# which song would you want to karaoke perfectly? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 17, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131 "2006-05-17T17:44:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/1 "2006-05-17T17:44:14Z")
Imagine this: You’re in a karaoke bar with everybody that you might want to impress and everybody’s attention is on you, 'cause you’re up next. Somehow, you get to choose to perform one song perfectly in any kind of way. Which song would you choose and why? Note: the song will be performed in your voice, only that your voice is magically enhanced so that it perfectly encapsules the atmosphere and technicalities of the song. Me, I’d choose **Otis Redding** ’s I love you more than words can say. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/2 "2006-05-17T17:48:45Z")
_Tequila_. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Bug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andrew\_Bug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_Bug)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/3 "2006-05-17T17:53:27Z")
I have 3 hypothetical karaoke songs I know I could do spot on if I only had the cajones to get up there. The Clash-Should I Stay or Should I go Them-Gloria Iggy Pop-Lust For Life ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/4 "2006-05-17T20:23:03Z")
“Wonderful Tonight”, Eric Clapton. Then maybe I could finally get [on stage](http://www.0830.org/) and stop getting bugged _every single time I go out_. ---
**Author:** ![BlackHeart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@BlackHeart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackHeart)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/5 "2006-05-17T20:57:33Z")
Stoney End by Laura Nyro. I have tried, oh my lord, how i tried. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/6 "2006-05-17T21:05:24Z")
One that I do close to perfect is Journey’s, Open Arms. If anything I’d like that magic enhancement to make the high notes a little stronger for me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/7 "2006-05-17T21:09:40Z")
_Recitar/Vesti la guibba_ from **Pagliacci**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/8 "2006-05-17T21:31:43Z")
I can envision myself doing a kickass version of **Cry Me a River** or **Fever**. In my dreams, I am Julie London and Peggy Lee rolled into one red-hot package. In reality, I am a schlumpy senior citizen whose main singing is done to entertain my dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/9 "2006-05-17T22:05:26Z")
_My Way_ by…The Sex Pistols. ---
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/10 "2006-05-17T22:13:39Z")
> [@Gangster Octopus](#): > > _My Way_ by…The Sex Pistols. That was Syd solo, baby. And I can do that one spot on. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/11 "2006-05-17T22:50:16Z")
Mr. Jones- Counting Crows ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/12 "2006-05-18T00:20:47Z")
_Rockabye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody_, belting like the offspring of Al Jolson and Judy Garland. ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/13 "2006-05-18T03:53:06Z")
It would probably have to be a David Bowie song for me. Maybe Starman. Or maybe Cuts You Up by Peter Murphy. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/14 "2006-05-18T04:16:41Z")
_Mack the Knife_, a la Sinatra, rather than Cole or Darin. Or certainly Westlife. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/15 "2006-05-18T05:07:44Z")
Erasure’s “A little respect.” ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/16 "2006-05-18T05:18:23Z")
“Down in a Hole.” Or maybe “Rooster.” ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/17 "2006-05-18T13:15:22Z")
_You’re the One that I Want_ Hitting both John and Olivia’s parts right on would be something. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/18 "2006-05-18T13:39:25Z")
Crazy The Heart of Saturday Night Stairway To Heaven ---
**Author:** ![blueserge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@blueserge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueserge)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/19 "2006-05-18T14:08:41Z")
“The Man That Got Away” – Judy Garland There are others, but that’s at the top of the list. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131/20 "2006-05-18T17:03:40Z")
**Me and Bobby McGee**. I’m _ok_ at it, but I wish I could _rock_ it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-song-would-you-want-to-karaoke-perfectly/357131.md?page=2)