Karaoke Italian-style

Karaoke strikes me as one of the most Asian activities I know. So the thought of karaoke Italian-style in the nightclub in Trieste seemed too good to miss. Oli, who we know can sing from his 30th birthday in Lignano on our first days of the course, and Walter, budding rock star and master of the air guitar (he has a real guitar too he tells us, but no-one has seen it yet!) were both keen. So Wednesday night we went down to Mandracchio prepared to join in the festivities.
There are many differences from Karaoke as I know it. No small private room, no tambourines and no self-controlled sound system – the karaoke in Mandracchio was a screen on the edge of the dancefloor with songs controlled from the DJ booth. Most of which were Italian. And one microphone.
Vlasta and I bravely started the singing, belting out Cindy Lauper's Time After Time (a karaoke classic that brings back memories of Karaoke in Japan and Korea for me - an international favourite!)

Following on in the footsteps of the ladies was a rousing rendition of Bob Marley’s No Woman No Cry (Oli, featuring everyone else) or Guns and Roses Knocking on Heaven’s Door (Walter, likewise backed up by the rest of us!) We even gamefully joined in with the Italian songs – despite the fact that most of us didn’t know them!
It was a pleasure for all of us when the DJ started playing real music, and we spent some time dancing before heading home. School came round early on Thursday morning!