Karaoke Songs

[mmbt0ne]

Someone in the IRC channel had a really good one earlier today, but I can't remember it, so I'm coming here for more recommedations. The catalog is like 25k songs, so if it's ever been a popular song, they have it.

Right now, the list is:

Journey - Seperate Ways
Styx - Lorelei

So, what are your favorite karaoke songs? Any video of Daliman makes this thread better.

[mason55]

My three faves are:

GnR - November Rain
Meatloaf - I Would Do Anything For Love
Sting - Roxanne

[Claunchy]

Karaoke is lame, but "Motorin'" by Night Ranger is clearly the correct answer.

[M2d]

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"Motorin'" by Night Ranger

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um, sister christian?

[Claunchy]

Jesus I suck. Yes, that.

[M2d]

Let Her Cry-Hootie and the Blowfish

[gorie]

i don't know , but the upstairs neighbor girl at my last apartment really liked singing mc hammer "can't touch this" karaoke at 3am on weeknights.

[BreakEvenPlayer]

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My three faves are:

GnR - November Rain
Meatloaf - I Would Do Anything For Love
Sting - Roxanne

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these are three songs that thousands of people butcher in karaoke bars around the world every night of the year. plus the first two are long and slow so they pretty much suck to hear anyway.

[mason55]

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My three faves are:

GnR - November Rain
Meatloaf - I Would Do Anything For Love
Sting - Roxanne

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these are three songs that thousands of people butcher in karaoke bars around the world every night of the year. plus the first two are long and slow so they pretty much suck to hear anyway.

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when i do sing karaoke (2 or 3 times a year maybe) i don't do it to impress others, i do it cause i'm wasted and want to sing ridiculous songs.

if you're a serious karaoke singer then we're on completely different pages.

plus, it's easy to make the songs fun, just because they're slow.

[BreakEvenPlayer]

no i'm not serious. just personally i prefer to hear and sing more upbeat and shorter songs, and from my experience so does everyone else in the bar. just the other night we were at a karaoke bar and this guy was doing an incredible rendition of "Paradise City." but that song is 8 minutes long. after the 15th time through the chorus everyone was definitely over it.

[M2d]

add speedy gonzalez

[CCass]

Fat Bottom Girls - Queen

[Lazymeatball]

Alright, nobody better steal these because they are my bit.

Styx - Mr Roboto complete with robor coreography
Afroman - Cuz I got high always a crowd pleaser
Hall and Oates - anything, these guys are gold.

and I definitely plan on including more Nightranger and foreigner in my repertoire.

I definitely agree with BEP here, keep the songs short and sweet. If I pick a super long song, I usually just walk off stage once it starts getting repetitive. The key to good karaoke has nothing to do with singing, it's all in the stage presence.

[Soul Daddy]

Billy Ocean - Loverboy
Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head
Cameo - Word Up

[edtost]

did some karaoke at the bar the other night - not saying this list is any good, but here's what we sung:

journey - dont stop believin
john denver - take me home country roads
toadies - (i have no idea, i had never heard it before)
neil diamond - sweet caroline

[antidan444]

Inxs -- "Need You Tonight"

[nolanfan34]

Clearly the correct answer is Young MC, Bust a Move. You have to break out some dance moves during the musical interludes though, so this one can be dangerous.

Since so many people like to do slow songs, I always like to throw in something short and fast, like The Doors, Break on Through. Those who know me will likely find that selection surprising, which makes it even better.

[Daliman]

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did some karaoke at the bar the other night - not saying this list is any good, but here's what we sung:

journey - dont stop believin
john denver - take me home country roads
toadies - (i have no idea, i had never heard it before)
neil diamond - sweet caroline

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Toadies song is "Possum kingdom", and rocks if done well.

[antidan444]

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You have to break out some dance moves during the musical interludes though.

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that, for the vast majority of people reading this forum, performing dance moves is a very bad idea. Just a hunch.

P.S. I'm part of the two-left-feet club myself.

[edtost]

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did some karaoke at the bar the other night - not saying this list is any good, but here's what we sung:

journey - dont stop believin
john denver - take me home country roads
toadies - (i have no idea, i had never heard it before)
neil diamond - sweet caroline

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Toadies song is "Possum kingdom", and rocks if done well.

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given that it was done by a group of 19-20yr old kids, 1/2 of whom had never heard it before, and who were all extremely drunk, i have a feeling it didnt rock.

[BWebb]

Some me and my friends favorites:

"Living on a Prayer" Bon Jovi
"You've lost that lovin feeling" Righteous Brothers (I think)
"I think we're alone now" Debbie Gibson

[Sponger15SB]

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"You've lost that lovin feeling" Righteous Brothers

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This sound should be forever banned fromkKaraoke machines. Same w/ pour some sugar on me and other gay ass cliched karaoke songs.

[Dave G.]

Summer Nights - from the Grease soundtrack.

Thoooose suu-huuumerrrrr.... NIIIIIIIHHIIIIIIIIIIIGHTS!!

[Los Feliz Slim]

"The Gambler" - Kenny Rogers

[DeezNuts]

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neil diamond - sweet caroline

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this is the correct answer.

if you live in Los Angeles and like karaoke, Brass Monkey on Wilshire in KTown(not a korean place, though) is the place to be.

DN

I do a pretty mean Zappa. Dinah Moe Humm. I can pull off some Dire Straits tunes too. Walk of Life, Money for Nothing, Twisting by the Pool.

[craig r]

The Tom Waits version of "Downtown Train" (I think this is the name of the song...I know Rod Stewart covered it).

craig

[Daliman]

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did some karaoke at the bar the other night - not saying this list is any good, but here's what we sung:

journey - dont stop believin
john denver - take me home country roads
toadies - (i have no idea, i had never heard it before)
neil diamond - sweet caroline

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Toadies song is "Possum kingdom", and rocks if done well.

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given that it was done by a group of 19-20yr old kids, 1/2 of whom had never heard it before, and who were all extremely drunk, i have a feeling it didnt rock.

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Eh, how tuff is it to f up;
Do you wanna die?
Do you wanna die?
DOOO YOU WANNA DIE?
DOOO YOU WANNA DIE?
DOOO YOU WAN-NA DIEEEEE?

[craig r]

Also, I have fun doing adult contemporary songs from the 70's and 80's that are duets (but singing them solo). I especially like "Love lifts us up where we belong".

craig

[Daliman]

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I do a pretty mean Zappa. Dinah Moe Humm. I can pull off some Dire Straits tunes too. Walk of Life, Money for Nothing, Twisting by the Pool.

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I did DInah-Moe Humm one night at a dive bar and was revered as a god by the fogeys there. Great song.

"Kiss my Angora, Dora"

Yes!
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[pokerdirty]

you have to have queen "bohemian rhapsody" and jon bon jovi "livin' on a prayer"

the bitches love these songs for some reason.

[Daliman]

Well, here's the ones I seem to get the best response with, Your results may vary, as I have very small testes.

"You make me feel like dancing"- Leo Sayer.
"Your Love"- The Outfield
"Working for the weekend"-Loverboy
"Mr. Roboto"(without the robot moves), "Crystal Ball", "Renegade", "Come Sail away", "Lady"-Styx
"Let's get it on"-Marvin Gaye(Got a wife out of that one)
"Kiss", "Darling Nikki", "When doves cry"- Prince
"You sexy thing"-Hot chocolate
"Lit up"- Buckcherry
"Shout" Otis day and the Knights.
"Paradise by the Dashboard light" - Meatloaf
"With or Without you","I still haven't found what I'm Looking for" U2
"She talks to angels" Black Crowes
"More than Words" Extreme
"I'll be there for you"-Bon Jovi
"Jack & Diane" John Cougar
"When you close your eyes"- Night Ranger
"Slow & Easy"-Whitesnake

[Matt24]

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"Paradise by the Dashboard light" - Meatloaf

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I was going to say if it was a guy and a girl doing it, this is a good one

[Daliman]

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"Paradise by the Dashboard light" - Meatloaf

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I was going to say if it was a guy and a girl doing it, this is a good one

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Yah. Always with a chick.

[youtalkfunny]

I haven't done Karaoke in years. But I'm definitely gonna have to try "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". I did "Love Shack" with a couple of girls once, that went over well.

Last time I went to Karaoke was on a cruise ship, that sailed out of Galveston. Lots of Texans on board. I've always felt that picking a song the audience likes will go over ten times better than picking a song you're good at. I don't know any country songs (and would sound stupid if I tried one in my Boston accent), so I took a page out of the Blues Brothers' book, and did "Rawhide". Worked like a charm.

Sinatra has always been my strong suit, and I never found an audience that didn't like "NY, NY" or "My Way". But I'm not doing either if we've already heard it two or three times that night.

[mike4bmp]

Come Fly With Me- Frank Sinatra

[JordanIB]

"Total Eclipse of the Heart"

Done by 2 guys, was the best karaoke act I have ever seen.

[jakethebake]

The only one I've ever done was Kung Fu Fighting. A buddy of mine and I used to get drunk and sing this song almost every week at this one bar. It was terrible...

[mslif]

I have sang "I need a hero" and it was pretty bad! Good times though.
I went to a japanese karaoke bar with a japanese friend of mine (of course) and everybody was singing those japanese pop songs and dancing... It was hilarious.

[IndieMatty]

You want to bring down the house?

Find a friend with a guitar to learn the Tender Crisp Bacon Ranch song.

[Pocket Trips]

Margaritaville and friends in low places are always crowd pleasers..

I do a mean cheap trick "I want you to want me"

[SheetWise]

Anyone know all the lyrics to "Barnacle Bill the Sailor"?
It would really piss my wife off.
I have an 8 year old daughter.

I should clarify: My daughter would love it.
I don't care if it pisses my wife off.

[BaggyAnt]

'That's Life' - Frank Sinatra

or

'King of the Road' - Roger Millar

Both Karaoke classics /images/graemlins/laugh.gif