best karaoke songs

[Chicken]

"easy lover" - phil collins and philip bailey

that's a much tougher song than you might think.

and it's because of phil collins' part and not philip bailey's.

man sings in a difficult range.

you can always shift the key, but.

btw, i knew a guy who always sung "surrender" by cheap trick.

he wasn't a good singer but it was fun to watch for some reason.

[Guest jmatsu]

i can do

tahiti 80 "heartbeat"

joe jackson "stepin out"

wham "last xmas...i gave you my fart"

digitalism "pogo"

[Bona Drag]

i've never seen it done, but i would kill for a shot at 'dream police'

if i could get a bunch of dudes who knew all the high backup parts - 'inside of my head', 'police, police' - it would be epic

[coleslawyum]

Aw come on miz, any phil collins is killer. Against All Odds is the banger, though.

Also anything by Luther Vandross. And do cheesy power ballads from the 80's. High Enough - Damn Yankees, comes to mind. My secret weapon is Sabor A Mi.

For the ladies:

I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

Hero - Mariah Carey

My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion

Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dane

Through The Fire - Chaka Khan

You can kill it if you make it through that set list.

I forgot:

Anything by Steve Perry is awesome for karaoke. Especially the Journey stuff and Oh Sherrie.

[mizanation]

I admit, I have trouble with Easy Lover.

I used to kill this song but then years of smoking, drinking and well, just years took their toll:

"can we talk (for a minute)" - Tevin Muther-Fuckin' Campbell

[Chicken]

so true about cheesy 80s power ballads.

i think i actually once brought the house down with "home sweet home."

something else i can think of is i have a friend who can get the crowd really going with the cure's "just like heaven." but i think he has to be on the stage for that.

[GiZMO]

were can i get japanese songs in romaji in a karaoke set

[Chicken]

i'm not talking about shit that everyone sings.

i'm talking about the shit that when the song comes up, cats in the bar go crazy.

the rare under the radar joints that when you can pull it off, brings down the house.

here are the ones i've been working with these days:

just once - quincy jones featuring james ingram

what's going on? - marvin gaye

by the way, i had the fortune of witnessing this man (miz) performing these songs in action.

he speaketh the trooth.

the crowd was wild.

[mizanation]

chicken, we will sing together soon.

[ang_kangkong]

Never done karaoke. I eat at this place in Queens, and the karaoke's different, you sing at your table. It's kinda boring that way.

Maybe someday… the songs on this thread are inspiring me to take it up. Except Steve Perry. The man's got lungs (and a schnozz to match), too hard to do, I think.

I do wish I coulda seen miz's performance,though, maybe that's wat the next NY sufu meetup will be.

[ExileOnMainSt]

I wouldn't mind seeing a chicken/miz Genesis cover on youtube. Problem is, everyone wants to be Phil Collins, and no one wants to be Peter Gabriel.

[mizanation]

Never done karaoke. I eat at this place in Queens, and the karaoke's different, you sing at your table. It's kinda boring that way.

Maybe someday… the songs on this thread are inspiring me to take it up. Except Steve Perry. The man's got lungs (and a schnozz to match), too hard to do, I think.

I do wish I coulda seen miz's performance,though, maybe that's wat the next NY sufu meetup will be.

Yes.....

SUFU KARAOKE MEETUP!!!

[ilovefriedchicken]

omg i love this thread

wham! - careless whisper

spandau ballet - true

david bowie - ziggy stardust

the fray - how to save a life

so many more. i used to go karaoke every single weekend and bought a machine

ps: who here like korean ballads?

[projectdenim]

Alcohol + Bohemian Rhapsody is amazing.

[thedude]

mary jane's last dance - tom petty and teh heartbreakers

[Chicken]

oh i'd totally be peter gabriel.

[sleazie ninja number 47]

exile r u kiddin? peter gabriel is the shit, mayne...

[dunkin deeznuts]

i was doing karaoke last night in the basement of congee village

welcome to the jungle - gnr

best duet.....total eclipse of the heart - bonnie tyler...always kills it

[lil brown brother]

kangkong .. is that the fil resto? crystals? or is it kristals i forget

[ang_kangkong]

Yeah, krystal's.

And I actually much prefer Peter Gabriel to Phil Collins. 'Shock the Monkey',' Solsbury Hill', 'Games without Frontiers' all cool songs (don't know if they've gotten the karaoke treatment).

[ExileOnMainSt]

dont get me wrong id get up on stage and fucking tear down In Your Eyes better than Gabriel could himself, but I was talking about Genesis with Philly on the drums -> ie: The Lamb Dies Down on Broadway vs Genesis with Philly on lead

Peter vs. Phil -> I take Philly all the way, I do quite a compelling "Lonely Man on the corner" while in the shower

[TPR950H]

being with you - smokey robinson

these eyes - the guess who

[mizanation]

"man in the mirror" -- michael jackson. don't fucking sleep on this.

[dunkin deeznuts]

these eyes - the guess who

great song!

[ExileOnMainSt]

Bruce Springsteen - "Badlands"

Gladys Knight and the Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia"

Jackson Browne - "Birds of St. Marks"

and Creedance Clearwater Revival " Down on the Corner"

[mizanation]

my secret christmas weapon:

"this christmas" -- donny hathaway, god bless his soul.

[lllllllllllllll]

"can we talk (for a minute)" - Tevin Muther-Fuckin' Campbell

+rep

whitney houston - greatest love of all (i only sing this with my friend lexy koz she can hit the highs)

elvis presley - can't help falling in love

yurisangja - sarang hae do dwael kka yo

[billy dee williams]

behind blue eyes - the who original

eagles - hotel california

eagles - life in the fast lane

eagles - seven bridges road

lynyrd skynyrd - saturday night special, tuesdays gone

daft punk - around the world

[datasupa]

YYZ - rush

[artificialsky]

this is what I do:

solo:

love will tear us apart - joy division

the distance - cake

so happy together - the turtles

natural's not in it - gang of four

cats in the cradle - harry chapin

with my buddy:

Regulate - Warren G and Nate Dogg

the cover of "Boyz in the Hood" by Dynamite Hack