Last night at our show at L'KEG we opened with an a cappella rendition of Sam Cooke's "Havin' a Party"--a truly classic song, by an unbelievably gifted artist.
Golden Oldies Pete, as he is known in the internet world, is far less renowned than Mr. Cooke, but he does possess what our departed Sammy did not: a Youtube account. Although I did laugh quite heartily when I first saw this video (it's the first page that pops up when you search query for "Havin' a Party"), something about Pete kind of grew on me. A man this dedicated to the craft of karaoke renditions, unafraid to be completely off key--with no ambitions to "make it" that I am aware of--kind of has to be respected for his commitment to singing music that's pretty much been phased out of modern radio waves.
And hell, the dude even writes his own songs. Check out "Sexy Server" if you want to get close to Pete and his "golden oldies" (innuendo-y).
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