Karaoke Quotes

“Driving down deserted early morning roads. Round and round. Round downtown. Through naked streets. Lips pursed on two litre bottles of beer, but pursuing the lips of freedom's night. Swapping cars. Winding up at karaoke bars or Bolsi- the best place in town. For the food. For the folk. For the service. For the crema de papaya. And for that late night dawn's whiskey coffee.”
― Harry Whitewolf, Route Number 11: Argentina, Angels & Alcohol

“Karaoke divides humanity into two groups: those who don’t want to sing and shouldn’t be compelled, and those who do and shouldn’t be allowed.”
― Dennis Vickers, Passing through Paradise

“Tacos will grow on Christmas trees before I learn to carry a tune. Fortunately, it doesn’t matter. In karaoke, talent means nada; enthusiasm is everything. What I lack in talent, I make up for in passion. Hence my karaoke problem.”
― Rob Sheffield, Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love & Karaoke

“Ducks are the stars of the karaoke bird world. You’d think it would be songbirds or parrots (or boobies, because who doesn’t like to see those on stage?), but nope, they all quit going down to the corner bar to try to impress the locals with their vocals, and they joined TikTok so they could dance their way to fame.”
― Jarod Kintz, Ducks are the stars of the karaoke bird world

“Problem is, life is not karaoke booth”
― Malena Watrous, If You Follow Me

“So I sang out the barbarous words - karaoke from Hell.”
― Grant Morrison, Nameless

“Karaoke is itself the Japanese work for embarrassing oneself by singing in front of a room filled with strangers who are only there to laugh at you.”
― Nicola Yoon, The Sun Is Also a Star

“The sign in the parking lot next to a mini cliff said, "Danger Falling Rocks," so I commented, "Who's this band, Danger Falling? If they rock, how come I've never heard of them or heard them?" They can't be better than Bette Midler, or my ducks would sing them during karaoke.”
― Jarod Kintz, Music is fluid, and my saxophone overflows when my ducks slosh in the sounds I make in elevators.

“I built a giant gumball machine, and I filled it with duck eggs. The only currency it accepts as payment is karaoke singing.”
― Jarod Kintz, I design saxophone music in blocks, like Stonehenge

“I need this,' Xander said into the microphone. 'You need this. We all need this. Nash, I’ve cued up the Taylor Swift for you. Jameson, get ready to break out those dance moves because this stage is calling your name, and we all know that your hips are utterly incapable of falsehood. And as for Grayson…' Xander paused. 'Where is Gray?'
'Grayson Hawthorne skipping out on karaoke?' Libby said. 'I’m shocked, I tell you. Shocked.'
'Gray has a voice so deep and smooth that you will shed literal tears as he sings something so old school that you will come to believe he spent the 1950s wearing the most dapper of suits and hanging out with his bestie, Frank Sinatra,' Xander swore.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Final Gambit

“ She remembers the last perfect evening before everything happened, perfect even though she didn’t know everything was about to change. Karaoke night. A bunch of kids from choir cheering each other on. When it was her turn, Hallelujah belted out “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” She went for every melodramatic note, closing her eyes and beating her chest. She got the whole group to sing along.
She remembers Jonah taking the stage next. When he sang the opening lines to Garth Brooks’s “Friends in Low Places,” the room went nuts. He put on a cowboy drawl and sent the low notes reverberating through the wooden floorboards. She remembers him tipping an imaginary Stetson at her when he was done.
In a week, Hallelujah would get caught making out with Luke Willis. He would humiliate her and start spreading lies about her. She would become someone quiet and sad and resentful. But right then, performance-flushed and surrounded by friends, she couldn’t stop smiling. ”
― Kathryn Holmes

“Karaoke machines are evil-er than Ouija boards. They just keep coming back!”
― Sarah Morgenthaler, The Tourist Attraction

“My car is my Karaoke booth.”
― James Hauenstein

“I took the second microphone as Green Day lyrics appeared.
Our moms' old favorite. I shook my head as my gaze met Tanner’s, but a thrill went through me. We belted out words with the confidence of kids subjected to lots of nineties music. Jordan would have been proud.”
― Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

“Music soothes the mind just as painkillers would soothe a sprain.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Sips And Little Portions