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Posted by: Tolek Jan 17 2010, 06:32 PM

Hi everybody!
Good news: a new band was created 2 weeks ago! It includes a drummer, a bass player, a singer (and guitarist) and a lead guitarist, me.
We started doing a list with songs that we want to cover (besides creating our own ones, ofc ).
Any suggestions of your part are welcomed and appreciated!

Posted by: UncleSkillet Jan 17 2010, 06:36 PM

Is their a particular style or genre you guys are going for? That would help with making suggestions.

Posted by: Jesse Jan 17 2010, 06:41 PM

yeah.... I know hundreds of songs:D

Posted by: Tolek Jan 17 2010, 06:46 PM

Well, we play pretty every kind that sounds good (e.g. no black metal, etc.).
Rock, Funk,...
Here are some examples from my list, so that you get an idea:

Charlie Winston - Like a hobo (an evtl aaner Saachen)
JerryC - Canon Rock
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
Toto - Hold the Line
Gary Moore - Still Got the Blues
The Beatles - While my Guitar Gently Weeps
Paul Gilbert - Fly me to the Moon
Ben E. King - Stand by Me

Old songs, new songs, everything!

Posted by: Jesse Jan 17 2010, 06:54 PM

Dire Straits = money for nothing
and more

Posted by: Frankster Jan 17 2010, 07:33 PM

Hi!

Ten Years After - I´m going home
Ten Years After - Litte Schoolgirl
Ten Years After - Love like a man

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird

Neil Young - Hey Hey My My

Chickenfoot - Oh Yeah

ACDC - .....................

Aerosmith - ...............

Mountain / Leslie West

Grand Funk Railroad - Heartbreaker
Grand Funk Railroad - Mean Mistreater

and so on .......

Mfg
Frankster

Posted by: kaznie_NL Jan 17 2010, 07:40 PM

Summer of 69
Use Somebody
Sex on Fire
Paramore (eg misery business)

Songs like that And futhermore Gary Moore and Thin Lizzy - All songs

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Jan 17 2010, 07:58 PM

Hey congrats Tolek on getting in! That set list example sounds great, you can rarely hear those songs in clubs here anymore...Let me know if plan on touring here heheheheh

Posted by: Vasilije Vukmirovic Jan 18 2010, 12:04 PM

Good list, White Snake songs would fit perfectly into that!

Posted by: Gitarrero Jan 18 2010, 12:14 PM

ZZ Top is always an option (check sharp dressed man), or the great "sweet home alabama". The Rolling Stones also offer some great and well known songs. Oh, and a song my coverband just recently rehearsed and played: Santana's black magic woman. The audience loved it (which surprised me...)

Posted by: Staffy Jan 18 2010, 12:32 PM

Hmmm....
I would like to add some here... these are pretty much what the audience likes....

Have You ever seen the rain, Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising - Creedence
Layla, Cocaine, I Shot the Sheriff, Tears in Heaven - Clapton
Black Velvet - Alannah Myles
(she got) The Look - Roxette (Yeah, Im from Sweden... )
Every thing I do I do it for You -Bryan Adams
Tush - ZZ Top
Sweet Home Chicago - Blues Brothers
Mustang Sally - the Commitments
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
Knockin on heavens door - Guns & roses

For some funky stuff, check Cool & the Gang and Earth, Wind & Fire (hard to cover though...)
For soul stuff, simply anything with James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner or Aretha Franklin will do
Songs like "Respect", "I got You", "Aint no mountain high enough" or "Private Dancer" is always good....

//Staffay

QUOTE (Gitarrero @ Jan 18 2010, 12:14 PM)

Try "Europa" also, they loves that one too....

Posted by: Tolek Jan 18 2010, 03:25 PM

Thanks for the great input, guys! You are a great help! Big them coming.

Posted by: superize Jan 18 2010, 05:08 PM

You want to cover songs that sounds good but not black metal....

I am out of ideas

Posted by: rokchik Jan 19 2010, 02:23 AM

Some great songs mentioned. You can't go wrong with CCR, The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Dire Straits, Neil Young etc. There certainly is lots of great stuff out there to cover.

Lenny Kravitz has some great songs, great rock and funk mix. Also check out the Chili Peppers for some cool rock/funk/punk type stuff. Especially if you are already doing some Stevie Wonder as they do a great version of Higher Ground. Tom Petty is always good and one can never go wrong with Fire Woman by the Cult (She Sells Sanctuary is also a great one)

Also check out The Tragically Hip. They are from over here in the Great White North Basically are Canadian icons and always manage to get the crowd rocking. Some songs to check out on youtube are:

Blow at High Dough
38 Yrs Old
Little Bones
Locked in the Trunk of a Car
Looking for a Place to Happen

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jan 20 2010, 03:53 PM

AC/DC will always go well with the audience, every band must do at least one song from them

Posted by: Tolek Jan 20 2010, 05:32 PM

Thanks guys!

What about some instrumentals?