Today, I worked up the courage to sing at an open mic night. I lost my cool halfway through because all I could hear was laughter. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, to help me get over my crippling social anxiety, my therapist encouraged me to sing in front of a crowd, since I actually have a fine singing voice. I ended up fainting onstage, mid-song. FML
Today, I finally felt brave enough to sing karaoke in public. I was halfway through the song when the restaurant’s power went out, leaving me singing my heart out in the dark. FML
Today, I did my first night of open-mic standup. The first 5 minutes went badly, but I don't know if it got any better afterwards, because a drunk audience member climbed up on stage and knocked me out. FML
Today, I gathered the courage to sing karaoke after saying no for years. The lyrics screen froze halfway through the song, and everyone expected me to keep going from memory since I picked it. It turns out I only knew the chorus. I hummed for an entire verse as bemused strangers politely clapped along. FML
Today, I was at a karaoke bar. After a few drinks, I gave it a go. Halfway through “Total Eclipse of the Heart” I got so into it, I knocked over the mic stand. The mic flew off, hit the DJ, who then hit the emergency stop button, cutting off the music. I froze as the bar erupted into laughter. I did get a free Coke for my “performance,” which was something. FML
Today, while I was singing a song with my guitar at a college open mic, my eyes started to burn, causing me to tear up and stop playing. Everyone in the audience thought I'd actually started to cry mid-performance. I ended up having to leave the stage teary-eyed and embarrassed myself in front of everyone. FML
Today, I was at a friend's birthday party in a packed karaoke bar/restaurant and I drunkenly agreed to sing. I picked a song I thought I knew by heart, only to realize halfway through that the lyrics on the screen were not at all what I thought they were. My brain went for a smoke break or something, and I turned into a rambling mess. The crowd actually booed. 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, whilst singing at school in front of 300 visiting primary school children I forgot the second verse to my song and let out an F*** word with the microphone still up to my face. FML
Today, I overcame my stage fright and got up in front of a café audience with my acoustic guitar to sing a few of my songs. Some asshat kept yelling stuff like "NEEDS MORE COWBELL!" and "FREEBIRD!", which made me lose my nerve and flee. FML
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Top comments
Maithai1996 9
that wasnt very nice it takes a lot of guts to be able to stand up and do that in front of people. I say good for you forget what all those people did they were not at all nice :) try again later
DocBastard 40
Next time don't sing "Wrecking Ball". And don't do it naked.
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Comments (59)
Jseldi 10
Next time you gotta "lose yourself in the moment" :)
mif_fml 27
I hate Eminem.. ...but I love M&M's!
SuperCasual 13
How can you hate eminem? He's got at least 1 song for everybody
JMichael 26
I realize that we each have our own opinions, but how do you hate Eminem?
guineagirl96 38
I don't particularly like eminem or rap for that matter but I love love the way you lie.
adrianh1090 12
That was so funny I forgot to laugh.
speakersboom 19
#27, who gets "Fack"...? O_o
Thorran 2
"shove a gerbil in your ass through a tube, oh oh oh ohh"
Maithai1996 9
that wasnt very nice it takes a lot of guts to be able to stand up and do that in front of people. I say good for you forget what all those people did they were not at all nice :) try again later
jazzy_123 20
It really does! I've been singing all my life and am comfortable singing in front of people, but there's something about karaoke that makes me a bit nervous haha, and I've messed up pretty badly on a couple songs. You just gotta learn to shrug it off x)
underthesea12 24
Some people just should not be entertainers!
Kkmars 22
I would say the audience was quite entertained.
sarcasticlover 30
atleast u had the courage to go up in front of soo many people and sing :) most of those laughing at you wouldn't be able to do so!
MixedGurl97 10
Who cares what people think! At least you had the courage to get up there and sing!
cakefete2 31
With practice, you'll become comfortable on stage. Then you can really sing the way you know you can. Shout me out in your grammy acceptance speech OP.
Ashamed_Sister 60
At least you've entertained them. It wasn't useless. Just stop thinking too much about other people's reaction.
emxy92 22
Good on you for getting up and having a go!
A07 48
Dont worry about them OP, it takes real guts to sing infront of room full strangers. Next time sing 'Don't stop believing'.
EternalTime 7
At least you didn't blackout
VeganVampyre 27
I signed up for a singing contest at a local bar once, but when it came to my turn I chickened out and left the bar. It's so hard to get up in front of strangers and do something like that. Good for you for getting up there and giving it your best, OP!!!