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Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
Bub's posting of the Mustang Sally cover made me think of cover songs I've played. would like to play, and some I still play solo/acoustic..
* = Top of my list, so in no particular order...
*>Wilson Pickett: Mustang Sally
*>Key to the Highway: Traditional
*>Mercury Blues: Steve Miller
*>Rollercoaster: Bruce Channel
*>Blue Ridge Mountain Skies: Marshall Tucker Band; Can't You see
*>Lonely People: America
*>Doobie Brothers: The Captain and Me/Black Water
>Black Magic Woman: Peter Green
>Statesboro Blues: Blind Willie McTell/ABB
*>The WHO: Substitute
*>Traffic: Mr. Fantasy
>Blues Image: Ride Captain Ride
>Neil Young: Old Man and Powderfinger
*>Instrumental version of Goldfinger from the soundtrack
*>The Band: Long Black Veil
>The BEATLES: Taxman; Helter Skelter; Rocky Raccoon; Octopus' Garden
>Black Sabbath: War Pigs
*>Jackson Browne: These Days
>John Fogerty: Centerfield
>Muddy Waters: Got my Mojo Workin'
>Red House: Jimi (if you can pull it off)
>Grateful Dead: Ripple
>Van Morrison: Brown Eyed Girl
*The Band: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
>Rolling Stones: Can't You Hear Me Knocking
>The Byrds: Eight Miles High; My Back Pages
*>The Eagles: Desperado/Doolin Dalton/Outlaw Man (and others from Desperado)
>J.J. Cale: After Midnight
>CSN: Ohio
>CSNY: Wooden Ships
>Sam and Dave: Soul Man; Hold On I'm Coming
>Otis Redding: Dock of a Bay; Hard to Handle
>Bob Dylan: Knocking on Heaven's Door
>Al Green: Take me to the River
>(Rare Earth version): Tobacco Road
>Spirit: Mellow Morning
>Firefall: Cinderella
*>ZZ Topp: Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings; La Grange
>The Troggs: Wild Thing
>Rolling Stones: Satisfaction
>CCR: Proud Mary
*>FREE: Fire and Water; All Right Now; Soldier Boy
>Tom Petty: American Girl
>The Kinks: You really Got Me
>Skynyrd: Simple Man
*>Albert King: Born Under a Bad Sign
>Mamas and Papas: California Dreaming
>Neil Young: Alabama
>Rick Derringer: Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
*>Feelin' Allright: Dave Mason/Traffic
>The Strangeloves: I Want Candy
>Dr. John: I Walk on Gilded Splinters
*>Wilson Pickett: In the Midnight Hour
*>FACES: Ohh La La
>Buddy Holly/Stones: Not Fade Away
>WAR: Low Rider
*>Cream: Badge
Of course, you make think most of my list is crap and I am sure I am forgetting some songs that would be on tp of my list... but anyway. What about you?
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/20 16:21:30
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I was never keen on playing cover tunes, but I enjoyed doing Lou Gramm's 'Midnight Blue', John Mellencamp's 'Small Town' Dr Feelgood's 'Milk and Alcohol' and Free's 'Walk in my Shadow'. One day I'll persuade Strummy to join me in doing 'Babylon's Burning' by The Ruts, or 'Arena' by the Skids. Had a blast a few years back doing John Hiatt's 'Paper Thin' with Randy Prier, loved that.
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2012/10/20 16:33:46
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Just a Bieber by The Forum Monkeys
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2012/10/20 16:53:34
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"Play Freebird! Play Freebird!" (It's in G!)
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/20 17:44:58
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(It's in G!) So is Tush... per Billy! J
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/20 17:47:26
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I'm definitely up for BB mate, but who's going to sing 
Hmm...Ben? Robby? BecanriderXXXLWarWar2?
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/20 17:52:37
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Here's 10 to start with: - Judas Priest - Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez)
- Judas Priest - Green Manalishi (Fleetwood Mac)
- The Clash - I Fought The Law (Sonny Curtis)
- Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was (Bob Marley)
- The Stranglers - Walk On By (Dionne Warwick)
- UK Subs - She's Not There (The Zombies)
- Devo - Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
- The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
- The Dickies - Nights In White Satin (Moody Blues)
- Van Halen - You Really Got Me (The Kinks)
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2012/10/20 18:12:31
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And to avoid at all costs: - Metallica - Whisky In The Jar (Traditional Irish Folk Song; but they obviously tried, and miserably failed, to cover Thin Lizzy's excellent version)
- U2 + Green Day - The Saints Are Coming (The Skids; dear old Stuart Adamson must be spinning in his grave)
- Any cover by the Sex Pistols after Lydon was sacked
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2012/10/20 18:14:40
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SteveStrummerUK
I'm definitely up for BB mate, but who's going to sing
Hmm...Ben? Robby? BecanriderXXXLWarWar2?
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/20 19:13:13
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Among my favorite covers to play live, back in the days:
Killing in the Name of - Rage Against the Machine (best song to close a show).
The River - The Tea Party (or pretty much anything by them, cause it worked w/ my voice and my style as a guitar player - plus, pulling out the violin bow for "Save Me" really got the attention ;) )
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
I remember playing Sad But True (Metallica) a couple of times w/ another band too - lots of fun as long as the PA didn't suck. :)
TCB - Tea, Cats, Books...
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2012/10/20 21:16:40
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La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/21 03:20:17
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Cowboy Song/Boys are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
Waiting for an Alibi/Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy
Over the Hill - Gary Moore
Friday on my Mind - Gary Moore
Pink Panther - Henry Mancini
Plus a few other pub cd box regulers. We stopped playing Roadhouse Blues some time ago, when we changed singers. Two good moves !!!
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/21 05:01:06
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Here's a few I remember being crowd pleaser's back when I played in a cover band, most are pretty easy to pick up and fun to play.
AC/DC
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Whole Lotta Rosie
Have A Drink on Me
Bryan Adams always works:
When You're Gone
The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You
Somebody
Huey Lewis And The News - Hip To Be Square
Eric Clapton - Cocaine
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady
No Doubt - Hella Good
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2012/10/21 05:51:48
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Kenneth
Bryan Adams always works:
True, 'Summer of '69' always went down well.. ..wait, that didn't come out right..
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/21 09:21:26
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"Play Freebird! Play Freebird!"
(It's in G!)
LOL craig...so funny you mentioned this. I did a show last night where people were chanting for that (like they always do) and my singer says "you can have all the "free bird" you want in the mens bathroom". LOL! :)
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/21 09:27:14
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Kenneth
Bryan Adams always works:
True, 'Summer of '69' always went down well..
..wait, that didn't come out right..
LOL!! I actually always liked "Run to You". So much so, I felt the need to cover it for fun. Not sure I've ever shared this, but I always like to put a spin on covers to sort of make them fresh. Sometimes you do it justice, other times you ruin the song..lol..but it's still pretty fun. I did this whole thing in like 6 hours...recording, mix, master in 2009. I always felt this song would sound good heavied up a bit. Still a fun tune to play eventhough I ruined it. :) https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4909348/RunToYouGW.mp3 -Danny
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/21 09:41:35
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Songs every band should cover?
Free Bird
Stairway to Heaven
Feelings
House of the Rising Sun
Johnny B Good
Swinging (country...John Anderson)
Of course... this is a totally sarcastic response.
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2012/10/21 09:54:43
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My fav's to do live were: #1 top fav ... Hotel California The rest in no particular order of what I liked most ... Black Is Black Pink Cadillac Hello (Lionel Ritchie) The Summer Wind Orange Blossom Special Mule Skinner Blues Wipe Out Mustang Sally the funky way we did it. (See songs forum. ) Lost In The 50's Tonight (Ronnie Milsap) Only Make Believe (Conway Twitty) Crying In The Rain (Everly Brothers) Amanda (Boston) Best Of My Love Already Gone Simple Man Susie Q Midnight Special
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2012/10/21 13:09:09
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La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
Who let the "old guy" in here?
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Songs every band should cover?
Free Bird
Stairway to Heaven
Feelings
House of the Rising Sun
Johnny B Good
Swinging (country...John Anderson)
Of course... this is a totally sarcastic response.
You forgot Brown Eyed Girl...
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2012/10/21 18:22:32
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? what kind of club?...
Reading the lists I started thinking of that kid in Home Alone...
"you can get beat up wearing something like this"...lol..
Theme from Rawhide....it worked out alright for the Blues Brothers.
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2012/10/21 19:35:12
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Cover tunes should depend on what region you're in for the gig. What's your audience, what do they like. It takes some investigation. Especially nowadays. Most anyone will like a huge classic, anywhere. But, making friends, is something a bit different.
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2012/10/21 19:37:09
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So, Spandau Ballet will not go over well in Oklahoma?
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/21 19:46:18
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Just think of the songs that people like to sing in a drunken stupor on the way home.
Delilah: Tom Jones has to be up there.
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Drunken Stupor.
I'm not familiar with that vehicle.
Is it British?
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Re:Favorite cover songs (or songs you think every club band should cover) ??
2012/10/21 20:01:48
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I forgot Lucille... the Kenny Rogers song....
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