Singing Karaoke

Well, last night I sang a harder song.

Hardest Song

Can't say that I sing a great deal of Aretha, yet
last night's attempt was a winner! I'm still
figuring out when to sing through my nose and
when to project notes through both nose and mouth.

Not sure if that makes any sense, yet there are certain
notes that tonality wise sound better when you adjust
your technique. Guess you can say I'm still learning.

Fun Song - 1st Song I Ever Sang On Stage!

Last night I also sang the first song I ever sang
on stage. "Only the Lonely" by the Motels.
Wow, I had a ball! At least I can say I sing it
a whole lot better than what I did in the 80's.

It sure feels good to have people clap while you're
singing your song. Most of the people in the audience
remembered the song which helps and I'm glad
they enjoyed it. :o) So did I.

New CD-Gs

Yesterday I invested in two new CD-Gs. One was
Erica Badu and the other had Sade's Hang On To Your Love.
The latter CD-G has other songs that I'll sing along with
Sade's.

Sade is my favorite singer and I think I'm one of the
few that will sing her songs. I've been singing Karaoke
for a few years and I've only seen 2 people sing Smooth
Operator. I'm not really sure why very few people
will sing her songs in my area.

Sade has a very unique voice and she uses a great deal
breathing control and I wasn't aware of this until I
started singing her. She extends most of her notes
and has such a way of sounding romantic.

I did notice that Hang On To Your Love had to be
sung differently than her most recent songs. Not
sure why. In some ways I have to say that this
song was in one of my harder songs since I've only
sang the song twice. Only have about 3 rough spots
that I'm working on.

The last song that I had a ball with last night was
"I Won't Last A Day Without You", by the
Carpenters. Wow, that was another fun song.
Karen has such a beautiful full voice.

The first time I heard this song was at an
Air Force singing competition. The young
lady that sang the song had a sweet 2nd
soprano voice and pulled it off beautifully.

Not until last year did I find the song on a CD-G
and start attempting to sing it. It's not a song
I sing often, yet last night it was another winner
song.

Next Week's Agenda

Next week I'm determined to add two more
songs and finishing learning, "The Answer Boy
Is You", by Phyllis Hyman (Hardddd song but
I'll make it easy :o) )