Karaoké take 2

So I thought I would try another karaoké place tonight, but I ended up not being able to find it. So instead I went back to Rive Droite and was pleasantly surprised to find a very small audience. Phew I thought, I can try some of the harder songs with out pressure. It was great. The DJ remembered me, my name, made me feel right at home. When I signed up for the song I sang last night, he told me he was glad I was going to sing it again.

Somewhere in between Brenda Lee and Patsy Cline, a group of men came in and sat down at a long table. They asked me if I was alone and suggested I come join them. I figured my French could use the practice (they were talking really quickly and really casually). The boys were from Nice, except one who's been living in NY and another who is 1/2 Italian. They were all really nice to me about my singing, even the girls who eventually came about 30 minutes later. I got along really well with one of the girls. We kind of had a heart-to-heart, "girl talk" if you will, in French and it was really nice to hear what she had to say.

All of the people, except and handful, were REALLY good singers. At one point, the DJ put on hallelujah, tried singing the first verse, gave up, and handed it to some random kid wearing clothes that would have him stereotyped as a "thug" in the US. I did not expect to hear the beautiful voice that came out of this man. It was so inspiring.

Popular hits of the night included, "I'm Yours" and "Mercy" as well as "I can show you the world" in French.

I know I'm still not a great singer, and that I butcher many a note, but this is way too fun, and everyone is so nice. Hopefully I'll get better and then it won't only be fun for me :) Though the DJ told me to stop apologizing before I sing... maybe that means I'm getting better?