I had to resurrect this thread after I saw this video
http://youtu.be/vfTftPkOqDM
Carly can really sing
http://youtu.be/vfTftPkOqDM
Carly can really sing
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Ever hate a song so much you'd risk being fired?
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I'd play this stupid song for money...you kiddin? I don't want to make coffee forever. I'd join this band if the gig presented itself to me...
I mean. I PLAY COUNTRY for money. I don't like it. But I make it fun, get paid, and leave immediately.
I mean. I PLAY COUNTRY for money. I don't like it. But I make it fun, get paid, and leave immediately.
I wouldn't have any problems playing it. Some of the rock songs we play now, I'd be much happier with that song over those.
I thought maybe you were being dramatic when I first opened the thread. Then I heard the song.... GOOD GOD! If that's the kind of **** you have to play in bars these days to get a gig, I'll just forget it.
The current band I'm in that's gearing up for big money gigging is playing TONS of songs that I hate. But I suck it up. A few weeks ago my drummer pitches that damn Gotye "Someone That I Used To Know' song. Major uproar ensues. Half are ok with it, the other half is flipping out. After major negotiations and promises to rearrange the damn song so it 'rocks' a bit more, it's actually kinda fun. Last week again, my drummer pitches 'Call Me Maybe'. I flat out refuse. End of story. Some songs are just not worth it.
I almost quit a band when they wanted to play, "carry on my wayward son." I also refuse to play brown eyed girl one more time. Life is too short
What's interesting is the gap between what musicians like and what regular people like. I haven't heard any musicians in the thread say they love the song, yet clearly a bunch of civilians love it - it's a huge hit.
What happens to our taste when we become musicians?
Or is it that only people with "different" (more sophisticated?) taste have the urge to be musicians?
What happens to our taste when we become musicians?
Or is it that only people with "different" (more sophisticated?) taste have the urge to be musicians?
Bochafish said:
Yeah, well, good luck really nailing that one anyway.
I think some of you take yourselves a little too seriously. I'm super, super serial.
I couldn't agree more, you can at least have some fun with an upbeat pop tune. Can't say the same for the masturbatory introspective acoustic drone music of the aforementioned artists.
To answer the initial question... no.
I can have fun with so many things and work with musicians who are on the same wavelength that frankly the OP really took me by surprise. Genuine surprise.
What could I possibly hate about any song to that degree? Beats the hell out of me. The fact that so many say they'd quit rather than play song X also took me by surprise but now that I think about it I guess that's why I have so much work...
I know the gig ain't about me!
So making it in any way, shape or fashion about me as a sideman seems childish at best... no offense to anyone, that's just how I see it. In the whole scheme of things it certainly doesn't compare to being a dancer at a bachelor party.
If I were a BL and I got that ultimatum, I'd say "it's been fun. Bye". With a genuine smile on my face. Because honestly I'd think you had a screw loose to jeopardize a gig over something as trivial as five minutes of any song... and who knows what's next.
and I've played "The Chicken Dance".
In all sincerity this smacks of completely missing the big picture. Here's why: You never know who's watching.
It is entirely possible that your band could pick up more work by taking a song that you feel is lame and rocking it... and I mean rocking it, not phoning it in, not looking bored. I've actually had people tell me they absolutely hated a song that we did..., until they heard us do it.
In closing, I'll let you guys in on a little secret... I don't love every song I perform.
I know... shocking. But I've found ways to have fun with even the most mundane stuff, because as a musician I have the ability to do that so I don't look at any song name on a setlist as a death sentence. As a professional musician that's what I do... and I get paid pretty well because I'm devoid of anything approaching this kind of drama. But I do genuinely appreciate the drama... more work for me
Just my thoughts on this. No offense to any song haters.
I can have fun with so many things and work with musicians who are on the same wavelength that frankly the OP really took me by surprise. Genuine surprise.
What could I possibly hate about any song to that degree? Beats the hell out of me. The fact that so many say they'd quit rather than play song X also took me by surprise but now that I think about it I guess that's why I have so much work...
I know the gig ain't about me!
So making it in any way, shape or fashion about me as a sideman seems childish at best... no offense to anyone, that's just how I see it. In the whole scheme of things it certainly doesn't compare to being a dancer at a bachelor party.
If I were a BL and I got that ultimatum, I'd say "it's been fun. Bye". With a genuine smile on my face. Because honestly I'd think you had a screw loose to jeopardize a gig over something as trivial as five minutes of any song... and who knows what's next.
and I've played "The Chicken Dance".
In all sincerity this smacks of completely missing the big picture. Here's why: You never know who's watching.
It is entirely possible that your band could pick up more work by taking a song that you feel is lame and rocking it... and I mean rocking it, not phoning it in, not looking bored. I've actually had people tell me they absolutely hated a song that we did..., until they heard us do it.
In closing, I'll let you guys in on a little secret... I don't love every song I perform.
I know... shocking. But I've found ways to have fun with even the most mundane stuff, because as a musician I have the ability to do that so I don't look at any song name on a setlist as a death sentence. As a professional musician that's what I do... and I get paid pretty well because I'm devoid of anything approaching this kind of drama. But I do genuinely appreciate the drama... more work for me
Just my thoughts on this. No offense to any song haters.
I played Brown Eyed Girl last month on a gig. I don't particular like or dislike the song and we did a nice version that the crowd enjoyed. The gig paid $500. I'm cool with that.
I played an impromptu version of "Carry On... " at a bar a few years back with a band called Blue Funk. The crowd went nuts. We had fun with it. Personally I don't see the downside but whatever floats your boat.
IMO how you play usually impacts what you play. We didn't rehearse the Kansas tune, we all knew it and ran with it when it was suggested. Crowds love when bands kill a out of left field request and I love it when the crowd's into it. Win-win. We do that with a massive amount of music and I guess it can be more fun when you're winging it. YMMV
How many of you actually have fun performing live?
Awful. Horribly awful song. I wouldn't even do it for the paying client. Wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror if I had to play that. Even if I was contractually obligated, I would need to close my eyes and then block it out with more pleasant thoughts (comparatively speaking) like being prison raped or clubbing baby seals.
That's a cool way to look at it. On June 22nd CMM will occupy 3 minutes of my life. And I'll probably have a blast playing it, because I'll take the advice of many who've weighed in here and "tweak it" a little. I'm actually working on that now between posts.
Just thought I'd provide an update......
On June 22nd, my band did perform CMM at a private party. I say "my band" performed it, because they did but I did not. But not for the reason(s) you might think!!!
The party was on June 22nd. On June 21st I was released from Henry Ford Hospital after a 6-day stay courtesy of viral meningitis. Picked it up in or on the way to Stuttgart. It didn't look like I'd be released in time for the gig, so my band started working with a replacement. Since I did get out in time I, despite my wife's insistence, went to and played two out of three sets at the gig. Even had my kids there as the "opening act". But the guy who was gonna replace me worked so hard we had him play a set and CMM was in that set. It went very well.
Brad Johnson said:
Bar/club scene in upstate NY.
We've had to do some tunes we're not proud to admit to for private functions, but fortunately nothing as bad as that song.
But hey, my band's genre is classic rock so the chance that someone could even request that kind of song is a longshot.
the difference btw the two (IMHO) is that Carly Rae Jepson actually has a very nice voice.
