"And to karaoke songs, How we like to sing along, Although the words are wrong"
-The Universal, Blur

Last night Eve and I headed out for some karaoke duets- kind of a girl's night out before Rusty invades our space tonight. We mostly tested the waters with tracks that we hadn't performed while drinking kahlua and milk, and gin and tonics.

We found that some songs just don't work that well (try and guess who picked which songs!)-
Janet Jackson- Rhythm Nation
The Raconteurs- Steady as she Goes (too repetitive)
Madonna- Nothing Really Matters
Arctic Monkeys- When the Sun Goes Down (just doesn't work without a broad Sheffield accent).
U2 Medley- just an odd choice of songs to go from one to another and odd sections of said songs.
Ewan McGregor & Renee Zellweger- Here's to Love. This one could be very good as long as you don't have to be both Ewan and Renee in the same song like I was.

And I gave up halfway through Dark of the Matinee although I think I could work it out.

"It really, really, really could happen"

Highlights which will definitely be entering into our roster for karaoke and can serve as suggestions for any of your own personal karaoke plans (and Dance Cave staples):

Pulp- Common People
Hard-Fi- Hard to Beat
Primal Scream- Rocks
Kasabian- L.S.F.

I also dedicated It's Gonna Be Me by NSync to Eve, randomly. Eve can also handle the Madonna very well, as well as an awesome duet we did on Wham's (excuse me, Wham!) Careless Whisper. She can also rock the Keane. I give props. The girl can sing. Although all of the Japanese boys will blow anyone out of the water with their performances.

"Every paper that you read, Says tomorrow is your lucky day"

And I think have have found three trademark karaoke songs for all future performances since no one else ever sings them:

Darts of Pleasure by Franz Ferdinand, White Stripes- Seven Nation Army, and George Baker Selection's Llittle Green Bag which I rocked (although no one knows this song, except for a few people who know their music or their Tarantino films well...no one in Japan)

I am also entirigued by the option of singing U2's Discotheque. I'm sure I'll send up at karaoke again this week, ready to try it out.

"When the days they seem to fall through you, well just let them go"