Your Karaoke History

Some might say (a duet of sneering punk energy my mate described it as, hopelessly out of tune said everyone else) Rose and Crown Chesterfield sometime in 95 I think, maybe 96.

That's it, ever.

Until I find one that does Atmosphere by Joy division.

I check lists all the time (out of interest, not to participate). Best/worst one ever seen was "Song for Guy" !!! what, stand around for 3 mins doing nothing, then go "life" "Isn't everything" for 30 seconds at the end?

No, it was a pro/am Karaoke evening at "Up the creek". Myself and a girl friend (but not...) as contestants amongst various other. I did "Daydream believer", she did "Pearl's a singer" while riding a kiddies ride type horse. Kirk was one of the judges. My backing track was too high so I sang it sub-basso and it sounded worse than metallica. Kirk's reasoned response was "Mark Grout... Diamond Geezer... What went wrong?" The eventual winner was Wattie out of the Exploited (in civvies) doing "I'm doing it all for my baby" (Huey Lewis song (his baby is 3 years old etc...)
Umm, is that a strange acid flashback hallucination? Actually, no that all happened for real...

-- mark grout (mark.grou...), March 5th, 2004.

I Think I Love You
Mandy
Three Little Pigs
I Got the Music in Me
I Don't Like Mondays
Can't Smile Without You
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Santa Esmerelda version)
The Night Chicago Died
Billy, Don't Be a Hero
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Hair
Praying for Time
The Candy Man
I'm Your Man
One Night in Bangkok

Each rendition more horrible than the last -- all I can really do "well" is scream. Won't stop me from butchering "I Don't Want to Go to Chelsea" next time. An old roommate used to practice mic-twirling for just such an occasion.

I'm currently boycotting one of our spots due to the public spanking that took place last time there.

Careless Whisper
Everything She Wants
Billy, Don't Be a Hero
Make it With You
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
Ballroom Blitz
How Much I Feel
Wildfire
Billie Jean
Private Eyes
Carribean Queen
Total Eclipse of the Heart

Songs I can remember doing at Karoake:
"Miss You Much"
"Immigrant Song"
"Stairway To Heaven"
"Rock And Roll"
"Shut Up!"
"Feelin' On Yo Booty"
"Uptown Girl"
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
"That's All"
"Land Of Confusion"
"Another Day In Paradise"
"In A Little While"
"Smooth"
"Head Over Heels"
"Eyes Without A Face"
"Dancing With Myself"
"Quit Playing Games With My Heart"
"Lady In Red"
"Like I Love You"
"Whip It"
"My Way" (Limp Bizkit's, not Sinatra's)
"Whiskey In The Jar"
"Father Figure"
"Too Funky"
"Everything She Wants"
"With Or Without You"
"Opposites Attract"
"Ignition (Remix)"
"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
"Genie In A Bottle"
"Underneath Your Clothes"
"Lovergirl"
"After The Lovin'"
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World"

"Lithium" at 9am in Tokyo after a night of clubbing.

Coming close was:

"Pump up the jam" (done as a duet) in a small wooden shack somewhere in Vietnam.

Most mackingest ever moment was "Hypnotize" in Tokyo at a fashion industry party - a 19 year old model sat in my lap after I was done and told me she'd never heard anyone do it as convincingly before. Don't hate.

Surrealest was doing "It's a small world after all" in a bar in Singapore full of plastic foliage and stuffed animals with two bar-top dancers providing the backing vocals.

and so many more... aaaah le fun...

besides, the songs I'd like to karaoke but haven't yet :
"the girl is mine" macca-jacko
"ebony & ivory" macca-stevie
actually, macca is a great karaoke songrwiter !

all time worst:
Talk Talk - It's My Life
a voice-cracking debacle, I looked forward to being the last singer and I closed the bar in most embarrasing fashion.

Johnny Cash - "Folsom prison blues" (good warm up as it isn't exactly challenging)
Sean Paul - "Get busy" (awesome fun, but a little repetitive)
Aaron Kwok - "Ai bu wan" (purely for the dance moves)

what i did at karaoke tonight (solo and with others):

scritti politti - perfect way
benny mardones - into the night
lana del rey - born to die
romeo void - never say never
kate bush - wuthering heights
animotion - obsession
rolling stones - paint it black
fleetwood mac - tusk

I have wanted to do Into The Night at karaoke for a long time!

that was a group number.

this is what happens when ilxors do karaoke:

boney m - "rasputin"
king crimson - "21st century schizoid man"
carly rae jepsen - "call me maybe"
blue oyster cult - "godzilla"
faith no more - "we care a lot"
kid rock - "bawitdaba"
donna summer - "spring affair"
"mein herr" from cabaret
"it was a very good year" by lots of people
ace of base - "all that she wants"
dixie chicks - "goodbye earl"
lisa loeb - "stay"
aaliyah - "are you that somebody?"
4 non blondes - "what's up?"

i can't remember the rest.

My karaoke set this Saturday afternoon:

'Irreplaceable' - Beyonce
'You Can't Hurry Love' - Diana Ross & the Supremes
'All The Small Things' - blink-182
'Helicopter' - Bloc Party

My karaoke piece-de-resistance is Bjork's "It's Oh So Quiet" sung in the style of Bernard Bresslaw.

I once saw a moustachioed middle-aged man in Ilfracombe do the whole of Star Trekkin' with all the voices (even the very squeaky ones) all the way through without breaking a sweat. It was possibly one of the most disturbing experiences of my life.

what kind of karaoke night has Romeo Void and King Crimson on it?

When we did "Into the Night" I snuck in the alternate 'I'll take you back to my lair/And bathe in your blood' lyric someone on here came up with. I think my girlfriend is still concerned.

hahaha!

what kind of karaoke night has Romeo Void and King Crimson on it?

and sisters of mercy's "lucretia my reflection"!

My most infamous karaoke moment was doing "Fuck And Run" at a gay bar without considering the lyrics beforehand. P.S. I'm not gay. P.P.S. My ass was grabbed.