Karaoke in the UK -

Karaoke in the UK - According to Ananova, via Powerline, these are the favorite Karaoke songs in the UK:

1 Daydream Believer - The Monkees

2 My Way - Frank Sinatra

3 I will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

4 New York, New York - Frank Sinatra

5 Angels - Robbie Williams

Least favourite:

1 Barbie Girl - Aqua

2 Bat Out Of Hell - Meatloaf

3 My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion

4 I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

5 The Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler"

Now, one thing I direly miss in my life is playing in a band. I played in a zillion bands from age 15 until...oh, I guess last year. Whether playing in a garage or at the First Avenue mainroom, it's always been the place I've been happiest. And since I don't have a band, Karaoke is a reasonable substitute, in the same sense that watching "Basic Instinct" is a reasonable substitute for sex.

So my own, personal Top Five - the songs I most love to sing at Karaoke night:

5. Pretty In Pink - Psychedelic Furs

4. Cleveland Rocks - Ian Hunter

3. I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones

2. Jump Around - House of Pain

and my favorite song to sing at Karaoke night,

1. Born to Run - Bruce (what? You thought it'd be the Frankie Goes to Hollywood version?)

And the least favorites I hear from other people who've had eight to ten drinks too many? Heh. That's even easier to list:

5. Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks

4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

3. Love Shack - The B-52s (easily the worst new-wave band ever)

2. Two Out of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf

and the worst song other people sing at Karaoke night,

1. American Pie - Don MacLean - all 27 eight minutes of it.

And yes, I SWEAR I wrote this before I read today's Backfence (courtesy Fraters, who are providing me tons of material today)

Posted by Mitch at September 15, 2003 10:39 AM