中国カラオケ事情

学生たちとカラオケに行った。
いわゆる昼カラ。
一人の学生の誕生日パーティ。
中国ではお誕生会は主役がレストランを予約して仲間を招待する。
そして、今日はそのお礼で一人の学生がプレゼント代わりにカラオケをみんなに奢った。
かなり豪華なソファーのある綺麗なボックスが学生街にもある。
飲み物食べ物の持ち込みは没問題（メイウエンティ）、お構いなし。

１．北国の春（日本語）に始まり
アメリカ人教師も一緒だったので
２．マイケルジャクソン、ビートイット
３．アニメ「聖闘士星矢」の主題歌
４．大自マンブラザーズ「それが大事」（広東語）
５．私が歌える唯一の中国語「月亮代表我的心｛（かなり古い）
６、北京歓迎你（北京オリンピックの歌、バックの映像に色々なスターが出てきて楽しい）
７．No body（韓国語+英語）ダンスも皆で踊っていた
８．涙そうそう（夏川りみ）
.....

2時から5時まで歌いまくり。

何となく学生時代に戻った気分で
昔プレゼントしてもらったCDを取り出して
夜中に聴いています。
Oregon時代によく聞いたAndrew GoldのThank you for being a friendが
カラオケで吹き込まれていました。


Thank you for being a friend
Traveled down the road and back again
your heart is true you're a pal and a confidant

I'm not ashamed to say
I hope it always will stay this way
My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow

And if you threw a party
Invited everyone you knew
You would see, the biggest gift would be from me
and the card attached would say,
Thank you for being a friend

Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend
Thank you for being a friend

If it's a car you lack
I'd surely buy you a cadillac
Whatever you need, anytime of the day or night

I'm not ashamed to say
I hope it always will stay this way
My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow

And when we both get older
With walking canes and hair of gray
Have no fear, even though it's hard to hear
I will stand real close and say,
Thank you for being a friend

(I want to thank you)
Thank you for being a friend
(I want to thank you)
Thank you for being a friend
(I want to thank you)
Thank you for being a friend
(I want to thank you)
Let me tell you bout a friend
(I want to thank you)
Thank you for being a friend
(I want to thank you)
Thank you for being a friend
(I want to thank you)
Thank you for being a friend

And when we die and float away
Into the night, the Milky Way
You'll hear me call, as we ascend
I'll see you there, then once again
Thank you for being a..

Ba ba ba ba ba ba

Thank you for being a friend
(I want to thank you)
Thank you for being a friend
(I want to thank you)
Thank you for being a friend
(I want to thank you)
Thank you for being a friend
Whoa, tell you about a friend
(Thank you right now, for being a friend)
Thank you for being a friend
(I wanna tell you right now, and tell you again)
Thank you for being a friend
(I wanna thank you, thank you, for being a friend)
Thank you for being a friend

ギターでも借りて、練習してみようかな。