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Sing, Sing a Song, Sing it loud... (OK... Maybe not THAT loud...) Oh, wait,"I" have control of THAT... :-)
This page was updated May 25th, 2010 Karaoke means "Empty Orchestra" in Japanese. I have NO idea how the name came to be or why, but once in awhile I hear someone sing that "shouldn't oughta" or someone else that amazes me because they should have Garth Brooks, B.J Thomas, Bette Midler, Bryan Adams or Madonna as their driver taking them to concerts where they should be performing and it ALMOST makes sense to me. Keep in mind that sometimes the WORST singer in the house can be the BEST entertainer and sometimes even the best singer is better heard with your eyes closed.
For those of you that have asked, (OK, Maybe for SOME of you that DIDN'T ask, too) I've put my song list(s) HERE for you to download when you'd like. There are times when I get it updated a few times a week and times when it may go months with out being added to, redone or edited. I say edited because the thing is FULL of typo's and outright mistakes. MANY mistakes were made by me as I typed in every bloody line of the thing but there are a few where the CD is actually labeled wrong or the numbering sequence on the CD is wrong while the song titles are right. That said, when you download this thing, feel free to e-mail me with mistakes you find. When I can, I will reply with at least a thank you and that I've FIXED the thing, OR an explanation of why it's NOT an error or mistake. So... Once you download the file(s), feel free to call yourself an unpaid editor. OH! Everything is stored in a Database for ME now, so there are NO SONG NUMBERS. All I need when you sign up is: YOUR NAME, The SONG NAME and the ORIGINAL ARTIST. IF YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE for a particular BRAND of Karaoke disk, WRITE THAT DOWN TOO and as long as I have that version, you'll get it. The brands are NOT listed in the list(s). The lists/files are still using the actual songs so when looking for an artist, or when you search for Garth Brooks, look in the G's and the B's. In the "by song title" list, you might find two listings for a song. For example: "A Night To Remember" and "Night To Remember, A". Then again, you might NOT find a song listed both ways since I've tried to do away with that kind of dupe. NOTHING in the lists should start with "A" or "THE". I've deleted all of those dupes that I could find. The files were getting too big and they don't EVEN need to be inflated. ALSO... When a spreadsheet sorts things, (These files started as Lotus version 9 spreadsheets) "IT'S" is before "IT IS" so don't give up until you've gone through ALL The " IT " possibilities. AND!! The newer songs/CD came with a file already typed. The artists names are NOT the same way I did mine. SOME are sorted first name first and some are not. Be careful as you look through and you may have to check BOTH names. IE: When you look at the book or file BY ARTIST, check the G's AND B's for Garth Brooks. [And yes, I know, I get to repeating myself. :-) ]
The following files are READY to be downloaded. If you need something other than what I have here (the list below), let me know ASAP. Dan@CountryDan.comRemember that these are the song LISTS / BOOKS, NOT the music itself...MOST songs are in the hard books AND ALL are HERE now in the PDF files. Remember that if you want me to try to find a song, e-mail me and I'll keep searching. If you drop a note in the tip jar, I look once and the note gets "misplaced" soon after that. e-mail is saved until I FIND what we're looking for. ;-) My BIG SPAM account has been closed so Emails don't get lost anymore, assuming I GET them.Dan's-Songlist-ARTIST-(date).[file type] = Sorted by the artists name and as always FIRST NAME FIRST (EXCEPT for the new CD's that are now included.)Dan's-Songlist-TITLE-(date).[file type] = Sorted by the Song Title. The date in the file name is when it was last updated. There "NEW" file lists are at the
bottom. Once they are combined into the main The System IS ready and is now all digital! It took MONTHS to convert all the CD's to digital, but it's been well worth it. The list is now at close to 140,000 songs! I am trying to keep it at around 140,000 by deleting OLDER dupes, bad tracks on CD's etc. So I may be adding a lot of newer stuff with out letting the list/book get TOO much bigger. I no longer have DVD or Super CDG Players at the shows. At the RRR I DO have a CDG / VCD player. Otherwise everything is now converted to digital. If you bring in a DIGITAL Karaoke song, I can play it. If you being in a CDG or VCD disk, I can play that for you as well. Other types are NOT playable at MY shows with out GOOD prior notice. Converting a VCD or DVD back to digital takes awhile and I STILL haven't even done mine YET. Remember that you won't be allowed to sing more than one song "at a time" unless it's YOUR party. :-) Please read through the rules for information on how the shows run. I use a sign up sheet rather than slips and your name can only be on the list ONCE. Once you've finished your song, you aren't on the list any more and can immediately put your name back on the list, and then look up or decide on the song you want to do. If you do not finish that line before it's your turn, you will be skipped and have to add your name again. I use a place holder in the "on screen list of singers" to remind you that "YOU NEED A SONG UP HERE" If you are called to sing and do not answer, I will call your name 3 times and then mark you off the list UNLESS YOU HAVE TOLD ME that you will be gone for a "few" minutes. If you are marked off, you have to add your name again, at the bottom of the list. Adobie READER is NECESSARY to open PDF Files go to http://get.adobe.com/reader/ and download the a newer version from the adobe web site. If you have problems with these files, please e-mail me so I can track down the problem. And HEY!! If you are singing with me a lot, ask for the following files on a CD. OR copied to your Jump Drive or... The books are now over 900 pages and to have them printed OR attempt to print them myself would cost me a fortune, so I have a laptop with me and you are more than welcome to bring your own and have the files put on it. IF YOU "KNOW" WHAT YOU WANT TO SING, JUST ASK ME, Since it's ALL digital now, I can look to see if I have a song faster than either of us can flip through a book. If you have no idea what you want to sing, grab a book or one of these files. If you have the older files
you may have listings that are now deleted.
DAN'S-SONGLIST-TITLE-Apr-14-2010.pdf The name says it all. Right click to "SAVE AS" or just click to open in your browser IF you have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (available above). You MAY NOT be able to search if it opens in your browser. ONLY as a file on your computer. This file is 2,526kb (Worse at catching Dupes than in the Artist Version)
EVERYTHING was in the OLDER Database file along with an EXE program to allow searching by song, Artist or even song number. There is a read-me file in the Zip, so read that first. I scan everything so "I" know there are no bugs here, but to be triple safe. You scan it too. Click the link to download the Song Program and complete database, < DansSong.zip > This was created Feb 3rd, 2006. (NEWER SONGS ARE NOT HERE) This included EVERYTHING through Feb, 2006
Click there >>
NewMusic
Not much NEW yet and that, that was, is in the big books. No more SIGN UP SLIPS. There is now a list that you sign up on/at.
When you sign up, your name "is on the list". You can not have your name
on the list more than once. When you sing your song (OR DUET) your name is
marked off and then you can add another song OR Duet. (The 1st 5 people before
the 9pm (Thurs, Fri & Sat) show start CAN put 2 in a
row the first time you sign up. After that, ONE AT A TIME.)
The total line/song count is close to 140,000 I Think that's a few more songs than
any other Karaoke show "I've" been to so I guess I'll have to start going to a
few more, farther away from home. (Yes, I know... It's not nice to brag.)
<grin> [DO keep in mind that there are many
duplicates of several songs as ALL Karaoke KJ's have. Some are alike and some are
totally different versions.]
The book software tries to eliminate as many as possible, so you shouldn't
see 19 lines of "Friends In Low places" any more. PHTTPTPTHPT :-Þ Copyright © 2000-2010
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