To think that audience members shouldn't sing along?

[TriggersBroom]

Went to an open-air production of HMS Pinafore last night and the woman sitting behind me would sing along with the actors every so often. It wasnt all the time - just a few lines occasionally. I found it really off putting. I turned round and gave her a look a few times but she continued.

Eventually I turned around and politely said: "can you please stop singing".

Her facial reaction was a bit but she did shut up after that.

I think its ok to sing if it's a singalong production by the way - e.g. Rocky horror or special screenings of Sound of Music or Mamma Mia.

YANBU. I paid over £100 to listen to Springsteen last week not be bellowed at tunelessly by the man standing behind me.

The fact that I'm married to him didn't make it any better :)

I think you're right - and I say this as a musical junkie who has to resist the urge to sing along myself! You're there to listen to the actors, not some random audience member and I think it would be as annoying as being in the cinema, say, with someone talking during the film.

YANBU

We went to see James Vincent McMorrow at what I'd class an intimate gig, just a hundred or so people.

One woman sang his biggest hit a few beats out of time, she was singing the words a split second before him, everyone was cringeing because she clearly thought she was fabulous. The entire audience was staring at her at one point (she was up on a balcony).

At the end of the song he made a withering comment about how difficult a song it was and how she hadn't quite got the timing right. The whole place erupted with laughter.

It's not he first time it's happened to me either. We went to see Grease last year and some bloke behind started joining in with Hopelessly Devoted.

I always sing along at concerts. Never gave it a thought tbh

Maybe I should stop

here it is, you can just hear her!

highlandcoo leave the bastard.

stifnstav I have also had this. One woman started singing during the intro music she she always just ahead. She was giving it laldy and obvious thought she was a little piece of awesome. It was a tiny gig and impossible to filter her out.

YANBU

I was at a caberet eveing recently and the very, very drunk women behind us were singing along, loudly, tunelessly and with the wrong words, ruining the comedy singers set. They also kept up an almost constant stream of chatter between themselves and the performers (who were oblivious to it)

Spoiled the evening really.

Wow. Have just watched that clip. Totally inappropriate.

I suppose there is a difference between singing along when it's a big stadium and everyone is singing or an intimate concert.

Yes cracking songs I agree. And a really funny production. They're touring stately homes round the country, Kim. Schedule here.

I so agree with the Steve Wright thing. I've noticed Chris Evans is starting to do it too. He never did that when he was on Radio 1.

YANBU that would really piss me off.
I once read a letter from a woman complaining that she had been to see Sound of Music when that Connie whatever her name is was in it (the one who won the reality show) and had obviously paid a lot for the tickets. Behind her was a family with a small girl who insisted on joining in with the songs she knew. When the woman finally turned round to ask if she could stop the girl's mother had scowled and told her little girl "Don't listen to her - some people don't know how to enjoy themselves"

I have been in the cinema with people singing along - it's very irritating.

I once saw "Withnail and I" in the NFT. The men behind me recited the ENTIRE EFFING SCRIPT, but just slightly behind the actors. I was

I was at an infant school production once, where a mum sang along. Yes, I know you helped your DC learn the songs, but we don't need to hear you now, madam.

All the gigs I've ever been to have always been far too loud to even hear the person next to you!

YANBU but bugger all u can do about it. Unless you want this type of thing

I went to a gig once that was sooo intimate me and my friend got shushed by the guitarist

Sounds like a joke but this is true. I went to he see Otello at the Royal Opera last week and got really distracted by someone huffing and puffing and 'pa pa pumming' along with the music.

I looked round and realised it was the conductor!

DD1 is prone to singing along at every possible opportunity, fortunately she can sing. However, the cinema, DD2s school concerts or church when someone else is doing the solo are not her turn.

I couldn't hear the woman you're on about at all on that clip. Rather disappointed actually

Did you listen all the way? It was quite a bit in before I heard her.

yup. whole way through. I even picked up the laptop and put the speaker bit directly to my ear. Couldn't hear a thing.

She was definitely there, but I could only hear her when she was singing a little bit ahead of him.