In reply to Emily Hodgins’s comment on “Patrick McKenzie (patio11)”
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Patrick McKenzie
@patio11 · I work on Atlas at Stripe
@ems_hodge
I usually go karaoke-ing with Japanese people, and often get asked for their English favorites (for novelty). I'm not the biggest fan of him, but the definitive white guy artist my age in Japan is Eminem. When asked I usually pick Lose Yourself, which is IMHO the best startup song there is. (Though I don't agree you only get one chance.)
If I have my own free pick, I usually warm up with Mongol 800's Anata Ni or Chiisana Koi No Uta. For English songs, One Week, Disney songs (I'm particularly partial to Friend Like Me and Under the Sea), and anything by Weird Al. It sadly is never on machines in Japan, but I once found a place in Philadelphia that had White and Nerdy available, which might as well be my personal theme song.
I will also sing All The Single Ladies, since my wife told me it was her favorite song on the day we met and I was so smitten that I immediately acapellaed it (in full diva mode) at a BBQ.
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