Maura, who was vibing, followed with “Stay” by Rihanna, immediately appreciating the power in belting a piano-driven downer about heartache. The song was a fitting reflection on the corporate malaise of my weekdays, and it’s since turned into my favorite sadcore karaoke jam. It was over in four minutes, but “Yesterday Once More” made me feel better at the end of it. Maura hadn’t heard the song before, so I was on my own, solo on the hot mic, filling the room with the stone-cold sober rawness of my voice. Coincidentally, the song is also about nostalgia (which, by the way, was once considered a medical disease): “Lookin' back on how it was in years gone by / And the good times that I had / Makes today seem rather sad, so much has changed.” I likely flipped to the C-name artists randomly and chose that song out of nostalgia: “Yesterday Once More” reminds me of my gentle dad, whose favorite singer is Karen Carpenter. ![]() I don’t know what compelled me to play it at the top. Since it was usually just the two of us, karaoke was a non-judgmental safe space to test out material or select songs that we’d be too self-conscious to attempt in front of a larger group.ĭowner karaoke unexpectedly kicked off one night after I entered “Yesterday Once More” by The Carpenters, a melancholic, downbeat song that I’d never sang out loud before. The only saving grace: Koreatown, a haven of ridiculously cheap karaoke rates during happy hour, was a few avenues away, so after work I’d meet my friend Maura at what became our go-to spot, Duets 35. (Some say it’s technically Hell’s Kitchen-to me, it was simply hell.) The office was located in a horrid area of town that I call “the butthole of Manhattan,” which is the wasteland by the Lincoln Tunnel. In 2016, I had a numbing job where I blogged about chirpy influencers. ![]() The first time I experienced downer karaoke was an accident. Downer karaoke is best with very close friends because things can get moody quickly-but that’s all part of the “fun,” sort of like how it can be “fun” to rewatch The Notebook or Coco so you can cry with others. I’m a proponent of downer karaoke,and my version of it looks like this: a private karaoke room with two or three friends max, during after-work hours, with a playlist consisting of sad ballads that, in a different setting, might bum people out. The kind of karaoke I prefer doesn’t take place at the massive birthday party or the drunken bachelorette where everyone sing-screams radio hits from the TRL era. I never intended for karaoke to be a method of self-care or whatever, but when I think back to my peak karaoke-going days in 2016, when I went almost every week-yeah, I suppose something was up. White & Nerdy is one of his best parody hits from the 2000s, and it will be a real crowd-pleaser.Like therapy (I imagine), karaoke helps me work through my shit, but unlike therapy, it’s a fun social activity that occurs in a dark room with laser party lights, which is my ideal form of a panic room. No karaoke night is complete without at least one Weird Al feature. Made famous by Right Said Fred, many have covered this song, including Alvin and the Chipmunks! 4. The very name of this song will make you blush and giggle as you prepare to sing it at the karaoke bar. With a funky beat and refrain, you won’t have to remember much besides “can’t touch this!” 3. MC Hammer is a solid choice for both young and old karaoke-goers. It’s a great choice for karaoke night because it’s simple you just keep repeating the same phrase over and over again (drop it like it’s hot)! 2. When the beat drops on this classic, you’ll know exactly what song you’re listening to. Feel free to skim through and find the tracks that work for you! The Songs 1. This list includes both songs with comedic lyrics as well as tunes that are just plain funny to sing along to after a few drinks. In this article, our easy-going team of musos-slash-writers-slash-not-so-serious-karaoke-goers have put together an ultimate list of 60+ funny karaoke songs that we’re sure you and your friends will love. ![]() It’s somewhere where – regardless of your singing ability – you can have a great time singing along to some funny, well-known tracks with a few friends (and more than a few drinks). Karaoke usually isn’t where you go to sing something super serious or poetic.
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