If you groove on karaoke, you’ll be saddened that this essay had to be written. However in recent days I’ve seen some major principles of good karaoke manners broken repeatedly. The lousy manners aren’t limited to just the usual intoxicated singers, I’m afraid. There are karaoke veterans breaking the unwritten rules of decorum! Thought I was going to see a grandma smack down between two sweet old ladies the other day over “You Can’t Take That Away From Me.” Our departed Frank is rolling over in his grave.
So to dodge faux pas at the coming karaoke night, I’m going to lay down some basic rules of etiquette for karaoke venues. Unfortunately, I anticipate that the exact people who should peruse this compilation most desperately will be the absolute last to examine it. Give me the fantasy about hundreds of KJs around the world printing it out and hanging it on their karaoke DJ equipment.
Peruse the 8 minimum karaoke rules that follow. I hope you will concur with me without reservation, or I may cry. If you see me as unnecessarily strict, then you’re probably making me miserable at the karaoke venue, as we speak. Creating this essay is making me feel old: “When I was a girl, we carried our machine karaoke through the sleet and ice, uphill both ways AND we were polite, too…”
- Hassling or boo-ing a performer is very bad mannered behavior
- Without exception clap for the karaoke singer at the conclusion of their song. Even if they fell down, showed an inability to read, and displayed the musical ability of a carp. Applause ought to be friendly acknowledgement even in the case of a karaoke dud. You ought to be kind since you could deliver a sub-par track someday yourself.
- Never jump up on the stage, grab at the microphone and start singing, too. Unless you are invited by the performer, keep in mind that this is their chosen solo minute in the spotlight.
- Treat the karaoke DJ politely. Shouting, hassling, or nagging are not courteous solutions to a perceived unjustified delay for your turn on stage. There is some planning goes into the ordering of karaoke requests. Your song may better suit the rotation following a different track or it might disrupt a monotonous set of songs coming up in the show. So always leave the KJ credit for good intentions. Naturally, request slips may be misplaced so if you suspect an accidental oversight inquire with the karaoke DJ politely when he or she has an opportune minute.
- Handle the songbook and the karaoke mic carefully. You are typically using the personal possession of the karaoke DJ. Taking into account the paltry amount many DJs are paid, disrespecting their VocoPro system is extremely bad behavior.
- Submitting a karaoke slip in someone else’s name is a bad idea. A karaoke turn is something you ought to volunteer yourself for, never someone else.
- Profanity over a karaoke mic is incredibly rude. When vulgar language is magnified over 350+ watt speakers, it lacks panache and becomes tastelessly cheap.
- Drunken karaoke is only fun for the singer who is drunk. And you may not think it was so much fun when you sober up. If you need to loosen up before you stand up is almost traditional, yet when you loosen up to the point of unraveling, you ought to leave karaoke tracks to the people who retain the ability to stand and see well enough to read. Get smashed when you have to, just never perform karaoke while you are totally blotto.
And now you know how people conduct themselves when they possess the essential karaoke etiquette. I hope that you witness the rules of good karaoke manners carried out at each venue you attend. If not…well, copy this out and hang it high at your local karaoke night. Spread polite karaoke around the nation!
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