Alright so you're staying up late hooked up to the TV watching the Olympics or perhaps watching the live feeds online, whether this is you or not we thought of getting you in the mood for some singing and recording therefore we bring you the official version of Beijing 2008 song: "Forever Friends."

The lyrics of “Forever Friends” , which is recorded in English, read, "Forever friends in harmony/As the whole world joins and sees days of unity and peace/Forever through the years we'll hear the cheers/Joy and laughter everywhere/ We're together here to share/ Forever friends." Needless to say, this is a song of unity, harmony and fair play. Don't you feel that warm fuzzy feeling after reading them? Apparently, out of 30 contestant songs this one was selected by the Olympic Committee to be the official song for Beijing 2008.

The architects of the official Beijing Olympic song, "Forever Friends" were internationally renowned Chinese artistes Sun Nan and Coco Lee. The song was composed by Giorgio Moroder, who also composed 'Reach Out', the official song for Los Angeles 1984 Olympics. In addition, Moroder's resume includes Seoul 1988's 'Hand in Hand' and 'Un'estate Italiana' for the 1990 football World Cup.

So if you're feeling the Olympic spirit and are all fired up for the US olympic team we invite you to sing and record "Forever Friens." Go USA!

Alright so if you're into the Beijing Olympics 2008 then you'll be jazzed to hear that everyone's favorite American Olympic swimmer turned-model Amanda Beard is switching styles, going from breaststroke to freestyle…do you get it? Yeah, she's actually showing it all (kinda) on a PETA ad against the use of fur. Amanda is joining the ranks of other Hollywood celebs such as Pamela Anderson, Eva Mendes and Alicia Silverstone in supporting PETA.

The "Be Comfortable in Your Skin, Do not Wear Fur" PETA slogan ad was supposed to be launched on Wednesday but apparently it had to be canceled due to safety concerns. In the ad the gold medal winner states,"I am definitely against wearing fur…I'd much rather go naked than ever put a dead animal on my body."

Beijing 2008 is not be free of political statements such as Amanda's. In fact, the US team last Thursday chose, track field star Lopez Lomong, a former refugee from violence in Sudan to carry the flag at the Olympic opening ceremony, putting the spotlight on China's foreing policy on Darfur.

The world media attention is centered on the US and Chinese olympic team as both countries embark upon a much publicized rivalry for Olympic supremacy. As for the US Olympic swimming team the first medals for swimming be awarded on Sunday. Good luck Amanda!

OMG! You can't miss this party! The multimillonaire hotel heiress and socialite Paris Hilton is talking politics (oil dependency, taxes, hybrid technologies, energy policy, new jobs, etc. Promises, promises, promises! And we thought Paris Hilton and presidential candidate John McCain were BFFs (best friends forever). Are you kidding me? Apparently, she's like totally ready to lead. By the way, this spoof comes as a full fledged response ad to the McCain commercial dismissing Barack Obama as a Paris Hilton style of celebrity. And now an important message from Paris Hilton…

OK, so white haired dude, (pink) White House, Rihanna for Vicepresident…OMG! Paris Hilton must have done something right since she actually caught the attention of McCain’s advisers and even a response from the McCain tent summarized as follows, "Paris Hilton might not be as big a celebrity as Barack Obama, but she obviously has a better energy plan."

Alright so she's now a key player in the presidential election…nothing in this world compares to Paris Hilton. Do Europeans have a socialite heiress wanna-be politican like this? Anyone remembers the Cicciolina in Italy? Perhaps the stars are blind or we the citizenry of the U.S. are way too celebrity addicted that we can actually go for the message: She’s blonde, she’s hot and she wants your vote! Maybe it's the barely-there leopard print bathing suit and gold stilettos that she wears in the spoof. Only in America! Oh, BTW, don’t forget to vote.! TTYL!

And Madonna doesn't seem to stop innovating. For those of you who enjoy the the dance/club scene, the audio CD remix version of Madonna's "Give it me" was released yesterday. Not that this is a new creation of the pop queen, as a matter of fact, "Give it to me" was actually part of the "Hard Candy" previous release last April.

This new maxi-single produced by Farrell of the Neptunes, contains eight versions with collaborations from house music DJ remixers luminaries such as Paul Oakenfold and Eddie Amador. Once again, Madonna continues innovating, and with this new summer remix she's extending the life and adding a house music dimension to one of the best singles of her album "Hard Candy."

As Eddie Amador succintly put it, "Not everyone understands house music; it's a spiritual thing, a body thing, a soul thing…" Without a doubt we have to check it out for ourselves to see how spiritual we can get by getting down and dancing to the 8 remix versions of "Give it to me".

By the way, here at Red Karaoke we bring you "Give it to Me" so you can start practicing your singing, recording, and to get you on the mood for when you are ready to hit the club house music scene. Yeah, you know what we're talking about…the lights, the live house music DJs, all that fun stuff. Long live Madonna!

Have fun singing and don't forget to post your comments.

John Mayer is quite busy nowadays with a pretty tight schedule of his Summer Tour across America. From Milwaukee to West Palm Beach, Mayer continues earning the hearts and minds of fans and critics demonstrating nationwide why he's such a talented multi-Grammy Award winning platinum selling singer and songwriter.

One of Mayer's latest productions was its new album “Where the Light Is” released last July 1. This was Mayer's first live album. This special concert contains an acoustic performance, a rare set with John Mayer Trio (with Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino), as well as a set featuring Mayer's full band. The assortment was recorded during the night of December 8, 2007 when Mayer had a live show at the Nokia Theater in LA. Among the highlights of Live on stage! are Mayer's biggest hits, 'Waiting On The World To Change' new interpretations of cover songs, 'Free Fallin' and a previously unreleased Mayer creation 'In Your Atmosphere'.

This new “Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles” double CD of 22 interpretations seems to have pleased, not only fans, but also critics. In spite of his brief artistic career Mayer continues to amaze as a songwriter, singer and perfomer whether in the studio or in concerts.

For those of you who are fans and followers of John Mayer, we have put together an assortment of Mayer's past hits for you to sing and record:

Comfortable

Daughters

Love song for no one

My stupid mouth

No Such Thing

Your body is a wonderland

So speaking of performances, votes, we want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the work done by some of Red Karaoke artists. This group of individuals has exceeded expectations and risen to the top of the rankings with practice and hard work. It goes to show that if you feel like you really can't sing, then you need to know that everyone does have the ability to sing well. In fact, it has been scientifically established that singing in a learned 'art'. In other words, it is acquired earlier in life by some people who seem to 'have an ability'. But it's not so - if you keep practicing you'll get better at it and eventually you'll be able to sing in tune and in time.

Remember that on Red Karaoke, the opportunity abounds for you to explore a whole new world of entertainment. Needless to say, there are tons of friends and fans waiting for you to get involved. But what beats everything is that singing and recording on Red Karaoke won't cost you a penny. So feel free to connect to the leaders of Red Karaoke rankings. Who knows? Maybe you can get extra pointers or suggestions as to how to improve your singing and position in the rankings. You might even be able to strike a friendship. So listen to their performances, comment, vote and get in touch with them:

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becca46

Female, 47 years old
Date of birth: Dec 23, 1960
I live in: columbus - USA
Biography: Hi all if you listen to a song of mine could you leave a comment please thanks so much . And I will visit and leave you one too. Have a great day
What I like: singing

Saving all my love for you - Vote for my rendition!

Jarnetic

Male, 54 years old
Date of birth: Nov 03, 1953
I live in: Florence, SC - USA
Occupation:
Biography: Love to Sing
What I like: Music, Computers, Basketball

hotel california - Vote for my rendition!

Ely Fuller
Male, 72 years old
Date of birth: May 16, 1936
I live in: Hurricane, UT - USA
Occupation: Retired
Biography: I live in Spain most of the time, St George, Utah the remainder of the time.
What I like: Fishin’, Flyin’ and Singin’

Unbreak my heart - Vote for my rendition!

Asarimusa
Female, 44 years old
Date of birth: Jun 06, 1964
I live in: Hollywood - USA
Occupation: Musician
Biography: I am Asarim and I enjoy singing and having fun.
What I like: Singing

You are so beautifull - Vote for my rendition!

Daveman
Male, 50 years old
Date of birth: Mar 29, 1958
I live in: Clinton - USA
Biography: I’m a man - what else is there to know? I guess - I’ll update this later when I get aquainted with the RedKaraoke site. I appreciate yourlistening to my songs (when I get them put up).

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