My wife, is on the "uh..NO!" side of the activity. She likes to sing but, except for in church, not in front of strangers in public. As for me, I like I love it. I want some more of it.
Since moving to the South, I'd not had much of an opportunity to sing in a "traditional" karaoke setting.
I have used Karaoke tracks when performing my ventriloquist act and in church but not in a club or other public venue.
About 2 years ago, a couple named Beverly & David Long started hosting Karaoke nights on Fridays at the Mexican restaurant a few blocks from my house.
In the summertime they move their equipment out to the restaurant's outdoor patio for "Karaoke El Fresco."
Although I don't make it to there every Friday, I go whenever I can. I enjoy it.
I have used this "stage" to take the opportunity to sing some of the parodies I've written over the years.
A song parody is changing the lyrics of popular song but keeping the melody. You can find all kinds of examples on You Tube.
I have written parodies to "Rockin Robin" by Bobby Day, "I Left My Heart In San Francisco by Tony Bennett and "Under The Sea" from Disney's Little Mermaid.
But for this post I want to share with you my most recent parody. It's the reason I am wearing this metal.
Last Friday night Beverly and David held a karaoke parody contest at Cinco De Mayo (that's the name of the Mexican restaurant). It was open to anyone who came to sing that night.
Beverly started announced that it was going to take place about a month ago so I had time to work on my entry.
What I came up with is sung to the tune of "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town." It's the reason I am now the owner of the first place metal as the winner of the first ever Karaoke parody contest.
I don't have a recording me actually singing at the competition but I've made a video. It's posted on my You Tube channel. It may not be the most professional video but it gets the song's message across. The link is below. Hope you like it.
I am proud of winning the contest. It gave me a reason to be creative. Not just by writing the words but performing it and making the video. It's also cool to be applauded and honored by the other singers. I want to thank everyone of them who voted for me.
I will have more on karaoke nights and my friends, Beverly and David in a future post.
Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this post. If you have any comments or questions please post them on my Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ron.havens.50
Please come back again on Friday for the next entry on the"Yankee Near Nashville" blog.
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