Geek99 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 How about love shack - b52s or an Abba number ? Dancing queen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BassAdder60 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Some great songs guys thank you .. especially the rockier sounding ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanheusen77 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Alanis Morrisette-”Ironic” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Murder on the dance floor - Sophie Ellis Bexter is a great one to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) Oops. Edited August 31, 2021 by paul_5 Duplicate post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Prompted by listening to the radio at work Sound of The Underground - Girls Aloud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) Work out the average age of your target audience. For the sake of argument let's say it's 35. When would they have been 20? That would be 15 years ago = 2006 Go to one of the singles chart websites and look up the chart hits for a couple of years either side of 2006, so 2004-2008. Make a note of the big hits that fit the description 'female fronted / guitars'. There's your candidate song list. Edited August 31, 2021 by skankdelvar 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Walkin' on sunshine is a floor filler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse will always get the grannies up for a dance 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I will survive . ( played that a few times in a samba / metal style with mr Crowley guitar solo . Always well received ) knock 3 times ; singer " I'll knock you out in a minute " , so unfortunately never played that .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) Songs we play that rarely fail to get audience participation: P!nk - Who Knew ABBA - Waterloo Journey - Don't Stop Believin' Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (super simple song and great for the second last song of the night before something rocky to finish - might just be a Scottish thing though. One time we ended up playing this three times - they just kept asking for it *shrugs*) I effin hate playing Don't Stop Believin' (boring song which doesn't seem to go anywhere) but punters love it, doesn't seem to matter what age. If the PlayStation Generation are in the house then Feeder - Just a Day works well (thanks, Gran Turismo). If it's a football crowd, Sweet Caroline might work off the back of the Euros. Edited August 31, 2021 by neepheid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 28 minutes ago, neepheid said: Songs we play that rarely fail to get audience participation: P!nk - Who Knew ABBA - Waterloo Journey - Don't Stop Believin' Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (super simple song and great for the second last song of the night before something rocky to finish - might just be a Scottish thing though. One time we ended up playing this three times - they just kept asking for it *shrugs*) I effin hate playing Don't Stop Believin' (boring song which doesn't seem to go anywhere) but punters love it, doesn't seem to matter what age. If the PlayStation Generation are in the house then Feeder - Just a Day works well (thanks, Gran Turismo). If it's a football crowd, Sweet Caroline might work off the back of the Euros. I find the bass part to don’t stop believing quite uplifting - perfect counterpart to the guitar part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 24 minutes ago, Geek99 said: I find the bass part to don’t stop believing quite Rubbish - perfect counterpart to the guitar part I’ve fixed that for you 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 25 minutes ago, Geek99 said: I find the bass part to don’t stop believing quite uplifting - perfect counterpart to the guitar part It's not the bass line that concerns me, it's just the song as a whole - I find it a snoozefest. It never shifts gear, it never powers home for me. I play it for the punters, not for me. Each to their own, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, neepheid said: I effin hate playing Don't Stop Believin' (boring song which doesn't seem to go anywhere) but punters love it, doesn't seem to matter what age. I always had an ability to not bother about horrid songs if the audience loved it. We played Brown Eyed Girl. Wagon Wheel, Whisky In The Jar etc. and as long as the floor was full and people were enjoying themselves I was happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Before my function band folded, we would always check what the successful bands were playing and use that as a guideline. One of the most successful function bands in the UK were The Beat Factor. They played all over Europe and at one time were the highest grossing pro function band. I think they have folded now, but I've attached the last setlist I have for them. Obviously the "latest" numbers would need refreshing but the rest are solid "function favourites". Only issue might be that they have both Male and Female vox. The Beat Factor.docx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 With a rocky, guitar based line-up, Thin Lizzy often works well. The Boys are Back in Town or even Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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