Posted on 07/14/2010 12:09:01 PM PDT by PilotDave
On a recent Monday night at a Los Angeles karaoke bar, a meek-looking woman in a business suit and glasses was coaxed on stage by her co-workers.
While the boozy crowd readied itself for four minutes of awkward singing, the woman — "Karen" — suddenly belted out exquisite, pitch-perfect renditions of the Jewel songs "Who Will Save Your Soul" and "Foolish Games."
Astonished crowd members picked their jaws off the floor and cheered wildly. One person was heard comparing Karen to "an American Susan Boyle."
Unbeknownst to them, they had been victims of "undercover karaoke."
Karen really was Jewel,
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Already has happened. Smaller touring acts need money and some of those karaoke bars have prizes. The “rock star” doesn’t always win, either.
I would still boo. Her music sucks and so does she. You cannot sing either of these songs to make them sound pleasant.
That's touching. I feel a little better about my night out Karaoking in Japan last year. One of my students picked "On Top of the World" by the Carpenters. I helped him sing - I took "Karen's" part. Of course being a guy that really sucks singing Karen's part because my colleague was calling me Karen after that.
It's a poor reflection on FR if you have to point out you didn't mean hair roots!
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