This weekend, I celebrated my birthday (as I did the year before) singing karaoke at my local pub. I love karaoke...probably more then any normal person really should (but this site is pretty much all the evidence you need that I am not normal) and, despite the fact that Liz did not sing Gwen Stefani as promised, we all had a blast (well, I did anyway, and it was my birthday so my happiness is all that really mattered). I thought I'd pass along my top 5 karaoke songs because, you know, I care about you and want you to have more fun in your life.
Not actually a picture of me singing karaoke1. You Outta Know: Alanis Morisette - This is a great song it get the crowd pumped. People love singing along (and it shows off some serious range). It's pretty hilarious when a guy sings it, but when I sing it, it kinda scares off the fellas. Eh, whatever. They just can't handle my truth.
2. Open Arms/Don't Stop Believin': Journey - Really, any Journey song works, but these are my two favorite. Everyone loves Journey. If you're a guy and you can really hit the Steve Perry high notes, you must be a pretty decent singer. Ladies love good singers. And because Steve Perry is basically a eunuch, these songs are in a good range for most women, too.
3. Dancing Queen: Abba - Again, anything by Abba is great (I've been working up the guts to try The Winner Takes it All for, like, a year now), but this is the classic. This is the first song I ever sang for karaoke so it has some sentimental value. A guy sang it Saturday night and was pretty awesome.
4. Hopelessly Devoted to You: Olivia Newton John - This one is just for the ladies. I should sing this song more. People love it, shows off the voice and, if you're lucky, some cute guy will ask you to follow up with a duet of Summer Nights (and presumably, you will fall in love, get married and have ten thousand babies).
5. Sweet Caroline and/or Livin' on a Prayer: Neil Diamond/Bon Jovi - Just for the fellas. Both are awesome. Both get the crowd singing along. Both rock my karaoke world.
Now, get out there and sing!
5 comments:
Dancing Queen guy was awesome!
I've sang Sweet Caroline a few times...
here are my top 5:
1. It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jr.
2. If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley
3. Landed - Ben Folds
4. Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead
5. She's Got a Way - Billy Joel
I also do a killer duet of Inside Out by Eve 6 with Andy Cron.
I like your picks! I've never seen Ben Folds Landed sung at karaoke, but I imagine it is awesome
Love the list. I'm so sad I wasn't there. I sing on Tuesday nights and You Oughta Know is definitely one of my favorite jams to sing. Here's my top 5:
1. No One - Alicia Keys
I've been singing the hell out of this the last two weeks. I can't get enough of it!
2. Hate it or Love it - The Game and 50 Cent
3. Drop it like it's Hot - Snoop & Pharrell
4. Glamorous - Fergie
5. Dang, it's hard to pick a last one. Probably Alanis but I love anything 50, Snoop, Madonna, 2Pac, Jay Z, Biggie etc. Man I just love to sing so really anything I know the words to and don't kill the audience with could fit for my #5!
I love that you do hip-hop, Heidi. That is awesome.
I've been wanting to do Big Girls Don't Cry by Fergie, but haven't seen it on any lists.
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