Ali - 'Downtown Strut' - in PBS Studio 5 Live December 5, 2023 karaoke version
A simple way into the karaoke version when you want the arrangement to stay familiar and the lead vocal to step aside.
About this version
Sometimes you do not need a big setup. You just need the song without the lead and a straight path into rehearsal.
Useful for
singing practice at home
Useful for
cover rehearsals
Useful for
working on phrasing before a full take
A simple way in
A cleaner backing track for singing, rehearsal, and covers when you want the song to stay familiar but the lead vocal to step aside.
Start with the tricky section, not the whole song. A few good repetitions usually tell you more than one rushed pass from top to bottom.
Once it feels settled, go back to the full arrangement and check whether it still holds together. That is usually where the real answer is.
Notes
PBS 106.7FM presents Ali 'Downtown Strut' live in PBS Studio 5 at Collingwood Yards. The full performance was originally aired on Mystic Brew on Tuesday December 5, 2023 - you can listen back to the audio here: pbsfm.org.au/program/mystic-brew/2023-12-05/09-00-00 Recorded by Andrew Robinson. Video by Kurt Eckardt, edited by Mackenzie Curtis (instagram.com/mackenziecurtis). PBS thanks the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust for funding assistance to build and fit-out Studio 5. PBS FM is a member-funded community radio station based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. We have a dedicated team of volunteers broadcasting specialist music programming 24/7 via 106.7FM & PBS Digital in Naarm, and worldwide via www.pbsfm.org.au and the PBS app.
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Open the song in the app, stay with the part you came for, and leave the rest for later.