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*singing*
There was a bassist had a bass and Bongo was it's name-o
B O N G O
B O N G O
B O N G O
And Bongo was it's name-o
Something like this, perhaps?
Naturally, I have absolutely no idea who did this.
There's just all kinds of nonsense out there on the internet, I tell you.
Something like this, perhaps?
Naturally, I have absolutely no idea who did this.
There's just all kinds of nonsense out there on the internet, I tell you.
Every Bongo owner in this forum is laughing right now. Me included.
Well, I guess whoever did it would be probably happy to hear that, and might even say something like "Thanks, glad you like it."
Theoretically speaking, of course.
I thought that Oprah was now selling bongs. My bad.
Make the drummer tune his heads a half-step down in solidarity. That'll fix his red wagon.
Seriously, different key with time to practice before gig? Sure. Calling a different key on stage? Well, ok. But everyone gets immunity from scolding for clams.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Sorry, I never got this. If a half step is going to make the difference in whether you can sing a song, you probably shouldn't be singing it.
I was in a cover band with a good vocalist - he could hit Journey (Don't Stop Believing, Separate Ways, Any Way You Want It) and Boston. He had no problem with More than a Feeling, but for Rock and Roll Band, insisted on tuning to E Flat - I had to take a second bass just for that song - fortunately, it was a good paying gig.
SRV
"Pride & Joy" is in Eb, we still do it in E. I bought two basses dropped tuned for 8 songs for a gig we had and they did none of them . Never again.
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Get a 5er and stop complaining.
Hi,
SRV always tuned down a half step. I'll bet the bass player did too.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
SRV always tuned down a half step. I'll bet the bass player did too.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
anyone in the band who suggests you play a song that's in E in Eb at the last minute deserves a slap in the face!
Ugh. Vocalists. lol
I play in a big (14-person) cover band that has 4 vocalists, and we have quite a few tunes in non-original keys. And sometimes they'll change up who sings a given song, which means that in some cases we have multiple keys for the same song. We've played songs at shows where confusion hits and half the band is in one key while the other half is in a different key.
But I think we've digressed... To keep this thread on the Meme Train, here's one from the Cover Band Central Facebook page! ha ha
5sg.
I play in a big (14-person) cover band that has 4 vocalists, and we have quite a few tunes in non-original keys. And sometimes they'll change up who sings a given song, which means that in some cases we have multiple keys for the same song. We've played songs at shows where confusion hits and half the band is in one key while the other half is in a different key.
But I think we've digressed... To keep this thread on the Meme Train, here's one from the Cover Band Central Facebook page! ha ha
5sg.
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Seems this poor b@stige found himself the real thing, and she made him a shirt.
Seems this poor b@stige found himself the real thing, and she made him a shirt.
Seems to me this could work as a brill bit of reverse psychology. I'll report when I'm back from Ibiza
