jcadmus Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 You guys ever mess around with a songs arrangement, just to mix things up a little? Saturday I was at a buddy's wedding reception. Great wedding band -- been together 18 years, covering a full range of styles well. During the traditional "third set" -- after the old folks have retired, and the younger set wants to dance, they were cutting through the usual classic dance tunes (from ChumbaWumba to Earth Wind and Fire). When they got to Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music, White Boy." I noticed they were playing something different over the bridge ("And they were dancing, and singing, and moving to the grooving, and just when it hit me..."). Finally, I realized they were playing the changes from Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and I just about bust a gut laughing. They had probably played that song about a kajillion times, and sometime along the way someone started vamping that over top, and they all said "hey, that's half decent." "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Especially since Nirvana was one of the least funky bands ever to record. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Strangely enough after the first verse and chorus of Play That Funky Music, White Boy. anything goes. About the only thing that doesn't change are the lyrics and drums, everything else is full on improvisation. Feel the groove internally within your own creativity. - fingertalkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanYmaL X Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 We do that every now and then during a worship set... like playing the second verse of Amazing Grace like The House of the Rising Sun, or throwing The Space Cowboy intro and bass line to Lord We Lift Your Name On High We even did a Hymn with the Crazy Train progression once... didn't go over as well with the more traditional folks but the youth loved it. It's always fun to mix it up a little like that... keeps them awake during Worship and adds a little variety to the set. DX Aerodyne Jazz Deluxe Pod X3 Live Roland Bolt-60 (modified) Genz Benz GBE250-C 2x10 Acoustic 2x12 cab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham56 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 We sometimes play the Wolf's "Howlin' for my Baby" with a reggae feel (rather, a Police-style white reggae feel). One day we'll have the guts to play it at a gig... Cheers, Graham www.talkingstrawberries.com - for rocking' blues, raw and fresh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 One of these days you're going to throw some Black Sabbath into a hymn and the Lord will smite you on the spot. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Occasionally we have. Like for instance Play that Funky music. I slap the bassline (one of those rare times I get to slap) as I play it a bit more like the guitar lick. It's not much but it keeps me interested. We also do a slow bluesy version of Ain't No Sunshine. Mainly we do little things that keep it interresting for us and we hope for the audience. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 One band I was in, we used to do "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas as a reggae tune. Try it -- it works. "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I had an idea to do Blue Oyster Cult's "Godzilla" as a reggae tune, with a havey dub section during the "Japanese announcer" part. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 One of these days you're going to throw some Black Sabbath into a hymn and the Lord will smite you on the spot. Closest I ever got to that in church was playing the bass line from "Brown-Eyed Girl" under a G-C-G-D progression that was otherwise boring the pi$$ out of me. Only the sound guy, himself a gtr. player an bassist, picked up on it. I do agree that playing Black Sabbath in church is going the right way for a smiting, taint or otherwise. The band I just quit was doing "Friend of the Devil" as a reggae tune... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 - Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Back in (Catholic) high school, my friend was the bass player that played at the school Masses. One day, he was warming up by playing Iron Maiden's "The Trooper". Got a rise from the students. He was then booted out. Shame. "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eric VB Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Talking about music in general is now OT? I thought this was about things we do to amuse ourselves when we weren't playing music. I was so bored the other day I was doing a sudoku puzzle in the back of a weekly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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