Gig Songs!

[Lynchpin]

Hey folks,


Here's how it is-we're playin a gig on b 18th of septand we really need some ideas for good songs that get crowds on ur side. we've got 1 guitar and a singer- so any suggestions wud be greatly appreciated!


Help!

[SisterMidnight]

Well Born To Be Wild and Freebird are always a hit... but wait... that was in the biker bar I used to work at. smileys/smiley36.gifLemme think on that one... What type of place/crowd will you be playing to?

[Lynchpin]

Em, kinda bar audience-like minded people. but they've heard rice 2 many times!

[Gatsby]

some david gray maybe? thrown in with a few dylan songs (easy to play and listen to) "freefalling" by tom petty is always good


ill try think of more

[TiptoeMushroom]

pixies and pink floyd maybe?





how long will yous' be playing for?

[hippy shakes]

Can't go wrong with a bit of Tracy Chapman, Bill Withers, David Gray etc etc. Also if it's just a guitar and a singer then re-arrange some classics like a rolling stones song or The Beatles. They sound good on one guitar.

[Diarmo]

Give them some good old Paddy Casey

[smalltownrockst]

Covers I do in my acoustic set - not all in one set, I hardly ever do, but if i do - i'll do

wonderwall - Ryan adams version of
cannonball - er, i forget the fellas name who wrote that.
ordinary world - duran duran
don't dream it's over - neil finn
morning glory/one i love - noel gallagher/REM
I remember - damo!!
There is a light -The Smiths

i have also done fake plastic trees, creep (radiohead) and mad world (gary jules) in the past (Mad world went down particularly well.)

[sonofelvis]

went to a session on saturday night


and played


smoke 2 joints by Sublime ran into


Volcano (reggae version) ran into


dont worry be happy by bobby mc ferrin (is that right??)


finished with


i will survive by Gloria Gaynor


rocked the house, ruled the party.

[mestonf]

quite a good mix there elvis!

[cille]

cannonball - er, i forget the fellas name who wrote that.



smileys/smiley24.giferrhm, it's supertramp (http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Supertramp/Cannonball.html), k..?


smileys/smiley2.gifnaah, i'd love to hear you perform those songs. i love 'mad world'.

[mestonf]

good work cille! smileys/smiley36.gif


made me laugh!

[smalltownrockst]

well hopefully soon i'll have a live version of cannonball to give emmet and maybe he'll put it on this site.

also, once my site is finished and published it should have a few live gigs on it to download -i'll make sure mad world is on there once it's all sorted.

smalltownrockstar.co.uk

but that'll be about a month off.

[sonofelvis]

quite a good mix there elvis!


thanks felix!!


it was all a bit spur of the moment!!
there were others playing the ususal coldplay and the like, i ended up with the guitar and got to work!!


felt good, it doesnt always work out well for me when i end up in a situation like that, but it did then, gives me oul confidence a boost y'know!!

[-oli]

dont play cheers darlin


(i learned the hard way)

[darraghjm]

primal scream - rocks


mic christopher - heyday


paddy casey - saints and sinners


autamata - postscript


and something strange that will surprise people recently i heard somebody do whitetown - my woman acousticly and it sounded brilliant, and as far as i remember its only three chords so easy to play. here it is Stevie Mac - Your Woman (http://www.mixmastermac.co.uk/mytunes/Stevie%20Mac%20-%20Your%20Woman.mp3)Edited by: darraghjm

[mestonf]

dont play cheers darlin


(i learned the hard way)</font>

whys that oli?

hard song to play?

[Lynchpin]

Wats da chords to Saints and Sinners?