NPR's Scott Detrow revisits a Pop Culture Happy Hour episode about choosing the perfect karaoke song. We recently received news out of Japan that the inventor of the karaoke machine died.

You're out with friends at karaoke. Your turn is next ... here's how to pick a banger that'll bring down the house. 🥳 Choose the song that makes you say, 'that's my jam!' ...

any song by Weird Al Yankovic is a good karaoke song,” one commenter wrote on YouTube. “Even better if you choose the song it’s a parody of, but still sing Weird Al’s lyrics.” ...

Choose something in your range ... 33, who won the Karaoke World Championships in 2020. Just because you like a song does not mean you should sing it. Many classic songs should probably be ...

In case you were wondering, in my karaoke days, I often went with "Against All Odds" by Phil Collins. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "AGAINST ALL ODDS") PHIL COLLINS: (Singing) Now take a look at me now.

In honor of the death of karaoke inventor Shigeichi Negishi, NPR's Scott Detrow revisits a Pop Culture Happy Hour episode about choosing the perfect karaoke song.