‘Neil Diamond is a G. But Sweet Caroline is not for me’ Claro Amfo’s honest playlist

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The presenter enjoys trying to take on Mariah at karaoke and finds Solange a spiritual experience, but is she ready to face the wrath of football Twitter?The first single I ever boughtNo Scrubs by TLC. My dad would have given me some pocket money – he might even have taken me to the shop; we used to do everything together on weekends. It must have been a CD single. I remember being really proud of it. I grew up obsessed with music television, and the video is so iconic. It’s basically TLC in these fabulous silver space suits, rapping about how they don’t want to be with wastemen – which we can all relate to. My karaoke go-toWe Belong Together by Mariah Carey. Obviously I don’t have her range, let me just express that explicitly. But I love that song so much, and her cadence in it. It’s got that long note at the end, which I butcher every time – but I have a fantastic time doing it. We go to karaoke because we can’t sing, that’s the fun part. I hate those people who are like “Nooo, I really can’t sing”, then get on the mic and are, like, premium soprano. I don’t mind being pleasantly surprised by a decent singer who plays it down – but everybody who goes with me is average, at best. We basically go to laugh our arses off. Continue reading...

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