if you had to sing karaoke

Something by Jon Bon Jovi. Just about anything of his songs.

Baby Girl by Sugarland or Wide open spaces by Dixie chicks.

Oh dear God, this would kill me. I would probably sing “I Love Rock and Roll” by Joan Jett. Jolene by Dolly Parton could be fun. I would really encourage them to sing along with you.

Well, I’d have to quit my job because I couldn’t do it. Or I’d have dh stand in for me as he loves karaoke and goes regularly (he’s very good). A duet that is fine to sound bad (IMO) is summer loving from grease. I’ve seen it done
badly often at karaoke and everyone still seems to enjoy it.

I am very confidant that I have the world's worst singing voice. And yet it feels so good to crank up my music and belt something out. the trick is to have the music at least twice as loud as I am. I would have to leave the country if I was ever forced to sing in front of anyone.

Dh always does New York, New York. He’s terrible. I think the trick is to find something that your target audience will automatically sing with you, taking off a lot of the pressure.

I always feel stupid doing karaoke. I can sing - it’s my job - and I feel like I’m expected to put on a Grammy-worthy performance. Too much pressure! So I just wait until people are drunk and do something they’re likely to sing along with. In my age group, that’s usually 80s pop or 90s country.

Paradise by the dashboard lights?

Sing “We Are The Champions” and invite everyone to sing at the beginning and tell them it’s a crowd favorite and you need them to help you out and sing with and just go for it!

We sang it on a bus with a tour group in Italy ~ our tour director couldn't sing worth squat but she belted it out with the rest of us. I think of that group every time I hear that song.

And for what it's worth, I'm so bad I had to mime the words during sorority rush so I wouldn't gross out the rushees! Now THAT's bad!

my dh who is a terrible singer, yet has had to do karaoke with work.. does let it be. (beetles)..

One time I googled the easiest songs to karaoke and Bitch by Meredith Brooks was on the list. I think I could pull off that song.

or maybe kick it old school and do Helen Reddy's I  AM Woman.  I think that would work for your voice.

Oh Lordt! I hope my students don't talk to your students...don't go giving them any ideas! I remember that a lot of people would choose The Rose back in my day. But I agree you should pick something 20somethings know so they night sing with you. Beyoncé? Put a Ring on it? Sweet Caroline and New York New York are both great ideas too.

My humiliation-for-a-cause will be participating in Pie Your Prof as a fundraiser....take a pie of whipped cream in the face from the highest bidder. I'd rather do that over singing in public. But good luck!

You could always do "Don't Stop Believin" by Journey. Everyone will be so busy singing along, they won't pay attention to anything but themselves! LOLOL!

Ok as a person who cannot sing and has done karaoke long before any of you knew what it was I have never met a native Japanese person with a good karaoke singing voice and we we were always stoned drunk and singing My way. If I can do it and all the Japanese I know can do it, you can do this. We had a few beers and then some whiskey to fortify ourselves and we belted out “I did it My Way.” In slurred English. I was 17 years of age at the time and god knows there are plenty of photos to back up my story which I am more than sure you don’t want to see.

All that said my ex-husband had a decent singing voice. We had to sing Kampai (Cheers) in Japanese as a duet and it’s a wedding song. Yeah we were drunk (very) and that’s when his friends started pressuring us to get married.

This may not make sense because I am severely jet lagged. Please believe all this is true.

Rolling in the Deep by Adele.