Tuesday, January 28 from 12 to one p.m., the Associated Students Inc. hosted a “Way Back Wednesday” karaoke hour at Rowdy’s in the California State University Bakersfield Student Union.
Students were allowed to sign in upon entry if they wished to share their singing talents with those who were enjoying something to eat. ASI even previously advertised that the first ten students who signed up and performed a song would get free food.
ASI member, Jake Williams, acted as an announcer for the hour to introduce each singer as they came on stage to perform.
After working out some minor technical difficulties, a very excited and bubbly Anabelle Aldaco took the stage. She showed that she wasn’t shy at all while she sang a song of her choice. The name of the song that she chose to sing was “Silly Love Songs” by Paul McCartney. Shortly after she began to sing, many members in the audience began to cheer and clap along to the cheerful tune.
Aldaco, 18-year-old freshmen at CSUB said, “ Free food and the fact that I love karaoke” are the reasons that she decided to come to karaoke hour. “I didn’t really like singing until my senior year in high school, but I’m hoping to join their choir here [at CSUB]” said Aldaco with a smile.
After Aldaco finished singing her song there were about six more names on the list next to the stage.
The next performance was a duo of two young women. Danielle Rhines, a 22-year-old junior at CSUB and Christy Ololo, an 18-year-old freshmen. The song that they decided to sing and rap to was “Doo-Wop (That Thing)” by Lauren Hill. Ololo sang while Rhines did the rapping parts of the song.
“I love music and I love writing lyrics since I rap.” said Rhines after the duos performance.
Other song selections of the hour included “Rolling In The Deep” by Adele, “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift, “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz, and “All Falls Down” by Kanye West.
“Karaoke hour is a chance for students to blow off some steam”, says ASI member Jake Williams. “It’s been demanded every quarter by students and we will be having a movie night and recycle mania coming up as well,” he said.
