The Best and Worst Karaoke Songs

For the incoherent drunkards, the friends who get yanked onstage, and all other would-be singers, Entertainment Weekly offers the best and worst karaoke songs:

The Best:

• "I Want It That Way," Backstreet Boys: The entire room will be singing with you; getting audience members to admit they like the song is another story.
• "Umbrella," Rihanna: The raucous beat will drown out a mediocre voice.
• "All Or Nothing," O-Town: With great melodic elements and an octave level that’s encouraging to people past puberty, this song is karaoke gold.

The Worst:

• "American Pie," Don McLean: The song is 8½ minutes long, which is about 8 minutes more than the audience wants.
• "Hurt," Nine Inch Nails: Instrumental stretches and repressed childhood issues need to be left at the bar door.
• "Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond: You can only hear “Dah dah daaaah!” so many times before “you want to track Caroline down and kill her in her sleep.”

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