What songs were on your first bands setlist? Include the year

[TerribleTim68]

1989 through about 1993-ish. We played all originals, except for these two songs -

Queensryche - Take Hold Of The Flame
Queensryche - The Lady Wore Black

We also, on rare occasions, would whip out Sam Kinison's version of "Wild Thing" at certain parties.

 

[Stewie]

1977
The Ocean, Led Zeppelin
Suffragette City, Bowie
Snoopy's Search/Red Baron, Billy Cobham

There were a lot more, but it was a long time ago and I just can't remember.

 

[dayo]

Here's a few I can remember, back in 1991 , I was 15.
RHCP - Stone cold bush
Metallica - Breadfan
Fugazi - Waiting room
RHCP - Knock me Down
RHCP - Higher Ground

 

[LordRyan]

My first band was in Oregon in 1967. We played quite a few songs by Northwest bands among other things.

Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals
Slow Down - The Beatles
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles
Louie Louie - Paul Revere and the Raiders
Not Your Steppin' Stone - Paul Revere and the Raiders
The Witch - The Sonics
Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds
No Escape - The Seeds
Just Like Me - Paul Revere and the Raiders
Gloria - Them
Hungry - Paul Revere and the Raiders
Little Sally Tease - Don and the Goodtimes
Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Hey Joe - The Standells
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

 

[Plectrum72]

1989

Nobody's Fool - Cinderella
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Paradise City - GnR
Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue
I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
What I like About You - The Romantics
Once Bitten Twice Shy - Great White
Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
Fascination Street - The Cure
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash

 

[stigbeve]

My first band I was in where I played bass was an original band. We did play one cover
at our first show in 2010 though. It was Hallowed Be Thy Name.

 

[Inky13]

1970, I was 13 and we got a gig in a local bar. The good old days!

Black Magic Woman - Santana
Jumping Jack Flash - Stones
Honky Tonk Woman - Stones
Brandy - Looking Glass
Funk #49 - James Gang
Woman - James Gang
Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly
Do Some Bongs - original

Can't really remember anything else, although we did a lot of Stones tunes. I was really lucky; we were young, but everyone could actually play their instrument.

Please tell us that there’s a recording of Do Some Bongs.

 

[iiipopes]

April, 1975. Two songs at the junior high spring party when we were all 13 years old:
Couldn't Be Better, Ozark Mountain Daredevils;
Original Instrumental Blues.

 

[crucislancer]

1992 - We didn't do a whole lot of covers, mostly to fill out a long set if we were short on originals.

Enter Sandman - Metallica
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica
Love 'em & Leave 'em - Kiss
2112 (Overture and Temples of Syrinx) - Rush

And I'm sure there are a few more but I can't think of them right now.

 

[Obese Chess]

2005 iirc. We mostly did Originals.

"Broccoli [Awesome!]"
"Puns About Cars (Because You're a B****)"
"Thank You"
"W.A.S.P. (Whiny, Angsty Suburban Punx)"
"Poopsmith"
"Cut Your Hair, Not Your Wrists"
"You're Gay" [Anal C*** Cover]

 

[Holdsg]

My first band playing bass was in 2009, the year I joined TB

Among the set list:

Unchained - VH
Slither - Velvet Revolver
Sex Type Thing - STP
Machinehead - Bush
Tie your Mother Down - Queen
Hot Cherie - Hardline
Natural Thing - UFO
Lights Out - UFO
The Trooper - Iron Maiden
Rock Candy - Montrose
Would - Alice in Chains
My Hero - Foo Fighters
Meant to Live - Switchfoot
Zeppelin medley

 

[singlemalt]

These things and any photos are better lost to the mists of time.

 

[The Petro]

Let me see if i can remember.
Tie your mother down -Queen
Wicked Sensation - Lynch Mob
I Remember you - Skid Row

4 or 5 originals.
We entered a battle of the bands.
We had a female singer. She could belt out I Remember You.

 

[lfmn16]

Please tell us that there’s a recording of Do Some Bongs.

No, but I remember the chords and the chorus; it was a Bo Diddley beat . The lyrics were the height of sophistication:

Do some bongs
Do some bongs
Do some bongs
Do some bongs

It had to be simple and you can guess why

Back in 1970, there was no way for a bunch of kids to record anything.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

First band?
1972... Sierra junior high...
Flash Edsel and the DeSoto kids..
We knew 4 songs,
1. Kansas City
2. Sealed with a kiss
3. Pipeline
4. Johnny B. Goode

 

[BluesWalker]

1972, as best as I can remember, an eclectic mix for a 4-piece (2 guitars, bass drums).

I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Stones)
Sweet Little Angel (BB King)
Ohio (CSNY)
Horse With No Name (America)
Fire (Hendrix)
Little Wing (Clapton)
Black Magic Woman (Fleetwood Mac)
Southern California Purples (Chicago)
25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago)

 

[/\/\3phist0]

I saw the “rock standards” thread and got to thinking about all the old songs my first band learned. My first band in the mid 80s as a young teen only played originals (except for Smoke On The Water, and Rainbow In The Dark) so I’ll use my 2nd band around 1990-1992. This a few year before we played the club scene so these were house party lists.

Whipping Post ~ Allman Bros
Too Rolling Stoned ~ Robin Trower
Taxman ~ Beatles
How Many More Times ~ Led Zeppelin
Rock Candy ~ Montrose
Born Under A Bad Sign ~ Cream
Electric Funeral ~ Black Sabbath
Welcome To The Machine ~ Pink Floyd

There were some more, and around ‘92 we got a little faster and heavier with some Soundgarden, Paw, Alice In Chains and Tool. Curious to see your early lists

1977
No point, first band was original music.
Did not play covers until less than a decade ago.

 

[39-Bassist]

Green Manalishi - Judas Priest
More than a Feeling - Boston
Sin City - AC/DC

These were the only real covers we did...We actually started to write our own songs when we started playing. It was a challenge but just made it more fun to do.

Circa: 1981

 

[Dabndug]

It was 1980. We loved the DIY punk ethos, and so 80% of our set list was made up of originals. The covers we liked were:

- My Generation
- Substitute
- Can't Stand Losing You
- Day Tripper

 

[Renegade bass]

1999 played mainly the standard pub rock classics.

Wishing Well
Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
Born To Be Wild
Plus a few newer contemporary numbers like
Pretty Fly For A White Guy.