Right now, as someone not from the US, star spangled banned would ruin the evening more than anything else I could think of. Everyone can recognize it, arguments would follow.
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"what what in the butt" with the dance, no censorship to save them when it's live.
I did this with “Everybody Hurts”. Everybody went outside.
I looked for this to upvote it, but y’all ain’t listed it yet so here goes:
The Drugs Don’t Work by The Verve
Saw this irl once. Two dudes, totally tone-deaf decide to sing Aqualung by Jethro Tull...
...as a duet.
Same bar had a dude that would sing Disney princess songs every night. He never went home alone.
Shout out to Dante's in Seattle!
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Long song with not a lot of singing.
Wrecking Ball- Miley Cyrus.
I could butcher anything, but that, I'll butcher it with glee.
If you would have said Party in the USA, I would be up there butchering it with you.
A Passion Play.
The entire thing. Including the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles.
(Side note: I love this album, but as a karaoke performance I can't imagine it'd go down well)
In the UK any of the below should do the trick, with the added bonus of possibly getting you stabbed and/ or glassed:
Gary Glitter - My Gang
Rolf Harris - Jake the Peg
Lostprophets - Last Train Home
"Peace and Love (Blind Man's Penis)" by John Trubee
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It's a Debbie Downer of a song, it lasts forever, and it gets really repetitive.
Gummi bears theme song
I don't know how you got to that anwer, this would go hard as balls
I'm killing the "hyped up" vibes and getting everyone to cozy comfyville
Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love - the original album version where there's around 20s of motorcycle sounds and vocals start around 1:50.
This was my favorite song to play on a jukebox back in the day. I could put it on 3 times in a row for a dollar at the local bar, and it would take over the sound system for over half an hour. There are enough transitions in it that it flows back into itself fairly well.
Such Small Hands - La Dispute
I think I saw you in my sleep, DARLING
La Dispute would get my up my guy.
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
I literally cannot imagine a situation where the whole group doesn't sing along to this. This is a batter answer to, 'what song to bring people out of their shells?'
Hum the Russian national anthem
Was thincking the same thing
Baby Shark, followed by Wonderwall.
The Smallest Church in Saint-Saens
The Mash movie theme song...
Through early morning fog, I see Visions of the things to be The pains that are withheld for me I realize and I can see That suicide is painless It brings on many changes And I can take or leave it if I please The game of life is hard to play I'm gonna lose it anyway The losing card I'll someday lay So this is all I have to say Suicide is painless (suicide) It brings on many changes (changes) And I can take or leave it if I please The sword of time will pierce our skins It doesn't hurt when it begins But as it works it's way on in The pain grows stronger, watch it grin Suicide is painless It brings on many changes And I can take or leave it if I please A brave man once requested me To answer questions that are key "Is it to be or not to be?" And I replied, "Oh, why ask me?" Suicide is painless It brings on many changes And I can take or leave it if I please And you can do the same thing if you please
4'33"
If you went up there and did the entire songs including informing when they movements began and ended … frankly you’d be a legend.
The Mountain Goats' "No Children", but very intensely.
Depends on the crowd. I did this song once because I was just so excited to see it (any Mountain Goats, really) available.
The crowd absolutely loved it. People at the front row singing along, having a great time. A guy thanked me after. Surreal. Like a "then everybody clapped" moment.
Must have been a bunch of Moral Orel fans, I guess? Or, I suppose after people butchering Bohemian Rhapsody all night, this was the palate cleanser. Who knows.
I would be so hyped that someone is playing The Mountain Goats in public I would probably join in.
Instrumental version of Tequila
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot. A jaunty little sea shanty about a ship sinking in a storm and killing everyone on board.
I sang that two nights ago, at our local open mic. Went over very well, but then again the average age was probably over 70.
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Urgh just whatever I think might be fun at the time, it's always bad
Bloodhound Gang - A Lapdance Is So Much Better When the Stripper is Crying
https://m.soundcloud.com/bloodhound-gang/a-lap-dance-is-so-much-better
I find it quite a thrill...
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