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By the way, does anyone know what some of the most popular karaoke songs are in the States vs. Japan or other countries?

Japan: I left my heart in San Francisco (per Wild Bill's experience). Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and "New York, New York".

US: From a Google research piece on the 50 most popular US karaoke songs. The list is alphabetical by song title.

All summer long by Kid Rock

American pie by Don Mclean

At last by Etta James

Baby got back by Sir-Mix-A-Lot

Before he cheats by Carrie Underwood

Bitch by Meredith Brooks

Bohemian rhapsody by Queen

Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen

Born to be wild by Steppenwolf

Brown eyed girl by Van Morrison

Crazy by Patsy Cline

Don’t Cha by the Pussycat Dolls

Don’t stop believin’ by Journey

Free bird by Lnynrd Skynyrd

Friends in low places by Garth Brooks

Hotel California by the Eagles

Hello by Lionel Richie and the Commodores

I got you babe by Sonny and Cher

I love rock n roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Imagine by John Lennon

I will always love you by Whitney Houston

I will survive by Gloria Gaynor

Living on a prayer by Bon Jovi

Love Shack by the B-52s

Mack the knife by Bobby Darin

Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet

Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin

My way by Frank Sinatra

New York, New York by Frank Sinatra

Old Time Rock N’ Roll by Bob Seger

Paradise by the dashboard light by Meatloaf

Piano man by Billy Joel

Picture by Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock

Rock & Roll all night by Kiss

Rockstar by Nickelback

Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones

Strokin’ by Clarence Carter

Summer nights by Olivia Newton John and John Travolta (from the movie Grease)

Sweet child of mine by Guns N Roses

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd

The rose by Bette Midler

This is how we do it by Montell Jordan

Total eclipse of the heart by Bonnie Tyler

Turn the page by Bob Seger

Wanna be by the Spice Girls

Wanted dead or alive by Bon Jovi

Wind beneath my wings by Bette Midler

With arms wide open by Creed

You shook me all night long by AC/DC

SIA

I have heard that there is a general difference between the way Americans and Japanese do karaoke.

Americans almost always do it in a club in front of the whole house.

Japanese may do it in front of the whole bar, but it is more common for them to rent a sizeable private room and
sing with their close friends.

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The one time I sang karaoke was at a company event. The gal who had the karaoke machine had about 98% country and
western tunes. Although I knew some of them, there were none that I would have felt comfortable doing.

Then I saw that she had the song "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone-Loc. I donned my sunglasses and my navy blue Kangol beret
(the kind Samuel L. Jackson wears a lot). I tore it up and had a great time doing it. It was such a hit that I was asked by
management to come back and do it again the next day for the other half of the company. (1/2 of the company attended
the event 1 day, the other 1/2 had their event the next day.)

As an older white guy doing that song, my black coworkers got the biggest kick out of it. That's the only time I ever did
karaoke.

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"Any bar's a karaoke bar, as long as you're a big enough jerk."

Some unknown current day rock and roller.
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SIA