Karaoke is like Dick Pics.
Never do it.
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The Cure - Friday I’m in Love.
I’ll do a lot, but I’ll often start with Wagon Wheel, because it gets people singing along, and once they’re singing, they’re signing up to sing.
Sometimes people need encouragement.
The Distance by Cake. I can’t sing so this works every time.
Don’t do karaoke often, but I’ve done Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo more than once.
Next time I might try Das Model by Kraftwerk, or I wanna be your dog by Iggy Pop. My singing voice is not great, but I might pull that off.
Creep by Radiohead
Depends on the setting.
Nobody seems into it? Kiss from a rose- seal.
Need to set the bar? The Widow- Mars Volta
Classic crowd? Plush- Stone temple pilots
Easiest for my voice: There’s a reason these tables are numbered- Panic at the Disco
People are worried to be embarassed? Brand new key- Melanie
And on the occasion I want to make everyone laugh and impress them: It’s all coming back to me- Celine Dion.
I’m a large, traditionally masculine guy. It’s a lot more fun to subvert expectations.
Edit: forgot one. If I’m attempting to impress girls: Mon amant de saint-jean- Patrick Bruel
This is a proper answer.
This is a phenomenal list.
If you or the host use Karafun, you can drop the key an octave when selecting. In which case Let It Go from Frozen is a solid crowd pleaser and might be in your range.
Good to know, although my range is unreasonably high for the way I look. While on the topic of tips to help with karaoke, if you have the option on your setup, or can ask the DJ to do so, add about 10-15% reverb to the microphone. It allows the singer to hear themselves and pitch correct on the fly.
The Widow- Mars Volta
Surprised to see Mars Volta! It’s a little too high for my range to try it in public, but I could get down with Televators.
I fell in love with them while I was finding my singing voice, so that’s where my range ended up
Brandy by Looking Glass
I wish I could ever have as good of a go-to karaoke song as that skinny white dude who got overcome by the spirit of Shaggy
Say It Ain’t So by Weezer is a good one to get the entire bar singing along. Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind is good to get people try to sing along and then they realize they don’t actually know the words and wait did he just say crystal meth??
Tequila.
I don’t like singing in public.
You should try … ‘Oh Yeah’ by Yello
Kiss From A Rose.
Erasure - Respect
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
Fits my range almost perfectly. It’s my dad’s favourite of mine that I do too.
Other common go-tos for me are:
Give a Little Respect - Erasure Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus Fake Blood - Heart Attack Man Lithonia - Childish Gambino
Poor Unfortunate Souls from the Little Mermaid. Pat Carroll’s key is perfect for dudes and this song is great to ham up. I also go with Let’s Dance by David Bowie and Rock Lobster by the B52s when my wife is there to duet
For a large bearded man, I do a mean Part of Your World.
