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Kennedy Saves the World

Kennedy's Ultimate Karaoke Guide

Kennedy Saves the World

FOX News Podcasts

Entertainment News, Society & Culture, News, News Commentary

4.5808 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Get ready to save your summer and your karaoke night! Whether you’re heading to a dive bar or a wedding, Kennedy has the definitive list of tracks to keep the energy high. From the cross-generational magic of Grease and the sing-along power of "Piano Man" to the pitfalls of certain Taylor Swift tracks, learn how to command the room.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to this episode of Kennedy Saves the World.

0:12.6

The weather, at least here in New York, it is finally getting warmer.

0:16.9

It's been a little moody, got warm, then got freezing cold.

0:20.8

Now it's getting back up into the, got warm, then got freezing cold.

0:24.7

Now it's getting back up into the high 60s, low 70s.

0:27.8

So that means we are getting into karaoke season.

0:29.4

This is definitely karaoke weather.

0:40.6

Our associate producer, Dina Perino, sent a topic this morning that we absolutely jumped on because I love karaoke. In the past, I've done a segment called Kenedoki at the Young Americans for Liberty Summit, which has been in Orlando

0:46.9

the last few years. We have done karaoke at the end of the conference. And it is always very well

0:54.0

attended with an enthusiastic group

0:57.0

of liberty lovers. People love karaoke, but there are some songs you should avoid and there

1:04.4

are those which are absolute crowd pleasers. That's what I'm trying to focus my list on today. Now, in the past, I have gravitated toward some

1:16.1

that are great sing-alongs, which is what you should be aiming for at karaoke. A few years ago

1:22.7

with my friend Hannah Cox, we did Taylor Swift's The Man. Turns out not a great song to do when it's

1:28.7

mostly men in the room. They don't want to sing along to that. But Mr. Brightside, always a massive hit.

1:34.9

I saw this first at Young Americans for Liberty. I've actually interviewed Brandon Flowers.

1:41.4

And then last year at Mom's Weekend, Mr. Brightside is the closing song in one of the favorite

1:49.1

bars on campus, of course, only for students 21 or over, or at least if their ID says that.

1:55.4

So Mr. Brightside's a really good one.

1:57.3

If you need a good duet, summer nights from Greece.

2:03.4

Yes and yes. People, you know,

2:10.6

it's not just for Gen Xers. This is one of those songs that has made its way cross-generationally and has been embraced by the Youngs, and I approve of that. Africa is another one. Weezer fans might have thought that the band

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