What song would you play?

[flyingfinbar]

Psssshhhh...like it's even a question...Stairway!!

or...

Freebird

But seriously folks, how about Floyd's The Happiest Days of our Lives into Another Brick in The Wall Part II? A perfectly defiant message directed at the institution, and everyone knows it!

 

[el_crawfordo]

when i was in highschool we played herbie handcocks watermellon man (head hunters version) into bon jovi's you give love a bad name.... we did a little walk for the key change...our drummer covered his floor toms in glitter and did not use them until the beginning of the jovi song... and we all put on wigs we stole from the drama dept. prop closet. it was a good mix of funny, funky and awesome. people rushed the stage... pretty hysterical looking back...

 

[cruzois]

Jessica/Allman Bros.Band

 

[OPBASSMAN1994]

All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix Version).

Pinball Wizard by the Who.

Roundabout by Yes. (There is an acoustic rhythm track in that if I'm not mistaken.)

ebay by Weird Al......

 

[stratovani]

Are you guys good enough to play some Rush?

 

[Pilgrim]

If you have a good singer, "Route 66" or "Who Do You Love".....and rock them HARD.

 

[5string5fingers]

ooh no, do Five Finger Death Punch's version of Bad Company, no screaming so not metal... i guess lol

Please don't butcher a butcher of a song. If you're gonna do Bad company,do the original,and do it justice.

As for an epic song, carry on my wayward son by kansas

 

[OPBASSMAN1994]

Are you guys good enough to play some Rush?

I was going to recommend Circumstances or YYZ, but they have a rhythm guitarist who'd probably be sitting there going "What the heck am I supposed to do now!!!???" and a lead singer who'd have to get his vocal chords surgically stretched....

 

[stratovani]

I was going to recommend Circumstances or YYZ, but they have a rhythm guitarist who'd probably be sitting there going "What the heck am I supposed to do now!!!???" and a lead singer who'd have to get his vocal chords surgically stretched....

Maybe they could try Subdivisions. Geddy's vocals aren't terribly high and the guitars could play the synth/lead guitar parts. Wish I was there to coach them, this would be epicly awesome if done right!

 

[Snazzy Jazzy]

I would say basically anything by Rush (If you guys can handle it) AC/DC hasn't been mentioned yet, and also any Led Zeppelin would be considered "epic". If any of the bands at my school played these, it would be amazing!

 

[mikerophone]

pixies "here comes your man"
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[Rush-2112]

Are you guys good enough to play some Rush?

I was gonna say this,

but then thought...

a lead singer who'd have to get his vocal chords surgically stretched....

 

[Plays_For_Dog]

Love Rollercoaster, Red Hot Chilli Peppers version.

 

[I<34080]

Back in high school I played in the talent show with lots of different groups, I've played

YYZ
Xanadu/New Speedway Boogie/Working Man/Bytor medley
Waiting on the World to Change
Yellow
Enjoy the Silence
Famous in a Small Town
...some other stuff I'm forgetting.

Really, it's the popular stuff that goes over with people under 18. John Mayer and Coldplay went over well. Rush doesn't really go over well with a high school crowd.

Really, it's about the vocalist's ability anyway.

 

[chjohnst]

Cult of Personality

 

[Floyd Eye]

Killing in the Name by RATM

That song kills every time.

 

[stratovani]

I was gonna say this,

but then thought...

Wow! You sure picked an easy one for them to try!

 

[Chrisk-K]

Something that will be epicly awesome. No metal.

How about "Gates of Delirium" or "Cygnus X-1"?

 

[dreasher54]

I forgot to mention we have access to a synth and keyboard player as well.

 

[stratovani]

I forgot to mention we have access to a synth and keyboard player as well.

Well, why didn't you say so? Here you go!