It is 27 degrees in Charlotte right now so you better believe a h-o-t breakfast was mandatory this morning. No smoothies in sight for this girl!
I prepared a bowl of my egg white oatmeal and topped it with a sprinkle of cinnamon and pumpkin seeds.
Plus a steaming mug of mocha mint coffee on the side!
What Song Would You Sing?
Now it’s time for a fun little chat!
Last night, as Ryan and I were curled up on the couch watching The Voice, I asked him what song he would sing if he were going to try out for the show. Neither of us are blessed with amazing vocal talent, so I posed this question under the assumption that we would magically appear on The Voice stage with a fabulous voice capable of belting out a beautiful song.
We had quite a good time chatting about various songs and in the end here were our final selections:
Ryan:
- Fast Car – Tracy Chapman (see this version for inspiration)
- My Girl - The Temptations
- Why Do Fools Fall In Love – Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
Me:
- Oh Happy Day – The version from Sister Act (longtime blog readers know this song is pretty much my all-time favorite)
- River Deep Mountain High – Ike & Tina Turner (love the Glee version)
- Valerie – Amy Winehouse
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston (love this version by Jessie J)
We both agreed it’s important to pick fairly recognizable songs because that definitely helps the crowd get into the auditions. (We also thought Walking In Memphis – the Lonestar version – would be a solid song selection.)
So now I ask you the same question…
Question of the Day
- If you were going to try out for The Voice or American Idol, what song would you sing for your audition (assuming, of course, you’d be magically blessed with an amazing voice)?
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How great would it be to belt out Whitney Houstons “I will always love you”!!!? Oh, if only I could sing!!
I wish I could sing ANYTHING by Whitney!
Total Eclipse of the Heart! Always loved that song.
hmmm….True Colors by Cyndi Lauper or Piece of My Heart by Janis Joplin…but anything by Whitney Houston would be awesome, if I could sing.
Something by Whitney! You can’t go wrong with those crazy high notes and powerful voice! Wish I could sound like in real life! 🙂
I loooove fast car! Boyce Avenue’s version is the absolute best. This is a hard question, but I do like tiny dancer by elton john!
love that song so much!
I would sing All I want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey. Even if it’s not Christmas!
Oops I did it again by Britney Spears – there isn’t much vocal talent needed for that one because I don’t have any either!
Something to Talk About by Bonnie Raitt, it’s my go-to karaoke song!
This is what I’d pick too! The range is manageable for me. If only I could pull off a Whitney or Mariah song.
this is TOO funny! I really am loving Whitney’s Dance with Somebody! Jessie’s Girl and maybe a little Salt-N-Peppa Push It would change things up a bit on The Voice! 🙂
I think I’d have to do the “Elephant Love Medley” from Moulin Rouge….because I belt that out pretty much now anyway so it would be great to actually sound good 😛 And it’s got so many recognizable lyrics (as if moulin rouge isn’t recognizable enough…) in it that people would hopefully recognize it! 🙂
that song is all kinds of fabulous! I love it!!
I LOVE that Ryan said Fast Car! That song is one of my all time favorites, too funny!
As for my song, I have NO idea. I’d definitely go with something classic. But holy cow – there are just too many to choose from!
Hopelessly Devoted to You by Olivia Newton John. When I was little I used to think I could sing like her…I cannot.
Probably one of Adele’s songs – I wish I had that kind of rich, powerful voice.
If I had the voice, DEFINITELY I’m Every Woman by Whitney Houston. I sometimes try and belt it out around the house and my dog runs away from me when I do lol!!! Also, I Feel For You, Chaka Khan 🙂 🙂
haha I mentioned that one last night, too!! awesome song!
Yellow Brick Road by Elton John!
LOVE THAT SONG!!!!!!!!!! Great choice. <3
I have no idea why, but “Battlefield” by Jordin Sparks comes to mind hahaha
Ironically, I was just thinking about this last week. I have several friends and relatives who want me to try out, but I was getting intimidated by watching with my dad. Last week, I remembered that my former voice teacher told me I excel at jazzy songs, and I thought of one of my favorite songs, “The Man That Got Away,” from “A Star is Born.” I’d do the Linda Eder version, as opposed to the Judy Garland version. It’s one that shows great emotion, and when done well, can be killer amazing. I might have to do this now, so I can stop saying, “What if.”
Oh how I would love to trade places with you right now. 27 degrees sound WARM! Here in Michigan it’s in the single digits, but if you calculate the wind chill factor and the all the snow we’re getting, then it feels like it’s in the negatives already.
Oh my gosh I LOVE Fast Car and that Britain’s Got Talent version is amazing!
IF I could sing, I would love to belt out “Proud Mary”- the Tina Turner version. Of course I’d have to wear a fringe skirt and bust out some moves to go along with it! Oh if only!
I would sing “Hallelujah” because I think it is one of the most beautiful and moving songs of all time.
I loved that song until my Pandora station decided it would play it 10,000 times a day. Sadly I had to give it a “thumbs down” on Pandora to stop it!! But I do love it… just not all day every day. 🙂
Did you know while the song is playing if you swipe left on the app, it pulls over a menu that has the option of “I’m tired of this track” and it will put it on the back burner for a little while? That way you don’t have to give it the thumbs down.
WHAT!? That’s so cool! I had no idea!
Yep!! It should be a more obvious button because nothing breaks your heart more than ‘thumbs-down-ing’ a song you used to love haha.
Wind Beneath My Wings
Don’t Stop Believin
The Climb
If only I could sing. Love that show! So much talent!
How funny, I was talking with my friends in Choir about this just a week ago! It’s a tough question, my music teacher always picks good songs that people would recongise, song choice is everything!! I find Ed Sheeran songs easiest to sing so I would probably pick one of his songs! Just listened to that link of Jessie J singing I wanna dance with somebody for the first time and I love it!!
isn’t it awesome!?!? love her version!
Love this!! I feel like this is something my boyfriend would ask me haha. I’m not sure what song I would choose…..But I think I would go with Rather Be by Clean Bandit!
Oh my gosh I can barely even imagine singing in front of people. But If I’m being 100% honest, probably a song by Hilary Duff – most likely the Getaway. 😉
Such a hard choice! I’d want to sing something country, but something with a huge range to show off my (newfound!) talent. 😉 Probably something from Carrie Underwood.
I can’t sing at all, but if I could I might go for Something like Olivia by John Mayer. I think that sing would be fun to sing and a little different.
I love Tracy Chapman! I’d have to go with her “All That You Have Is Your Soul” song, though…
I’d have to pick My Immortal – Evanescence. Such a beautiful Song.
Or, Michael Buble – Haven’t Met You Yet – so cute & upbeat.
Fun topic!
oo i like the seeds- thats a great texture there! oh gosh…. I would probably sing Baby Got Back… like, honestly, I would and I would be an embarrassment, but I would have fun!
If I had a good voice I would sing something totally acapella with no music and belt it out. Maybe Amazing Grace or something like that, which would just blow people away. But alas, I can’t sing, so no worries about preparing for my big debut just yet. 🙂
I love anything Carrie Underwood sings, but It would also be nice to sing anything by Cyndi Lauper or Tina Turner. I really like The Voice and how they truly only turn their chair around for singers voice. I know they would not be turning their chairs for me, hahaha Only thing I can sing is lullabies in a very quiet voice.
Great song choices! And too funny…my go-to karaoke song is Valerie and I sang Walking In Memphis in a high school talent show! I would love to be able to sing Beyonce’s Listen. Love that song!
I absolutely love Jolene by Miley Cyrus. Pretty random but every time I hear it it brings me to a happy place!
GREAT song!
I would sing Gunpowder and Lead by Miranda Lambert!
What a great question! I had to really think about it 😉 I wish I had a voice like Carrie Underwood, so probably one of her songs!
she has the voice of an angel!
I’d totally belt out “I will always love you” or “I hope you dance” or any wicked song/frozen song sung by Idina Menzel. In another life I’m sure I had such an incredible voice b/c I can belt those songs in my car (totally not beautifully might I add). haha 😉
My karaoke go to songs are Heartbreaker by Pat Benetar, Somebody to Love by Jefferson Airplane, and The Dog Days are Over by Florence and the Machine…. so one of those 🙂 Karaoke is my favorite!
Have you ever considered taking Ryan to Pure Barre? I came across this article and thought you’d find it really funny! http://www.dudesdigest.com/true-life-i-went-to-pure-barre-and-it-was-fucking-miserable/
LOVE this!!!! I saw it this morning and shared it with my local studio. Too funny!
I’m going to pseudo-answer your question. I’ve often thought about what song I’d sing in a lip sync battle with Jimmy Fallon. And easy, Kris Kross’s “Jump” !!
Fantastic selection!
Haha…this is a question I ask myself sometimes except it’s if I were to do karaoke. I think I would do Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.”
I would sing something from Les Miserables or Phantom of the Opera. Either “On My Own” or “Think Of Me”
Definitely Don’t Rain on my Parade by Barbra Streisand. I am SO tone deaf, but I love that song.
I looooove fast car. Boyce Avenue has a beautiful version.
That is a hard one. It is was blessed with a great voice, I would sing the Whitney Houston, Dolly Pardon song “I will always love you.” http://www.eatallovertheworld.weebly.com
Love this question. I think i would go with Decode by Paramore (from the Twilight Movie) the singer has an amazingly powerful voice
Empty Tables or Drink with Me from Les Miz.
what does Miss Sadie think of the cold ground? Buffalo is currently getting 4 inches OF SNOW PER HOUR …. can yo imagine the fun she would have there? 🙂
I would sing One by Ed Sheeran it’s so beautiful!
I probably saw Sister Act 2 ten years ago for the first time and got the chills during “Oh Happy Day”. I still randomly youtube it all the time because I am so obsessed!!
Oh my gosh, so funny! I’m watching The Voice as I’m reading this post, and just as I read that you would sing I Wanna Dance With Somebody, one of the girls starts singing it. Hah!
i’d go for norah jone’s “don’t know why” 🙂
put everyone in da mood~
Lisa Loeb- Stay. I mostly just love that song. In high school I burned a CD that literally only had that song and played it on repeat. Too far?