Barking Spiders Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Ya know, a set list that comprises stuff like Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow blah blah, Agadoo , Mambo No 5, Let's get ready to rumble., My humps, I'm blue , Ooops I did it again. I reckon a band with this setlist could be in regular work as this is the kind of stuff lots of people know and lose their inhibitions to . If there aren't any I think there's a market opportunity! Edited February 18, 2020 by Barking Spiders 3 Quote
FinnDave Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 Gong used to play a lot of songs with cheese references. The most obvious is the album 'Camembert Electrique', but there were many lines about cheese in the later material as well. 1 1 2 Quote
skidder652003 Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Barking Spiders said: Ya know, a set list that comprises stuff like Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow blah blah, Agadoo , Mambo No 5, Let's get ready to rumble., My humps, I'm blue , Ooops I did it again. I reckon a band with this setlist could be in regular work as this is the kind of stuff lost of people know and lose their inhibitions to . If there aren't any I think there's a market opportunity! where do I sign?!!! 1 Quote
synthaside Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) I'm a in a band that aims to do this , called Guilty Pleasure , female fronted 90's rock Wheatus , Avril Lavinge , sixpence none the richer , Savage garden alongside the more rockier and acceptable , greenday , and covers staples The bands aim is to hit that 90's and early 2000's stilton factor 😉 im currently in talks to try to avoid doing "busted" mainly because i don't want to have to jump up and down in time on " thats what i go to school for" , which willeend up with 6'4 of me hitting my head on ceilinings and getting concussion Instead pushing pushing for Stacie's mom .... that songs go it going on 😉 This was a result of realising it was always the more cringey oddball numbers we did that got better reception ...along with the audiance age being more 20- 40 somthings who are likely to be down the dog n duck on a thursday night. Edited February 17, 2020 by synthaside 1 2 Quote
stewblack Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 We had a DJ collective played our bar calling themselves Cheesy Listening, went down a storm. 1 Quote
Skybone Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 You could always try doing Alex James impressions... Quote
Woodwind Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) Not quite cheese, but the band Dream Themes only play TV theme tunes. https://dreamthemes.tv/ Audiences have a great time! Edited February 18, 2020 by Woodwind Quote
Muzz Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, synthaside said: Instead pushing pushing for Stacie's mom .... that songs go it going on 😉 We chucked that in the other night, just to see (I'd got an email from the BL a couple of days before with a link to the video asking me to learn it...it was a tricky one: I'd watched the video 14 times before I remembered there were some notes I had to learn) and it went down a storm, it's gone straight into the setlist... Oh, and if you don't already do it, Wheatus' version of A Little Respect is solid gold, too... Edited February 18, 2020 by Muzz Quote
Barking Spiders Posted February 18, 2020 Author Posted February 18, 2020 16 hours ago, synthaside said: This was a result of realising it was always the more cringey oddball numbers we did that got better reception ...along with the audiance age being more 20- 40 somthings who are likely to be down the dog n duck on a thursday night. Ain't that the truth. In one semi-pro/wedding band I used to play in the stuff that went down the best with all ages was covers of 70s glam pop like Juke Box Jive, The Bump, My Coo Ca Choo. It was bluddy good fun to play too. 1 Quote
Raymondo Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 My mate Colin ( Gibb) of Black lace fame has the likes of Agadoo, Music man , Penny Arcade etc covered in the Tenerife market 😉 Joking aside, Although it's not my sort of musical fish, I have watched him do the Balck lace thing many times and the audiences always love it. You will get gigs everywhere with a set like the one you hinted at, covering all age ranges and social standing....cue boozy pubs, "officers mess" Holiday camps, and corporate gigs all over the place....good luck with it. You can always play your slipknot set at a local open mic night ,should you have any spare time 🙂 Quote
scalpy Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 We don’t do all out cheese but doing functions it just not worth trying to have artistic integrity. I did see a fantastic band two years ago called Mac and Cheese. The lead singer was like a West Country jack Black, crowd lapped it up. Quote
steantval Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Reminds me of this lot. Creme Brûlée from League of Gentlemen. 1 Quote
Muzz Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Yep, they're tragic, all right...oh, and they were an originals band 😁 Quote
CamdenRob Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Surely most covers bands specialise in cheese? Classic Rock is 90% cheese... Cheesy is just another word for catchy and popular, a set full of singalong cheese I would assume keeps venues full and bands getting repeat bookings? Quote
uk_lefty Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 19 hours ago, synthaside said: The bands aim is to hit that 90's and early 2000's stilton factor This is it! I firmly believe in a covers band having a theme. Otherwise you end up with "stuff Dave and Terry listen to in the car and can have a go at playing" and people will not know what to expect and whether to bother coming. 2 Quote
Frank Blank Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Are there any covers bands specialising in cheese... Camemburt Bacharach Danish Deacon Blue Edam and the Ants Manfred Manchego Simple Rinds Simply Red Leicester 4 Quote
scalpy Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, uk_lefty said: This is it! I firmly believe in a covers band having a theme. Otherwise you end up with "stuff Dave and Terry listen to in the car and can have a go at playing" and people will not know what to expect and whether to bother coming. Absolutely, you need to have an aesthetic the crowd go for. Being a data geek i actually look at the demographic stats from our social media and then apply the marketing principle 'what were the big hits when they were 16?' 2 1 Quote
uk_lefty Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: Manfred Manchego I really want this band name! 1 Quote
uk_lefty Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 13 minutes ago, scalpy said: Absolutely, you need to have an aesthetic the crowd go for. Being a data geek i actually look at the demographic stats from our social media and then apply the marketing principle 'what were the big hits when they were 16?' My band applies the principle... People who can afford bands are usually in their 40s and 50s, so what music do they like and will sing and dance along to? I like data too, didn't even know if I could do demographic analysis of our Facebook... 1 Quote
Muzz Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 With our wedding band, we're not 'themed', but we have a lonnnnng list of songs (maybe 200 or so) we can play on the website (which is where the majority of bookings come from) and if they're bothered they can pick what they want, though most will only pick a handful and rely on us to play stuff that is tried and tested to appeal to most people. It's another reason we don't have a fixed setlist: our BL will call songs as we go, depending on the audience and the evening, not unlike a good DJ...he's very good at it. 1 Quote
scalpy Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, uk_lefty said: My band applies the principle... People who can afford bands are usually in their 40s and 50s, so what music do they like and will sing and dance along to? I like data too, didn't even know if I could do demographic analysis of our Facebook... We're learning a take that medley..... Where's the gritted teeth emoji? Edited February 18, 2020 by scalpy Grammar Quote
uk_lefty Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 43 minutes ago, scalpy said: We're learning a take that medley..... Where's the gritted teeth emoji? There are some lines even I won't cross and I love some cheesy songs! Our drummer wanted us to do a Take That song. Not an "original era" one either, one of the ITV Mothers Day cow poop fodder 40+ market Take That songs. He was voted down, we didn't even have a go like we do with a lot to see if they work in a pub gig. I would reluctantly do a very cheesy 90s Take That song if we could spin it a way we wanted but not their "recent" stuff. Recent in "" because I mean since 2000 which in my book qualifies as new music! 1 Quote
Woodinblack Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 We did some spice girls, but it never went down well. We do a fair amount of cheese Quote
Frank Blank Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Are there any covers bands specialising in cheese... Wensleydickdale Cheshire Bluetones Ilchisters of Mercy Lincolnshire Poa-Cher Suffolk Goldie Terence Trent Sage Derby Quote
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