5 Need-To-Know Karaoke Songs

Lets face it - Some nights at karaoke can be drag, and it usually isn’t the overall clientele. No, it’s the singers…. the ones that are singing all those mopey “I-lost-my-dog-so-she-left-me” songs. Nights like that can be a total bummer. So here’s a list of songs I’ve put together that really kick things up a notch.

1. Love Shack - “Tiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnn Roof!….. Rusted.” I don’t know what that’s suppose to mean, and neither does Cindy Wilson. Despite the cryptic lyrics in the song break, this B52’s classic tune is easy to sing, encourages multiple people to step up to the mic, and heck… it’s just really fun. Guys generally won’t admit that they like it, but if you look closely, you’ll see them singing along.
2. Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy - Young, old, wanna-be-rockstar; It don’t matter who you are, everyone likes this song. It’s fun to sing, and with two fella’s at the mic, the mid-break in the song will really come to life. Go’s to show that country isn’t always full of heart break.
3. Baby Got Back - Now this one’s a little tough. Well… Ok, so it’s really tough. But if you can pull this off, you’ll have everyone in the joint jumping. The theme alone is socially acceptable these days (unless you’re in the wrong joint), even to all the women… especially the women. I wonder if Sir Mix A Lot knew this was gunna be a karaoke favorite?
4. Purple Rain - “Say What?!?!” Yeah, thats right. Slow churning Prince music. Sure, it’s not ‘up beat’, and yeah, a guy might feel kinda gay singing it, but if the right person throws down on this song, they’ll have every womans heart running double time. I’ve even seen a 350+ pound bald guy (white as a snow cone, I might add), put every ounce of himself into this tune, and walked away looking like a legendary Rockstar. Weird… very weird. But it works!
5. Hard To Handle - One of the great songs from the ‘hair band’ era makes a come back in karaoke fashion. With just a little practice, this song is easy to sing, and a real crowd pleaser. What’s even better about this classic rock tune is, Chris Robinson doesn’t add a whole lot of annotation to his voice. This makes the song vocally doable for anyone.

I leave it on that note, and maybe put together another list later. Enjoy the tunes, and hopefully you’ll be able to try some of those at the next gig!