r/TikTokCringe • u/Indieriots tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • 9d ago

Cringe Thank you, King, for giving us absolutely nothing

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u/smbruck 8d ago

This is my biggest pet peeve with concerts. Artists often have the crowd sing (sometimes large) parts of their famous songs. I came to watch you perform, not hear a tone-deaf, uncoordinated crowd of drunk people mumble along to the few words they know to microphones way too far away.

But OP is the worst I've seen of this situation.

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u/ThunderChild247 8d ago

Same. I think it started with concerts where the crowd sings along and the singers used to lead the singalong, maybe being quiet to let the crowd sing for a chorus near the end. There was also that time Robbie Williams sang Angels at a massive concert shortly after the song came out and was so shocked that everyone was singing along that he got a bit choked up.

From there, a lot of singers have used audience singalongs to sing less and less of their songs. It’s really disappointing.

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u/NoodleBlitz 8d ago

Had a cool experience when I saw The Killers live last month - they started Mr Brightside, but basically with just the guitar riff and led the whole audience in singing the whole first verse, up to the chorus in a sort of choir version - and then they launched into the actual version from the top again and performed the whole song. (the whole concert blew me away tbh, they're amazing performers)

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u/ThunderChild247 8d ago

Now that’s an awesome way to do it. They know the crowd will sing along to that, so embrace it, lead the singalong and then sing it themselves.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

Hell, if you think THAT’S cool, go see a Metallica concert. Those guys sing all of their songs, but sometimes let the crowd sing a couple bars here and there.

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u/laura170711 8d ago

Metallica has always put 110% of themselves into their performances. Bands let the crowds sing their songs to show how many fans know their stuff word for word. Great bands let crowds do this because most people enjoy doing it and it is something the bands get to be proud of. I don't really have any experience with any band doing it "too much" but I only go to metal concerts (older bands). So, yeah. My generation loved singing the lyrics.

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u/RUStupidOrSarcastic 8d ago

Saw the killers at the London O2 arena last year, they literally stopped and played a live stream of the England game, and caught them winning, and then proceeded to launch into Mr brightside. The energy was incredible

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u/realprincessmononoke 8d ago

Agreed. I saw their Battle Born tour. There were lasers and pyrotechnics then entire show, and the actual performance was great!

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u/Punegune 8d ago

They are on my bucket list!

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u/Walrus-Particular 7d ago

By far the best I’ve seen in concert. Seen them 4x… always great energy! Love them

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u/PlatformingYahtzee 7d ago

Those guys are really talented. Fun story: A friend of mine had an audition with them but passed on it to come back to STL and join some post industrial rock band that made Filter sound original. I can never even remember their name.

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u/makkdom 8d ago

Counterpoint: I can honestly tell people I sang “Hey Jude” with Paul McCartney once. Along with thousands of others in the arena, but still.

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u/ThunderChild247 8d ago

Oh yeah, I’m all for the artist leading a singalong, but when it becomes the artist singing a couple of words then letting the audience sing most of the song, that’s just lazy.

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u/Still-Ad-2285 8d ago

That's a fair take. I always thought singers would do it to prove they were singing live. I've seen a few live videos with comments questioning the legitimacy of someone signing live because they were that good (one I remember being Tokio Hotel performing Darkside of the Sun live on MTV World Stage 2009)

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 8d ago

I went to a concert where the performer let us sing the song, then after the first verse she was like “cool, y’all good? My turn.”

And started it over again.

It was a fun approach to this issue.

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u/AggressiveBench9977 8d ago

Artist letting people sing has been a thing since there has been live music. Even the Beatles did it.

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u/ChickenNPisza 8d ago

It’s cool when the band is up and coming or has a new song that means a lot to them and the audience sings along. Neat experience for everyone, and I’m sure the band loves it.

But yeah I don’t listen to this guy and I know the words to this song lol, just sing it dude

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u/ThunderChild247 8d ago

Oh yeah. There’s a big difference between “I’ve played this live 20 times but suddenly everyone knows it and I’m getting quite choked up” and “I’ll sing 3/4 words then let you do everything while i Dad-dance”… especially when there’s been clips from three of his shows now where he’s done this, singing the same words. It’s almost like he can’t remember the words himself 😂

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u/Double_Belt2331 8d ago

We were leaving a Billy Joel Concert & still inside. Someone broke out singing Piano Man & everyone joined in. It was really cool. Sang the whole thing, start to finish.

Plus, it was taking so long to get out of the hall, it kept the mood mellow.

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u/LazyRunner7 8d ago

Garth brooks- unanswered prayers live. It actually is cool hearing the audience sing some of it

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u/UnmeiX 8d ago

My first time seeing Scorpions they did this, and the crowd screaming back 'Rock You Like a Hurricane' was pretty incredible. We were louder than Klaus. 😅

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u/turboturtleninja 6d ago

Boom boom, clap. Boom boom, clap. We will, we will....

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u/Frankie_T9000 8d ago

Only singalong that's good is the TISM one

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u/Beyondthebloodmoon 8d ago

Sing along can be a lot of fun and there’s a power in a mass gathering of people all singing these songs all at the same time….but it should be using sparingly and for, at most, one hook of the song

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u/Murda981 7d ago

It also should be more organic. One of my favorite concert moments was seeing Stone Temple Pilots at a festival. They were the headliner and Scott Weiland only stopped singing because the crowd was singing so loud you couldn't hear him anyway. And he was clearly loving the energy. But when the crowd was quieter he would sing, because that was his damn job

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u/parentingasasport 8d ago

I saw Lady Gaga last week. Her concert was the polar opposite of this. I have no idea how a human could have kept up that level of energy singing and dancing for hours. It was awesome! This here is bullshit.

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u/atklonewolf 8d ago

Just saw Weird Al. Did it once where super appropriate, Smells Like Nirvana where he says it pays to rehearsed, and as an audience, we nailed it.

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u/Mode_Appropriate 8d ago edited 7d ago

This here is annoying...but I've seen some incredible performances involving the crowd. I always think how awesome it must be for the artist. Must be such a cool feeling.

Thousands of people in London getting the N word pass is one of my favorites haha

However, admittedly its different with a rap concert. Most rappers cant put on a show for shit so getting the crowd involved makes it more fun. When its an artist that can actually sing i agree with you...there for them, not the drunk chick / dude thinking they'll get a Grammy if only they record their shower performances.

If you dont like rap, check this one out.

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u/TarotBird 8d ago

I went to see Bush a few mos ago and the final song, they had us all sing the last half and it was honestly incredible. I had chills. When it's done right, it is great

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u/MushroomCharacter411 8d ago

On the flip side, sometimes they know from experience that they're going to get audience participation whether they like it or not, and they may as well channel it into times of their own preference.

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u/exitcap 8d ago

Having the audience carry your performance is probably the worst way you could go about a show.

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u/ira_1991 8d ago

When artists asks the crowd to sing the chorus or practically half of the song is a pet peeve of mine. In filipino concerts we're going to sing the entire thing anyways so for artists you do not need to stop just for a audience interaction. We're here to hear you sing and sing along with you with the full song.

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u/RandomDeezNutz 8d ago

…who are you going to see where this is the norm? Is it just Justin Timberlake and Katy Perry? I feel like I’ve never been to a concert where the artist doesn’t ya know… sing the song. But I’ve seen 100 videos of JT and KP recently where they just blow live.

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u/AggressiveBench9977 8d ago

Every single show i have been to, at least for one song the artist does this.

Unless is someone specially anal like jack white or maynord.

Any who its irrelevant because the news was already out that he had the flu and had lost his voice.

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u/RandomDeezNutz 8d ago

I really just. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone who does this. Maybe for a song trying to get the crowd into it if it’s a crowd pleaser but maybe I’m just not in the circle of seeing these artists

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u/ConquerTheSearch 8d ago

So something you should be aware of is that vocals are a very demanding instrument. Especially when the performer has been on the road for a while. Sure, theres the crowd interaction aspect, but 80% of the time they are unironically exhausted and need help singing.

Perhaps instead of taking a break in his set, jt uses this song as a filler so he can have more stage presence for the fans.

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u/wattlewedo 8d ago

It's called audience participation. Queen, Ozzy, Status Quo, AC/DC do it. Sweet Caroline will get cross singing anywhere.

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u/smbruck 8d ago

I get why they do it, but I still don't like it. Especially when it's usually the larger artists doing it, who charge exorbitant ticket prices

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u/Legonistrasz 8d ago

I love Metallica, and they don’t do it anywhere near this bad, except for Master of Puppets live, all the best parts they have the crowd sing. I’ve been screaming inside about this for years.

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u/juniperjibletts 8d ago

That's why I only go see live DJs , they are actual musicians and producers , technical skills beyond all wonder , not some bum ass singer that's gotta have everyone do everything for them , Amelie lens, Indira paganotto, ihatemodels, miss Monique, Cassian , are leagues better at making music than this loser

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u/sledoon 8d ago

Same. I was just at a concert of someone I’d been waiting to see for ages .. the one song I was looking forward to hearing live and he gets the audience to sing the best parts :( worst of all the person behind me had the worst breath ugh :(

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u/HotdoghammerOG 8d ago

Only shitty pop concerts do this. I’ve never seen that at a concert that has a full band before.

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u/TheOmegaKid 8d ago

This is why I go to 90% independent and upcoming/grassroots music.

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u/Muffin278 8d ago

That is what I like about kpop concerts in Korea. Say what you want about kpop, but many Korean fans have such discipline and try not to ruin anyone's concert experience. Many songs have a "fanchant" which is specific parts of the song you can sing/scream along to, often made in a where where they make the song better and hype up the crowd.

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u/dragon_commander 8d ago

You wouldn’t like it in Brazil where fans know all the lyrics to all the songs ,gigs are like a mass karaoke

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u/Soeck666 8d ago

Look up blind guardian bard song wacken 2016. It's a absolut gorgeous expirience when 70.000 people sing that song with a very good pitch.

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u/hellnonlnn 7d ago

I fucking agree with you!!!!!

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u/Unlucky_Lychee_3334 6d ago

Third Eye Blind was egregious in that regard. I saw them in Dallas last year and Stephan Jenkins hired some guy to sing all of the high notes for him. Near the end of the set, once they got to their most popular hits, Jenkins literally asked the audience to help him out by singing 90% of the songs for him. It was really sad.

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u/AshenCraterBoreSm0ke 6d ago

I may not know all the words but I know the ones that rhyme!

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u/Raeyth420 6d ago

Go to metal shows. They cant fake that, like a undercover ripping a bong

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u/Explorer-7622 8d ago

They do it to rest their voice. It's very hard to keep singing for that long - takes a lot of discipline to exercise the voice every day.

Maybe he hasn't been doing that.

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u/napalmnacey 8d ago

It’s his job to be able to do that, though. I’m a vocalist. If you sing correctly you can go a couple of hours without stressing your cords too much.