„OMG where’s the door GTFO“
dancing in the moonlight
Tequila 😎
Country Roads, Take Me Home by John Denver
It's a crowd pleaser every time
Smallest Church in Saint-Saens, the karaoke song in Disco Elysium.
I think I can pull the raspy voice.
Piano Man
Caballo homosexual de las montaaañas
I'm playing the Doom theme and fighting my way to the exit as I am clearly in hell.
Train - Hey, Soul Sister
It's gonna depend on my mood.
Currently the mood is Ænima by Tool.
If you want one to bring the room to life, the answer is "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys. It kills 100% of the time--everyone will sing along. You can't help it.
And then promptly leave, before I get accused of attempted mass murder
Arch Enemy is great though! I like your style
Grounds for Divorce by Elbow.
Duality - slipknot
A-ha - Take on me
every time
Probably a random Russian, Ukrainian or Italian song I know, because I like to sing in these languages.
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.
I'd go with Girl Fight by Soft Play. Because it's just 10 seconds of shouting and super cool. No one needs to hear what I sound like singing.
Suffragette city
The Champs - Tequila
Funky Town
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:
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!
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
I was gonna say Kiss From A Rose, but only because nobody would see that shit coming.
I'm probably leaving the bar. But to answer your question...
Radio, Radio by Elvis Costello.
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.
Thunderball - Tom Jones
Tequila.
Orville Peck - C'mon Baby Cry
Every time this plays at my house everyone is belting it out. Nobody can hit the high notes.
Whenever I'm in a rather Yee-Haw place, and bars are filled with folks wearing camo and baseball caps, my go-to is Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show, it gets people riled up.
Later in the evening, once folks have had a few drinks in them, Take Me Home Country Roads is unquestionably the song to end with.
See also: Friends in Low Places. They played it at a AAA baseball game here and the whole place was chanting it lol.
Halfway through there's a drunk woman and her reluctant husband/boyfriend/male friend/drafted stranger who sings "Picture" by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow.
Feelings
Puscifer - Conditions of my Parole
Anything by Supertramp or Bad Company.
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
Plush - Stone Temple Pilots. I kill with that one.
"Mad World" by Gary Jules.
But really you want to start off with "Take On Me" and "Never Gonna Give You Up".
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:
"It's the end of the world and I know it!"
That's great!
Mosquito song
Promised Land- Elvis version.
I'd probably shoot for Bruno mars and regret it.
