i performed this in sunglasses at my 80's new wave birthday party & now my friends have requested repeat performances of it at other parties so I guess it is my go-to!! I also enjoy doing Bring Me To Life by Evanescence because it's hilarious to try to sing both parts. I have to stay away from Rock Lobster because my friend and I yelled it so loud that the cops showed up at my door :/
I love karaoke and have spent years painstakingly crafting and empirically testing a list of perfect tracks. These are those tracks.
EASY (low-effort crowd pleasers):
Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus
Cool by Gwen Stefani
Hand in my Pocket by Alanis Morissette
Torn by Natalie Imbruglia
INTERMEDIATE (either stylistically harder or easy but requires moxie):
Laid by James
I Touch Myself by the Divinyls
Cherry Bomb by the Runaways
Common People by Pulp HARD (requires moxie and technical skill):
Hook by Blues Traveller
Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind(If you pull off Semi-Charmed Life in a public karaoke setting, you are potentially about to fuck the most bitches that anyone has ever fucked. Personal note: I can run this track start to finish without so much as GLANCING at the lyrics..)
BONUS: I'm So Tired by Fugazi. In my opinion, this is the funniest karaoke track ever. Play it really straight.
Easy, fast
Someday - The Strokes
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Search & Destroy - The Stooges
Wouldn't It Be Nice - Beach Boys
Fell In Love With A Girl - White Stripes
Love Would Never Do - Janet Jackson (karaoke edition ONLY, do not go in raw, way too much instrumental)
Saturday Night - The Misfits
Astro Zombies - The Misfits
Sugar - Maroon 5
Intergalactic - Beastie Boys
8- Ball (Remaster) - N.W.A. --- Easy, dramatic
One - U2
Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
Your Song - Moulin Rouge
In Too Deep - Phil Collins
It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
I Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Second Chance - 38 Special
Again - Janet Jackson
Listen to Your Heart - Roxette
---
Showoff
Hopelessly Devoted To You - Grease
Crazy - Patsy Cline
It's All Coming Back To Me - Celine Dione
The Lights Go Down: ELO ---
I can't believe they have this at karaoke
Long Boat Pass - Tennis
Factory - Band of Horses
Headdress - Amazing Baby
Cherry Tulips - Headlights
Sailin On - Bad Brains
Raining Blood - Slayer
La Di Dah Di - Slick Rick ---
Drunk
Always - Erasure
Don't Cry - Guns n' Roses
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
Crazy on You - Heart
Take My Breath Away - Berlin
---
You should forget about your film rolls so that it’s a treat and surprise once you finally develop them This, for instance, is from January. I got it scanned yesterday. A Photographer’s Delight!
This is one of my all time favorite photos! It was one of my first photoshoots I did after moving to NYC.
I shot this in Central Park with Hannah without ever meeting her prior to the shoot. I was nervous! It was a super busy day and we were in harsh daylight, but Hannah trusted me to make her look good, and I trusted Hannah to execute my vision. Styled and edited by me as well