What's Your Favorite Song??

What's your favorite kind of music? What song do you sing in the shower or in the car? What get's ya goin'?

Sometimes a certain song will come the radio and remind you of something special, or of a time that has meaning for you personally.. good or bad. When I sing in the shower it's normally an upbeat song from the 70's for some reason. Or I like to practice yodelling.. In the car or other times it depends on the mood or what comes on the radio at the time.

Click the Comment Section below and let us know what sort of songs and music get you movin'!

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What 1980's Karaoke Song Are You??

Ok.. Like.. Try this..

If you were transported back to the 80s, you would enjoy anything and everything underground. You love the alternative aspects of 80s culture, and you're a bit disappointed that they've been forgotten over time.

You'd be goth, punk, new wave, or a rapper. Just not a yuppie, a preppy, or a jock! You would relish living in a time where identifying with a subculture actually meant something.

Take the QUIZ:

http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyour80skaraokesongquiz/

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Last Nights Show at VFW

Another great night of fun and karaoke is complete!

A nice crowd showed up at the Watertown VFW once again for some singing, dancing, mingling, and a great time out.

Some of our song highlights for the evening included Jeff singing “Ride In My Little Red Wagon,” Pat singing “Sissy’s Song,” Diane singing “Cornfed,” Lisa singing “Any Man of Mine,” Penny singing “Hey Jude,” Maggie singing “Sometimes It Takes Balls To Be A Woman,” Bobbie singing “Only When It Rains,” Patti singing “Sister Christian,” Steve singing “Promises,” Dave singing “Turn The Page,” Doc Pete singing “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” and Bob singing “The Letter.”

Diane sang “Romeo” with Pat and also did a nice duet with Dee on “Barbara Ann.”

Hope everyone had a good time, and returns on May 8th.  It is Dianes birthday that day so she gets her title back as Lady Di.  Good luck to Merriane in VEGAS! Hope she has loads of fun.

Check Out YooSing

Found this new site you may be interested in. It's a FREE Karaoke site that lets you Sing, Record, View & Listen to your songs! It has contests where you can compete for prizes, has featued members, and allows you to sell your own recordings online. It's called Yoosing. Check it out.. Here is the link.

http://yoosing.com/

Karaoke Friday Night 4/24

 

Hope to see everyone this

coming Friday at the

VFW for Karaoke, from

7-11.  It should be lots of fun!

 

City Banned Karaoke Lifted

Seriously, you banned karaoke, Lilburn, Georgia? And it lasted 2 years? I'm guessing those lawmakers must have hated "Footloose." All that dancing and music ... As reported in The Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Sing your hearts out, Lilburn. Now, it’s allowed. Two years after the city put the kibosh on karaoke in an effort to curtail crime, leaders have relaxed their liquor law to permit karaoke and other forms of “interactive” entertainment, including trivia, darts and pool, at restaurants that sell alcohol.

Why the change in tune? [Ouch.] To attract and keep businesses and young adults.
“Lilburn has matured, and we want to keep it vibrant,” said Mayor Diana Preston. “Our focus is keeping our business community strong and that means a diversity of businesses.” And, she said, Lilburn — which bans bars — wants to accommodate its young adults, who enjoy pub atmospheres.

Lilburn officials had tightened up its alcohol ordinance in 2007 amid controversy over Sports Fan Bar and Grill. The City Council had argued that crime follows bars, and they believed Sports Fan was a bar masquerading as a restaurant. So leaders clamped down on common bar activities such as karaoke. The action stirred debate, with some accusing Lilburn of closing the tap on good times. Sports Fan shut down last year.

The City Council approved the ordinance revisions Monday night. Lilburn’s liquor laws now compare to Gwinnett County’s. Thor Johnson, president of the Lilburn Business Association, said the change has been a long time coming. “Chain restaurants will not move into a community like this because restrictions we’ve had in the past,” Johnson said.
But what about crime? Preston said that’s no longer a concern given the number of police officers and the creation of the alcohol review board.

City Clerk Kathy Maner acknowledges that Lilburn officials are “walking a fine line. [Leaders] want to make Lilburn a business-friendly city as well as make sure their citizens are protected.”
Oyster Barn Grill & Bar had pulled its pool tables and video games during the 2007 clamp down. New owner Bob Carmen said he’s indifferent to the revisions and doesn’t plan to add entertainment options. "We frankly found the law to be provincial, but our objective is to be a good popular restaurant,” he said.

--Legal Juice, John Mesirow

Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle wows the audience and Simon Cowell on Britain's Got Talent 2009. Before this performance she had only sang in church and at a local "pub" doing karaoke.

Check out the YouTube Video. It's amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

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Karaoke Is Good For You!

Karaoke nights out are good for your health, scientists have claimed, who found drinking and singing with friends helped reduce heart disease and strokes.

By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent

Researchers found that moderate drinking with a good friend helped improve cardiovascular health with singing also helping to reduce stress.
While heavy drinking is associated with a greater risk of a stroke, light to moderate drinking has been linked to a lesser risk of stroke and coronary heart disease.

Having the social support of a good friend seems increase the positive effect that moderate drinking has on your health.
"In short," said Professor Takeshi Tanigawa, at Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan. "Moderate to light alcohol consumption with high social support is good for your health. Drinking with a good friend appropriately makes you feel happy and healthy.
"So drink with good friends for health."

Prof Tanigawa also recommended karaoke bars as one way for business persons to cope with stress. "Singers use deep breathing, which is good for the nervous system," he said.
"After singing, they usually receive applause. It is a good kind of social support, and helps in the face of adverse occasions or stressful events."
The study on 19,356 men aged 40 to 69 found the health benefits of light to moderate drinking are more pronounced in men with greater social support.
The study, published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, also found that those with low social support had less healthy lifestyles such as physical inactivity, no job and fewer opportunities for medical checkups.

Heavy drinking was found to be risky irrespective of the level of social support.
Professor Hiroyasu Iso, the study's co-author from Osaka University, said: "We found the reduced risks of total stroke, ischemic stroke, and total cardiovascular disease associated with light to moderate drinking were more pronounced in men with high social support, probably due to avoidance of unhealthy behaviours and enhancement of stress buffering."

Singing produces "feel-good" endorphins – eating chocolate does too, but singing is less fattening.
Singing is a great way to work out –it's an aerobic exercise that increases oxygen levels in the blood without leaving you hot and sweaty.
Singing makes you look good – it improves posture and tones tummy muscles.
It's very hard to worry and sing simultaneously – singing reduces stress levels and blood pressure.

VFW Last Night

Whew!! What a show last night at the Watertown VFW Hall!

We had a HUGE turnout once again, with over 100 people at one point in the evening. A steady flow of people all night long, with an average of about 70 people overall. The hall pulled in some funds, and even had another 50/50 drawing for the building fund. The winner of that prize of $78.00, was "Jerry's Kids" which was donated back to the VFW by the winner.

Of course the show was all about karaoke.. and we had a lot of great singers!

Some of the highlights of the night included; Maggie singing "Strawberry Wine," Amanda singing "I Can't Make You Love Me," Jeff singing "Marry For Money," Robert & Diane singing "I Need You," Penny singing "You Can't Be A Beacon," Pam & Merriane singing "Bop," Deb singing "The Teddy Bear Song," Bob singing "Wonderful Tonight," Mark singing "Signs," Sue B singing "Soldier Boy," Pat singing "Runaway," Alfredo & Lindsey singing "Summer Nights," Mike singing "All Shook Up," Lisa singing "I Feel Lucky," and Amy singing "I'm Like A Bird."

Of course we also heard from a few others including, Clay, Bobbie, Jimmy, Dee, Randy, Mary, The Family, Rick Miller, and Sabrina.

Bobbie celebrated her 39th birthday (once more), and was surprised by her friends with cake and gifts. Of course we had to sing her our famour Happy Birthday rendition.

Thanks to everyone who came out. Hope you had a good time and see ya'll next round!!

Assault With A Deadly Weapon?

A guy in Illinois was beaten up for singing karaoke, when a patron at a bar did not like his ability..

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-karaokebeating,0,3174611.story

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Karaoke History

WORD ORIGIN :

The Japanese word "karaoke" is now listed not only in Japanese dictionaries but also in the latest edition of The Oxford English Dictionary published in England, one of the most distinguished and formal English dictionaries, proving the word has become common throughout the world.
Karaoke is a typical form of entertainment for Japanese business people; they drop into a bar with colleagues after work, have a drink, and enjoy singing popular songs to the accompaniment of karaoke. Karaoke has been entertaining people ever since its invention 20 years ago, and has become firmly established in Japanese society, going far beyond just a temporary boom.

BORN IN JAPAN :

Karaoke is a Japanese abbreviated compound word: "kara" comes from "karappo" meaning empty, and "oke" is the abbreviation of "okesutura," or orchestra.
Usually, a recorded popular song consists of vocals and accompaniment. Music tapes in which only the accompaniment is recorded were named "karaoke."
It is now widely recognized that the use of karaoke started at a snack bar in Kobe City. It is said that when a strolling guitarist could not come to perform at the bar due to illness or other reasons, the owner of the bar prepared tapes of accompaniment recordings, and vocalists enjoyed singing to the tapes. Even though it is only legend, this might have been the beginning of karaoke, and since then, karaoke has been commercialized and has become popular all over.

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS :

Though karaoke was at first an entertainment mainly for business people, it has grown to be a nationwide amusement, thanks to technological development and a new home based players. Originally in the form of tape of a popular song's accompaniment, karaoke evolved to the compact disk, which can locate the beginning of a song immediately. This development also made possible the enhancement of video scenes to create an atmosphere suitable to each song, displayed on a TV monitor along with the words.
Using technological innovations such as the video disk, laser disk, and CD graphics, karaoke has grown to be a major entertainment industry. Family-use karaoke sets have also become popular, making the amusement formerly limited to night spots possible in the home.
Karaoke Jockeys now offer complete services to bars, taverns, clubs, parties and other social events.

Karaoke ~ Cher "Believe"

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Enjoy!

Karaoke ~ Katy Perry

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Singers Rotation

At Thank God It's Karaoke, we pride ourselves on professionalism and service. As singers ourselves, we understand the importance of a good night out for karaoke.

A singer "rotation" is required to implement and enhance the fairness of the singers and the show. Keeping track of who is to perform in order is not an exact science, and varies from show to show.

We use the standard method of "first to request" gets the first line in spot, and those following are placed in order of the time they place their song request slip in. However, this method can only be used exactly, with no problems, if no new performers wish to sing throughout the night, or nobody puts in a slip to sing a duet song...

So... here is an example;

We have 4 singers who all put song requests in. Billy, Jack, Jill, and Susie. Billy would sing first, then Jack, then Jill, and followed by Susie. This would continue as a four person rotation.

Well... here comes Ted. He wants to sing. He has sat through 2 rotations already of Billy, Jack, Jill & Susie singing two different songs. He places his slip in to request his song. Now should Ted have to wait and follow Susie? Now we have a five person rotation. But wait... Jack & Jill put 2 different slips in to sing together, as a duet.

Does Ted have to sit through all four singers, then also the duet of Jack & Jill before he gets to sing again? And now Mary wants to sing as well, so she puts her song slip in. However, Susie has not put in a new slip since she last sang.

Still with me? LOL. In fairness to all, since Susie has not put in any new requests, she is dropped from the current rotation and filled in with Mary. Also, on the duet slip, whichever singer is coming up first in the rotation will take the count for the duet; and the same singer will not perform two times when someone else has not had the chance to sing one time. This is how the original roation gets split up.

Just because you followed Jack for three songs, does not mean you are going to be following Jack each rotation of the night. Singers come, singers leave, requests are placed for duet or group songs, and some singers only want to sing once or twice a night. While we try to follow a strict 1,2,3 method, that can not always be achieved for a smooth show.

Keep in mind, if the last 5 or so performers have done ballad or slow songs, we may need to shuffle the rotation slightly to pick up the tempo of the room.

Karaoke night is for fun. We want you all to sing.. :)

Black River Last Night

Thanks to ALL who attended last nights show at the Black River American Legion. It was great fun.

It went very well, and there were a few new faces and voices! For the first time in a long time we had mostly all KARAOKE there.. as it is usally hard to get the singers up to perform. Last night we went non-stop.

Hope to see you all back next time.

You Might Be A Karaoke Junkie... If..

You clap when a song finishes on the radio.

Strangers walk up to you in Wal-Mart and compliment you on your singing.

People you don’t know ask, “Aren’t you a karaoke singer?”

You hear a song on the radio and think, that’s number SC7503-10.

You go to a concert and wonder when they’re gonna call you up to sing.

You write lists like this on the back of karaoke slips.

Last call comes and you say, “But I’ve got another song yet to sing!”

You have laryngitis and you still try to sing.

Someone asks you if you have a slip, and they’re not talking about underwear!

You know the location of every karaoke bar within 50 miles of your house.

You would never consider dating someone with a bad voice.

You see karaoke on TV and you think, “That’s not the way it’s done!”

You actually know that karaoke means “empty orchestra.”

It feels weird to go to a new karaoke bar and not sit at the “regulars” table.

You get upset when someone else is sitting in your place.

You hate it when someone sings your song.

The word “rotation” no longer conjures up thoughts of tires or sex.

You think you sound better than the original.

The first thing you think when you hear a new song on the radio is, “When is this coming out on karaoke?”

You’re a woman but you’re still willing to sing the guys part.. or viseversa.