Dear Los Angeles Karaoke Nerds;
I hope you know that the finest karaoke in LA is to be found in the Ground Control book curated by the awesome Andrew Paul Holguin, appearing Tuesdays at Offbeat in Highland Park- are you aware that this is a tight, super-weird, nerd-friendly book? That there’s a Smiths list as long as your arm? That the crowd is patient and endlessly supportive? It starts around nine and ends when the fun stops, which is never! Here’s a short list of a few of my favorite songs. Ground Control, thanks for letting me sing G.G. Allin’s I Kill Everything I Fuck, which was my prom theme. Weird songs! Weird people! Good Times!
Arctic Monkeys-R U Mine
Black Keys-Gold On The Ceiling
Cramps- Goo Goo Muck
Current 93-Crowleymass
Daft Punk-Get Lucky
David Bowie- Moonage Daydream
Deniece Williams-Let’s Hear It for the Boy
Duffy- Mercy
Editors- Munich
GG Allin-I Kill Everything I Fuck
Gorillaz-Dare
Hole- Violet
INXS-Listen Like Thieves
La’s-There She Goes
Leonard Cohen-Future
Mark Ronson Feat Amy Winehouse-Valerie
Nick Cave-Jubilee Street
Nick Cave-Mercy Seat
Patti Smith-Because The Night
Pixies- Hey (Baby Ketten Version)
Psychic TV- Godstar
Pulp- This is Hardcore
Radiohead-Exit Song (From A Film)
Robert Palmer- I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On
Sam And Dave-Soul Man
Scandal-Warrior
Sly Foxx-Let’s Go All The Way
Soft Cell- Bedsitter
Smiths-Headmaster Ritual
Smiths- What Difference Does It Make?
Space-Female of the Species
Sparks-This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us
Suede-Beautiful Ones
Television-Torn Curtain
Tom Waits-I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You
Velvet Underground-Heroin
White Stripes- My Doorbell
Will Smith-Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
Wombats-Let’s Dance To Joy Division
Yazoo-Bad Connection
