#Sing along karaoke microphone series

Some of my fondest memories have been made in private 'roke rooms' where you can really get weird with it, performance-wise. I live for the camaraderie of singalongs in a packed bar (the allure of singing in front of strangers draws a delightfully wild cross-section of people). And I’m not the only one who considers it a cathartic form of therapy: the stress-relieving benefits of singing have been a focus of scientific study, thought to increase oxytocin levels and improve the symptoms of those living with degenerative diseases including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. To borrow a phrase from Seal’s “ Kiss from a Rose,” nothing channels my power, my pleasure, my pain quite like karaoke.

Good karaoke is 10 percent vocal talent, 90 percent total commitment to the moment. When I wow a crowd with my rendition of Fergie’s ' Glamorous,' for example, everyone’s too distracted by the way I nail Ludacris’s “I’m talkin’ champagne wi-i-ishes/caviar dr-e-e-eams” verse to notice my many vocal shortcomings. This doesn’t stop me from absolutely crushing it at karaoke, though, because what I lack in technical skill I more than make up for in enthusiasm.

'Passable' would be more accurate-my on-key-ish pipes wouldn’t turn a single chair in a Voice blind audition, because I simply don’t have the range. Look, I’m not what one might call a great singer, technically speaking.

#Sing along karaoke microphone series

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