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My shows allow the singers to pick the songs that THEY want to sing. The only time I would suggest that they pick another song is if the song is already in by someone else.

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The Line Array Experiment is over. Nothing to see here. Move along.

For whatever reason, if for any reason, I can't play a song that they gave me a slip for, I come out and look them up and let them know why.

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KingBing Entertainment C'mon Up! I have a song for you!!! [font=MS Sans Serif][/font]

Again, I will look them up personally (if I don't catch it when they turn in the slip) and talk to them.

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KingBing Entertainment C'mon Up! I have a song for you!!! [font=MS Sans Serif][/font]

You're my kind of host, Danny. Offensive songs ( X-rated language) aside, when the CUSTOMER who SUPPORTS my show hands me a slip, it gets played.

Heck, if I had my choice I'd never play that freakin' burned out excuse for 6 yowling drunks to sing- PBTDL- again. However, those 6 yowling drunks are paying my way, and welcome to sing it.

As for the "X" songs, it always depends on the venue. Not gonna happen in the upscale restaurant bar, but later on in the rowdy bar is definitely a possibility. Gotta read the crowd..

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"No Contests, No Divas, Just A Good Time!"

" Disc based and loving it..."

I have had an experience with a "critic" at a venue that I used to frequent weekly. Not the KJ...the venue owner. I was there on a slow Friday night with my daughter and her friend and they asked me if they could pick out a song for me. The song they chose was Twisted Sisters "I Wanna Rock." Not my first choice but I played along. Well, after I sang the song (which got a pretty good response from the crowd there), I came back to my table to find my daughter absolutely furious...it seems that the owner was sitting at a table outside my view (but in plain view of my daughter) with his fingers plugging his ears the whole time I was up. Needless to say, I was pretty upset by this and only just recently returned to this venue after almost a 2 year hiatus, only because the venue that I had started going to after this incident no longer does Friday night karaoke.

In addition to singing I have hosted shows on occassion as well. I have suffered thru absolutely horrid performances, but would NEVER think to disrespect a customer by either words or actions!

As far as sing choice is concerned...a venue that I enjoy going to has a policy of no slow songs/ballads after 11 PM. This policy is announced several times during the show and posted throughout the venue as well. The idea is to keep the show upbeat and moving. It works well and keeps the "dance party" moving.

And that is what I do (only mine is after midnight on a busy Saturday night). I'm trying to keep people in the bar, dancing, and having fun. Every time a slow song comes on, many people hit the exits for a smoke. Too many slow songs and they hit the exits for good.

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I'm not a cheerleader, but I paid for my pom poms with my own money!

On the other hand, sometimes a slow song late in the evening gives those who have been working on "romance" a chance to snuggle up and seal the deal.

My experience is that people hit the door to smoke regardless of what song is being sung fast or slow it depends on two things, how far away from being up they are and how bad the current singer really is!

A pitch change requires a restart.

yours wont change on the fly?

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Paradigm Karaoke, The New Standard.......Shift Happens

Yes it would but it makes better sense to restart it from the beginning in the new key than to abruptly change it mid song.

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The Line Array Experiment is over. Nothing to see here. Move along.

ah, of course.

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Paradigm Karaoke, The New Standard.......Shift Happens

I set the key change when they ask for the song and ask for the key change (it also gets remembered in their history). If they ask for a key change in mid-song, I will change it on the fly. I will not restart the song over and over because they don't know how to sing what they asked for.

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KNOW THYSELF

decided to try something different, going to go in with an intrumental version of "(word for a female dog in heat)" by Mindless Self Indulgence, and see what she thinks of it next time I go in.

Yes I can change it on the fly, but even the most accomplished singers will have trouble adjusting to a pitch shift in the middle of a song. Try it and you will see what I mean.

Very seldom do I ever miss a key change and if is noted and I miss it I always give a restart. (it was my mistake) However if they want a key change in the middle of a song and didn't request it when they signed up they will get the key change on the fly.

thank you good post

Well, It's obvious to me that you only go to karaoke to piss people off. I went to you tube to check out the song that you wanted to sing with the expectation of hearing the F-Bomb and I wasn't disappointed. Unfortunately, there are people out there that think it's funny to use foul language in inappropriate situations. We've got a guy around here that does the same nonsense. He thinks that he is the next Andrew Dice Clay. He NEVER seems to sing a song that doesn't have BLUE language or drug references in it. Yes, there is always a part of the crowd that thinks it's funny to hear that type of stuff in a family environment but I just think it displays a total lack of respect for the rest of the patrons in the bar.

Before you think that I'm just an old prude talking; I've paid good money to see both Andrew Dice Clay and Sam Kinison back in the day. I also have enjoyed every Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor concert that I have ever seen. All I'm saying is that there is a time and place for everything. There are some bars where that type of music is expected and enjoyed by everyone in the place and there are places where it is frowned upon. I think the singer should be able to know the difference and act accordingly.

Recently, I started going to a new karaoke place and thought it was a really nice place. One night, the owner gets on stage to sing and she decides to sing CRAZY (@$%&#!). I never would have thought to sing that song in that place but after hearing the owner do that song; I now would feel comfortable singing something a little bit dirty if I was in the mood to do so. Oh! And by the way; I still think that it is a nice place and will keep going there to sing. The KJ plays personal discs too.

Bruce, you shouldn't put ADC in the same sentence with the other comedians you mentioned......he aint funny, never was, and is so far away from the class of the other guys you named.....say you're sorry.....

AAAAAAAYYYYY!!! OOOOHHHHH!!! HEEEYYYY!!!

whooz dat talkin' smack?

tell yooz what.. wtf kinda name is "Johnny Reverb"?

Is that the little echo on the sound of a fart in the commode?

AAAAYYY!!! WOAH!! AAAAAYYYY!!


(kidding around... and yes I can take it when it comes back to me... with a sense of humor and in good fun)

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Never the same show twice!

You got me, I go out and spend money just for the excuse to make people mad. Thats why I sing songs from bands which I enjoy and are in my range. Like MSI, Tool, Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Hinder, Toby Keith, Chuck Berry, Frank Sinatra, and Trace Adkins.

Its obvious to me that you didn't actually read my prior posts. This is a song Im singing in a small BAR, at 1 in the morning, its not like im standing up in the middle of a Chuck E. Cheese's screaming the F-bomb repeatedly.

Now before you go claiming that I am just some young punk... try to understand that I was in a place where the crowd wanted to hear that, and I wanted to sing it. I believe that would put it in the "There are some bars where that type of music is expected and enjoyed by everyone in the place" category. I think that you may want to make sure you know what you are talking about before commenting...pilgrim.