Comments on: A Brief List Of Songs You Should Never, Ever Do At Karaoke, Unless You Rented A Room For Yourself And Only Yourself http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 26 May 2012 18:17:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: cheesebubble http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705772 cheesebubble Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:59:07 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705772 <p>A couple odd choices but very bad ones nonetheless:<br> Garth Brooks - The Dance<br> Afroman - Because I Got High</p> A couple odd choices but very bad ones nonetheless:
Garth Brooks – The Dance
Afroman – Because I Got High

]]> By: Oface http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705792 Oface Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:57:22 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705792 <p>OH Lord. One night I went and some dude did "Unforgiven" by Metallica. And the CD skipped alot. And he somehow got it restarted. I was ready to stab myself in the ears.</p> <p>Also...That frickin Evanescence song...Umm..Bring Me To Life. UGH. If I never hear that again I'd be ok.</p> <p>I prefer to do "Stray Cat Strut" or "Tide is High"...Nice low alto/mid range tenor songs.</p> OH Lord. One night I went and some dude did “Unforgiven” by Metallica. And the CD skipped alot. And he somehow got it restarted. I was ready to stab myself in the ears.

Also…That frickin Evanescence song…Umm..Bring Me To Life. UGH. If I never hear that again I’d be ok.

I prefer to do “Stray Cat Strut” or “Tide is High”…Nice low alto/mid range tenor songs.

]]> By: Hyman Decent http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705782 Hyman Decent Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:04:39 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705782 <p>Theme from <i>New York, New York</i></p> Theme from New York, New York

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705802 Anonymous Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:20:12 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705802 <p>Falsetto is hard to do karaoke. I once attempted U2's "Lemon." Won't be trying that again ever.</p> Falsetto is hard to do karaoke. I once attempted U2′s “Lemon.” Won’t be trying that again ever.

]]> By: boozyj http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705812 boozyj Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:13:56 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705812 <p>Most dudes should never attempt Guns'n'Roses. Axl's voice is hard to nail.</p> Most dudes should never attempt Guns’n'Roses. Axl’s voice is hard to nail.

]]> By: loudersoft http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705822 loudersoft Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:12:37 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705822 <p>@<a href="#c7745367">TroubleonWheels</a>: I was just about to come back here and say "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" but you did it for me! Seriously, people -- you <b>can't sing</b> this song. You can't. You're not cute or funny faux duking-it-out with your significant other.</p> <p>I would do anything for love, but I won't sing that.</p> @TroubleonWheels: I was just about to come back here and say “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” but you did it for me! Seriously, people — you can’t sing this song. You can’t. You’re not cute or funny faux duking-it-out with your significant other.

I would do anything for love, but I won’t sing that.

]]> By: ObtuseIntolerant http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705832 ObtuseIntolerant Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:41:24 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705832 <p>I can't think of anything to never do...I'm alover not a hater.</p> <p>My best ever karaoke experience was singing Laura Branigan's "Gloria" as a duet with a friend. We brought down the house.</p> <p>Coincidentally her video is just like a karaoke performance!<br> <a name="youtube:SdVEM5WMDo0"></a></p> I can’t think of anything to never do…I’m alover not a hater.

My best ever karaoke experience was singing Laura Branigan’s “Gloria” as a duet with a friend. We brought down the house.

Coincidentally her video is just like a karaoke performance!

]]> By: revmatty http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705842 revmatty Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:11:37 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705842 <p>More Bowie would be good, more Joe Satriani would be better.</p> More Bowie would be good, more Joe Satriani would be better.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705852 Anonymous Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:00:18 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705852 <p>Last week witnessed a tiny little white girl absolutely kill on some Danzig "Mother". Astoundingly awesome!</p> <p>...of course, this was followed by a medley of drunken guys singing Steve Miller and Sabbath songs (5+ mins a pop) horribly.</p> <p>Here, here for banning: Black Velvet, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Love Shack, and Grease songs.</p> <p>May I add anything by Alicia Keys? Even if the singer in question has talent, she'll grossly over-sing. The rest of them? Sheer torture.</p> Last week witnessed a tiny little white girl absolutely kill on some Danzig “Mother”. Astoundingly awesome!

…of course, this was followed by a medley of drunken guys singing Steve Miller and Sabbath songs (5+ mins a pop) horribly.

Here, here for banning: Black Velvet, Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Love Shack, and Grease songs.

May I add anything by Alicia Keys? Even if the singer in question has talent, she’ll grossly over-sing. The rest of them? Sheer torture.

]]> By: silkyjumbo http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705862 silkyjumbo Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:26:05 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705862 <p>what? nobody mentioned "love shack"? especially if there's a college with sororities nearby. ugh.</p> <p>i've been known to bring it with blondie's "the tide is high".</p> what? nobody mentioned “love shack”? especially if there’s a college with sororities nearby. ugh.

i’ve been known to bring it with blondie’s “the tide is high”.

]]> By: Halfwit http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705872 Halfwit Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:20:04 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705872 <p>Stevie Wonder, "I Was Made to Love Her".</p> <p>Actually, most any Stevie Wonder. It's okay that you're not Whitney or Mariah, but his songs are deceptively challenging.</p> Stevie Wonder, “I Was Made to Love Her”.

Actually, most any Stevie Wonder. It’s okay that you’re not Whitney or Mariah, but his songs are deceptively challenging.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705882 Anonymous Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:54:16 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705882 <P>@<A href="http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself#c7738687">spankyjoe</A>: Ah, you make a good point. Perhaps it's for the best that I've never gotten the chance.</P> @spankyjoe: Ah, you make a good point. Perhaps it’s for the best that I’ve never gotten the chance.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-2#comment-705892 Anonymous Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:52:39 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705892 <p>Yeah, I hear "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Summer Love" about once a karaoke night. I live in Texas, so we also get a lot of fat white girls singing songs in the keY of "Before He Cheats."</p> <p>My personal pet peeve is the endless coda. I do "End of the World (as We Know It)" but I have the good grace to get off stage before the second end of that song. "Hey Jude" falls into this too - that's like 3 minutes of going "Naaaa na na nanananana." Just stop.</p> Yeah, I hear “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Summer Love” about once a karaoke night. I live in Texas, so we also get a lot of fat white girls singing songs in the keY of “Before He Cheats.”

My personal pet peeve is the endless coda. I do “End of the World (as We Know It)” but I have the good grace to get off stage before the second end of that song. “Hey Jude” falls into this too – that’s like 3 minutes of going “Naaaa na na nanananana.” Just stop.

]]> By: spankyjoe http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-1#comment-705902 spankyjoe Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:35:10 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705902 <p>@<a href="#c7741891">El-Zilcho</a>:</p> <p>I will not be that somebody. I get nervous singing along to those songs <i>in the privacy of my own apartment</i>.</p> @El-Zilcho:

I will not be that somebody. I get nervous singing along to those songs in the privacy of my own apartment.

]]> By: El Zilcho! http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-1#comment-705912 El Zilcho! Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:16:09 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705912 <p>@<a href="#c7738687">spankyjoe</a>: Yeah, I know the words to so many Bowie tunes. But I can't even come close to them vocally. I've wanted to get up and do a rousing "Young Americans," but I just can't get it right.</p> <p>But somebody needs to get up and sing them, cause they're great.</p> @spankyjoe: Yeah, I know the words to so many Bowie tunes. But I can’t even come close to them vocally. I’ve wanted to get up and do a rousing “Young Americans,” but I just can’t get it right.

But somebody needs to get up and sing them, cause they’re great.

]]> By: Mr. Praline http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-1#comment-705922 Mr. Praline Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:11:57 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705922 <P>Europe's "The Final Countdown" wears thin really, really fast. For everyone involved.</P> Europe’s “The Final Countdown” wears thin really, really fast. For everyone involved.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-1#comment-705932 Anonymous Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:59:45 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705932 <p>Groups of closely related women, assembled for a wedding/reunion of some sort, singing "We are Family", and being surprised to find out there's lyrics other than the title of the song.</p> Groups of closely related women, assembled for a wedding/reunion of some sort, singing “We are Family”, and being surprised to find out there’s lyrics other than the title of the song.

]]> By: joshservo http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-1#comment-705942 joshservo Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:10:12 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705942 <p>Here's my list:</p> <p>1. American Pie.</p> <p>That is all.</p> Here’s my list:

1. American Pie.

That is all.

]]> By: MayhemintheHood http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-1#comment-705952 MayhemintheHood Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:08:11 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705952 <P>The last time I went out for Karaoke, 4 different women sang Alannah Myles' "Black Velvet" at various times throughout the night. That song sucks so much, but to see four women try to outdo eachother with that song just added to it's suckiness.</P> <P>Ban "Black Velvet" from Karoake!</P> The last time I went out for Karaoke, 4 different women sang Alannah Myles’ “Black Velvet” at various times throughout the night. That song sucks so much, but to see four women try to outdo eachother with that song just added to it’s suckiness.

Ban “Black Velvet” from Karoake!

]]> By: AquaLung http://idolator.com/401091/a-brief-list-of-songs-you-should-never-ever-do-at-karaoke-unless-you-rented-a-room-for-yourself-and-only-yourself/comment-page-1#comment-705962 AquaLung Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:51:16 +0000 http://03a808b34a8ab5febbec2f704ebd5bc5#comment-705962 <p>"Alabama Song," The Doors. Terrible.</p> “Alabama Song,” The Doors. Terrible.

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