So, maybe I'm late to the app party - having only upgraded to a smartphone capable of utilizing apps in 2013 when I purchased my Samsung Galaxy. Then, in 2015 (maybe...?), I updated to an iPhone. Sweet Baby Jesus! I have a love/hate relationship with this device. I admit it, it's mostly love, but there are quirks about the device that drive me INSANE! *lol* I hate that my ringtones can't utilize free ringtone apps like Zedge without jumping through multiple hoops to get them on and off and on again via iTunes. I hate that my memory is so fleeting (the device memory folks, but hey...if the shoe fits...and it does most days...by all means, lace that bitch up and flaunt it!).
Anyway, I have found an app that I adore (mostly) -- Smule Sing! Karaoke -- it's a virtual karaoke setting that allows you to sing with others from all over the world, or pay to be able to sing alone (or you can utilize a free trial offer - which I did!).
If you download the app, use your ear buds - trust me! :)
Also, add me -- @kokojo2k15 -- we could make beautiful music together ♫♪♫♪♫♪
There are some cool filters for your voice too – I rarely use them, but sometimes they come in handy ;)
Remember – you’re singing with ear buds and NOT seeing the person you’re singing with in real time – it can be tricky and probably won’t sound wonderful, but it’s FUN! :)
Also, there are ‘bad versions’ of songs, just like at times at karaoke when there are 2 or 3 versions of a song and one goes with the beat, one doesn’t…you just find the version you like ;)
Here are some of my songs I have recorded over the past 6 months or so -- in no particular order
If You See Him/Her --
http://www.smule.com/recording/reba-mcentire-brooks-dunn-if-you-see-him-if-you-see-her/490108650_591705936
Move It On Over --
http://www.smule.com/recording/hank-williams-sr-move-it-on-over/392504963_562246876
Then You Can Tell Me Good-Bye
http://www.smule.com/recording/then-you-can-tell-me-goodbye/392504963_562243604
Give Me One Reason (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/tracy-chapman-give-me-one-reason-2/581172328_504158621
Get The Party Started (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/pink-get-the-party-started/581172328_504146472
Come To My Window (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/melissa-etheridge-come-to-my-window/581172328_504136953
I've Still Got My Health (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/bette-midler-ive-still-got-my-health/581172328_504080622
Black Horse & Cherry Tree (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/k-t-tunstall-black-horse-and-the-cherry-tree/581172328_504072331
Some Kind of Wonderful (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/grand-funk-railroad-some-kind-of-wonderful/581172328_504053767
If I Could Turn Back Time (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/cher-if-i-could-turn-back-time/581172328_494592606
You Know I'm No Good (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/amy-winehouse-you-know-im-no-good/581172328_494578581
I Hate Myself For Loving You (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/joan-jett-i-hate-myself-for-loving-yu-joan-jett/581172328_494561619
I Love Rock & Roll (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/joan-jett-i-love-rock-n-roll/581172328_494553347
Knock Three Times (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/tony-orlando-knock-three-times/581172328_494547852
Nobody (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/sylvia-nobody/581172328_494514890
Sway with Me (duet with another female - I'm the 2nd voice - a little lower than her)
http://www.smule.com/recording/dean-martin-dean-martin-sway/226252511_494505216
Black Velvet (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/alannah-myles-black-velvet/581172328_494499155
Dreams (solo + video = I was being a little goofy)
http://www.smule.com/recording/fleetwood-mac-dreams/581172328_494484403
Let's Make Love (duet with male -- I'm obviously the female voice "Faith")
http://www.smule.com/recording/faith-hill-tim-mcgraw-lets-make-love/588477637_494472527
Stay (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/sugarland-stay/215947734_485930724
Keep Your Hands to Yourself (duet with male - I'm obviously the female voice)
http://www.smule.com/recording/keep-your-hands-to-yourself/132758694_485916724
Cake By The Ocean (duet with the group - being silly - way out of my comfort zone LOL)
http://www.smule.com/recording/dnce-cake-by-the-ocean/649527559_485911320
Girl Crush (duet with another female -- I'm the 2nd female voice to come in to the song)
http://www.smule.com/recording/little-big-town-girl-crush/187544031_485900405
You Oughta Know (duet with another female - I'm the 2nd female voice to come in around "you seem very well...")
http://www.smule.com/recording/alanis-morissette-you-oughta-know/292463746_485893891
Hand In My Pocket (duet with another female – I come in 2nd “I’m High but I’m Grounded”…)
http://www.smule.com/recording/alanis-morissette-hand-in-my-pocket/292463746_485885282
La Isla Bonita (duet with
another female – I come in 2nd “young girl with eyes…”
http://www.smule.com/recording/madonna-la-isla-bonita/52047006_485880878
Wonderwall – Acoustic (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/oasis-wonderwall-acoustic-version/506552647_485873191
I’ll Be (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/edwin-mccain-ill-be/506552647_485869569
Daddy’s Hands (duet with
another female – I sing 2nd – “I remember Daddy’s Hands…”)
http://www.smule.com/recording/holly-dunn-daddys-hands/482551799_459838788
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
(duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/israel-kamakawiwoole-somewhere-over-the-rainbow/506552647_459809628
When I Was Your Man (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/bruno-mars-when-i-was-your-man-acoustic/506552647_459795503
What Might Have Been (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/little-texas-what-might-have-been/117823482_459781598
Take It Easy (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/the-eagles-take-it-easy-cover-the-eagles/392504963_459774973
Can’t Feel My Face (duet
with male – I have a techno type filter on my voice – and he’s a little off
key)
http://www.smule.com/recording/the-weeknd-cant-feel-my-face/209085877_459767399
Zombie (duet with female –
I’m 2nd – I come in “But You See…”)
http://www.smule.com/recording/cranberries-zombie/292463746_453457023
Part of Your World (duet
with male – my voice cracks a bit – whoops LOL)
http://www.smule.com/recording/the-little-mermaid-part-of-your-world/506552647_453448038
Need You Now (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/lady-antebellum-need-you-now/506552647_453442229
End of the Road (piano –
duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/boyz-ii-men-end-of-the-road-piano/506552647_453436031
Try (acoustic – duet with
male – I come in on chorus and then sing alone)
http://www.smule.com/recording/pink-try-acoustic-piano/390032649_453429205
Baby Blue (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/george-strait-baby-blue/32450234_453419548
Neon Moon (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/brooks-dunn-neon-moon/226648004_341355277
Thank You (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/dido-thank-you/533917917_341345867
Losing My Religion (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/r-e-m-r-e-m-losing-my-religion-piano/117408632_341326994
Have You Ever Really Loved
a Woman (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/bryan-adams-have-you-ever-really-loved-a-woman/117408632_341323810
You Got It (solo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/roy-orbison-you-got-it/340960662_341312104
Sharp Dressed Man (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/zz-top-sharp-dressed-man/117408632_341303439
The Hanging Tree
(collaboration with other singers – I’m in there somewhere LOL)
http://www.smule.com/recording/jennifer-lawrence-the-hanging-tree/457923099_340036813
Chasing Cars (duet with
male – I’m a bit pitchy at first but I love the chorus)
http://www.smule.com/recording/snow-patrol-chasing-cars-acoustic/506552647_341293447
Part of Your World (duet
with female – I’m part 2 “Look at this trove”)
http://www.smule.com/recording/the-little-mermaid-disney-part-of-your-world/262933400_341286037
All Out Of Love (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/air-supply-all-out-of-love-acoustic/506552647_341282058
Whiskey Lullaby (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/paisley-krauss-whiskey-lullaby/117823482_341272255
Hero (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/enrique-iglesias-hero-acoustic/117823482_341258968
Build Me Up Buttercup (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/the-foundations-build-me-up-buttercup/533917917_341254784
Drops of Jupiter (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/train-drops-of-jupiter/83886271_341251080
You Are My Sunshine (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/you-are-my-sunshine-open-mic/392504963_326768412
Locamotion (duet with
female – I come in mainly on choruses)
http://www.smule.com/recording/locamotion/516099901_326762808
Oops! I did it again! (duet
with female – I come in on choruses and “You see my problem is…”)
http://www.smule.com/recording/britney-spears-oops-i-did-it-again/631014608_326758778Seven Spanish Angels (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/willie-nelson-seven-spanish-angels/83886271_326744469
A Picture of Me Without You
(duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/george-jones-lorrie-morgan-a-picture-of-me-without-you/478106091_326741010
Two Sparrows in a Hurricane
(duet with female – I come in on chorus and “Baby Cryin’ and One More…”)
http://www.smule.com/recording/tanya-tucker-two-sparrows-in-a-hurricane/146293134_326736588
Cups (duet with female – I
come in “2 bottle of whiskey” – we change off)
http://www.smule.com/recording/anna-kendrick-cups-when-im-gone/631014608_326731768
I’m Coming Over (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/chris-young-im-comin-over/226648004_326721054
Crimson & Clover (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/tommy-james-and-the-shondells-crimson-and-clover-tommy-james/243810895_326714729
When I Said I Do (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/clint-black-lisa-hartman-black-when-i-said-i-do-harmony-split-up/226648004_326709147
Baby Got Back (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/sir-mix-a-lot-baby-got-back/506552647_326703198
The Whiskey Ain’t Working
(duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/travis-tritt-the-whiskey-aint-workin/392504963_326692825
Desperado (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/desperado/394222820_326684392
Hero (piano – duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/enrique-iglesias-hero-piano-cover/506552647_326680912
People Are Strange (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/the-doors-people-are-strange/188442857_326675742
Summer Nights (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/grease-summer-nights/533917917_321335904
Otto Titsling (from Beaches
– duet with female – I’m 1st voice – we change off; she has more of
an echo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/bette-midler-otto-titsling/242580793_321316501
Please Forgive Me (duet
with female – she has more echo - I come
in with “first time our eyes met…”)
http://www.smule.com/recording/bryan-adams-please-forgive-me/242580793_321301530
Sugar (acoustic – duet with
male – he is a bit high pitch – I come in with “when I’m without you…”)
http://www.smule.com/recording/maroon-5-sugar-acoustic/209085877_321295931
At Last (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/celine-dion-at-last/243810895_321291746
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
(duet with female – she has an echo – I come in on 2nd “Somewhere…”)
http://www.smule.com/recording/martina-mcbride-somewhere-over-the-rainbow/516099901_321287350
Blue Christmas (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/elvis-presley-blue-christmas/533917917_321282163
Just To See You Smile (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/tim-mcgraw-just-to-see-you-smile/533917917_321280342
Chandelier (duet with female
– I’m 2nd voice – she sounds like broken English perhaps)
http://www.smule.com/recording/sia-chandelier/457923099_320099242
Just Give Me a Reason (duet
with male – I sing Pink’s part – first/female)
http://www.smule.com/recording/p-nk-ft-nate-ruess-just-give-me-a-reason/529189426_320094767
Marvin Gaye (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/charlie-puth-marvin-gaye/506552647_320085134
Cry To Me (duet with female
– I’m 2nd voice – she has a distinct echo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/solomon-burke-cry-to-me-dirty-dancing/516099901_320080773
Love Is Strange (duet with
female - she has a distinct echo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/mickey-and-sylvia-love-is-strange/516099901_320077565
Sway (Michael Buble – duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/michael-buble-sway/506552647_320072536
I’ll Make Love To You (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/boyz-ii-men-ill-make-love-to-you/533917917_320067886
Don’t You Want Me (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/human-league-dont-you-want-me/533917917_320063689
In The Still of The Night
(duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/boyz-ii-men-in-the-still-of-the-night/533917917_320056946
Creep (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/radiohead-creep-setneupm-remix-rainy/117408632_314444007
Big Girls Don’t Cry (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/fergie-big-girls-dont-cry/533917917_314434942
Crazy (duet with female –
I’m 2nd voice – she has a distinct echo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/patsy-cline-crazy/516099901_314430436
Unwell (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/matchbox-twenty-unwell/533917917_314426684
Break Down Here (duet with
female – I’m first voice and again on choruses, etc)
http://www.smule.com/recording/julie-roberts-break-down-here/429287023_314423849
How Will I Know (duet with
male – he’s a bit high pitched)
http://www.smule.com/recording/sam-smith-how-will-i-know/209085877_314420921
Dancing Queen (duet with
female – I’m 2nd voice “anybody could be that guy” – she has a
distinct echo)
http://www.smule.com/recording/abba-dancing-queen/516099901_314418408
Say Something (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/a-great-big-world-say-something/188442857_314412451
When I Was Your Man (duet
with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/bruno-mars-when-i-was-your-man-acoustic/506552647_314409413
Forget You (duet with male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/cee-lo-green-forget-you/533917917_314404172
Love Me Like You (duet with
male)
http://www.smule.com/recording/love-me-like-you-do-piano-male-key/506552647_314401356
Lovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’
(duet with female – I’m 1st voice – she has more echo to her voice)
http://www.smule.com/recording/journey-lovin-touchin-and-squeezin/452769284_310604322
