Best Karaoke Songs

Due to last night’s karaoke awesomeness at Daniel’s Street (the most obvious and best place to go on a Sunday night in Portsmouth)… I’m sharing with you a few of the greatest, and not ridiculously overdone karaoke songs to sing**, and I would know, because being from Colorado Springs, every bar is a karaoke bar, it’s like a weird substitute for dancing, sports, and talking.

*asterisk number one: yes, by the end of the night, we’re all wasted and can’t stand up completely straight, everyone’s dance moves are sloppy, and voices are off-key: it is still NOT ok to scream like a banshee into the microphone… being drunk does not prevent ears from bleeding, but it does increase the likelihood of said banshee(s) getting kicked in the face.

*asterisk number two: don’t be “that guy” or “that girl” by singing every other song, especially if there’s people waiting… sing 1 or 2… 3 at most (if they’re well spaced out) and make it count. Even the best performers can get annoying if they overdo it.

The List:

1. “Wanna Be” Spice Girls… Especially near the end of the night… it’s guaranteed all the girls in the bar will sing along. Fun if done by girls, funny if done by guys. It’s also old enough that it’s not in everyone’s heads still, and a good I-totally-forgot-about-that-song karaoke piece.

2. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” Bonnie Tyler… if possible, done as it was in “Old School” with appropriate f words thrown in the right places… This song is so classic, I wouldn’t mind if I heard it every time there was karaoke. Everyone gets into it, and sings it like they mean it with eyes closed and fists raised.

3. “A Whole New World” Aladdin… obviously done as a duet… best if the duo acts like they are on a magic carpet. People forget about Disney songs at bars, so to unexpectedly bring one out gives everyone joy.

4. “Hey Jude” the Beatles… The song doesn’t matter til the na na na’s and if you’ve done your job correctly everyone will sing them with you at the end. It’s well known, but not over-played, or over-sung.

5. “Tequila” The Champs… If you can’t sing, or can and just want to take it easy for a song, this one’s for you. The word tequila is shouted three times, and the key is to get everyone dancing, and buying shots of tequila, preferably for you… or line-up
3 shots beforehand and take one each time it’s shouted. The possibilities are endless with this sure-fire hit.