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May 26, 2004
Hosin' on, hosin' on
We've tried to steer clear of discussing karaoke of late, but last night was just so fucking rad that it bears some love. Plus, unlike some of our friends, we are physically incapable of saying anything thoughtful, spiritual, or politically relevant these days. So here's where you come for your drivel, kids.
This week's Tuesday night festivities were made especially special by the visit of Girl-E and Girl-C's good buddy Squirt, a college singing friend visiting from Seattle. And she totally upped the specialness bar when, as the second performer of the evening, she made groundbreaking work of Steve Perry's 80s-rock classic "Oh, Sherrie" (long having held a place on the substantial list of Songs Whose Real Lyrics Elude Girl-E With Hilarious Consequences. She has forever been convinced that the chorus is "Oh Sherrie, our love holds on. Hosin' on, hosin' on." Also on that list reside "Carry a Laser" by Mister Mister and "Don't Dream in Slow-Mo" by Howard Jones).
And then of course was further confirmation that one should not die before hearing Girl-C perform "Ramble On". She truly channels Robert Plant in Charlie Kaufman proportions. In his respective introductions of Girl-C and Girl-E, host Reverend Pete claimed to be ignorant of which member of the Dynamic Duo each girl represented. However, the fact that Girl-E followed the epic Zepplin performance with a poppy number by the Pretenders gave pretty conclusive proof that she is not Batman.
Girl-C also schlepped along some karaoke virgins in the form of B-school classmates-- who promptly drew serious doubts about their karaoke virginity with Elvis Costello's "Radio Radio" and Whitney's "I Will Always Love You". Now, we realize that the Whitney song is high on the list of Most Annoying Songs Ever, and normally its appearance at Reverend Pete's Rockstar Karaoke would draw a good share of scorn. However, see it emerge startlingly and note-perfect from the lips of an endearingly timid Korean girl whose limited English had theretofore been keeping her in a fairly constant state of social apoplexy, and your biases may shift.
A'ight, we think that's enough of that for one day. We hope to come up with something more thought-provoking and/or universally accessible to write about one of these days. Peace.
Posted by The Twins at May 26, 2004 12:24 PM
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ohmygod.
you. me. august. boston. karaoke. whitney.
Posted by: kate at May 26, 2004 03:42 PM
Kate, you are so on, it's not even funny. But we have to go before Pete moves to NY, which is sometime in August. When do you get here, anyway?
Posted by: EV at May 26, 2004 03:57 PM
oh, if kate is going, then i'm totally coming ...
Posted by: bryan at May 26, 2004 04:09 PM
To the moon, Bryan. To the moon.
Posted by: EV at May 26, 2004 04:43 PM
if bryan is coming, can i place an early request for immunity from his wrath when i ask for a rousing rendition of "everything i do, i do it for you"?
Posted by: kate at May 26, 2004 05:46 PM
request denied.
Posted by: bryan at May 26, 2004 06:32 PM