So, hypothetical situation. You are at an arena gig of a band you are reasonably familiar with, but not a mega fan. Let’s say you only got tickets because you’re friends sister was ill and dropped out the last minute.
Anyway, they start playing a song that you don’t know but everyone else seemingly knows every single word to.
Do you:
Pretend to sing along with exaggerated mouth movements, so everyone thinks you actually know the words
Listen adroitly as to ascertain the lyrics and if possible, join in at the second chorus
Remember when you were young and had to do your homework before emo gigs because you knew that every word was going to be sung back. I don’t really attend such gigs anymore but it warms my cockles that this stuff is still happening out there somewhere…
Why not? I remember my friend got dumped once, so I went to see my Chemical Romance at the NIA. It was a bit of a novelty going to something you wouldn’t normally pay for.