Blademan_98 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 We now play Sweet Home Alabama AND Freebird one after the other! The crowd call for them and we play 'em and get paid too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruck Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='barkin' timestamp='1350643649' post='1841592'] My current covers band does none of those. [/quote] Haha nor does mine! and we still manage about 6 gigs on average a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 We don't play any of them either, here's 10 that we do. Babylons burning the Ruts Shot by both sides Magazine Top of the pops the rezillos Another girl another planet the only ones No more Heroes the Stranglers Peaches the Stranglers Neat neat neat the Damned Smash it up the Damned Blitzkreig bop the Ramones Promises the Buzzcocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruck Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Reading this topic has really made me appreciate how unique my covers band really is. Song choice is just as important as the performance, attention to recreating authentic sounds and overall talent of the band (vocalist obviously being the make or breaker). Yes it makes a massive difference as to if you enjoy playing the covers you play, as this heavily affects your personal performance. Luckily with the exception of Clocks by Coldplay I can really get into every song we play and 2 hours just fly by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruck Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Ok list time: The most popular covers we do at present which never fail to get people moving are: Twist and Shout, Long Tall Sally, Never Can Tell, Sex Machine, Le Freak, Hey Ya, Shook me all night long, Jumping Jack Flash, Don't You Forget About Me Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Stand By Me, Paradise City/Welcome to the Jungle, Whole Lotta Love, You Got the Love, Is This Love. Then when we play: Ramble on, Communication Breakdown, Immigrant Song, Helter Skelter, The Real Me, Night Train, People usually just stop and stare On whole we have around 50 songs at the ready to chop and change sets depending on audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdowner Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Nope - we do none of those (original OP's list). Our top tracks are: Woman's Heart (Mary Black and Kirsty Maccoll) Don't Know Why (Norah Jones) Run (Amy McDonald) Hotel California Jocob's Dream Killing me Softly (Roberta Flack) Chasing Cars Shut up and Drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Maybe I've missed it but I can't see 'Play that funky music' on any list so far? Been a LONG while since I heard a functions band that didn't play that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender73 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1350661662' post='1842003'] A cynic might comment , then , that if we want to respect of our peers we shouldn't do anything too popular or be too successful. [/quote] and a cynic might also say that 'Respect from our peers' doesn't pay the bills... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) [size=4]Haven’t played any on the OP list for thirty years or more. Last gig set list was about ten of our own songs plus: Hallelujah I Love Her So – Ray Charles Vincent Black Lightning 1952 – Richard Thompson Write Some Lines – Mississippi Fred McDowell Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry These Boots Were Made For Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show I’m Walkin’– Fats Domino Green River – Creedence Clearwater Tennessee Waltz – Patti Page Way Down in the Hole – Tom Waits Nobody Knows You – Bessie Smith Walk Right In – Gus Cannon It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry – Bob Dylan Jump Sturdy – Dr John Jambalaya – Hank Williams[/size] Edited October 19, 2012 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chardbass Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 The cliched setlist makes me shudder a little but not as much as the thought of seeing it played badly. I can listen to anything if it's played well by decent musos. sh*t played sh*t is a no-no. sh*t played well and I'm interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I'm just back from a Junkyard Dogs gig in Uxbridge where the band was actually [b]asked[/b] to play Mustang Sally (which wasn't in the setlist), and kindly obliged. The crowd danced and sang along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1350693307' post='1842493'] I'm just back from a Junkyard Dogs gig in Uxbridge where the band was actually [b]asked[/b] to play Mustang Sally (which wasn't in the setlist), and kindly obliged. The crowd danced and sang along. [/quote] ... and they were asked to turn it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 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] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I haven't played a lot of covers over the years but to my eternal shame..............I [/font][/color][b]CAN[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] play and [/font][/color][b]HAVE[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] played [/font][/color][b]ALL[/b][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] of those![/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1350693529' post='1842495'] ... and they were asked to turn it up! [/quote] Absolute first! The band was asked by the landlord to turn up their volume. Twice. PS Great to see you, Sean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Mustang, sex on fire and predict a riot cone up alot, I'd never choose them but don't mind playing them Funky music is also in a lot of sets Last year Adele songs seemed to get a fair airing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottswarwick Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 [quote name='BassBunny' timestamp='1350651251' post='1841774'] 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]. Absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 [quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1350690462' post='1842474'] The cliched setlist makes me shudder a little but not as much as the thought of seeing it played badly. I can listen to anything if it's played well by decent musos. sh*t played sh*t is a no-no. sh*t played well and I'm interested. [/quote] Sure, best way to approach it as you aren't going to control what bands play. of course. If the band has something about them, then you'll stay, .... But a chummy band playing a chummy set is not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemonCello Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 There's a lot of snobbery when it comes to the 'lollipops'. We've added Summer of '69 and Sex on fire to our set because people know them, like them, so they go down well. We also do Smoke on the Water, Born to be Wild and Jumpin Jack Flash because WE enjoy playing them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 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] with the exception of 6, i wud say this list is for coffin dodgers only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I've only skim read this thread so someone may have said the same thing, but if I'm being paid I'll play whatever the person paying me wants - cheesy pop, root / 5th country, whatever. Also, I have noticed songs I wouldn't normally listen to are much more fun when you're playing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 [quote name='gareth' timestamp='1350749162' post='1843042'] with the exception of 6, i wud say this list is for coffin dodgers only [/quote] Lol. Coffin dodgers? Anyone over 45? We play all those. In fact loads of them get requested. Next time you're in a pub with a jukebox listen to what the punters are choosing (and paying!) to put on. Seems to be a lot of snobbery about what we're basically being employed to play. They're basic standard tunes, compliment them with a bunch of others, but if someone asks for Oasis, just play it, it's just a bunch of notes, the crowd will thank you and come and see you again, the landlord will thank you and ask you back. You'll also get better gigs off the back of your pub performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 [quote name='TimR' timestamp='1350757689' post='1843236'] Lol. Coffin dodgers? Anyone over 45? We play all those. In fact loads of them get requested. Next time you're in a pub with a jukebox listen to what the punters are choosing (and paying!) to put on. [/quote] I guess it depends which pubs you go to, whether the punters are stuck 50, 40 or 'only' 30 years in the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) It's more about what tunes have become part of our musical heritage. What tunes do people like to sing along to. Name one tune released this year that everyone knows the words to. Being reactive and playing tunes that are in the current chart is a good idea, but they're not played once they're out of the charts because they just haven't passed the test of time yet. That and the charts are mainly aimed at 12 year old girls. Who generally don't go to pubs. Edited October 20, 2012 by TimR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapiro Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 [quote name='TimR' timestamp='1350757689' post='1843236'] Lol. Coffin dodgers? Anyone over 45? We play all those. In fact loads of them get requested. Next time you're in a pub with a jukebox listen to what the punters are choosing (and paying!) to put on. Seems to be a lot of snobbery about what we're basically being employed to play. They're basic standard tunes, compliment them with a bunch of others, but if someone asks for Oasis, just play it, it's just a bunch of notes, the crowd will thank you and come and see you again, the landlord will thank you and ask you back. You'll also get better gigs off the back of your pub performance. [/quote] We go to the pub after most rehearsals. Last time we went in a local had put nessendormer on the jukebox. Can't see many bands doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhay77 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 [quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1350674810' post='1842276'] We don't play any of them either, here's 10 that we do. Babylons burning the Ruts Shot by both sides Magazine Top of the pops the rezillos Another girl another planet the only ones No more Heroes the Stranglers Peaches the Stranglers Neat neat neat the Damned Smash it up the Damned Blitzkreig bop the Ramones Promises the Buzzcocks [/quote]+1 ha ha.Some of the above plus ,Be your Dog Hate to say Holidays in the Sun Emi Heart of glass ( Me first version ) 21st century digital boy Punk paranoid Ace of spades Teen spirit To name but a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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