# Guys, I'm about to go karaoke for the first time. HELP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377 "2021-07-01T00:11:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/101 "2021-07-29T00:52:52Z")
Break a leg. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/102 "2021-07-29T16:44:45Z")
WARNING: This is an all-time cringe post. Please have embarrassment levels set to ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’. May require a Google account to access (lmk, ok?). > **[karaoke 7.28.21.mp4](https://drive.google.com/file/d/11wPeFX1PdWCaRlopUguoB7FegQYAeCB7/view?usp=drivesdk)** > > Google Drive file. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/103 "2021-07-29T16:47:33Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > WARNING: This is an all-time cringe post. Please have embarrassment levels set to ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’. May require a Google account to access (lmk, ok?). It says I have to ask for access. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/104 "2021-07-29T16:48:41Z")
Ok, I’ll find another solution… Changed viewing/share settings, try now: > **[karaoke 7.28.21.mp4](https://drive.google.com/file/d/11wPeFX1PdWCaRlopUguoB7FegQYAeCB7/view?usp=drivesdk)** > > Google Drive file. (That may have done it as the preview is working) ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/105 "2021-07-29T17:46:24Z")
But how did it feel? ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/106 "2021-07-29T18:06:05Z")
That worked! Well done! Not a bad song choice at all. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/107 "2021-07-29T19:33:12Z")
Good job! You got ⚽ 🏀 🏈 ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/108 "2021-07-29T20:07:24Z")
Great job! But the patrons in the club were very rude. They continued to talk while you were performing. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/109 "2021-07-29T20:43:18Z")
That was a feature, not a bug. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/110 "2021-07-29T21:18:49Z")
You did a much better job of singing that than I ever could. You also chose a song that fit your range. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/111 "2021-07-30T05:08:43Z")
Well done, not even _close_ to being as cringy as plenty of karaoke I have seen. You can carry a tune, and your tone is decent. I suspect with a bit of practice and more confidence you’d be really pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/112 "2021-07-30T05:13:33Z")
Nicely done, **John**! You did well, and you chose a good song for your range. Did you do any others that night? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/113 "2021-07-30T06:11:40Z")
Very nice! And that was a great band accompanying you. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/114 "2021-07-30T14:55:36Z")
**Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi** ninjaed me! Songs by The Doors are surprisingly good for karaoke. The keyboards and guitar handle a lot of the melody, or echo it and give you the notes you need to hit so you can adjust. There’s also a lot of room in the lyrics for breathing. When worst comes to worst, just do a little Morrison scream. Not to mention, Jim was usually pretty drunk when he performed, so you will fit right in if you have a few drinks first. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377/115 "2024-01-17T03:59:57Z")
Been doing karaoke on and off, tonight did a passably-bad Elvis impersonation: Pt 1: > **[Falling In Love - 1.mp4](https://drive.google.com/file/d/12silmXK0SJST1QY-4DOB2mDxUFQcOL4n/view?usp=sharing)** > > Google Drive file. Pt 2: > **[Falling In Love - 2.mp4](https://drive.google.com/file/d/12uAxcHXEEgEKY60D62UF-Qp6UC6AYI6S/view?usp=sharing)** > > Google Drive file. Let me know if the links work… not the biggest fan of Google products, so if not, will put on my OneDrive and let MS handle the load. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-im-about-to-go-karaoke-for-the-first-time-help/945377.md?page=5)