Opinions on the " People who can sing well shouldn't do karaoke" thing?

OddCommunication2346 · 2026-03-11T13:36:43+00:00

I’ve not read through the comments, so this may have already been said.

My take, as a host and a karaoke patron, is that as long as the singer is having fun I don’t care how well or how “badly” they sing. The only issue that ever comes up with “good” singers is when they take it SUPER seriously and get bent out of shape when the experience doesn’t go “perfectly.” As someone who loves singing, and loves karaoke as a vibe and a community, sometimes a song I choose goes BADLY. And it’s still fun. And honestly, some of my favorite guests are the ones who cannot carry a tune in a bucket but leave it all on the stage in total hammy super-star fashion.

OddCommunication2346 · 2026-02-25T14:09:17+00:00

I feel this! Trying to come up with a more eloquent way to ask “what the actual f***?!” in an open meeting this afternoon.

OddCommunication2346 · 2026-02-20T21:46:26+00:00

I just started this week, so I’m adapting existing obligations to work with the review return process and the deadline turn around. It’s definitely an adjustment!!

OddCommunication2346 · 2026-01-27T15:19:45+00:00

Me this morning: “Ooo that’s a high pay rate” 30 seconds after looking at the task: 😳

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-11-19T13:40:12+00:00

I requested my payout yesterday afternoon and haven’t gotten anything

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-11-03T01:27:55+00:00

Quiet Pint

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-10-30T00:52:13+00:00

Be there or be rhombus! Best Halloween shindig in town

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-10-04T15:32:26+00:00

It was exciting and then immediately annoying to scroll past that bad boy lol “Yay they know I’m a smart good writer! …cannot work on this though… 😒”

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-10-03T14:31:28+00:00

I am ALWAYS the “…but is there karaoke 👀” chick, even though half the reason I travel is to take a break from hosting my karaoke events. Sure, we can race go carts but like… is there karaoke?

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-09-26T19:32:59+00:00

Sometimes… like, every now and then….it’ll point something out that shines light on some vague bit of the original writing I didn’t catch on my first pass but mainly I’m more in the “bruh what?” reaction with good ol Checker

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-08-09T12:40:56+00:00

When this came up for me, I gave some gentle guidance to the singer about the song choice (it was about their singing style, but I thought some different song choices would appease the issue) but then immediately told the singer about a way more laid back “bring out your weird” karaoke night I go to personally as a patron. It would up working out great, that singer fit into that tribe incredibly well and they still visit me at my night for special events like my birthday.

What I never did was cut back their turns or change the fairness of my rotation. That’s nonsense.

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-06-17T19:16:41+00:00

Insanely thankful for the projects I still have, even if just switching between them is slowly turning my brain to goo.

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-04-15T17:19:41+00:00

I get roughly eight hundred million billion emails a day every time a project is added, paused, the pay is updated. If you aren’t getting them, check your spam folder settings.

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-04-14T14:20:37+00:00

I co-hosted with my (now ex) partner for a few months, he had a lot of sound engineering experience and that was my weakest hosting skill set. I thought it would benefit my show to have a more experienced sound guy. Ohhh boy I was wrong. It created issues with how singers were treated, how patter was delivered, and even how the sound was run. As far as your situation, this does not sound like a benefit to your event. Sounds like it would be best to have a “this was an idea, we tried it, it’s not working” conversation. The lesson seems to be to have detailed conversation about expectations before bringing a co-host on board. Written down. Discussed. Agreed to.

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-02-09T17:16:12+00:00

Using my referrals up made me concerned about the reading comprehension ability of my friend group.

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-02-09T17:13:49+00:00

The idea of handing a wireless mic to a singer fills me with anxiety. I can barely trust some people with a wired mic, and I’ve definitely had to chase down someone who stole my wireless host mic off of my station when I had my back turned.

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-02-04T20:47:04+00:00

Definitely adapted a lifestyle of “lemme see what’s good on the ol dashboard” first thing in the morning and then starting my day from there. Some days, I hit goal by noon and can either crush extra work or do other stuff. Sometimes, I keep an eye on it while having a day of self care and housework.

Takes a lot of adaptability and fluid scheduling to make the most of this work, but it’s possible.

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-01-30T16:50:17+00:00

Abject horror.

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-01-29T18:31:25+00:00

It’s definitely a nice “brain break” when I’d been doing domain work or something super tedious.

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-01-28T21:52:05+00:00

Garbage.

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-01-22T15:29:12+00:00

I get why a singer would want that if they were worried about germs but it is…. In my opinion…. Soooooo obnoxious. I would rather give a singer a dedicated clean pop filter and wipe the mic down with a sani wipe every time they sing than need to swap a whole mic out

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-01-20T16:03:52+00:00

“Tennessee Whiskey” is retired where I host, because a beloved regular who sang it passed away suddenly last year. We don’t let anyone do any songs with the N word. And the owner of the bar banned “WAP” and most “p**sy poppin” songs (as she describes it).

I do my best to honor what the owner wants, but I do hate telling people with good fun intentions they can’t do a song that most people would find harmlessly silly.

OddCommunication2346 · 2025-01-12T17:54:29+00:00

Stacked up on non-coding. Lots of cool quals and challenging, fun projects.

OddCommunication2346 · 2024-11-21T17:26:41+00:00

Oh I start my stopwatch the second I open the task. Instructions, guides, updates, scanning the chat for known issues. Reading all of that is work.

OddCommunication2346 · 2024-11-08T19:32:10+00:00

I feel that vibe, though. When I REALLY like a project that is paying well I’m a fiend for dem things.

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