W.Y Songs

Almost every age group we have, has karaoke lovers, and they all seem to enjoy the karaoke songs no matter what age group they are most applicable to. Having said that, every age group pretty much has its favorites though. If you are a Karaoke Disc Jockey it might be beneficial for you to know what songs would fit in best or be most popular with the general age group of your audience. Here are just a few examples of how you could categorize your music according to audience age group.

Suppose you are doing a birthday party for pre schoolers or entertaining a family group. Here is where your job is really going to get challenging, trying to please such a wide diversity of age groups. Perhaps at one time the little ones would have run off to play while the adults did their little sing along. Not anymore these little ones want in on the action. Most likely if they have learned how to talk then they are ready to sink karaoke songs.
Often these songs that are favored on the nursery rhyme or kindergarten songs such as, Baa Baa Black sheep, Oh Susanna, or old MacDonald had a farm. Think back and you’ll remember how much you enjoyed them as a kid.

Ok, so now you have tired out the little ones lets move onto the preteens. These are so hard to please. They pretty well choose their karaoke songs based on what the older ones will like. Only problem here is if parents are present then they might not be too happy at their pre teeners belting out some heavy metal music. Try and find a happy medium here. You just might convince the kids to sing out some Daddy A Go Go karaoke songs. They may or may not be their favorites but they do find them amusing.

For all the in-betweens now is going to be your easiest part. For the teens you are going to need a selection of the most current karaoke songs, in rock, heavy rock and rap. Then for the parents you’re looking at songs from the 50’s up to the 80’s. Oh yes there’s a bit more that has got to be included here. For each of these eras you need a selection of rock and roll, country western, jazz, and perhaps some blues.

For the senior there something sad about their music, and that’s becomes it comes from a time when so many of their loved ones were killed in the wars. So the music they seem to play and love the most is what is called the old war songs. To your best to have a selection of Karaoke songs to fit this age group. Such as the white cliffs of Dover, or I’ll take you home again Kathleen. One only needs to look at the face of one of the seniors singing these songs and you will see a flood of memories pass across their face.

So doing a karaoke party for a mixed group can be pretty challenging when it comes to the music. After all you do want to be popular amongst all age groups. If you have a tight budget however, you might want to stick to entertaining the age group that you have the most music for.

By: Rachel Patterson

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Filmmaking > Buisness > Academy Awards, etc.

Are you one of the millions who ask themselves every time a television ad pops on the screen for another “Awards” show, “Does anyone even watch these things anymore??”

Admittedly, even those of us in the Entertainment world can’t keep up with the plethora of self-aggrandizing ceremonies that dribble out of L.A. and New York.

Let’s see, you’ve got the Academy Awards, a.k.a. the Oscars, Tony awards, SAG awards, Golden Globe awards, Emmy awards (Daytime and Primetime), Grammies, Country Music awards, Independent Spirit awards, the Image Awards, MTV movie awards, People’s Choice awards, Teen Choice Awards, Kids Choice Awards, BAFTA Awards, European Film Awards, Internet Movie awards, Genie Awards, American Music Awards, Billboard Music awards, the Razzies (my favorite) and well over 3 times as many that aren’t even televised.

HollywoodReporter.com reported that the Academy Awards of 2008 “hit an all-time ratings low” and the Emmy’s had its lowest viewer ship in 18 years. Most in the Entertainment Award circles blamed the writer’s strike. Sorry, the public isn’t buying it. The only part of the strike the public cared about was the fact that the final season of Scrubs was tragically cut short.
Many people stopped watching Award shows when obvious losers won over obvious winners, or a winner was chosen more out of political correctness than outstanding performance, or perhaps some of us were just tired of being preached to from the Hollywood pulpit by the usual cast of characters holding onto their golden “calves”. (Ooooo, that stings. Oh, well.)

So if the ratings are plummeting, and the general public doesn’t care anymore…

…then why the H. E. double hockey sticks do we still have award shows??

Why do the major and minor studios spend boo-coo bucks on promoting certain films to the various Academies just to win a nomination the public, in general, doesn’t care about?

Don’t get me wrong, I may come off a little harsh, but growing up in the business my dream was to win an Oscar, a Tony and a Grammy all in the same year! It wasn’t until I grew up and became more involved in the reality and business of Hollywood and filmmaking that my feelings changed. Winning one of these awards is important to me, but for a completely different reason. And this reason, in my opinion, is the purpose for which award shows were created in the first place.Some will say the reasons we still air these award shows are:
# 4. Tradition. Sorry, this reason just doesn’t hold up for me. For a reason to continue to do something that appears to be failing, “tradition” is weak.

When traditions begin to fade out because of cultural shifts, corruption of its intended purpose or the mere fact the public becomes more educated and realizes “Hey, this is stupid” or “Hey, this is dangerous,” the tradition becomes more of a nuisance or just flat out illegal.

(Human sacrifice was a tradition among ancient Americans. We see how well that worked out.)

# 3. Satisfying the Ego. This one, I happen to agree with, but not as the primary reason.

Look, if you’re not an artist, you may not understand this one. Artists, especially entertainers, more especially actors, are the most neurotic group of people you will ever meet. We need constant reassurance that we’re doing a great job and that we’re important or we become nervous, slightly unstable and unsure of ourselves.

The only way we know we’re doing a good job, is if we’re told we’re doing a good job and if no one tells us we’re doing a good job then we begin to wonder if we’re doing a good job and spiral into an abyss of self-doubt.

I know, it’s a mental disease. Why do you think it requires so many takes to shoot one scene? Technical issues aside, it’s not because Ben Stiller is making everyone laugh, it’s because both the director and actors (generally speaking of course) don’t trust their artistic instincts and keep trying to get the “perfect shot.”

All the while it’s the producer banging his/her head against the wall watching money going down the drain with each take.

(More on this in a future article.)

# 2. Recognizing accomplishments in one’s craft. Okay, that’s fair, but how many ceremonies do you need for that? You don’t see a slew of big guys in tuxes showing up on a red carpet for the Steel Workers Union awards, do you?

Recognizing achievement is good for any Industry, but it doesn’t answer the question as to why the Entertainment Industry seems to go overboard.

So… the #1 reason why we have grandiose award ceremonies, regardless whether or not anyone cares, is…

**MARKETING**

Think about it, doesn’t it add reassurance to your decision to see a movie if you hear the deep voiced announcer say, “Starring Academy Award Winner So-and-so, Academy Award winner such-and-such, by Oscar winning director What’s-his-butt, with music by Grammy award winning composer What’s-her-face.” Don’t you feel more confident that it will be a better movie?

Even if the plot seems a little silly, you’ll still think, “Hmmmm, I bet that’ll be pretty good.”

If the movie employs Nominated performers, you’ll see that plastered all over the advertising in Gold letters!

Why?

Because it makes you feel “safe” about seeing that movie. It’s the film industry’s version of a product guarantee.

If you were presented with two dramas you have never heard of before, A and B, each with the same budget, same script, same title, Movie A features Award winning and nominated actors, directors and composers and Movie B is cast with a fair mix of B-listers and nobody’s, which do you open your wallet or purse for? Hmmmm?

Marketing!

Studios and retailers want your money and they know that when it comes to spending money on a movie, you, the customer, are going to put your green down on “Award winning” artists to deliver a better film almost every time, even though logically you understand that Movie B could be just as good, or maybe better.

Even the pre-ceremony circus we know as the “Red Carpet” is marketing because from the studios to the producers to even the actors (the smart ones) understand that to stay relevant, you have to keep your face in front of the public as much as possible, even if it means putting on a ridiculous evening gown while Ryan Seacrest tells you you look stunning.

Still don’t get it? Let me put it this way

Why does McDonald’s, the #1 fast food chain in the world, still spend millions on TV commercials and billboards?

Because they get it!

They understand that to stay on top, they have to stay in front of the public’s mind, and to do that, they have keep sending out the message “We are here! We are here! We are heeeere!” That is the role award ceremonies play for the Entertainment Industry.

Just like a movie’s theatrical release is just an advertisement for the DVD. (Topic for a future article.)

In conclusion, although I’d never turn down a nomination or an award from anyone, it’s no longer my primary focus as a producer/actor/director/composer. It’s no longer “What can I do to give an Oscar-winning performance,” it’s now “What can I do to make the kind of movies I want to go see?”

(That’s actually the PIXAR philosophy and I’d say it’s worked out fairly well for them.)

It’s called Show-”Business.” The Award shows serve many purposes to many people, but the bottom line is business…and it’s all about -

MARKETING!

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Have you ever wondered why some music just seems to have staying power? Like the energizer bunny, it keeps on going and going. Take the recent Grammy Awards for example. The Rolling Stones and ex-Beatle Paul McCartney were both nominated. Paul even gave his first live performance at a Grammy awards ceremony this year.

I remember the days when there was a constant debate raging over which group was the greatest- The Rolling Stones or The Beatles. These two super-groups reigned supreme. Many loyal fans took sides in this debate and were fully convinced that it was their favorite band which made the best music.

For me, it was simple. I loved the Stones, but the Beatles were by far my favorite group. Afterall, when the Beatles were beginning to see the effect their music was having on the kids of their generation (known as Beatlemania) the Stones were also charting with a song called, “I Wanna Be Your Man.” But it just so happens that Lennon-McCartney wrote this song and gave it to The Stones as a favor. Later, when The Beatles masterful Sgt. Pepper album was released in 1967, The Stones released an album shortly after which many considered to be a copycat version of Sgt. Pepper.

Here is another interesting fact to consider. The Beatles stopped giving live perfomances after their concert at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco on August 29, 1966. They decided they wanted to spend more time in the recording studio and just make music. Many people thought they were crazy and would quickly lose their fan base and popularity if they stopped giving live performances. They didn’t listen. What happened as a result? They kept cranking out hit songs and their popularity grew even more. The question that was constantly on everyone’s lips back then was, “when are the Beatles going to give another concert?”

Now, this is not to take anything away from The Rolling Stones. After The Beatles officially broke up, The Stones became my favorite group for awhile. I spent a lot of time listening to their music and saw them in concert three times. I even got back stage once. But they never inspired me to think deeper about life, or to question why. The Beatles did. I began a spiritual journey in search of “Truth” (which I eventually found in Jesus) largely due to the impressions and impact which The Beatles had made on me.

Musically speaking, these two super-groups definitely had, and continue to have, staying power. I still get students young and old who want to learn their songs on the guitar. The recent Grammy nominations also reveal that the creative juices of Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones are still flowing and will probably continue to do so for some time yet. The lesson we can learn from this is that good music never dies. And I, for one, am really glad that Paul did finally “pass the audition.”

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