Top 20 Worst Karaoke Songs of All Time

So how come this list has only 19 songs on it, you ask? Because no matter how totally right I know I am, everyone always has their own most cringe-worthy karaoke gem. Leave me a comment with your least favorite song, and you'll have yourself a nice round Top 20.

19. "With Arms Wide Open" - Creed
Every morose guy with visible tattoos and a soul patch belts this out to show the girls at the bar that he's a sensitive, misunderstood loner.

18. "Hotel California" - Eagles
Such a great song, but when you hear it sung every single night, it gets really old. And it's too long. Not as long as some later in the list but still, just leave it alone and let the Eagles sing it.

17. "Baby Got Back" - Sir-Mix-A-Lot
Are you a drunk, obnoxious frat guy who thinks he's the funniest guy around? Then you've sung this song on karaoke night. Just stop. You can't keep up with the lyrics when you're sober, much less in the state you're in right now. And everyone hates you.

16. "Picture" - Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
Finally, a song knocked "I Got You Babe" out of the top 20. It was a boring song when Kid and Sheryl sung it, and hearing it every night at karaoke hasn't improved it. Also, for some reason couples sing this song together like it's a love song. It's about cheating, you idiots.

15. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" - Charlie Daniels Band
One of my favorite songs of all time . . . when Charlie Daniels sings it. I've probably heard this song at karaoke over a hundred times, and not one person has kept up. Every single person sings it behind the beat.

14. "Bitch" - Meredith Brooks
You're the drunk sorority girl who's here with the drunk frat guy! And you're not just any sorority bimbo - no, you have attitude! Make sure you screech this song loud enough to create speaker feedback, preferably with two or three of your drunk sorority sisters.

13. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler/Nikki French
It's embarrassingly melodramatic when sung seriously, and not as funny as you think it is when sung as a joke. It's a too-long song that gets sung almost every night. Be original and pick something else.

12. "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
A staple for any group of middle-aged divorcees. Every time this is sung at karaoke, somewhere, Gloria Gaynor sheds a tear. She must cry all the time.

11. "Anything For Love" - Meatloaf
Avoid Meatloaf. (Unless it's my grandmother's, which is delicious.) AVOID MEATLOAF. I cannot stress this enough. Melodramatic. Excessively long. Stupid. These must be qualities that Meatloaf fans look for in a song. Are there any Meatloaf fans?

10. "I Touch Myself" - The Divinyls
The drunk sorority girl grows up to be the 40-year-old barfly in the mini skirt who has tee many martoonis and belts this out, accompanied by nauseating suggestive "dance" moves. Makes me want to touch myself, too. On the head. With a gun.

9. "My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion
I wish this song had sunk with the Titanic. Along with all the women who think they can sing it.

8. "Love Shack" - B-52's
I know this song is fun to sing with your friends. So do it in the car, or at home. Or in the middle of the desert. Not within hearing distance of innocent human beings. "Tin roof! RUSTED!" Shut up.

7. "Summer Nights" - Grease soundtrack
No man can sing as high as John Travolta, and no woman can sing as high as Olivia Newton-John. And even if they can, they sound horrendous. And even if they sound good, this song is the most overplayed duet in the history of karaoke. Also, don't bother changing the lyrics to make them dirty -- it's been done a million times, and it's not funny anymore. If it ever was.

6. "I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston
No one can top Whitney, and no one should try. Complicated ballads are a bad idea at karaoke, and the fact that some American Idol reject attempts this every single night continues to baffle me.

5. "My Way" - Frank Sinatra
I know KJ's who have actually banned this song from their shows. It tops many lists as the most overplayed karaoke song. According to my research, Sinatra recorded 944 songs. For the love of God, pick something else.

4. "Friends In Low Places" - Garth Brooks
Sung at least once a night. Sometimes more than once. Always sung by a group of friends who've had too much to drink, slur the lyrics and can't hit the notes. Oh, and singing the "hidden" verse that ends with, "and you can kiss my ass" was only funny the first 3,502 times it was done. If I never hear this song again, it'll be too soon.

3. "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin
Only self-important microphone hogs have the audacity to sing this one. It's over 8 minutes long, and other singers will hate you for it because you're using up two more people's turns. Bonus I-Hate-You points if you play air guitar during the five-minute section where there's no singing.

2. "American Pie" - Don McLean
Everything I said for "Stairway to Heaven" applies to this song, except for the fact that it's also cheesy and lame. And yes, Madonna covered it and released a shorter version, but it's still awful. Don't be surprised if you get beat up in the parking lot after singing this car wreck of a song.

1. "Paradise By the Dashboard Light" - Meatloaf
See what I said about #11. Add to that everything I said about #2. Then add in the fact that it's a duet. And the fact that the lyrics are too fast for anyone to keep up with so it's like 14 minutes of mumbling and nervous giggling. And the fact that the couple singing it thinks they're being funny and original. This is my All Time Most Despised Karaoke Song Period.

That's it! You might argue with some of these, but I've hosted and sung karaoke for over 10 years and I know what I'm talking about.