Top 10 Songs to Sing in the Shower

For some people, the morning is simply a time to try your very best to get ready for work or school. As much as we’d love to stay in bed all day, we have to get up, go out and look presentable. By belting out this “Lion King” classic while youshower, you not only psyche yourself up for the beautiful day ahead, but also remember why you’re even alive in the first place. It’s the circle of life, people, and showering is vital! Plus, who doesn’t love a little Disney while they wash?? Just make sure your hair doesn’t look like Simba’s mane by the time you’re finished!

If you like to take a little attitude into the bathroom, then Beyonce’s “Best Thing I Never Had” could just be the best thing you ever sung. Queen Bee is A-star showering material, just because it’s almost impossible not to sing her songs as loudly as you possibly can! This one’s especially satisfying if you’re going through a break-up, or if your new relationship proves just how painfully bad your last one was! It’s girl power to the max; a song to get you out of bed in the morning!

It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, “September” is a shower song that everybody needs, at least once a week! The Earth, Wind and Fire classic provides the perfect backdrop to a bit of bathroom time. It’s less of a singalong exactly, and more just a ‘make a high pitched noise in time with the music’ kinda deal! And even if your lyrics aren’t spot on, it’ll always leave you happier having heard it! Just maybe leave your bathroom window closed for this one though… Those high notes are hard to hit for even the most gifted singers!

What does every good shower sing-along need? An awesome air guitar solo! And there aren’t many better records than Prince’s “Purple Rain” when you’re looking to shred a make believe six-string! By the time you’ve finished nailing this number, your only regret will be that your bathroom lighting doesn’t have a purple setting, or that the water from your shower is frustratingly standard-colored. Those high-pitched calls at the song’s end deserve to be sung loud and proud. Wake your neighbors if you have too!

The thing about shower singing is that as soon as we lock that bathroom door, we’re all suddenly super-confident! In the shower, there’s no song we can’t sing, and no vocal range we can’t match. Which is why so many of us force our voices around songs like this. Sam Smith’s “Stay with Me” is notoriously difficult to get right, but with a bar of soap as a mic and a stack of hair products as an audience, we go for it anyway! And hey, why not?? We are all superstars in our own right!

Try singing this next song and not getting at least a little carried away with the dance moves… It can’t be done! While MsMojo implores you all to keep steady on your feet in the shower, Sia always turns a boring wash routine into something a little more expressive – in line with Maddie Ziegler’s iconic music video performance. One, two, three (one, two, three) soap! One, two, three (one, two three) rinse! You’ll not only be swinging from chandeliers when you’re done; you’ll smell amazing as well!

As we get toward the business end of today’s countdown, it’s time to bust out the love ballads. If you’re ever shower-bound and feeling a little insecure, then this is one of the most uplifting anthems out there. Pre-shower you may be tired, a little unclean and generally lacking enthusiasm… But stick this on the stereo and don’t hold back. In a little over four minutes, with some well-timed scrubbing and shampooing, you’ll turn lyrics into reality; you’ll ‘see the truth, and the hero that lies in you.’

As Celine Dion slows things down a little, we might’ve included “My Heart Will Go On” next; despite being synonymous with water of a more depressing variety, it’s undoubtedly a shower standard! But instead we’ve plunged for “The Power of Love”, and some more heartfelt lyrics and hard to hit notes! It was Jennifer Rush who first co-wrote and recorded this tune in the mid-80s, but Celine sent it soaring back to the top of the charts in the mid-90s. It’s been a guilty pleasure record for a lot of us since then – and something to shower-sing with gusto!

For second place, we get real sultry! Adele’s back catalogue is awash with potential shower songs, and “Rolling in the Deep” was very nearly our runner-up. But “Hello” has to be the singer’s best bathroom number! It’s the sort of song that you simply can’t get out of your head unless you sing it out loud… And we mean really, really loud! Try not to get too carried away though… The last thing you need is a worried passer-by mistaking your tuneful ‘hello’ as a cry for help! Conversations don’t get much more awkward than that.

Before we belt out our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.

“I Will Survive” (1978)
Gloria Gaynor

“What’s Up?” (1993)
4 Non Blondes

“Let It Go” (2013)
Idina Menzel

“Go Your Own Way” (1976)
Fleetwood Mac

“Since U Been Gone” (2004)
Kelly Clarkson

“I Turn to You” (2000)
Christina Aguilera

If you’ve gotten this far and your vocal chords aren’t shredded, then you’ve done very well! You may even feel like ‘dancing with somebody’, or ‘feeling the heat with somebody’… But Whitney Houston has an even bigger finish in store! Your hair’s washed, your body’s clean, but the shower’s still running – “I Will Always Love You” is exactly what you need! When you nail the first note to this song’s iconic chorus, it’s like the planets have aligned and they’re all orbiting your bathroom! So rinse off once more, it’s time for your (shower) curtain call – sing like your life depends on it!

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