Yup, it's time to flush out your inhibitions and accept the bathroom for what it is — a haven that makes even a tone-deaf-karaoke-nightmare kinda singer sound good! What acoustics! What a brilliant ambiance!
There's running water. Silence when you need it. Privacy. And no one to judge you. What more can the reticent singer in you, waiting to burst out, ask for?
In a bathroom, sound bounces off the hard and soft surfaces, and your voice doesn't fade away as quickly as it would in an open space. It also affects the volume of your voice, making you sound louder than normal. Now that we've got the science out of the way, don't be shy to get creative. Pick up that hand-shower and use it as a mic. Stand on that mug for a mini-stage, or open the shower to create the perfect setting for your rain song, or Naagin dance!
Also, did you know that because of the reverberation effect, the sound blends together. Your shower acts as a natural auto-tune that dissolves all of those off-key lines. Incidentally, your bathroom also acts as a resonant cavity.
In other words, it's like turning up the bass all the way. So whether you sing 'Baby ko bass pasand hai' or 'Jab dil hi toot gaya', you're going to sound like a mix of Kishore Kumar and Sonu Nigam!
What are you waiting for? Check out this song. Then head to the shower to hit that perfect note! It's summer after all, and a shower in the middle of the day is perfectly natural. Who knows, they might make a reality show out of this, eventually!
Have you got a song you'd like to hear, covered from the bathroom? Comment below! If you'd like to send in a song you've covered (from your bathroom), send in your video!
(Anand Venkateswaran is a communications professional who writes on film, TV, books and other available surfaces.)
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