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debm55

(55,318 posts)
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:01 PM 9 hrs ago

If you had to sing karaoke , What song would you sing? Mine would be "Country Roads" How about you?

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If you had to sing karaoke , What song would you sing? Mine would be "Country Roads" How about you? (Original Post) debm55 9 hrs ago OP
"If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot Ritabert 9 hrs ago #1
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Ritabert. Beautiful song. debm55 9 hrs ago #3
Little Pink Houses BOSSHOG 9 hrs ago #2
I can see you singing John's song. Especially with your grit and swagger. Thank you BOSSHOG debm55 9 hrs ago #5
They don't let me sing karaoke. It empties out the bar. rsdsharp 9 hrs ago #4
Oh you. what song would you want to sing before emptying out the bar? debm55 9 hrs ago #6
I'm in the same boat, they save me for last call. dem4decades 9 hrs ago #7
But what you want to sing waiting for the last call???? debm55 9 hrs ago #8
I might be able to carry off something romantic, like this: rsdsharp 9 hrs ago #11
rsdsharp, you are very talented, If you sing like Slim that is so outstanding. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 8 hrs ago #24
I don't look good naked anymore airplaneman 9 hrs ago #9
Why would you be naked? Oh I didn't know it was a song. debm55 9 hrs ago #12
Love that song! red dog 1 8 hrs ago #22
Thanks for posting this red dog airplaneman 8 hrs ago #26
HAHAHHHAHAHAH. debm55 8 hrs ago #29
El Paso. cloudbase 9 hrs ago #10
HAHHAHHAHHHAHAHA. Thank you very much, cloudbase. debm55 9 hrs ago #13
Caledonia Mission LuckyCharms 9 hrs ago #14
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Lucky Charms. debm55 9 hrs ago #15
Ode to Billy Joe. Tanuki 9 hrs ago #16
Wonderful and thank you for sharing with us, Tanuki. I am sure you were great. debm55 8 hrs ago #21
I sing in a band, so.... johnp3907 8 hrs ago #17
Thank you very much, johnp3907. Do you write the songs? I bet that they are great. debm55 8 hrs ago #20
I write a lot of them. johnp3907 8 hrs ago #25
That's great. thank you johnp3907 debm55 8 hrs ago #30
Probably Speyside True Dough 8 hrs ago #18
Thank you very much, True Dough. It is a very beautiful song. Have you ever done karaoke to it? I bet you were wonderful debm55 8 hrs ago #19
I try to avoid it, deb True Dough 8 hrs ago #23
HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA. That's funny. debm55 8 hrs ago #31
I've always liked singing along to this one: Mad_Dem_X 8 hrs ago #27
Wow thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X for sharing. debm55 1 hr ago #58
Bicycle Built For Two (aka, "Daisy, Daisy") madamesilverspurs 8 hrs ago #28
Damn, that's funny! 3catwoman3 7 hrs ago #37
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAh. That is great, Thank you, thank you,thank you, madamesilverspurs for sharing. debm55 1 hr ago #59
Mule Skinner Blues Borogove 8 hrs ago #32
Thank you very much for sharing with us. Borogove. debm55 1 hr ago #62
These Boots Are Made for Walkin' CrispyQ 7 hrs ago #33
Thank you very much for sharing with us, CrispyQ. I remember singing and dancing to this song when I was a kid. debm55 1 hr ago #63
This little tune... justaprogressive 7 hrs ago #34
Thank you very much, justaprogrossive. That is a beautiful song and I bet your voice is beautiful singing it. debm55 1 hr ago #64
Nessun Dorma Sneederbunk 7 hrs ago #35
Thank you very much, Sneederbunk. You must have a very beautiful voice. Thank you for sharing. debm55 57 min ago #65
Green Onions. pandr32 7 hrs ago #36
Booker T and the MGs hot2na 2 hrs ago #52
pandr32 -----I don't think there are any singing parts. debm55 55 min ago #66
My tribute... ultralite001 7 hrs ago #38
Oh wow, Your voice must be very intense and strong. Thank you ultrallite001 for sharing with us. debm55 52 min ago #67
"Power of Two," Indigo Girls Bayard 7 hrs ago #39
Thank you very much, Bayard for sharing with us. Great song. debm55 45 min ago #68
Long Ago and Far Away. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Srkdqltr 6 hrs ago #40
Thank you Srkdqltr. Beautiful song by the Carpenters debm55 43 min ago #69
in a gadda da vida - the longest version lol nt msongs 6 hrs ago #41
"Our Lips Are Sealed" The Go Go's. Los Angeles, CA (1983) Tikki 5 hrs ago #42
"Everyday People" - Sly and the Family Stone or "No Woman, No Cry" - Bob Marley LoisB 5 hrs ago #43
Seamus by Pink Floyd WestMichRad 5 hrs ago #44
Anything Barry Manilow JustKay 4 hrs ago #45
I don't have the ability to sing Niagara 4 hrs ago #46
Oh wow those are bad.----really bad. I know you can sing better then these clowns. Thank you for sharing. Niagara. debm55 1 hr ago #61
It Used To Be Superstition ProfessorGAC 4 hrs ago #47
We talked before on the riffs of the song. I love Superstition. Everybody Wants to Rule the World is a great choice too debm55 3 hrs ago #50
Well, to pun this answer too, JMCKUSICK 4 hrs ago #48
Thank you very much john for sharing with us. debm55 3 hrs ago #49
Hey it wouldn't be Karaoke without the Shaving cream song hot2na 2 hrs ago #51
HAHAHAHHAHAHHHAHAHAHH. I have never heard that before. I am sitting here LMAO. Thank you so much hot2na debm55 1 hr ago #57
I just came from a party with karaoke. Ocelot II 2 hrs ago #53
Thank you Ocelot II . That sounds like fun. debm55 2 hrs ago #55
Come On Eileen IA8IT 2 hrs ago #54
Thank you for sharing with us IA8IT. debm55 1 hr ago #56
"White Room" by Cream. subterranean 1 hr ago #60
House of the Rising Sun.. Permanut 33 min ago #70
My go-to is "I Fought the Law" Coventina 20 min ago #71
Thank you Coventina. I like your picks I am 70--guess Generation and still remember them debm55 2 min ago #72

debm55

(55,318 posts)
5. I can see you singing John's song. Especially with your grit and swagger. Thank you BOSSHOG
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:11 PM
9 hrs ago

rsdsharp

(11,770 posts)
11. I might be able to carry off something romantic, like this:
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:24 PM
9 hrs ago
https://m.
&pp=ygUdc2xpbSB3aGl0bWFuIGluZGlhbiBsb3ZlIGNhbGw%3D

I can sing in several different keys — all at once — just like Slim!

debm55

(55,318 posts)
24. rsdsharp, you are very talented, If you sing like Slim that is so outstanding. Thank you for sharing with us.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:16 PM
8 hrs ago

debm55

(55,318 posts)
12. Why would you be naked? Oh I didn't know it was a song.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:24 PM
9 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:19 PM - Edit history (1)

cloudbase

(6,152 posts)
10. El Paso.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:23 PM
9 hrs ago

Most folks wouldn't call it singing, though. Dogs two counties removed would begin to howl.

LuckyCharms

(21,607 posts)
14. Caledonia Mission
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:32 PM
9 hrs ago

I've done this one a few times... it's obscure, but I like it. It wasn't official karaoke, but at parties where I had the cassette and popped it in the player and I sang it.

&list=RDX3gP0E_wr4Y&start_radio=1

True Dough

(25,758 posts)
18. Probably Speyside
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:52 PM
8 hrs ago

Give it a listen. It's not upbeat, but it's beautiful.

&list=RDth4u1yrpuRE&start_radio=1

debm55

(55,318 posts)
19. Thank you very much, True Dough. It is a very beautiful song. Have you ever done karaoke to it? I bet you were wonderful
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:05 PM
8 hrs ago

True Dough

(25,758 posts)
23. I try to avoid it, deb
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:15 PM
8 hrs ago

Every time I sing, I have representatives from major record labels showing up at my door. It's rather annoying.

Mad_Dem_X

(10,122 posts)
27. I've always liked singing along to this one:
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:28 PM
8 hrs ago

(Tho' my voice isn't anywhere NEAR as good as Chris Cornell's was.) My favorite line is, "Hang my head, drown my fear, 'til you all just disappear." LOL

madamesilverspurs

(16,462 posts)
28. Bicycle Built For Two (aka, "Daisy, Daisy")
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:35 PM
8 hrs ago

Actually, everyone knows the first verse, so I'd do the second:

Harvey, Harvey, here is my answer true
I'm half crazy all to make love with you
But if you can't afford a carriage
There won't be any marriage
'Cuz I'll be damned if I'll be rammed
On a bicycle built for two.



.

debm55

(55,318 posts)
59. HAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAh. That is great, Thank you, thank you,thank you, madamesilverspurs for sharing.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:14 PM
1 hr ago

CrispyQ

(40,651 posts)
33. These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:53 PM
7 hrs ago

Nancy hates Trump.



I still have this album in my basement. Playin' Solitaire to till dawn, with a deck of 51.

debm55

(55,318 posts)
63. Thank you very much for sharing with us, CrispyQ. I remember singing and dancing to this song when I was a kid.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:37 PM
1 hr ago

debm55

(55,318 posts)
64. Thank you very much, justaprogrossive. That is a beautiful song and I bet your voice is beautiful singing it.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:50 PM
1 hr ago

debm55

(55,318 posts)
65. Thank you very much, Sneederbunk. You must have a very beautiful voice. Thank you for sharing.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:53 PM
57 min ago

debm55

(55,318 posts)
67. Oh wow, Your voice must be very intense and strong. Thank you ultrallite001 for sharing with us.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:58 PM
52 min ago

Tikki

(15,024 posts)
42. "Our Lips Are Sealed" The Go Go's. Los Angeles, CA (1983)
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 06:25 PM
5 hrs ago
?si=nDXvglvkv2bDAjGY

Written by Terry Hall (The Specials) and Jane Wiedlin (The Go Go’s)

Tikki

WestMichRad

(2,902 posts)
44. Seamus by Pink Floyd
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 06:47 PM
5 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:24 PM - Edit history (1)

I’ll be doing the background vocals part (not the lyrics):



On edit: okay, probably no one would let me “sing” that, so let’s go with this ear candy:


And now you know why no one will ever let me choose my own song for karaoke…

debm55

(55,318 posts)
61. Oh wow those are bad.----really bad. I know you can sing better then these clowns. Thank you for sharing. Niagara.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:33 PM
1 hr ago

ProfessorGAC

(75,814 posts)
47. It Used To Be Superstition
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:33 PM
4 hrs ago

But, I don't know that I could do all the vocal trucks anymore.
So today I'd probably do Everybody Wants To Rule The World.

debm55

(55,318 posts)
50. We talked before on the riffs of the song. I love Superstition. Everybody Wants to Rule the World is a great choice too
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 08:49 PM
3 hrs ago

Though a little more mellow. Thank you ProfessorGAC .for sharing with us.

JMCKUSICK

(5,031 posts)
48. Well, to pun this answer too,
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:33 PM
4 hrs ago

As bad a singer as I am, I might as well reach for the stars, so lets go with

Stairway To Heaven

or

Turn The Page Bob Seger version

debm55

(55,318 posts)
57. HAHAHAHHAHAHHHAHAHAHH. I have never heard that before. I am sitting here LMAO. Thank you so much hot2na
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 09:58 PM
1 hr ago

Ocelot II

(128,948 posts)
53. I just came from a party with karaoke.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 09:10 PM
2 hrs ago

Some of the songs were "Killing Me Softly" and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas." Also "War Pigs" and "Paint It Black." Although I was not the singer with the mic I did sing along with the last two.

subterranean

(3,741 posts)
60. "White Room" by Cream.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:16 PM
1 hr ago

Either that or something by the Doors. Their songs are generally in my vocal range.

Permanut

(7,963 posts)
70. House of the Rising Sun..
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:17 PM
33 min ago

The Animals.

Used to play it on the guitar, but its been a while.

Coventina

(29,089 posts)
71. My go-to is "I Fought the Law"
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:30 PM
20 min ago

Simple, straightforward, and short.
Perfect for me, I can carry a tune, but I don't have a particularly pleasing voice.

I do want to give "Spooky" a try sometime

?si=L1QbMUVuhhMXzPgf

Believe it or not, I'm GenX

debm55

(55,318 posts)
72. Thank you Coventina. I like your picks I am 70--guess Generation and still remember them
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:48 PM
2 min ago
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