I'm in a cover band here in Tulsa (no, really... I know I'm not in the pic, but that's cuz I just joined the band), and we are just starting to play here and there. We play restaurants and festivals, and it's generally a lot of fun and an opportunity to make a little (very little) money from time to time. It's a fun gig, and I'm grateful to get to song some pop songs and work with great musicians. We consist of a rhythm section (guitar, bass, drums, keys), horns (trombone, trumpet, sax) and three singers (two guys and a girl).
Here's my question:
In your opinion/experience, what should every cover band be able to play at the drop of a hat? What are the songs you want to hear at a New Year's Eve party or a wedding reception?
Here's the list of the songs we currently do:
- Always Entertaining Me (The La-La Song) - Original
- America the Beautiful - Ray Charles
- Back To You - Original
- Breathe (2AM) - Anna Nalick
- Bright Lights - Matchbox 20
- Come Together - Beatles
- Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
- Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
- Drops of Jupiter - Train
- Everything - Michael Buble
- Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon
- Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
- Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band/Seal
- Freedom 90 - George Michael
- Harder to Breathe - Maroon 5
- Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
- How To Save a Life - The Fray
- I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
- I Don’t Wanna Be - Gavin DeGraw
- I Forget to Breathe - Original
- I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near) - Michael McDonald
- I Wish - Stevie Wonder
- If I Ain’t Got You - Alicia Keys
- Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
- Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
- Josie - Steely Dan
- Just Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble
- Life Is A Highway - Rascal Flatts
- Listen to the Music - Doobie Brothers
- Living in America - James Brown
- Love Shack - B-52s
- Love Song - Sara Bareilles
- Lucky - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
- Madly - Tristan Prettyman
- Many the Miles - Sara Bareilles
- Minute By Minute - Doobie Brothers
- Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
- Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
- One Week - Barenaked Ladies
- Peg - Steely Dan
- Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
- Pink Houses - John Mellencamp
- Please Don’t Leave Me - P!nk
- Pony (It’s OK) - Erin McCarley
- R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. - John Mellencamp
- Saturday in the Park - Chicago
- She Is - The Fray
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours - Stevie Wonder
- Smooth - Santana & Rob Thomas
- So Much To Say - Dave Matthews Band
- Superstition - Stevie Wonder
- Unwind - Original
- Vertigo - U2
- Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn
- What a Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers
- What Would You Say - Dave Matthews Band
- You Make Everything New - Original
- 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
(And in the meantime, enjoy a couple of vids from a performance we did at Utica Square last July... Pretty lo-fi but maybe you'll get the idea.)
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Love your list! I created my top 6 before checking yours out (top 3 you got):
1. Pick Up the Pieces
2. Mustang Sally
3. Play That Funky Music
4. I'll Be Around
5. Soul Man
6. I Feel Good
It's always good to hear any of Chicago's stuff; also (I know it's old school, but still) love Hall & Oates stuff. Fits in with the R&B thing. ~ Great stuff here, best wishes!
~ Carmel
From my friend Krys on Facebook...
"how fun. i just played with my friend's dance band and had a blast.
Don't Stop Believing is a hit, but may be a bit high...
Play That Funky Music (dancable, super easy, flexible for jamming)
1999 (a must for new years)
Lady Gaga stuff is pretty easy and super-popular with the 20-35 crowd.
And you guys should change the lyrics to the Katy Perry song to Oklahoma Gurls. ;-) people would flip. ;-)
Here's the entire song... V/C- ||:Am Bb | C Dm :|| pre-chorus- ||: C |Dm |Bb |Bb :||"
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