TOWARDS A MORE LOGICAL CHOICE OF KARAOKE SONG

Charles N. “Sledgehammer” Cox

TENSION: SINGER VS AUDIENCE

Your Mood

Audience Mood

You Want:• To sing your favorites• To be understood• To get applause

• The real kind

They Want:• To hear their favorites• To be amazed• To feel emotion

• The real kind

MOOD IS A MOVING TARGET, CYCLICAL

You and your song are in a maze of twisty variables, all alike.

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• Average BAC of audience?• Proximity to last call?• Ratio of watchers to singers?• Ratio of mingle-able singles?• MTB TEotH/DSB? [1]

• DMB? [2]

Cycle Repeats Every HourDoes Not Always Line Up With Rotation of Singers

STRATEGY: BUILD TRUST, INCREASE RISK

Billy Don’t You Lose My Number

Billy Ocean

Billy Joel

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Your 1st Song

Your 2nd Song

Your 3rd Song

TACTICS: MATCH SONG W/ MOOD CURVE

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D“The Anthem”• Charge, drive, inspire• Call and response• Strong finish (no fadeouts)

“The Glow”• Comedy or sweet• Sighs of nostalgia• Restarts the cycle

“The Opener”• Break ice, be inviting• Expect no deep trust• Embarrass yourself a bit

“The Simmer”• Serious, slow• Anger, sadness• Preps the Anthem

HOW? BUILD YOUR RISK/MOOD MATRIX

“Dead Man’s Party”Oingo Boingo

“Sara Smile”Hall and Oates

“We Will Rock You”Queen

“Piano Man”Billy Joel

“The Look of Love”ABC

“Hold Me Now”Thompson Twins

“Love is a Battlefield”Pat Benetar

“Sledgehammer”Peter Gabriel

“In The Air Tonight”Phil Collins

“Psycho Killer”Talking Heads

“The Way it Is”Bruce Hornsby

“Take Me to the River”Talking Heads

“Rock the Casbah”The Clash

“Broken Wings”Mister Mister

“Mama”Genesis

“True”Spandau Ballet

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OPENER SIMMER ANTHEM GLOW

DEPLOYMENT AND SURVIVAL TIPS

BE UNIQUE, BE YOU KNOW YOUR HOST YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE

TAKE RISKS, ENCOURAGE OTHERS, AND HAVE FUN!And no Nickelback.