Bohemian rhapsody - Queen
Don’t Stop Me Now is great too
“I’m having a ball” / Freddie Mercury
Somebody to Love is my Queen go-to.
Doesn’t matter if it sounds awful, EVERYONE sings along :)
Feels like the first time - Foreigner
Green Onions.
El Sonidito also a solid choice.
Burma shave by tom waits
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.
Tequila.
I don’t like singing in public.
You should try … ‘Oh Yeah’ by Yello
Use Me by Bill Withers
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
The Widow- Mars Volta
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
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.
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.
The Distance by Cake. I can’t sing so this works every time.
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.
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.
Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo
Ah when I was a child I labeled my mixtape Wallavoodoo 😆 because I’d only heard it spoken, never saw it written
Creep by Radiohead
The Cure - Friday I’m in Love.
Karaoke is like Dick Pics.
Never do it.
