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Two songs in a row. Ouch!!!

Everything down to my bones tells me this is a huge no-no.
Is there a reason you do it this way?

Musicals tend to run long on time. If I have a lot of people in rotation there are certain songs I don't allow unless I cut them short. 10 to 15 minute songs will kill your crowd - especially if 2 are sung back to back. Can you imagine " American Pie" sung and then "Taxi" back to back by the same singer. YIKES !! It would be a half an hour of one person singing.

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For some reason, 2fers are the norm in this area. That is how I was 'brought up' on karaoke, and how I keep it. I only cut to 1 song when I have over 15 singers. Even then I try to do new singer 2, old singer 1 till I go over 20 singers. It is painful when you have bad singers, but nice when you have ones that know what they are doing.

I do make exceptions in the 2fer for any song over 6 minutes (unless the 2nd song is like 3 mins or less). People here seem to get real agitated at one song tho. Must be a regional thing....

BTW- Lonman- I know it was not your choice, I was just trying to be funny. I originally had Karyoker's name in there, but figured you were safer to pick on. I really need to get out of FL and do some karaoke travel.....

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We do 2fers occasionally especially early in the night if the rotation is less than four people.  Summers generally make for very late crowds down here especially on saturdays.

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All work and no play make Homer something something

Wow, if I am in your area get me in early. A 12-14 singer rotation would be 2 hours to sing!


I was visiting Miami (really Coral Gables) and went to a nice place (I can't remember where, exactly). It was crowded, but karaoke was over in a corner, and it didn't look like karaoke was what the crowd was there for. Indeed, the KJ started late and said there were only a few singers so it would be a two-fer. The first three (all guys) got up, and each sang two 6+minute songs badly. One rendition of "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" stands out as the most excruciating karaoke experience I have in memory.

I sang my two songs, both short, and the fairly significant non-singing crowd went pretty wild. I am not really that good, but  I do have my moments and the contrast was probably pretty stark. I  told the KJ I was leaving, with the late start and the two-fer. She said, oh please don't -- I will give you another turn after the next singer. So I sang two more songs again to a lot of applause.  I guess if the prospect was those three guys again for more 6-minute dirges, I can see why the audience would go crazy for something simple and short like "Ace in the Hole" or "Lookin' Out My Back Door".

You have to do what works for you - no judgement passed here.

I just know my crowd would string me up if I did 2frs all night.  LMAO

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I list everything in my books...and I generally let people sing whatever they want to sing, even if I don't like it.  It's not about what I want.  As far as the profanity goes, I have lots of songs that are inappropriate sometimes.  When in doubt I ask the bar owner or person in charge....if it's ok.  If and when it's frowned upon...I just say, sorry you can't sing that right now...Period, no exceptions.  There is a huge difference in being in control over what the crowd sings or being in control of your crowd....MrD

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