Top 25 karaoke songs revealed
December 6th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment )
London, December 6 (ANI): The most popular karaoke tunes that Britons love to sing have been revealed for the first time.
PRS for Music, formerly the Performing Right Society, compiled the list of the 25 most popular from an analysis of its data going back to the early 1990s, when the karaoke craze hit the UK.Topping the index was Waterloo, the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest winner by Abba, followed by Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, reports The Telegraph.
My Way by Frank Sinatra, Claude Francois & Jacques Revaux / Paul AnkaCame in third trailed by Gloria Gaynor, Frederick Perren & Dino Fekaris’s I Will Survive.
Wrapping up the top five was Dancing Queen by Abba, Benny Andersson & Bjoern Ulvaeus.
Nick Thistleton, from Lucky Voice, a chain of karaoke bars co-founded by Martha Lane Fox, said: “People always seem to gravitate towards the same 20 or so songs. The choices are possibly made to disguise a lack of ability, but whether you can sing well or not is not really relevant to karaoke.
“The songs that endure are those with strong melodies and lyrics that are reasonably easy.”
The top 25:
Waterloo, performed by Abba, written by Benny Andersson & Bjoern UlvaeusBohemian Rhapsody, Queen, Freddie MercuryMy Way, Frank Sinatra, Claude Francois & Jacques Revaux / Paul AnkaI Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor, Frederick Perren & Dino FekarisDancing Queen, Abba, Benny Andersson & Bjoern UlvaeusAngels, Robbie Williams, Robbie Williams & Guy ChambersLike a Virgin, Madonna, Billy Steinberg & Kelly ThomasIt’s Raining Men, Weather Girls, Paul Jabara & Paul ShafferSummer Nights, Olivia Newton John & John Travolta, Jim Jacobs & Casey WarrenI Should Be So Lucky, Kylie Minogue, Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Peter WatermanDon’t Go Breaking My Heart, Elton John & Kiki Dee, Elton John & Bernie TaupinSweet Caroline, Neil Diamond, Neil DiamondAmerican Pie, Don MacLean, Don MacLeanKilling Me Softly, Roberta Flack, Charles Fox & Norman GrimbleHey Jude, The Beatles, John Lennon & Paul McCartneyDon’t Stop Me Now, Queen, Freddie Mercury(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger & Keith RichardsDelilah, Tom Jones, Barry Mason & Les ReedNew York, New York, Liza Minnelli/ Frank Sinatra, Fred Ebb & John KanderTotal Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler, Jim SteinmanLivin’ La Vida Loca, Ricky Martin, Draco Rosa & Desmond ChildLivin’ on a Prayer, Bon Jovi, Jon Bon JoviI’m a Believer, Monkees, John StewartLove Shack, B-52s, Catherine Pierson, Fred Schneider, J Strickland, Cynthia WilsonRiver Deep Mountain High, Ike and Tina Turner, Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich (ANI)
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