Who does not love to sing while taking a shower? Holding on to that make-believe microphone (in my case the nozzle) and just letting passion take over. It's an amazing feeling to sing, not because you want to bless someone with the angelic pitch of your voice (if false would be an angelic trait) but because you want to experience the feelings provided by that particular song. For a brief moment being Freddie, being Dio, being Otis, Stevie, Pickett, Mick, Bruce. Picturing yourself in place of Roger Daltrey backed by Townsend and Keith (also by the bass player but I keep forgetting his name). Well Korea allows you to step it up a notch. Everybody knows about karaoke but here in Seoul you call it “norebang” and it is a little different. It literally means song room and what you do is sing. You can find one everywhere in Seoul, and I mean everywhere, The establishments have different rooms ranging in size to fit your party. You go there with a group of friends and pay for an hour, then the manager takes you to a room with a karaoke machine and you start choosing songs. The selection of English songs is a bit limited but not bad at all, you got most of the classics and even a couple of rare ones. It is not about how good you sing it is about how much you enjoy doing it. No one cares if your off pitch, there is no Simon there to judge you, it is all about getting involved with the music and feeling every single one of those misplaced notes. Seeing yourself being in Journey while belting “Don't Stop Believing”.
Journey
“Don't Stop Believing”
Hold on to that feeling
This is probably the song I have sung the most while staying here. Hope it inspires people to stop fearing the limelight and just sing for the love of the song.
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