Looking for an upbeat, quick to learn tune for a female vocalist....

Brass in Pocket

 

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll".

 

Suggestions:

No Sleep Tonight by The Faders

Ghost by Fefe Dobson

Blue Kiss by Jane Wiedlin

The Way It Is by Nicole Atkins

Nothing In This World by Paris Hilton
(Don't laugh, it's easy to learn and catchy)

Because The Night by Patti Smith

Gonna Be Mine by Karla Bonoff

 

The Tide Is High by Blondie. Fun to play bass on.

 

Not sure they'd qualify as upbeat, but two we've had luck with are Voices Carry (Til Tuesday) and Only the Lonely (The Motels).

 

"Ballroom Blitz" and "Fire" are always awesome with a female vocalist, especially if she can wail like Tia Carerre in "Wayne's World"

"My Generation" would be awesome, as well.

 

'Hello' by Tristan Prettyman.

My band plays that, but in a slightly different version - I find the original doesn't groove as much, but if you know what you're doing, that one is a blast to play.

 

Gogos "Our Lips are Sealed"

4 Non Blondes "What's Going On"

 

"Walking on Sunshine" - Katrina & The Waves

 

Walking on sunshine, We got the Beat, One way or another, I hate myself for loving you,

 

"You and your hand" goes over good.

So does "I hate myself for loving you"

 

Middle of the Road - Pretenders
Bitch - Merideth Brooks
I Hate Myself - Joan Jett
Gimmi One Reason - Tracy Chapman

 

almost all of avril lavigne's songs