Grounds for Divorce by Elbow.
I think I’ve got enough goofy charm to pull off 24 Hour Cinderella… or at least, I will think that after a few drinks.
And thing better Supertramp or Bad Company.
I’d probably shoot for Bruno mars and regret it.
Horse With No Name. Has a limited vocal range, and the humans will give no love.
starts driving in San Andreas with K-DST on radio
Funky Town
My go-to’s are:
Blind Melon - No Rain
Fra Lippo Lippi - Light and Shade
Sting - Englishman in New York
Seal - Kiss From A Rose
Last time I did this, I dedicated (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman to my now ex-wife.
And I’d do it again!
Promised Land- Elvis version.
The Champs - Tequila
I have friends who try to convince me to sing, I always tell them “Look, there’s only one song I can do and I guarantee they don’t have it…”
“Come on man, they have thousands of songs, they have to have it…”
“Fine, if they have it, I’ll do it. Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs.”
And man, they’ll run and look for that song… then they argue…
“I don’t think it’s a real song!”
“I know it is! I’ve heard of it!”
The song:
To be fair, that isn’t a song its just music, so they were right lol
I mostly only know parody lyrics, so it will go badly no matter what.
Nah, if you can drop the weird Al lyrics without them being on the screen, the crowd will love it.
I know someone who did that who is a REALLY GOOD, like pro level singer. Crowd was delighted when she started singing and they heard how great her voice was. Then they were slightly puzzled when some of the words were different. Then they realized she was singing a parody and they were like WTF. I suppose I’ll try it anyway if the occasion comes up .
Here she is singing a Queen–Bohemian Rhapsody / Star Wars crossover parody:
“Mad World” by Gary Jules.
But really you want to start off with “Take On Me” and “Never Gonna Give You Up”.
“Check, please!”
If you want a fun karaoke night, first song(s) need to be something that will get most everyone singing. Younger crowds: something like Tayor Swift “Shake It Off”. Middle age crowds, something like Nirvana or Aerosmith. Older crowds any Beatles #1.
I personally like Cyprus Hill “Jump Around” if you’re willing to learn it well enough beforehand as to not butcher the lyrics. I’ve seen Vanilla “Ice Ice Baby” also get a similar reaction of everyone knowing the song and enjoying it enough to give you kudos for choosing it.
After everyone’s over the initial hesitation, go belt all your love songs and power ballads; but get the party started first.
