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Songs That Make You Cringe

Cringe to play?
Anything I don't have down 100%. Bad enough I can mess up on my own when I *know* it :(
Cringe to listen to?
There's a character limit on posts....so won't go there :)
I will say anyone who can do a 4 hour jazz gig and
not fall asleep has my respect.

But it's funny, I actually like a lot of the songs mentioned :).
Here's the way I look at it: If they'll pay us to play it, I can suffer for 3 minutes. I'd rather play a song I hate to a bunch of happy people than play a song I love to disinterested people. Happy people = tips and gigs. I want to play songs I love, I'll do originals. But as a cover band......suck it up :).

Besides, I love proud mary. Hint: you *can* play around with the bass lines in songs ya know. I steal ideas all the time :)
 
Anything that can be described as "Texas Country".

It seems that in this "genre", as long as your subject matter is familiar bars, landmarks and scenery, it doesn't matter if you can't sing, write, or play more than 3 chords. In fact, I'm starting to believe that being devoid of any talent whatsoever is essential in pulling this stuff off. :smug:

I can lament with you.
 
anything by creed, nickelback, theory of a deadman, apacoliptica, 3 days grace, shinedown, 3 doors down, hoobastank, seether, buckcherry.....basically, anything by any of the run of the mill craprock bands that are so popular right now. what is it with these bands....they are so BORING, and a lot of them are quite angry for some reason.
 
Songs I might be asked to play?
Pretty much anything by "Johnny Cougar". (After he started using his real name, there are one or two that I loathe somewhat less...)

Songs no one in their right mind would ever ask anyone to play--either live or Memorex--and yet were popular at one time?
..."Loving You" by Minnie Ripperton...
..."Playground In My Mind" by Clint Holmes... (My name is Michael, I've got a nickel...)
..."Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro...

And how about "DOA" by Bloodrock... not only is it about a car accident, but just like seeing a car accident, you don't want to keep listening, but you just can't stop...
 
And how about "DOA" by Bloodrock... not only is it about a car accident, but just like seeing a car accident, you don't want to keep listening, but you just can't stop...

Oh man!..............that song scared me to death the first time i heard it. i was very young.

i believe tho it was about a small plane crash. of course i could be wrong.

for your conveniance and stroll down memory lane, here are the lyrics: remember the hammond b-3 and the sirens as you read them.


D.O.A
Bloodrock
Bloodrock 2

Laying here looking at the ceiling
Someone lays a sheet across my chest
Something warm is flowing down my fingers
Pain is flowing all through my back

I try to move my arms and there's no feeling
And when I look I see there's nothing there
The face beside me stopped it totally bleeding
The girl I knew has such a distant stare

I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air
I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air

Then I looked straight at the attendant
His face is pale as it can be
He bends and whispers something softly
He says there's no chance for me

I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air
I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air

Life is flowing out my body
Pain is flowing out with my blood
The sheets are red and moist where I'm lying
God in Heaven, teach me how to die

I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air
I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air
 
Oh man!..............that song scared me to death the first time i heard it. i was very young.

i believe tho it was about a small plane crash. of course i could be wrong.

I stand corrected: "According to lead guitarist, Lee Pickens, "DOA" was based on the ill fated Wichita State University football team airplane crash of Oct. 2, 1970." --Wikipedia

A Minneapolis cover band (I think it was Straight Up) used to do this one when they had Xeno fronting them... never saw it myself but heard about it from some former bandmates... I guess they'd roll him out onstage on a gurney, covered with a bloody sheet, and on cue he'd sit up and start singing. Ewww... :)