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Karaoke Nights
An Ethnographic Rhapsody
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2001
Summary
Karaoke. The word conjures all kinds of visions_possible stardom, abject performance terror, or just head-shaking bewilderment. Ten years ago when the Japanese craze had only recently arrived in the U.S., Rob Drew was drawn to the phenomenon as subject of research. What he discovered will fascinate and surprise you, whether you're a student of popular culture or just curious what's going to happen next Saturday when you get up to sing your first song at the corner bar. Karaoke Nights is both a keen observation on the external behavior of deejays, performers, and audience and an intimate portrait of the emotional roller coaster that is the internal life of a karaoke singer. Drew lets you feel just what itOs like to be the performer_agonizing over the song, feeling the nervous anticipation, analyzing your performance. At the same time he provides a probing analysis of the varied roles karaoke plays in popular culture and how it can guide an understanding of Olocal musicO and the relationship of ordinary people to stardom.
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Copyright year
2001
ISBN-Print
978-0-7591-0047-3
ISBN-Online
978-0-7591-1690-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
151
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Prologue: Give It a Shot No access Pages 1 - 10
CHAPTER ONE Karaoke Stateside No access Pages 11 - 30
CHAPTER TWO What Would You Think If I Sang Out of Tune? No access Pages 31 - 50
CHAPTER THREE Singingthe Self No access Pages 51 - 68
CHAPTER FOUR Relating in the Limelight No access Pages 69 - 90
CHAPTER FIVE The Authority Song No access Pages 91 - 118
CHAPTER SIX Good, Old Karaoke No access Pages 119 - 128
