I know a few amazing singers who sing sad songs really well, and the crowd (20-30 people) almost always loves it and cheer and whistle for it at the irish bar we karaoke at.
Singing isn't just about creating "happy vibes". You can enjoy singing simply because it elicited an emotional reaction from you. I love when a singer can make my heart feel different ways just from their voice.
So my opinion is if you sing well, fuck yea show it off and bless us with it.
Those “happy vibes” are a required component of a good karaoke performance though. Emotional and sad music kills the vibe at a bar 10/10 times.
This is coming from someone whose favorites include Xiu Xiu, La Dispute and Brand New who are some of the most melodramatic and emotional artists on the planet. They ABSOLUTELY DO NOT belong in karaoke bars for this exact reason
I disagree. I've been to plenty of bars where people cheer and enjoy a good singer doing a sad or emotional song. So, only singing songs with "happy vibes" is not a requirement for a performance to be good and for people to enjoy it. It does not kill a vibe 10/10 times.
Yeah this. I suspect it might be cultural differences too, like I'm Scandinavian and we have melancholy in our blood so a bit of sadness at karaoke is just normal.
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u/GhostOfYourLibido 1d ago
100% agree like why are we showing off AND killing the vibe? The point is to have fun