Top 10 Most Painful Karaoke Songs

10. Creed - "With Arms Wide Open"

Every morose guy with visible tattoos and a soul patch belts this out to show the girls at the bar that he's a sensitive, misunderstood loner.

9. Meatloaf - "Anything for Love"

Avoid Meatloaf (unless it's my grandmother's, which is delicious). AVOID MEATLOAF. I cannot stress this enough. Melodramatic. Excessively long. These must be qualities that Meatloaf fans look for in a song. Are there any Meatloaf fans?

8. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John - "Summer Nights"

No man can sing as high as John Travolta, and no woman can sing as high as Olivia Newton-John. And even if they can, they sound horrendous. And even if they sound good, this song is the most overplayed duet in the history of karaoke.

7. Garth Brooks - "Friends in Low Places"

Even if I brush aside my dislike of country music, the performance of this song generally entails a drunk guy pleading for group participation. So overdone.

6. Aqua - "Barbie Girl"

Drunk frat boys singing this song are not funny. Never were. Never will be.

5. Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You"

No one can top Whitney, and no one should try. Complicated ballads are a bad idea at karaoke, and the fact that some American Idol wannabe attempts this every single night continues to baffle me.

4. Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On"

I wish this song had sunk with the Titanic. Along with all the women who think they can sing it.

3. Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"

Only self-important microphone hogs have the audacity to sing this one. It's over 8 minutes long, and other singers will hate you for it because you're using up two more people's turns. Bonus Not-Cool points if you play air guitar during the five-minute section where there's no singing.

2. Don McLean - "American Pie"

Everything I said for "Stairway to Heaven" applies to this song, except for the fact that it's also cheesy and lame. And yes, Madonna covered it and released a shorter version, but it's still awful. Don't be surprised if you get beat up in the parking lot after singing this car wreck of a song.

1. Meatloaf - "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"

See what I said about #9. Add to that everything I said about #2. Then add in the fact that it's a duet. And the fact that the lyrics are too fast for anyone to keep up with, so it's like 14 minutes of mumbling and nervous giggling. And the fact that the couple singing it thinks they're being funny and original.

Have you sung one of these at some point? It's ok, we'll forgive you if you find a singing lesson on TeachStreet.