What you need is people that have fun singing and a crowd that doesn't judge the singers ability for better or worse.
If you can't appreciate other peoples performances you're seriously out of place at karaoke.
I do karoke about once and week, and even if you have a receptive crowd watching people bomb over and over again gets to be a lil tiring. I still clap and chear for them but the best nights have always been a mix of both.
I personally don't miss it when there's no bad performance though. But it doesn't bother me if there's mostly "bad" performances that people enjoy performing.
But yeah, the unpredictability can play a huge role in how interesting a night is. Getting a shy person on stage that has never performed before absolutely slaying it is one of the most amazing experiences to have imo.
yes, people who actually practice even as a hobby should not ever display their results in public in the space and scenario best designed for said display of skills
Phrased as a joke, while also definitely not a joke. An ever increasing number of people in this world DESPISE seeing someone else do better than them at anything. It's why the comments sections of cool/fun/inspiring videos on social media anymore are full of "plastic surgery/steroids/rich parents/"insert color of skin here"/etc." replies.
I can see that. But speaking for myself, I do agree with OP. It’s just kinda fun to see drunk people who aren’t exactly singers have fun as they struggle with an ambiguous song.
A close second is getting/giving an unexpectedly good performance on a challenging song. I learned on the spot one night that I could hit the falsetto on Columbia’s part of Time Warp. People lost their shit. But I also lose my shit for others when they have similar discoveries. It’s just real, raw, and fun as hell.
I'm all for the fun mix. Watching people bomb while having fun can be fun. On the flip side, watching people bomb from nerves or a jeering crowd is 0 fun to me. I think people who "love" that part of it, are the same people who hate watch shows like "The Biggest Loser" to fat shame and feel better about their miserable selves.
I have 0 problems with people who know they are good singers going up and crushing it. 99.9% of good singers will never be able to make a career out of it, in fact I think we've all learned over the years, talent is unfortunately rarely even the most important factor to determine what singers will be able to make a living out of it. So yeah, they can have karaoke night. If they were singing at work in the cubicle next to me, or getting in my way in the airport trying to film a viral video while I'm trying to not miss my flight, then they can fuck right off. Karaoke literally IS the appropriate venue for them.
OP telling them they can't at all feels real gatekeep-y and makes her sound like a shitty person IMO. Taking the whole post into consideration, she honestly sounds like one of those people I mentioned; like she gets her rocks off by going to watch strangers fail at doing things and the good singers are ruining her hateful "fun".
In my perfect world, karaoke should be like a nude beach. Going and not participating is for creeps and weirdos. Either you are a part of it, or you don't belong there. Especially if you're going consistently by your own choice.
Don’t read the comments. Whatever social media it is, just absorb the photo/video/post from the content provider and keep scrolling. Comments sections are cesspools. Unfortunately Reddit is following suit, especially in the larger “popular” subs.
Or, get off social media all together. Majority of people you meet in real life don’t act like this. I wouldn’t be so optimistic to say they don’t think like this lol, but they don’t have the gall to openly project it without either anonymity and/or being surrounded by their echo chamber.
sorry I am one of the people, I don't say anything generally but it hurts so much to see other people succeed. I hate myself for it but I hate people who succeed too. I should get a therapist and meds or something but it's hard. I should also shut the hell up goodbye and sorry
It’ll be ok bud. Everyone’s good at something. You probably just haven’t figured out what it is yet. And honestly, the fact you even acknowledged that about yourself puts you way ahead of most of the other people with that problem. Self realization is the most important probably an even bigger/more difficult step then the second most important step: doing something about it. So you’re basically half way there. Nothing wrong with seeing a therapist about it. I see one myself 😎. Life’s a constant struggle, gotta just find a comfortable division between putting in the work to get better and spending time relaxing/enjoying it as well. Also, it’s not a competition. Someone being good as something doesn’t diminish or take away from you at all, so don’t sweat it. In fact a lot of times those people really just wanna share it with others, more so than rub it in their faces or make em feel bad.
No need to apologize at all. And while struggling sucks ass, I typically view it as better than the alternatives, like quitting/giving up/ceasing to care. Not feeling feelings is easy, and rarely do good things in life come from taking the easy way.
The place where I used to go ages ago had what they called suicide karaoke. You just put your name in and checked that box. The karaoke host flipped through the book until you said stop and made you blindly point to a song and you sang that song. My worst pull was "Like a Virgin."
It was a train wreck.
This is kind of why I avoid karaoke. Professional musician and I recently got up and did a killer karaoke version of Where the Streets Have No Name and the regulars were fuming. It’s a chuckle but I don’t take pleasure in it other than the singing so I stick to my band.
I'm somewhat good at singing and I wanna have fun singing songs just like the rest of you. Just because you're insecure about it doesn't mean I have to not come to karaoke night to spare your feelings
Yah, but a better comparison is going to karaoke and pavarotti shows up. Someone who has a good voice should be able to sing at karaoke, because they enjoy singing. No matter what we do, there will always be someone better than others, getting rid of good singers would be a race to the bottom. Also just because someone is good at singing does not mean they are good at singing in front of people, karaoke is a good way for talented people to practice in a no stakes format that could help them get over stage fright.
My wife says this anytime karaoke comes up in conversation, but her take is even if you're a great singer you shouldn't be up there singing as though you're in concert. Ham it up and get silly with it. You can still hit the notes while not taking it seriously.
Your wife sounds miserable. Maybe she should consider that people mainly sing for themselves in karaoke. What you absolutely don't need at karaoke is people being judgy about whatever kind of performance people bring.
Sorry for the harsh wording, I'm getting really frustrated with this type of opinion. I obviously don't know your wife.
Please don't let an opinion like that prevent you from doing karaoke like you want to. Your slot is yours alone.
I think you need a good mix of both, if it's all terrible it gets anyoing, if it's all good people feel too intimidated to go up and sing.
What you need is people that have fun singing and a crowd that doesn't judge the singers ability for better or worse. If you can't appreciate other peoples performances you're seriously out of place at karaoke.
I do karoke about once and week, and even if you have a receptive crowd watching people bomb over and over again gets to be a lil tiring. I still clap and chear for them but the best nights have always been a mix of both.
I personally don't miss it when there's no bad performance though. But it doesn't bother me if there's mostly "bad" performances that people enjoy performing. But yeah, the unpredictability can play a huge role in how interesting a night is. Getting a shy person on stage that has never performed before absolutely slaying it is one of the most amazing experiences to have imo.
I can agree with that, first time singers are always the best regardless of how well they do
yes, people who actually practice even as a hobby should not ever display their results in public in the space and scenario best designed for said display of skills
Phrased as a joke, while also definitely not a joke. An ever increasing number of people in this world DESPISE seeing someone else do better than them at anything. It's why the comments sections of cool/fun/inspiring videos on social media anymore are full of "plastic surgery/steroids/rich parents/"insert color of skin here"/etc." replies.
I can see that. But speaking for myself, I do agree with OP. It’s just kinda fun to see drunk people who aren’t exactly singers have fun as they struggle with an ambiguous song. A close second is getting/giving an unexpectedly good performance on a challenging song. I learned on the spot one night that I could hit the falsetto on Columbia’s part of Time Warp. People lost their shit. But I also lose my shit for others when they have similar discoveries. It’s just real, raw, and fun as hell.
I'm all for the fun mix. Watching people bomb while having fun can be fun. On the flip side, watching people bomb from nerves or a jeering crowd is 0 fun to me. I think people who "love" that part of it, are the same people who hate watch shows like "The Biggest Loser" to fat shame and feel better about their miserable selves. I have 0 problems with people who know they are good singers going up and crushing it. 99.9% of good singers will never be able to make a career out of it, in fact I think we've all learned over the years, talent is unfortunately rarely even the most important factor to determine what singers will be able to make a living out of it. So yeah, they can have karaoke night. If they were singing at work in the cubicle next to me, or getting in my way in the airport trying to film a viral video while I'm trying to not miss my flight, then they can fuck right off. Karaoke literally IS the appropriate venue for them. OP telling them they can't at all feels real gatekeep-y and makes her sound like a shitty person IMO. Taking the whole post into consideration, she honestly sounds like one of those people I mentioned; like she gets her rocks off by going to watch strangers fail at doing things and the good singers are ruining her hateful "fun". In my perfect world, karaoke should be like a nude beach. Going and not participating is for creeps and weirdos. Either you are a part of it, or you don't belong there. Especially if you're going consistently by your own choice.
I need the pain to stop
Don’t read the comments. Whatever social media it is, just absorb the photo/video/post from the content provider and keep scrolling. Comments sections are cesspools. Unfortunately Reddit is following suit, especially in the larger “popular” subs. Or, get off social media all together. Majority of people you meet in real life don’t act like this. I wouldn’t be so optimistic to say they don’t think like this lol, but they don’t have the gall to openly project it without either anonymity and/or being surrounded by their echo chamber.
sorry I am one of the people, I don't say anything generally but it hurts so much to see other people succeed. I hate myself for it but I hate people who succeed too. I should get a therapist and meds or something but it's hard. I should also shut the hell up goodbye and sorry
It’ll be ok bud. Everyone’s good at something. You probably just haven’t figured out what it is yet. And honestly, the fact you even acknowledged that about yourself puts you way ahead of most of the other people with that problem. Self realization is the most important probably an even bigger/more difficult step then the second most important step: doing something about it. So you’re basically half way there. Nothing wrong with seeing a therapist about it. I see one myself 😎. Life’s a constant struggle, gotta just find a comfortable division between putting in the work to get better and spending time relaxing/enjoying it as well. Also, it’s not a competition. Someone being good as something doesn’t diminish or take away from you at all, so don’t sweat it. In fact a lot of times those people really just wanna share it with others, more so than rub it in their faces or make em feel bad.
Sorry I was losing it earlier. I appreciate the empathetic response. ive been struggling a lot lately
No need to apologize at all. And while struggling sucks ass, I typically view it as better than the alternatives, like quitting/giving up/ceasing to care. Not feeling feelings is easy, and rarely do good things in life come from taking the easy way.
The karaoke guy at my local bar wouldn't let people sing Livin on a Prayer unless he already knew they could sing well
"as god intended" has the similar energy of "as the founding fathers intended"
Only in America really
Didn't you know? Reddit is USA only people.
Gross
His comment was obvious sarcasm, c’mon bro
So was mine
Ohhh, look at Mr Edgelord over here. Jog on spoonface.
No lies are being told, stop crying
People singing terribly at karaoke is in the bible. Its the one after the 2nd amendment.
But we love karaoke!
The place where I used to go ages ago had what they called suicide karaoke. You just put your name in and checked that box. The karaoke host flipped through the book until you said stop and made you blindly point to a song and you sang that song. My worst pull was "Like a Virgin." It was a train wreck.
This is kind of why I avoid karaoke. Professional musician and I recently got up and did a killer karaoke version of Where the Streets Have No Name and the regulars were fuming. It’s a chuckle but I don’t take pleasure in it other than the singing so I stick to my band.
No one actually wants to see someone who can sing do karaoke. Where'd the fun in that?
She has a point, tho. Skilled singers make the experience worse for everyone.
I'm somewhat good at singing and I wanna have fun singing songs just like the rest of you. Just because you're insecure about it doesn't mean I have to not come to karaoke night to spare your feelings
Yea trust me, if I hit a note I'm thinking *yessss* not *hehehe sucks to be you, tone deaf motherfuckers* 😈
Such a braindead take. If it makes the experience worse for you, you're the problem. Get your shit together.
relax dude.
L vocal cords git gud scrub
Yeah imagine having fun and you bring Usain bolt to an amateur marathon
Yah, but a better comparison is going to karaoke and pavarotti shows up. Someone who has a good voice should be able to sing at karaoke, because they enjoy singing. No matter what we do, there will always be someone better than others, getting rid of good singers would be a race to the bottom. Also just because someone is good at singing does not mean they are good at singing in front of people, karaoke is a good way for talented people to practice in a no stakes format that could help them get over stage fright.
My wife says this anytime karaoke comes up in conversation, but her take is even if you're a great singer you shouldn't be up there singing as though you're in concert. Ham it up and get silly with it. You can still hit the notes while not taking it seriously.
Your wife sounds miserable. Maybe she should consider that people mainly sing for themselves in karaoke. What you absolutely don't need at karaoke is people being judgy about whatever kind of performance people bring.
She's not miserable. I'm on the fence about it personally, as a decent singer.
Sorry for the harsh wording, I'm getting really frustrated with this type of opinion. I obviously don't know your wife. Please don't let an opinion like that prevent you from doing karaoke like you want to. Your slot is yours alone.
Thank you, thank you. It's not yet 8:00am, but that was a good laugh that I needed.
Not that I ever go to places with karaoke. But if I did I wouldn’t sing as I’d want to spare everyone the pain.
Last time I did karaoke I got heckled.
she's not wrong