Songs you wish you played live but have never done

[Chrismanbass]

Hey guys so i'm depping for a function band in a month or so and i was browsing through the setlist today. Mostly standard stuff however

i get to the encores section and there i see written "The Boys are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy" which for me is a complete result for me as i

love the song and i've always wanted to play it live however none of the bands i've ever been in have done it (be that due to the band

not being good enough or not the right style ect) This started me thinking are there any other songs be them popular or not that you

wish you played live but have never done?

chris

[Coilte]

I would love to do some "Steely Dan" songs live. Songs like "Peg", "Haitian Divorce", and "Rikki Dont Lose That Number" for example.


It would be a tough task to fill Mr Rainey's shoes though.

[Cameronj279]

I've always wanted to play Happy by Mudvayne live. The bassline in that song has always been the epitome of excellence in my opinion but the only band I've been in that was that style were all focusing on playing originals live rather than covers. One day!

[Happy Jack]

Pretty much anything by Engelbert Humperdinck.

[BILL POSTERS]

Blockbuster, I reckon it would make a great opener or closer.

Werewolves of London, but never managed to find anybody who would sing it.

and this. Although I have played it years ago.

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[deanbean502]

Im trying to convince my band to be Johny be goode as an encore

[essexbasscat]

Rikki don't lose that number
Dreamer
Rosanna
Sylvia
Moonage Daydream
Drive in Saturday

[Judo Chop]

Rain by The Beatles

[JTUK]

Current fave is 'Get Ready' by Roachford followed by Love the one you're with by Luthe V.
These two songs will form the basis of my next project/band.

[Truckstop]

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I've always wanted to play Happy by Mudvayne live. The bassline in that song has always been the epitome of excellence in my opinion but the only band I've been in that was that style were all focusing on playing originals live rather than covers. One day!
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God I love Mudvayne. I listened to Lost and Found the other day and I hated it when it came out but it's actually really good. 'IMN' is a real cracker! But yeah 'Dig' and 'Silenced' would also be good fun!

I would love to do some Elbow, My Morning Jacket or NIN but none of my bands have ever really fitted the style one day, when they're classics!

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[Marvin]

I've always wanted to play Mustang Sally, but none of the bands I've been in would do it. In fact, when I mentioned the possibility I was the victim of a torrent of abuse

[Delberthot]

Hit me with your rythym stick

South Side of the sky

Won't get fooled again - managed to get the rock band to do this one last gig os its in the set now

[arthurhenry]

[quote name='Chrismanbass' timestamp='1338042989' post='1668946']
Hey guys so i'm depping for a function band in a month or so and i was browsing through the setlist today. Mostly standard stuff however

i get to the encores section and there i see written "The Boys are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy" which for me is a complete result for me as i

love the song and i've always wanted to play it live however none of the bands i've ever been in have done it (be that due to the band

not being good enough or not the right style ect) This started me thinking are there any other songs be them popular or not that you

wish you played live but have never done?

chris
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Played this in the Key of A for 20 years, in the last five years I've been in two bands who play it in G and one that plays it in Ab! A hard one to nail the exact feel, but good fun for a stamina workout on the octave skips behind the twin guitar melody.

Edited May 26, 2012 by arthurhenry

[paul_5]

Lysteria my Muse.

[Chrismanbass]

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Rosanna

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i'd love to play that its a proper tune

[Cameronj279]

Posted earlier but wouldn't mind playing a few Primus, Tool or Mr Bungle tunes live! Don't know people with enough gear for Tool songs (I know I don't). And don't know people with the ability to play Primus or Mr Bungle tunes...gutted, they'd be fun to play to a crowd

[BILL POSTERS]

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I've always wanted to play Mustang Sally, but none of the bands I've been in would do it. In fact, when I mentioned the possibility I was the victim of a torrent of abuse
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I used to get that with Brown Eted Girl and Akight Now....

Not.....

[thepurpleblob]

Looking down this list, I get one point... used to play "Moonage Daydream". Nobody knew what the hell it was though.

It's probably my age but I've always had a hankering for playing 70s prog stuff as they generally have very musical basslines. There's not a lot of demand though

[Nibody]

"Toughest Street in town" - Thin Lizzy
"Up Against the wall" - Tom Robinson band
"over the hills with the swords of a thousand Men" - Tenpole Tudor
"Hersham Boys" - Sham69
"Mr Jones" - Counting Crows (actually used to cover "Angels of the Silences" with the old band)

Just for starters...

[BassTractor]

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1338059323' post='1669185']
Posted earlier but wouldn't mind playing a few Primus, Tool or Mr Bungle tunes live! Don't know people with enough gear for Tool songs (I know I don't). And don't know people with the ability to play Primus or Mr Bungle tunes...gutted, they'd be fun to play to a crowd
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+1 on all of them.
I'm flabbergasted Mr Bungle would even come up in this topic, but earlier today I played Disco Volante and was thinking about trying to play some of that stuff when I grow up.

best,
bert

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Well, I've always been a metal head , but never played enter sandman.
Song I always wanted to do for novelty value, Rivers of Babylon. By boney m .
I got a lot of abuse , and ridicule when I suggested it.

Strange thing is , Mr. Drums started learning it. When he was put off by other band members in my last band.

Oh well),

[Panamonte]

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Song I always wanted to do for novelty value, Rivers of Babylon. By boney m .
I got a lot of abuse , and ridicule when I suggested it.

Strange thing is , Mr. Drums started learning it. When he was put off by other band members in my last band.

Oh well),
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Just say you're covering the Jimmy Cliff version - credibility problems instantly solved.


[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1338043363' post='1668954']
I would love to do some "Steely Dan" songs live. Songs like "Peg", "Haitian Divorce", and "Rikki Dont Lose That Number" for example.


It would be a tough task to fill Mr Rainey's shoes though.
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+1 - love playing along to Night by Night and The Fez at home - be great to do live.

[Panamonte]

Hit It And Quit It + Jimmy's Got A Little Bit Of Bitch In Him - Funkadelic

This World - The Staple Singers

[Graham]

I'd love to play Anchor by Cave In, just a great, straight-up rock song; but I can't see it being very well known by most pub / club audiences and we all know how fickle people can be about dancing to songs they don't know

[the_skezz]

Always wanted to do some Stranglers but there's amazingly few keys players round these parts - or rather, everyone I know who says they play keyboards means that they've had a few lessons in school and can do 'When the Saints Go Marching In'