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Don't stop believin' :

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Don't stop believin' :

[Book]

how karaoke conquered the world and changed my life /

by Brian Raftery.

Cambridge :

Da Capo Press,

©2008.

viii, 223 pages ;

21 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217).

Village people -- The emulation nation -- Heavy metal memories -- Don't disturb this groove -- The empty orchestra -- A brief and painless history of the American karaoke bar, featuring Rob Lowe, Mr. Belding, and a hint of scandal -- The song vultures -- Horny bugle boys and random fly girls : the lost art of the karaoke video -- The Polish guy is singing in the buffet -- Abe Lincoln sings.

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"Armed with a keen eye for detail and a terrible voice for song, writer Brian Raftery sets out across the globe, tracing karaoke's evolution from cult fad to multimillion-dollar phenomenon, In Japan, he meets Daisuke Inoue, the godfather of karaoke; in Thailand, he follows a group of Americans hoping to win the Karaoke World Championships; and in New York City, he hangs out backstage with the world's longest-running heavy-metal karaoke band. Along the way, Raftery chronicles his own time as an obsessive karaoke fan, recalling a life's worth of noisy relationships and poor song choices, and analyzing the karaoke-bar merits of such artists as Prince, Bob Dylan, and Fugazi. Part cultural history, part memoir, Don't Stop Believin': How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life is a hilarious and densely reported look at the liberating effects of a good sing-along."--Jacket.

Raftery, Brian.

Raftery, Brian.

Karaoke-- History and criticism.

Karaoke-- Social aspects.

Karaoke

Karaoke-- Social aspects.

Karaoke.

Sozialgeschichte

Raftery, Brian.

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