There is always room for work like this, which can coax a smile and a laugh from listeners. This piece deserves to be licensed. A tasty morsel for those of us comprising the humor-hungry audience sector of public radio. People who sing Karaoke off-key on the radio aren't criminals. They're everyday folks seeking pleasure and fun, and it takes courage for the amateur singers herein to pursue those experiences in public. There's more in here than may first meet the ear. Whether you laugh, cringe, shudder, or feel a vicarious embarassment as you listen, the piece holds you. Bravo.
Well, I don't think Karaoke singers are a "bunch of tone-deaf losers" anymore, but I can't say I understand the desire to humiliate oneself in front of a roomful of strangers any better. This isn't deep but it's fun to listen to.
Karaoke - the great equalizer. As someone in this piece says, everyone likes to sing in the car, and karaoke takes that desire to the next level. This piece has the right balance of self-deprecation and amateur performances, it is entertaining and fun and it is over just as you begin wondering where karaoke afficionados hang out in your town. Who doesn't have a secret desire to sing neil diamond songs with abandon?
This is a listener-friendly fun piece that makes a pretty good case for Karaoke. How did THEY know how easily I dismissed the activity (without ever having set foot in a Karaoke bar)?
But NOW I get it. Anybody who can hit that high note in Jay and the American's Cara Mia deserves a spot on your station.
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Eric Brotman
Posted on February 13, 2006 at 12:22 PM | Permalink
Review of The Allure of Karaoke Singing
There is always room for work like this, which can coax a smile and a laugh from listeners. This piece deserves to be licensed. A tasty morsel for those of us comprising the humor-hungry audience sector of public radio. People who sing Karaoke off-key on the radio aren't criminals. They're everyday folks seeking pleasure and fun, and it takes courage for the amateur singers herein to pursue those experiences in public. There's more in here than may first meet the ear. Whether you laugh, cringe, shudder, or feel a vicarious embarassment as you listen, the piece holds you. Bravo.
Maria Drayne
Posted on September 02, 2004 at 08:05 AM | Permalink
Review of The Allure of Karaoke Singing
Well, I don't think Karaoke singers are a "bunch of tone-deaf losers" anymore, but I can't say I understand the desire to humiliate oneself in front of a roomful of strangers any better. This isn't deep but it's fun to listen to.
Helen Woodward
Posted on March 12, 2004 at 08:20 AM | Permalink
Review of The Allure of Karaoke Singing
Karaoke - the great equalizer. As someone in this piece says, everyone likes to sing in the car, and karaoke takes that desire to the next level. This piece has the right balance of self-deprecation and amateur performances, it is entertaining and fun and it is over just as you begin wondering where karaoke afficionados hang out in your town. Who doesn't have a secret desire to sing neil diamond songs with abandon?
Phil Easley
Posted on March 08, 2004 at 01:16 AM | Permalink
Review of The Allure of Karaoke Singing
This is a listener-friendly fun piece that makes a pretty good case for Karaoke. How did THEY know how easily I dismissed the activity (without ever having set foot in a Karaoke bar)?
But NOW I get it. Anybody who can hit that high note in Jay and the American's Cara Mia deserves a spot on your station.