Does it pain you to see someone murder a song you can rock?
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Nah. It used to, when I didn't host, but now I figure it's their show. It's not about talent, it's about the singers having fun.
If I go out & sing for fun THEN I rock it!
If I go out & sing for fun THEN I rock it!
after they are done,, I just say,,, ummm,,okay now let me show you all how it is suppose to sound,,,,, LOL
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It used to bother me but then I would just have another beer. I'm supposed to stop drinking so the first thing I did was quit the KJ business. I don't know how anyone puts up with that noise sober.
By the way toqer, I went to your website and really liked your whole 121 statement. You're right though, the banner does look a little too "White Power" for my tastes.
By the way toqer, I went to your website and really liked your whole 121 statement. You're right though, the banner does look a little too "White Power" for my tastes.
Sortof in the american idea of karaoke... but it really isn't about bad or good really... it was/is more or less for getting together with friends and family to share a song and to laugh.
American Idol turned it into a competition and CMT turned it back into entertainment with their Karaoke Dookie show. And of course don't forget CMT's Nashville Star... the country version of AI although it is a kinder gentler version with out Simon.
Bottom line is karaoke is not about how good or bad you are but, as they say in baseball, It's not whether you win or lose it's how you play the game.
Have I heard people sing songs I know I can do better yeah... does it bother me that they stunk at it... no. After all it's only karaoke.
I can deal with people murding songs its what karaoke is about , drunks that can't sing they make of 50% of all karaoke singers.
What gets me is when a KJ murders me singing by having crappy equipment, or non-soundcoice versions of the song's I sing.
I work 6 days a week, so it's rare that I get to go out and check out other KJ's. I have not found any in my area that I would go back and sing with on a regular basis. If I can hear people in the crowd taking...it's not loud enough!
I also hate when I hear the same song twice in a night. I went out and took the roof off the house with rebel yell and about an hour later a guy came in after me and sang it not very well and tacky by the KJ.
For ediquette reasons songs should never be played twice in a night. I wouldn't want a drunk fight cause some chick showed up another on a Gretchen Wilson song.
What gets me is when a KJ murders me singing by having crappy equipment, or non-soundcoice versions of the song's I sing.
I work 6 days a week, so it's rare that I get to go out and check out other KJ's. I have not found any in my area that I would go back and sing with on a regular basis. If I can hear people in the crowd taking...it's not loud enough!
I also hate when I hear the same song twice in a night. I went out and took the roof off the house with rebel yell and about an hour later a guy came in after me and sang it not very well and tacky by the KJ.
For ediquette reasons songs should never be played twice in a night. I wouldn't want a drunk fight cause some chick showed up another on a Gretchen Wilson song.
DJ Cam,
Not to side track this thread to much but....
While I don't disagree with your policy of not allowing a song to be sung twice in a night.... what do you do if the singer is new or doesn't know that their song has already been done? And to that what if this is the only song this singer is comfortable singing? Do you just tell him too bad come earlier next time or what?
hmmmm.... maybe this should be another thread.
IMHO this kind of policy can work against a host in the long run along with the venue. I've seen many times before people leave when thier song request is rejected for this reason. That equals lost revenue for the venue and potential revenue as well because this patron might not come back again. Will it make a difference in the big scheme of things maybe, maybe not.
Not to side track this thread to much but....
While I don't disagree with your policy of not allowing a song to be sung twice in a night.... what do you do if the singer is new or doesn't know that their song has already been done? And to that what if this is the only song this singer is comfortable singing? Do you just tell him too bad come earlier next time or what?
hmmmm.... maybe this should be another thread.
IMHO this kind of policy can work against a host in the long run along with the venue. I've seen many times before people leave when thier song request is rejected for this reason. That equals lost revenue for the venue and potential revenue as well because this patron might not come back again. Will it make a difference in the big scheme of things maybe, maybe not.
I tell them that just that. The song was sang in the last hour. There are 36,000 songs in the book, you can find another. If you were out listening to a cover band would they play the same song twice in a night? or Wouldn't it get annoying if the radio station played the same songs every 45 min? I also tell people if someone has the song in allready.
My crowds are very big and do not depend on regular singers. The ratio of non singers to singers is generally 10 to 1. The non singers pay the bills not the singers.
My crowds are very big and do not depend on regular singers. The ratio of non singers to singers is generally 10 to 1. The non singers pay the bills not the singers.
I guess I'm just not one to subscribe to the "its already been sung" ideal....
Too many times have I been to someone elses show and been told sorry it's been sung already... just sends me to the next bar.
Sure the singers might bring in non-singers and the non-singers do generally out number the singers maybe even at a higher ration than 10:1 but it is karaoke night isn't it?
Bottom line is we are there for the singers and as kj's we need to cater to them regardless if they are out numbered by the non-singers or not.
Now trying to get back on topic... Maybe that song sung already was really bad and the new guy can do it better wouldn't your audience be entertained by the variation in performances?
Too many times have I been to someone elses show and been told sorry it's been sung already... just sends me to the next bar.
Sure the singers might bring in non-singers and the non-singers do generally out number the singers maybe even at a higher ration than 10:1 but it is karaoke night isn't it?
Bottom line is we are there for the singers and as kj's we need to cater to them regardless if they are out numbered by the non-singers or not.
Now trying to get back on topic... Maybe that song sung already was really bad and the new guy can do it better wouldn't your audience be entertained by the variation in performances?