What Covers Do You Hate To Play?

[Jumbotron]

Brown Eyed Girl.

And Hang On Sloopy. Ohio guys will know what I'm talking about with that one.

 

[Baryonyx]

I used to have to play Parisian Walkways by Gary Moore. God I hated that. Knights in White Satin was another one I hated!

 

[The Owl]

Although I stopped doing the cover band thing ages ago, these however stick out to me:

1) Don't Speak (No Doubt)
2) Ironic (Alanis)
3) In Spite of Me (Alanis)

Hanging head in shame that I ever played that dreck!

 

[bryan bailey]

Sweet Child of Mine

 

[Tony In Philly]

Louie Louie.

 

[SteveC]

Santeria!!
Santeria!!
Santeria!!

 

[mimaz]

Cool thread idea............especially since most of us have been through it so often. Really though, it's gonna happen, somebody is always requesting something "stupid" or "cliche"...........but that's the musician in you thinking. The knucklehead drunk in the crowd likely doesn't think like a musician (if they think at all ) , and in fact, they may be requesting the coolest song ever, as far as they're concerned. Oh well, I'm just happy to be gigging, instead of being the knucklehead, so I can usually withstand the stupid request, and give it the full 3 minutes or so that it probably (doesn't) deserve.

That being said, don't even bother to say "Wipeout". I won't. I just won't. :scowl:

 

[Philbiker]

"When I Come Around" by Green Day

 

[Chad Michael]

"When I Come Around" by Green Day

Used to sing that one .

 

[BlackLake]

Old Time Rock and Roll

and Sweet Home Alabama

 

[lawsonman]

Mony Mony

Old time rock and roll

Proud Mary

and too many others to list.

 

[MtManiac]

Mony Mony

LOL, we just started doing Mony Mony, and our guitar player was singing it. He had a real tough time with the timing of the lyrics, and kept rushing the chorus, so by the time we were all playing the IV (Bb), he was already singing the "yeah" part. It was like watching Steve Martin from The Jerk trying to snap his fingers and dance to the beat.

 

[Bard2dbone]

LOL, we just started doing Mony Mony, and our guitar player was singing it. He had a real tough time with the timing of the lyrics, and kept rushing the chorus, so by the time we were all playing the IV (Bb), he was already singing the "yeah" part. It was like watching Steve Martin from The Jerk trying to snap his fingers and dance to the beat.

About a million years ago I was in a band where several of us sang, so we just switched the vocal around, 'you do this one I'll do that one and he'll do that other one' kind of thing. The biggest trainwreck we did was one that I ended up singing because no one else could get the rhythm right. But it was actually pretty rhythmically simple. I never could figure out why they had probs with it. I decided they just didn't want to sing it. It was...

Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group

 

[Hoover]

Back in 1991 I was the bass player w/ the house orchestra on a cruise ship sailing around the Carribbean and Mexican Riviera for four months. Seven nights a week, usually four shows a night (sometimes only two), for four solid months.

...and every single night I wound up playing "Girl From Ipanema" and "New York, New York" at least once.

If I ever have to play either of those tunes again I will KILL someone!

 

[ThunderLizard]

Proud Mary too fast (Ike & Tina style) is torture for me. I tend to get all violent like Curly Howard when he hears 'Pop Goes The Weasel'. With a little Tazmanian Devil tornado action thrown in. I get all twisted up in my cables.
However, a proper cover of Proud Mary (Creedence) is like going to church. I think it's one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

 

[BlacksHole]

Any Jimmy Buffet tune. I will play them, but they're boring.

 

[envika]

blister in the sun is definitely the worst song ever.

BUT...i can always make people laugh by playing it. it's a trade off.

 

[fenderhutz]

The Boys are back in town.

Hate it.

 

[Lazylion]

I don't tell the customer that I hate the song, but I might show them this list:

Request Price List (Some songs SHOULD cost extra!)

(Disclaimer: This list is totally subjective. Your opinions may vary. No offense to anyone currently singing any or all of these, I've sung most of them myself at one time or another.)

1. $10
Lay Down Sally (Eric Clapton)
Take This Job And Shove It (Johnny Paycheck)
Amy (Pure Prairie League)
Wipeout (Surfaris)
Lyin' Eyes (Eagles)
Devil Went Down To Georgia (Charlie Daniels)
Trashy Women (Confederate Railroad)


2. $25
Rocky Top
Takin' Care Of Business (Bachman Turner Overdrive)
Stormy Monday
Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top)
Can I Have This Dance (Anne Murray)


3. $50
Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Cocaine (Eric Clapton)
Make The World Go Away
For The Good Times
I Will Always Love You (Dolly Parton)

4. $100
Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Old Time Rock And Roll (Bob Seger)
Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett)
Darlin'/You Never Call Me By My Name/Perfect Country Song (David Allan Coe)

I play Wipeout at almost every gig with my country band. I love surf music.

 

[soong]

Uptown Girl.

Its not even funny anymore, just tedious to play.