What cover do you enjoy playing the most?

[xgsjx]

Pretty much that.

Whenever you cover a song, even if it's totally redone, what one gives you & the band the most fun & enjoyment?

In my last band, we always had fun messing about with Use Me (Bill Withers). Also had fun playing Sir Duke & in a previous band we did Shy Boy (Talas) which has one of the most fun solos to play (though easy to mess up too).

What's yours?

[slumjacket]

Really enjoying playing Born on the Bayou CCR, nice groove and the band all like playing it. We've still to see if it goes down well at a gig but good fun to play. I used to love playing The Allman Brothers Whipping Post, it was always loud and self indulgent.

[4 Strings]

You're All I Need to Get By (Aretha version)

[Hobbayne]

Are You Gonna Go My Way by Kravitz. I love the intro when the first guitar starts followed by the second and then the bass high up on the top E. Lovely groove too.

[Ziphoblat]

We do our own adaptation of Muse's interpretation of Feeling Good. Always great fun to play, everyone in the band enjoys it and it's a crowd pleaser.

[Lozz196]

The KKK took My Baby Away by The Ramones. Absolutely love it, even though I have to bellow A flat A flat A flat at the guitarist every time we play it. I`m sure he puts his hands on F sharp just to give me a fit!

[bonzodog]

Stray Cat Strut by the Stray Cats. We are only a 3 piece and all three parts are really enjoyable to play so its a joint favourite

[AntLockyer]

Messing with the kid. I play the part I saw form a german TV performance (or at least what I remember of it). Cracking tune.

[Roland Rock]

Probably "Boys Keep Swinging" from my old Bowie band. Great groove, enjoyable (simple) backing vocals and I could really wig out (musically) towards the end,

[Adrenochrome]

Creeping Death.

[Gust0o]

Kyuss - One Inch Man.

[mikeh]

Mountains by Biffy Clyro

[johnny_frog]

War Pigs by Black Sabbath... fantastic fun.

[waynepunkdude]

Excuse my poor playing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEBN0Sz3dJo

Edited March 24, 2014 by icastle
Link fixed.

[Cameronj279]

Runaway by Jamiroquai

Crying machine by Steve Vai is also pretty fun!

[jakenewmanbass]

The William Tell Overture...
Just making the point that the idea of 'covers' is a bit strange in all but 'covers' bands as most people that make a living playing music play the music of others most of the time... so in fact original music is quite a small (but nevertheless significant) part of the business.

Edited December 3, 2013 by jakenewmanbass

[barneyg42]

You Oughta Know-Alanis Morrisette, I do a vague improvised Flea version.....probably different every time!!!

[RandomBass]

Hmm, quite possibly Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet. Such fun.

[DaytonaRik]

Toss up between Cowboy Song and Still Got The Blues.

[Muzz]

At the moment (and it does change quite regularly), it's a toss-up between Van Halen's Jump and Luther Vandross's Never Too Much... I may be musically bipolar...

[mikeh]

[quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1386136349' post='2296215']
Hmm, quite possibly Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet. Such fun.
[/quote]

Forgot this one, love playing it too.

[steve-bbb]

Weve just rehearsed Ironic (Alanis) and will be gigging it for first time this saturday and already it is becoming the whole bands favourite

[Japhet]

Used to play You Oughta Know in a previous band. Fab fun but really needs a female singer. My current favorite is Company Graveyard by the Buddaheads.

Edited December 4, 2013 by Japhet

[chris_b]

The cover band have played songs I love, which have died a death and songs I hate, which go down well. So I'm not sure what I know anymore!

The songs I prefer to play are not played by the cover band but, in my view, the whole point of a cover band is the audience reaction, so (avoiding the question) my favourite cover, and the one I enjoy playing the most, is the one that gets the best reaction from the audience.

[FuNkShUi]

Jackson 5 - Want you back
Great bassline, and always goes down pretty well too