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Now that's a great way to do it. Nobody feels like they've been one-upped if it's announced that everyone will be singing the same song.

If there was a marathon done with Picture, I think it would be time to play Russian Roulette with semi-automatic pistol, and I would go first.

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Timberlea, if we never agree about anything else, here you have posted a 100% winner. Especially Don't Stop Believing and Meatloaf.

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"No Contests, No Divas, Just A Good Time!"

" Disc based and loving it..."

You bring up a helluva strong point here. I happen to love Broadway songs, some gospel, and any other songs with a lot of feeling behind them, but they mostly get zero or bad reaction at my karaoke shows.

A song can be great and still suck for karaoke. Great example: Holly Holy.

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" Disc based and loving it..."

For the record - I have now performed "Picture" twice in the past week. Both times I have been the Crow part. The first time as a Jaeger inspired joke. Unfortunately, the crowd loved it so we had to reprise it at the same bar a few days later.

Jaeger is evil......

Now I am off to drink that memory away.......

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I don't know about that. I once heard someone nail the S*** outta that song and got standing ovations at the bar.

Now now guys.... Meatloaf songs usually run 8-10 minutes each. Those are perfect songs to give you KJs a break.... Go out and have a smoke, take that 5 minute crap you've been holding in all night, etc...

There was a time when I did wedding receptions and/or corporate parties pretty-much every weekend. And even now, years later, I still get the urge to pee every time I hear Paradise By The Dashboard Light...

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[font=Times New Roman]"Growing Old may be mandatory... but growing UP is still optional."[/font]

I guess I am different than you people. I have no problem with ANY song that ANYONE sings. I have been a Karaoke patron for 20 years, and have been hosting for 6 years, 1.5 regularly. The ONLY song that gets on my nerves is American Pie, and that is only because I hate it!! I hate hearing it on the radio, I hate hearing it in Karaoke. As for War Pigs, I sing it, from time to time. Everyone has a blast. I get the same thing..........the headbangers and air guitarists come out. And I don't do it often enough for it to get old. I have even gotten good responses to God Is Dead, on the few occasions where I have sung that. Billy Joel, I do Piano Man, but I will also do Goodnight Saigon. I would gladly do Captain Jack. I never tell a person they shouldn't sing something that they want to sing, UNLESS it has cuss words in it, and it is inappropriate to sing it.

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You are no different - you just said you have a problem with American Pie - for whatever reason, but you'll still allow it IF someone puts it up I would imagine (unless you delete it from your list) - you just haven't gotten to the point where other songs really start to grate your nerves. I don't think anyone has stated that they wouldn't allow anyone to sing anything. Just would rather not hear certain songs again if given the choice.

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That's hilarious!

I too nominate:
Bohemian Rhapsody
Don't Stop Believing
Picture
Killing Me Softly (THe Fugees)

I hesitate to mention The Rose, just because I chuckle to myself when I mishear the "Just remember in the Winter" line as "Just remember Anna Wintour"

Interesting that no one has nominated any 2-minute songs....

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[color=#ffff55]Mickey J.[/color]
Alas for those who never sing, but die with all their music in them.
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

To amuse myself,I make up alternate names for songs I am sick of. I was sick of PigShower (Picture) the first time I heard it.

I admit to sometimes singing At Last, Lady Marmelade, and BoRhap, and uptempo Whitney,but they are all comfortably mid range for me, and I change them up a bit from the original melody lines.

i agree to all the songs that were mentioned

lemme add:

Rick James, Teena Marie - Fire & Desire

all about the bass drives me nuts. I hate repetition just for the sake of it.

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This one didn't take off like I thought it would, only heard it 1 time so far & it's only been sung twice according to my logs.

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