Posts Tagged ‘ American Idol ’

Is American Idol Offensive to Karaoke Fans?

If you are a fan of American Idol then you’ll know that sometimes the term “karaoke” gets thrown around quite loosely. In fact, whenever somebody gives an average performance it’s not uncommon to hear Randy Jackson declare “that was very karaoke”. There is a big segment of karaoke fans who are utterly offended by having karaoke used in such a negative way. They take great offense that the hobby they love so much is used as an adjective for a poor singing performance. For these people, they think American Idol perpetuates the idea that karaoke is extremely unprofessional and only for bad singers. What do you think? Does it hurt your feelings that American Idol judges equate karaoke with only poor to average singing? Read more »

How to include your friends

You had a great time at the Karaoke bar and now you want to recreate the experience at home. You’ll need a few things to do that.

First you’ll need a list of good friends who you wouldn’t mind hearing you sing. Karaoke is no fun alone and the fun is enhanced when a group of laughing great humoured friends are together. So set up a night when a bunch of your friends are available. And make sure to warn them first! People get excited when they know singing is coming, but few people like to be completely surprised with karaoke. Make it clear that not everyone will be required to sing as musical participation should always be optional. Take into account what types of music your friends and like and you can even make a theme night where songs of your favourite artists are covered throughout the evening. Oh, you’ll also need a good karaoke machine so check out the info on this site and you should be able to find a good karaoke system. Read more »