Talk to the Goat
e) roofies roofies roofies
I will karaoke only if YOU join me in a duet of....
Solid!
Solid as a rock
that's what this love is
that's what we've got
Solid
Solid as a rock
and nothing's changed it
The thrill is still ha ha ha ha ha ha hawt
LOL
I will never karaoke because...
1. I cannot sing in tune, although in the shower or in the car it doesn't matter.
2. I will never purposely embarrass myself in public...accidental embarrassment is out of my control.
Oh you have me roaring..I am with you on #3, I just hate anything that gets in the way of my drinking!!
Tell the cougar to at least try boy shorts
You are funny. I will never sing karaoke because I can't imagine drinking enough to be that wasted... Although nearly two decades have passed by, I remember being on the date from hell with a music teach in a karaoke bar and she kept trying to get me to join her... I never did. That was shortly after we imported karaoke from Japan--besides ruining our balance of trade, it has also (as you point out) ruined our bars...
I think you should have a video of your sister and mom's bf singing meatloaf... For your mom's sake, hope her boyfriend doesn't look like the meatloaf singer
You sold me. I'll never do it because I can't sing. Like Sage, I'd love to see a video of your sister and your mom's boyfriend! LOL
I used to hate the idea of karaoke until I came to Japan. Karaoke is what you do here when you'r roaring drunk in the middle of the night, you've missed the last train, and you probably don't have enough coordination left to stand up in a bar or club. I think most of the time everyone is so drunk they don't even realize that they are the one singing. And it's so horrible yet so fun at the same time.
And the little videos they have for songs here are so horrible it's fabulous!
You are hilarious! One of the best blogs I have read in some time...Hope to be back frequently. 
Baby... I am so there... and I'm a bona fide singer...
*shudders*
Oh, the comment on cougars is a killer. Cougars at karaoke? The body shudders, the synapses shut down...
Um, I'm popular at karaoke.
Pantylines AND leopard prints...that's enough right there to keep me away.
Although I think it's a typo, "I tough myself" is more apropo
Hey I dont blame you there. Karoke isnt for me either.. I dont even drink but still. Its funny to watch sometimes.
You were a bit harsh with the cougar, don't you think? I bet when she was a kitty kat, she too referred to herself in the third person.
you're evil and I love it!
I love karaoke. But too chicken to sing myself. I've heard some pretty damn good karaoke in my time too. Las Vegas karaoke might as well be a paid show - amazing.
I promise it wasn't me wearing leopard print and spandex. Not a friggin chance.
You are hence forth excused from Karoke Dives of any kind. You may bring this comment as an offical excuse. To make you go would cause damage to your entire psycholgical system.
Ok
1) Karaoke is Japanese for "Drunken Japanese Businessman singing off key"
2) Are there any pictures with the cougar? I love a good train wreck.
Screw it honey - we will HAVE a singing night once!
"Hey HEY, it's only rock'n'roll
And we LIKE IT!"
Anything else is to be improvised ... meet you out there!
My friends and I were entering a bar years ago but the sight of a 400 lb woman squalling "Material Girl" stopped us dead in our tracks. Nothing makes me down my drink and leave quicker than the start up of Karaoke! Also after a few drinks I'm likely to heckle! 'Nuff said!
You might feel differently if you had every karaoked with me and my friends back in the day. Or not. Yeah, never mind that I said anything.
Oh Lordy...karakoke. Around there parts it is a full contact sport.
Thanks, Van. Glad you got my my back, yo.
My experience. I was fairly intoxicated and offered. Once I got up there I realized I didn't know the song as well as I thought I did. Begged said karaoke-dude to end song. He refused. Bastard. The restroom was about 5 feet away from him so I flew around the corner and before he (or anyone) realized it, they were being momentarily serenaded by 'The Pee Song'. Got a good couple seconds in before he shut off the mic. Yeah, I don't think so clearly when I drink that much.
Fun to watch ... especially with beer! But you won't catch me doing it ... not enough beer in the world would make me!
On behalf of all live musicians everywhere, THANKS for saying that!
Hilarious post. There are not enough bottles in the average bar that could get me to pick up a mic and "sing."
I read a few of your recent posts and darn you... another blog hits my must-read list. 
I had an Auntie Karaoke and she sang like a canary.
She turned state's evidence on her Russian mafia boyfriend, Pavel. I mean, she SANG like a canary.
Ends up, she was found dead in the doorway of her rumpus room with an ice pick imbedded in her back. It was not any ordinary ice pick, oh no. It was the type manufactured by those wretched souls inhabiting the gulags of the Siberian tundra.
Coincidence?
Ha!
Auntie Karaoke was buried in the furtile steppes of the Ukraine, to a sad chorus of "The Volga Boatmen" sung by an odd fellow with a fur hat, a cappella.
Auntie Karaoke would have appreciated the the simplicity of a single voice breaking the hearts of many.
Oh, I karaoke great. The trick is to pick a song you know the whole crowd will join in on.
My weapon of choice is "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond because of its Red Sox ties and it's a definite crowd pleaser.
You could try "Living On A Prayer" too. That works wonders.
Oh, and don't let Breanne catch you making fun of the Bee Gees. I've seen that girl skin someone alive for even intimating the Bee Gees aren't the gods' gift to music--nigh, the world. LOL
Oh, just for some enlightenment (for some). I actually haven't seen any karaoke "bars" in Japan. I think that might be a foreign adaptation. In Japan, you rent a little "box" (room) with some of your friends, so you are usually not just singing in front of a bunch of strangers.
You got it all wrong. Get a K-Box for 10 of your best mates, after last call. Group song, it is effin brilliant. You won't be able to speak properly for days!
#3 is my favorite. My sentiments exactly.
I don't Karaoke at bars ... once or twice maybe ... but, that's why I have a karaoke machine in my basement ... seriously.
Hasn't that woman got big hands? Is she a goalkeeper?
In reality, her hands are quite small, but through the distorted lens of my drunken photography....well, things appear larger than they are in real life. This is doubly true of any pictures of my ass.
If I could do Gloria Gaynor like this:
http://video.google.com/
videopla...816170524087012
I would be all over karaoke.
(as an aside, I find it amazing how much expression can be shown with so few facial features ^_^ )
I actually have a penchant for Karaoke, though the key is to sing your heart out while everyone else is drinking liquid courage, then you can kick back and get your drink on and have a laugh!
I'm sorry but I LOVE karaoke. Who says you need to keep a straight face? Plus when I sing I pick numbers like "Big Bottom" from Spinal Tap and my husband sings "Chocolate Salty Balls" by Chef from South Park.
Plus, as you very well must realize, the peoplewatching is *superb*.
no no no, karoke is a right of passage into a surreal world where you can imagine yourself to be the cheesy mariah, or even roberta flack, if you are lucky.
you just need to do it in the comfort of your own home. and stop torturing strangers.
every time I hear American Pie, I'll be able to think back to the time that my wife performed it only semi-stuperously at this karaoke place in New Jersey where we were inexplicably on vacation. and I'll just laugh and laugh and laugh like I never did that night, oh no.
That's sweet, U. I'm sure she appreciates that. Although, for the record, vacations call of all the rules.
DOn't be silly Jay. Karaoke is the best thing ever.
1. No matter how bad you sing there is always someone who sings worse
2. You get to feel like a star.
3. All the lyrics are written down for you so you won't look like an idiot singing the wrong ones.
4. That weird old lady in the sequins and the costume jewlery.
5. You can imagine you're good enough to be on Canadian Idol (only not as schmarmy).
6. You can think of a theme for your songs (my last theme was 80s halloween classics)
7. Everyone thinks you're "so brave" even though you're just too shy to sit around the table and have normal adult conversations with people.
8. It doesn't cost anything to sing. And because you're on stage, noone really notices that you haven't ordered any drinks.
9. You can make up a cooler sounding name for yourself.
10. Fugly couples are cute.
11. It feels damn good to sing.
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