Need a Sing-A-Long

Would be easy if it were kids or older people, but nobody in my generation has any cohesiveness in music taste. I'm gonna try to keep myself from ranting as best I can, but it seems like the most popular music consists of rap songs you can dance to and forget about in 2 months. And that's what makes this so hard. I want a song that is sing-a-long-able, something that people either know, or is easy enough for people to catch right off the bat but not feel like it's something that is condescendingly stupid.
the idea came to me from gabby-la-la
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDzB2oFOTAQ
^she plays a lot of uke and sitar too
My only real idea so far is MIA's Paper Planes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrCrJXKYdSY
and for the sound effects in the chorus have people stomp and clap, should be easy enough right?

Here's an exhaustive list of sing-along songs for you:
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/~aparsons/guitar/guitar1.html

I also like Muppet songs and The Little Mermaid songs to get everyone happy and singing.

seeso said:

Here's an exhaustive list of sing-along songs for you:
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/~aparsons/guitar/guitar1.html

I also like Muppet songs and The Little Mermaid songs to get everyone happy and singing.

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Ohhh, thanks for that link! I can play Leavin On Jet Plane with no probs.

Yeah, there are certain songs that seem to cross all generations and tastes.

Most people know and love just about any Beatles song. Then there are those songs that, even if people don't know the verse lyrics, they'll almost always join in whole-heartedly during the choruses: "Sweet Caroline", "Margaritaville", "Brown-Eyed Girl", "Suspicious Minds", etc.

JJ

Here is a list of medley's from Dr Uke.

http://www.doctoruke.com/medleys.pdf
http://www.doctoruke.com/songs.html

Melissa82 said:

...I can play Leavin On Jet Plane with no probs.

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Where's the video???

KC8AFW said:

Where's the video???

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Well, there is always people home and I'm not going to sing in front of them.