Band/ Pub songs.

[hsvredsled]

A few of my mates have started up a band. We have gigged a few times, and some songs we play we think will nail it, and yet the punters continue chatting and drinking. Then other songs they really get into it.

We do understand that levels of :cheers: influence how much they get into it, but we are looking at redoing our whole song list. What I am after is your input into the all time classic cover songs that you would like to hear in a pub.

Here is a start of our song list. (In no order)

Very eclectic I know...but we try to cover all age groups

You shook me all night long (AC DC)
Blister in the Sun (Violent Femmes)
No Second Prize (Jimmy Barnes)
Listen to the music (Doobie Brothers)
I gotta feeling (Black eyed Peas)
Crazy little thing called love (Queen)
Bad Moon rising (Creedence)
Free fallin (Tom Petty)
Folsom Prison (Johnny Cash)

Request away!!!!!

[firebug]

Mate, anything that the patrons can easily sing along to after a couple of drinks... (even though they shouldn't)

Here are a few that my mate's band plays that I like...

AC/DC - Highway to Hell
AC/DC - TNT
Aussie Crawl - Things don't seem
Bryan Adams - Only thing that looks good on me (is you)
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
GreenDay - American Idiot
GreenDay - Minority
GreenDay - Know your enemy
Joan Jett - I love rock n roll
INXS - Don't change
INXS - Pretty Vegas
Matchbox 20 - 3am
Nickleback - Savin me
Paul Kelly - Darlin it hurts
Status Quo - Whatever you want
The Angels - Am I ever gonna see your face again
The Angels - Dogs are talkin
The Blues Brothers - Sweet home Chicago
The Foo Fighters - Learn to fly
The Radiators - Gimme head
The Rolling Stones - Jumping jack flash
The Screeming Jets - Better
The Screeming Jets - C'mon
The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy hippy shake
The Violent Femmes - Blister in the sun

[Buffy]

Mental as anything: "Nips are getting bigger'
"Too many times"

[hsvredsled]

Mate, anything that the patrons can easily sing along to after a couple of drinks... (even though they shouldn't)

Here are a few that my mate's band plays that I like...

AC/DC - Highway to Hell
AC/DC - TNT
Aussie Crawl - Things don't seem
Bryan Adams - Only thing that looks good on me (is you)
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
GreenDay - American Idiot
GreenDay - Minority
GreenDay - Know your enemy
Joan Jett - I love rock n roll
INXS - Don't change
INXS - Pretty Vegas
Matchbox 20 - 3am
Nickleback - Savin me
Paul Kelly - Darlin it hurts
Status Quo - Whatever you want
The Angels - Am I ever gonna see your face again
The Angels - Dogs are talkin
The Blues Brothers - Sweet home Chicago
The Foo Fighters - Learn to fly
The Radiators - Gimme head
The Rolling Stones - Jumping jack flash
The Screeming Jets - Better
The Screeming Jets - C'mon
The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy hippy shake
The Violent Femmes - Blister in the sun


Thanks Firebug...

We all ready play Darling it hurts, and Blister in the Sun..but I will take .

Dont Change, Sweet home chicago, Jumpin Jack Flash (just worked them all out in about 5 minutes)

[hsvredsled]

Mental as anything: "Nips are getting bigger'
"Too many times"


Thanks Buffy...Nips are getting bigger is in!!!

[SSUte01]

Don't mind on the odd occasion belting out a good pub song, something you can put a soul into. Agreed that the beers have an influence and agree even more that people like me shouldn't sing but here are some suggestions that I have put everything into in the past. Apolgies if there are any double ups, I looked through and didn't see them. I am bit of an Aussie fan, but doesn't have to be.

Favourite - Hunters & Collectors - Holy Grail
Hunters & Collectors - Throw your arms around me
The Angels - Am I ever going to see your face again (this one usually gets altered by the crowd :D )
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Meatloaf - Anything for love
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a prayer
Cold Chisel - Khe Sanh
Various covers - Proud Mary

I'll keep thinking :cheers: Perhaps I need a few :beer: to stir the memory :)

[hsvredsled]

Thanks for the replies...keep then coming...

I will tell you a funny thing about crowd mentality.

Here I am playing on stage, first pun gig, early in the first set, and some chick yells to her friends, "This band is f@rking up my favourite song." I could hear her say this over my amp and all the other noise. By the end of the night she was p1ssed and cudddling us all saying we were the best band she ever saw.

Thank God for alcohol.:cheers:

[Dan_]

When my mates and i go out (frequenly lol) the place always goes off when bands play Wonderwall by Oasis and Slide by Goo Goo Dolls

[hsvredsled]

Brilliant Dan!!!

I will work on Slide tonight.

(Sore fingers tommorow ready for Band practise)

[Dan_]

Another tip from the Missus. She said hit up guitar hero because they are all very well known songs.

So some from her
More than a feeling - Boston
Sweet child of mine - Guns 'n' roses
Dont Stop Believing - Journey
I want it all - Queen
We built this city - Starship
Ballroom Blitz - Sweet

More recent ones that go hard
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Somebody told me - The Killers (definately this one :D)
Broken Leg - Bluejuice
Dont dream its Over - Crowded House
Best of you - Foo Fighters
Time of your life - Greenday
Are you going to be my girl - Jet (awesome for blokes on the turps that are trying to pick up cause they get into it and look like asses)
Never Miss a Beat - Kaiser Chiefs (BEST SONG EVER imo of course lol)
Prisoner of Society - The Living End

If you want more let me know!

[seedyrom]

I've always loved Piano Man by Billy Joel.

Even on guitar. Obviously one person only, no support.
Crowd really gets involved

Gives the other guys in the band a chance to have a drink.

[NickS]

Here I am playing on stage, first pun gig, early in the first set, and some chick yells to her friends, "This band is f@rking up my favourite song."

It wasn't a Ricky Martin number wasn't it ... were you trying that sexy dancing again ?

:confused: :hide:

Some classic songs here, they don't make 'em like they used to.

[hsvredsled]

I've always loved Piano Man by Billy Joel.

Even on guitar. Obviously one person only, no support.
Crowd really gets involved

Gives the other guys in the band a chance to have a drink.

There are a couple of songs where I get a break and I love it.

[hsvredsled]

It wasn't a Ricky Martin number wasn't it ... were you trying that sexy dancing again ?

:confused: :hide:


You guessed it in one!

Actually, from memory it was 'Darling it hurts'.

[hsvredsled]

Another tip from the Missus. She said hit up guitar hero because they are all very well known songs.

So some from her
More than a feeling - Boston
Sweet child of mine - Guns 'n' roses
Dont Stop Believing - Journey
I want it all - Queen
We built this city - Starship
Ballroom Blitz - Sweet

More recent ones that go hard
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Somebody told me - The Killers (definately this one :D)
Broken Leg - Bluejuice
Dont dream its Over - Crowded House
Best of you - Foo Fighters
Time of your life - Greenday
Are you going to be my girl - Jet (awesome for blokes on the turps that are trying to pick up cause they get into it and look like asses)
Never Miss a Beat - Kaiser Chiefs (BEST SONG EVER imo of course lol)
Prisoner of Society - The Living End

If you want more let me know!

Somebody told me rocks!!!! I will try and get it in.

[ShylanMotorsport]

Anything by Pearl Jam....
Daughter
Alive
Betterman...just to name a few!

[BOMI]

Keh San and Land down under and any other song that will stir pride in being an Aussie.


Good luck and have fun!

Troy :)

[Febs]

Aeroplane by the Chilli Willies (RHCP) usually gets a decent response. :) I reckon SSUte01's list is pretty spot-on too, and as Troy said - anything that'll stir up a bit of pride, particularly Khe Sahn, usually never fails. :)

I guess it depends on what your audience is like. Age? Suburb/area etc..? Mixing BEP and ACDC might be a bit weird for some crowds, but may work well with others.

Cheers,
- Febs.

[Kyle]

Don't forget to chuck in streets by u2 and also lightning crashes or lakinis juice by live :)

[toey]

so been helping mates pick there set list

pitiful - sick puppies
sad but true - metallica
enter sandman - metallica
fuel - metallica
monkey wrench - foo fighters
scotty doesn't know - lustra
down with the sickness - disturbed (they not sure weather to play this)
how you remind me - nickelback
animals - nickelback
scar tissue - red hot chilli peppers
smooth criminal - alien ant farm version
freak on a leash - korn
one step closer - linking park
she hates me - puddle of mudd

thats what they are working on now and the list will no doubt grow

[hsvredsled]

I guess it depends on what your audience is like. Age? Suburb/area etc..? Mixing BEP and ACDC might be a bit weird for some crowds, but may work well with others.

Cheers,
- Febs.


Thanks for all the replies people. Much appreciated.

We are trying to cater for all crowds, hence the very different genres. We do get surprised looks when we go from Genre to Genre, but we will also vary the songs depending on the crowd.

We have about 30 songs now we can do no problem and will aim for about 50 so we can vary.

The reason we chucked in Black eyed Peas, was after our last gig, we finished the set and left the stage and "I gotta feeling" came on from the DJ and the crowd went nuts. Mind you the average age in the crowd was probably 35!

It is great fun listening to a song in the car, frantically scribbling the song down on the back of your hand, racing home, using the net/utube/ etc to work it out, then an hour later belting it out over the phone to the other band members. I just did it with 'Drive' by Incubus. Great buzz! Interesting thing as well. Generally the best, most popular songs are the least technical to play or work out!