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Website design By BotEap.comAnother year has passed, so it’s a good time to review the year and see which songs outsell 2011. As we mentioned in our review from last year, there are similar reviews out there. Ours is different because it shows what people wanted to sing last year and not just what they wanted to hear. No review can be completely accurate, but we think the following lists provide a good review of the best music to come out in 2011 that karaoke singers have been requesting.
Website design By BotEap.comBest Pop Karaoke Songs of 2011
Website design By BotEap.com#1 – Rolling In The Deep – Adele (Many people assume that Adele is a black singer because of the sound of her voice, but she is not. What you hear from her are powerful voices with the feeling of emotion behind each note. That is exactly what a good singer wants from a song. The challenge for any singer with ‘Rolling In The Deep’ is to match the emotion and feeling that Adele puts into her original version. Of course you can get away with not being able to match Adele’s vocal quality and please your audience if you’re a six year old singing this song with all your heart like Alexa Narvaez did on YouTube with over 13 million views currently).
Website design By BotEap.com#2 – Someone Like You – Adele (Yes, Adele comes up with the top two pop songs of 2011. ‘Someone Like You’ is about a person who accepts the fact that her former lover has moved on. She wishes him the best and sings that he’ll find ‘someone like you’, claiming to have come to terms with his breakup status but obviously revealing the opposite. Perhaps this song became so popular because most of us have had our hearts broken in the same how this song relates.)
Website design By BotEap.com#3 – Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO with Lauren Bennett & Goonrock (Well, I thought LMFAO must be a band, with possibly every letter in this group’s name representing one of its members. Man, am I ever out of the loop? LMFAO is an acronym for Laughing My Freaking Ass Off. LMFAO is actually a duo made up of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s youngest son, Stefan, aka Redfoo, and his grandson Skyler, aka SkyBlu. The song was one of the most popular dance songs of the year. If it’s fun to dance to then it must be fun to sing.)
Website design By BotEap.com#4 – On The Floor – Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull (If anyone remembers 1989’s Lambada, they’ll no doubt notice the borrowed beat for the main riff. What can we expect for J-Lo’s next big single? Maybe a use of reworking of the main riff from ‘Islands In The Stream’ or ‘Afternoon Delight’).
Website design By BotEap.com#5 – You And I – Lady Gaga (Unlike most of Lady Gaga’s tunes and perhaps a little less successful than some of Gaga’s dance songs, this tune was highly requested as a karaoke song. ‘You And I’ is a blues, rock and country-inspired ballad that gently samples Queen’s classic song ‘We Will Rock You’).
Website design By BotEap.com#6 – Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 with Christina Aguilera (This song has a catchy hook and was popular with the karaoke crowd, and what has made it more appealing is that it’s a female/male duet.)
Website design By BotEap.com#7 – Mr. Know It All – Kelly Clarkson (The original American Idol is still going strong five studio albums later. This song once again capitalizes on strong vocals and the “you don’t know anything about me” hook will remain in your head long after the last note of the song is played.)
Website design By BotEap.com#8 – Lighters – Bad Meets Evil & Bruno Mars (Bad Meets Evil is a duo formed by rappers Royce da 5’9″ and Eminem. This duo actually formed before Eminem gained his popularity in 1999, they broke up and they now have since they got together. The song ‘Lighters’ is an alternative hip-hop song, different from hard rap, especially with added vocals from Bruno Mars).
Website design By BotEap.com#9 – We Found Love – Rihanna (Rihanna once again hits the top of the charts with a catchy dance song. Many versions of this song also feature Calvin Harris in the credits, but we haven’t heard a duet version or no version with voices). apart from Rihanna.)
Website design By BotEap.com#10 – I Do – Colbie Caillat (Like Colbie Caillat’s first single Bubbly, this song is a carefree, feel-good sunny day song about taking relationships to the next level. A perfect tune for the optimistic romantic).
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Website design By BotEap.comMistletoe – Justin Bieber (Some people may wonder why Justin Bieber isn’t once again in the top 10. He also didn’t make the top 10 with any of his songs in 2010, possibly because although his songs have broad appeal, when As for singing them, there will be a much smaller audience Collectively, karaoke versions of his songs sold more than any other artist in 2011. Justin Bieber was the best-selling karaoke artist of 2011. The season finale release of ‘Mistletoe ‘ almost made it to the top 10. It was highly requested in late November and December. Many were longing for a fresh new holiday song and this song filled that need precisely).
Website design By BotEap.comBest Country Karaoke Songs of 2011
Website design By BotEap.com#1 – Dirt Road Anthem – Jason Aldean (This song is about country life but adds a bit of ‘country rap’ to the mix. Very popular tune and choice of karaoke singers.)
Website design By BotEap.com#2 – Just Fishin’ – Trace Adkins (This song is about a father and daughter fishing together. Another feel-good country song that tugs at your heartstrings.)
Website design By BotEap.com#3 – Country Girl (Shake It For Me) – Luke Bryan (This song is quite different from Luke Bryan’s previous hit ‘Rain Is A Good Thing’. The title should be a dead giveaway that this song is not a ballad or a story song It’s a dance tune coming right at you that caught on and became one of the most requested country songs to sing).
Website design By BotEap.com#4 – Hell On Heels – Pistol Annies (There are some songs that are cross country; songs that can play on both the pop charts and the country charts. Not this song, it’s definitely country. The Pistol Annies make a declaration of a woman’s anger, singing ‘sugar daddy I’m coming for you’.)
Website design By BotEap.com#5 – You Lie – The Band Perry (Another country tune about an unhappy relationship. You lie like a Persian rug, like a raccoon dog sunning itself, like a penny in the parking lot. It seems like a lot of country songs are about that bitter feeling that you have when you find out your partner isn’t that important and people love to sing about it).
Website design By BotEap.com#6 – Honey Bee – Blake Shelton (This catchy tune did well on the Billboard 100 and went to No. 1 on the country charts. The song’s wide appeal (and the fact that people sang along to it) helped put it on the charts. in the top ten of our list).
Website design By BotEap.com#7 – Barefoot Blue Jean Night – Jake Owen (This song recalls the fun one had on his southern summer barefoot blue jean night. His friend Frankie got hooked on a Cadillac with horns on the hood!)
Website design By BotEap.com#8 – Story Of Us – Taylor Swift (an upbeat song whose title could indicate that the song would be about a happy relationship. Unfortunately, the chorus is “the story of us is a tragedy now”).
Website design By BotEap.com#9 – This Is Country Music – Brad Paisley (Although not as commercially successful as some of Brad Paisley’s previous hits, ‘This Is Country Music’ epitomizes what many feel a country song is. Country music fans they can take pride in the fact that their music often has some substance to its lyrics or message, which is not the norm with a pop tune).
Website design By BotEap.com#10 – Just A Kiss – Lady Antebellum (Lady Antebellum’s songs are very popular in the karaoke world due to their duet capabilities. The way Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott effortlessly swap lead vocals in their original performances makes that many singers want to do the same in karaoke versions. The challenge is to find two singers with the same vocal skills as the lead singers of Lady Antebellum).
Website design By BotEap.comSo once again another year has given us a lot of new music. So you, the karaoke singer, must stop singing the same old tune. You don’t want to subject the crowd to once again singing the same song you sing week after week, no matter how well you sing that song. There is a lot of new karaoke music to choose from. Sometimes it can feel like there isn’t any great new music out there. However, it may seem that way because you have gotten used to listening to your ‘iPod’ with its pre-selected music options. Start getting used to listening to the radio or turning on a music channel more often, then you will find many new selections to choose from.
