ADVENTURES IN KARAOKE: Station Bar & Grill

Station Bar & Grill wasn't too crowded Monday night, but in spite of that, spirits were high - in more than one sense.

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ADVENTURES IN KARAOKE: Station Bar & Grill

POSTED: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 4:00 PM

Filed Under: Critical Mass Local Support

CP's Brian Wilensky is on a mission to hit up every karaoke haunt in town — and then share all the mellifluous details.

It isn’t very often that the bartenders get involved in the karaoke debauchery. But why not? Like I’ve said before, the best karaoke nights are the ones when everyone gets involved.

Station Bar & Grill wasn’t too crowded Monday night, but in spite of that, spirits were high — in more than one sense. Early on, both bartenders attempted "Fame" by Irene Cara from behind the bar. They had other more important tasks at hand, as you can imagine, and one quickly put the mic down on the bar in a hurry and walked away. It quickly rolled off into an array of liquor bottles behind the bar, making a thud projected from the karaoke system.

“What’s up, Statiooooonnn? Let me hear you roar!” was heard soon after said thud. It came from some guy who seemed ready to party — then he picked "My Girl" by the Temptations ...

Later, one of the bartenders was seen making what had to be a Long Island and was blatantly missing the glass, pouring tequila onto the bar as she was looking the other way trying to sing the lyrics on the karaoke teleprompter behind her. “That’s what I get for trying to make a drink and sing karaoke at the same time,” she laughed.

Weird Al’s “Eat It,” was a karaoke first, and a pretty weird choice at that. Few people payed any attention to the singer. Now you know to pick the real song by Michael, man. Next came Blue Oyster Cult’s “Godzilla” from a guy who sang “Break on Through (To the Other Side)” earlier in the night while trying to channel the Lizard King.

J.Geils Band’s “Love Stinks” was the high point of the night, though, and that’s just because it wasn’t even a karaoke selection. It was was simply just one of the songs the KJ played between singers but it got everyone sitting around the horseshoe-shaped bar singing.

Nitty Gritty for performers: Mondays and Thursday, 10 p.m., free, Station Bar & Grill, 1550 McKean St., 215-467-1871.

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