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Name: Turn Around Bright Eyes

Full name: Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love and Karaoke

Author: Rob Sheffield
Year: 2012
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Non Fiction, Music, Humor, Memoirs, Essays

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ISBNs:
9780062207630
9780062207623
0062207636
0062207628

Once upon a time I was falling apart. Now I'm always falling in love. When Rob Sheffield moved to New York City in 2001, he was a young widower trying to start a new life in a new town. One night, some friends dragged him to a karaoke bar'and that night turned into many nights in many karaoke bars. Karaoke became a way to be someone else if only for the span of a three-minute song, and through the sublime ridiculousness of karaoke, Rob began to find his voice. And then the unexpected happened. A voice on the radio got Rob's attention. And the voice came attached to a woman who could name every constellation in the sky, every Depeche Mode B side, and could belt out a mean Bonnie Tyler. Turn Around Bright Eyes is a journey of hilarity and heartbreak with a karaoke soundtrack. It's about finding the courage to move on, clearing your throat, and letting it rip'and how songs get tangled up in our deepest emotions.