It cracks me up to see kids come in to the library to sing! They plug in the headphones and start grooving to a tune on line and the next thing you know I have to go into shhhh! mode.
Is there a way to tap this energy? So, who is mining this? [1]
I found this karaoke site [2]--are there better sites out there? I am not a musician. Just curious.
My sister recently compiled a CD of songs that we grew up singing at the house.
The list is greatly influenced by my deceased father--it tells you a lot about the man:
His favorite songs to belt out were often show tunes:
If I were a Rich Man! Topol [3]
I Don Quixote, Richard Kiley [4]
Downtown, Petula [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q5p2tPM76o&feature=related
[2] http://www.singingstation.com/shop/register.php
[3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBHZFYpQ6nc
[4] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onQJZ-gzwsc&feature=related
[5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GVE7lRZuFM