thebrig Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) Don't know whether this has been done before, but here are the songs I hear most when I go and see a live 'covers' band. Admittedly, they [u]were[/u], and still [u]are[/u] great songs, but do WE still want to keep playing them, and perhaps more importantly, do the PUNTERS still want to keep hearing them? It would be interesting to see what songs you guys/gals come up with, and to hear your thoughts on playing the same old songs over and over again. 1. Mustang Sally 2. Brown Sugar 3. All Right Now 4. Born To Be Wild 5. Black Night 6. Sex On Fire 7. Brown Eyed Girl 8. Honky Tonk Woman 9. Maggie May 10. Can't Get Enough Edited October 19, 2012 by thebrig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkin Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 My current covers band does none of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmonkey Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Teenage Kicks 500 Miles Whole lotta Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Start playing [i][b]Mustang Sally [/b][/i]and then count the number of punters who wince or groan or walk off the dancefloor. It won't take long to spot that no one does. At 11pm in a crowded pub, doesn't matter what your opinion is, you can't go wrong by playing [i][b]Mustang Sally[/b][/i]. Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='barkin' timestamp='1350643649' post='1841592'] My current covers band does none of those. [/quote] I would come and see your band! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1350643673' post='1841594'] Start playing [i][b]Mustang Sally [/b][/i]and then count the number of punters who wince or groan or walk off the dancefloor. It won't take long to spot that no one does. At 11pm in a crowded pub, doesn't matter what your opinion is, you can't go wrong by playing [i][b]Mustang Sally[/b][/i]. Again. [/quote] I know, I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Oopsdabassist Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Aaaargh we have three of those on our setlist, although 2 of em are in the 'encore/we can play em if we are stuck' list Nos 4,5 and 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1350643512' post='1841588'] Don't know whether this has been done before, but here are the songs I hear most when I go and see a live 'covers' band. Admittedly, they [u]were[/u], and still [u]are[/u] great songs, but do WE still want to keep playing them, and perhaps more importantly, do the PUNTERS still want to keep hearing them? It would be interesting to see what songs you guys/gals come up with, and to hear your thoughts on playing the same old songs over and over again. 1. Mustang Sally 2. Brown Sugar 3. All Right Now 4. Born To Be Wild 5. Black Night 6. Sex On Fire 7. Brown Eyed Girl 8. Honky Tonk Woman 9. Maggie May 10. Can't Get Enough [/quote] That is a function set.... a pub band wouldn't do very well with a set like that around here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1350644473' post='1841615'] That is a [b]sh*t[/b] function set.... a pub band wouldn't do very well with a set like that around here [/quote] fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1350643673' post='1841594'] Start playing [i][b]Mustang Sally [/b][/i]and then count the number of punters who wince or groan or walk off the dancefloor. It won't take long to spot that no one does. At 11pm in a crowded pub, doesn't matter what your opinion is, you can't go wrong by playing [i][b]Mustang Sally[/b][/i]. Again. [/quote] You guys manage to fill the dancefloor without having to add Mustang Sally to your setlist, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1350644522' post='1841616'] fixed [/quote] Not exactly a "The Dorchester" or a "Mercedes" weekend gig in Monte Carlo function set list. Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1350644522' post='1841616'] fixed [/quote] Indeed... a sh*te set all round but it could fulfil a need. 'Sex on fire' could rescue some functions all on its own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobVbass Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Valerie seems to be turning into the future Mustang Sally with all the bands I've Depped with lately, it's beginning to grate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='bob_pickard' timestamp='1350645769' post='1841653'] Valerie seems to be turning into the future Mustang Sally with all the bands I've Depped with lately, it's beginning to grate... [/quote] + the 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Thankfully my covers band does none of the above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapiro Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1350646641' post='1841672'] + the 1. [/quote] +2 I would say the set list you put up there would be more an "older" rockers setlist. The current way I'm seeing is 1.Valerie 2. Dakota 3. Sex on fire 4. All right now 5. Run to you 6. Livin on a prayer 7. Sweet child o mine 8 Dont stop me now 9 . Billy Jean (badly) 10 summer of 69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 ha ha ... that seems like an older set to me as well Not a great lot of thought in that...to be different from a 1001 other bands doing the same circuit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1350644473' post='1841615'] That is a function set.... a pub band wouldn't do very well with a set like that around here [/quote] I beg to differ, at least with pubs in & around London. We play (or have at some time routinely played) [i]Mustang Sally, Brown Sugar[/i], and [i]Honky Tonk Women [/i]at our normal pub gigs. All are very well received by most audiences, and pretty good singalongs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapiro Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1350649116' post='1841719'] ha ha ... that seems like an older set to me as well Not a great lot of thought in that...to be different from a 1001 other bands doing the same circuit... [/quote] started an 80s function band. Only one other good band doing the same in east Anglian. Except we have female and male box whilst they are just male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1350649986' post='1841748'] Except [b]we have female and male box [/b]whilst they are just male. [/quote] A number of interpretations spring to mind, most of them rather unsettling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1350649986' post='1841748'] started an 80s function band. Only one other good band doing the same in east Anglian. Except we have female and male box whilst they are just male. [/quote] was going to say that most of those songs are 20 years old ..at least. I do find the set choices quite fascinating...why peoplepick what they play, on what criteria and what do they expect out of it. My general take is... if people want me to play what they want/expect, up the rate.. Doing a gig for £50 in a pub and they get what I want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1350650608' post='1841760'] My general take is... if people want me to play what they want/expect, up the rate.. Doing a gig for £50 in a pub and they get what I want [/quote] You've just identified the difference between a Pub band and a Function Band.. Pub band - Play what you like for £50 Function Band - Play what the punters want for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='BassBunny' timestamp='1350650870' post='1841766'] You've just identified the difference between a Pub band and a Function Band.. Pub band - Play what you like for £50 Function Band - Play what the punters want for more. [/quote] Not really.... we tell functions what we will do and they can see our set list which we will play for 2 hrs max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1350650608' post='1841760'] I do find the set choices quite fascinating...why peoplepick what they play, on what criteria and what do they expect out of it. [/quote] We got hold of the Top 30 charts in a number of different Genres, ( Soul-Motown-Pop etc. etc.) as voted for by working DJ's at DJ Online and picked our set-lists from there. One of the agencies we work for suggested this route and provided all the info. And Mustang Sally and Brown Eyed Girl etc. are on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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