Gasman Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 I stumbled across this short oh-so-true sock-puppet video that explains the above - well worth a look! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 ... because if you are short of material, you can easily make it last 20 minutes with a sing-a-long. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 Mustang can be played with any guitar strum. Handy as most singtardists can't be bothered copping the famous versions. Leaves bass having to improvise a a new riff also. Quite fun if you are into that sort of thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 And because drunk people sing and dance to it. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Because it's a good song that the audiences love. It is still popular after 50 yesrs so can't be all bad. Proof that being a perennial favourite does not mean that a song is bad (Contrary to what some here would have you believe) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 12 hours ago, bassbiscuits said: And because drunk people sing and dance to it. This - all night long!! A crowd pleaser. Slight query following one of the earlier posts - this is a soul song with specific bass part - the guitar part gets nowhere near the bass part……. or at least it shouldn’t if the guitarist has bothered to learn the song properly….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 12 hours ago, bassbiscuits said: And because drunk people sing and dance to it. This. . . . no one ever got fired for playing MS, even the 20 min version, but because they think it's a throw-away number most bands don't bother to play it properly. It's usually played too fast and I've never heard a guitarist play the guitar line. Which is a shame because it's a great soul number. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 2 hours ago, drTStingray said: the guitar part gets nowhere near the bass part……. or at least it shouldn’t if the Yes. But when they play it any old how it runs into the traditional bass part not in a good way. The challenge is to play a bass riff that invokes the original with almost no notes in their original positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 ...because people on the hooch gave up their musical tastes a LONG time ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 In thirty years of gigging I have never played Mustang Sally. I may not be rich and famous but this has to be an achievement. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, Maude said: In thirty years of gigging I have never played Mustang Sally. I may not be rich and famous but this has to be an achievement. One could say "Don't knock it till you've tried it". Of course I wouldn't say it, because I am far too nice. Edited October 8 by Count Bassy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 16 hours ago, Maude said: In thirty years of gigging I have never played Mustang Sally. I may not be rich and famous but this has to be an achievement. Here too. Im pretty sure in 45 years Ive never played it either. Maybe I did but I cant rmember how it goes yet I can play any number of soul, funk, and jazz numbers without a thght. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 Bands play Mustang Sally because it was in The Commitments. They play Sweet Home Alabama because that was in a film too. Alright Now was in a chewing gum ad. Films and TV have been responsible for many cover band staples. I think the reason these covers mostly suck is down to a, “That’ll do,” attitude. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnybass Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 I've played Mustang Sally many times, in many bands, when its played IME people in the crowd dance sing and enjoy it. Cant recall playing it and having an empty dancefloor. Jonny 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 1 hour ago, ezbass said: Bands play Mustang Sally because it was in The Commitments. That was the first time I heard it, thought it was a great song (had the soundtrack on cassette back in the 90s). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 (edited) It was a regular in band sets from the 60's onwards. We played it all the time in my school band. Audiences loved it from the day Wilson Pickett's single was released. Edited October 9 by chris_b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knirirr Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 20 hours ago, Maude said: In thirty years of gigging I have never played Mustang Sally. I may not be rich and famous but this has to be an achievement. I have only played it once, at a jazz jam. I didn't recognise it at first and realisation dawned when the chap sitting in on keys started singing "ride, Sally, ride". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 9 hours ago, jonnybass said: I've played Mustang Sally many times, in many bands, when its played IME people in the crowd dance sing and enjoy it. Cant recall playing it and having an empty dancefloor. Same. If it makes people happy and gets us booked back, it's only 5 minutes out of my life. I've got little time for those who turn up their noses at popular numbers. Aren't we supposed to be entertainers? 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasman Posted October 9 Author Share Posted October 9 (edited) It's a good job I like the number and enjoy playing a slightly funky bass line to it - my band is named... Mustang Sally! We kick off every gig with "Hi folks, great to be back here in the [insert name] Club, we're Mustang Sally, let's start the party with our theme tune!" Cheesy, yes, but we're guaranteed some dance floor action right from the get-go. Edited October 9 by Gasman Further elucidation 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 12 hours ago, Dan Dare said: Aren't we supposed to be entertainers? See the Charles Berthoud thread! Though all that shows is that one person's supreme entertainment is another's hell on earth.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 I can't remember ever hearing the song , unless it was in a movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 But, how many who have played it, played it correctly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 (edited) Judging by the replies so far, I think I'm the only person to watch the video. I think I've been in that band. Several times. 🤣🙈 In Bb... Edited October 10 by TimR 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 On 09/10/2024 at 20:54, Dan Dare said: Same. If it makes people happy and gets us booked back, it's only 5 minutes out of my life. I've got little time for those who turn up their noses at popular numbers. Aren't we supposed to be entertainers? 5 minutes‽ Whenever I've played it, it's never lasted less than 10 minutes! 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super al Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 14 hours ago, TimR said: Judging by the replies so far, I think I'm the only person to watch the video. I think I've been in that band. Several times. 🤣🙈 In Bb... Video was too long, I admire your attention span 😂 I got as far as Cheap Sunglasses 😁 Did MS in a soul band as an encore...we never seemed to rehearse it 🤷🏻♂️ I think I went between several different versions of the bassline, sometimes mid song 😂 Loved it/hated it but if the crowd wanted more MS delivered it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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