Best Karaoke Song
Karaoke is a billion-dollar industry and a worldwide phenomenon. Whether you’re in a private booth in a slick karaoke club, at a weekly karaoke night at virtually any dive bar in America, or at home using a shitty karaoke machine and YouTube, there is no denying the allure. For singers, you get that moment in the spotlight, your 3 minutes and 55 seconds of stardom. For spectators, you witness the joy of undiscovered talent, or the schadenfreude of the deluded. But all karaoke songs are not created equal. What makes a song well suited to be performed by any average Joe? What songs should everyone agree to leave alone in the binder? That’s what the Great Pop Culture Debate wants to know as we discuss the Best Karaoke Songs Ever! Song discussed include Proud Mary by Tina Turner, Starships by Nicki Minaj, Torn by Natalie Imbruglia, Bad Romance by Lady Gaga, Summer Nights from Grease, You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette, Islands in the Stream by Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers, and many more.
Host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists Andrea Guerrero, Curtis Creekmore, and Kate Racculia pound a few shots and take to the stage to croon out their picks for the best karaoke song.
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Round 1 Match-Ups:
Match-Up 1: “Starships” by Nicki Minaj vs. “Proud Mary” Ike & Tina Turner
Match-Up 2: “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia vs. “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor
Match-Up 3: “Summer Nights” from Grease vs. “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga
Match-Up 4: “Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight & the Pips vs. “Islands in the Stream” by Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Match-Up 5: “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette vs. “Undone (The Sweater Song)” by Weezer
Match-Up 6: “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John vs. “Love Shack” by the B-52s
Match-Up 7: “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse vs. “I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” by Meat Loaf
Match-Up 8: “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler vs. “Don’t You Want Me” by Human League
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EPISODE CREDITS
Host: Eric Rezsnyak
Panel: Andrea Guerrero, Curtis Creekmore, Kate Racculia
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Jeffery Perry