1. The document proposes a strategic approach to choosing karaoke songs that considers matching songs to the fluctuating mood of the audience over time. 2. It suggests starting with a low-risk "opener" song to warm up the audience, followed by a more serious "simmer" song to prepare them for a high-energy "anthem" to charge the crowd. The set should end with a fun "glow" song to restart the mood cycle. 3. A "risk/mood matrix" is presented to help singers select the right song for each part of the mood cycle, building trust with the audience through increasing risk over the course of their performance.

1. TOWARDS A MORE LOGICAL
CHOICE OF KARAOKE SONG
Charles N. “Sledgehammer” Cox

2. TENSION: SINGERVS AUDIENCE
Your
Mood
Audience
Mood
You Want:
• To sing your favorites
• To be understood
• To get applause
• The real kind
TheyWant:
• To hear their favorites
• To be amazed
• To feel emotion
• The real kind

3. MOOD IS A MOVINGTARGET, CYCLICAL
You and your song are in a maze of twisty variables, all alike.
AUDIENCE
MOOD
• Average BAC of audience?
• Proximity to last call?
• Ratio of watchers to singers?
• Ratio of mingle-able singles?
• MTB TEotH/DSB? [1]
• DMB? [2]
Cycle Repeats Every Hour
Does Not Always Line UpWith Rotation of Singers

4. STRATEGY: BUILDTRUST, INCREASE RISK
Billy Don’tYou
Lose My Number
Billy Ocean
Billy Joel
RISK
Your 1st Song
Your 2nd Song
Your 3rd Song

5. TACTICS: MATCH SONG W/ MOOD CURVE
5
AUDIENCE
MOOD “The Anthem”
• Charge, drive, inspire
• Call and response
• Strong finish (no fadeouts)
“The Glow”
• Comedy or sweet
• Sighs of nostalgia
• Restarts the cycle
“The Opener”
• Break ice, be inviting
• Expect no deep trust
• Embarrass yourself a bit
“The Simmer”
• Serious, slow
• Anger, sadness
• Preps the Anthem

6. HOW? BUILD YOUR RISK/MOOD MATRIX
“Dead Man’s Party”
Oingo Boingo
“Sara Smile”
Hall and Oates
“WeWill RockYou”
Queen
“Piano Man”
Billy Joel
“The Look of Love”
ABC
“Hold Me Now”
ThompsonTwins
“Love is a Battlefield”
Pat Benetar
“Sledgehammer”
Peter Gabriel
“InThe AirTonight”
PhilCollins
“Psycho Killer”
Talking Heads
“TheWay it Is”
Bruce Hornsby
“Take Me to the River”
Talking Heads
“Rock the Casbah”
The Clash
“BrokenWings”
Mister Mister
“Mama”
Genesis
“True”
Spandau Ballet
RISK
OPENER SIMMER ANTHEM GLOW

7. DEPLOYMENT AND SURVIVALTIPS
BE UNIQUE, BEYOU KNOWYOUR HOST YOU GETWHATYOU GIVE
TAKE RISKS, ENCOURAGE OTHERS, AND HAVE FUN!
And no Nickelback.