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So, just a few days ago I had went to a karaoke and was having the time of my life (ignoring the crappy food) and completely set on singing till my throat gives up on me and for my voice box to go on strike just because-

There were some pretty crazy songs- and we were trying our best to out-scream the group next door because we are bored like that through painfully loud rock music, and basically trying to make that three hours count because renting a room is really not cheap.

And all of a sudden- someone I am not sure who, decided to pick this song in particular.

Note that, none of us have particularly high pitched voice save for two and even the one with the squeakiest voice gave up midway through. I am happy to say that, despite my normal-ranged voice(I have absolutely no idea what my voice range is other than the fact that I have a deep-ish voice that can still hit somewhat high notes) I managed to persevere for a few seconds longer than them...

But that song!



My voice quite literally died off somewhere around 1:10; and for a brief second there I had a flashback to when I was attempting to sing the Phantom of the Opera (Christine’s part) and the same thing occured at the first attempt, or when I attempted Kesha’s parts in the Greatest Showman or that one other song that I forgot the name of that threatened to murder my throat.

Moral of the Story: Don’t overestimate your voice- especially don’t attempt anything like this when you have already been singing for the best part of the two hours.

And never, never be shy to refill your water- you will need it if you plan to sing non stop for several hours.

hehe

Oh my gosh
Karaoke sessions are like concerts--you shout and scream the songs for hours and then come home with a sore throat but it's so much fun. I like to sing but I'm constantly dehydrated because remembering to drink water frequently is just not;;; a thing for me? Thanks for the reminder. Everyone needs to stay hydrated !
Also that's a beautiful song! But it does sound really hard; my goodness.

Tried to sing "Bells of notre dame" for an event. Look it up on yt and listen all the way through, or skip to the last 30 seconds. The very last note killed my low-range voice for the rest of the day, because that song is initially written for really high voices.

I know right?! It is a beautiful song, and for a beautiful-if slightly over the top, tv series as well. It is rather popular over here recently, I think.

But yes, that is exactly what makes karaoke so fun I think; just singing/screaming without caring if the neighbours are going to file a complaint about you haha

You are kinda similar to my friend then , except for the fact that we often remind her to drink water but she still doesn’t do that (smh)

Oh my god- that last part is terrific really @0@

Still, that is really impressive that you managed that last part; I did try to sing it once or twice but I always just left out the last part because well-

I really don’t want to get a sore throat

You would absolutely not believe me (and rightly so) if you heard me sing today, but this thread reminded me of a period of my life I'd all but forgotten (Unemployed and living with parents, huh~)when, due to a truly obsessive amount of practice and a lot of free time, I was able to nail this song.

I'm about 5 or 6 years out of practice but I decided for @#$%s and giggles to see how I hold up to 20-Year-Old-Unemployed-Petro. Did a little better than I'd expected BUT it still sounded hEINOUS and was absolutely not worth the several minutes of dry heaving that followed.

I have made a terrible mistake

I think I'm dying.

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