I'm very fortunate to have (happily!) been in my covers band, with the same three people. for nigh on 10 years. In a couple of weeks we're playing a small festival that we've played at a few times in the past, and been it's interesting - well, to me at least! - to compare our set lists over the years. Because we only get 45 minutes or so we tend to play our favourite songs, on the basis that if we're having fun, then that gets the audience involved and we all have a good time. And they keep asking us back, so it must be working.
Anyway, this is what we played in 2015:
Black horse and the cherry tree
Monkey man
Don’t stop
Tears dry on their own
Feeling good
Upside down
Love foolosophy
Crash
Maria
Black eyed boy
Need you now
I only want to be with you
Ready to go
My favourite game
and this is what we'll be playing this year:
Cum on feel the noize
Are you gonna be my girl
One way or another
Call me
Heatwave
Feeling good
Gimme shelter
Titanium
Bad romance
Whole lotta love
Vertigo
I predict a riot
I bet you look good on the dance floor
Chelsea dagger
Saturday night’s alright for fighting
Tainted love
Feeling Good has stayed, but the rest of the set has changed considerably. And that's not because we don't play those other songs any more (we'll be doing most of them at a social club gig, along with a bunch of Abba and Beatles songs, at the end of the month). It's more that our preferred style of song has definitely taken on more of an 'edge'. It's not been a conscious decision, but more of a gradual evolution over the years, and I'm not sure why that is. Anyone else been on a similar journey?