The best bar songs

theski · Post by **theski** » 2004-03-19 07:54am

For Dalton........ New York New York I closed the bar, I used to bounce at with this every night,,

Daltonator · Post by **Daltonator** » 2004-03-19 07:59am

Master of Ossus wrote:Granted, I love Piano Man, but I seriously don't see the appeal of singing it when drunk. It strikes me as being really depressing, and soon I would be wallowing in my own lack of self-worth. At least all the English pub-songs are fun and have some energy. Piano Man actually discusses how pathetic everyone is for being drunk! Usually, I get drunk to escape how bad my lot is, not to focus more on it.

That can be argued, yes. But it's still cool

How about some Pirate songs? Yo ho ho and a bottle of Bacardi

verilon wrote:
Dalton wrote:How about Bohemian Rhapsody?
-glares-

Every Rose Has Its Thorn then?

theski wrote:For Dalton........ New York New York I closed the bas I used to bounce at with this every night,,

Right on, mothafucka.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-03-19 09:15am

Master of Ossus wrote:
Dalton wrote:Though I agree Piano Man is the best choice.
Granted, I love Piano Man, but I seriously don't see the appeal of singing it when drunk. It strikes me as being really depressing, and soon I would be wallowing in my own lack of self-worth. At least all the English pub-songs are fun and have some energy. Piano Man actually discusses how pathetic everyone is for being drunk! Usually, I get drunk to escape how bad my lot is, not to focus more on it.

All that makes sense, but it doesn't change the fact that if you play it in a crowded bar, 1/3 of the patrons will start singing along from the beginning, with nearly everyone joining in by the end. English pub songs are great, but play any random one at a neighborhood bar in, say, South Jersey, and most people won't know the words.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2004-03-19 09:24am

Are You Looking at Me? by Ricky Tomlinson

Ravenwing · Post by **Ravenwing** » 2004-03-19 09:25am

the irish hat dance, it may have no words but thats ok people make up the sounds as they go and you can even get people to dance along to that

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-03-19 09:43am

I see...we're talking about like....okay...

I'm going to go with friends in low places and perhaps margaritaville. You know in margaritaville when buffet says

..."Lost shaker of salt"

And the whole bar goes: "SALT, SALT WHERE'S THE GODDAMNED SALT!"

Also, Sweet Caroline By Neil Diamond. You all know what I mean

"Sweeeeeet Caroliiiine"

Bar:"BUM BUM BUM"

"Good times, never seemed so good"

Bar: "So good, so good, so good!"

BoredShirtless · Post by **BoredShirtless** » 2004-03-19 09:44am

No contest! The best pub song for sure is the Land from Down Under:

Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover.

Uh huh! Uh huh.....yeeaaahhhh!!

EDIT: Even more evidence that this song is the king, check out the words to this verse:

I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover.

OH YEAH!

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-03-19 10:14am

What the fuck is chunder? It that puking? Or is it luring a shark to your boat using your puke after you eat raw tuna?

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2004-03-19 10:15am

Perhaps this may not be the best bar song of all time, but I think this has to be at least in the top three for cheesy duets to sing while drunk: Paradise by the Dashboard Light by Meatloaf. My old manager kept on promising me she'd take me to a karaoke bar and force me to sing it with her when I turned 21.

-Damien

BoredShirtless · Post by **BoredShirtless** » 2004-03-19 10:16am

Chardok wrote:What the fuck is chunder? It that puking? Or is it luring a shark to your boat using your puke after you eat raw tuna?

You were right the first time. Chunder is Aussie slang for puke.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-03-19 10:42am

Daltonator wrote:
verilon wrote:
Dalton wrote:How about Bohemian Rhapsody?
-glares-
Every Rose Has Its Thorn then?

-glares more- I at least like Every Rose Has Its Thorn...

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-03-19 12:03pm

Gandalf wrote:Calm down, it's just a fad.

Give it a week, we'll back to our usual quota of sex threads.

On that note. Strip clubs are bars..

Rock and Roll Aint Noise Polution - AC/DC a stripper felll off the runway on top of me after this song.

Hotel California -- The Eagles

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-03-19 12:50pm

None you have ever heard of.

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2004-03-19 03:24pm

I second Sweet Caroline- that was a beer commercial in Canada so naturally everyone under the age of 18 knows the words now.

GREAHSIAM · Post by **GREAHSIAM** » 2004-03-21 02:54pm

Pat McCurdy "Sex and Beer"

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-21 06:12pm

1. Jimmy Buffet
2. Johnny Cash (ver long/loud sing along of "Ring of Fire" last night, followed almost immediatly by "Hurt"
3. The Eagles "Tequila Sunrise", "Desperado", "Hotel California" you know

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-21 06:17pm

Strangely, anotherone is very popular where I work is that my injured co-worker found my CD of Jazz Opera, we now had the patrons singing along with the Brecht/Weill US lyrics to "Mack the Knife", and then singing along with the Brecht singing in German version of "Mack the Knife" (which wasn't so good)

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2004-03-21 11:13pm

Hyperion wrote:Depending on the group you're with, Irish drinking songs tend to get everyone hearing them singing, myself included. (then again I do camp with the bards at SCA events and know most of the songs.)

"Oh I've been a Wild Rover.... For Many's the year......"

Anyway, outside of the SCA, three songs that have got the whole bar singing back when I was bar-hopping:

1) "The Boxer" by Simon and Garfunkle. The bar we frequented finally made a Once-Per-Night limit on the song.

2) "Here's a Quarter (Call someone who cares)"

3) "Mony-Mony" (dance remix)

4) "Funky Cold Medina" and "Wyld Thang"

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-03-21 11:16pm

LadyTevar wrote:
3) "Mony-Mony" (dance remix)

I was thinking that one too, with the typical audience added lyrics.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-03-21 11:32pm

1. Billy Joel, "Piano Man" . I can't disagree with you on that one. Best bar song ever, I know every last word.

2. Bob Seger "Old Time Rock and Roll"

3. Thin Lizzy "Boys are Back"

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2004-03-22 05:48pm

BoredShirtless wrote:
Chardok wrote:What the fuck is chunder? It that puking? Or is it luring a shark to your boat using your puke after you eat raw tuna?
You were right the first time. Chunder is Aussie slang for puke.

Is it true that Aussies have over 100 ways of saying puke / throw up / vomit /etc ?

ukamikazu · Post by **ukamikazu** » 2004-03-23 05:09pm

Around my neck of the woods it would be

1. "Closing Time" by Leonard Cohen
2. "Brother My Cup Is Empty" by Nick Cave
3. ...and either "China Girl" by David Bowie or Warren Zevon's "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner", depending on whether pool or darts are more popular.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2004-03-23 05:14pm

Round my way it'll be:

School's Out
God Gave Rock N Roll to You
We are the Champions

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-03-23 07:13pm

I have also taken control of the bar's 25 CD player and programmed a roatation of songs, all with a bar theme. Of course last week I had the fun of stocking it with: U2, Them, Van Morrison, Enya, The Corrs, The Chieftens, Clannad, Thin Lizzy, & The Commitments Vol I & II. (Now the fact I have all of those CD's normallly....)

and somehow it just isn't St. patrick's day without including a certain italian singing "Danny Boy"....

--edit--
if this is a double post, post sorry my internet is frellin again.

Ravenwing · Post by **Ravenwing** » 2004-03-24 09:46am

2000AD wrote:
BoredShirtless wrote:
Chardok wrote:What the fuck is chunder? It that puking? Or is it luring a shark to your boat using your puke after you eat raw tuna?
You were right the first time. Chunder is Aussie slang for puke.
Is it true that Aussies have over 100 ways of saying puke / throw up / vomit /etc ?

probably if you were to search everywhere, but then again if you did that on any continent you could, i myself dont use any colourful terms to describe it,but then again im only one girl and its a big continent....