OT: Covers Band

[DJDL]

Guys, just off topic for a minute if I may.

I'm looking to get myself into a covers band and need to get my repertoire of songs sorted so just wondering if you could give me some ideas of what songs you like to hear when you go to a pub and there's a covers band playing.

Idealy I'd like stuff from 60's/70's till now.

Thanks guys.

 

[millersnose]

what sort of genre can you play?

 

[carcharias]

1: Hates me - puddle of mudd
2: Down to the floor - local h
3: Morning Glory - Oasis
4: Elevation - u2
5: Hey hey my my - neil young
6: So entertaining - gus & frank
7: Hard days night - the beatles
8: Flag pole sitter - harvey danger
l0: Lifetime - rollerball
11: Comin home - the radiators
12: Steal my kisses - ben harper
13: On my mind - powderfinger
14: State of love and trust - pearl jam
15: Chemical heart - grinspoon
16: Freak - silverchair
17: Ready one - grinspoon
18: By the way - the red hot chilli peppers
19: The outdoor type - lemonheads
20: Dont change - inxs
21: Add it up - the violent femmes
22: Leaving on a jet plane - john denver
23: Hazy shade of winter - bodyjar
24: Reptile - the church
25: Bohemian like you - dandy warhols
26: Rockin in the free world - neil young
27: All torn down - the living end
29: Bitterend-Placebo
30: taylor - Jack Johnson
31: Watch out boys – Magic Dirt
32: The time is now – Moloko
33: Longview – Greenday
34: Are you gonna be my girl - Jet
35: 60 miles per hour – new order
36 : Back in Black – AC/DC

This is my bands set list for covers.

 

[DJDL]

Sorry Millers, that'd probably help.... :roll:

I play mainly rock, though when I studied at London's Guitar Institute we were taught some jazz, country, fingerstyle, funk. All sorts really.

As a guide, here's a list of songs I have so far (opinions on their worthiness most welcome)

Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry
Are You Still Having Fun - Eagle Eye Cherry
F***ing Hates Me - Puddle Of Mudd
Don't Change - INXS (Grinspoon version)
Lifestyles - Good Charlotte
Flavour Of The Weak - American HiFi
Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
Times Like These - Foo Fighters
Everlong - Foo Fighters
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Dammit - Blink 182
Small Things - Blink 182
What's My Age? - Blink 182
Lost Control - Grinspoon
Just Ace - Grinspoon
Why Pt2 - Collective Soul
Boehemian Like You - Dandy Warhols
Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Local Boy In the Photograph - Stereophonics
Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
Rock and Roll - Led Zep
Black Dog - Led Zep
Better - Screaming Jets
Shivers - Screaming Jets
Time Of Your Life - Green Day
When I Come Around - Green Day
Basket Case - Green Day
Arms Wide Open - Creed
Higher - Creed
One Last Breath - Creed
Alive - Pearl Jam
Lightning Crashes - Live


Hmmmm, I know more songs than I thought....

 

[DJDL]

Oh, and thanks Carcarias, I also know By The Way, Zephyr Song and Fortune Faded by the Chilli Peppers

 

[millersnose]

DJL

the set may be a little predictable - and very heavy

loose the stones stuff

get more lighter / jazz stuff

and try to get spacey riff/funk tunes like dragon attack by queen

 

[carcharias]

the set may be a little predictable - and very heavy

As much as I hate to say it I have to agree. Dont get me wrong as far as Im concerned the louder and dirtier the better but .....Not all the punters will enjoy bleeding ears.
Its funny how different pubs/clubs draw different crowd responses to songs.
We try to mix it up a bit while still being rock"n" roll.
You have to play songs that people know if your gonna do covers. Mostly.
Girls like to dance , sorry let me rephrase that ...Girls love to dance. So find a few songs that girls will dance to. e.g Steal My Kisses.. gets them everytime. Drunk men love to watch girls dance . You could put an ambulance siren to a drum beat and if the girls dance the blokes will think its the greatest thing they've ever heard.
That is because we are dirty animals.
Once you've got them dancing then the hard bit starts and thats keeping them there. So , save all your sure things until the end of the night when everyone is well oiled..in other words dont have premature erockulation.
Acouple of slower songs maybe to start a new set is always a good idea to get their attention.
We've had 'em hanging off the rafters to back in black one night then then had 'em running for cover to the same song one night later.
Do what I do ...close your eye's and go for it.

 

[Tadpole]

:mrgreen: Radiators. GIMME HEAD! :mrgreen:

 

[bazza]

Every cover band has to play Mustang Sally - especially if you want a gig at an RSL

 

[King of the Hill]

Steer clear of Love Shack whatever you do

 

[Jimbo]

dragon attack by queen

That would be the headline if Dimitri belted Trent Barrett

 

[Macca]

Plenty of Pearl Jam. Can't go wrong there.

 

[Shark]

Get some Van Morrison in there DJL. Stuff like...

Bright Side of the Road
Brown Eyed Girl (well, it's kinda compulsory I guess, but not his best!)
Jackie Wilson Said
Moondance
Cleanin' Windows

And even some Elvis Costello - OK, he's complicated, but Olivers Army and Veronica are timeless! Even 'She', off the Notting Hill soundtrack - Good for bringing the mood in close for a bit.

Or what about some soul stuff, Jimmy Barnes style?

River Deep, Mountain High
Ain't no mountain high enough
Higher and Higher

It's all good. Throws the punters off a bit when they hear something they may not have expected, but that they like.

Oh, and chuck a Beatles number or two in. Helter Skelter or something from that era. Something that not everyone will be familiar with.

 

[carcharias]

Steer clear of Love Shack whatever you do

We should get our own Forum cover band going.
SS you would be the singer of course ..on account of all that merk.
Don and myself would look after the the guitar stuff.
El Garbo would take car of the Bass duties going by his Darkness avatar.
We need a drummer and maybe keys ( not essential though - as it is an intrument designed for hair dressers)
And Sully yep you guessed it you will play with the sax.
We'll need some back up singers as well.
now what songs will we do?
What about a bit of ....twisted sister - where not gonna take it to warm up the crowd.
Oh by the way ...we would be perfoming on top of the ET stand on Sat night home games prior to kick off and as part of the half time entertainment.

 

[millersnose]

Get some Van Morrison in there DJL. Stuff like...

Bright Side of the Road
Brown Eyed Girl (well, it's kinda compulsory I guess, but not his best!)
Jackie Wilson Said
Moondance
Cleanin' Windows

now there is some taste

cul-de-sac
did ye get healed
into the mystic
aint nothin you can do

 

[cheese]

Good Topic

I try and steer clear of the pub cover seen, and usually just do things like weddings and corporate functions, so im not exactly sure what the pub gig setlist demands these days...

We usually keep our setlist pretty dancey, for no other reason than to keep the chicks happy ;-)

I'll give you a sample of the setlist we're doing for a wedding on the 21st. Its actually on my other computer, but i'll try and remember some of them. The chick who's getting married gave us good guide to what they wanted, which is always helpful.

In no particular order

Cosmic girl - Jamiroquai
Moondance - Van Morrison
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Isnt She Lovely - Stevie """
Shake your tail feather - Ray Charles (blues brothers) *shoots self in head*
Twist and shout - beatles *shoots self in head*
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Miss You - Rolling stones
Love Foolosophy - Jamiraquai
Are you gonna go my way - Lenny Kravitz
A couple of Morcheeba songs that i cant remember *shoots self in head*
Dancing Queen - Abba *shoots self in head*
Dream on dreamer - The brand new heavies
My mumma said - Lenny Kravitz
Fly me to the moon - sinatra
Cant get enough - some housy ministry of sound song
Lady Marmalade - patti labelle
Sing it back - Moloko
On a night like this - kylie minogue
Lady - Mojo
Its in your eyes - kylie minogue
Horizons been defeated - Jack Johnson
Is this love - Marley
Finally - that early 90's shite dance song
Say a litle prayer for you - aretha
Canned heat - jamiroquai

Jeebuz .....i just realised how shite alot of those songs are. Luckily there's usually plenty of free beer to consume after a night of playing demoralizing music :lol:


The drummer from this band also plays in "pyjama party", and they do the pub seen, so i'll get their setlist off him and post it a little later on in the week when i see him next.

 

[Bastard Squad]

Khe San. :lol:

 

[wittyfan]

Dancing Queen - Abba *shoots self in head*

:lol:

 

[Jimbo]

I'd like to see you have a crack at singing 'Dreams' by Van Halen without tearing your throat out. Either that, or take along a drill and do 'Poundcake'

 

[incredible_holc]

Don with that list i would go see you for sure if i could get into a pub!!!!!!

just need some more chili peppers say under the bridge, soul to squeeze, etc........... oh and all around the world as that would be a mad intro to play!!!!!

the new song by 3 doors down - here without you and when im gone

some more foo fighters would be awesome: my hero, halo, the one

etc........ dam the 18+ rule as that is a mad list.