Top Five Covers

[DblG]

I am so glad that my band does all originals unless we feel like goofing around and playing something ironic.

I don't mean to act superior to the cover bands, I just much prefer to play something that I can put my own heart and soul into.

If your impression of cover bands is of people not putting their own heart and soul into it, maybe you just haven't seen a good cover band.

Hmmm...5 songs that always get people dancing in no order at all:

Shakedown Street
Martyr
RESPECT
Son of a Preacher Man
American Girl

 

[blizzard]

It seems to me that the songs that people like the best are always the songs my band likes the least. THe top 5 for me are:

Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
Lightning Crashes - Live
Killing in the Name of - RATM
Fade to Black - Metallica
Higher - Creed.

 

[Nick Kay]

Duel of the Fates - John Williams. Great to open with and seque into a song in E minor, especially something heavy.

Sexyback - Justin Timberlake. Have you ever seen an entire club rush for the dance floor at the same time? Try it.

No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age. I have no idea why, but it seems like everyone loves this song. Plus, bass solo.

When Doves Cry - Prince. Really hard to pull off, but totally worth it when everyone starts screaming as soon as the piano kicks in.

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley. WOW. Dun. Dun. Dun. Dun. Suddenly the whole venue is bouncing.

 

[fokof]

My top five songs of interesting bass lines and people getting crazy hearing it;

1- Le freak - Chic

2- We are family - Pointer Sisters

3- Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder

4- Sledge Hammer - Peter Gabriel

5- Good Times - Chic

 

[envika]

we all know my feelings on the violent femmes, no need to reiterate okie dokie?

 

[NOLA Bass]

Van Halen - Eruption/You Really Got Me
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Ozzy - Crazy Train
KISS-Detroit RockCity
Grand Funk - American Band

 

[j-bass-kreep]

1- Juanes : gotas de agua dulce
2- Soda estereo : persiana americana
3- Mana : Clavado en un bar
4- Juanes : me enamora
5- La quinta estacion : El sol no regresa

 

[hbarcat]

Sympathy for the Devil - Stones
Simple Man - Skynyrd
Mary Jane's Last Dance - Petty
Comfortably Numb - Floyd
Rocky Mountain Way - Walsh

 

[Pilgrim]

For my band, the top 3:

Pipeline
Walk, Don't Run
Wipe Out

 

[last minute]

Under Pressure - Queen
Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Come on Eileen - Save Ferris version
Renegade - Stix

 

[Graham Monette]

I'm bookmarking this page, some good tips here.

 

[JimB52]

Hard to Handle
Sympathy for the Devil
L A Woman
Texas Flood
Tush
Are you Gonna be my Girl?

 

[artiej]

1. Born to Run
2. You Give Love a Bad Name
3. Pour Some Sugar on Me.
4. Long Train Runnin
5. Livin la Vida Loca.

Hey I live in Jersey so the top 2 are staples in our set list.

 

[fishtx]

Hmmm..Ok lets see:

1. Purple Rain - Prince
2. Gimme Shelter - Stones
3. Jesus is just alright with me - Doobies
4. Lights/don't stop believin' - Journey
5. Can't find my way back home - Blind Faith

 

[playinpearls]

i'm surprised noone has said it yet...

Cake - going the distance...

i can't think of any others, i am starting a cover band though, and this will definetly be handy...


ugh...violent femmes

 

[I-Love-Ratm]

Give It Away- Red Hot Chili Peppers (We normally extend the hell out of it too)
Stuck In The Middle With You- Stealers Wheel (Never fails to get them up)
Tainted Love- Soft Cell( We do a rock version like The Living End and normally the place erupts)
Sunny Afternoon- The Kinks (Just a good singalong feelgood song)
Crazy- Gnarls Barkley (Complete with a reggae breakdown)

 

[iamoldschool]

Guess I play to an older crowd than most of you cats, but here goes:

1. Mustang Sally
2. Brown Eyed Girl
3. Margaritaville
4. Proud Mary
5. Dock Of the Bay

 

[Geothermal]

Audioslave - Cochise
Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls
Rage Against The Machine - Killing in The Name
Judas Priest - Breaking the Law
Wolfmother - Woman
Actually the only songs my band currently plays at the moment... I'm new and am gunna try to whip them into shape

 

[Marley's Ghost]

I will survive - Cake
Paralyzer - Finger 11
Saturday Night Fight - Kid Rock
Brick House - Rick J
Crazy Bitch - Buckcherry

 

[TBird1958]

Rebel Yell, Billy Idol
I want you to want me, Cheap Trick
Livin' after midnight, Judas Priest
Long way to the top AC/DC
Ballroom Blitz The Sweet........Always a great closer!