Dance like nobody's watching;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Sing like nobody's listening;
Live like it's heaven on earth. (Mark Twain)
Today I caught the train into the city. I was listening to the radio on my mobile phone, when a favourite song of mine came on - Straight Lines by Silverchair. So up went the volume, and before I knew it, I was singing along... On the train. With other people on board.
It reminded me of our easter holiday. We were part way into the 4 hour drive away from home. Our car at the moment doesn't have a functioning radio, so once again I plugged my headset into my mobile (gotta get an iPod!) and listened to the radio... and sang along. I've really been uninhibited about singing along out aloud since I was introduced to Singstar on Playstation. With Singstar you can turn the volume of the song up really loudly, so no-one can hear you singing just like the sound you make when you run your nails down a blackboard. And up. And down again.
But in the car, no-one but me could hear the music. And Gary turned to me, and started talking. Very gravely:
'When you have your earpiece on, and no-one else can hear the music, you shouldn't sing. Really. I really mean it.'
Of course I stuck the earpiece back in, and started singing again. But it didn't last long, because I couldn't stop laughing at the fact that the world's worst singer had asked me to stop singing. Because although I might sound like nails on a blackboard, at least I"M IN TUNE. That was entertainment value for about half an hour.
Which brings me back to today, on the train. At least the people on the train were polite enough just to look away. But I didn't end up singing for too long anyway, because I couldn't stop laughing...
I've decided I'm going to fulfill every line of Mark Twain's quote. Will let you know how I go... :)
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