it's too funny not to share.

 

 

That was great! Plus he was pleasant to look at!

[+ quoththeraven]

Karaoke is the national sport of South Korea, but it's performed in booths where the machine rates you or in small rooms with friends.

 

I've sung with a karaoke machine but not at a karaoke bar.

[rvwnsd]

All I can tell you is don't select "Should I Stay or Should I Go" as your song, particularly in front of a few hundred people at a popular nightclub.

[+ glutes]

Only on cruise ships, where I will never see anyone again.

[+ g56whiz]

Not yet. But if I ever encounter a karaoke machine that has Vesti La Giubba or Questa Quella. . . Beware!!

[+ Robster]

We did karaoke last night at Streetbar in Palm Springs, with a couple of friends of ours visiting from Canada.

 

Not to brag, but I got quite an enthusiastic round of applause after I sang Michael Bublé's "Home". It felt great!

 

Rob

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I learned to love karaoke in Asia, where they have private pods and bar service

 

Karaoke can be a lot of fun with the right group

[BasketBaller]

With the right friends....

The right amount of booze....

The right setting....

The right songs...

And the right DJ......

 

It can be kind of fun.

 

If any one of those 5 things is off...it’s just painful.

Amen. With lots of friends present, okay.

[+ Avalon]

Today on Hulu I watched episodes of two shows "9-1-1" and "The Resident" and in each there was a scene in a bar with this song being done.

 

 

Must be quite a popular karaoke song!

[Derrick Rigg]

Only once to the Ike and Tina Turner song "Rolling on the River." I had backup female singers at Universal Studios Walk.

[Bearofdistinction]

Amen. With lots of friends present, okay.

 

Those Friends are known as back up Singers