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This is kind of part two to the how many nights a week thread. It might be kind of fun to  see what everyone likes to sing and what type of rooms you're in.

As I said in the other thread I sang three times as host last karaoke night.

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. (Not hard to do at all. But I started the night with this one because if I'm unsure what to do, I've found that you can't go wrong with Gorillaz. They are very popular with all music types.)

Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls. (I'm really a classic rocker doing this young karaoke room. I gotta do one.)

Akon - Bartender. (Sung not to the bartenders, both guys last Saturday, but because it's a good dance number and I hadn't done it in awhile.)

Put 'em up! If you choose to participate, feel free to explain why you chose your selections or just list them and let that speak for itself.

Well...hmmmmm, lets see...over Fri & Sat

Matchbox 20 - Disease
Notoris Cherry Bombs - It's Hard To Kiss The Lips at Night (with Trainee/Partner #1)
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
Montgomery Gentry - Hell Yeah (with Trainee/Partner #2)

MrD

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This is what I sang Saturday night.

Third Rate Romance-Sammy Kershaw
Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde-Travis Tritt
This Masquerade-George Benson
Kiss and Say Goodbye-Manhattans
My Girl-Temptations
Rebel Yell-Billy Idol
Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show-Neil Diamond
Build Me Up Buttercup
House of the Rising Sun-Animals
Come Together-Beatles
Just The Way You Are-Billy Joel
Piano Man-Billy Joel
Vienna-Billy Joel
The Wanderer-Dion

Could be a couple more that I don't remember.

Dang you got that many on a Sat night?  Our show was dead & people were lucky to sing 4 songs.

Last night I opened with Steely Dan - Do It Again, did 3 Doors Down - Kryptonite & closed with Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd - all 3 requests.

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Fri-
Can't You See- Marshall Tucker
18 & Life- Skid Row
PBTDL-
Norwiegn Wood- Beatles
Champagne Supernova- Oasis
And as an encore, (for a nice tip after I had powered down) Burning Love- Elvis

Sat-
I Want you to Want Me- Cheap Trick
Trashy Women- Confederate Railroad
Sweet Home Chicago- Blues Bros
Add It Up- Violent Femmes
Goodnight Sweetheart- Spaniels

Keep in mind, I do 2 to start the night, usually 1 to signal the mid point, and then 1-2 to end the night. Some of these were also done as Duets with patrons, and listed and sung as part of their turn...

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Dbk you take the prize for sheer variety! Now that's a swing in style!

Friday I worked. Opened with "On The Road Again" Willie Nelson;
                         Halfway through, by request, "Eagles Medley" Zoom, track 13
                         End of the night, by  request, "He Ain't Heavy" Hollies


Sunday at my friends show, much older (45+) crowd,
                         "I Wanna Be Around" Tony Bennett...Dangerous Disc
                         "It's Not Unusual"  Tom Jones
                         "You and I" by request with Trish....Crystal Gayle & Eddie Rabbitt
                         "I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home"  Grand Funk  BEST VERSION FROM THE DANGEROUS DISCS. (IMHO)

                           Donny "B"    8)

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TY Bill....I always try to do a big variety in my sets. I try to get in the classic Ed Sullivan quote "And now for something completely different...."

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Lonman, the place I go to regularly is like "Cheers". Everyone knows me there.

It's a small place and last Saturday there were only a few singers. Once I start singing all of the non singers turn around to see who it is. After one or two songs people start asking me to please sing more. This happens whether they are a regular or a new person. If I see someone is obviously enjoying my singing, I will go up to them and talk with them, thank them and ask if they have any requests etc. I become the entertainment. It pretty much happens every time I go there.

It's an intimate and very friendly atmosphere most nights. It's very informal, and small, nothing like what you do at your show. Maybe 20-25 people can fit in this place inside, the most 30 total.

There is a guy who takes the slips and puts the CDs in, but I wouldn't call him a KJ and he sings at every opportunity and not very well either. He thinks he's good, but he sounds like a bellowing moose. I imagine he gets between $25-$50 for 3 hours.

Many times when other people who aren't very good singers are singing, people will come up to me and beg me to go sing "to end the torture".

Once I start singing they want me to keep singing. That's why I get to sing so much at this place.

After the "KJ" leaves I usually take over until the end of the night if there are still people there who want to sing or who want me to sing.

Went out for the first time in awhile on Saturday.  Pretty divey bar but lots of fun.

If (You Hadn't But You Did ) - Kristen Chenoweth
You Lie - Reba McEntire
Il Mio Cuore Va (My Heart Will Go On) - Sarah Brightman
Glitter and be Gay - Candide

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I sang:

"Eighteen" - Alice Cooper
"Hash Pipe" - Weezer
"T.N.T." - AC/DC

in a little less than 3 hours.  Got out late.  Had to finish some chores before my wife would let me go...  

--Tad

I was not doing the gig, and we were not crowded (half the club in Louisville for a bowling function).

I sang a bunch, since we had 4-7 singers instead of the usual 10-14.
I think it went something like:

   Too Gone Too Long -- Randy Travis (Often the first I do)
   Amarillo By Morning -- George Strait (Rarely do it out, often do it in practice)
   Chasin' That Neon Rainbow -- Alan Jackson (New song for me)
   Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart -- Randy Travis (Randy Travis songs are what I sound best on)
   Go On -- George Strait (People like this one)
   Small Town Saturday Night -- Hal Ketchum (It was Saturday, and we are a small town)
   The Impossible -- Joe Nichols (Request)
   Texas Tornado -- Tracy Lawrence (Request for Tracy Lawrence)
   Diggin' Up Bones -- Randy Travis (People love this one)
   Blue Clear Sky -- George Strait (Request)
   Brokenheartsville -- Joe Nichols (Hadn't done for a while, wanted to try with better breath support I have now)

I was happy to do pure country, since I had been stressing the (few) rock numbers I have during my trip East.

I sang on Saturday night at my friend's usual gig:

Piano Man - Billy Joel
A Groovy Kind of Love - Phil Collins
Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (I sang this to annoy the KJ who is a friend of mine but he annoys a lot of people with his attitude. One of his pet peeve is a long song. I chose the longest one I know how to sing.)

I also did a duet with a friend who wanted to do Pictures by Sheryl Crow and the Kid Rock on her rotation.

I think most I ever sang at this place when it was dead was like 5 songs.

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I was on stage from 4:00 to 9:00 Saturday.  In that time, I was the only one singing, mainly because it was my show and I don't do karaoke shows.  Every now and then, I will go visit a friend of mine who does karaoke and will sing at her show though. I think it is a lot of fun, but not as much fun as being on stage with my band.  I had my band with me, and I sang so many songs, it would take more time than I have to name them all.  I can give you an idea of my list by saying I did most of Merle Haggard's tunes, most of George Strait's tunes, a few Alan Jackson, some Buck Owen's tunes, I know I did at least 3 by Johnny Rodriguez tunes, some Ray Price tunes and most of the originals that I have recorded and get air play over several local radio stations.  I will be back on the same stage for the next 2 weeks doing basically the same show. There will be some variation in the list, just not sure what I am going to do yet. It is only Monday and I want to think about it for a couple of days.--Mike

Been a while as I can't fully open my mouth yet, but the last few songs I sang:

Obviously - McFly
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
Breakfast @ Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
My Sacrifice - Creed
Ghosts - Robbie Williams

9 million bicycles - katie melua
I'll follow the sun - Beatles
Time in a bottle - Jim Croce
If you ever have forever in mind - Vince Gill
Do I move you - Nina Simone
there is love (the wedding song) - Paul Stookey
Words - Bee Gees
Bring it on home to me - Committments
Everybody loves a lover - Doris Day
Lets fall in love - Diana Krall
Slipping away - Max Merritt & the Meteors
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
Slip Sliding Away - Paul Simon
These are the days - Jamie Cullum
Hooked on a feeling- Blue Swede
Rivers of Babylon-Boney M
Out of Time- Chris Farlowe
Spirit in the sky - Norman Greenbaum
Drift Away- Dobie Gray
Living Next Door To Alice- Smokie
Losing my Religion & Man on the Moon - REM
Fire- Pointer Sisters
These boots are made for walkin- Nancy Sinatra

they are a few from the first two sets

Down at the twist n shout - MC Carpenter
Boot Scootin Boogie -Brooks & Dunn\
The Wanderer & Runaround Sue Dion
have I the right - Honeycombs
build me up buttercup - foundations
black horse & cherry tree - kt tunstall
purple rain - prince
stuck in the middle with you- steelers wheel
Boys light up - Aussie Crawl
Takin care of business - bto
hey baby - dj otzi
Get over it - Eagles

and lots of rock n roll
It was a wedding so started slow and quiet whilst they were dining and then built up nicely...I swear if the groom had said thank you once more I would have screamed...but it was all good

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On Saturday night I sang:

Blue - Leann Rimes
Suds In The Bucket - Sarah Evans
Give It Up Or Let Me Go - Dixie Chicks
Sin Wagon - Dixie Chicks
Long Time Gone - Dixie Chicks
On the Road Again - Deanna Carter/Willie Nelson (Duet)

As you can guess it's a country bar and I think I had a bit of a Dixie Chicks moment half way through the night .

Last night:

Guilty - Bonnie Raitt
Turpentine - Brandi Carlile
Right to be Wrong - Joss Stone
Jolene - Mindy Smith's version
Bring me to Life - Evanescence

k

Oh wow! Question Karen!!

OK so what's with "Jolene"? I have a couple of younger singers who do it but hate what  I have which is the traditional Dolly Parton version. They keep saying "this doesn't sound right". So is this a modern re-release of the classic? And what CDG should I get?

thanks-
Bill

It dont hurt anymore
Summer wind
Zorba the greek

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