Today, I learned how to play "Happy Birthday" on the guitar, just to have my friend tell me that my voice sucks, and that I needed to stop immediately. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, we were at a friend’s birthday party and it was time to sing Happy Birthday. My crush was there. Wanting to impress him, I started out-singing everyone with runs and riffs. Someone said, “It’s just Happy Birthday, it’s not that serious, wannabe American Idol.” Everyone, including him, laughed. FML
Today, after spending months learning how to play the guitar and memorizing the music to my girlfriend's all-time favorite song, I performed it for her. Her response? "Well, you kind of ruined that song for me now." FML
Today, after practicing a song for my girlfriend on guitar all day, I called her over to my house to show it to her. After a long speech about how "this is for you," I played for about 3 seconds before I broke a string, which slapped her in her face. FML
Today, I tried singing in front of my friend. She said, "That's a hilarious voice! You should use that voice when telling jokes!" FML
Today, I finally worked up the courage to play my friends the demo CD that I've spent all summer recording. I didn't tell them it was me. Not even 10 seconds into the first song, my best friend asked me to turn it off because it sucked. FML
Today, I was happy to take a break and do a guitar performance, but my teacher was the rudest ever. He had his guitar at the front row, playing while I was, and he played the song live with me just to confuse me, and ending up ruining the performance. FML
Today, I was told by my neighbors that my guitar playing sounded a dying cat. FML
Today, after I spent 3 months secretly learning guitar so I could surprise everyone at a family barbecue, the moment finally came. I sat down, took a deep breath, and realized I'd practiced every song with a capo I forgot to bring, as well as my tuner. Everything sounded terrible. My uncle asked if I was improvising Free Jazz. FML
Today, I was playing guitar on the sidewalk and had my guitar case open for tips. A man came up with a folded piece of green paper, smiled and walked away. After I was finished, I looked at my tips. I unfolded the paper, it was a note that said "You suck!" FML
Today, I had my high school piano recital. The entire time I was playing, one of my classmates sitting up front kept booing me and yelling "YOU SUCK" at the top of his lungs. He drowned out the entire song. FML
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xoxoblondee 31
I forgot how crucial a good voice is to playing guitar. reminds me how I need a clean bathroom if I want to bake cookies.
Jared900DUmpling 30
Well, thats what friends are for, am I right?: the ability to make you feel utterly shitty, then laugh at you while youre down, then somehow be the one to pull you back on your feet and help you up... Maybe thats just me projecting. Either way, dont feel bad; now that youve learned the guitar part, you could always try some online voice guidance tutorials or something. And likely, your friend was just being awkward about hearing you sing, in any case.
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xoxoblondee 31
I forgot how crucial a good voice is to playing guitar. reminds me how I need a clean bathroom if I want to bake cookies.
xoxoblondee 31
I forgot how crucial a good voice is to playing guitar. reminds me how I need a clean bathroom if I want to bake cookies.
Jared900DUmpling 30
Well, thats what friends are for, am I right?: the ability to make you feel utterly shitty, then laugh at you while youre down, then somehow be the one to pull you back on your feet and help you up... Maybe thats just me projecting. Either way, dont feel bad; now that youve learned the guitar part, you could always try some online voice guidance tutorials or something. And likely, your friend was just being awkward about hearing you sing, in any case.
iswearimhuman 12
Forreal that sucks. She could've been slightly nicer but hey, at least it was your friend and not some stranger. We all have different talents. Maybe just stick to guitar playing?
onceuponatime456 16
That was NOT your friend! Never will be, either.
Connor1623 10
A real friend would lie to you potentially embarrassing you? The friend could have said it nicer but is still their friend
mohamed_H 21
Well that is better than lying and saying you're good only for you to embarrass yourself playing in front of many people...
tantanpanda 26
Honestly, that's how you get those delusional singers on those singing TV shows. "But my friends say I sound great!"
tantanpanda 26
Honestly, that's how you get those delusional singers on those singing TV shows. "But my friends say I sound great!"
tj4234 36
It's probably the wrong key for you. Try either using a capo or downtuning the guitar a semitone. It's actually quite rare that someone can't sing.
lil_miss_aries 4
At least your friend is completely honest with you. They potentially saved you from embarrassment in the future