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.

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.” ...

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.

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 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.