All-American Car-i-oke [Spiral-bound]

David Schiller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 5, 2003

From now on, backseat pleas of "Are we there yet?" will be replaced with "Can we go for another ride?" Introducing ALL-AMERICAN CAR-I-OKE-yes, karaoke for the car-a kit including a book of 15 great family sing-along tunes and activities galore, an accompanying CD of music, and three booklets of lyrics for the back seat and the way-back.

Sing a gutsy, rocking version of Proud Mary-and learn some cool seat-dancing moves to go with it. Put on a show voice for Give My Regards to Broadway. Play a mad-lib version of mix-and-match lyrics with the Are We There Yet Blues. Pair off for the cowboy duet Red River Valley, raise a tear with Danny Boy, put on your best hillbilly voice and tell the story of Big Rock Candy Mountain (with some new child-friendly lyrics). And take the Car-i-oke Challenge: Try to hit the high note-land of the free-eeeeeee!-of The Star-Spangled Banner.

The CD, recorded in Nashville, ranges from big instrumental productions with full horns to jug-band fun; vocals are added where needed to help the singers along. The 64-page book includes full lyrics to all the songs, plus tips on singing, road song quizzes, travel trivia, lessons in back seat drumming, and other musical activities. The three booklets have just the lyrics. It's an all-American, all-family musical extravaganza.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

All Together Now!

ALL-AMERICAN CAR-I-OKE is the complete fun kit. Inside you'll find a CD (minus vocals just like karaoke) and a book of lyrics, activities, trivia and games

• Sing a gutsy, rocking version of "Proud Mary," and learn some cool seat-dancing moves to go with it
• Make up your own mix-and-match lyrics for the "Are We There Yet Blues."
• Take the carioke challenge: Who in the car can hit the high note—land of the free-eeeeeee!—in the "Star-Spangled Banner"?

Then on your next road trip, listen as cries of "We're bored!" change to "Can we stay in the car and sing another one, please!"

About the Author

David Schiller is an author of eclectic interests whose books include The Little Zen Companion, All-American Carioke, and The Runaway Beard. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with his wife, three children, and (only) three guitars.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 64 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (June 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761130683
• ISBN-13: 978-0761130680
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #724,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars all out fun with the american carioke, October 9, 2003

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rosemarie friedman (easton, pa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All-American Car-i-oke (Spiral-bound)

bought this book because my grandchildren and I enjoy singing together. we weren't in a car; we were in my house. we sang all of the songs and had a rollicking good time. it was all very jolly; buy it!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Road Tested and Approved!, January 22, 2007

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Laurel Smith "creator, MomsMinivan.com" (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All-American Car-i-oke (Spiral-bound)

I road tested this item with my three children on a long car ride a couple of years ago. It was a huge hit with my family, so I highly recommend it at my website [...]. Even after two years, we still use it frequently on trips, so it has given us more than our money's worth.

It comes with a CD for the music and several extra copies of the lyrics in smaller booklets for everyone in the car (no fighting!). The CD does a great job of giving "musical cues" when you are supposed to start singing, and there is such a variety that there is sure to be something that everyone will like - including the adults!

One of our favorites is the "make your own blues" song. My kids loved making up their own lines for that song in addition to the suggested lyrics. They also really love "Big Rock Candy Mountain" which was full of hilarious kid humor. The backseat drumming is also very popular. One thing we also love to do with this is to practice singing the Star Spangled Banner together. It can be a hard song to sing sometimes, but my kids are now pros and can belt out our National Anthem with pride.

We never go on a road trip without this item. I'll be buying the Christmas version of this next.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertained my kids on a long car ride, November 3, 2006

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Pat (NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All-American Car-i-oke (Spiral-bound)

I wasn't sure how this would go over with my 7 and 9 year old girls, but we had a lot of fun with it on a l-o-n-g car ride home from vacation this summer. Not all the songs were familiar to us, but learning the lyrics was part of the fun.
This gets three thumbs up from the girls and me and one from my husband, who was driving, and glad no one was complaining about being in the car so long.