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LITERARY - POCKET KARAOKE

Oh, thank god. Somebody finally put together a book with a bunch of different lists of songs to help you when you’re having a hard time karaoking. Now, next time you’re stuck for a jam, all you have to do is look one up in this book, then open up the binder with all the different lists of songs they provide you at the bar, make sure it’s in that one too, and you’re set. Simple, right? Or say you really want to sing something by Pearl Jam, but can’t remember any of their songs. Well, just flip over to the "Artists" section, look up Pearl Jam, and there they are. So, so much easier than going to the "Artists" section of that little binder they give you and looking up what Pearl Jam songs they have.

The book also breaks songs down by genre and which ones are appropriate for different occasions, for instance ones you should do at the beach and "songs not really about animals" (?). There’s even a whole chapter in the back with recommended songs and rokes-related anecdotes from a slew of famous people like the singer from Midlake, some guy who writes for Paper magazine, and the guitarist from Midlake. Did you know that Brandon Reilly of Nightmare of You once saw a women do that Barbie song by Aqua and it was awkward? Neither did we! Or that the bassist for My Chemical Romance has never actually done karaoke? OK, not really sure how he got in here, but nevertheless—scoop!

It is a really good thing that somebody got paid at least $25,000 to make this book.
KELLY TIMMS