So this is a thing that happened.
It has everything Karaoke should traditionally have: not-very-good singing, not-very-good dancing, fucking up of lyrics, and the obligatory small glass of magic juice* responsible for the entire thing.
Enjoy… if you dare:
On our performer mailing list, John Hodgman kept saying that he was going to turn this into a Murder Cruise… none of us believed him, but I can see that he was successful, because I just murdered that poor song. Well played, Hodgman. Well played indeed, sir.
Very special thinks to KatyHaile for sharing my shame with the world, and preserving it for future generations.
*A type of "sauce" if you will.
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The guy at the end in the black jacket with the white piping has stepped out straight from 1976!
After hearing your rendition of “Soft Kitty” I couldn’t help but click on the link. You are a good performer, even outside your skill set!
That would be the inestimable Paul F Tompkins!
Let us not forget our wonderful sponsors for that lovely evening, Sunfly Karaoke, Sweet Georgia Brown and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Obviously, a booty-shakin’ good time. Hope I can make one of these cruises!
I’m so wanting to go on the next one. It looked like a lot of people were #FuriouslyHappy. Do you suppose you could ever get @TheBloggess to come? Maybe have a red-dress dance?
Sharing others’ shame with the world and preserving it for future generations is my super power 😉 You’re quite welcome.
And I’ve just discovered that our paths will cross again very soon, all being well. time to brush up on your Who!
How did I just discover this blog ten years after the fact??! I’m hugely enjoying catching up on it now.
My guess, after watching this video, that playing Rock Band at your house must be AWESOME. Love the dance moves and the Beiber line the best!
You have balls of adamantium, sir. I salute you.
Did anyone manage to get video of the Code Monkey proposal?
You’re being *way* too hard on yourself. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a finer caucasian nerd shuffle, and I’m something of a connoisseur.
(This is not sarcasm. I did the sprinkler at my own wedding. Srsly.)
Awesome, you clearly missed your calling.
A man of too many talents. What a genuinely excellent voice you undoubtedly have, when sober.
It is in moments such as these that one tends to forget, that which is posted on the internets IS FOREVER!
I’m impressed.
As a huge fan of the original song, you are no better or worse a singer than Jimbo Mathis. It was awesome karaoke.
HUZZAH!
I’m not going to lie to you: Rock Band at Team Wheaton’s Secret Headquarters is pretty epic.
This is awesome! My husband runs karaoke and performs this song at times. BRAVO! Very entertaining. As he always says “Karaoke is just Japanese for bad singing”.
My 16 month old son thought you did a great job. He clapped and smiled through it and then was crying because it ended. I thought it was pretty awesome too.
You can dance better than that – I’ve seen it! 🙂
(Nice job on the song though.)
I now realize what my own karaoke experiences have been been lacking. More butt dancing.
This made me so furiously happy! Also must remember to incorporate more dancing into my own karaoke performances… forgot how that can be the ultimate icing on the proverbial karaoke cake. 🙂
JCCC2: Sounds like a new kind of Java.Java Coffee Cup Cookies, II? 😉
Love it! Made a very tired person (child care and grant writing what a combination!) grin. I think that this link needs to be shared with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra so they can see what an opportunity they have to perform such a talent when you are here in April… Ever thought about singing with a 60 piece band? Awesome. tee hee. Also awesome? I have my plane ticket to Melbourne and my ticket to the concert.. weeeeee!!
“OH SHIT!” Best part.
BTW, here’s a better quality version if you’d like to switch it out:
I had to enlist my hubby’s help…lol.
I enjoyed the soft shoe, while I half expected you to bust into a Tololololol thing, the dancing was nice to watch whilst mopping up Davy Jones tears.
Thank you.
In which I nearly pee myself laughing too hard. That was made of awesome.
With a little more arm-movement I think he would be awesome at selling slightly-used ships…