Not the only one karaoke
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The song is played in a scene from the 1995 comedy film Billy Madison, where the title character (Adam Sandler) reads Valentine's Day cards in third grade. Guarisco described "I'm Not the One" as one of Shake It Up 's "strongest and most memorable tunes", commenting that its sound still sounded fresh upon its 1986 re-release, five years after its first appearance on Shake It Up. "I'm Not the One" debuted on the Billboard Top 40 chart on March 8, 1986, and peaked at number 32. It was then released as a single in 1986, following " Tonight She Comes", also from the Greatest Hits album. The song was remixed on the Greatest Hits album, emphasizing the drum track with added reverb. It was not a charting single at the time, but was nonetheless included on the band's 1985 Greatest Hits album. As my friend Cass first showed me in her Instagram posts, the possibilities are truly endless."I'm Not the One" first appeared in 1981 on Shake It Up. Heck, pack it in your suitcase for your next vacation. Work on your solos, or join up with your fellow mic-owning friends for a private room experience without those hourly room rental fees.
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At home, I like to try out new songs to add to my public repertoire, or luxuriate in those long numbers that are in fact torturous to a captive audience (hello, Billy Joel's " Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.") My son’s tiny ears aren’t ready for my *uncanny* Taylor Dayne impression yet, but the mic’s volume goes low enough to belt out a restorative solo in the next room. As new mom to a four-month-old baby, there isn't much room in my life for impromptu nights out right now. When you have your own karaoke mic, anywhere can become a party-even if it’s a one-person party at home that mildly annoys your loved ones. Some of my fondest memories have been made in private "roke rooms" where you can really get weird with it, performance-wise.
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I live for the camaraderie of singalongs in a packed bar (the allure of singing in front of strangers draws a delightfully wild cross-section of people). And I’m not the only one who considers it a cathartic form of therapy: the stress-relieving benefits of singing have been a focus of scientific study, thought to increase oxytocin levels and improve the symptoms of those living with degenerative diseases including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. To borrow a phrase from Seal’s “ Kiss from a Rose,” nothing channels my power, my pleasure, my pain quite like karaoke. Good karaoke is 10 percent vocal talent, 90 percent total commitment to the moment. When I wow a crowd with my rendition of Fergie’s " Glamorous," for example, everyone’s too distracted by the way I nail Ludacris’s “I’m talkin’ champagne wi-i-ishes/caviar dr-e-e-eams” verse to notice my many vocal shortcomings. This doesn’t stop me from absolutely crushing it at karaoke, though, because what I lack in technical skill I more than make up for in enthusiasm. "Passable" would be more accurate-my on-key-ish pipes wouldn’t turn a single chair in a Voice blind audition, because I simply don’t have the range. Look, I’m not what one might call a great singer, technically speaking.
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