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I'm just curious as to what people say after a singer is done singing, and if you find yourself saying the same thing quite often. If you have a top 10 (or top 5) things to say, feel free to post!!

well THAT was interesting!

actually, if they're good it's "Oh Right on! Give it up for xxxxxxxxxx"

if they're bad it's "How about some applause for xxxxxxxx"

I always say their name... so the people know who to remember.

I used to like that song.

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Sounds Great! Entertainment
Bartlett, Illinois

(All tongue in cheek here; of course, you would NEVER do these for real... right? RIGHT!?)

10. "Oooooooooo... kay!"
9. "Oh, hey! They're done!"
8. "Thank you lord!"
7. "Okay people, you can come out now... people? People!!??"
6. "Oh, you were 'singing?'"
5. "Whoa man, I thought I was having a bad flashback from the '70s"
4. "Anyway..."
3. "Captain, I do ne think I can hold her together much longer!"
2. "Wow, I guess maybe you shouldn't have had the wings before you sang"

AND THE NUMBER ONE THING TO SAY AFTER A SINGER IS DONE...

1. Turn on the sound effect of crickets chirping.

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Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans
~John Lennon~

The number 1 thing I say when a song is bombed...

"It really says something when someone can take a song and makes it their own!"
(They think it's a compliment....)

a fEW YEARS AGO all the kjs were formal and thought they were doing a radio show,.. relax... i talk to all like i was standing right by them... What i say after a song come here sue... hey jim you doin volvanoe? ur up... That was awesome... bob ur next was it I'm movin on? hey sally ur next... Talk to them..... relax and have fun .....if somebody gets a standing ovation .. that was jim.... Forgret formalitities and talk to people like you do without the mic,,, let people know whats goin on .. talk to people in the crowd that are not singing ...ask them where their wife is.... talk and you you wont be worrying what to say next,,, just be you.....Do not play a role,,, just use your natural host talents and relax,,,,

1. great job
2. In the house
3. You go...
4. Thats the way we do it here at ...
5. On the price is right
6. Give ... the clap
7. Put those hands together
8. Give .... a hand
9. I have so & so coming up
10. You rock

One of my faves after someone really blows up at the mic (usually due to intoxication) is to say, "Now THAT'S karaoke ladies and gentlemen!"

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Spreading the karaoke gospel

Good subject.

10. You can't get this stuff anywhere!
9. I never heard that song done like that before.
8. You killed it!
7. Sorry, no pros allowed on karaoke night.
6. You okay? You didn't pull anything, didja?
5. American Idol here we come!
4. There must be something wrong with the mike.
3. That's a tough song to sing.
2. Good thing Sinatra's dead, he woulda sent his boys out to getcha.
1. Elvis Lives!

To hear some of the replies it almost sounds negative to some of the bomb singers. I give the same respect to all singers and "lets give it up for....." otherwise they will feel embarased, and not try again. after all you don't have to be a good singer to be a good customer. and thats the bottom line.

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I'm Not Dead yet...... But every day Im getting Closer !

Dr D--

I think that even though it may seem that some of the comments are harsh toward the bad singers, most hosts have their regulars who KNOW that they screwed the pooch on a song. I would never make a degrading or teasing comment toward a singer I don't know well. Even if I tease a regular about a song they just did, I always encourage them to go back and find another song for a shot at redemption!

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Spreading the karaoke gospel

Big Mike- While I admit that I do the exact same thing with some of my regulars (I have one that I insist that people clap for because he drinks enough to pay my salary!), something occured to me while I was reading your post. If I'm new to a show, and I hear the KJ make a disrespectful comment to a singer, I don't know if that singer is a regular, a travelling salesman, or is sleeping with the KJ's ex-wife. Therefore, I would be hesitant to sing a song that I wasn't sure that I could nail, to be sure I didn't get the same kind of comment.

This isn't enough for me to change my thinking, because I find it really fun to make fun of people that can take it, but it is something to ponder.

A lot of the time I segway into the next song. For instance, if the previous singer does "The Rose" and then next singer is doing "Pour some Sugar on me", then I would say something like:

"Thanks - (insert name). You know, (next name) looks for a rose, too. Of course, they just want to pour sugar all over it....."

Otherwise I just say "Thank you (name)". I may throw in some other promo bits, too.

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A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

NEXT!!!

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Keep on Rockin',

Ken


USMC '82-'85, 0811/5711
"UNITED STATES MARINES, WHEN WE DO OUR JOB RIGHT, PEOPLE SHOOT AT US!"

I'll say most of the generic punch lines; one of my favorites is when a man finishes a song that's obviously way to high for him:

"If anyone finds a pair of testicles on the floor please return them to xxxxxx, he might need them later. Thank You."

for a SUPER SINGER-----"Hey wont someone PLEEEEEAAASEEEE sign her to a 3-year DEAL!"

for someone really bad-but tried hard----"Hey Give it up! He came up and tried a new one for the first time! Show him SOME LOVE!!"

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"You know that I sing the Blues and I do not suffer fools. When I'm on that silver mic, it's gonna cut ya, just like a knife"-The SWINGCAT

A Friend was doing a show the other night, and the singer got up to do Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb". The man was drunk off his arse. So at the end of the song my buddy turns to the crowd and says:

"OK. How many think he's 'Comfortably Numb'? How many think he's PAST 'Comfortably Numb'? "

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A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

My highest compliment when someone really kicks butt is (spoken with plenty of attitude)

"SHOWOFF".

Crowd ususally like that one.