This was one fun night. Adam D was in town from Cleveland, where he took a job for the meantime. His girlfriend is in school in Atlanta, so it seems he went in the wrong direction geographically. But he can’t get enough of Cincy…or at least karaoke with friends in Cincy. Friends got to Maloney’s East extremely early to save a long row of tables down the center of the place. So awesome.
I decided to give “Hey Now Now” a try, for the first time, a Top 40 single that was on Q102 for a few weeks back in 1998. I had Kula Shaker’s “Hey Dude” as my first song, but I had a feeling the Swirl song would be a lot of fun. Boy, was I right. I screwed up on a couple parts, but I really plan to do it every Saturday night. It’s a very balanced song with great high note parts and very upbeat. The crowd response was amazing. I got chills when they responded to the high shrieks.
After a few months giving it a rest, I gave “Fly from the Inside” another try. It was an old standby I did many times at Southgate House. The last time I tried it at Maloney’s East, my voice wasn’t ready and it turned out to be a disaster. This time—much better. Again, the crowd response was really great, especially after holding some extremely long notes. Pretty miraculous that I pulled it off while still having some stuffiness in my nose and sinuses.
And finally, I did Eve 6’s “Promise”. I really enjoy doing this one because it’s full of tongue-twisters, and I can actually execute on it very well. Generally, I’ll screw up on fast vocal parts, so this is my outlet for that kind of song. “Why you gotta key the fan on high when it’s cold outside. Just wanna let you know that I’m still a fan…get it?” Ha.
A really great evening. And I’m feeling great today too. I don’t know what it is about yesterday and today, feeling so good. Perhaps my body just said, “Hey, I’ve been sick for a week. Let’s go ape!” I’m okay with that.
