Despite ‘Thank You’ not being my favourite Dido song and the fact it features a weird talk/sing part that’s impossible to nail in the game, I couldn’t justify putting her any lower on this list. Eminem) or ‘Here With Me’ were on the game this list wouldn’t even be necessary, because they are my two favourite songs and my first choices at karaoke. I love Dido but there are ten other songs of hers that would’ve been better suited for SingStar. It’s not that ‘Heart of Glass’ is a bad song, it’s just that none of you chumps have Debbie Harry’s pipes.Īlso not a karaoke song! But I grew up in Timaru and lord knows, we were glad to have some bogan representation in the game.
You’ll notice a trend of songs that are typically sung in high keys doing poorly in this list because the failures of those who try are so much worse.
#Singstar ps2 alternative series#
I now spend too much of my time loitering in American diners hoping some well-drawn dude in a pencil-leather jacket will pull me into his cartoon world for a series of adventures. Fine? Typical upbeat 80s synth, big dumb hair, simple lyrics. Remember when both he and Natasha were on The X Factor? Wild times. Sure, Natasha Bedingfield’s ‘Unwritten’ is a jam, but Daniel had that irrational, unearned, big brother confidence I love. Hot take: Daniel is the best Bedingfield. Daniel Bedingfield – ‘If You’re Not the One’
The verses meander along and the chorus never reaches the lofty heights (the literal loft in the music video) and it makes for super awkward karaoke.Ģ2. The lyrics suggest the start of a party but the tempo has different ideas. Honestly, I don’t think this song lives up to the title at all. The only difference is one of these songs is about an incel staring at women as they go about their goddamn day and the other became the internet’s most famous bait-n-switch since Meatspin. Rick Astley and Roy Orbison are the same person.
Rick Astley – ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ and Roy Orbison – ‘Pretty Woman’ Looks like they both got to live lifestyles of the rich and famous after all!Ģ5./24. Weird how we spent the late 90s with Good Charlotte as the leading popular music scholars on gender theory! Anyway, I’m sure the Maddens don’t care about being ranked this low: Joel is living that simple life with Nicole Richie while Benji is all loved up with Green Hornet star Cameron Diaz. This is why no one wants to sit next to her at church. Is this what people sung in the 60s? Did they put this on SingStar as a joke? How was this song ever popular? I can’t imagine anyone actively choosing this, anyone except my grandmother – it was the only song she ever tried and my family paid the price. You know how you can sometimes hear pictures? When I see a photo of these long-haired neo-Zeppelin fuckwits all I can hear is the lead singer’s unfathomably high pitched voice and every little shithead who picked this song and tried to match it. The Darkness – ‘I Believe in a Thing Called Love’ Here we go, the springboard for so much good old fashioned middle-New Zealand racism. Unsure if it was even in the game, honestly! I had never heard this song prior to the game and haven’t heard it since. Note: I will only be ranking songs from the original game (UK version, so no ‘Egoista’ by Alexia sorry!), no sequels, because I’m not a Philistine. With these rankings you’ll know exactly what to sing if you’re ever feeling nostalgic and decide to dust off the old Playstation 2. With SingStar you could become a pop sensation in your own living room as you battled your adolescent mates on a Friday night, high on the fumes of Lynx Africa.īut not all SingStar songs are created equal. It’s essentially like having your own karaoke machine, except for some reason its far more socially acceptable. The 2004 PlayStation 2 game SingStar became an instant worldwide hit and continues to generate sequels to this day. Jordan Hamel ranks all 30 songs from SingStar v1, from worst to best.īefore my generation was old enough to get smashed on reasonably priced Merlot and wander down to our local karaoke joint, we had to find other ways to feel like a superstar. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the karaoke game that introduced an entire generation to the horrors of ‘Downtown’ by Petula Clark.
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