![]() “Sabotage” is an excellent strategic choice because that choppy guitar riff and drawn out “IIIIIIIII!” before the opening verse is distinguishable anywhere (See, you just sung it in your head, didn’t you?). Look at any roundup of the best songs of the ‘90s, and you’ll be hard-pressed not to find this rap-rock anthem near the top. Frankly, the only way you’re striking out with this one is if the bar is empty and you’ve got to sing it by your lonesome. And because it was such a widely known song throughout the mid to late ‘90s (and beyond), the odds of everyone in the bar knowing enough of it to join in with a drunken chorus is pretty damn good. So, before you even sing a word of this classic hit by ‘90s English rock outfit Oasis, you’ve won half the battle. It’s a known scientific fact that one of the preferred pastimes of drunk Americans is trying to put on our best British accents. ![]() Everybody knows the words, and while it’s melodic, it’s not complex enough to escape the range of even the most inexperienced karaoke stars- e specially if you can convince everyone to sing that angelic female chorus. This wonderful classic from The Beatles takes on a whole new tone when sung through the pipes of the late great Joe Cocker, and the minute the DJ puts it on, you’re guaranteed to get a good cheer-on from the rest of the bar. Joe Cocker – With a Little Help from My Friends Well, bub, don’t you worry, because we know a couple things about good music. It’s gotta be well known enough to the point where folks will recognize it, but if one more asshole sings that one song by The Killers again, you swear you’re gonna jump off the roof. ![]() It’s gotta be fun enough to keep the party going, definitely not sad, and simple enough to (hopefully) get everyone singing along. Can you even sing? What was that one song from that one movie you really like? Shit. You enter the bar, order another round, sign up for the mic., but then realize something important: You don’t know what to sing. You look up as the electric love shines down upon your face, and as it comes into focus, you see a microphone, and underneath that, those two exhilarating words: “KARAOKE BAR.” You and your buds are out on the town tying one on, and there in front of you, like a majestic sign from the gods themselves, appears an electric sign.
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