Sunday, July 19
Last night i learnt a valuable lesson:
i CANNOT sing when i'm nervous.
seriously, my hands were shaking, my knees felt weak, my throat closed up, and my voice was reduced to a squeak.
Okay, I'll start from the beginning....
last night, my neighbours held a party to celebrate their daughter's 2nd birthday (actually, it was just an excuse for the grown ups to have fun, it wasn't much of a kid's party)
And because i had Youth, i wasn't able to go until around 9:30, and by then the party was in full swing, and i'll give them this: they really know how to party...
The food was almost gone (but there was still some left for my dinner..hehe) and.......wait for it........they had a live band performing!!
actually it was the live band which attracted me in the first place... I had arrived home already, and wasn't really planning on going...but then i heard the drums....and well, it brought back memories....so i rushed over. [btw, the band consisted of 30+, 40+ yr old local guys, bit of a disappointment when i got there]
So anyway........i ate, laughed, danced a bit....the band was actually like a karaoke system...they played the music while the guests sang...
And i was enjoying myself so much, i thought, 'hey, why not?'
so i flipped through the songbook, found a song i knew [Bon Jovi's You Give Love A Bad Name] and went up. thinking back, i don't know WHAT came over me....since when do i voluntarily walk onstage to sing? (there's actually more to it, but i'll get to that later)
Well, like i said, my throat closed up, and all that became of my voice was a pipsqeak, and i sounded terrible, and i just COULD NOT sing....and yet, the people watching cheered and shouted and applauded (either they were very drunk, or they were just excited to finally see a girl go up)
I think that was the point though.... No matter how much you suck at singing, they cheer for you and encourage you... (trust me, i wasn't the only one who sucked) I guess the whole point is that you hitched up your jeans, pushed back your sleeves, and stepped up to sing. The main thing is that you have fun.
And eventhough my voice was a squeak, the audience sang along...
"shot through the heart, and you're to blame, you give love A BAD NAME"
whoa.....it was just surreal... =D
And....oh, i almost forgot to mention the SUPER CUTE guy who was smiling at me the whole night.....heheh.... he's the one who pulled me on stage to sing in the first place... and while i was squeaking away, he was right there swaying and clapping to the music and smiling at me.... *blushes*
so yeah.....eventhough i had loads of fun last night, i think maybe i should save my voice for God, just sing in church, it seems to be the only place where i can sing well.....my throat doesn't close up and my hands don't shake when i sing in church.... =P
k@ly$hA @ 11:45 AM