picker Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 A club owner has told us we should learn some "fun" songs. So far, the songs proposed have been "Brick House" by the Commodores and "Tell Me Something Good" by Chaka Khan/Rufus. Anybody got anything that isn't totally cheese ball to suggest? Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I like older ones, like "A Question of Temperature", "I Fought the Law", "96 Tears", "Dirty Water", "Mothers Little Helper" "Nobody But Me"... gee, there are probably hundreds... one that I think is totally cheeseball but always filed the dance floor was "Born to be Wild"... hate that song. "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 Who did "A Question of Temperature"? Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Who did "A Question of Temperature"? The Balloon Farm "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Disco Duck? The Streaker? Monster Mash? G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Hot Fun In The Summertime It might seem ironic at this time of year but, hey, that's just more fun, innit ?! This one's also a gas, as well as a great crowd-exciter. d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderz Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 "Vertigo" U2 "Twist and Shout" Beatles Stick it to the man. http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/anderseb/ (Muh homepage of greatness) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPlayerFL Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Anything pre-LSD Beatles. Anything by Chuck Berry. Love Shack (B-52s) Shout (Isley Brothers) A Jazz/Chord Melody Master-my former instructor www.robertconti.com (FKA GuitarPlayerSoCal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEHpicker Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Tell Mama, Another Brick In The Wall, I Saw Her Standing There, She's Not There, How Long, Life In The Fast Lane, Pride & Joy, Sharp Dressed Man, LaGrange, Keep Your Hands To Yourself, Day Tripper, Rocky Mtn. Way... Just a few I grabbed off our set list that I think are kinda fun. Ultimately it comes down to the taste of the club owner and the crowd that hangs out there. Good Luck, SEHpicker SEHpicker The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it." George Orwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Fingers Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Chicken dance? http://www.myspace.com/daniellesaux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Play that funky music http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billster Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Lawyers, Guns & Money And while we're on Warren Zevon, "Werewolves of London" Ah-Oooooo! Buy my CD on CD Baby! Bill Hartzell - the website MySpace?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Disco Duck? The Streaker? Monster Mash? G. Disco Duck was a request at the NYE gig I just played! No, we didn't know it! I vaguely remember the tune... Guitar Speak Podcast www.guitarspeakpodcast.libsyn.com https://www.facebook.com/guitarspeakpodcast www.itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/guitar-speak-podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 string Mike Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 As far as 'Werewolves of London' a band I am in did this 'All Summer Long/ Sweet Home Alabama/ Werewolves of London' medley that was fun. We did however get a few comments about Kid Rock ripping off Warren Zevon. We've played a lot of the afforementioned songs. Jet's 'Be My Girl' is fun too. the 'isn't totally cheeseball' stipulation might be hard to stay away from, because so many of the 'fun' (read- popular with a crowd of half blitzed people in a good mood) songs are those instantly recognizeable overplayed staples of karaoke magic- that's what makes them 'fun'. The two that top my cheezeball list are 'Brown eyed Girl' and 'Sweet Caroline'. "Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind"- George Orwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingerstyle_Jim Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 "Secret Agent Man", we used to get a great response from it. Oh, and if you have a crazy lead singer do "Fever", but substitue "Beaver" for Fever everytime(she gives me beaver....beaver in the morning...beaver all through the night...). Our singer also used to imitate Bob Dylan in whatever song he felt the mood strike him, that got lots of laughts(imagine Dylan singing Roxanne, Moondance, Money For Nothin') Jim My SoundClick Page My New Music Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Tush ZZ Top, it is easy to play and it rocks. dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 The Stroll Little Red Riding Hood The Stripper The Bird Wipe Out La Bamba / Twist and Shout Whole Lotta Shaken Going On Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Laywers Guns and Money gets my vote too. That could be a lot of fun. Also, the Trouble Boys always got over well for us, particularly in tough bars, and Crawling From the Wreckage (into a Brand New Car), as well as I'm The Man (a song about the ad industry) "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Slinger Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Fight For Your Right To Party - Beastie Boys Takin' Care Of Business - BTO Workin' For The Weekend - Loverboy They seem to please the 30-50 year old crowd. My Blog about playing in a live band My MySpace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Tommy James greatest hits: "Hanky Panky," "Mony Mony," "Crimson and Clover," "Crystal Blue Persuasion," etc... Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Jungle Love, The Time You don`t know how it feels, Tom Petty-that chorus might get a few whoops depending on the crowd. Life`s Been Good, Joe Walsh Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric VB Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 A club owner has told us we should learn some "fun" songs. So far, the songs proposed have been "Brick House" by the Commodores and "Tell Me Something Good" by Chaka Khan/Rufus. Anybody got anything that isn't totally cheese ball to suggest? The club owner just wants you to play for the audience, not for yourselves. While it can be "fun" to get baked and play "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" for an hour, a sober audience will be bored to tears after 30 seconds. Right? One approach club owners like is to play to the ladies in the audience. If the ladies come, the guys will follow. Ka-ching! In general, ladies like to dance and sing. Guys like to sit and listen. Ladies like ballads; guys like to have their faces melted off. So if you're playing nothing but cock rock you're probably alienating the ladies, right? "Brick House" is a "fun" song because all the ladies know it so they do that excited little scream thing when it starts and run to the dance floor to show off their moves. "Sweet Caroline" is a "fun" song because everyone will sing along to the chorus. Is it cheese ball? Is it selling out? Well, it worked for The Beatles, didn't it? They started off as a "fun" dance band with pop tunes everyone liked to sing. If their first single had been "Revolution 9", would we even be talking about them today? Are The Beatles considered cheese ball or sellouts? Now, you can overdo it. If you play nothing but chick songs all night the guys will be bored to tears. So throw something in each set for the guys. It will clear the dance floor, so put it in when the ladies are ready for a break anyway. Here's the song list for one of my area's most popular all-male rock cover bands, which just happens to be a bunch of older guys, Fifty Amp Fuse: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Revolution - Beatles Hotel California - Eagles Desperado - Eagles Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd Creep - Radio Head Wicked Game - Chris Isaak Livin' Lovin' Maid - Zeppelin Bang a Gong - T-Rex Boogie Shoes - K.C. and the Sunshine Band Shake Your Booty - K.C. and the Sunshine Band Tempted - Squeeze Any Way You Want It - Journey Don't Stop Believin' - Journey Lights - Journey This Love - Maroon 5 Dropped a bomb - Gap band Alison - Elvis Costello Grey Seal - Elton John Your Love - Outfield she's Not There - Zombies All Day All Night - Kinks Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf I'm Gonna Love Ya Love Ya Love Ya - Barry White My Everything - Barry White Can't Get Enough of Your Love - Barry White Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield Funky Music - Wild Cherry Take It On The Run - REO Fat Bottom Girls - Queen Call Me Al - Paul Simon Just What I Needed - Cars Bye Bye Love - Cars Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money Honkey Tonk Woman - Stones Brown Sugar - Stones Let's Stay Together- Al Green Life is a Highway -Tom Cochrane Summer of '69 - Brian Adams Rebel Yell - Billy Idol Brick House - Commodores Give It To Me Baby - Rick James Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees Every Little Thing - Police Red House - Jimi Hendrix Should I Stay or Should I Go - Clash Dancin' Queen - Abba Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn Roadhouse Blues - Doors Spill the Wine - War Shining Star - Earth, Wind, and Fire Hello Goodbye - Beatles Sgt. Pepper / Billy Shears - Beatles Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi Band On The Run - Wings I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes Night Moves - Bob Seger You're Beautiful - James Blunt Never Been Any Reason - Head East I've Seen All Good People - Yes Little Red Corvette - Prince Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group Dirty Deeds - AC/DC You Shook Me - AC/DC Thats What I Like about You - Romantics Jenny Jenny - Tommy tutone Cant Get Enough Of Your Love - Bad Company Everybody Wants You - Billy Squier Lonely Days - Bee Gees Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney Working For The Weekend - Loverboy Vertigo - U2 Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group Walking On The Sun - Smashmouth Roxanne - Police Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin Just The Way You Look - Frank Sinatra Into the Mystic - Van Morrisson Teach Your Children _ CSN Wild World - Cat Stevens Where Do The Children Play - Cat Stevens Forgiveness - Don Henley Hey Jude - The Beatles Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond Satisfaction The Rolling Stones We Are The Champions - Queen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 Eric, I have a couple of questions for you; Do they get a lot of booty-shakin' babes on the floor with these? Teach Your Children _ CSN Wild World - Cat Stevens Where Do The Children Play - Cat Stevens Who said anything about selling out? The Brickyard, where the jam is held, is a biker bar. I'm much less worried about selling out than I am getting my head caved in for playing "Dancing Queen" for a crowd that screams "FREEBIRD!" at the drop of a blackjack. And it would be the biker's old ladies who did the caving, if you know what I mean... Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Eric, I have a couple of questions for you; Do they get a lot of booty-shakin' babes on the floor with these? Teach Your Children _ CSN Wild World - Cat Stevens Where Do The Children Play - Cat Stevens Who said anything about selling out? The Brickyard, where the jam is held, is a biker bar. I'm much less worried about selling out than I am getting my head caved in for playing "Dancing Queen" for a crowd that screams "FREEBIRD!" at the drop of a blackjack. And it would be the biker's old ladies who did the caving, if you know what I mean... It`s a biker bar? well that sure puts things in a different light, maybe the owner thinks it would be fun to watch the band get beaten to a pulp by a bunch of chicks... How about some Social Distortion? White Zombie? that would probably count as light reading for that crowd. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Laywers Guns and Money gets my vote too. That could be a lot of fun. Also, the Trouble Boys always got over well for us, particularly in tough bars, and Crawling From the Wreckage (into a Brand New Car), as well as I'm The Man (a song about the ad industry) Billy Bremner, Dave Edmunds and Joe Jackson! Damned right! (or did Status Quo write "Wreckage?" Is it one of Dave's 3 original songs? Hell, if I could write "I'm Gonna Start Livin' Again If It Kills Me," I'd probably never write another song again, either) Edit-> Forgive me, Graham Parker... it's been a while since I read actual record center labels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I've never found "Suspicious Minds" to fail in any situation. "Rebel Rebel" or "Sufragette City" by Bowie, if the singer can put out the attitude (they can fall flat if not) "All The Way To Memphis" by the Hoople seems like it'd get a biker bar rockin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I'll also say, people think I'm ridiculous but I'll bring an extra Tele in 5 string G tuning for "Honky Tonk Women," "Brown Sugar" and "Start Me Up," and I swear something about that tuning makes people react to those songs more intensely than doing them in regular tuning, and I've transcribed them over where I'm hitting the same notes, but something about the overtones with the open ringing, maybe... Keith tapped into some voodoo with that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Jim Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Apologies for the late suggestion. My advice: anything by Queen. Especially Another One Bites the Dust. What band better allows for people to do any kind of movement along with the song and it works? Also, and this depends on a twisted clientele, anything by The Misfits and/or Ramones. "Some Kind of Hate" and "Now I Want to Sniff Some Glue" respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Biker bar? No question, one that will get raves from the audience (though not a 'fun' song) is "Still in Saigon". The Pusher, Born To Be Wild, that stupid motorcycle instrumental from that stupid Peter Fonda movie, Stairway to Freebird (or any other Reverend Billy C Wirtz songs.... Your Incredible Friend from Hell comesto mind, or Vanessa Williams: the Girl who Muffed her Chance), and those Dave Edmunds/Nick Lowe/Rockpile/Graham Parker/etc jams I mentioned above, Watching the Detective, I Knew the Bride, American Girl and Breakdown, and obviously any Skynyrd, Grinders Switch, Charlie Daniels, Allman Brothers (the obvious Whipping Post, but I got a lot of milage out of Please Call Home) Talk Talk, ... in a biker bar in particular you have to play to the ladies, because the guys are likely only to dance to "Born to be Wild". But The Trouble Boys and Crawling from the Wreckage might really hit well in that venue. These are songs that they don't have to know, they'll like as soon as they hear the words. "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Anything pre-LSD Beatles. I dunno. There's a lot of fun stuff in the post-LSD Beatles catalog too: "With A Little Help From My Friends" "Octopus's Garden" "Oh Darling!" "Taxman" (may be a little too short to bother, although it is only two chords) "The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill" I could go on and on.... A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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