Dave Horne Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Originally posted by Ed Coury: That one only works once a month Dave Originally posted by Dave Horne: Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag I don't understand. No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Hemenway Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Actually, pieces to "show off" piano playing skill can be successful. "Maple Leaf Rag" was one I also used on occasion. "Bumble Boogie" was another one. But, less demanding, but more well known instrumentals actually seemed to work better. "Pink Panther" "Mission: Impossible" "Baby Elephant Walk" Those were the trio of instrumentals I'd always pull out to reel 'em in. http://www.myspace.com/sandyhemenwaymusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudeep Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Loxley, you are too funny. Guys, does this really work? I guess as a musician myself, I don't really fall for the "play me a mushy song" thing. NOW, play me ANY tune with real substance and your heart and soul in it, and if I like your sensibilities, I can be swayed to thinking better of you. [/QB] Yeah it does...well kinda. I once started playing a mini grand at a party after a few drinks and this fantastic looking girl came over to watch. Before long i had the whole party singing songs and while i was revelling in my own glory, i forgot to notice that this girl had dissappeared. Later my friend came up and thanked me, saying he "dissappeared" with the girl, and that he would NEVER have met her unless i started playing the piano!!! FAN-F***ING-TASTIC!!! Lady in Red oftens gets the girls attention (nice chords too). I also find that Your THe one that i want (yes from Grease) often gets girls singing and dancing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 From some of these suggestions, I see that some of you prefer a more mature gal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroehmann Showman Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Guys, I hate to say it, but at the end of the day here, we're talking about playing PIANO. Singers? Guitar players? THEY get girls. The piano's just one small step above the clarinet on the cool scale. I mean, I guess anything will woo women. I'm sure a guy who talks a mean NASCAR game will pick up some chick somewhere too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroehmann Showman Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Originally posted by linwood: From some of these suggestions, I see that some of you prefer a more mature gal. HA!! Yeah. I was gonna suggest a lovely rendition of "Back That Ass Up." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakit Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Songs that have actually worked well for me: She's Got a Way I've Loved These Days Just the Way You Are Honesty and She's Always a Women all by Billy Joel. Love Street Light My Fire and for some reason Whiskey Bar all by the Doors. Yesterday Michelle Elenor Rigby She's Leaving Home For No One all by the Beatles. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue JC Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Here's a sweet little love song that never fails in my experience. Women I know love this song. Everythin', everythin', everythin's gonna be alright this mornin' Ooh yeah, whoaw Now when I was a young boy, at the age of five My mother said I was, gonna be the greatest man alive But now I'm a man, way past 21 Want you to believe me baby, I had lot's of fun I'm a man I spell mmm, aaa child, nnn That represents man No B, O child, Y That mean mannish boy I'm a man I'm a full grown man I'm a man I'm a natural born lovers man I'm a man I'm a rollin' stone I'm a man I'm a hoochie coochie man Sittin' on the outside, just me and my mate You know I'm made to move you honey, come up two hours late Wasn't that a man I spell mmm, aaa child, nnn That represents man No B, O child, Y That mean mannish boy I'm a man I'm a full grown man Man I'm a natural born lovers man Man I'm a rollin' stone Man-child I'm a hoochie coochie man The line I shoot will never miss When I make love to a woman, she can't resist I think I go down, to old Kansas Stew I'm gonna bring back my second cousin, that little Johnny Cocheroo All you little girls, sittin'out at that line I can make love to you woman, in five minutes time Ain't that a man I spell mmm, aaa child, nnn That represents man No B, O child, Y That mean mannish boy Man I'm a full grown man Man I'm a natural born lovers man Man I'm a rollin' stone I'm a man-child I'm a hoochie coochie man well, well, well, well hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry Don't hurt me, don't hurt me child don't hurt me, don't hurt, don't hurt me child well, well, well, well Yeah Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer. W. C. Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meccajay Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 ANYthing by Alex Bugnon! Seriously, get just about any 3 CD's of his, the olderstuff is great for this.. Make a mix CD of the ballads and discard the uptempo stuff, and you're in business... I promise you! TROLL . . . ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Originally posted by Stroehmann Showman: Guys, I hate to say it, but at the end of the day here, we're talking about playing PIANO. Singers? Guitar players? THEY get girls. The piano's just one small step above the clarinet on the cool scale.Spoken like a guy that advises playing with his forearms ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daBowsa Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Lick My Love Pump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Zero Two Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Linus and Lucy. Take a Pebble. Year of the Cat. Any Blues with ostinato bass. Desparado. We've Got Tonight. fur Elsie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 One that DOESN'T work, solo or in a band, is Billy Idol's "White Wedding". Trust me. Botch In Wine there is Wisdom In Beer there is Freedom In Water there is bacteria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Originally posted by daBowsa: Lick My Love Pump Yes... D minor is the saddest of all keys. http://www.svengolly.com/img/NigelPiano.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundscape Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Originally posted by Botch: One that DOESN'T work, solo or in a band, is Billy Idol's "White Wedding". Trust me. How about Rebel Yell...? "In the midnight hour She cried more, more, more!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moj Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Originally posted by RABid: Originally posted by mojazz: Great Balls Of Fire! .... Well, maybe if you want to pick up your cousin. Robert Well, a perverse thought like that may be what you think about when you hit-on the ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Originally posted by mojazz: Well, a perverse thought like that may be what you think about when you hit-on the ladies. Ummm... is it just me, or do you not get the reference? You do know that Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13-year-old cousin (second cousin, twice removed, to be accurate), right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moj Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Yea, I got the JLL reference. I just thought his post was a "dig" that playing that song will bring up thoughts about in-bred romance. Playing GBOF at that bar gig was twice removed from any family relations, it was more about a multi-cultural inter-action.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie b Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Desperado - Eagles (play the intro and no one can resist singing) Key point!!! We're just a bunch of Desperado's ? http://www.suggestingrhythm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 If the girl understand portuguese or at least spanish, try "Voçè è linda", by Caetano Veloso. I especially love the version by Lee Ritenour, called simply "Linda". Korg PA3X Pro 76 and Kronos 61, Roland G-70, Integra 7 and BK7-m, Casio PX-5S, Fender Stratocaster with Fralin pickups, Fender Stratocaster with Kinman pickups, 1965 Gibson SG Standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroehmann Showman Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Originally posted by Sven Golly: Spoken like a guy that advises playing with his forearms ... HA!! It's best to just roll with it. I'm a stereotypical nerdy keyboard player. We're all just better off admitting it... Originally posted by daBowsa: Lick My Love Pump and YES!!!! That's a great pick! It's sort of a blend of Mozart and Bach... A "Mach" if you will... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loxley11 Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 Wow, didn't think this thread would get so many responses! Oh, and one more thing, stroehmann showman: I totally agree with you regarding a keyboardist backing up a band onstage. But there is a difference between: a) dancing around on your seat like a total dork while the guitarist/singer up front gets all the attention, and b) sitting in a quiet room at a classy grand piano, the girl of your affection sitting on the bench next to you, and singing her favorite song while accompanying yourself on the piano--try it sometime Regards, Loxley11 "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face" -Mike Tyson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue and white Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton. Play the first measure or two and you'll have every girl in the room flocked around your piano. Trust me. And another one that always seems to work is 100 Years by Five For Fighting (previously mentioned by dgrennan.) Not really sure why, but it does. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Sudeep, you make an important point. In order to score using a piano, you must be willing to ... STEP AWAY FROM THE PIANO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Guys are pretty clueless, LOL. And it could have something to do with the keyboardist nerd factor. Find 675 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Melodies Of Love - Joe Sample The River - Monty Alexander Sweet Lady - Monty Alexander Find 675 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Originally posted by mojazz: Yea, I got the JLL reference. I just thought his post was a "dig" that playing that song will bring up thoughts about in-bred romance. Ahhh, okay then. When I read it, I got it as nothing more than a joking reference. I guess RABid and I share a similar sense of humour, perhaps. (Scary, huh? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unsound Practices Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 It will sound better on a Nord Lead than a piano, but "Every Day I Love You Less and Less" by the Kaiser Chiefs will have her throwing things at you... not the bra, more likely an ashtray. Google for the lyrics if you don't know the song . "More tools than talent" Motif ES7:Kurzweil PC1x:Electro 2 73:Nord Lead 3:MKS-80:Matrix 1000:Microwave XT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tupelo_Rod Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 "Every Time You Go Away" Paul Whatever-his-last-name-is "She's got a Way" William Martin Joel "Faithfully" Journey Heck, I just wish there was a vocalist around here that could sing Faithfully. I think I could probably sing it .... after having surgery!! (nope, not gonna happen) "Those who don't believe timing is everything have never changed a diaper." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroehmann Showman Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Originally posted by Unsound Practices: It will sound better on a Nord Lead than a piano, but... Only a keyboard player would qualify this with the make and model best suited for a song to woo women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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