Although I am not inclined to take requests, I will from time to time make an exception. As such, our first selection for this tournament is:
Jonathan Coulton’s A Gambler’s Prayer
As your karaoke master, I will be exploring various themes in the weeks to come, one theme per tournament, with an average of three songs per theme. I reserve the right to abandon the theme idea at any time and for any reason. And of course, we’ll have obligatory songs by Springsteen and the Grateful Dead each week. William and any other octogenarians will have the option of reciting poetry, however, the poet and sometimes the text will be selected by me.
This week’s theme is karma, and we offer these theme selections:
John Lennon’s Instant Karma
Radiohead’s Karma Police
Culture Club’s Karma Chameleon
Other selections:
Chuck Berry’s Around and Around
The Carter Family’s Can the Circle Be Unbroken
Grateful Dead’s Ripple
Pete Seeger’s Pay Me My Money Down
Digital Underground’s The Humpty Dance
Beastie Boys’ No Sleep Til Brooklyn
Bruce Springsteen’s Because the Night
And for any octogenarians needing a re-buy: Allen Ginsberg’s Howl, Parts I & II