02DD4: Song Choices

I can't remember the last time I had gone karaoke - it already feels like a lifetime ago. But the regular jamming sessions at the beginning of Thursday and Friday O Bar nights have had me thinking about my limited range of songs that I can handle. A lot of them are alternate rock things from the late 90s and the early 2000s. There are a few random ballads from across my lifetime including at least one song I had "adopted" from my ex because it's well within my vocal range. And there are random things that I'm surprised that instinctively know the words to, probably because of  O Bar or whatever general pop culture osmosis

I've been meaning to mess around some time and try a song or two at the bar, but of course nerves and generally shyness keep coming into play. Plus it's one thing to sing with a close group of friends in a videoke room. It's a whole other thing to do so on stage at O Bar, regardless of how many people are present. 

But part of me really wants to give it a go and I've actually been going over different songs recently to test out what my singing range is like these days. Spoiler alert - it's not great but it's manageable and I think I can still manage a tune, at least. I know it can sound completely different on stage - we've had more than enough experience with passionate singers whose drive may not necessarily match their ability. But hey, it's all in good fun, so I guess I shouldn't overly stress about that. It's not my job to sing well, after all.

What's weirder is that a lot of the songs I'm comfortable singing tend to be about unrequited love or heartbreak, now that I think about it. There are some classic love songs that I can go for at full tilt, but maybe they're not the most fun things hear at O Bar or something. 

But I was also raised to be at least a little competitive and with regular obligations to sing at different family gatherings across my childhood. So we'll just see how it goes and hopefully, I'll survive the experience. But I'm a stubborn enough guy to commit to trying it at least once one night.