Williams’s ‘Angels’ tops karaoke poll Posted on November 21st
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Robbie Williams’s 1997 hit ‘Angels’ has been voted the number one karaoke song in a poll, reports NME.
The single, which reached number four in the UK charts on its initial release, held off competition from Amy Winehouse’s Zutons cover ‘Valerie’ to secure the top spot.
Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen’, Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ and ‘Kingston Town’ by UB40 round out the top five in the Performing Right Society poll.
‘Angels’ co-writer Guy Chambers said: “I think ‘Angels’ has endured because it is a pop anthem and functions as a prayer at the same time. In an increasingly secular world we still need songs that bring people together.”
The top ten karaoke tracks are:
1. ‘Angels’ - Robbie Williams
2. ‘Valerie’ - The Zutons/Amy Winehouse
3. ‘Dancing Queen’ - Abba
4. ‘Sweet Caroline’ - Neil Diamond
5. ‘Kingston Town’ - UB40
6. ‘The Wonder Of You’ - Elvis Presley
7. ‘Black Velvet’ - Alannah Myles
8. ‘My Way’ - Frank Sinatra
9. ‘Suspicious Minds’ - Elvis Presley
10. ‘Waterloo’ - Abba