Don't stop believin' : how karaoke conquered the world and changed my life / by Brian Raftery.
Author: Raftery, Brian.
Publisher: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, c2008.
ISBN: 9780306815836 (pbk.)
0306815834 (pbk.)
Description: viii, 223 p. ; 21 cm.
Subject: Raftery, Brian.
Karaoke Social aspects.
Karaoke History and criticism.
Popular music Social aspects.
Notes: "A Da Capo original"--P. [4] of cover.
Contents: Village people -- The emulation nation -- Heavy metal memories -- Don't disturb this groove -- The empty orchestra -- A brief and painless history of the American karaoke bar, featuring Rob Lowe, Mr. Belding, and a hint of scandal -- The song vultures -- Horny bugle boys and random fly girls : the lost art of the karaoke video -- The Polish guy is singing in the buffet -- Abe Lincoln sings.