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At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: HTH AMPS on November 24, 2011, 08:25:41 PM
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Ok folks, I'm planning a new band (just another covers thing for weekend-warrior fun). It's a trio with the bass player singing, likely to be mostly punky stuff (old punk mostly, though a bit Green Day wouldn't be out of the question).
Over to you guys, song suggestions...
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Saturday night. By Whigfield.
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On a serious note.. How about some Stooges?
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On a serious note.. How about some Stooges?
ahh, good idea - hadn't thought of them.
TV Eye, No Fun, I Wanna Be Your Dog or something off Raw Power.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIo1FfnRpKs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIo1FfnRpKs)
Don't know why - it was just the first thing that popped into my head. :lol:
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Buzzc--ks, Ever fallen in love
EDIT: oh yeah, and this ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9udxbvHiqGw
EDIT EDIT: anything by the Ramones
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Anti Nowhere League - We are the League
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nu6z6NGtOs
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some good suggestions lads, especially The Skids :D
I'd like a bit TSOL, but I think it'd go over most people's heads... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETKuoHlYuHM
Same with Dead Kennedys, oh and Discharge too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i70zFUh5ugA
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YES discharge
off the top of my head
Ramones - I wanna be sedated
Ramones - blitzkrieg bop
The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout
c--k Sparrer - England Belongs To Me
Bad Brains - Re ignition
Descendents - Im not a loser
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We've stopped playing our cover of Refused - New Noise earlier this year, but that always went down really well.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dOszwPVCNo&feature=related
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This won't sound like it, but it is a serious suggestion.
Try "The Winner Takes It All" (yep, Abba!).
If you, er, "punk-it-up-some" (is that the correct technical term? :roll:), it could be an absolute shocker (in a good way) at a gig. I've tried all sorts of things on it over the last few years. It can go bluesy, rocky, faster, real slow, whatever. I see no reason why it couldn't go punky as well.
And a trio with the bass-player doing vox is probably enough instrumentation to get all the hooks out easily.
Don't blame me if you get famous with a joke Abba cover, though! :lol:
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all good suggestions lads, will be widening the net as well to include stuff that was 'punky' or had a big influence on that scene, plus post-punk stuff that I see fit to include :lol:
Here's a couple I fancy doing in addition to the usual suspects...
Magazine - Shot By Both Sides http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybUqM8jf3mU
Buzzc--ks - What do I get http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EEPvXlTUnU&feature=related
New York Dolls - Looking For A Kiss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Kz3D2OgAE
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Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
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The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes
Another one which just popped into my head.
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Kick Out the Jams - MC5
Anything you fancy by Motörhead
What about punking some Psychobilly stuff like The Meteors?
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MC5s and Motorhead are good suggestions, I do want to spread the net a little wider than just UK punk (that would be too limiting).
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the entire 'don giovanni' by mozart would be fun to cover
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80's Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Celebrate Your Mother
Classic tune.
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You have to stick a few Jam songs in methinks. I would go for Eton Rifles or In The City.
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aye, gotta have some Wellah in there - agreed.
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aye, gotta have some Wellah in there - agreed.
"My Ever Changing Moods", perhaps? :P
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Lots of good German punk out there..
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Ok, so an update as this looks to be getting off the ground. Here's the first draught of songs, comments/suggestions welcome...
King Rocker - Generation X
California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys
Brickfield Nights - The Boys
Love Song - The Damned
Shot By Both Side - Magazine
Abolish Government/Silent Majority - TSOL
White Riot - The Clash
Sonic Reducer - Dead Boys
Rockaway Beach - Ramones
Holiday In Cambodia - Dead Kennedys
In To The Valley - Skids
Hurry Up Harry - Sham 69
If The Kids Are United - Sham 69
Chinese Takeaway - The Addicts
Another Girl Another Planet - Only Ones
Chinese Rocks - Heartbreakers