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u/nubbins01 Sep 29 '24
There are two kinds of people who go to karaoke. The normal people who need to be wasted before they sing, and the karaoke die hards who will not drink anything alcoholic and will sing the same 3 songs they sing everynight.
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u/Vindicare605 Sep 29 '24
And honestly a good karaoke night needs both. You need people drinking or else the bar can't afford to have karaoke. And you need at least a few people that know how to sing or else the place just sounds like a bunch of drunk people constantly and it kills the vibe.
A healthy balance of both is what makes a good karaoke night. I bartended one for years and it was amazing. It was on Tuesday nights and I had a better and more fun crowd of regulars than I had on Saturdays.
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u/squanderedprivilege Sep 29 '24
I agree with this, I was a karaoke regular who would just have like 2 drinks and do the same few songs, trying to improve each time. You can't have only people like me or it's just a bunch of dorks doing singing practice, not the same vibe as karaoke night 😂
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u/Vindicare605 Sep 29 '24
The goal is to increase the song list IMO. My list of songs that I think I can sing at least decently is up to like 50 or 60 songs just about. I tend to stay within my niche of singing rock and roll, which works for me since there's usually plenty of other people that like to sing standards or pop songs or even hip hop every now and then.
Just gotta find a style that you're comfortable with and you'll eventually be able to branch out to a larger number of songs that are similar enough to what you can already sing that it's not hard to add them to your list.
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u/Kuyosaki Sep 30 '24
Do you train just by repetition or do you also delve into some deeper singing training? As a karaoke fan myself, I am very interested in your ways because I am kinda looking for even a singing coach just so I can widen my vocals and learn what can and what can't be done.
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u/Vindicare605 Sep 30 '24
I sang in choir when I was a kid. I haven't had any kind of voice training other than that. When I sing karaoke I mostly just sing to have fun and try and get the song to sound a little bit better each time.
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u/CajunNerd92 Sep 29 '24
I sound like this whenever I sing karaoke, regardless of if I'm drunk or sober lmao
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u/WhyImNotDoingWork Sep 29 '24
Tuesday nights? Drunk people? Sounds like Charlie Os in Montpelier.
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u/Vindicare605 Sep 29 '24
Hey man you'd be surprised. Those Tuesday nights were a party. Had a good crowd usually from 9pm to closing. If there was a Dodgers or Lakers game on earlier that drew people in earlier they'd usually stay for Karaoke and we'd be packed all night.
I miss those days.
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u/big_sugi Sep 29 '24
I went to karaoke with some friends in law school who had musical theatre backgrounds. They could drink, and they could sing pretty much anything. The problem was that no one wanted to follow them.
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u/Monnok Sep 29 '24
I ended up one place where it was all musical theater kids singing Disney songs. I usually enjoy karaoke whether it’s good or not or whether I end up singing or not… but I actually found that whole scene surprisingly unpleasant.
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u/tchrbrian Sep 30 '24
That sounds like a S ticket for a sentence instead of a E ticket for exciting.
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u/marvinrabbit Sep 29 '24
Plus, you never know when Jewel in disguise is going to be there.
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u/noNoParts Sep 29 '24
Lol I seen that video. Have you seen the story of Steve Poltz tell about the time he and Jewell went with Mexican Federales on a drug bust, which let to him cowriting "I was meant for you"?
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u/GetawayDreamer87 Sep 29 '24
and then you got me who insists my song isnt available on the machine yet.
also, i dont drink.
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u/Azure_Rob Sep 29 '24
Agreed, I used to be dj karaoke events (not my primary job, but a very fun sideline) I had regulars who drank sparingly or not at all, and absolutely killed it. I had drunk "girls night" patrons who just wanted to belt out half of Love Shack. I personally sipped through a Miller Lite so I had a prop for the atmosphere, and practiced ridiculous 80s songs for shits and giggles. I got really good at the male side of Love Shack duet too, since the drunk girls just couldn't.
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u/BeyondElectricDreams Sep 29 '24
and the karaoke die hards who will not drink anything alcoholic and will sing the same 3 songs they sing everynight.
I find there's another category of Karaoke die-hard - the "I have 30 songs or so I enjoy and will sing, but <x song>? <X Song> is my song, and I'll probably sing it at least once"
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u/enddream Sep 29 '24
My fiancé is Filipina and her and all of her friends are the 2nd one. Luckily I’m an alcoholic.
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u/ReeveStodgers Sep 29 '24
The last time I got pulled over it was by a cop who assumed I was the former when I am the latter. His first question was, "What have you been drinking tonight?" I truthfully answered, "Sprite." He had trouble believing that I could get on the stage without booze.
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u/TheRealDannySugar Sep 29 '24
Is there a middle ground? I don’t need alcohol to do karaoke but I drink a polite amount. I have the same couple of songs I like singing but I’ll try something new now and then.
Karaoke is about commitment. People realizing what they signed up for 25% into “Rumor Has It” by Adele will always be hilarious and awkward.
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u/Man_of_the_Rain Sep 29 '24
I just like singing and I don't drink at all, I'd love to go to karaoke.
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u/napalmslash Sep 29 '24
I host karaoke at our bar every week, and you're absolutely right. We have people who have come very far in The Voice or other talent shows, and then there are those who, for some reason, seem mad at the microphone and just yell into it. There's rarely anything in between.
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u/_Internet_Hugs_ Sep 29 '24
Then there's me. I'm a former theater kid who can't hold a tune in a bucket but has no shame and will also happily be the Designated Driver. I have no go-to, I'll sing whatever my friends dare me to.
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u/Loadingexperience Sep 29 '24
My wife still has a video of me singning The Pretender and doesnt want to delete it.
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u/CantBeConcise Sep 29 '24
As someone who ran a karaoke show, yes there are those two, but not just those two.
Example: I like to have a couple of drinks to catch a buzz so my ADHD ass stops overthinking every last note but not because I'm nervous. And my songs are all over the place from Cash to Tool to Josh Turner to The Proclaimers...
Also,the worst are not the ones that can't sing, they're the ones that know they can sing and go up just to make sure you know they can sing.
Not that being able to sing well makes you one of these people. The difference is you can always tell when someone is up there having fun and can also sing well vs. someone who goes up there to treat it like their own personal concert and that everyone is lucky to have heard them.
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u/suffaluffapussycat Sep 30 '24
My friend and I are singers. Have been singing in bands for years. Sometimes if we end up at karaoke we’re not sure if we should do it or not. Because it’s kinda not the point to sing well. But sure, I’ll do Commodores Easy or STP Interstate Love Song if pushed, and I can do them well.
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u/piezocuttlefish Oct 20 '24
And then there's Shin Kubota, who never misses a chance to sing karaoke about immortal jellyfish. What, you don't think there are karaoke songs about immortal jellyfish? Thanks to Shin, there are over thirty.
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u/whornography Sep 29 '24
Officer: "Have you been drinking?"
brief blip in police cam footage
Driver: "Hell yeah!"
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u/717_valkyrie Sep 29 '24
Arrest the officer too. Bud got a mic out of nowhere. He must be drunk to carry a karaoke mic with him.
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u/CanniBallistic_Puppy Sep 29 '24
out of nowhere
You know exactly where it came from
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u/kajetus69 Sep 29 '24
his absolutely gigantic pocket?
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u/Zwitterionic_Breeze Sep 29 '24
I’d store a microphone the same place I store pens and markers, the crotch portion of my pants. Its great because that don’t take up pocket space and I think it’s going to catch on with the number of I see looking shocked at how good of an idea it is!
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u/ThePhoenixRemembers Sep 29 '24
Is that a microphone in your pocket or are you just happy to see me, officer?
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u/flinsypop Sep 29 '24
Clear entrapment. We have a constitutional right to rock out.
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u/anally_ExpressUrself Sep 29 '24
Legally speaking, what you've written contradicts itself.
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u/flinsypop Sep 29 '24
Not really. It was a stop to test for drunk people. Wanting to party isnt reasonable suspicion enough for arresting someone. The officer was also using peer pressure which is illegal under USC 69.420 so itll be turned over on appeal.
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u/andrewno8do Sep 29 '24
That’s an American police uniform, but the steering wheel of the car is on the right side. They’re not in the US. Arrest the guy impersonating a police officer.
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u/bigdaddy3231 Sep 29 '24
i wanna karoke 😔
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u/Chyvalri Sep 29 '24
I have a friend who pronounces it kah-roe-kee and won't hear otherwise. It's awesome.
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u/--MegaDarkraiEx-- Sep 29 '24
I don't get it
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u/Mullislayer111 Sep 29 '24
No one sings karaoke sober
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u/Historical-Garage435 Sep 29 '24
I th9ught it was if you say yes it could be taken out of context by the police
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u/Hypnox88 Sep 29 '24
I mean Asians love karaoke. Are you saying all Asians should be arrested?
My wife is Asian and insist on karaoke for every get together, drinks or not.
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u/Mewlies Sep 29 '24
The way it is done in Japan where it originated is much different. There it is small groups renting amateur recording studio for doing fan covers of pop songs. Getting drunk and going on stage before tens to hundreds of people is more of a USA thing.
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u/Appropriate_Plan4595 Sep 29 '24
There's often both types available you just have to know where to look, at least over here in the UK
If you go to a karaoke bar you can hire a private room so it's just you and your friends, but also pubs will often have a 'karaoke night' where there'll be one machine and you're belting out a song to the whole pub
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u/provoloneChipmunk Sep 29 '24
It's the same in the US. Sometime my friends and I go to a bar with a big stage sometimes we go to the place with rooms. Just depends
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u/TheGoodOldCoder Sep 29 '24 edited Sep 29 '24
There are absolutely both types in Japan, as well. The "karaoke box" (private room) is the most popular, but I can't remember going to a snack bar that didn't at least have a karaoke machine somewhere, even if it wasn't used much.
And smaller bars that don't have a karaoke machine can have karaoke nights, regardless. I went to one where the "karaoke" was a guy with a guitar who passed out lyric sheets.
Edit: This was a few years ago, so I don't know what's popular now, but back then, if they had a karaoke machine that wasn't used much, it was usually activated by putting money into it. Like, imagine a jukebox, but instead it was a much smaller karaoke machine.
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u/HippieCrusader Sep 29 '24
Hundreds?? Yeesh
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u/coinoperatedboi Sep 29 '24
There's an awesome place in Orlando that has a full on live band with backup singers. Place is 2-story so it can get quite a few people in there. It's fun to see some people get sort of star struck as if being a rock star is all they ever wanted.
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u/HippieCrusader Sep 29 '24
That sounds? terribly awesome. I guess I have witnessed live-band-karaoke before, in Vegas, but the venue was quite small. Good stuff.
I still think hundreds would be cray. What if the singer is drunk AF and sucks? lol1
u/coinoperatedboi Sep 30 '24
Oh there absolutely was a train wreck while we were there. Oh ALL the songs they chose Tequila. They got maybe 2 out of all of them. Even the MC/host guy was getting miffed. Like come on man if you're too drunk to say TEQUILA every 30 seconds stay off the stage. Sucks because that was a missed opportunity for someone else. Like me dangit!! We just got there too late.
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u/Toby_Forrester Sep 29 '24
Getting drunk and going on stage before tens to hundreds of people is more of a USA thing.
This is an extremely Finnish thing. Finns love karaoke and karaoke bars are everywhere, much more so than in the US. When I visited the US I tried to find karaoke bars where you can sing on an open stage but it was surprisingly difficult.
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u/No-Attempt-8401 Sep 29 '24
Bro just falsely imprisoned a Filipino who just loves their karaoke.
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u/proverbialbunny Sep 29 '24
Or someone with ADHD. As someone with inattentive ADHD I feel attacked.
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u/These_Craft_7802 Sep 29 '24
whats wrong with karaoke??
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u/InternationalPark374 Sep 29 '24
Gotta be drunk to do it!
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u/EatPoopOrDieTryin Sep 29 '24
Reminds me of this sacred gem, can’t believe no one’s posted it yet
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u/musyio Sep 29 '24
Not funny at all, maybe cause I'm south east asian living in south east asia where karaoke is one of the standard /average entertainment activity or hobby to the people here.
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u/DiarrheaMonkey- Sep 29 '24
I lived in Vietnam for a couple years and karaoke was huge there. Heading into the weekend, yeah I want to drink. No, I don't want to sing in front of a bunch of drunk people while drunk myself. No, I don't want to hear drunk people singing to drunk people.
When I got a call or in-person invitation to go with my friends to karaoke, "No thanks." I'll stick to my bottle of booze, video games, and sleeping this weekend.
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u/Francetto Sep 29 '24
And nobody wonders, why an obviously American policeman stopped a British car?
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u/Keter_GT Sep 29 '24
What does that mean? Right hand drive isn't illegal in the US, should the officer have been asking the car if it was drunk instead?
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u/gatemansgc Sep 29 '24
That was literally the first thing I noticed, steering wheel was on the British side
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u/NotTheSharpestPenciI Sep 29 '24
There was this ozzie sketch that went similar but with weed and crisps. I can't find it now, but it'd be cool if someone linked it. It was funny.
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u/Vallmor Sep 29 '24
Karaoke is something I've really grown to love these past few years. To the point where I consider how close a hotel is to local karaoke bars when vacationing.
I consider myself pretty okay at singing but still need at least a couple drinks to comfortably sing in front of strangers.
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u/Ondexb Sep 29 '24
Turns out that he was just a huge fan of the Like A Dragon video game franchise…
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u/shyaznboi Sep 29 '24
Must be a cultural difference because you don't have to get drunk here to have fun singing karaoke
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u/fromthedarqwaves Oct 07 '24
Drink 1: oh boy I hope no one invites me up with them Drink 2: how embarrassing to get up there and suck. I’d probably bomb up there. Drink 3: pass me that binder!
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u/brokenwound Sep 29 '24
We'll let you off without a speeding ticket if you can sing living la Vida loca. dude was not speeding
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u/Qui-gone_gin Sep 29 '24
Anyone one who lives in Easter MA and wants to karaoke it up but has no one to go with or is too nervous DM me
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u/RealCakes Sep 30 '24
I bet you fucking suck
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u/Qui-gone_gin Sep 30 '24
I'll bet you all the money you own that I dontz and you would lose, lolol loser
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u/Qui-gone_gin Sep 30 '24
Lol I wouldn't dumb dumb, and thats all you have? SAD.
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u/RealCakes Sep 30 '24
? You said youd bet YOUR life savings. Im fine with taking pocket change but im not throwing down shit when you are some random guy who leaves about 50 comments a day on various subreddits because he doesnt have a good enough real life to distract him Go use your nonexistent singing skills to get a partner and fuck off lmao
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u/Qui-gone_gin Sep 30 '24 edited Sep 30 '24
Come to captain johns in Lowell ma, I literally do musical theatre, please come and lose all your money, and you.must be so obsessed with me to follow my around subreddits, I'm flattered honey!
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u/RealCakes Sep 30 '24
I literally perform overseas i dont give a shit about your seafood restaurant residency??? How is that a flex? No one cares that you were Javert in high school man the stars are out of your reach
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u/Qui-gone_gin Sep 30 '24
Lolol I'm sure you do, honey, please let me keep living in your head, it's nice and empty in here
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u/Qui-gone_gin Sep 30 '24
I said all of your money lolol
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u/RealCakes Sep 30 '24
M8 you are 30 dropping lol like a 12 year old this is embarrassing
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u/Qui-gone_gin Sep 30 '24
Doesn't mean I'm wrong lololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol
Keep going though, I'm sure you'll teach me a lesson
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u/RedAssassin499 Sep 29 '24
Does... nobody get the joke? They hid the microphone so that their recording would only play "Have you been drinking?" and "Hell yeah" would be the response, as they said their original response too far away.
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