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The Top Ten Broadway Songs for Karaoke (20+ songs)

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Tons of people like karaoke and one thing that almost always ends up happening, especially with duets, is someone singing broadway songs for couples, ballads and other showtunes at karaoke nights.  It doesn’t matter if you are at a straight bar, a gay bar or anywhere else, if they have karaoke there is probably going to be a showtune somewhere in the book and someone is going to perform at least one of the most popular broadway songs.  Here are a list of ten popular broadway songs for karaoke and the shows they are from.

1.  Summer Nights from Grease

Everyone knows this one and it almost always gets everyone in the audience singing along.  Summer Nights from Grease is probably one of the most popular broadway karaoke songs that people like to sing.  It’s fun to sing a long to and almost always in the song list at every club.  Besides we go together or hopelessly devoted, Summer Nights from Grease is probably the most sung karaoke showtune and one that will always be around.

2.  Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors

Although many straight karaoke bars don’t always have this one, because of the movie that came out a couple of decades ago, this became one of the most popular karaoke showtunes at gay bars, some straight bars and for duets.  It is usually available if there is a large enough song book, and you can find it on sale almost anywhere as it is one of the more popular songs.  It is another one that people love to sing a long too, but it’s also one that gets annoying and old fast.

3.  I Believe from The Book of Mormon Karaoke

This one came out of nowhere.  For some reason people started adding I Believe from The Book of Mormon to their karaoke lists and tons of guys are trying to sing it.  Not everyone can hit the higher notes in the song, but everyone who loves the show loves to join in and sing a long to their favorite lines.  Not only is it funny, but because it is very new it gets everyone excited and laughing if they’ve never heard the song before.  This is a definite song to get applause if you can sing and hit the notes and also get everyone laughing, unless they don’t have a sense of humor.  I Believe karaoke is definitely one of the newer popular broadway karaoke songs and one that you should definitely add to your playlist if you want to keep broadway people happy.

4.  A Whole New World from Aladdin

Whether you are at a gay or a straight bar, someone is going to sing this song if they have it.  People love this Disney showtune and now that Aladdin is going to Broadway, we are probably going to hear it even more.  This song has been sung to death, beaten and then sung again.  People love it because it is a fun one and it is hard to mess up, but it is also one that gets annoying after a while.  If you want to sing it, go ahead but you should also try to find one that hasn’t been done a million times over and over again.

5.  Seasons of Love from Rent

This song is another one that is old and overdone.  I love Rent and definitely sing it way to often, but this song is never done well.  It takes a group of people that aren’t tone deaf and although everyone tries it, I have never heard it done well.  The song is a lot harder than it sounds and when you’re drunk you think you can do it well…until you hear the recording the next day your sober friends took with their phones.

6.  When You’re Good to Mama from Chicago

This is another popular one that has faded.  The reason it’s popular is that it is easy to sing and impossible to mess up.  The song was extremely popular when the movie version of the show came out and a ton of people will remember it and pay attention when you sing it.  A few might join in as well.  The song is fun and easy to do which is why everyone likes it.

7.  Cabaret from Cabaret

Liza made this one famous and because of it’s fun nature and because you can overact it, it is always a popular one to sing at a karaoke night.  Everyone loves it and almost everyone forgets the words.  If you mess up and sing the wrong verse, don’t worry, everyone else probably did the same.  You can change it to any tone or pitch and the song will still work and sound good.  If you over drank so you could get up and sing, the song still works.  Cabaret from Cabaret is a classic karaoke showtune that everyone loves and will definitely join in and sing with you.

8.  Don’t Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl

This is one of my favorite showtunes to sing at karaoke.  Not only is it a hard one, but it is one that always gets people to cheer for you.  Even if you don’t do it well, everyone loves to hear it performed and everyone knows how ridiculously hard the song can be to sing.  That’s why they always cheer and give you applause for doing this song.  It is an amazing song and one that you can turn and make your own extremely easily.  Because you can add or change the tone and pitch with most of the song, add scales or even your own inflections, it is extremely hard to mess up, even though the song is hard to do.  This is definitely one of the best broadway songs for karaoke and one that always get an applause.

9.  Gimme Gimme from Thoroughly Modern Millie

Oddly enough I’ve heard this song done a million times and randomly at different karaoke nights.  For some reason there is always someone when you go to a showtunes themed or gay bar that does karaoke that does this song.  I actually love this song and love when people do it.  I tried it once and failed miserably so I am always excited when I hear someone sing it well.  Two other songs that are popular from this show are Forget About the Boy and The Main Theme Song Thoroughly Modern Millie.

10.  Any Dream Will Do from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The reason people always choose do sing this one at Karaoke is because it is very basic.  The tune is the same, you can sing off key and it can still work and as long as you can change pitch, you can do a good job.  If for some reason you mess this song up, you probably shouldn’t try singing again.  This is one of the easiest showtunes to sing and one that is definitely worth trying if you are too scared to go for a harder one.

If you want another list of broadway karaoke songs that are popular, here are a bunch of others.

Don’t Stop Believing – Rock of Ages and Glee

Maybe This Time – Cabaret

There’s Got to be a Morning After – Poseidon Adventure and King of the Hill

On My Own from Les Miserables

Defying Gravity from Wicked

Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray

I’m Alive – Next to Normal

Ladies Who Lunch – Company

Somewhere Over the Rainbow – The Wizard of Oz

Music of the Night – Phantom of the Opera

Feel free to add your own favorite broadway songs for karaoke by leaving a comment below.  You can also buy broadway karaoke cd’s and broadway karaoke mp3s by clicking on the widgets for Amazon and download them.  Feel free to also leave a video of yourself singing your favorite showtune or a link to your YouTube Video and I might replace the one from the post with yours.  Thank you again for reading and looking forward to hearing your favorite broadway karaoke songs and seeing your videos if you share them.

The Top Ten Broadway Songs about Housewives & Homemaking

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Homemakers and Housewives in broadway shows are almost always dreamers. They think about what it’s like to do something different, get married, travel, see something new or even just go to a ball. They usually aren’t happy with their lives, but at the same time they are somewhat content.  They can be kids in an orphanage or grownups trying to impress someone.  They could be poor or rich or even just not able to remember where they are and needed a job.  Homemakers on broadway are some of the most fun characters to watch and ones that have some of the best broadway songs.

Chief Cook and Bottle Washer – The Rink

This housewife or homemaker is tired of being everything from the Cook and the Head of the House to the Bottle Washer for the babies. She’s finally fed up and wants some help for everything that she does as well as everyone to start to appreciate her. This is an awesome showtune and one that is perfect for songs about homemakers.

Happy Working Song – Enchanted

In this homemaker’s song, the main character is actually happy to be cleaning and helping around the house. She is grateful for having somewhere to sleep while she waits for her prince to come rescue her. The only difference between her and some of the other homemakers on broadway is that she uses things that most people wouldn’t consider sanitary to help with the cleaning. This is one of the most popular songs from Enchanted and most popular ones to sing a long to.

Cinderella – In My Own Little Corner

In this showtune, Cinderella is dreaming about getting to go out and do things like go to the ball or travel. Unfortunately she is stuck at home cleaning while her sisters and step mother are at the ball meeting the prince. She is content with being a homemaker at home, but she wants more and dreams about getting to go out and meet a prince as well as see the world.

Castle on a Cloud – Les Miserables

This is one of the sadder showtunes about housekeeping. It is Cossette singing about wishing she was somewhere else where she was treated kindly and everyone was happy. Although her mother Fantine was sending money for the Inn Keeper to take care of her, he still made her the housekeeper in his Inn and didn’t not treat her as well as they treated their own daughter who got to live like a princess, compared to Cossette.

Somewhere That’s Green – Little Shop of Horrors

In this showtune about housekeeping, Audrey is dreaming of a life where she is married and happy with kids. Instead of being poor and dating someone who treats her poorly, she wants to become a housewife and live in the suburbs. Instead of starting out wanting to get out and see the world, she wants to find a home so she can care for it and raise a family.

I Can Cook Too – On The Town

I Can Cook Too is a song that isn’t actually about housekeeping, but about flirting with a sailor. This housewife is one who just wants to go out and have fun and uses a ton of subliminal messages to try and get the guy she wants. This is a one of the more fun showtunes about housewives and homemakers and one that is great for your playlist for roadtrips and cooking and cleaning.

Welcome to the Sixties – Hairspray

This housewife is scared to leave the house. She’s scared she’s too fat, not smart enough and that people will stare. The showtune is sung by her daughter to help convince her there is more to life than doing laundry and cleaning the house. This is one of the best showtunes to help you when cooking and cleaning to get you to hurry up and finish so you can go out.

Cell Block Tango – Chicago

He had it Coming from Chicago is a bunch of Housewives who were fed up with everything so they decided to kill their husbands instead of leaving. Not the most sane way to deal with a home or husband, but they definitely got their point across. They are housewives who had enough and ended up going a bit to far.

You Don’t Own Me – The First Wives Club

These are three of my favorite Housewives. Instead of killing their husbands they decided to take revenge and use their revenge to help other women and housewives who needed help. They decided to stand up to their husbands and be stronger than them and make something of themselves. Instead of being supportive, they took control of their husbands and started an organization to help everyone around them as well as let them know who was in charge without killing them.

A Spoonful of Sugar – Mary Poppins

This homemaker is a nanny who teaches the kids that cleaning can actually be fun. Although her job is to clean, she also helps to teach the kids that it is important to pick up after themselves and keep their own rooms clean. She also teaches them that they can make it fun by making a game out of cleaning their house.

There are a ton of housewives and homemakers on broadway and some of the best broadway songs are all about them and them having to clean. Whether they are tired of cleaning, want to get out and marry a prince or just be happy at home, homemakers on broadway are some of the most loved characters and have some of the best showtunes. Feel free to share your favorite below.

The Top Ten Broadway Shows – Showtunes About Cats

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I just realized it’s about to be my cats birthday so when thinking about what to post I figured it would be fun to do a post about the top ten broadway songs about cats. Broadway loves these animals more than anything which is why there have been shows all about them, having them as a main character and the movies are the same. Some shows mention them briefly like in the song Out Tonight from Rent and others are written specifically for them.

Cats – Andrew Lloyd Webber

The show Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber is literally about cats. All of the characters, most of the songs and every theme is about Cats. If you want showtunes about cats, this is the one to watch first. Not only was it one of the longest running shows in Broadway history, but it is one that you can easily sing a long to and that you can watch with your family.

Suessical – The Cat in The Hat

Suessical the Musical is all about Dr. Suess and the main character is the Cat in the Hat. Although the Cat in the Hat is creepy and I would never want him in my house, the show was a flop with a couple of fun songs. Anyways, this show makes the top then broadway shows about cats because the leading character is one of the most famous and well known cats in history.

Puss In Boots – Shrek The Musical

One of the most popular characters in the movie and show Shrek the Musical is Puss In Boots. The Latino Hitman Cat. Not only is he one of the most funny and loveable characters, but he even gets his own songs and got his own movies. Puss In Boots is one of the most memorable characters from the show which is why he makes the top ten showtunes about cats list.

Binks – Hocus Pocus

Any show with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy in it has to be amazing. When you make the story line about taking over the world and helping a talking cat named binks take his revenge on the witches, you have a definite hit. Because the main story line revolves around Binks and you have three amazing Actors in the movie, Binks makes the top ten list of shows about cats.

The Worst Pies in London – Sweeny Todd

So this one is a bit different. Instead of being about cats, it is about cooking cats and why cat meat does not taste good. Leave it to Broadway to have a showtune about meat pies made from cat meat and make it actually funny and memorable. It definitely isn’t a good showtune about cats, but it is a funny one.

Pouncer – Beaches

Sorry to do another Bette Midler movie musical, but in the show beaches Pouncer plays a major role. Not only does he help to keep Hillary’s daughter company, but he discovers her when she collapses, goes to the beach with them and plays a vital role in letting the audience know when things are good and bad. He also has a short song that Hillary’s daughter sings to him in the back yard.

I couldn’t find a video clip of her singing Pouncer Pouncer the Wonder Cat.

The Lion King – Disney

If you want another movie musical and broadway show about a cat, The Lion King is about as much as you can get as well. Not only does Disney turn the movie into an amazing show, but the songs are incredible as well. Everyone is amazed at the costumes and the set and the characters are incredible.

Aristocats – Disney

Pretty much every animated Disney movie is singing animals or characters and Disney did an entire movie musical about wealthy cats called the Aristocats. Aristocats is a show that I haven’t actually watched, but it does have a couple of fun songs. If you love Disney, then you may want to try watching the Aristocats.

An American Tale –

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. Unfortunately in this movie musical, the cats are the evil ones, except for the one that becomes friends with Fivel the mouse. An American Tale is an awesome movie musical and there are a ton of amazing broadway songs in this show that aren’t technically broadway showtunes, but are definitely able to be performed by broadway stars.

Les Miserable – I Dreamed a Dream

So the only reason that I am including I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables in this list is that in the song they sing about Tigers right before they perform one of the most memorable parts of the song. Not only do I love this show and the showtune I Dreamed a Dream, but because they mention Tigers in it, I had to include it in the list.

There are a ton of showtunes about cats on broadway and even musicals dedicated to them. There is pretty much everything you can think of in a show that involves a cat in at least one show. There are songs about loving them, songs about cooking them and even songs about them not being around. Broadway loves cats and they play an important part in many shows.

The Top Ten Broadway Songs About Saying Goodbye

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What I love about broadway songs about saying goodbye is that there are so many ways to say goodbye on broadway. Some people are singing about their careers while others are songs about saying goodbye to the person they love. Some broadway songs about saying goodbye could be about them dying and wishing they could have done more and others are about starting over or even just moving on to a new show or career. Broadway songs about saying goodbye could be sad, happy or somewhere in the middle. Anyways, here is my list of my top ten favorite broadway songs about saying goodbye.

Don’t Rain on My Parade Reprise from Funny Girl
I love the reprise of Don’t Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl for my top ten list of broadway songs about saying goodbye because it is all about saying screw you to a theatre that rejects you and picking yourself back up. It teaches you that if something doesn’t work out, pick yourself back up and move on because there is always something better and another show that you can do.

Fly, Fly Away from Catch Me If You Can the Musical
The song Fly Fly Away from Catch Me If You Can the Musical is another great song about saying goodbye. It is the main character’s girlfriend singing to him about wishing him the best and saying goodbye because she just turned him over to the authorities but knows that she will see him again. It is basically her way of saying goodbye to the guy she loves but not really saying goodbye at the same time.

Don’t Cry for Me Argentina Reprise from Evita
The Reprise of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina is when Evita is laying on her death bed and saying goodbye to the world in which she helped to redefine. She is saying goodbye to her life, her husband and her true love, her country. The Don’t Cry for Me Argentina Reprise is one of my favorite goodbye songs on broadway.

Goodbye Love from Rent
Goodbye Love from Rent is when Mimi is saying Goodbye to Roger, but also saying goodbye to trying to fight off her AIDS. It is one of the points in the show where everyone in the audience wants to cry because they are watching a good person give up and say goodbye to life. Not to mention they are also all at Angel’s funeral. Goodbye Love from Rent is one of the saddest but most memorable goodbye songs on broadway.


The Death of Alonso Quijano from The Man of Lamancha
This song is about Dulcinea saying goodbye to the main character. It is one that I will always remember seeing when I was younger. This and the song about the mirrors from man of La Mancha are two of my favorite broadway goodbye songs. If you have ever seen man of Lamancha you will understand why.

For Good from Wicked
This is one of my favorite showtunes from newer shows. It is the song where Elphaba and Galinda are saying goodbye to each other before Elphaba is killed by Dorothy. Not only do you want to cry during this song, but you want to go on stage and give Elphaba a hug. For Good from Wicked is above and beyond one of the most emotional goodbye songs on broadway and one that gets almost everyone in the audience to start to tear.


And I’m Telling You from Dreamgirls
Who doesn’t love a Diva? Especially one who is bitter, pissed and ready for revenge. In this song you have a woman who is tired of everyone walking on her and she is ready to say goodbye to everyone stealing from her, using her and being a doormat. And I’m Telling You from Dreamgirls is one of the ultimate best goodbye broadway songs of all times.

Goodbye from Catch Me If You Can
This is one of my new favorite showtunes. Not only is it perfect for this list because he is saying goodbye to his old life, but his goodbye is also his hello to his new life. The character who sings this song is not only tired of running and making up lies, but he is ready to move on to an honest life where he can “use his talents for good” (I completely had to throw a quote from Wicked in there). Goodbye from Catch Me If You Can is one of my favorite showtunes and perfect for this list of the top ten broadway songs about saying goodbye.

Anatevka from Fiddler on the Roof
Anatevka from Fiddler on the Roof is one of the saddest songs on this list and on broadway. Not only is it asbout the jews of Anatevka being forced out of their homes, but they are saying goodbye to their homes, their lives, their friends, their families and all of their memories. Anatevka from Fiddler on the Roof is one of the best goodbye songs and one of the saddest.


Rose’s Turn from Gypsy
The top ten list of broadway songs about saying goodbye could not be complete without one song from the stage mom who says goodbye to everything. Rose sings this song to say goodbye to being a doormat, doing work to make her dreams for everyone else come true and also to being in the shadows when all she ever wanted was a spotlight. Rose’s goodbye song is all about her taking control of her life and finally doing something for herself. This is one of my favorite goodbye songs and one of my favorite showtunes to sing at karaoke.

There are tons of other goodbye songs on broadway like Give My Regards to Broadway or As We Stumble Along or even Drink With Me from Les Miserables. You have We Go Together, Forget About the Boy and even I Want to Be a Producer from the Producers. The problem with broadway songs about saying goodbye is that almost every show has one and each of them are memorable. Most of them are by the finale’s or intermissions and most of them generate emotions for you. If you have a favorite broadway song about saying goodbye, feel free to share it by leaving a comment below.

The Top Ten Broadway Songs About Loving Someone You Can’t Have

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I have been getting all mushy lately with the holidays and wanting to fall in love.  My first thought was to do a top ten broadway songs post about ballads or love songs, but for someone who is feeling alone and watching all of their friends be in love, it is a different kind of song we need.  Some of the songs can be funny and happy because we are alone and others can be sad or depressing because we want to be in love.  Its like looking into a window and seeing a happy family when you know you have to go home alone.  Anyways, with that said, here are ten people or groups of people who may feel the same way.  The important thing to remember is to keep your head up and remember that things do get better and the holidays can be sad for everyone.

Wishing you were somehow here again from Phantom of the Opera. I think we’ve all had moments where we would wander around an old neighborhood or a dark area close to our homes and miss the people we love or wish we were back with the person we love. It doesn’t have to be a graveyard to make you feel what Christine is feeling. Here is Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from Phantom of the Opera.

On My Own from Les Miserables.  Not only have we all had the one person we took for granted and then fell in love with, but we have all had those moments where we still get to see them but cannot say what we think.  On My Own is one of the most favorite songs in all of Broadway history and one that everyone goes to hear when they see Les Miserables.  Here is On My Own from Les Miserables.

A House is Not a Home from Promises Promises.  There is nothing worse then realizing the man or woman you love just won’t love you back.  A House is Not a Home from Promises Promises is a perfect example of how many of us feel when we realize the one we love, or wanted to love just can’t love us back.

I Still Believe from Miss Saigon.  Not only does this show have an amazing selection of love ballads, but the song I Still Believe is probably one of my favorite broadway love songs and ballads of all times.  I don’t even need to explain why it is such an amazing song and one that makes me want to cry each time I hear it.

If you didn’t think a cartoon could make you cry, you forgot about Feivel.  In An American Tale Feivel and his sister sing a song to the moon called Somewhere Out There and it is one of the most beautiful ballads ever.  Two cartoon mice have created a song that is sung at weddings and made thousands of people tear up.  Here is Somewhere out There from An American Tale.

I don’t think this list would be even near complete if I didn’t have What I Did for Love from A Chorus Line in it.  Imagine giving away everything you ever loved or worked for and having it go away.  That is what this person is feeling.

The next song on the list is from Andrew LLoyd Webber’s Cats.  The only person in the world that could set a standard so high that not even the most amazing performer Barbara Streisand could touch it is Betty Buckley.  Not only did Betty Buckley not leave a dry eye in the house when she performed Memories from Cats, but just watch a true Actress take the stage.

I really wanted to put the Patti Lupone version of Another Suitcase in Another Hall on here but the Madonna version was the only good quality one I could find.  Not only do you feel like you just don’t belong as your walking by your ex’s apartment or house, but even your own bed can feel alone.  When someone dies and you see there house it just looks empty and dead but you remember everyone that was inside and all of the fun times you had there.  If you go on vacation with your friends and then you go back a few years later alone it is like seeing ghosts everywhere.  That is what this song is like for me.  Here is Another Suitcase in Another Hall from Evita.

Lily’s Hazel Eyes from The Secret Garden has to be another one of those songs that makes you smile and remember everything good about someone and why you miss them.  Sometimes when you meet someone new you try to avoid them because they remind you of someone you loved in the past, but sometimes that small reminder can make you fall in love and help end those feelings of loss.  Lily’s Hazel Eyes from The Secret Garden is one of those songs.

When thinking of what song to put here for the number ten song about being lonely or missing someone I had a million choices.  Empty tables from Les Miserables, Maybe from Annie, there are great songs from Passion and Sunday in the Park with George, Jekyll and Hyde have a few amazing songs that would have been a perfect fit and even Little Lamb from Gypsy.  You could choose just about any Lament song from Witches to Evita and even songs from Tick Tick Boom or Rent.  The only one I kept thinking of though was the song For Good from Wicked.  For Good from Wicked made me cry when I heard it the first time and it was a definite perfect fit for the top ten broadway songs about feeling alone or sad.  Here is For Good from Wicked.  If you have another song that you think should be on this list, please feel free to leave a comment below.