Karaoke For Fun And Profit #3 [Monday, Period 4, 7/14]

[mike-cannon.livejournal.com]

Mike was feeling a bit nostalgic today, so he reset the Danger Room simulation to the familiar Club Mystique at the original Montecito casino, as it had looked during the Las Vegas Centennial. "A few years ago, my aunt Gladys Knight performed in Las Vegas to celebrate the city's 100th birthday, and I had the honor of being a member of her back-up group," said Mike. "Now, I couldn't get Aunt Gladys out here today, but I thought we'd talk about a musical genre that is near and dear to my heart: R&B. Like most major music genres, you'll get different sub-sets such as contemporary R&B, soul, funk, and even reggae." As he spoke, Mike passed out a few song catalogs for the students to look through.

"As karaoke singers, the type of R&B songs you'll hear most often are either the Motown classics, which includes hits from the '50s and '60s, or contemporary, which includes R&B hits after the end of the disco era. Today, your task is to perform a song from somewhere in the R&B spectrum. As for myself, I'm going to do one my favorite Gladys Knight song, 'You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me.'"

[Please wait for the OCD is up!]

Comments

Sign In [WS3]

[mike-cannon.livejournal.com]

Or sing in, as the case may be.

Re: Sign In [WS3]

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber Atkins

Re: Sign In [WS3]

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

T.R. Wexler

Lecture [WS3]

[mike-cannon.livejournal.com]

Put on one of the party hats that seem to be all over the place while you look through the song catalog.

Re: Lecture [WS3]

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber definitely put on a party hat, looking through the catalog to find the perfect song.

Re: Lecture [WS3]

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle eyed the party hat a little dubiously before finally putting on on. She kept adjusting and fiddling with it a lot thereafter.

Re: Lecture [WS3]

[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

Naomi put on a party hat and she started going through the song catalog so that she could find a song to sing.

Re: Lecture [WS3]

[always-damp.livejournal.com]

Toby wasn't sure the party hats went with his look.

Re: Lecture [WS3]

[my-tragic-past.livejournal.com]

"Dude, come on, put it on," Kevin chided, pushing one of the hats towards Toby. He was already wearing a shirt, putting on more clothing would seem unnatural.

Stage [WS3]

[mike-cannon.livejournal.com]

Time to sing the R&B song you've picked out!

Re: Stage [WS3]

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

She thought she'd chosen the perfect song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8twqlk8zcCc) to sing and she settled herself on the stage with confidence. It came so easy to her now that once Amber was on stage, she simply had fun with it, singing loud enough for everyone to hear her.

Re: Stage [WS3]

[mike-cannon.livejournal.com]

"Great job, Amber!" said Mike as he clapped. "That's a good song for you. It's really kind of fun."

Re: Stage [WS3]

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

It might not have been the best for her vocal range, but Turtle liked it and it was probably the mun's penultimate favourite and she figured it couldn't be any worse that what they were subjected to last week. So she got up on stage, cleared her throat, and sang (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAOOFk549fw).

It probably sounded a lot different than the original, though.

Re: Stage [WS3]

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber stood up and clapped for Turtle when her song was done. Excellent song. Most of these R&B songs made Amber really wish she had a guy. Woe.

Anyway, "Yay! Turtle! Loved it!"

Re: Stage [WS3]

[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

When Naomi had her song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQF0evakpOA) picked out, she got on stage and took a deep breath before she started singing. She gave a pretty good performance of the song.

Re: Stage [WS3]

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

"Oh, Naomi!" Amber shouted and clapped when the song was done. "One of my favorites!"

Re: Stage [WS3]

[always-damp.livejournal.com]

Toby might not have understood the assignment, but he certainly sang his chosen song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVKv6PdBR-I) with great feeling and enthusiasm.

Re: Stage [WS3]

[my-tragic-past.livejournal.com]

Kevin took the stage, looking right out towards Toby. "This song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO_vFuzPJvc) goes out to my man. I love you stud."

Kevin had a surprisingly well trained voice.

Re: Stage [WS3]

[always-damp.livejournal.com]

Toby clasped his hands together and swayed to the dulcet tones of his love. Or you know, moved with the song. He was totally getting laid after class.

Talk To The TA [WS3]

[mike-cannon.livejournal.com]

Once he pings in.

Re: Talk To The TA [WS3]

[oncourtandstage.livejournal.com]

Troy was totally there, and totally on time! He passed on singing, though, this week.

Talk to Mike [WS3]

[mike-cannon.livejournal.com]

He's got a funny kind of smile as he looks around, remembering the last night before the casino was imploded.

OOC [WS3]

[mike-cannon.livejournal.com]

Speaking of Motown, I got to meet Mary Wilson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wilson_(singer)) of the Supremes once at a book signing. She was a very class lady and incredibly friendly, even remembering my name when we bumped into each other an hour later.

And tomorrow I'm leaving on a midnight train to Georgia an early flight out of town on Monday, so I won't be able to respond much to pings. I'll still be up for a while before I go to bed if anyone's looking for interaction.

Re: OOC [WS3]

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Have fun and be safe!

Re: OOC [WS3]

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

*is dead from heat and orientation*

Have a good and safe time!