Covers people want to hear

[Kosko]

Actually another Covers thread. Sorry.

That out of the way, I've been working with some new people. Mild guitar player that can hold a good rhythm and has a singing voice. A great guitar player, awesomeness through and through. Me (best bassist ever) ok... slight exaggeration... And a beginner/intermediate drummer with a good ear for music.

We've been writing originals having fun, and we've been asked to play a Christmas party. Great. Thing is they want 1/3 of the set to be covers, because its what people like.

Now I was thinking maybe a RHCP tune, a Raconteurs song from the new album, maybe a Christmas song or two. Maybe a Hip tune. Whatever it is, just looking for suggestions.

I was wondering, what would play for 150 drunkards in a good mood? (Thats what the party is by the way.) And fairly, but not only, easy songs. I like to play prog and all, but I don't think this is the venue for it.

So yeah, thanks all.

[mike phillips]

ccr
the eagles
jimmy buffett


most people know these bands and their material. for some reason people always got to sing along with down on the corner.

[Mark Wilson]

FREEBIRD!

[905]

This is more of a personal request (), but still:

The Who - My Generation
It's a really cool song, has easy verses and a funky bass solo. It's also kind of a classic, but it's not played on the radio all the time either.

I figure you should try to put in at least one Who song, depending on how long your set is going to last.

[buliwyfff]

not trying to hijack your thread (this kind of fits in) has anyone here tried covering led zep-the ocean? how did it go over? Im covering it at a gig pretty soon

[SBassman]

What covers work where is a very regional thing, but, since you asked:

- Brown Eyed Girl still goes over well for us
- Bad To Bone gets inebriated people making noise
- Honky Tonk Woman - people seem to like cowbells when they're drunk
- Mony Mony can get some booties shaking
- Play That Funky Music can get some booties shaking, depending on the type of crowd

In the world of Christmas,
- Bruce's Santa Claus Is Coming To Town will get some people to smile

[spudmaster34]

FREEEEEEEEEEEEBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRD

[Headroom]

Umm..."'We're an American Band" by Grand Funk?

Speaking of Mony Mony, there's only one man who can really rock a Christmas tune:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=K5dBV3d0SqQ

[DaBassman]

any Beatles tunes

[MakiSupaStar]

40 Oz to Freedom - Sublime
5446 - Toots and the Maytals
Jamming - Bob Marley
Gin and Juice - Snoop Dog (2 chords)
Devil's Haircut - Beck
When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
Stir It Up - Bob Marley
Badfish - Sublime
Fire On The Bayou - The Meters
Lowrider - War
Sweet Home Alabama (For gits and shiggles - get a drunk out of the audience to sing it)
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

That'll keep em going.

[Phat Ham]

Originally Posted by buliwyfff

not trying to hijack your thread (this kind of fits in) has anyone here tried covering led zep-the ocean? how did it go over? Im covering it at a gig pretty soon

The Ocean always went over well when we played it. It can be funny watching people try to bob their heads or tap their feet to it though.

[Phat Ham]

Originally Posted by KoskoArts

I was wondering, what would play for 150 drunkards in a good mood?

What kind of audience are you expecting? young people, old people, families?

[Peter Squire]

Stuck in the Middle - Steeler's Wheel

[Robbiethebassis]

go for some zeppelin

and in response to playing the ocean...yea, people like it.

[badstonebass]

Any AC/DC

[davidk_528]

For the Christmas stuff, check out The Christmas Sessions album by MercyMe. Very cool.

[bassbully43]

Young or old here are the best of my old classic rock bands best responce covers.

Mustang Sally
3 steps
Simple Man
Wonderful tonight
Rockin the free world
Rocky mountain way
Livin after midnight
Keep your hands to yourself
Rock and roll
Tush
Brown sugar
Youngblood
Back in USSR
Roadhouse blues
more but thats some goodies.!

[Kosko]

Thank you guys, I'm back with a bit more info. It'd be roughly mid-college people, the drunk fun loving ones. So I wanted to do some real recent songs and some old, with as many originals as we can reasonably write, practice and perform in the course of a month and a half. Which, by the way, we have done roughly 3 so far in the matter of ~3 weeks.

Again hijacking my own thread, its is fun working with a singer/songwriter whose actually good! Haha... sorry, but I'm sure many of you know what I mean.

So back on topic, I was actually thinking some of the songs that were suggested. Here's whats caught my eye so far:

any Beatles tunes (we planned on 1)
Beck
Led Zeppelin
Sublime
Fire On The Bayou - The Meters
Stuck in the Middle - Steeler's Wheel


Keep in mind we also only have an hour, but still, you can fit a lot in an hour. Thanks guys, I appreciate it.

[Kosko]

Oh yeah, if it helps, I live in the North East.

[Kosko]

Oh!

Everlong - Foo Fighters
Choir of Bells - F&*K YEAH!


really i've wanted to play that last one forever.