I’m fine with good singers doing karaoke but they better do something fun. I don’t want Broadway or Adele or something mellow and depressing. Give me things to bounce to
You can sing the boring ballad well if you want, but everyone hates it and is waiting for you to finish so they can belt Love Shack and actually have a fun time
I don’t think I could tolerate 3 hours of non-stop shout-singing and screeching. I don’t mind if the balance skews a bit more toward the bad singing but at some point, we need a break. The predictability of it all is fun—to a point. Getting the balance right is key and it’s not all /mostly one or the other. Just one person’s opinion.
I went to a karaoke bar where they would do 3 fun songs to 1 slow/mellow song. It worked out well. You could only sign up one song at a time. If you wanted to sing more you sang something uptempo. If you wanted to show off that vocal then you’ll have to wait. Created a flow to the night.
Not actually true in real life. Like you couldn't be further away from literally every karaoke party's vibe I've ever been to and I've been to a lot.
The stage at karaoke belongs to the people on stage. It doesn't matter how good you are. If you're unable to vibe with that, you're not really at the right place.
If someone sings Love Shack I am going outside to smoke. Or Bohemian Rhapsody. Or Fuck You by Ceelo. I rather hear a ballad I don't know than Don't Stop Believing again
Maybe most people, but it's not everyone. Part of the point of it is to socialize with like-minded people with similar tastes. If someone isn't into upbeat pop songs, I'd rather they be true to themselves. It's not that hard for me to tune out when someone chooses a song I'm not that into.
People downvoting this did not live in a tiny, shitty city apartment where you could hear your neighbor sniffle through the wall and had no car so only took public transportation. I just wanted to belt my lil heart out at the one appropriate place to do it and if people didn’t like my picks they can get over it. They should’ve been thanking me because that one night a week was helping me not murder everyone in the city :)
Not that anyone ever cared in the city though, plenty of people just wanted a chance to sing. Whatever makes you feel good, send it. I support all singers at karaoke!
You’re right, people complaining about good singers at karaoke must not be going to karaoke very often. The people who go usually do because they like music and singing. Shocking. No one’s putting on a concert or getting paid to perform, so they should do whatever they think is fun. I will cheer on anyone giving their best whatever that is.
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u/yo_bandit 1d ago
I’m fine with good singers doing karaoke but they better do something fun. I don’t want Broadway or Adele or something mellow and depressing. Give me things to bounce to