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.
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
I love rocking tebacious D at karaoke, the right crowd gets into it and ends up yelling along and everyone seems to appreciate attacking with more gusto than skill.
Part of why I generally go with Double Team, many fun stage effects etc.
Never been to “actual” karaoke. However, I played Rockband games for about ten years, off and on. That’s karaoke with a score system. And you can also play guitar or drums, but I suck at that? Singing though? That, I can do.
The Final Countdown (Europe). This one’s so fun to sing. It feels like it goes to some 80s movie, but I don’t recall one that features it.
What’s My Age Again? (blink-182). I went into these games not caring for pop punk and emo, but hands down, they’re the most fun to sing by far!
Headphones On (Miranda Cosgrove/iCarly). See above, but pop rock. According to You (Orianthi) is even more fun to sing, but unless the guitarist is warmed up, he’ll have it in for you for the rest of the night if you pick this one early! Headphones On is a great warmup though.
Enter Sandman (Metallica). This one’s upper mid tier for everyone, but everyone loves to play it. Easily the most fun Metallica song to sing. The Black Album was basically their pop record. It’s a legit hard rock/radio metal album (and, not for nothing, but Nothing Else Matters was highly rated by Sir Elton John of all people) but it’s a pop record. It was engineered to go viral and it did. And most of the songs are a blast to sing.
I wish Rockband was still around so we’d get the KPop Demon Hunter songs. I’d sing the shit outta What it Sounds Like or How it’s Done. I wouldn’t object to any song from that soundtrack being picked. You can fake it through the few Korean lines (and hope they’re written out phonetically rather than the symbols). I stood and sang for all the songs in the Sing-Along version in theaters (twice!) and I feel like though I said the Korean words as written, they didn’t come out right.
Aware of it, might even have it installed. Nice thing about YARG is, it doesn’t require Windows. I have Macs, and I ran it on my Mac. So I think it’s on Linux as well, but I’m not sure.
I’ve only played it on Linux so I can attest to it working on there. There’s even an app you can get that can browse and download custom charts too (forgot what it’s called though).
Tried it again, it works great. It plays a lot of the Rockband customs I’ve collected over the years. Ran it with bots. Seems to work.
Would be cool if there were a solid place to get tracks for it. Even if you gotta source the actual audio yourself. Everyone being afraid to share that information is what’s gonna keep this thing from getting big… whether that’s a good thing or not, I’m not sure.
Those KPop Demon Hunter songs are really tricky to sing alone, even the English parts, because they’re intended for multiple people and some of the lyrics almost overlap. I have trouble keeping up.
Ah — I’m a bit used to that. While Rockband 3 added vocal harmonies, the first two would just pick which vocals you sang. You were never singing more than one part at a time. There were some, though, that gave more attention to a backing vocalist than the primary one. It’s fine if you recognise the pitch/tone change. One that was notorious for that was Spoonman by Soundgarden. I know that Chris Cornell was the singer of Soundgarden, but at some points in the song, it follows a backing vocalist and you have to completely change your pitch and tone, though the voice you hear does not sound like it is. It’s a very tricky song to sing and it’s generally disliked except by Soundgarden fans, most of whom would rather play it on guitar. There are others — and I’m struggling to think of an example, and threw Spoonman under the bus to try to give myself more time to think, but I’m drawing a blank on names — where it straight up turns you over to backing vocals. Like I didn’t know those lines were in the song. The main singer is singing one thing and the backing vocalists are singing something else.
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??
I tend to go with My Way because I keep messing up the timing on Fly Me To The Moon. Most of my exposure to it was the Evangelion version so I try to match that and slip up.
Say It Ain’t So - Weezer
Don’t Let Me Down - The Beatles
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own/Beautiful Day/Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Patio Lanterns - Kim Mitchell
Every Sperm is Sacred - Monty Python
Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
Anything from Marty Robbins’ Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs when I can get away with it.
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrisette (and it’s a mistake every time)
Big on my maybe list:
Earache My Eye - Cheech and Chong. Aka as a straight cis guy, the only thing that would get me to perform in drag (preferably good drag, with help from people who know what they’re doing)
Puppy Love/Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka (been on a Paul Anka kick recently, and one of the karaoke spots I like is really close to where the restaurant his parents ran eons ago was)
I’m a Gun - Lorne Green (similar reasons as Paul Anka)
I warm up with either Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies, or Collide by Howie Day. Once I’m warmed up I have a huge repertoire of songs. I don’t sing Meatloaf songs back to back anymore though. And Rob Zombie is only for Halloween.
“Bloodbuzz Ohio” -The National.
it’s short, sweet, a little sexy, I can do the voice, and I can remember the lyrics. Also, I live in Ohio. And it reminds me of my best friend, who passed away last year.
Why to which sentence? The first sentence is questionable in and of itself. But I guess the best answer is, “because I know all the words, and it’s fun to make anger noises.”
The second sentence could be questioned if someone were out of the loop. It’s because the herald of inclusivity literally signed off on a genocide. He’s voiced a number of odd opinions with flawed logic, but he preaches peace while signing missiles. And then went on hiatus because his fans think that calling for the end of a genocide is “free speech,” while he calls it “antisemitism,” and then he got booed for his awful opinion and refusal to value all human life.
It was for the second question. I like a lot of Disturbed’s music but don’t really follow the news about the band members. Thanks for linking to the news stories. That’s disgusting and disappointing.
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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 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.
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
I used to love singing One Armed Scissor on Rock Band but I’ve never had the guts to try ATDI or Mars Volta in public.
I wanna try arcarsenal but i don’t think I’d be able to speak afterward
This is a proper answer.
Tequila.
I don’t like singing in public.
You should try …. ’Oh Yeah’ by Yello
https://youtu.be/6jJkdRaa04g
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.
Bohemian rhapsody - Queen
Don’t Stop Me Now is great too
Somebody to Love is my Queen go-to.
“I’m having a ball” / Freddie Mercury
Doesn’t matter if it sounds awful, EVERYONE sings along :)
Tenacious D - Kickapoo
I love rocking tebacious D at karaoke, the right crowd gets into it and ends up yelling along and everyone seems to appreciate attacking with more gusto than skill.
Part of why I generally go with Double Team, many fun stage effects etc.
Bad Romance by Lady Gaga. Idc if I’m a man in his late 20’s I’m putting my heart and soul into it
The Distance by Cake. I can’t sing so this works every time.
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
Finally…
Use Me by Bill Withers
Enjoy the silence by Depeche Mode
Napoleon XIV — "They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!"
Never been to “actual” karaoke. However, I played Rockband games for about ten years, off and on. That’s karaoke with a score system. And you can also play guitar or drums, but I suck at that? Singing though? That, I can do.
The Final Countdown (Europe). This one’s so fun to sing. It feels like it goes to some 80s movie, but I don’t recall one that features it.
What’s My Age Again? (blink-182). I went into these games not caring for pop punk and emo, but hands down, they’re the most fun to sing by far!
Headphones On (Miranda Cosgrove/iCarly). See above, but pop rock. According to You (Orianthi) is even more fun to sing, but unless the guitarist is warmed up, he’ll have it in for you for the rest of the night if you pick this one early! Headphones On is a great warmup though.
Enter Sandman (Metallica). This one’s upper mid tier for everyone, but everyone loves to play it. Easily the most fun Metallica song to sing. The Black Album was basically their pop record. It’s a legit hard rock/radio metal album (and, not for nothing, but Nothing Else Matters was highly rated by Sir Elton John of all people) but it’s a pop record. It was engineered to go viral and it did. And most of the songs are a blast to sing.
I wish Rockband was still around so we’d get the KPop Demon Hunter songs. I’d sing the shit outta What it Sounds Like or How it’s Done. I wouldn’t object to any song from that soundtrack being picked. You can fake it through the few Korean lines (and hope they’re written out phonetically rather than the symbols). I stood and sang for all the songs in the Sing-Along version in theaters (twice!) and I feel like though I said the Korean words as written, they didn’t come out right.
Look into YARG if you want a modern rock band experience with custom songs that a huge community still make very regularly.
Aware of it, might even have it installed. Nice thing about YARG is, it doesn’t require Windows. I have Macs, and I ran it on my Mac. So I think it’s on Linux as well, but I’m not sure.
I’ve only played it on Linux so I can attest to it working on there. There’s even an app you can get that can browse and download custom charts too (forgot what it’s called though).
Tried it again, it works great. It plays a lot of the Rockband customs I’ve collected over the years. Ran it with bots. Seems to work.
Would be cool if there were a solid place to get tracks for it. Even if you gotta source the actual audio yourself. Everyone being afraid to share that information is what’s gonna keep this thing from getting big… whether that’s a good thing or not, I’m not sure.
I found the app I use currently: https://github.com/Geomitron/Bridge
Those KPop Demon Hunter songs are really tricky to sing alone, even the English parts, because they’re intended for multiple people and some of the lyrics almost overlap. I have trouble keeping up.
Edit: maybe it’s just “Soda Pop” that does that.
Ah — I’m a bit used to that. While Rockband 3 added vocal harmonies, the first two would just pick which vocals you sang. You were never singing more than one part at a time. There were some, though, that gave more attention to a backing vocalist than the primary one. It’s fine if you recognise the pitch/tone change. One that was notorious for that was Spoonman by Soundgarden. I know that Chris Cornell was the singer of Soundgarden, but at some points in the song, it follows a backing vocalist and you have to completely change your pitch and tone, though the voice you hear does not sound like it is. It’s a very tricky song to sing and it’s generally disliked except by Soundgarden fans, most of whom would rather play it on guitar. There are others — and I’m struggling to think of an example, and threw Spoonman under the bus to try to give myself more time to think, but I’m drawing a blank on names — where it straight up turns you over to backing vocals. Like I didn’t know those lines were in the song. The main singer is singing one thing and the backing vocalists are singing something else.
Not seeing any of the following:
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
Country Roads - John Denver
Forever and Ever - Randy Travis
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Green Onions.
El Sonidito also a solid choice.
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
Kiss From A Rose.
Feels like the first time - Foreigner
Hey Jealousy by the Gin Blossoms
The Cure - Friday I’m in Love.
Please don’t do this. 🙏
“All I want for Christmas is You,” but only from March to August.
Edit: Except for the 4th of July, which is a twelve minute version of the National Anthem.
Usually I go for something the crowd can get into, that I can also use to show off. Usually something by Queen.
My favorite go-to though, that I sing just for me, is One More Minute by Weird Al Yankovic.
If you really want one that gets everyone in the room singing:
I Want It That Way by The Backstreet Boys
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??
Creep by Radiohead
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Brandy by Looking Glass
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.
Ah when I was a child I labeled my mixtape Wallavoodoo 😆 because I’d only heard it spoken, never saw it written
Under the bridge- Chili peppers
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
I will survive - Cake
Burma shave by tom waits
Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky.
with or without a crappy midi version of sirius leading up to it?
I have several, depends on the crowd.
Careless Whisper -George Michael,
This Love -Maroon 5,
Drops of Jupiter - Train,
Someone Like You -Adele
4’33" by John Cage
Preferably with me as far from the stage as possible. In fact, I’m staying home. Enjoy.
Beautiful song
Fly me to the moon - Frank Sinatra
I also do that one.
I tend to go with My Way because I keep messing up the timing on Fly Me To The Moon. Most of my exposure to it was the Evangelion version so I try to match that and slip up.
I’ve done karaoke once, and the song I chose was Blink-182 - All the small things.
So, I guess that’s my go-to song.
Biz Markie - Just a friend
In the Philippines: My way by Frank Sinatra
And in all other part of the world?
In all other parts of the world it’s not guaranteed to start a riot.
Say It Ain’t So - Weezer
Don’t Let Me Down - The Beatles
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own/Beautiful Day/Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Patio Lanterns - Kim Mitchell
Every Sperm is Sacred - Monty Python
Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
Anything from Marty Robbins’ Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs when I can get away with it.
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrisette (and it’s a mistake every time)
Big on my maybe list:
Earache My Eye - Cheech and Chong. Aka as a straight cis guy, the only thing that would get me to perform in drag (preferably good drag, with help from people who know what they’re doing)
Puppy Love/Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka (been on a Paul Anka kick recently, and one of the karaoke spots I like is really close to where the restaurant his parents ran eons ago was)
I’m a Gun - Lorne Green (similar reasons as Paul Anka)
On The Turning Away - Pink Floyd.
Erasure - Respect
My go-to artist is Chappel Roan.
Easy by the Commadores
I warm up with either Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies, or Collide by Howie Day. Once I’m warmed up I have a huge repertoire of songs. I don’t sing Meatloaf songs back to back anymore though. And Rob Zombie is only for Halloween.
The Tubes - Talk to ya Later
C.W. McCall - Convoy (the song the movie was based on).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJKQUm13Bqo
“Bloodbuzz Ohio” -The National.
it’s short, sweet, a little sexy, I can do the voice, and I can remember the lyrics. Also, I live in Ohio. And it reminds me of my best friend, who passed away last year.
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.
Down With the Sickness. Although, fuck Draimon.
Why?
Why to which sentence? The first sentence is questionable in and of itself. But I guess the best answer is, “because I know all the words, and it’s fun to make anger noises.”
The second sentence could be questioned if someone were out of the loop. It’s because the herald of inclusivity literally signed off on a genocide. He’s voiced a number of odd opinions with flawed logic, but he preaches peace while signing missiles. And then went on hiatus because his fans think that calling for the end of a genocide is “free speech,” while he calls it “antisemitism,” and then he got booed for his awful opinion and refusal to value all human life.
It was for the second question. I like a lot of Disturbed’s music but don’t really follow the news about the band members. Thanks for linking to the news stories. That’s disgusting and disappointing.
We don’t have to dance - Andy Black
Lesser known song, but right in my range. It has an ironic message as long as you’re clearly having a good time at the function.
Dragula by Rob Zombie
Baka Mitai and Love in Kamurocho.
I’ll Make a Man Out of You from Mulan
Nutshell by Alice in Chains
Lovin’ la Vida Loca
Karaoke is like Dick Pics.
Never do it.
My Sacrifice by Creed is right in my range and that loooong “Agaiiiiiiiiiiiiin” sounds impressive while being easy to execute.
Angels by Robbie Williams is probably one of his easier ones.
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? By CCR is also fun and relatively easy to do.
And finally, if nobody else has done it yet, then “Wonderwall” :P
Northwest Passage by Stan Rodgers. Love his other stuff too. People are often surprised that I, an immigrant, know something so Canadian.
Doesn’t matter. If I’m doing karaoke I will be so drunk I can’t follow the song or even read words.
I found out theres more words than the chorus in the song “Just a Friend “ while shitfaced drunk in front of the bar.
Sandstorm - Darude.
“Business” - Eminem
Yes, I fucking NAIL it.
Tequila lol
I don’t go to karaoke bars.
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