I like going to karaoke bars with my friends, but so many songs have problems:

  • They’re fun for the first 2 verses and chorus, but then they keep going, or
  • They include some really long instrumental break in the middle, where I just have to kinda tap dance

What are some karaoke songs that don’t have these problems? Looking for songs that are

  • short: Below 4 min if possible. Maybe even below 3?
  • no instrumental break

Thanks Lemmy!

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Tequila.

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I was also going to suggest that as a joke because it’s 95% instrumental break.

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It’s 95% awkward dance solo! 🤣🤘🏼

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Same with Brooklyn Recycles by Brooklyn Funk Essentials. All instrumental, except for “I support recycling”. :-D

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Are you the guy in the Spiderman costume?

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Blur - Song 2

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@toofpic Song 2 is fun because it is only 2 minutes long and you can basically shout it tunelessly and still have a good time.

@mulcahey

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Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones

2:12, people can join in, and the lyrics don’t really matter

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Hey ho! Let’s go!

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Huh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh, Blitzkrieg Bop!

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Anything by the Ramones

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@mulcahey

Mr. Roboto, Tainted Love (Soft Cell version), Mack the Knife, Melikalikimaka for Christmas season,

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Tainted Love could totally work, thank you!

Mr. Roboto is over 5 min long, no?

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@mulcahey it might depend on the edit. The album version is pretty long. Still, if you give some gusto, it’s generally a crowd pleaser.

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If you don’t want to be allowed on the stage again: “The pope song” from Tim Minchin is a bit over 2 minutes and has an over 30 fucks/minute score. And it only has a 2 second instrumental break.

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I fucking love it.

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Considering how many karaoke DJs still carry around a binder full of CDs, I doubt this one is readily available.

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