Humanity has a somewhat ill-advised obsession with showing off their individual vocal talents: We sing in the shower, in the car, and while competing on TV shows like American Idol and The Voice.

We like singing regardless of talent — and we like to sing for others. One of the prime examples of this is karaoke. It’s your chance to see two brothers perform a whiskey-infused duet of Pearl Jam songs in the wrong key, or a man in an oversized suit croon like Frank Sinatra.

Luckily for us, Eugene is no exception. Let’s start with the best — Black Forest.

With the closing of the Oak Street Speakeasy, the karaoke title belt goes to Monday and Wednesday nights at one of Eugene’s grungiest dive bars. If you go, you’ll hear some karaoke like you’ll never hear in the greater Lane County. Beginning at 9 p.m., it’s loud, energetic and unapologetic. It feels like a Friday or Saturday night.

But a word to the wise: If you intend to step behind the microphone at the Forest, make sure you test the temperature of the room. Try belting out a rendition of Toby Keith or Katy Perry and you might find yourself — regardless of vocal chops — booed more heartily than that time Justin Bieber asked people to take him seriously, when Lebron returned to Cleveland or A-Rod to Seattle.

The Black Forest takes its karaoke seriously, and it’s in your best interest to adhere to the unwritten rules of the room.

But if the Black Forest is a little extreme for your tastes, it’s no trouble, because Wednesdays at Cornucopia is for just about anyone. Beginning at 9 p.m., karaoke at Cornucopia is a treat because it gives you a chance to rub shoulders with people of all walks of life, and is a place where you can get away with horrible renditions of Top-40 hits without getting tarred and feathered.

You’ll run into college kids, the professor types and people on a personal mission to keep the Grateful Dead’s memory alive. It’s great fun.

But if you’re trying to stick to the campus area, then you can’t go wrong with either Agate Alley or Webfoot Bar and Grill on Sunday nights. Neither is anywhere near as crowded or energetic as Black Forest or Cornucopia, but should do fine if you’re new to the game. It’s for anyone, but it’s still quirky and eclectic — which is nice because during the busier nights of the week, most places on campus can seem totally bereft of those traits.

And that is the crux of the karaoke night. On nights when most people are at home watching How I Met Your Mother or some derivative, one of humanity’s most entertaining oddities quietly creeps out from the cracks from which it hides and gives anyone lucky enough a chance to hear our inner songster.