Roger2611 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I know we have had many threads on here about songs people love playing, songs that turn people away form covers bands etc I don't think we have had one on songs that were massive hits and really should be covered but are too complex for bands to do...I have a few suggestions. Airport.....The Motors.....lots of keyboards and vocally hugely difficult for your average covers band to handle the harmonies Dancing Queen.....Abba or anything be Abba really....again vocally so hard to get right I am sure there are loads but really I am thinking about big hits that would be well received by your average covers band pub audience that never find their way onto set lists So, what you got for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Silver Machine - Hawkwind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Without You - Nilsson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 McArthur Park - Richard Harris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Autobahn - Kraftwerk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 A Walk In The Black Forest - Bert Kampfaert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Mustang Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 'Anti-Procrastination Song' by Stormtroopers Of Death. http://youtu.be/b_naNBHpMdU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Protest And Survive - Discharge The Right Stuff - NKOTB Informer - Snow As The Worm Turns - FNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 [quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1451733826' post='2942845'] I know we have had many threads on here about songs people love playing, songs that turn people away form covers bands etc I don't think we have had one on songs that were massive hits and really should be covered but are too complex for bands to do...I have a few suggestions. Airport.....The Motors.....lots of keyboards and vocally hugely difficult for your average covers band to handle the harmonies Dancing Queen.....Abba or anything be Abba really....again vocally so hard to get right I am sure there are loads but really I am thinking about big hits that would be well received by your average covers band pub audience that never find their way onto set lists So, what you got for me? [/quote] "AOR" stuff like Foreigner Toto etc is rich picking ground for well known catchy tunes but the many of songs are deceptively intricate and require a bit of effort to get right (which is probably why they dont get aired to often). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzodog Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I've always wanted to cover the damned version of Eloise but it's a bit hard in a 3 piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 You can cover any song if you have a way of rearranging it. http://youtu.be/V4WGsMplGxU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1451735830' post='2942885'] Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. [/quote] At college we did a prog rock version of the rite. Only about 11 mins of it tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 [quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1451743057' post='2942996'] At college we did a prog rock version of the rite. Only about 11 mins of it tho [/quote] The Radio Edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) Although not a massive hit, I've only ever heard one band attempt this. I must say they did a great job, especially vocally. Glorious, by Andreas Johnsson. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzQ82Ny1ToI"]https://www.youtube....h?v=pzQ82Ny1ToI[/url] Edited January 2, 2016 by leschirons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Which rather begs the question, what was it that you wanted to cover that with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Pretty much anything by Skinny Puppy after the first mini-album. Once Dwayne Rudolph Goettel joined the complexity of the samples and arrangements was difficult to replicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) As seen in post #3832 for a stunning version of a song I reckon hardly ever gets a live airing: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/79895-daily-awesomeness/page__pid__2943067__st__3810#entry2943067"]http://basschat.co.u...10#entry2943067[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPiqwvbegq0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPiqwvbegq0[/url] Edited January 2, 2016 by Mykesbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 What's He Building? - Tom Waits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1451742345' post='2942988'] You can cover any song if you have a way of rearranging it. [/quote] I'd agree - you don't have to replicate the recording to cover a song, as Mr. Thomson demonstrates so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1451734069' post='2942852'] Without You - Nilsson [/quote] I can imagine The Junkyard Dogs doing a Badfinger version. It would need to be placed carefully in the setlist. http://youtu.be/PPco24LS31A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 ... mind you, it's 3.57 but seems like 9.57. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 LOL - I like that a lot. The Nilsson version was [cliche alert] part of the soundtrack to my teens [/cliche alert] so I've always had a soft spot for that song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 [quote name='Maude' timestamp='1451736659' post='2942897'] 'Anti-Procrastination Song' by Stormtroopers Of Death. http://youtu.be/b_naNBHpMdU [/quote] Love it I'm a huge s o d fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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