Steppenwolf would be hard to pull off with a 3 pc, need the organ. We used to do Jesus Just Left Chicago, crowd loved it. Guitar player needs to be able to pull it off though.
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Song Set List Biker Bar
- Thread starter James Willie
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I once played a biker bar here in Tacoma, Washington and no joke, we played Born To Be Wild 6 times in our set. They loved it and kept yelling for us to play it again, so we kept playing it! We'd play one song, then Born To Be Wild, then one other song, then Born To Be Wild.
I would add at least one well known metal tune - Living After Midnight or Paranoid for example - something that women like or at least tolerate. I would think this would go over well with this crowd. I agree with the advice of adding a song or two that is more current and still a rocker - living La Vida Loca, Faith, some Prince, etc. Keep with poplar stuff and you will kill it.
Carpenters, The Association, The Letterman,.
And to get the riot started - The Fleetwoods , Come softly to me.
And to get the riot started - The Fleetwoods , Come softly to me.
With all due respect, this is a biker bar we're talking about. All you need is a singer to start it and a band who can keep up with a crowd of hopefully drunk bikers.
Believe me, a faithfully note-perfect copy of the original is not necessary. Let's not over-think this.
Yeah... we pulled it off without the keyboards and it sounded pretty good. I know the bikers liked it. It was at a "true" biker bar. An outfit know as The Devil's Disciples... of course, the biggest, baddest biker in the bunch was named "Tiny". He also requested a Clapton tune... I asked him if some Cream (Sunshine of Your Love) would suffice... he raised his beer in acknowledgement and we killed it!With all due respect, this is a biker bar we're talking about. All you need is a singer to start it and a band who can keep up with a crowd of hopefully drunk bikers.
Believe me, a faithfully note-perfect copy of the original is not necessary. Let's not over-think this.
We spent the better part of a year playing clubhouses up and down the east coast for one of the big three MC’s and these were often requested songs during that time. We had a fairly large band that included a steel player, two guitar players and a utility guy who covered mandolin, banjo, dobro, fiddle, ect., so we could cover a lot of ground. We’d usually play friday and saturday and these were the songs most asked for on saturday night.
Lubricate The Death Machine - Bob Schneider
Ain’t Nothing To Me - Johnny Winter
Me And My Uncle - Dead, assorted others
Bad Little Doggie - Government Mule
Daddy Was A Preacher And Momma Was A Go Go Girl - Southern Culture On The Skids
I’m Gonna Dig Up Howlin Wolf - Mojo Nixon
Shady Grove - traditional arrangement
Blues For Blind Melon - James Mathus And His Knockdown Society
Shut It Tight - T Bone Burnett
Lubricate The Death Machine - Bob Schneider
Ain’t Nothing To Me - Johnny Winter
Me And My Uncle - Dead, assorted others
Bad Little Doggie - Government Mule
Daddy Was A Preacher And Momma Was A Go Go Girl - Southern Culture On The Skids
I’m Gonna Dig Up Howlin Wolf - Mojo Nixon
Shady Grove - traditional arrangement
Blues For Blind Melon - James Mathus And His Knockdown Society
Shut It Tight - T Bone Burnett
