Ever hate a song so much you'd risk being fired?

[malthumb]

Originally Posted by Stewie26

Well, I much rather watch your singer perform than my bands singer.
BTW, those are kick butt stage monitors you have there.

Wish I could lay claim to the monitors. They belonged to the venue.

[malthumb]

Originally Posted by PimasterPearson

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If you're playing music for fun, then by all means refuse to play the song and deal with the consequences. But if it's a job, you need to buck up and remember that pretty much every job makes you do things you hate. Your job as a cover band musician is to entertain people and play songs that they want to hear. If you don't want to do that, your band leader will find someone who does.

Read post #48 and post #55 and then get back with me.

[Grateful]

'Tighten Up' by The Black Keys. The band already did this before I got involved.

It's just generally an awful song (IMHO) that's boring to play and turns off the crowd.

This is on top of the "No Brown Eyed Girl or Mustang Sally" clause. And despite the above song, Van Morrison's is the only version of 'Wild Night'. Period.

[ForSix]

That song is no worse than any other pop song. All you need is a 40 year-old chick whose voice is gone and likes to dress like she's 17.

Musically, the song makes no sense, but that makes it no worse than any other pop song.

[Downunderwonder]

Hired guns play what they are told or leave. I'm not good enough to be a hired gun.

Bands I have been in have always had a very laise fare approach, if someone really doesn't like a particular tune, there's plenty more to choose from.

What tune would I quit/risk being fired from hired gun job? If I was good enough to cop any bassline well enough to not be laughed out of the band, nothing comes to mind. I'd play with it and take a little bass solo on every fill, no matter what. Have fun with it.

The question is really, do you have the chops to dictate your own NO playlist? If I was that good I would have enough influence not to be doing tunes I didn't want to in the first place.

Better getting bandmates who have good taste and the sense to not take on tunes you can't play well.

[doomis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWJ9Y...&feature=g-u-u

Maybe this can help? :P

[LegoBass]

Originally Posted by doomis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWJ9Y...&feature=g-u-u

Maybe this can help? :P

Dang it! You beat me to it! I actually really like this version, it was done really well. You should bring it up to the band mates and see what they say.

[bass_lord_mutha]

If I know the song is a crowdpleaser, even if I don't like it, I suck it up and play it. I got so sick and tired of playing All Right Now, Margaritaville, Brown-Eyed Girl, etc. but they always got the crowd going when we played them and I feel like we play better when the crowd is into it. Now, if it's some obscure song that most bands don't play and we play it and the crowd response is kinda iffy, we vote to drop it from the setlist. But no, I would never refuse to play a song if it meant getting the boot. If we're gonna play Dancing Queen and I'm getting paid well, by golly, we're playing Dancing Queen!!!!

[Crazyeelboy]

Originally Posted by doomis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWJ9Y...&feature=g-u-u

Maybe this can help? :P

Now that's the spirit! Don't get mad, get even!

[bass_lord_mutha]

Originally Posted by doomis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWJ9Y...&feature=g-u-u

Maybe this can help? :P

That man is a genius, I don't care what anyone says. Death Metal cover of I See The Want To In Your Eyes? Brilliant!!!

[Downunderwonder]

I broke down and youtubed your nemisis. That thing is so vacuous it just begs to get covered by a rock band. The tune is fine, everything else gets rocked out. Nobody but a musician would know the difference and they would give you an ovation.

[CrewsControl]

Originally Posted by lowfreq33

Twice this week a guy tossed us a $20 to play Metallica (we're a country band). Of course the only song the rest of the band knew was Enter Sandman.

A country arrangement, I hope, with bottleneck guitar and fiddle solos?

Or, maybe Bluegrass

[Downunderwonder]

Originally Posted by CrewsControl

A country arrangement, I hope, with bottleneck guitar and fiddle solos?

Or, maybe Bluegrass

I'd drink and woohollah to that.

[cnltb]

Originally Posted by malthumb

We have a private party gig coming up later in the month. The hiring party has specifically asked that we play "Call Me Maybe". There are not words to define how much I hate that song. But since the hiring party specifically asked for it, we'll play it.

Our BL mentioned this request and suggested we learn it (ok) and maybe play it at our next gig (hell to the naw). My other band members felt the same way. So we left the rehearsal AGREEING that we would do this song at the private party and then bury it.

So, as we're setting up for last night's gig, BL says..."word has gotten out that we're working on "Call Me Maybe" so don't be surprised if we get a request for it". I said " They can request but I'm not doing it"

So, sure enough, one table starts asking for it. BL says "think we oughta give it a shot?" I say "hell no". I don't usually curse, so when I do, be sure that I mean it. So he starts polling the other band members so I cut in..."Maybe you misunderstood me....hell f^%}ing no. I'm not playing it."

So then we announce and then play our last song. We had skipped several songs because the venue wanted to close a little early. The small crowd that's left shouts for one more. In between the shouts for one more are the three words I'm coming to dread. "Call Me Maybe". I gave the BL a "don't even think about it" look and suggested doing a song we had skipped. We did it and it went well and we finished and packed up.

My disdain for this song could very well be irrational, but it's real and growing. We will do it at this party and I will try like mad to get it stricken from our set lists.

Anybody else have a similar situation?

I get paid to play songs, not to like them, so I have not really been in a situation exactly like the one you describe.

[mancline1000]

oh thats a awful song.

[Teknoman]

Please as a black man appealing on behalf of all rappers and black folks in general .Do not do this song. I beg you.....

[gfaulkner]

Check this www.youtube.com/watch?v=nijSllYiGtc May get you through it.Mikey bolts rocks

[Matthew_84]

I only read the first page so I apologize if this has been said before, but if your BL is willing to perform this crap anywhere but the private party, then watch out for what other crap songs will be next.

You need to either learn to deal with it and just play (my least favourite option of the three), play it your own way so that it is enjoyable to you (and do this for the next song), or just deal with it for now while you look for another band that's more to your liking.

[Downunderwonder]

Originally Posted by Teknoman

Please as a black man appealing on behalf of all rappers and black folks in general .Do not do this song. I beg you.....

It's that empty of groove I missed any rap influence. I'm sure it offends all musicians equally regardless of race.

[MarTONEbass]

Whenever I audition for a cover band I tell them this: I charge extra if you ask me to play Kiss or Jimmy Buffett. I have not yet had a problem avoiding those artists.