It was a beautiful Saturday morning. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, there was a light breeze... and Sarah Jackman was taking the SAT, much to the boredom of her six emotions. Yes, the test had been on the calendar for a month at least, and they all remembered the PSAT, but there was absolutely nothing for the emotions to do. They lounged around Headquarters, draped over couches and either trying to sleep or making faces, while only Logic sat ready at the console. Finally, she turned around and suggested, "You know, I can handle the SAT on my own, and you guys have wanted to do a karaoke party for a while. Why don't you head down to the apartments and do some singing? I'll drive Sarah until the SAT is done."
Joy sat up from her flopped position on the couch. "Really? You'd let us do that?"
"As long as you keep the noise level to a dull roar," Logic added. "I will have to be concentrating, after all."
"Fair enough," shrugged Fear. "I'm in."
Disgust chimed in, "Me too. After all, there isn't going to be anything better to do for the next... what is it, hour or so?"
"Probably two or three," Anger added. "Let's just do it. You guys have some songs in mind, right?"
Sadness nodded. "A couple, actually. With all of us doing a few different songs, it should take us through the testing session."
"Come on, you guys!" Joy called as she raced up the ramp to the elevator. "The sooner we get there, the sooner we can start singing!" Fear grabbed her clipboard and followed the leader, with Disgust coolly walking close behind, and Sadness and Anger ending the parade.
"I'll come and get you if anything happens, or once the test is over, whichever comes first," Logic called as the elevator doors closed.
"Ooh, I'm so excited..." Joy squealed. "Who wants to sing first?"
Every eye in the elevator turned towards Joy.
"Okay, looks like that'd be me. Let me think..."
All right, a "karaoke night" story! Now, I aim to please my audience, so I'm going to offer the opportunity to request songs. Just leave the titles and/or artist names you want to hear in your review. However, there are some limits to what I will take, as this is a character with a very specific musical taste. Here are the things to keep in mind:
1. Justin Bieber, Adele, and anything with explicit mention of sexual interaction or tons of cursing (I'll Bowdlerize if I can) is immediately out of consideration. Songs like "Love Me Like You Do" and "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" are also immediate no's. "Say No To This", from Hamilton, may be okay, but we'll see how it goes. Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Maroon 5 approach the line ("You Belong With Me" and "Photograph" are ok, "Wildest Dreams" and "Shape of You" are less so).
2. Anything Disney is automatically approved, provided I have heard of it.
3. Anything from Broadway falls under the same rules as Number 2. Also, keep in mind these are girls, so love songs will only be okay if they can be taken in a "freindship" light. Not to say I'm homophobic, but I am straight, and so are Sarah and her emotions.
4. NO COUNTRY MUSIC WHATSOEVER.
5. No rap, but Hamilton is perfectly okay. Sarah and the emotions love it!
6. Oldies are goodies!
7. If you're stuck for a choice, The Piano Guys, Simply 3, Celtic Women, and Pentatonix do covers of all sorts of appropriate songs.
8. Later in the story, the emotions will perform duets, so keep that in mind. Also, they will be joined by Sarah's main Characters: Maddie, Caleb, Colleen, Alex, and Beatrix, so feel free to suggest songs for them. To give you an idea of what they like to sing, Maddie is closely associated with water, Caleb with air, Colleen with earth, Alex with fire, and Beatrix is Sarah's better half.
9. Logic will be performing a couple of songs from her post in the main control room. Feel free to make suggestions for her, but keep in mind she likes songs that are purely declarative and factual.
Basically, if I have to look it up, I won't use it. If I do use your song, I'll put a shout out in an author's note beforehand. Have fun!