We have all seen it happen; a certain song comes over the speakers in a bar and everyone in attendance starts screaming and begins to sing along.  It doesn’t matter where you are or what time it is, an attack of the bar room sing-alongs can occur at the drop of a hat.  It is for this reason that you should use great caution when you choose a song at your local dive bar’s juke box.  If you aren’t careful, you can stir the whole place into a frenzied cauldron of sing along.  Here are the top songs that cause massive  sing-alongs to erupt.

Whitesnake-  “Here I go again”

Sing-ability – Lots of high energy chorus parts for you to scream to.  Also, the thrashing guitar riffs allows multiple fist pumps for the sing-alonger.

Air Guitar Potential-  Lots of jagged guitar solos, so get down like your are Slash or Sammy Hagar.

It’s a song about a guy taking the single road and not caring , which is great, because every time you go to a bar after a few you take your shirt off and try to dance on a table. Then you go home alone.  Sad.  Well, here you are, about to do it again, so good luck.

Lil John – “Get Low”

Sing-ability- Fun sound effects can be made throughout the song and the chorus is easy enough to remember, even if you are a fifteen-year old girl.

Air Guitar Potential-  It’s a hip hop song, so none. But you can get your “crunk” on for sure.

This song is not about anything that you would want to sing about. But seeing as how nobody knows what “skeet” even means, join on in to the singing fiesta.  There is strength in numbers. 

Journey – “Don’t Stop Believing”

Sing-ability –One of the most notorious songs to sing along to. Slow lyrics with the signature Journey melody make for an all out sing fest.

Air Guitar Potential- Air guitar and Journey are like peanut butter and jelly.

This is a sing along song for even the most novice sing alonger. If you don’t know the lyrics to this song, you are sleeping under a rock. 

 Bon Jovi  - “Living on a Prayer” 

Sing-ability – This tune is a bit tricky. Lots of vocal fluctuations are needed.  But if  the Jovi-meister can pull it off so can you.

Air Guitar Potential-  Not much. It’s more about the chorus and owning the dance floor.

Bon Jovi lights up the ladies whenever he comes blaring through the juke box, so all guys might want to sit on the sidelines for this one. 

Neil Diamond -  “Sweet Caroline”

Sing-ability- This song has one of the most catchy hooks of all time, and is one of the only songs where the fans created a singing part of their own.

Air Guitar Potential- This tune is all about the horns. So blow that air horn baby, blow.

We all love Caroline. When this tune comes out of the speakers, you have got to put your arm around the person next to you and scream “So good!”

Def Leapord -  “Pour Some Sugar on Me”

Sing- ability – There is no better song getting things heated up at weddings, bar-mitsvahs , birthdays, bridal showers, engagement parties and slumber parties.

Air Guitar Potential- This song is pure 80’s glam rock. Better have that air guitar ready, it’s gonna get some use. 

When this song comes on, girls act crazy from their head down to their feet.  Get your dancing shoes ready, because this song calls for some seriously choreographed singing.

Garth Brooks - "Friends in Low Places"

 Sing- ability - This song is best best sung with a group, with maximum twang-age placed on every vowel. 

Air Guitar Potential- There is no air guitar allowed in the country. Substitute with a faint hand clap and a hearty sway. 

Garth is way past being anything near cool, but some of his songs still give urban cowboys a little giddy-up. 

Eddie Money - "Take Me Home Tonight"

 Sing- ability - I'm pretty sure this song was made to be screamed drunk.

Air Guitar Potential- Air guitar potential is at a minimum, but crazy sax solos are at an all time high.

We ended the list with this one because, well, it's the perfect song to throw at the end of any evening. You don't want to go home alone. No one does. So belt out this 80s classic and let your eyes wander over the faces for a smiling glance. But if you needed a line, we've got you covered:  did you know "Ronnie" in the song is Ronnie Spector, the self-proclaimed "bad girl of rock" who was married to critically acclaimed producer Phil Spector who has worked with John Lennon, Tina Turner, and The Ramones. Don't you look smart. Now go to it.

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