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My list of perfect karaoke songs

I love karaoke and have spent years painstakingly crafting and empirically testing a list of perfect tracks. These are those tracks.  EASY (low-effort crowd pleasers):  Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus Cool by Gwen Stefani Hand in my Pocket by Alanis Morissette  Torn by Natalie Imbruglia  INTERMEDIATE (either stylistically harder or easy but requires moxie):  Laid by James I Touch Myself by the Divinyls  Cherry Bomb by the Runaways  Common People by Pulp HARD (requires moxie and technical skill):  Hook by Blues Traveller  Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind(If you pull off Semi-Charmed Life in a public karaoke setting, you are potentially about to fuck the most bitches that anyone has ever fucked. Personal note: I can run this track start to finish without so much as GLANCING at the lyrics..) BONUS: I'm So Tired by Fugazi. In my opinion, this is the funniest karaoke track ever. Play it really straight.

@rayne-fisher-quann

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May 24, 2022

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SINGING "COOL" BY GWEN STEFANI AT KARAOKE

nothing really gets the whole room going at karaoke than a song that everyone deeply, unconsciously loves, but often forgets about. when you sing "COOL" you get to use your sexy voice, so everyone in the room gets completely rock hard. this is a song in everyone's range, so you're welcome, you'll sound really good at singing. AND it's short, so you won't have to worry about shredding your throat too much. have fun impressing everyone in the room with how COOL you are!!! (i probably just got you laid with this amazing suggestion).

@sarah-squirm

Dec 23, 2021

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doing “take me out to the ball game” at karaoke

when you think about it it’s the perfect karaoke song - everyone knows it - easy to sing - it’s something of a karaoke 7th inning stretch - crowd participation potential

@saw2

Feb 14, 2024

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crushes and enemies

When I got into college, I had this thing where I would pick a class crush and a class enemy for every class I was enrolled in. It was fun and a way to ensure I was actually going to class and not skipping (to impress your crush you have to say insightful things and seem smart so you keep up with the course reading/to be a good enemy, you have to be well versed in the course reading to make a good counter argument to whatever your enemy is yapping about). It’s always been fun and now as a Ph.D. student finishing up coursework, I am proud to say that I declared what might likely be my last class crush/enemy ever. This is all to say that recently I have been letting the crush/enemy paradigm bleed out into other aspects of my life and that I’d recommend it to others. If you wanna meet new people or make new friends, find a crush and enemy everywhere you go. Charm the crush, get into an argument with the enemy. It helps pass the time and you might fall into a friends to lovers or enemies to lovers dynamic which is always a good time.

@suplauryn

Sep 12, 2024

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flip phones

I made the decision to "downgrade" to a flip phone and I genuinely think it is the best decision I've made in a long time. It's weirdly connected me to my inner-child. Which, in retrospect, I reckon I should have expected. The camera quality sucks in the best way, but I carry my Canon camera around too in case I need to capture something more important. I've been calling my friends more because T9 texting is a drag. Haha, I've been texting like "do u wanna c a movie l8er?" I talk to strangers more when I'm waiting in line, when I can't look something up. I've been writing questions in my journal because I can't look it up in the moment, I have to get onto the computer later in the day and satiate my ever-flighty mind. Don't get me wrong, it sucked at first, but the intrigue absolutely helped. It has just been a fun way to spend the summer I guess. Screen time is down, my boredom has breed creativity, and I feel far more present in the world. If you've been thinking about trading your smart phone in for a dumb phone, take this as a sign. I recommend it immensely.

@suplauryn

Jul 15, 2024

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weeping angels

Not sure how many other Doctor Who fans are on this site but I always thought the weeping angels were so baller. They hide in plain sight posing as these angel statues, but the moment your eyes are off them they try and get ya. I thought they were so scary as a kid and have a great affinity for them now.

@suplauryn

Oct 9, 2024