3pc needs songs to make hot chicks in short, tight dresses dance and sing....

[ERIC31]

This is a great thread. I'm seriously considering putting together a covers band here in this small town I live in. A lot of these would go over great with most crowds around here. Mostly 30s-40s with kids demographic. An 80's-90's setlist could work very well.

[claytitan]

Originally Posted by Gravy4001

Here are a few that are working like magic for the 20 - 30 crowd in West Hartford, CT. Should all be no problem for a 3pc:

Dirty Little Secret
Rebel Yell
All The Small Things
Song 2
Living on a Prayer - this is probably the big winner, get's the girls singing along every time
Summer of 69
Jessie's Girl
Your Love
Crazy B**** - although maybe not at a wedding
Pour Some Sugar on Me
Inside Out
Paralyzer
Hey Jealousy
Anything by Green Day
Laid - this is also HUGE
Are you gonna be my girl
Anything by Journey
My own worst enemy
Anything by Sublime
Evenflow has been going over very well
Oh and Blister in the Sun gets them running to the dance floor

We play a lot of this stuff. Most works great for any age crowd. IMO.

[claytitan]

Back to the original poster. You will find a large group on Talkbass that are helpful and share setlists that work for them. You have to find songs that work for your band and please your audience. Look at what you have to work with. Do you have a great singer with a good range? What is your guitar player style? Is your drummer a good funky groove player or a little more flashy. I would start with well known songs and work from there. Other than that i think it is wide open. Ignore people that just want to bash, look down on or criticize other people's setlist. Next thing you know they will be dumping on yours. Take positive advice for what it is worth and ignore the negativity.

[asands]

Originally Posted by Gravy4001

Here are a few that are working like magic for the 20 - 30 crowd in West Hartford, CT. Should all be no problem for a 3pc:

Dirty Little Secret
Rebel Yell
All The Small Things
Song 2
Living on a Prayer - this is probably the big winner, get's the girls singing along every time
Summer of 69
Jessie's Girl
Your Love
Crazy B**** - although maybe not at a wedding
Pour Some Sugar on Me
Inside Out
Paralyzer
Hey Jealousy
Anything by Green Day
Laid - this is also HUGE
Are you gonna be my girl
Anything by Journey
My own worst enemy
Anything by Sublime
Evenflow has been going over very well
Oh and Blister in the Sun gets them running to the dance floor

Our band has had a fantasy of playing crazy b---- when the bride was walking down the aisle. We've been asked to play acoustically during the ceremony a handful of times and wanna do it without lyrics to see how many catch it lol. It'll never happen but it amuses us. Floyd, where do you play around STL? We've got a 5 piece but we play mostly west county/west plex area.

To the OP, as much as we are sick of it, some kind of Wonderful always kills for us and so does any Bon Jovi or Foreigner

[Astreaux]

Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon... Gets them up and dancing at the VB oceanfront...

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Bump for more 3 piece ideas that rock.

[Gravy4001]

Originally Posted by richntiff

New country for sure - and we are adding a couple to our setlist. Eric Church, etc. It's not country - it's rock with a southern accent singing...

We've been doing Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy and the girls go crazy for it. So much in fact we want to add another country song. Unfortunately none of us listens to country so a few suggestions would be nice. Tell me more about this "New Country"...

[petrus61]

Originally Posted by ugly_bassplayer

Dude, I'm the biggest Meters fan ever, but really , for making chicks dance the Meters is not a veery good choice.

Are you nuts? It has a proven track record in my experience, especially 'People Say'. It's a standard.

[ERIC31]

Originally Posted by Richland123

My 3 piece band plays lots of dance music and the ladies of all ages really shake it to these songs. These songs always get the dancers out and the ladies love songs that they sing along with; especially if there is a part or line in the song tailor made for audience participation.

Mustang Sally
Gimme Three Steps
Gimme All Your Lovin'
Sharp Dressed Man
Save A Horse, Ride a Cowboy
Life Is A Highway
867-5309 Jenny
Jessie's Girl
Fast As You
Seven Nation Army
Kryptonite
Summer Of '69
Hanky Panky
Pink Cadillac
Old Time Rock & Roll
Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
Tube Snake Boogie
Rockin' In The Free World
Another Brick In The Wall
Whip It
Louie Louie
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Wooly Bully
White Wedding
Running Down A Dream
Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
Abracadabra

This is a great place to start. I'm going to use this list as the base for my new group. Thanks.

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Do people really dance to Seven Nation Army?

We're currently deciding if that one should make the cut or not.

[bound'n'blocked]

I'm in a three piece and we have been working on "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi and surprisingly it works well stripped down. Give it a shot.

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