Today we had an outdoor training/festival event for all of our employees.  This entailed lots of gnashing of teeth sitting through inspirational speeches and cornball recognitions.  However, not merely content to let this activity fall into simple mediocrity, the powers above decided to provide karaoke as entertainment to the 500+ employees that showed up.

Knowing a bit about American karaoke at company events (and how generally dreadful it usually is) I was pleasantly surprised when a high ranking official started the party with an excellent rendition of Stevie Wonder’s Superstition: right on key, replete with Stevie-esque vocal trills and a very passable “blind man’s” head bob.

Undoubtedly one of the most important musical icons of our time, who doesn’t love Stevie Wonder?  Apparently the people doing karaoke who have to follow such an excellent version of one of his classic songs. This was most eloquently evidenced by the tepid audience response to the subsequent performers.  I mean, come on, the guy nailed Stevie: That’s like being the magician at a wedding and having to go on after Jesus turned all the water into wine. 

Jesus:  “Now uh, normally I don’t do this but uh…  *dips finger into water* Keep the party going.”

Magician right underneath Jesus screaming, "Damn you, Jesus!"