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Karaoke Week: The five best and worst songs to karaoke The Post partnered with District Karaoke to bring you the five best and worst songs to choose when it’s your turn to pick up the mike.
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1 — “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane. District performer Melanie Cohen: This one made the list “because of the buildup, and because it sounds impressive even though it's pretty easy to sing (the long last note at the end makes it sound amazing).”
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2 — “It’s Raining Men” by The Weather Girls. District performer Emily Diamond-Falk: “Who doesn't like a sea of dancing umbrellas?”
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3 — “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-A-Lot. District performer Connie Jorstad: “Everyone knows and secretly loves it.”
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4 — “ABC” by the Jackson 5. District performer Mikaela Lefrak: “It’s a great song to sing with a group of friends, everyone in the bar always knows the words, and I get to bust out my weird dance moves.”
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5 — “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” by Deniece Williams. District performer Catherine Solomon: “Pretty much any pop or rock song from the '80s is a good karaoke song. Everyone knows them and they are usually pretty feel-good or bring back good childhood memories!”
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Click through to see the five worst songs to karaoke. Let us know what you think in the comments section.
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1 — “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen. District performer Faith Hayden: “Not every popular and fantastic song makes for good karaoke, and this is the quintessential example. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is everything you should not do because it's more than four minutes long; includes a very long and awkward musical interlude; and contains notes that, unless you're Freddie Mercury, you can't hit. And guess what? You're not Freddie Mercury.”
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Associated Press
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2 — “Hey Jude” by the Beatles. District performer Faith Hayden: “As much as I love 'Hey Jude,' I don't recommend it for karaoke because it goes on forever and is repetitive. Those na-na-na-na-na-na-nas at the end won't quit and it gets extremely awkward.”
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3 — “La Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin. District performer Jodi Tirengel: “Because it’s terrible.”
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4 — “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond. District performer Mikaela Lefrak: “I know a lot of people will probably disagree with me on this, but after a summer in Boston hearing drunk girls spontaneously shrieking this song every time I went out, and as an ardent Red Sox hater, I could happily live my life without ever hearing 'Sweet Caroline' again.”
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DAPD
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5 — “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele. District performer Faith Hayden: “This is a polarizing choice, I'm sure. But it's on my banned list because it's so high-risk. If you're going to attempt this song, you have to kill it. It has to be so good that you could replace Adele herself and no one would notice. 99 percent of karaoke singers out there aren't that good.”
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