Best song to play for school variety show?

Thinkarogadum · #1 01-18-2007, 03:05 PM

Hey guys, my high school has a "variety show" every year and my band is trying to think of a song to do. We're a 5 piece classic rock band, and we want to play something that will really knock them out of the park, preferably something well known. Suggestions?

RD · #2 01-18-2007, 03:09 PM

Hot for teacher by Van Halen.
RD

ihateusernames · #3 01-18-2007, 03:10 PM

whatever song you've gotten the best feedback from to this point or the song you feel you do the best with.

there is no magic bullet

lamar828 · #4 01-18-2007, 03:17 PM

something red hot chili peppers

good songs and everyone knows them

Thinkarogadum · #5 01-18-2007, 03:18 PM

Last year we played born to be wild, and that went over really well. People always love it when we play taking care of business and fortunate son, but I think we should try a new song instead of just playing something that people would have heard us do before.

Matt Till · #6 01-18-2007, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Thinkarogadum

Last year we played born to be wild, and that went over really well. People always love it when we play taking care of business and fortunate son, but I think we should try a new song instead of just playing something that people would have heard us do before.

I think you should maybe update a bit. The same old bar band classic hits do go over well for some reason, but you're playing for a high school. Maybe modernize a little bit, pick something off the radio.

Vandelay · #7 01-18-2007, 03:27 PM

Actually, if they liked "Born to Be Wild", then try "Magic Carpet Ride". That's a fun, upbeat one and has some nice vocal harmonies.

Baryonyx · #8 01-18-2007, 03:32 PM

"The Camera Eye" would be great!

Either that or "I think we're alone now".

cgworkman · #9 01-18-2007, 03:33 PM

Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice

Thinkarogadum · #10 01-18-2007, 03:36 PM

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Actually, if they liked "Born to Be Wild", then try "Magic Carpet Ride". That's a fun, upbeat one and has some nice vocal harmonies.

That song is in our set list, so that's definitely a possibility.

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I think you should maybe update a bit. The same old bar band classic hits do go over well for some reason, but you're playing for a high school. Maybe modernize a little bit, pick something off the radio.

Playing modern stuff really isn't our style, and everyone knows us as a classic rock band. Besides, that era of music is spreading like wildfire in popularity in our school.

spudmaster34 · #11 01-18-2007, 05:07 PM

small world, I have a school battle of the bands tomorrow.

Anyways, what about school's out by alice cooper?

Thinkarogadum · #12 01-18-2007, 05:14 PM

School's out would be fitting. Do you think The Boys Are Back in Town would be a good choice? I'm rapidly becoming a big Thin Lizzy fan.

Bassist4Life · #13 01-18-2007, 06:53 PM

I think Johnny B. Goode rocks for an event like that. Not everyone in the audience is a HS kid. Most of the audience is going to be adults (parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles...). If you want to sound a little more updated, then put a modern edge on it.

Joe

gottawalk · #14 01-19-2007, 12:38 AM

"White Punks on Dope". The Tubes.

Kenbuntu · #15 01-19-2007, 05:08 AM

you gotta stop playing 7- year old stuff :P
I agree with the guy who said Something from rhcp. LIke wet sand thats easy on bass.

**Kelly Lee** · #16 01-19-2007, 10:26 AM

Paranoid or War Pigs by Black Sabbath - always crowd pleasers.
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Sweet Emotion or Walk This Way - Aerosmith
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Light my Fire - The Doors
Foxy Lady and Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Jailbreak, There's Gonna Be Some Rockin', T.N.T., Problem Child - AC/DC
Detroit Rock City - KISS
???? - Pink Floyd (it would be awesome but their stuff is rather difficult to pull off)

That's just a few that I think would be good ones. I would be leaning towards the Black Sabbath myself.

Phalex · #17 01-19-2007, 10:51 AM

Carry on wayward son.

El-Bob · #18 01-19-2007, 11:05 AM

my band might do this for our schools winter carnival, if they agree to have some bands from school perform http://youtube.com/watch?v=lHy-OVlijsQ

OR you could always try... http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZhedP71N9gQ this

**Blackbird** · #19 01-19-2007, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by lamar828

something red hot chili peppers

good songs and everyone knows them

I wouldn't go that far, but "Higher Ground" would go over big.

McHack · #20 01-19-2007, 11:17 AM

I recommend,

U2 - Vertigo

It comes together really easily, It has a good energy level, & is familiar to just about everyone on the planet.