Whenever the girls and I do some karaoke, we’d make it a point to select a long list of songs from 90s boybands, throw in a number of rock ballads, probably a current hit or two, and some other tunes for us to wail along to. Then, we’d do our best impersonations, complete with over-the-top dance/rock star moves, and completely take the mickey out of each of them. Is any serious singing done? Probably just for five songs. And well, I guess we always put in a lot of effort to get Bohemian Rhapsody and Don’t Speak right. So I guess we can count them in our “repertoire”?

I know of some people who take karaoke soooo seriously that they’d probably walk out of the room as soon as I sing that first line of Wannabe. I don’t know man. Isn’t karaoke supposed to be fun? I mean, the whole setup of a karaoke outlet – from it’s private rooms, to the completely irrelevant accompanying video, down to the poor lighting – is designed in such a way that it allows us to unleash our inner cheesy pop stars, right? No? It’s just me?

Well, in any case, if you’re anything like me and my girls who enjoy nothing more than to mimic the boybands of yore, allow me to suggest some of our favourites, so you won’t have to waste too much time scrolling through the pages of songs, next time you hit the karaoke spots.

1. Dancing Queen – Abba (great starter piece; loosens you up rightaway)
2. Same Old Brand New You – A1 (catchy tune, and the choreography is really easy to pick up!)
3. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys (the chorus is always a crowd pleaser)
4. Flying Without Wings – Westlife (minimal choreography but totally fun to make fun of!)
5. Bye Bye Bye – NSync (gets a tad repetitive after awhile though)
6. I’ll Never Break Your Heart – Backstreet Boys (great pop ballad to get all dramatic on)
7. Barbie Girl – Aqua (needs no explanation, I’m sure?)
8. Boom Boom Boom – Vengaboys (feel free to jump to this one)
9. Spice Up Your Life – Spice Girls (you’ve gotta do this with at least 2 others)
10. Sweet Child Of Mine – Guns N Roses (a must if you enjoy wailing)