Spinal Meningitis - Ween
That should clear the place out.
Had a woman invite me out to karaoke, but I don’t think we’re compatible long term so I’m taking notes from this thread.
Right now, as someone not from the US, star spangled banned would ruin the evening more than anything else I could think of. Everyone can recognize it, arguments would follow.
What’s New Pussycat, 21 times in a row.
“Hey hey wait. Let’s throw in one It’s Not Unusual”
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It’s a Debbie Downer of a song, it lasts forever, and it gets really repetitive.
Saw this irl once. Two dudes, totally tone-deaf decide to sing Aqualung by Jethro Tull…
…as a duet.
Same bar had a dude that would sing Disney princess songs every night. He never went home alone.
Shout out to Dante’s in Seattle!
Wrecking Ball- Miley Cyrus.
I could butcher anything, but that, I’ll butcher it with glee.
If you would have said Party in the USA, I would be up there butchering it with you.
Baby Shark, followed by Wonderwall.
The Mountain Goats’ “No Children”, but very intensely.
I would be so hyped that someone is playing The Mountain Goats in public I would probably join in.
Depends on the crowd. I did this song once because I was just so excited to see it (any Mountain Goats, really) available.
The crowd absolutely loved it. People at the front row singing along, having a great time. A guy thanked me after. Surreal. Like a “then everybody clapped” moment.
Must have been a bunch of Moral Orel fans, I guess? Or, I suppose after people butchering Bohemian Rhapsody all night, this was the palate cleanser. Who knows.
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
I literally cannot imagine a situation where the whole group doesn’t sing along to this. This is a batter answer to, ‘what song to bring people out of their shells?’
The Great Gig in The Sky by Pink Floyd.
This made me laugh
Meat Loaf - I’d Do Anything For Love - the original album version where there’s around 20s of motorcycle sounds and vocals start around 1:50.
This was my favorite song to play on a jukebox back in the day. I could put it on 3 times in a row for a dollar at the local bar, and it would take over the sound system for over half an hour. There are enough transitions in it that it flows back into itself fairly well.
In the UK any of the below should do the trick, with the added bonus of possibly getting you stabbed and/ or glassed:
Gary Glitter - My Gang
Rolf Harris - Jake the Peg
Lostprophets - Last Train Home
I did this with “Everybody Hurts”. Everybody went outside.
