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| Theresa May’s never done karaoke. Here are five songs to get her started | Theresa May’s never done karaoke. Here are five songs to get her started |
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| So Theresa May has never done karaoke, and that’s OK. Perhaps she’s more of a dancer. In Japan for talks with the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, she told reporters: “I’ve got a confession to make. It may be a shock to you all, but I’m not a great karaoke fan. I’ve never done karaoke, actually, I’m afraid.” | So Theresa May has never done karaoke, and that’s OK. Perhaps she’s more of a dancer. In Japan for talks with the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, she told reporters: “I’ve got a confession to make. It may be a shock to you all, but I’m not a great karaoke fan. I’ve never done karaoke, actually, I’m afraid.” |
| But the prime minister is denying herself one of the truest pleasures in life. Karaoke is a great unifier, bringing together the vocally skilled and the vocally challenged in one great, unabashed outpouring of noise and emotion. Plus it’s always possible to judge people’s fundamental character on who’s brave enough to tackle the key change in Angels. It does, however, require a certain loosening up or unbuttoning to get involved, and for a latecomer to the art form, this may be difficult. So here are a few suggestions for song choices that could make Theresa’s first night on the mic go a little more smoothly. | But the prime minister is denying herself one of the truest pleasures in life. Karaoke is a great unifier, bringing together the vocally skilled and the vocally challenged in one great, unabashed outpouring of noise and emotion. Plus it’s always possible to judge people’s fundamental character on who’s brave enough to tackle the key change in Angels. It does, however, require a certain loosening up or unbuttoning to get involved, and for a latecomer to the art form, this may be difficult. So here are a few suggestions for song choices that could make Theresa’s first night on the mic go a little more smoothly. |
| Hot N Cold – Katy Perry | Hot N Cold – Katy Perry |
| Back in 2008, Katy Perry sung of her irritation at a lover who can never make up his mind: “You’re hot then you’re cold/ You’re yes then you’re no/ You’re in then you’re out…” Little did she know that in 2017, one plucky remain voter, now in charge of a Brexit so hard it makes grown economists quiver, would be in desperate search of an anthem… | Back in 2008, Katy Perry sung of her irritation at a lover who can never make up his mind: “You’re hot then you’re cold/ You’re yes then you’re no/ You’re in then you’re out…” Little did she know that in 2017, one plucky remain voter, now in charge of a Brexit so hard it makes grown economists quiver, would be in desperate search of an anthem… |
| I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself – White Stripes | I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself – White Stripes |
| Dusty Springfield is of course famous for Son of a Preacher Man, which would also work, but this howling, strangulated cover of one of her other biggest hits captures the mood of that tricky post-election summer perfectly. | Dusty Springfield is of course famous for Son of a Preacher Man, which would also work, but this howling, strangulated cover of one of her other biggest hits captures the mood of that tricky post-election summer perfectly. |
| Sorry – Beyoncé | Sorry – Beyoncé |
| Sorry is famously about Jay-Z and Beyonce’s marital troubles and how not sorry Beyoncé is. Theresa is so not sorry (unless you’re a MP who lost a seat in the snap election, in which case she’s very sorry) that she this week announced that she, like Beyoncé, is in it for the long haul. All together now: “Middle fingers up/ Put them hands high…” | Sorry is famously about Jay-Z and Beyonce’s marital troubles and how not sorry Beyoncé is. Theresa is so not sorry (unless you’re a MP who lost a seat in the snap election, in which case she’s very sorry) that she this week announced that she, like Beyoncé, is in it for the long haul. All together now: “Middle fingers up/ Put them hands high…” |
| Fields of Gold – Sting | Fields of Gold – Sting |
| Everyone needs a slowie in their repertoire for the late, misty-eyed part of the night, when too many shandies have led to arms draped over shoulders and slurred professions of love and admiration. What better to remind Theresa of the good old days, wheat tickling her ears, running wild and free? | Everyone needs a slowie in their repertoire for the late, misty-eyed part of the night, when too many shandies have led to arms draped over shoulders and slurred professions of love and admiration. What better to remind Theresa of the good old days, wheat tickling her ears, running wild and free? |
| Bad Blood ft Kendrick Lamar – Taylor Swift | Bad Blood ft Kendrick Lamar – Taylor Swift |
| Picture this: the DUP as the new Squad, trussed up in black PVC, standing strong and stable behind their new, semi-powerful captain as she taunts her rivals across the floor of the Commons. Look what you made her do, Jeremy. Look what you just made her do. | Picture this: the DUP as the new Squad, trussed up in black PVC, standing strong and stable behind their new, semi-powerful captain as she taunts her rivals across the floor of the Commons. Look what you made her do, Jeremy. Look what you just made her do. |
| • Rebecca Nicholson is a freelance writer | • Rebecca Nicholson is a freelance writer |
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