The organizers have been debating on whether or not to have a karaoke session at the weekender. Karaoke is something you’ll either love or hate…We are in two minds about it so we are asking you for your help on the org to make us reach a decision. The two questions we are asking are…

A) Would you be interested in having a karaoke contest at the party.
B) Would you be interested in being a contestant..

The karaoke contest (subject to the response we get here on the org) will happen on the Saturday night of the weekender and last around 1 ½ hrs. It will take place away from the main dance floor (top floor) which will continue pumping out the Prince jams for those who are not interested in watching a karaoke. This is something that we would like to add as an alternative attraction for those who want to take a break from dancing.

‘Dre aka Drezone has agreed to compere the contest. There will be a prize (a cool bottle of bubbly) for not necessary the best singer... but whoever gives the "most entertaining" interpretation/performance as judged by ‘dre and the audience’s reaction to your performance. You can enter as a solo singer or as a duo with a friend.

We will be looking for up to 12 contestants who will have to pre-register to enter (details about pre-registering will follow once we know the outcome of this poll).

Contestants will have the chance to choose which song they wish to perform from the list below…

Prince - When Doves Cry
Prince - Purple Rain
Prince - 1999
Prince - Lets Go Crazy
Prince - Kiss
Tom Jones - Kiss
Prince - Sign O' The Times
Prince - Alphabet Street
Prince - Diamonds & Pearls
Prince - Thieves In The Temple
Prince - Gett Off
Prince - Sexy MF
Prince - My Name Is Prince
Prince - Controversy
Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Prince - Gold
Prince - Pussy Control
Prince - Baby I'm A Star
Sheila E - A Love Bizarre
Prince - U Got The Look
Prince - The Beautiful Ones
Prince - Take Me With U
Apollonia 6 - Sex Shooter
Prince - 7
Prince - Pop Life
Prince - Erotic City
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
Chaka Khan - I Feel 4 U
Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls
Prince - Cream
The Time - The Bird
Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl
Sheila E - The Glamorous Life
Prince - Little Red Corvette
The Time - Jungle Love
Prince - Delirious
Prince - Do Me Baby
Prince - Raspberry Beret
Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover


We await your views…

I would like to do this!! Me Me ME!!!

It would be great !!! But I cannot be there

Personally, I think karaoke stops the flow of the evening. The music is pumping, you're having a good time dancing, then suddenly it stops, there's muffled announcements about karaoke and then a long pause while the various contestants are rounded up, then inevitably some awful singing which makes you cringe rather than laugh through a PA system that simply isn't set-up for live vocal performances, then finally the disco music starts again and everyone sighs in relief and you can get back to dancing.

I think it's only fun for those competing and their friends. For everybody else, it's a rush to the bar.

I'd agree with you if it were the whole evening, but there would still be a room of dancing upstairs and there could be an allocated time for the karaoke to begin so all those interested could go downstairs to that room. I am a bit biased as I love a good sing song. And it's a laff if we can all camp it up with moves/backing dancers/costume!
The banter etc would be good fun.
[Edited 10/6/05 7:18am]

Ewwww...no thanks. I agree with Metalorange that it interrupts the flow of the evening. I hear what you're saying about the upstairs still playing grooves for those who don't want to join in, but it's still putting me off the Saturday night now!

How about a quiz as Savage (and possibly others) suggested? Pay for a form where you go in if you want to join in, then you hand in your completed form by, say 11pm, and the winners are called out at midnight or something? That doesn't interrupt the flow of the evening, and you can fill in the quiz over the course of the evening.

Of course you'd need to find some really difficult questions which would be a lot of hard work....and no doubt there would be some dispute about some of the answers because there's always some smart arse who professes to know absolutely everything and will argue about the spelling of a song title, year of a release, etc etc.

But these are my thoughts ... just thought I'd share.

Results so far...

1 - For
2 - Against
1 - Contestant

I'd say yes to the karaoke idea.As a matter of fact I love it, sounds like fun.

We have 2 nights to listen and dance to Prince music, 2 nights¡¡¡ When you guys decided to have 2 nights first thought I had was that it was too much for me. Two days listening and dancing to Prince music (same songs over and over again) it is just too much (yes, Im getting old).

So I thought I could always make a quiet and calm night out of friday and a funky and danceable night on saturday.You will find me in the first floor on friday just having a quiet chat and coming up and down second floor and basement on saturday.

Now that you suggest some alternatives I do go for it.

Any entertainment added sounds like a good idea to me.

delores my ears are still ringing from when i heard you "singing" on the paisley park parking lot

I stand very much "on the fence" on this, it is very much the job of the compere to make this a tight and fun event, to move the thing on even in those toe curling, excrutiating silences etc, and whip up the audience for appreciation even it doesn't warrant it, but this should be FUN

Delores said:

u obviously greatly underestimate xactly how much music prince has tucked
away in the vaults, and how much of it is in the hands if his fans. the
reason 4 holding a 2 day event is because the 1 complaint theres always
been at a prince nite is that a particular track wasn't played. now there
r 2 nites in a row there is a chance 2 squeeze in twice as many songs as
b4. we already increased the party from 1 floor to 3 floors, with 2
dancefloors, so twice as much dance music, so now it's doubled again

there is more than enuff prince music 2 hold a week long event on 3 floors
with different music and styles each nite without repeating the same
tracks every nite. not that this is whats going 2 happen this time, but u
could have a nite of the following styles - rap, rnb, rock, 80s, 90s, 00s,
related artists, cover versions, live, extended mixes, house/dance mixes,
dj only remixes, just playing the hits and well known stuff, just playing
the b sides, just playing the non single album tracks, stuff only
available from npgmc, just so much stuff. at 1 of the nites last year, i
played solely music from the period up2 and including purple rain, and no
further, playing the time, vanity, sheila e, sheena easton, and all the
revolution era material - without playing the same song twice. similar
things can b done by playing material from the parade era, or gold
experience/exodus era. this time im planning on only playing the same
track once over the weekend, and i think le freak has a similar idea. so
if u only come 2 1 nite, ure only going 2 hear half the music. if u come
both nites, u won't b bored hearing the same tune repeatedly. it's going 2
b far from a weekend of kiss and 1999 with a finale of purple rain whilst
every1 grabs thier coats. it'll b the weekend where ure surprised about
how much prince stuff u can dance 2. we have the demographics 2 show what
ppl want 2 listen 2 and dance 2, we dont just stick on a song, its a
highly scientific method of audio selection 2 make bodies sweat on the
dancefloor, according 2 dr funkenstein. we know that some ppl really,
really, really want 2 hear certain tracks loud in a club, but they don't
normally get played due 2 time constraints. this time u have double the
chance 2 hear them. tick tick bang any1?

DJLeFreak said:

hehehe... not that I could repeat that again... hehehe...

I will be in your dancefloor instead

i agree with metalorange, it kills the night stone dead, if i want to hear something squealing like a pig...i go down the local farm.....no thanks

london1 said:

Y do U think I was drafted in?

'dre

blackbob said:

Please no singers.....just the music please...

Results update...

3 - For
4 - Against
1 - Contestant

Forgot to mention that this poll closes on Thursday 13th so get your votes in quick...

Add 2 more "for" Frank and Mistri.
The three of us will perform sex shooter.



I think there's plenty of room and time for everything...

DreZone said:

OH GOD PLEASE NO KARAOKE!!!TACKY
AND MY BOYFRIEND AGREES SO THAT MAKES TWO OF US.

We have 3 floors and 2 days... there's time and place enough to have music, videos, karaoke, contests, performances, quiet chatting, wild dancing, ... I dont understand why it has to be a problem...

Delores said:

WHHOOOAAAA????!?!?!?!?

"I'm a
in your "

Like so??

Delores said:

Thing is, the equipment for the Karaoke will be at the same place as the dancefloor... Is that not so? Because in that case, of course the disco would have to stop while the Karaoke contest goes on. If you could have the karaoke in the basement, that would be different, dancing, singing and quiet chatting could all go on at the same time...

Im up for it!


But only if you have "forever in my life."

Its the only song I'd attempt.

The Kareoke SHOULD go ahead.

Nothing wrong with a wee singing competition.

But there're 2 dancefloors...

Delores said:

and when were you going to tell me this???




i hear all the comments about karaoke. it does stop flow of dancing etc. but if its in a seperate area..ie the otehr dance floor..then why the hell not.
would prfer to sing "thievesi n te temple" so i don't have to wear lingerie

Update..

5 - For
5 - Against
4 - Contestants

Just a reminder to voice your opinion now (if u have one)... this poll closes tomorrow (Thurs)....

Peace.


[Edited 10/11/05 21:15pm]

I'll sing Sugar Walls on me own and Love Bizarre with my pal! Seeing as it's just for fun like!

no kareoke please, it killed the prince night in edinburgh stone dead.