Username: Password:

Author Topic: suggest songs for my new cover band...  (Read 5308 times)

HTH AMPS

  • Middleweight
  • *****
  • Posts: 5649
    • HTH AMPS
suggest songs for my new cover band...
« on: November 24, 2011, 08:25:41 PM »
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...


Modular1

  • Guest
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2011, 09:28:18 PM »
Saturday night. By Whigfield.

Modular1

  • Guest
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2011, 10:02:37 PM »
On a serious note.. How about some Stooges?

HTH AMPS

  • Middleweight
  • *****
  • Posts: 5649
    • HTH AMPS
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2011, 11:05:58 PM »
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.

Philly Q

  • Light Heavyweight
  • ******
  • Posts: 18109
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2011, 11:22:38 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIo1FfnRpKs


Don't know why - it was just the first thing that popped into my head.  :lol:
BKPs I've Got:  RR, BKP-91, ITs, VHII, CS set, Emeralds
BKPs I Had:  RY+Abraxas, Crawlers, BD+SM

Frank

  • Guest
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2011, 12:28:14 AM »
Buzzc--ks, Ever fallen in love

EDIT: oh yeah, and this ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9udxbvHiqGw

EDIT EDIT: anything by the Ramones
« Last Edit: November 25, 2011, 12:34:07 AM by Frank »

Muttley

  • Lightweight
  • ***
  • Posts: 795
    • http://www.muttleyville.org
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2011, 01:29:54 AM »
Anti Nowhere League - We are the League
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nu6z6NGtOs

HTH AMPS

  • Middleweight
  • *****
  • Posts: 5649
    • HTH AMPS
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2011, 01:37:46 AM »
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




Dmoney

  • Welterweight
  • ****
  • Posts: 3577
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2011, 02:08:00 AM »
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

Roobubba

  • Welterweight
  • ****
  • Posts: 2786
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2011, 10:43:47 AM »
We've stopped playing our cover of Refused - New Noise earlier this year, but that always went down really well.

Frank

  • Guest

AndyR

  • Welterweight
  • ****
  • Posts: 4715
  • Where's all the top end gone?
    • My Offerings
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2011, 12:12:05 PM »
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:
Play or Download AndyR Music at http://www.alonetone.com/andyr

HTH AMPS

  • Middleweight
  • *****
  • Posts: 5649
    • HTH AMPS
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2011, 01:37:19 PM »
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


Frank

  • Guest
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2011, 02:48:39 PM »
Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device


Philly Q

  • Light Heavyweight
  • ******
  • Posts: 18109
Re: suggest songs for my new cover band...
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2011, 04:46:42 PM »
The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes

Another one which just popped into my head. 
BKPs I've Got:  RR, BKP-91, ITs, VHII, CS set, Emeralds
BKPs I Had:  RY+Abraxas, Crawlers, BD+SM