lowregisterhead Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 7 hours ago, Kiwi said: The Birdy Song. I know the bass player and drummer who did the session on that record. Time was short, the client didn't have a second track ready, so the producer offered the band either a straight session fee, or they could sling together something themselves to put on as a B side, and take a chance on getting a royalty payment out of it instead. Not surprisingly, they took the fee. BIG mistake. True story. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 10/01/2020 at 14:27, Happy Jack said: This list contains no Abba, no Beatles, no Rolling Stones, no Clash .... Yoi could cover most of this in one hit with '1977' by the Clash and have Mr Presley thrown in gratis. "No Elvis, Beatles, or The Rolling Stones In 1977" Followed by Fernando... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 hours ago, lowregisterhead said: I know the bass player and drummer who did the session on that record. Time was short, the client didn't have a second track ready, so the producer offered the band either a straight session fee, or they could sling together something themselves to put on as a B side, and take a chance on getting a royalty payment out of it instead. Not surprisingly, they took the fee. BIG mistake. True story. Were they part of a Brit-Funk outfit Midnight Express? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 hours ago, lowregisterhead said: I know the bass player and drummer who did the session on that record. Time was short, the client didn't have a second track ready, so the producer offered the band either a straight session fee, or they could sling together something themselves to put on as a B side, and take a chance on getting a royalty payment out of it instead. Not surprisingly, they took the fee. BIG mistake. True story. 21 minutes ago, Mykesbass said: Were they part of a Brit-Funk outfit Midnight Express? Not that I'm aware of, but it was a long time ago! I think it's best to preserve their anonymity in any case, to spare their blushes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 2 hours ago, lowregisterhead said: Not that I'm aware of, but it was a long time ago! I think it's best to preserve their anonymity in any case, to spare their blushes... Just that I worked (and am still friends) with the guy who put the whole thing together. If it was them they have no need to blush, they were great musicians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) Following all go down well for us amongst other usual suspects Waterfall Yellow With or without you Creep Miles Kane version of Hot Stuff Dancing in the Dark Get Lucky Edited January 13, 2020 by peety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 On 13/01/2020 at 13:52, Mykesbass said: Just that I worked (and am still friends) with the guy who put the whole thing together. If it was them they have no need to blush, they were great musicians. They definitely were, and still are, great musicians. The drummer moved to the States and produced several big name bands. The bass player went on to work with several name acts, and now plays with a couple of jazz outfits in Scotland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 On 10/01/2020 at 12:42, Maude said: Why don't cover bands ever do Hocus Pocus by Focus? I would love to see that, and the look on the average punters face. 😆 we do actually, or at least 2 minutes of it in a medley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 31 minutes ago, skidder652003 said: we do actually, or at least 2 minutes of it in a medley Please tell me you yodel 👃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 13 minutes ago, Maude said: Please tell me you yodel 👃 nah, guitar plays that part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, skidder652003 said: nah, guitar plays that part! Fair play though, I've never seen a band do even part of it before. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r16ktx Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 It doesn't take long for the audience taste to change.. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 12/01/2020 at 11:47, Kiwi said: Let Me Entertain You (if there are keyboards) - Robbie Williams It's even better with a horn section 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Rich said: It's even better with a horn section 😁 Your band does the choon justice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 11/01/2020 at 09:24, stewblack said: Great thread, couple of tunes I'd not thought of for my pub covers band. Country Roads gets an amazing response whenever we play it. Ironically I don't do it in any of my covers bands but I do it in my originals band and they go loopy for it. Zombie is extremely popular too. Pedantic point, if you do a cover with your originals band, is it still an originals band? 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, Norm said: Pedantic point, if you do a cover with your originals band, is it still an originals band? 😉 Yes! It only becomes a covers band when all the songs (or realistically 90%) of the songs are covers. If the set list is 2 hours of material all original bar 3 or 4 covers then you are legally entitled to call it an originals band. I can prove this to three decimal places using a Kerplunk game and two washing up bowls. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 On 13/01/2020 at 08:07, ribbetingfrog said: I play in a pub I’m more of the opinion we’re there to give the punters what they want which is undoubtedly the usual suspects. Which is why you hear Sex On Fire so much. Don't let punters pick your setlist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, spectoremg said: Which is why you hear Sex On Fire so much. Don't let punters pick your setlist. I've tried both approaches over the years. Doing my own songs and my own choices of covers is incredibly satisfying when it attracts a following and goes down well. Doing a set of well loved standards which appeals to a wide range of punters and goes down well is incredibly satisfying. Edited January 16, 2020 by stewblack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 This post is very relevant to me but I'm really none the wiser. I've heard it said that you should make sure the set list is dance-friendly. That way any women in the audience will stay engaged. Does anyone agree or disagree with this? Davo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Davo-London said: I've heard it said that you should make sure the set list is dance-friendly. That way any women in the audience will stay engaged. Depends who you are and where you are playing, if you are a dancy group or not. I mean if you are a prog group or a rush tribute act, there aren't going to be any women in the audience, so there are no worries on that front! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 LOL true. I guess I mean a vanilla covers band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I'm surprised by the paucity of true "pop" artists in this list so far - does nobody get requests to play Kylie Minogue, for instance? (I mean, nothing gets a crowd going quite like Where the Wild Roses Grow...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) i would love to see this set SET 1 Agadoo Mr Blobby The smurf song Iv got a brand new combine harvister Muscat love MacArthur Park Ob-la-di ob-la-da convoy Barbie Girl The Birdy song SET 2 I Never Promised You A Rose Garden puppet on a string id like to teach the world to sing Billy dont be a Hero. disco duck. Mandy ( barry manilow) Some times when we touch. Witch Doctor - (Ooh Eeh Ooh Ah Aah Walla Walla Bing bong) itsy bitsy polka dot bikini monster mash ENCORE 1 ......check out the two hand tappin on the guitar before van and steve v, ENCORE 2 And this to end on, ...im sure Paul Young would want to forget this and wipe it of the face of the earth, Sorry Paul :-) Edited January 21, 2020 by funkgod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 the few in our set that are a bit old school but never fails to fill the floor, is Higher and Higher and Proud Mary and shake your tail feather. for some reason these cross generations, young and old love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 08:05, Davo-London said: I've heard it said that you should make sure the set list is dance-friendly. That way any women in the audience will stay engaged. Does anyone agree or disagree with this? It does depend on where you're gigging: a function/wedding set will be primarily tuned to getting the ladies dancing (because when did you last see a bunch of blokes heading out onto the dance floor first?) and giving people singalonga hits, and that's also broadly true of a lot of pubs, unless you're on a rock circuit (not that there's many of those left) - play stuff people will sing and dance to, and they'll have a good time, and so will you*. * If you like that sort of thing, but then I've always loved playing bass for ladies to dance to...YMMV, etc, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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