The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #36949   Message #513194
Posted By: KingBrilliant
24-Jul-01 - 05:08 AM
Thread Name: rationing the song
Subject: rationing the song
Hi all.
My latest question in the quest for good-performerliness is.....
At pub singaround/open-mic level : Having learnt a song & polished it, how do you then avoid over-exposing it? Do you keep a record of when & where you've performed it, or just go by rough memory, or not worry about it?
I personally find it a real turn-off when someone performs the same song week after week. However, I realise that to do a song well you need to practice, and there's no point putting all that time in if you only perform the song once.
How do you decide which songs are good enough to bear more frequent repetition? Any cunning tricks?
I'm wondering whether to get around it by varying the performance a bit each time? I get fed up with myself singing the same song the same way.
What d'ya reckon then?

Kris