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Hello KSers!

I've putting togoether lists of Favorite Karaoke Songs for when my friends go out on the town and when we throw karaoke parties. Just to give people inspiration, I've compiled 15 of my favorites songs and faves of a few my friends. But since we I grew up in the 80's (I just turned 30, and most of my friends are 25-32), our fave songs reflect this- heavy bias on 80s 90s hits.

Would love some Top 10-15 Songs lists that reflect folks who know more about songs from the 60s, 70s, and any favorite COUNTRY songs  are greatly appreciated!

Also, let me know the name (or pseudonym) you want me to use, location, and age. Thanks!

Raina
PS. there are some of my faves:
1. Gloria, Laura Branigan
2. We Belong, Pat Benatar
3. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me, Dusty Springfield
4. What I Did For Love, from “A Chorus Line”
5. Memory, Barbara Streisand
6. Since You’ve Been Gone, Kelly Clarkson
7. Voices Carry, ‘Til Tuesday
8. Torn, Natalie Imbruglia

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buy the jerry reed cd from soundchoice, a real hoot

tom T hall disc is excellent too, I'm 36 and I love it, but my mom and dad are crazy about it.

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I like songs because of melodic structure.  With few exceptions (regarding a couple ballad songs), not too into poetry,  Just raised and bred listening to pitches; meaning Poetry, and Lyrics aint my thang, the lyrics of some of the songs I love would end up driving me to slit my wrists assuming I listened too closesly, Similary Country is often gorgeous too in it's composition, but MY GOD,  that stuff can depress a bottle of Prozac... I listen to musical composition almost exclusively.. Keep this in mind because a few of you will say "Yech, that song is horrid, it's depressing"... Thing is, I still like the MELODIC composition


Among these songs in no particular order


Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody #2    (That dude could play rock)
Brahms Wedding March            (It's really ashame they had to apply it to
                                             such a depressing concept however, I know)
Never My Love                        (Larry Ramos)   Association
Can't Find My Way Home          Blind Faith
Wond'ring Aloud                       Jethro Tull
Ballad of Billy the Kid                Billy Joel
You Can Have Me Anytime         Boz Scaggs
Three Times a Lady                   Commodores (Lionel R.)
The Wedding Song                    Paul Spooky (or whatever- Peter, Paul, & Mary)
Lay Lady Lay                            Toneimpaired Dylan
Ruby Tuesday                           Rolling Stones
Mr. Tambourine Man                  Should've let McGuinn sing all his stuff "Dylan"
This Is Your Life                        Commodores
Mighty Love                              Spinners
You can Close Your Eyes            James Taylor
Superstar                                 Carpenters
Souvenirs                                 Dan Fogelberg
Theme From Half Mountain         Dan Fogelberg
Angie                                        Rolling Stones
Angel of the Morning                   Whoever wrote it
Comfortably Numb                    Floyd Kramer  (HAHAHAHAHA---sorry)
Share the Land                          Guess Who   (Burton Cummings)
See me,  Feel Me                      The Who
Long Long Long                         Beatles
Dog & Butterfly                          Heart
Don't Let me Be Lonely Tonight   James Taylor
Thank You                                 Led Zep
Wear Your Love Like Heaven       Donovan L
Love is Forever With You             Billy Ocean
You Could've Been with Me          Sheena Easton
Amanda                                     Boston
To The Morning                           D.  Fogelberg
Son of a Son of a Sailor               J Buffet
You Made Me So Very Happy        BS&T
Aint That Kindness                       Winter/Derringer
All This Love                                DeBarge
Newborn Friend                            Seal
Kiss from a Rose                          Seal
Shannon                                      Henry Gross
Chevy Van                                   (I never would've thunk that song would grow on
                                                   me,  NEVER EVER)
Somewhere In The Night                (Helen Reddy version of B Manilow Comp)
Ballad Of Curtis Lowe                    Lynyrd S
I Love You                                    Climax Blues Band
MMMMMMM                                    Crash Test DUmmies (easily one of the prettiest
                                                    melodies written in a LONG time)
Into White                                     Cat Stevens



Sorry I couldn't think of ten,  but those are a few that came to mind.

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Can't go wrong with the Alabama Wild Man.

1. Amos Moses
2. He stopped loving her Today
3. Something in Red
4. Once in a very blue moon.
5. Spokane Motel Blues
6. Pamela Brown
7. Razorback Woman
8. Sundown
9. Waltz across Texas
10. The man who shot Liberty Valence

ha ha!  I sang amos moses last year for the first time ever.  I love that song.  I'm not a very good singer, but I've heard it so many times I nailed it fairly close, plus Jerry Reed is easy to sing and I was kinda drunk, anyway, I got a couple cheers,  and I don't normally get those (except when i sing cake).  yee haw!

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These are just songs I do or would like to....but I love them.

Country:

1. Carried Away, George Strait
2. Are We In Trouble Now, Randy Travis
3. Seashores of Old Mexico, Geo. Strait (written by Merle Haggard)
4. Remember When, Alan Jackson
5. Ace In The Hole, Geo. Strait
6. Three Wooden Crosses, Randy Travis
7. T.R.O.U.B.L.E., Travis Tritt
8. Gone Country, Alan Jackson
9. The Chair, Geo. Strait
10. Go On, Geo. Strait

Rock/Country Rock,  all '70s or late '60s

1. Heard It In A Love Song, Marshall Tucker
2. Ramblin' Man, Allman Bros.
3. I Got A Name, Jim Croce
4. Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Jim Croce
5. Doctor My Eyes, Jackson Browne
6. Don't You Care, Buckinghams
7. We Just Disagree, Dave Mason
8. Alone Again Naturally, Gilbert O'Sullivan
9. What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
10. Carefree Highway, Gordon Lightfoot

I'm not a big country fan, but here are the most requested country songs at my show (off the top of my head), in no particular order:

1. Gretchen Wilson - Redneck Woman
2. Toby Keith - Courtesy of the Red White and Blue (The Angry American)
3. Toby Keith - I Love This Bar
4. Martina McBride - Broken Wing
5. Big and Rich - Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy
6. Reba McEntire - Fancy
7. Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places
8. Garth Brooks - Thunder Rolls
9. Patsy Cline - Crazy
10. Dixie Chicks - Landslide
11. Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl
12. Rascal Flatts - Broken Road
13. Shania Twain - From This Moment
14. Shania Twain - Man, I Feel Like a Woman
15. Shania Twain - Any Man of Mine
16. Deanna Carter - Strawberry Wine
17. Toby Keith - Whiskey Girl
18. Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats
19. Dierks Bentely - Come a Little Closer
20. Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying

Each of these songs is usually sang every night, and if not I have never gone a week without hearing them!!!

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C Mc
KJ, FL

thanks everyone for the lists! esp the one with hits from the 70s– we're always looking for new things to try, and these are sure to spark inspiraiton. I don't know this Amos Moses song but after  all the endorsement, it'll be a must try. Thanks Topher for the most requested country list too– that totally helps. Country is really great to sing, and even though I'm much more of a pop rock and musicals person myself, and gonna have to do more research in that category!

Anyway, I just love finding out what other people sing! It give me a peak into your heads!

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Does this mean "Picture" has been mercifully put to sleep? I will admit I don't hear it as often now, but I heard it again just last night.

Oh, no....I didn't consider Picture a country song, though it does have those twangy guitars. That song is still performed nightly if not twice a night...

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C Mc
KJ, FL

Here is a good site top200


As far as country these are my top 3...  FOR DEMO ONLY..

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I would suggest from the 70's and early 80's:

1. Doobie Brothers - Rockin' Down the Hiway
2. Trooper - Raise a Little Hell
3. Powder Blues - What have I been drinkin'?
4. Sweet - Fox on the Run
5. Blues Brothers - Flip, Flop n Fly
6. Honey Drippers - Rockin' at Midnight
7. Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son
8. AC/DC - T.N.T.
9. Rick Derringer - Rock n' Roll Hootchie Coo
10. Grand Funk - Locomotion

These are some songs I sing to get the crowd rockin'

Just some thoughts

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Terryoke
Krazy Kanuck Karaokeist

Karaoke is the only social disease that you can get in public and not get arrested.

My Top 10 to get a crowd going:

1. Pour Some Sugar on Me- Def Leppard
2. Wild Wild West- Escape Club
3. Just a Gigilo- David Lee Roth
4. Mustang Sally- Wilson Pickett
5. Great Balls of Fire- Jerry Lee Lewis
6. Volcano- Jimmy Buffet
7. Family Tradition- Hank Williams Jr.
8. I Want You to Want Me- Cheap Trick
9. Eye of the Tiger- Survivor
10. All Revved up and No Place to Go- Meatloaf

Top older country-
Almost anything by Kenny Rogers (Lucille, The Gambler, Coward of the County), Hank Williams Sr. (Hey Good Looking, Kawliga, Your Cheating Heart), Patsy Cline (Crazy, Sweet Deams, She's got you), and Alabama.

Hope that helps.

PS- for a female, my wife gets a crowd going with:
These Boots are Made for Walkin- Nancy Sinatra
I Love Rock N Roll- Joan Jett
I Hate Myself for Loving You- Joan Jett
Down At the Twist and Shout- Mary Chapin Carpenter
Teenager in Love- Dion
Rainbow Connection (everyone loves it)- The Muppets

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Let's Kick the Tires and Light the Fires!

if I hear "pour some sugar on me" one more time, I will annialate the world!  

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Step inside....

Walk this way....

You & me babe...

Hey hey...

 :D  :D

Couldn't resist the chance to be a bit of a smart azz.... I rarely get the chance anymore:)

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By the way.... Raina?

You said from "people older than you"..... but your age is not listed:)

I'm most likely older than you, and I like alot of older country songs, so maybe I can help you out. I'll try to put my thinkin' cap on. (if I can find the dang thing) Places around here are pretty heavy on country music, so I hear alot of what's popular in that genre.




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♥ Laugh your heart out, dance in the rain. Cherish the memories, ignore the pain. Love and learn, forget and forgive. Because you only have one life to live. ♥

Older country...

Funny Face - Donna Fargo
Happiest girl in the whole USA - Donna Fargo
Teddy Bear Song - Barbara Fairchild
One's on the way - Loretta Lynn

That's all I can think of right this moment that I do.. I know there are more, I am just braindead right now...

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Harper Valley PTA
Loved singing that for fun!

And hello Isis and all.  Still love reading your posts.

List Of My Favorite Older Country Songs In No Particular Order Is

1.  I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Williams Sr.

2.  Six Pack To Go Hank Thompson

3.  Lady Kenny Rogers

4.  Swingin' Doors Merle Haggard

5.  The Ride David Alan Cole

6.  An American Trilogy Elvis

7.  Seven Spanish Angels Willie Nelson And Ray Charles

8.  One Peice At A Time Johnny Cash

9.  My Woman My Woman My Wife Marty Robbins

10.  Lost In The Fifties Tonight Ronnie Milsap

Those Are Just Some Of My Favorite Country Songs

Favorite Other Songs

1.  Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John

2.  Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters

3.  Me And Mrs Jones Billy Paul

4.  Piano Man Billy Joel

5.  Long Train Running The Doobie Brothers

6.  Never Been To Spain Three Dog Night

7.  Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles

8.  Sweet Child O Mine

9.  Fire And Rain James Taylor

10.  Let It Be John Lennon