disco creeps

[devi]

Karaoke makes me feel good. As I stumble out on to the rainy streets of Soho I have this breathless blissed-out feeling throughout my whole body from singing and laughing for hours. Everyone who hasn't tried it should do it, and don't give me that 'I can't sing' rubbish either.

I've had several really excellent weekends lately, and this so far has definitely been one of them. I'd like to write more about it, but for now a snippet from last night, as we tried to turn Creep into a 70s disco number:

(several people being human beatboxes in the background)
Me (hamming it up like mad): You're so fucking special, I wish I was special
martylog (in pantomime style): But what are you?
Me: I'm a creep
martylog: What else are you?
Me: I'm a weirdo
martylog: And you really have to ask yourself
Me: What the hell am I doing here?
martylog: What don't you do?
Me: I don't belong here
martylog: Speak up! I can't hear you!
Me: I don't belong here
(cheers, hoots, catcalls and custard pies)

The thing is, I've sung that song many times (usually on my own in the house), but I've never meant the lyrics less. Here's to belonging.

Comments

[mzdt.livejournal.com]

sounds like how John Otway would do it - you ever seem him do 'Blockbuster'?

Sounds like a good evening.

[mippy.livejournal.com]

That is bluddy grate. Bootleg it!

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

Can we have non-exclusive karaoke evenings where lots of people can go, please? Sorry, this jealous streak looks unattractive even to me!

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

Having bitched so, I shall imagine the scenario you have described all day and smile. Hoorah for you fine people and your assault on innocent pop.

[absinthecity.livejournal.com]

Where do you do your caterwalling?

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Exclusive?! I presumed the only reason you weren't there was because you were somewhere far away on the edge of the world!

And it can't possibly be exclusive if they let me in.

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

The Karaoke Box, Frith Street, Soho. Funny little place, and tricky to find because there's not actually any English on its sign, but great to caterwaul in :)

You should come along some time!

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

There were plenty of things that would have made fantastic bootlegs last night. Next time I shall sneak in a Dictaphone, or wear a wire, or something.

[absinthecity.livejournal.com]

I'd love to. Could you drop me an email next time you're going along? I knew there was a good one in Soho but never managed to find it, so I guess it must be this one. I used to go to Belushi's in London Bridge but the selection isn't that good there...

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Will do. By the way, I've been looking for other writers on the Nocturnal Economy besides Dick Hobbs and his partner in crime Lister (who I think you said you tried) and they are as scarce as hens' teeth, as my gran used to say. There's LE Cohen and M Felson, who started the whole thing off with a book called 'Social Change and Crime Rate Trends: A Routine Activities Approach' (woo, thrilling), but they seem to have only mentioned it tangentially. Sorry. :/

[absinthecity.livejournal.com]

Ah, well that's more names to look into...thank you!

We are, however, hoping to get Prof. Hobbs on board now. A colleague who is better at this job than me (i.e. isn't phobic about telephones) had a word with him and he seems a lot keener now.

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Ooh! I'd go to see him. Dick Hobbs is a bit of a hard-man action-hero of sociology. I'd like to see if he really did become an alcoholic in the course of his research :)

[absinthecity.livejournal.com]

He's great apprently - really lively. If you are actually interested in coming I'll see if I can get you an invite...

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

Hey, if I'm having a strop there doesn't have to be any logic in it! Sorry. But you can sing, I've heard you. I look handsome, I look smart...