Sorry I Said That Creepy Stuff Out Loud.
Oct. 28th, 2024 05:56 pmWe had a home karaoke evening on Saturday!
This karaoke session was very loosely Hallowe'en themed. Sometimes we stuck to the theme; Rei opened with a magnificent rendition of 'Margaret Thatcher, Blood Snatcher' by THWACK!, and Tem's 'Hell Is Forever' from Hazbin Hotel and 'Rest in Peace' from Buffy were great fun. Sometimes we came up with loose excuses; 'What's scarier than capitalism?' Rei asked, before launching into 'Six Feet' by Patent Pending.
My songs, which, I'll be honest, made very little effort to stick to the theme:
- 'Want You Bad' by The Offspring. This is a song I find hilarious, and I always try to do something I won't have to take too seriously first; it takes some of the pressure off!
- 'Empire' by Of Monsters and Men. I was listening to this a couple of days earlier when Tem wandered in and went 'wait, what were those lyrics??' The lyrics in question were 'an empire for you, an empire for two' and not, as Tem had heard, 'I wanna fuck you; you wanna fuck too.'
- 'Feeling Kinda Naughty' from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. In my experience, if you have a karaoke evening, one of the songs will end up stuck in your head for days afterwards. On this occasion, the lingering earworm is 'Feeling Kinda Naughty'. I keep catching myself singing 'I wanna lock you in a basement with soundproof walls and take over your identity,' which, let's be honest, is probably something I should avoid saying too loudly in company. Tem also did a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend song, 'You Stupid Bitch', which was quite an event.
- 'The Numbers' by Rise Against. This is, by some distance, the most intense song I have ever attempted at karaoke; I was shaking by the end of it. I'm famously incapable of breaking rules or hurting anyone, but my housemates very considerately did not laugh in my face for singing a song about violent revolution.
- 'My Shiny Teeth and Me' by Chip Skylark, from The Fairly OddParents; I needed something silly to calm myself down after the violent revolution song!
- 'Wonderful' by Everclear. I was not originally planning on this and did not practise in advance, and I startled myself by getting slightly choked up in the chorus! Very embarrassing. It's not even a song applicable to my own childhood; I just got emotional!
- 'Hurricane' from the Death Note musical. It is a joy and a privilege to inhabit my terrible boy Light Yagami. Great fun to slowly build up the intensity until eventually bellowing 'I AM THE GOD OF A BRAVE NEW WORLD.' Tem handed me a notebook to hold throughout the song for greater authenticity.
- 'Falling After Me' by Koethe, with Rei. I'm so pleased I managed to get Rei into Koethe's music through previous karaoke sessions! This was a lot of fun to sing together. We danced enthusiastically in the breaks.
- 'The Emptiness Machine' by Linkin Park, also with Rei. I'm thrilled that Linkin Park are making music again! I took Shinoda's part and left Armstrong's part to Rei; I am not confident in my metal screaming skills.
- 'Ghosts' by Mike Shinoda. Well, I had to do something appropriate for Hallowe'en. There are videos with lyrics out there, which might have been more useful for karaoke, but I was compelled to play the original music video because it's so cute.
- 'Secrets and Lies' from the Death Note musical. Tem attempted to sit like L at the start of this and fell off the sofa, which, in retrospect, we should probably have foreseen. Why does L sit like that?? It's not stable!
- The Jenn Fiorentino cover of 'Voices Off Camera' by Rise Against. People were really nice about my attempt at this one!
- 'Wolves Without Teeth' by Of Monsters and Men. I wasn't originally planning to do this one - I usually try to avoid doing two songs by the same artist in one karaoke session - but I'm glad I ran out of other ideas and went with this, because I really enjoyed singing it!
A few other notes from the evening:
- Rei's performance of 'Psycho Killer' by Talking Heads was fun; the whole room joined in on the chorus! I'd only heard the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's cover and was confused by the lack of ukuleles in gaps in the singing.
- J did 'Everywhere I Go' by Hollywood Undead. I enjoyed watching Tem desperately trying not to lose it laughing at the lyric 'I'll beat my meat like I'm a fucking butcher'.
- Tem sang 'Rondo of Nightmare' by BABYMETAL. It's always fun when Tem does BABYMETAL songs and, even if I've never technically listened to them before, I instantly recognise them from hearing them float through the house; Tem and Ginger both listen to them a lot! I also really enjoyed Tem's performance of 'Bubblegum Bitch' by Marina and the Diamonds, even if it might technically not be as appropriate for Hallowe'en.
- J did 'Bring Me to Life' by Evanescence, so the whole room got to belt out 'SAVE ME' in the choruses, which was good fun!
We all did a group performance of 'In the End' by Linkin Park towards the end, and, to be honest, we all sang with such volume and passion that the microphones were completely unnecessary.
This karaoke session was very loosely Hallowe'en themed. Sometimes we stuck to the theme; Rei opened with a magnificent rendition of 'Margaret Thatcher, Blood Snatcher' by THWACK!, and Tem's 'Hell Is Forever' from Hazbin Hotel and 'Rest in Peace' from Buffy were great fun. Sometimes we came up with loose excuses; 'What's scarier than capitalism?' Rei asked, before launching into 'Six Feet' by Patent Pending.
My songs, which, I'll be honest, made very little effort to stick to the theme:
- 'Want You Bad' by The Offspring. This is a song I find hilarious, and I always try to do something I won't have to take too seriously first; it takes some of the pressure off!
- 'Empire' by Of Monsters and Men. I was listening to this a couple of days earlier when Tem wandered in and went 'wait, what were those lyrics??' The lyrics in question were 'an empire for you, an empire for two' and not, as Tem had heard, 'I wanna fuck you; you wanna fuck too.'
- 'Feeling Kinda Naughty' from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. In my experience, if you have a karaoke evening, one of the songs will end up stuck in your head for days afterwards. On this occasion, the lingering earworm is 'Feeling Kinda Naughty'. I keep catching myself singing 'I wanna lock you in a basement with soundproof walls and take over your identity,' which, let's be honest, is probably something I should avoid saying too loudly in company. Tem also did a Crazy Ex-Girlfriend song, 'You Stupid Bitch', which was quite an event.
- 'The Numbers' by Rise Against. This is, by some distance, the most intense song I have ever attempted at karaoke; I was shaking by the end of it. I'm famously incapable of breaking rules or hurting anyone, but my housemates very considerately did not laugh in my face for singing a song about violent revolution.
- 'My Shiny Teeth and Me' by Chip Skylark, from The Fairly OddParents; I needed something silly to calm myself down after the violent revolution song!
- 'Wonderful' by Everclear. I was not originally planning on this and did not practise in advance, and I startled myself by getting slightly choked up in the chorus! Very embarrassing. It's not even a song applicable to my own childhood; I just got emotional!
- 'Hurricane' from the Death Note musical. It is a joy and a privilege to inhabit my terrible boy Light Yagami. Great fun to slowly build up the intensity until eventually bellowing 'I AM THE GOD OF A BRAVE NEW WORLD.' Tem handed me a notebook to hold throughout the song for greater authenticity.
- 'Falling After Me' by Koethe, with Rei. I'm so pleased I managed to get Rei into Koethe's music through previous karaoke sessions! This was a lot of fun to sing together. We danced enthusiastically in the breaks.
- 'The Emptiness Machine' by Linkin Park, also with Rei. I'm thrilled that Linkin Park are making music again! I took Shinoda's part and left Armstrong's part to Rei; I am not confident in my metal screaming skills.
- 'Ghosts' by Mike Shinoda. Well, I had to do something appropriate for Hallowe'en. There are videos with lyrics out there, which might have been more useful for karaoke, but I was compelled to play the original music video because it's so cute.
- 'Secrets and Lies' from the Death Note musical. Tem attempted to sit like L at the start of this and fell off the sofa, which, in retrospect, we should probably have foreseen. Why does L sit like that?? It's not stable!
- The Jenn Fiorentino cover of 'Voices Off Camera' by Rise Against. People were really nice about my attempt at this one!
- 'Wolves Without Teeth' by Of Monsters and Men. I wasn't originally planning to do this one - I usually try to avoid doing two songs by the same artist in one karaoke session - but I'm glad I ran out of other ideas and went with this, because I really enjoyed singing it!
A few other notes from the evening:
- Rei's performance of 'Psycho Killer' by Talking Heads was fun; the whole room joined in on the chorus! I'd only heard the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's cover and was confused by the lack of ukuleles in gaps in the singing.
- J did 'Everywhere I Go' by Hollywood Undead. I enjoyed watching Tem desperately trying not to lose it laughing at the lyric 'I'll beat my meat like I'm a fucking butcher'.
- Tem sang 'Rondo of Nightmare' by BABYMETAL. It's always fun when Tem does BABYMETAL songs and, even if I've never technically listened to them before, I instantly recognise them from hearing them float through the house; Tem and Ginger both listen to them a lot! I also really enjoyed Tem's performance of 'Bubblegum Bitch' by Marina and the Diamonds, even if it might technically not be as appropriate for Hallowe'en.
- J did 'Bring Me to Life' by Evanescence, so the whole room got to belt out 'SAVE ME' in the choruses, which was good fun!
We all did a group performance of 'In the End' by Linkin Park towards the end, and, to be honest, we all sang with such volume and passion that the microphones were completely unnecessary.
