The Ten Most Annoying Drunk-Sing-Along Songs

By Annie Zaleski Fri., Mar. 4 2011 at 10:22 AM

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Mardi Gras is this weekend. For some, it's a reason to stay the hell away from Soulard. For others, it's the time to go on a bender for a few days. The latter scenario wreaks havoc on livers, arrest records -- and jukeboxes. Yes, throw alcohol into the mix, and sane, rational people lose all sense of musical decorum and inflict some truly terrible sing-along songs on bar patrons. Here are ten of the worst offenders. Keep in mind that these songs aren't necessarily bad on their own -- but at 2 a.m. in a room full of boozehounds, they signal that it's time to close out your tab.

10. Garth Brooks, "Friends in Low Places"
That Nickelback has taken to covering this song is the least of its problems. On the surface, this sweetly vengeful tune is an ode to no-fuss boozing, with a plenty of kiss-offs to an unfaithful ex and condemnations of snobby elitists. Things only go haywire when you get a bar full of drunk people trying to imitate Brooks' country twang.

9. Sublime, "Santeria"
Nothing says bro-tastic beer o'clock sing-along more than a Sublime song.

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annoying drunk sing-alongs, bars, jukebox, mardi gras

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Peter

Santeria is a fine song.

Don Kasak

Ugh. "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is a personal nemesis of mine, as I heard it nearly every bar night when I was going to a small college in Iowa. To this day, the opening chords make my eye twitch like Dreyfus in all the Pink Panther films.

Tito Landrum

any one of a number of jimmy buffet songs should. i've never heard a drunken sing a long to eurotrash girl. i could dig it.

Omar Olivares

*should be on the list

Bob Jones

You forgot Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond. Sure to send any college bar into madness.

Ericjmeszaros

No Brown Eyed Girl or Blister in the Sun??

Jeffn9

Yeah I've never heard half these songs played on a jukebox in any bar at closing time. I would really be rather impressed and welcome it if I heard the whole bar singing along to Piano Man or Santeria. I'd be really surprised if 1/4 of the drunken idiot 21 year old girls who want to blast the jukebox even know who Meatloaf or Kool & The Gang is! I would've also listed Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond, Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard, Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd and any country song.

Hipstertrash

I suppose one could see these as annoying. Of course, if you are at a bar to actually have a good time, and one of these songs comes on and the entire bar is singing along it can be a really fun atmosphere. That is, unless of course you are a complete douche who is above such things.

Robbieder

I agree, dawhizz. 'Sweet Caroline' should be number one. Annie, when and where did you ever hear a bunch of drunks singing along to 'Eurotrash Girl'? I'd go to that bar.