Imagine my joy when I first saw the most recent video by my favorite pop group, Maroon 5, and discovered it took place in a karaoke bar! The band is first shown recording their hit, "Sunday Morning," in the studio. This footage is then interspersed with scenes of various people singing the song a few months later at a karaoke bar. Near the end of the video, it is revealed that the band members themselves are at the bar, too, and they are joining in on the sing-along.
How neat would that be--to be treated to an impromptu, free concert by your favorite band in your neighborhood karaoke hangout? Recently, my best friend Karen thought she would get to find out.
Karen and her husband spend a lot of time at a popular Anaheim, CA spot, Linbrook Bowl. David is a bartender there, and they have karaoke every night. One night, they heard that the country group, Rascal Flatts, was going to come in for some bowling and karaoke fun.
Karen was quite excited, and made sure she was at the bar that evening. The group arrived, and her husband even got to bowl a bit with them. When it came time for karaoke, however, she was astounded to realize her KJ didn't have any Rascal Flatts music!
How could this be?! Fortunately, the band members didn't seem offended, and everyone still seemed to have a good time. Karen was disappointed, though--she'd hoped they would do a couple of their hits.
At first, I thought maybe there was no Rascal Flatts music available for karaoke, but a quick search proved that wasn't true. Some artists don't allow their music to be produced for karaoke, but this band does. Obviously, the KJ had simply not had the chance to acquire any of their music.
Despite the Maroon 5 video, I pointed out that it was quite unlikely that Rascal Flatts would have performed their hits, anyway. They get paid big bucks to perform for crowds--why would they do it for free in a bowling alley?
Have any of you ever had a celebrity sighting in a karaoke bar? Tell us about it here.
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