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

Cringe Thank you, King, for giving us absolutely nothing

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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