To tell the neighbours kid they have no talent

[NCforpoo]

Yes AIBU!
neighbours (Not next door, behind us) has been yelling their head off for hours now in their garden. Obviously putting on a one child show of all their favourite musical but... they can't sing. They really can't. It's painful to hear
WiBU to yell "you sound like a cat being strangled. Go to bed"?

Yes.

How old is the child?
Under 13 yabu
Over 13 yanbu

I still remember my dad telling ten year old me my version of 'I wanna be where the people are' sounded like screeching cats. Gutting.

That sounds terrible. I think heckling is probably acceptable.

If the “child” is actually a drunk adult of the neighbour, then yup yell that...

If the “child” is actually a child enjoying Friday by singing, then YABU

My friends dad used to say to us "can you whistle?" We would say yes and he said "good cos you canny sing" fell for it every time.

Yes you would be unreasonable to tell the child they're shit at singing. You could ask them to quiet down a bit, esp at this time of night, but why unnecessarily upset them just because they're doing your head in?

Oh god!

Can you boo really loudly? Perhaps throw some tomatoes?

Perhaps you should suggest song choices though? See if they take requests?

If they are an older teen perhaps but not a kid, they are having fun. My dd must be super annoying to my neighbours in the warmer weather as she practices with windows open (opera and liturgical but she can actually sing)

If you had paid for this performance, you wouldn’t be unreasonable to ask for your money back.

But you didn’t. No one made you Simon Cowell either!

Trying to stop children from playing in their garden by shouting insults at them is unkind. Knock on their door and speak to their parents if the noise bothers you that much.

Sorry forgot the light hearted bit!
I'm not going to shout, but owwww. It's so painful to listen to.
I'm going to be a star is a particularly brilliant one... at least those are the words being yelled. I have no idea what the tune is.

I think I could get a tomato over the hedge from here...

They've just stopped. But if it happens tomorrow WIBU to see if they take request like MrsGrannyWeatherwax says?!

Is that you Simon.

They've just stopped. But if it happens tomorrow WIBU to see if they take request like MrsGrannyWeatherwax says?!

Just write your requests on the tomatoes, cover all your bases.

God, I'd love to tell the DC of our neighbours to stop! They really cannot hold a tune, but are such fabulous neighbours (say hello, nothing more, my perfect neighbour!) that I never will.

As long as you do it a la Simon Cowell then YANBU

You need to raise a claque! A claque is an organised group paid to go to a theatre or opera performance to deliberately embarrass a performer and put them off their stride, by booing and making other loud noises in an important scene, aria, or the end of the performance. But not if this is a child obviously. A drunken adult, yes, but possibly not if they're celebrating a big lottery win.

I suggest singing along with them - as bad as you can

Shout to them " Can you sing Far and Away ?"

I would shout very loudly that there were cats fighting in the garden behind and direct a hose pipe over the fence.

Maybe go round tomorrow and say you understand they are having a sponsored silence in the garden that night and offer to sponsor them.

You have my full sympathy. My teen neighbour is a self described "Inspirational speaker". She also screams out Country music every f*ing night! Daddy dearest thinks she is little miss talented. She is not!

I am, usually, very patient with children. Not this one! She really grinds my gears 😤

The struggle is real! Next door's teenager plays the electric guitar (v badly, loudly and out of tune) and enthusiastically screams some angsty rap type noise which sounds like a drunken fusion of Slipknot, Eminem and The Clash. The first time I heard it I was genuinely concerned he was injured or having some type of seizure for a moment.

@LL83 haha I got the exact same line from my family!