Most covered 'Classic Rock' song

[Guest MoJo]

My guitarist friend and I were sitting, post sound-check' looking at all the posters on the venue walls and a comment was made about the increasing number of 'Classic Rock Covers' bands playing the local circuit now, ourselves included. My friend said, "I bet there's some songs that we all play and they're sick of hearing".

I'd be interested to know, if you play in a Classic Rock covers band, what song in your set you think is probably covered by the majority of other CR cover bands.

Out of our set, I'd say that there's a good chance that Lizzy's 'Don't believe a word' makes a regular appearance on a lot of other band's set lists

[Hobbayne]

Sweet Home Alabama and All Right Now

[gadgie]

not classic rock but...........Teenage Kicks

[icastle]

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Sweet Home Alabama and All Right Now
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[quote name='gadgie' timestamp='1417347075' post='2619309']
not classic rock but...........Teenage Kicks
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Get out of my setlist...

[Hobbayne]

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Get out of my setlist...


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anymore on the list??
[url="http://www.lemonrock.com/sourgrapeskingstonuponthames?page=songs"]http://www.lemonrock.com/sourgrapeskingstonuponthames?page=songs[/url]

[Oopsdabassist]

I'll just put up our setlist and be done with it!

Smoke on the Water
Born to be Wild
Wishing Well
Can't Get Enough

were the 1st ones I thought of

[icastle]

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1417347618' post='2619321']
anymore on the list??
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Might be...

Thing is, if you're playing that particular circuit, then [b]not[/b] playing those songs will pretty soon leave you without gigs - in much the same way that any of us playing NYE are going to be playing Hi Ho Silver Lining at some point during the evening.

[Bloodaxe]

Hard To Handle
Highway To Hell
Play That Funky Music
Addicted To Love

[Woodinblack]

I have just joined a new group, and 2 of their songs are already on this list!
How about
Long train running
I shot the sheriff

[TimR]

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My friend said, "I bet there's some songs that we all play and they're sick of hearing".

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I would argue he is wrong.

People go to interact with a live band. They like to hear songs they know and if they can sing along or play air guitar to the solo all the better.

Your setlist will never exactly match the band the week before or the week after. There's bound to be some crossover but I'd bet that if we all put our setlists up there wouldn't be that same one song that we all play.

It's just the musicians who get fed up with playing the same setlist because we're playing it week in week out.

It's the same argument I have with our band when choosing new tunes. "Every band plays that one..."

[crez5150]

Fookin Dakota, Sex on Fire and Zombie...... The Evil Trio!

[Graham]

It's got to be Sweet Child O Mine, maybe Alright Now.

[skidder652003]

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1417347618' post='2619321']
anymore on the list??
[url="http://www.lemonrock.com/sourgrapeskingstonuponthames?page=songs"]http://www.lemonrock...ames?page=songs[/url]
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ooo there's 4 on there...

[icastle]

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ooo there's 4 on there...
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Only 4?

There's only about 4 on there that I [b]don't[/b] play.

[billfaro]

We used to do a lot of Bike Shows in Germany & Holland. All the bands at the shows all played Born To Be Wild. The Bikers used to go crazy. They just loved it. Sweet Home Alabama was also a very big favorite. Good Day's.

[peteb]

Can't believe that no one has come up with Sweet Child of Mine yet??

Also, I would submit Whole Lotta Rosie & Enter Sandman...

[Roger2611]

I thought the Jam, Tube Station may be on there, every band I have seen recently has played it......not as well as I do, obviously.....even saw some dodgy outfit called "From The Jam" do it recently but to be fair their bass player did it pretty well

[stingrayPete1977]

The last two bands I've joined have set out to do something different, you get two songs in and "do you do any kings of leon, sweet home alabama, sweet child?" etc , I suppose you have to give them what they want?

[sbrag]

It's got to be Sweet Home Alabama and along with that we've banned Brown Sugar and Can't Get Enough of Your Love as to over played.

[James Nada]

Kinks - You Really Got Me. Must be the most covered classic rock song.

[JTUK]

Thankfully, none of the above are in our set..

[lowdown]

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Thankfully, none of the above are in our set..
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So what's in your set then?
When I'm cleaning Windows and Leaning on a Lamp post ?

Only Kidding.

[TimR]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1417355157' post='2619438']
The last two bands I've joined have set out to do something different, you get two songs in and "do you do any kings of leon, sweet home alabama, sweet child?" etc , I suppose you have to give them what they want?
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Quite.

You're being paid for providing a service. If you don't provide that service what happens?

Surely it's about a balance.

You play a few obscure songs that a few of the audience like and you play a few of the big numbers.

Someone said 3:1 was the ideal ratio of well known to obscure.

We've been stripping out a lot of the obscure numbers from our set because we can see the audience losing interest. Reading your audience is a very important skill.

I've always been against writing a setlist, turning up and playing it. Unless you have played the pub lots of times and already know the audience you will get. I'm much more of the turn up, look at your audience and then tailor your setlist to suit. Doesn't need a full rewrite just a tinker. Might even just be shuffling some songs from first set to second or vice versa.

Edited November 30, 2014 by TimR

[leschirons]

Comfortably numb.

[cameltoe]

Definitely Sex on Fire for most played modern classic.