You should:1. Rent Duets from Netflix.
2. Have at least five drinks (alcoholic, of your choice).
3. Never ask your friends "How did I sound?"
2. Have at least five drinks (alcoholic, of your choice).
3. Never ask your friends "How did I sound?"
4. Beware of...
The Audible - You submit a slam-dunk song that no KJ would refuse (something like "When Doves Cry") and switch slips to something more obscure at the moment your name is called (maybe "Dolphins" or "Wichita Lineman"). Most effective during prime time (midnight?).
Taching Out - Attempting something foolishly out of your range ("Head Games" or anything off Frontiers) and shredding your voice to the point of abandonment.
The Inversion - (probably a misnomer) Pitching down a song so far that it's actually pitched up. My friend did this with "Jump". Also known as a "wraparound".
Mistaken Identity - A different song with the same name gets played instead of the one you wanted, such as Roberta Flack's "Feel Like Makin' Love" instead of BadCo. I've been burned several times trying to get "Ignition (Remix)" and getting the crappy version instead.
The Set-Up - Secretly putting in a song for a friend that doesn't want to sing at all, especially in a social situation dictating that your friend must get up there. I did this to my buddy with "Kaw-Liga" once (I don't remember what happened).
The Endless Solo - Getting stuck singing a song with a giant solo/instrumental section in the middle, and having to come back in for vocals before the end ("Light My Fire", "Stairway to Heaven", etc.).
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Thanks Lee. This is a lesson I really needed.
that picture...ummm...thanks for the black bar...could you make it bigger?
one evening, i (drunkenly) felt the crowd was too indifferent and so chose to "shake things up". this was achieved by singing "kashmir", which i don't believe should be in a karaoke book- 9 minutes of instrumental and falsetto moaning. still, my friends and i enjoyed the reaction. another night, i sang "roxanne" earnestly, only to feel like an idiot for the final two-and-a-half minutes of "put on the red light!"
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