Karaoke Suggestions

Hey yo-- I guess most of you who already read this already know because you're at the bar with me, but for those who may not... I sing karaoke at the Washington Tavern in Albany on Wednesday nights. You same folks who didn't know that, and have the means to get there-- COME! Atmosphere, camaraderie, a few oat sodas and a microphone lends itself to legendary hump days. I like to think that most of us sing well, or at least with flair and a sense of unbridled fun.

Putting on Ray-Ban sunglasses and doing figure-eights with my head in the spirit of a lame (and arguably offensive) Stevie Wonder impression aside, my own tendency is to focus on singing. I lean towards the classic Elvis songs, mixed in with some Hootie & The Blowfish. I have been known to rock out some Counting Crows, while slightly murdering The Black Crowes. Tom Jones has not been spared in my attempts to camp up the catalogues of dozens of artists-- Elton John, Bob Seger, and Don McLean also are regulars in my repetoire.

I say repetoire loosely, for my goal is to sing a different set of songs each and every week. Ideally, I'd like to never repeat a song unless its asked for by a couple of my friends (although I'm leaning towards putting the kibosh on "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban for a while-- create a bit of a market demand for it, and pull it out as my ace-in-the-hole if it'll put a great karaoke night over the top... that's the plan).

I'll use this space to put down a few songs that I'm planning on singing/performing this week and open it up to suggestions, if anyone feels like doing so. Try to knock my proverbial socks off. I eagerly await such a scenario.

This week (As they say in the boxing world, "card subject to change"):

"Closer" by Nine Inch Nails

"O.P.P." by Naughty By Nature

"Hot For Teacher" by Van Halen

"Handlebars" by Flobots

"Maggie May" by Rod Stewart