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WhittyWhitty Posts: 61
edited April 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
Hey,

My band is playing a show April 30th at a house party, only our second gig, and we're still a cover band essentially (no originals complete). Anyways, just wondering what songs are good crowd pleasers. I ask this, assuming that there are members on the board who have been, or are currently in a band. Any help would be great. Also, my band has put a cap on PJ songs, as we already play Betterman and Do the Evolution, so good tunes by other artists would be great.

Thanks,
-Mitch
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  • KillerIsMeKillerIsMe Posts: 208
    foo fighters everlong
    given to fly went over pretty well in my cover band
    them bones
    rock n roll from zep
    peaches form PUSA


    depends on you guys. and the range of your singer mostly. good luck
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  • freewheelin_mindfreewheelin_mind Posts: 28
    you shook me all night long by acdc
    hey hey my my neil young
    my generation the who
    knockin on heavens door.
    any powderfinger song, its an australian band i dunno if uve of them, these days is a good one.

    i see red - split enz
    hey now crowded house
    the house of the rising sun
    last kiss maybe?

    these are songs i wud do anyway, (thats if were not counting pearl jam ones.)
    But you break like a little girl.
  • lostdog77lostdog77 Posts: 11
    roadhouse blues by the doors
    teenage kicks by the undertones(this will get any crowd going)
    ever fallen in love by the buzzcocks
    interstate love song by the stone temple pilots
  • lostdog77lostdog77 Posts: 11
    lostdog77 wrote:
    roadhouse blues by the doors
    teenage kicks by the undertones(this will get any crowd going)
    ever fallen in love by the buzzcocks
    interstate love song by the stone temple pilots


    "keep you eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel"
  • MookieBlaylock5v1MookieBlaylock5v1 Posts: 353
    Roadhouse Blues is an awesome suggestion!

    Here's some more...

    Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company
    We used to cover this, playing the verse normally and then making the pre-chorus and chorus a lot heavier, with an extended solo section.

    Slither - Velvet Revolver

    Wicked Game - the H.I.M. version, not Chris Issak
    HIM made a cool, heavy rock cover of Wicked Game, which is a lot of fun to play. Plus, the song is easy since it's the same three chord progression for both the verse and chorus.
  • BeavBeav Posts: 223
    Here's a couple easy songs my band rips at:
    Holiday- Green Day
    Little Sister- QOTSA
    The Red- Chevelle
    Slither- Velvet Revolver

    They're mostly newer songs so the rock crowd will be into it.
    "Sooner or later you'll bare your teeth"
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    www.myspace.com/zane26 (band)
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