The fact that karaoke machines never include Queen.

Malkavian

I mean really. If there's one band made for butchering on a drunken Friday night it's that band. 

I've -never- seen them on a karaoke machine, which deeply annoys me.

I cannot die happy until I've serenaded a bunch of drunken hecklers that I was born to love them.

MillerCross

or to be a king

also, really, man, you're absolutely right, it's really stupid >:[ i had to buy one of those karaoke dvd thingies to do queen

Schitzo

They never have Holy Diver or Rebel Yell either >

Bee

Yeah, I know maybe 10 songs, and almost none of them are ever on karaoke lists.

Granted my tastes in music are typically 20-30 years before I was born.

Naas_Human

Is there some sort of copyright issue with Queen and karaoke machines, or is this just a poor selection thing?

Malkavian

Queen hasn't been particularly protective of its stuff, so I don't see why karaoke would be exempt.

Bee

Mostly it's just karaoke places are way too into a) terrible pop music or b) terrible country because nobody has the right voice for classic rock.

I also tend to notice they rarely have Piano Man, but at least that one's understandable given the premise.

Alkthash

Karaoke machines actually exist? What fabled lands do you fellows transverse to find such a mystical device?

Earthlight_Ray

I see them in a lot of bars and stuff.

Earthlight_Ray

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0oG7hG32gxRX0YA9J9XNyoA?p=karaoke+machine&fr=mcafee&fr2=piv-web

Wait a second I thought 'karaoke machine' was the same thing as 'jukebox.' I learn something new every day I guess! I think I've only seen one restaurant that has something that looks like that.

Malkavian

A bar nearby has one and there are bars dedicated to it in more urban areas.

Alkthash

Ah that explains it. Bars generally make me want to start smashing stuff.

Myrmidon

Because Karaoke Machines realize you are not Freddy and never will be.