Most unusual / obscure song you play

[HeavyJay]

This just for people who are in cover bands:
What is the most usual / obscure song that you play?

Please state if it's in your usual set or whether you played it as a request. Ta.

I'm in a 50s and 60s cover band and mine is No Depression by the Carter Family.

[The_D]

We play anything from Wilson Picket to Metallica but I think the most obscure one we have played was the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs: Phenomenon. I hated it though cause they dont have a bass player so I just kinda grooved around in E.

Also we used to play The Music: Take the long road but only one of my mates knew it and if he wasnt there it was just wasted.

[Merton]

We don't do obscure songs, as we're there to get the wedding crowd/party crowd on the dancefloor. We'd love to play Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Maiden) or Overture (early Def Leppard) but we'd never get paid at the end of the gig.

[Starvolt]

We're not a cover band, but we needed to fill some time, so we did a few things.

The Dr Who jam.

Think crunchy distorted bass and a lot of whammy/pitch shifting on guitar. Sounded quite good IMO.

But song wise, would probably be Blood Sugar by Pendulum. Gets all our mates pumped up and it's good fun to play.

[yorick]

Macc Lads, Fluffy Pup anyone?

[HeavyJay]

[quote name='Merton' post='352813' date='Dec 12 2008, 03:40 PM']We don't do obscure songs, as we're there to get the wedding crowd/party crowd on the dancefloor. We'd love to play Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Maiden) or Overture (early Def Leppard) but we'd never get paid at the end of the gig.[/quote]

Schoolboy error mate, get the money first!

[Merton]

[quote name='HeavyJay' post='352832' date='Dec 12 2008, 03:50 PM']Schoolboy error mate, get the money first! [/quote]
9 times out of 10 we do actually. Good point. F**k it, the wedding on the 21st of December is going ot get Rime of the Ancient Mariner, followed by some Rush or something

[Born 2B Mild]

I just edited out all the more familliar covers from the set list of my covers band Chainsaw (note NOT now playing tonight* at the Blues Bar, Harrogate).

Here's what was left...

Call me the breeze [JJ Cale/Lynyrd Skynyrd]
Cheating on you [Jon Cleary/Taj Mahal]
Everybody went low [John Hiatt]
Good ol’ boys [Steve Earl]
I found love [Lone Justice]
Jealous again [Black Crowes]
Keep your hands to yourselves [Georgia Satellites]
Slow turning [John Hiatt]
Something wild [John Hiatt]
Start the car [Jude Cole]



*But Street Legal are

[Adrenochrome]

Currently, Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benetar 'cos our girlie vocalist sings it really well.

Previously it'd be Bored by Deftones, Replica by Fear Fatory or possibly Will You? by Hazel O'Connor.

[lowhand_mike]

hmm think ours would be dizzy miss lizzy into wipe out. by the end of that my fore arms are knackered

[lemmywinks]

We got asked to play War Pigs halfway through a posh wedding once, if they'd have given us notice it would've been in the bag. Been on at the lads for ages to do that one as well (if only for Faith No More inspired overdriven bass silliness)

[crez5150]

Pamela by Toto...... obscure because we are a function band..... and most people don't know the song.... just a bit of fun for us really

[OldGit]

[quote name='Merton' post='352837' date='Dec 12 2008, 03:52 PM']9 times out of 10 we do actually. Good point. F**k it, the wedding on the 21st of December is going ot get Rime of the Ancient Mariner, followed by some Rush or something [/quote]


My wedding barn dance band gets heckled for Stairway and Smoke on the Water - hardly obscure but not "expected" from a barn dance band. We still do it ..
We did Je T'aime a few gigs ago after a heckle/request

May try Inagadadavida on Saturday as keyboard Dave is playing the gig but I guess after it was on The Simpsons that may not count as obscure ...

[obbm]

She's About A Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet, also recorded by Steve Earle

Seven Nights to Rock - Moon Mullican, but also recorded by Nick Lowe and frequently performed live by Bruce Springsteen.

[bumnote]

[quote name='crez5150' post='352890' date='Dec 12 2008, 04:48 PM']Pamela by Toto...... obscure because we are a function band..... and most people don't know the song.... just a bit of fun for us really[/quote]

great song great band

[bumnote]

we used to do the ballad of Davey Crockett a la Kentucky Headhunters.

[squire5]

We like to do "I've been away" by the Who.It's in waltz time.Usually for when someone asks for a Who number and they're expecting 'my Generation' or suchlike.We usually do that next,just to keep them happy.

[BigRedX]

In the 80s the synth band I was in use to do a cover of "Summer Wine" as a joke encore

Here's the original:



It was complete nightmare to play on mono synths, but the audience loved it. So much so that we eventually had to stop playing it because we attracted a following that only wanted to hear this song and would shout for it all through the set. Not what you want when rest of your set is dark and moody synth rock with heaps of distortion...

[martthebass]

Brand New Life - Young Marble Giants

[Musky]

Well we're not a covers band, but we do a song called Stop, Look and Listen. It's an old 60's garage punk number - never released and recorded by a band that nobody knows the name of.

So that's fairly obscure, but not particularly unusual.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Although we're called 'Obviously 5 believers' we're not a Dylan tribute band and usually do one or two Dylan songs each gig. One of my favourites is "tell me momma" from the "judas" era '65/'66 tour and until fairly recently only available on bootlegs from that tour (afaik).

[Deep Thought]

Probably 'Alabama Train' by Louisiana Red.

[BigRedX]

[quote name='martthebass' post='353073' date='Dec 12 2008, 08:12 PM']Brand New Life - Young Marble Giants[/quote]

Class!

Saw YMG at the Boat Club in Nottingham in 1980. One of my all-time favourite gigs.

[ARGH]

Warriors of the wasteland by Frankie
Police Car by Larry Wallace

[Mr Fudge]

bellboy by the who.