Singstar '80s Comments by Kristan Reed

i once sang sweet child of mine in a public house... i have a very deep voice... never lived it down.

Any chance of a GC version?

Boxing day at my house, all our friends and family, merry on sherry and Carling cannot wait!

Anyone in Wakefield area is welcome, just bring some beer!

Any chance of a GC version?

Yes, Razz. I'm sure SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT are busy working away at the Cube version right now. Just for you!

eggggselent

Singstar (and all karaoke IMO) kicks ass.

I've seen several people (quite reasonably) uncomfortable with the idea of singing in company (or listening to their peers doing the same) but a few songs (and beers) later and everyone is kicking it out, the shackles of dignity well and truly discarded.

Kristan, regarding your comment on the songs being too high. If you sing them in key I agree, but you can happily drop down an octave or two if needed and Singstar is still quite happy that you are singing the right notes. This makes unexpected "its a pop song so lets move up a fifth near the end" moments easier to deal with if you are already scraping the ceiling (with a cat nailed to a violin in some cases).

Plus as a bonus, the comedy warbling that occurs whilst most people stumble their way down the scale until they find the right note again, is often a real treat.

Christmas #1!

Yeah, I'm aware of singing it in a lower octave - I made the point in the review. Sometimes, though, (like Alan Partridge singing 'Close to you') you sound shit in either octave!

eggggselent

You did realise that that was sarcasm, didn't you? Didn't you Razzie? :-)

I fully expect to be performing Eye Of The Tiger in a semi-public venue before Christmas.

KG

Is that some kind of lewd sexual act, Kieron? ;-)

Some times I feel I've got to
/clap clap
Run away, I've got to
/clap clap
Get away from the pain you drive into the heart of me
The love we share seems to
/clap clap
Go nowhere, and I've lost my light
For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night

:D

/hands smoothpete a pint

" Yeah, I'm aware of singing it in a lower octave - I made the point in the review"

Oops. Must do more reading when reading reviews. But the pictures were so purdy.

Thansksverryr much blerk, yoou're a reaal pal you are

*hic

/collapses

/voms

/ hands Blerk a pint for shutting up smoothpete

Piper dooon, we have a piper doooon. :)

Oh man, I have to explain that? I thought everyone knew the Marc Almond tabloid special! ;-)

/raises head from pool of sick

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO VIENNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

/falls back in sick

Urgh Blerk you scumbag ;)

lol

:-D

You did realise that that was sarcasm, didn't you? Didn't you Razzie? :-)

Narrrrrrrrr! You're kiddin! ;)

I always wonder who selects the songs for these games.

/scratches his head.

Heh. Looks good and will probably warrant a purchase in time for Christmas. :)

Hope Sony do a few more "genre" editions.

Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu torrrrrrrrrre mah eyyyyyyes outtttttt/
Sooooooo I wrote a song abouttttt ittttt/
Laaaaaa la la la laaaaaaaaa/
Close to you.

Uh. Yeah.

I WAAAAAANNNNNNTTTT TTTHHIIIIISSSS!

IS IT THE GERMAN VERSION OF 99 RED BALLOOONS!!?!

Euro release, eh?

So the reports of localised version for countries were false? Or you just didn't think it deserved any mention? At all.

Localised version?? Isn't Vanilla Ice universally loved all over the world?

When will we see Singstar West Coast Gangsta Classics? "Rollin' down the street smoking indo, sippin' on gin 'n juice..."

German Version:
NENA 99 - Luftballons
NINO DE ANGELO - Jenseits Von Eden
HUBERT KAH - Sternenhimmel
CYNDI LAUPER - She Bop
LIMAHL - Neverending Story
OPUS - Live Is Life
JOACHIM WITT - Goldener Reiter
WESTERNHAGEN - Sexy
IXI - Der Knutschfleck
TRIO RIO - New York, Rio, Tokyo
MÜNCHENER FREIHEIT - Ohne Dich (Schlaf Ich Heut Nacht Nicht Ein)
MODERN TALKING - Cheri Cheri Lady
GEIER STURZFLUG - Bruttosozialprodukt
MARIETTA - Fire & Ice
EUROPE - The Final Countdown
SOFT CELL - Tainted Love
WHAM! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
KATRINA & THE WAVES - Walking On Sunshine
BLONDIE - Atomic
SURVIVOR - Eye Of The Tiger
CULTURE CLUB - Karma Chameleon
DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - Come On Eileen
TEARS FOR FEARS - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
SIMPLE MINDS - Don't You Forget (About Me)
MARILLION - Kayleigh
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - Power Of Love
FOREIGNER - I Want To Know What Love Is
BILLY JOEL - Uptown Girl
STARSHIP - We Built This City
TINA TURNER - The Best

French Version:
Ottawan - T'es Ok, T'es Bath, T'es in
IMAGINATION - Just An Illusion
ELSA - T'en Va Pas
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
STEPHANIE - Ouragan
I Ricchi e Poveri - perchè ti amo
Lio - Les Brunes
La Compagnie Creole - Le Bal Masqué
GOLD - Plus Près Des Etoiles
FR David - Words
OPUS - Live Is Life
Laroche Valmont - T'as le look coco
INXS - Need you tonight
David Et Jonathan - Est-Ce Que Tu Viens Pour Les Vacances
Corynne Charby - Boule De Flipper
Julie Pietri - Eve, leve toi
Caroline Loeb - C'est La Ouate
Philippe Lavil - Il Tape Sur Des Bambous
Sabine Paturel - Les Bëtises
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Simple Minds - Don't You Forget (About Me)
Blondie - Atomic
Europe - The Final Countdown
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You go go
Nena - 99 Red Balloons
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Madonna - Material Girl
Madness - Our House

The Italian Version might include these tracks:
Vasco Rossi - Vita spericolata
Righeira - L'estate sta finendo
Umberto Tozzi, Gianni Morandi ed Enrico Ruggeri - Si può dare di più
Raf - Cosa resterà degli anni '80?
Pupo - Su di noi

will French and Germang and Italian versions of this run on a UK PS2 unchipp0red?

Yes, and also the australian version if there is one.

Afraid not. They aren't special multitrack karaoke cuts, they are just original recordings.