SingStar Vol. 3

The PlayStation 3 versions of SingStar continue to roll out, and much like the titles of Led Zeppelin albums, are unimaginatively named. It also means the track list is selected to be as broad as possible, which brings its own problems - as opposed to something like SingStar Abba, which narrows in on a particular sub-set of crazy people with great efficiency.

I'm not going to waste time on telling you what SingStar is - if you don't know the deal by now, you obviously don't care about the franchise and don't intend to pick this one up. What does matter is the track list, and here's where it gets interesting.

Here are the songs I enjoyed singing: Aerosmith's Cryin', Bowie's Space Oddity, Michael Jackson's Billie Jean, Queen's Killer Queen, and Smashing Pumpkins' 1979. There were others that turned out to be a fun mess, but for me personally, there were only really five highlights I'd go back to. But if you turn to someone else, they're bound to find a completely different five or so songs that tickle their fancy. This makes the Vol. 3 collection great for a casual party where everyone has their own music taste (as our friends often do), but not so good if you're looking to really delve into the lineup through a few pass the mic games.

Of course, the great (or terrible?) thing about the PS3 SingStar is its online store. You can pick up a couple of the songs below from there already, without shelling out for the whole disc. So in theory, you could safely ignore this version completely if the songs you want are online. On the other hand, if you like the majority of this track list, you get 30 songs for the price of about 25 from the SingStore.

Here's the full lineup:

Aerosmith - Cryin’
Amy McDonald - This Is The Life
Barry Manilow - Copacabana
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
David Bowie - Space Oddity
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me
Fall Out Boy - This Ain’t A Scene… It’s An Arms Race
Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart
Fergie - Big Girls Don’t Cry
Gwen Stefani feat. Akon - The Sweet Escape
Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro
Heaven 17 - Temptation
k.d. lang - Constant Craving
Kate Bush - Babooshka
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Lionel Ritchie - All Night Long (All Night)
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder - Ebony And Ivory
Queen - Killer Queen
Sara Bareilles - Love Song
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Take That - Could It Be Magic
Texas - Say What You Want
The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye
The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go
Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson - The Way I Are
Timbaland feat. OneRepublic - Apologize
Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care
Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma

"Another eclectic collection. "

6.6 Average