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01-09-2013, 08:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Atkinson, WI | | | Need suggestions for a good cover song to sing while playing bass?
OK, I will be first to admit I'm not the most talented vocalist, but I can hold my own decently. Right now in our current band, I sing two songs, a slightly punked up version of "500 Miles" by the Proclaimers and "59 Sound" by the Gaslight Anthem. I would like to add at least one more song to my repertoire. Any good suggestions? Would love to do something from the '80s if anyone has ideas.
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01-09-2013, 08:48 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO | | | The first one I did consistently was "Authority Song" from John Cougar -- it's pretty simple, repetitive, and works on the dance floor pretty well. |
01-09-2013, 10:56 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Austin, TX | | | Tequila.
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01-09-2013, 10:59 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Greenville, NC USA | | | A lot of songs from that era are just 1/8 notes plugging away. Shouldn't be too hard to find one.
Anything John Cougar.
Anything Tom Petty.
Both easy to play. Both easy to sing.
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01-09-2013, 10:59 AM
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01-09-2013, 11:44 AM
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Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top |
01-09-2013, 03:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Grand Rapids Michigan | | | ANything Misfits.
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01-09-2013, 03:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Albany,NY | | | Tom Sawyer-Rush
Rock And Roll Night- Kiss
Fade To Black - Metalica |
01-09-2013, 06:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Western Massachusetts | | | Breakdown - Tom Petty
Hoochie Coochie Man: Muddy Waters
About a million others...
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01-09-2013, 06:37 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Hollywood, CA | | | Same situation here, needed some easy songs to try out my singing and playing chops. I chose these:
Story of My Life - Social Distortion
The Breakup Song - Greg Kihn Band
Need You Tonight - INXS |
01-09-2013, 06:40 PM
|  | Registered Loser | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: St. Louis | | | You're All I've Got Tonight, by The Cars.
That might be late 70s though.
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01-09-2013, 06:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Western Massachusetts | | | Oh, didn't see tthe 80's things. Sub out Hoochie with something by REM, Like Radio Free Europe, or the One I love. pop song '89.
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01-09-2013, 06:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Western Massachusetts | | | I like the Cars suggestion. We have been playing My Best Friend's Girl (me singing) for the last year. Goes over well.
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01-09-2013, 06:51 PM
| | Registered Loser | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: St. Louis | | | I'd like it if I could get away with Bye, Bye Love or Candy-0, but I am in a 90s hard rock/alt type band. lol
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01-09-2013, 06:56 PM
|  | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | | Anything by the Baby's
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