A Philosophy of Karaoke | The On Being Project

When we are at a karaoke night, we join together in an anti-productivity, anti-efficiency, anti-perfection moment when we are all enough, exactly as we are, bum notes and all.

It’s rare that we are told that it’s okay to fall short, that we actually need to fall short in order to ground ourselves in the world and really appreciate the highs when they do happen. But with karaoke, we can tangibly experience that life lesson. When we are rooting for someone on stage singing a Celine Dion song, and when they sing every note ... See more