Friday, October 16, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "Sing Along With 'Bitch'!" Edition

Okay, I'm too lazy to write a lame joke by way of the traditional intro at the moment, so let's just get -- directly and inexorably -- to the subject of the business at hand. To wit:

...and if you were somehow trapped in a sleazy karaoke bar and you were kinda drunk and wanted to sing along with a Rolling Stones song it would be...???

Discuss.

No arbitrary rules whatsoever, so just go for it. I should add, however, that today's post was inspired by accidentally discovering an instrumental-only track of one of -- IMHO -- the coolest Stones songs ever. Which I was planning, for the longest time, on going into the studio and overdubbing with a pathetic vocal by yours truly. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed. 😎

And which song woould that have been? See below.

Alrighty then -- what would YOUR choice(s) be?

And have a great weekend, everybody!!!

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14 comments:

  1. Anonymous10/16/2026 9:29 AM

    "You Got the Silver" is one of the most beautiful love songs ever created!!!

    My karaoke embarrassment would be performing in public "Parachute Woman"!

    Just because!

    Captain Al

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  2. edward10/16/2026 9:34 AM

    Technically, a Mick song, not a Stones song (though they did record it later): Memo From Turner.

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  3. Sal Nunziato10/16/2026 9:41 AM

    "Sweet Virginia" or maybe just the spoken parts of "Far Away Eyes," unless I had someone to harmonize with, then all of "Far Away Eyes."

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  4. Anonymous10/16/2026 9:50 AM

    Depending on my mood/ impairment and the audience i might do As Tears Go By or Dead Flowers.
    rs

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  5. Anonymous10/16/2026 9:51 AM

    A sleazy karaoke bar, you say? "Star Star," of course.

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  6. steve simels10/16/2026 10:01 AM

    Heh.😎

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  7. Cleveland Jeff10/16/2026 10:57 AM

    I used to sing Time Waits For No One in a band. But I'd like to do Dead Flowers when I'm drunk at karaoke.

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    1. steve simels10/16/2026 11:02 AM

      I used to sing Dead Flowers with my old hometown garage band the Weasels. Tons of fun.😎

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  8. Rob10/16/2026 11:48 AM

    I was revisting Goats Head Soup yesterday
    Their best drunk karaoke sing-along and who doesn't want to yell out the refrain in the song - Starfucker S...fer, S...fer
    Star Star 🍻🍺🥃🥂😉

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  9. mistah charley, sb, ma, phd, jsps10/16/2026 11:49 AM

    i'd like to go into a piano bar and play a George-Winston-esque solo instrumental version of You Gotta Move

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  10. Anonymous10/16/2026 12:00 PM

    Mr. Charlie: I love the idea of an instrumental piano bar" You Gotta Move"!

    Captain Al

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  11. Guy Incognito10/16/2026 1:43 PM

    Since someone already called dibs on Dead Flowers, I'll take Tumblin' Dice

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  12. ChrisE10/16/2026 2:34 PM

    Here are some that are slightly off the beaten path but... 1) Connection (from BETWEEN THE BUTTONS) - terrific song, always thought it should have been a single, catchy, uptempo; 2) their early 80s output is somewhat underrated - I'd do She's So Cold or Let Me Go or Where The Boys Go from EMOTIONAL RESCUE, or Neighbours from TATTOO YOU.

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