I feel the need for '80s cheese

Most folks have regular New Year's resolutions; like losing weight, exercising more, dealing with stress better, or finishing a DIY project. But I am not normal.

Want to hear one of my New Year's resolutions? No? Too bad. Here it is... I want to add some '80s cheese music to my karaoke rotation.

What?! Yes, you heard me correctly. One of my goals for this year is to cheese-up my karaoke persona with some '80s rock/pop selections.

What '80s tunes am I currently thinking about trying out? Right now, I'm thinking about a couple Survivor tunes that came out on their 1984 Vital Signs album.... I Can't Hold Back and High on You.

I think Survivor got back on my karaoke radar after I recently watched the goofy Kevin James flick, Paul Blart: Mall Cop. The movie wasn't great, but the soundtrack is full of old hits. I Can't Hold Back was featured prominently in the movie.

Another contender for some '80s cheese is Jackson Browne's 1982 hit Somebody's Baby which was also on the soundtrack for the flick Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Jackson Browne has been a favorite of mine for a long time, but I've never been able to feel comfortable doing his stuff for karaoke. I'm not sure why.


See? I am weird, right? Told you.