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That's on the shortlist- thank you!!!

Shared, public singing is nearly dead, yet it's one of the most joyous things we do. Participative culture in general is fading.

One of my absolute favourite moments was being in a pub with a few dozen people in Ireland all singing boisterously. I recommend it.

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I think you're right. At American universities I've been around, lots of alumni with grey hair seem to remember a bunch of fun sounding singalong songs for football games, including (in Louisiana) some weird Cajun? lyrics. It'd be awesome to gob down beers and belt out toons. I think my voice is beautiful after I have a few.

With enough friends, I'm sure it is.

Mine too. I used to play in bar band in my local pub (in Ireland), the whole pub would be on their feet singing along by the end of the night. Most fun I've ever had in a pub

Confess I checked out your post history. "Being polite when some idiot's wrong" - wisdom there :-)

Moved to Ireland ages ago and it's one of the best things, but rare even here. We wandered in to a pub in Ballinskelligs and had the best night ever.

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