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get the whole joint singing! (couple times per night? once per rotation?)

Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys

Lean On Me - Bill Withers

New York, New York - Sinatra

... ?

Friends in Low Places--it's an overdone song, so do it maybe once a month, but most people sing along to it without being asked anyhow!

Family Tradition ... Tequila ... What's Up ... Just a few that always create a group sing-a-long.

Hope your show is doing well!

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Did a gig on Sunday for a local pub, and it had a very tight community. End of the night, I had all the regulars up on stage (~20 people) singing along passing the mics around:

Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
Beatles - Hey Jude
Queen - We Are The Champions

Cliche'd crap, but they loved it.

Call me by my name.... We are the champions.. mony mony...

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Don't Stop Believin by journey
Santeria by sublime
Come Together by the beatles
Summer Nights - travolta/newton-john
Sweet Caroline - neil diamond
Sweet Child o'Mine - guns and roses
Mambo #5 - lou bega
Barbie Girl - aqua
Don't Worry Be Happy - bobby mcfarin
Wanted Dead or Alive - bon jovi
Love Shack - b-52s
Old Time Rock & Roll - bob seger
Ice Ice Baby - vanilla ice
Baby Got Back - sir mix-a-lot
Regulate - warren g and nate dogg
Nuthin But A G Thang - snoop dogg/ dr dre
It's Not Unusual - tom jones
Is This Love - bob marley
What A Wonderful World -louis armstrong
Stand By Me- ben e king
I'll Be There For You- rembrandts

etc....to name a few off the top of my bighead
this is what works for most kids here...your mileage may vary.

Trying not to repeat the other songs already mentioned.....

The Gambler --- The Audience usually likes to do the back-up vocal part.
American Pie --- The Audience usually likes to join in for the chorus.
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) --- I like to get the Audience to join in for the chorus.

based upon many of the responses I've seen to this question (now and in the past) almost any song might be considered a sing-along in one venue or another

I have a list I work with for sing alongs that is quite extensive. I have cordless mics that I pass out and always use a vocal track!

I can't express what makes for a good sing-along song, but if the crowd likes it I guess that's the difinitive answer.

The #ussy Cat song
Born to be Wild
Sweet Caroline
Margaritaville
Cheese Burger in Paradise
Pour Some Sugar On Me
Redneck Woman
All Jacked Up
Brown Eyed Girl
Can't Stop Believin ( I live in the Chicago White Sox area)
I will Survive
What's Up (4-nonblondes)
Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy
Mustang Sally
Day O
Fight for Your Right (Beastie Boys)
Mony Mony
Rebell Yell
Bodies
White Lines
You Never Call Me by My Name
YMCA
Ghostbusters
Gambler
How's your whole Family
Because I get High
Louie Louie
What I Say
What I Like About You
That's Amore
Minnie The Moocher
Smokin In The Boys Room
Jenny 867-5309
Jack & Diane
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Goodbye Earl


Happy Birthday

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Because I Got High
She Hates Me
Boondock
You Never Call Me by My Name
Can You See
and almost any Hank Jr song

She Hates Me and Santeria are the most common singalongs in my place. And it's just because they've been done so much, they've been pounded into everyone's head.

Santeria has been done at least once every night for the last 2 1/2 years. I'm sure I could sing it in my sleep, and I hardly knew the song before karaoke.

Everyone yells "Hey!" at the appropriate time in What's Up, if that qualifies as a singalong.

Even during Picture I catch people mindlessly mouthing the words along with the singers. You know if it's done over and over and over....

Picture?, I catch myself mindlessly singing along.

I consider that song to be a groan-along.

Groan-along-song

Sometimes songs become sing-a-longs just becuase a regular sings it everytime they come in. It's a way of coping with the dull drum of it. That is a Groan-along-song!

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I like the odd songs for a sing along... you know, the ones people don't want to ADMIT but they know it??!!

Tequila - The Champs... yes, people will do the Pee Wee Herman dance to it! !

((edit)) I see someone else did this first! My apologies!
TONS of others though!!

Here are some that may seem obscure to a younger audience, but for those who are history buffs (WW2 era):

"We'll Meet Again"- Vera Lynn
"Pennsylvania 6500"



And the timeless "Auld Lang Syne" (of course primarily for New Years)

Bohemian Rhapsody - hands down my favorite sing along. And amazing enough the guys and gorls always do the right parts....

We also do one at the house which is tradition at every party. I don't know the title but is goes something like this: To wall, to the wall, to the window, to the window, till the sweat run down my b@ll$. It's definately a song for adults...

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Will sing or fish for food!!I'm not quite right!!

She never cried - confederate railroad

My Ding-a-ling - chuck berry
Is this the way to Amarillo (Peter Kay Version), and Daydream Believer.
Huge faves at my gig!!

Hpw about Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang? Rocks my Venues every time