Help me pick karaoke songs

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**Cannerus_The_Unbearable**

So the two karaoke places I go to are very country-oriented (lots of drunk white guys doing country songs with held notes that are supposed to be emotional but are really just formulaic and annoying). That aside, I have a few regular songs I do:

Kansas - Carry on My Wayward Son
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (complete with harmonica - the crowd goes nuts)
Lady Gaga - Pokerface and Paparazzi (easily my best song IMO, I shred it)
Amy McDonald - This is the Life
Paramore - Misery Business

Some I'm looking into:

Paramore - That's What You Get, Crush crush crush, and Decode
Boston - Rock and Roll Band
Kelly Clarkson - Addicted, Gone (not Already Gone, just Gone)
The Hollies - Stop Stop Stop
Lady Gaga - Monster (tried it once, needs work :p)
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
CCR - Working Man

Any other suggestions, and which of the ones that I listed sound like good ones to you fine folks? I'll likely get to do 5 throughout the night. I'd like to be more versatile but I'd really, really like to avoid any slower, droning songs. They aren't my thing.

**reds8n**

**filbert**

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry by Hank Williams

Bonus points if you do the Me First & The Gimme Gimmes' version...

**Cannerus_The_Unbearable**

@reds8n: Interesting pick. that melody strikes me as a little underwhelming on the verses but I like the chorus.

@filbert:

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:I'd like to be more versatile but I'd really, really like to avoid any slower, droning songs. They aren't my thing.

I think Hank williams might be the definition.

**xxBlazinGhostxx**

Don't Stop Believing by Journey? That always get everyone pumped.

Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran?

Wanted Dead or Alive? You Give Love a Bad Name? By Bon Jovi?

Girl you'll be a woman soon by Neil Diamond?

**filbert**

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:
@filbert:
Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:I'd like to be more versatile but I'd really, really like to avoid any slower, droning songs. They aren't my thing.

I think Hank williams might be the definition.

Not the Gimmes' version

**Mr Mystery**

Swords of a Thousand Men, Tenpole Tudor.

**Frazzled**

Johnny Cash- Hurt
even better
Johnny Cash-Fulsom Prison
Hank Williams Jr. -Texas Women, or Country Boy Can Survive
if you're big enough to survive a nice bar fight- Attitude Adjustment

La Bamba

Anything by Marylyn Manson. The thought of someone lipsynching Marylyn Manson in a karoake bar is just hilarious.

**Khornholio**

Wanted Man by Johnny Cash

**Frazzled**

Waylon Jennings-Amanda
Freddy Fender-Great pretender (of course!)

**AbaddonFidelis**

Cannerus
Hank Williams Jr I dont know what the sons name is but it goes "I've got friends in low places...." people love that song.
Merle Haggard okee from muskogee (or just about anything else)
pick stuff you know by heart.
drink b4 singing

AF

**Cannerus_The_Unbearable**

Good suggestions everyone

That friends in low places song gets sung at least twice an hour >.< I hate that I must resort to country-ish things to please the crowd. Maybe I could meet them halfway with some more southern rock. Any ideas that way?

**Arctik_Firangi**

Genesis - Dance On A Volcano

Seriously, once you know it, you'll never had so much fun singing badly.

**Vindicator#9**

My Ding-a-ling by Chuck Berry.

**reds8n**

One armed Scissor by At The Drive In..

..err.. maybe not. I'm sure you'd shred it though.

**Kilkrazy**

Personal Jesus covered by Johnny Cash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQcNiD0Z3MU

The KLF's Justified & Ancient (Stand By The Jams) featuring Tammie Wynette.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gzkllCIyww

Whole Lotta Love covered by Hayseed Dixie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxF5FEB6g-A

I'm Waiting For The Man by The Velvet Underground
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOmZimH00oo

My Perfect Cousin by The Undertones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5hnCb-93WY

Happy Sad by Pizzicato Five
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeZUZaLt0Fw&feature=related

Three Lions by The Lighting Seeds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QIAv2EoIP0

**Albatross**

reds8n wrote:One armed Scissor by At The Drive In..

YES! You sir, are a man of taste.

My vote goes to 'Never Gonna Give You Up' By Rick Astley - IRL rick-roll!

Either that or 'Swannee' as performed by Al Jolson. Y'know, to shake things up a bit.

**Samus_aran115**

I know what boys like-The waitresses
Something Judas Priest
Subterranean homesick blues-bob dylan

**Khornholio**

I've seen some suggestions for Hank Williams Jr.

Go for the gusto and go directly for Hank III. or Assjack. Or some Hank Williams...if they have "The Battle of Armeggedon" by Hank Williams at a karaoke place, I'd eat my hat.

Saturday Night by the Misfits is a good karaoke tune too.

**AbaddonFidelis**

Right Said Fred I'm Too Sexy

**KingCracker**

Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:So the two karaoke places I go to are very country-oriented (lots of drunk white guys doing country songs with held notes that are supposed to be emotional but are really just formulaic and annoying). That aside, I have a few regular songs I do:

Kansas - Carry on My Wayward Son
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (complete with harmonica - the crowd goes nuts)
Lady Gaga - Pokerface and Paparazzi (easily my best song IMO, I shred it)
Amy McDonald - This is the Life
Paramore - Misery Business

Some I'm looking into:

Paramore - That's What You Get, Crush crush crush, and Decode
Boston - Rock and Roll Band
Kelly Clarkson - Addicted, Gone (not Already Gone, just Gone)
The Hollies - Stop Stop Stop
Lady Gaga - Monster (tried it once, needs work :p)
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
CCR - Working Man

Any other suggestions, and which of the ones that I listed sound like good ones to you fine folks? I'll likely get to do 5 throughout the night. I'd like to be more versatile but I'd really, really like to avoid any slower, droning songs. They aren't my thing.

Oh man that would be awesome to see. To bad it would take 3 days to drive out there to see it. And if I did that Id have to first go north and pick up Metallifan, since he owes me free drinks

**LunaHound**

Thats what youtube is for >:'D

Good karaoke song... "She Bangs"

**Cheesecat**

"Overkill" by Motorhead (trying to reenact his raspy smoker's voice is next to impossible)

**Monster Rain**

Or you could go with the ultimate song. Boston's "More than a Feeling."

It always depends on the mood of the club, for me. I can usually be found rocking the following:

Livin' on a Prayer- Bon Jovi
Eve of Destruction- Barry McGuire
Let it Be- The Monkees

I kid, I kid
Sweet Caroline- Neil Diamond
Blitzkrieg Bop- The Ramones
Rio- Duran Duran
Radar Love- Golden Earring