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tomjackson

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Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« on: May 19, 2010, 12:36:01 PM »

Got an acoustic gig at a house party, need big sing along anthems, some modern indie/rock and some classics from 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's.

I've got a few already but need songs with big chorus's and preferably few chords! 

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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2010, 01:17:11 PM »
The Final Countdown.  With an harmonica...
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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2010, 01:48:29 PM »

With my ass?

Nah, that's been done before.....

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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2010, 01:51:40 PM »
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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2010, 02:00:51 PM »
all the oasis and blur back catalogue will go down well i'm sure.
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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2010, 02:04:13 PM »
sugar spun sister

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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2010, 02:38:10 PM »

The suggestions are getting better.  Already doing Waterfall, Sugar Spun Sister would be good too.

Philly Q, What kind of sick and twisted parties do you go to? :D

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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2010, 02:42:30 PM »
You'll always find me in the kitchen at parties.


No, TBH, I'm not really the partying type.  I like a quiet life.
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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2010, 02:46:20 PM »

Well that's wherer the booze usually is, I like your style 8)

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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2010, 04:15:51 PM »
Well Queen for sure,-Somebody to Love and a million other songs you could do from them.

Ummm.......Creep by Radiohead, throw in some Foo Fighters-Everlong, My Hero, ect.........

U2-Most anything off the Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby, you could also massacre Hallelujah in a drunk singalong, these are just things off the top of my head after a 6 mile run, check BKP boards, now upper body PT.

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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #10 on: May 19, 2010, 05:02:20 PM »
Mustang Sally
Angels
Man, I feel like a woman
Deeply Dippy
Bleed
Brown Eyed Girl

And no, I don't go to a lot of parties, either.

Especially not parties involving singing.

But good luck :D

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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2010, 05:18:37 PM »
White Lion, Little Fighter

Riot, Maryanne

Hope you have some good guitar players for those, however!

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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2010, 05:21:07 PM »
My Sharona always goes down a treat, the (full length) solo always amazes people even though it's not that hard :lol:

Sex on Fire is a consistent winner as well, everyone loves that.

And as gwEm says, Oasis (particularly cigarettes and alcohol).

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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2010, 06:51:50 PM »
I usually do an acoustic version of Fall At your Feet ( Crowded House) plus American Pie ( Don McLean) Never Can Tell ( Chuck Berry- 2 chords!) Wild Horses ( Stones but rather ruined now by some recent version by someone or other from a tv "talent" show) Come Up and See Me ( c--kney Rebel) Stuck In The Middle With You ( Stealers Wheel) plus half a dozen Beatles tunes- works everytime.
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Re: Ideas for covers gig - Party sing along songs
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2010, 06:52:31 PM »
Mustang Sally
Angels
Man, I feel like a woman
Deeply Dippy
Bleed
Brown Eyed Girl

And no, I don't go to a lot of parties, either.

Especially not parties involving singing.

But good luck :D


Roo


Some genuinely nice choices there Roo !  :D   When I was  playing in a Blues Brothers / Commitments style covers band, Mustang Sally was always great for the 'Ask a member of audience to join the singers' choice - and 'Brown Eyed girl'  very popular.  ( I hardly dare mention it Roo, but those two also sounded great played on a Telecaster - through a Laney or  Fender amp ; so forgive me, for I have sinned  :) )

Can I add the cliche ridden , but show stopping obvious, that our Bassist used to do as a solo acoustic guitar number - and that is 'American Pie' ?  Most folks ( almost ) knew the words - and the accelerating tempo-from sentimental to ballsy worked the audience well.

( * Edit : I see that 38th has already beaten me to that one !  :D * )

  Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' tended to go down well too, amongst (roughly ) the same age group.

Other than that , I would recommend you consider odds and ends from the  Blues Brothers / Commitments back catalogue, as that stuff went down a storm at ( mixed aged ) Corporate and Wedding bookings .   I may be way off the mark beyond Roo's own excellent initial ideas, because like our own Dear PhillyQ, I'm more of a (Dinner) party animal, on the rare occassions that I am seen outside of my lair.  


Solo Guitar Jazz Standards anyone ?   :lol:
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