I've never quite understood the why people are attracted to karaoke. What's so great about singing in a room full of strangers? Do we all need our minute of fame that bad? Why is this on my list?
I wasn't sure, and I have to say after doing it I'm still not sure. I don't have a lot of confidence- certainly not enough to regularly put myself in situations that smoke me out from the crowd. Maybe it was the thought of doing something completely out of character that attracted me to karaoke.
Perhaps that's why people do it. It's an opportunity to put yourself in a potentially embarrassing and vulnerable situation. But, unlike most situations, to fail at this one is culturally acceptable. You're expected to be terrible at it. How many other opportunities in life do we have in which it completely okay to to fall flat on our face?
Opportunity Presents Itself
For the first time since Lela was born, Vinh and I were presented with the opportunity of having a date night to ourselves. We took it. We went to the local hangout where it just so happened to be karaoke night. Great. Looks like I can't escape it!
After singing a song with the hubby, I had enough confidence to do one by myself. It wasn't pretty. But, I did it! I'm by no means Christina Aguilera. Hell, to say I'm better than William Chung would even be a stretch. But, I have to admit, it was pretty fun.
I asked Vinh to record me. Somehow this translated to record everything in the bar but me. Regardless, this is proof I actually went through with it :-) Apologies for the multiple levels of suckiness which is this video.
Have you ever karaoke-d?
Why does/did it appeal to you?
