kevvo66 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) I hate this stupid fooking song with a passion to the point where I want to hit our fret w***er in the face with my bass and bludgeon him to death , I hate the stupid rubbish bass line which for the life of me the other night I couldn't get right a five yr old could play it , if you really hate playing a song how do you get around It I may end up killing a member of the band ,ANGRY yes I am fooking friends , bollocks sh*t w*** toss , rant over thanks Edited March 18, 2016 by kevvo66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Try telling him you don't want to play it & suggest they replace it with Mustang Sally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I like it, it's a nice song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I did hate its ubiquity in the 90s, but it's had its wilderness years and I don't mind it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Great to see these eloquent, well written threads on BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 We do it. I like it, in fact I suggested it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Not very 'friendly', eh..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 i hate the bullshit lyrics first line - "so no one told you life was gonna be this way".... then later in the song "your mumma told you there'd be days like this"..... how can she have done if no one told you. pety i know but it drives me nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 [quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1458341471' post='3006898'] i hate the bullshit lyrics first line - "so no one told you life was gonna be this way".... then later in the song "your mumma told you there'd be days like this"..... how can she have done if no one told you. pety i know but it drives me nuts [/quote] Perhaps she told you when you were a teenager, so you weren't listening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I hate it too, but I hate most pop songs. Just tell him you hate it, and suggest something less crap in its place. After all, why are you doing it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 "I'll be there for you" is right up there with "Walking on Sunshine" on my list of songs that make me want to go on a killing spree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvo66 Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Oh don't get me started on walking on sunshine , you'd burn your feet if you could walk on sunshine utter rubbish and senseless dribble, lyrical master piece errr no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonky2 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) I share your dislike for this song. Far too shiny. Edited March 19, 2016 by Wonky2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Utter flotsam from the scum scooped from the rancid ooze of Dante's Inferno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) If we're doing songs that you hate but have had to play then I'm going to throw in "Perfect" by Fairground Attraction. On the flip side, I also once had to play that Slade Christmas song (Merry Christmas Everyone?) and I thought I was going to hate it but actually quite enjoyed it in the end. Edited March 19, 2016 by darkandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 [quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1458377300' post='3007015'] On the flip side, I also once had to play that Slade Christmas song (Merry Christmas Everyone?) and I thought I was going to hate it but actually quite enjoyed it in the end. [/quote] [i][b]Merry Xmas Everyone[/b][/i] was by Shakin' Stevens. [i][b]Merry Xmas Everybody[/b][/i] (a completely different title, I'm sure you'll agree) was by Slade and largely written by Jim Lea, the bass player, which is why the bass line is so prominent and such fun to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1458379513' post='3007039'] [i][b]Merry Xmas Everybody[/b][/i] (a completely different title, I'm sure you'll agree) was by Slade and largely written by Jim Lea, the bass player, which is why the bass line is so prominent and such fun to play. [/quote] That'll be the one then. Had to play it for four nights on the trot and, like I said, I actually ended up quite liking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) From hazy memory hasn't 'I'll be there for you' got a middle section that no-ones ever heard? You could just do the 30 second theme tune version & most punters will be ecstatic without confusing them by playing the rest of the song. Edited March 19, 2016 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 [quote name='kevvo66' timestamp='1458346179' post='3006930'] Oh don't get me started on walking on sunshine , you'd burn your feet if you could walk on sunshine utter rubbish and senseless dribble, lyrical master piece errr no [/quote] I was on a residential songwriting course last year & on the first evening somebody mentioned "Walking on Sunshine", which was the cue for me to go off into my usual rant about how much I hated that song. What I didn't realise at the time was that one of the women on the course was the wife of Kimberley Rew, the guy that wrote it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1458380165' post='3007055'] I was on a residential songwriting course last year & on the first evening somebody mentioned "Walking on Sunshine", which was the cue for me to go off into my usual rant about how much I hated that song. What I didn't realise at the time was that one of the women on the course was the wife of Kimberley Rew, the guy that wrote it.... [/quote] Don't worry, Mrs Rew must get that a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneyg42 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I was going to post similar thread recently, I had it on my note pad but forgot. Here it is!! So playing in a covers band you will always have songs you dislike, Sex on Fire, Dakota, Mustang Sally et al, all stuff that gets them dancing I guess and that I like even if I don't like the song. So we are a female led rock covers band, Heart, Mac, Jovi, Boston, Journey, Springsteen etc, all good melodic stuff, not always exciting to play but a good feel. So the singer decides that a good song for us would be Runaways by the Killers. Not a very well known Killers song as far as I know and I'm not sure it will go down with our typical 40-60yo audience. But what a drab hateful song, bass is duh duh duh duh, duh duh duh duh nearly all the way through with a slight variation right near the end! Hate it hate it hate it hate it! And every time we do it she makes a point of saying what a fantastic song it is, I just give her the stare of doom!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I like those songs, simply because they get a pub singing, which gets me rebooked and people pay me money to play them even though they are as simple as it gets. Job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathy Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Whatever the song, if it gets a good reaction I can deal with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Our band works on the unanimous votes principal; if one member doesn't like a song, we don't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 you could always replace it with some genuine sincerity from .... say .... Toploader [url="http://youtu.be/0yBnIUX0QAE"]http://youtu.be/0yBnIUX0QAE[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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