DrummerCA35
Senior Member
Our band plays a mix of music. The idea is to play dance music.
Our set lists consists of songs that may make some of you groan. But it's our attempt to play crowd pleasers that pack the floor, and it's fun to watch people dance rather than leave, and we're being paid to do so. Examples of these include:
Uptown Funk
Brick House
Funky Music
Get Down Tonight
Disco Inferno
Celebration
Don't Stop Believin'
September
Give it to me Baby
Get Lucky
What I Like About You
...and so on. No magic here, tons of bands playing similar sets. We try to add some things that work that may not be AS commonly played like "Centerfold", "Rapper's Delight", "My Sharona" and so on.
A new singer has wanted to do some songs such as "Dirty White Boy", "Let's Dance (Bowie), and so forth that are NOT among the more popular and commonly played dance songs.
I realize that not every song needs to be a dance song or even an overplayed song. But I know what it's like to play a song that consistently clears the floor, sometimes even clear the venue, and the crowd just leaves and goes to the bar across the street or something.
Yes, we play for the enjoyment of it, but does it make sense to play and learn songs that don't work when we are being paid? Some of us are in sync in this band on this and others are not. I know some people are bored to tears playing "Mustang Sally" and "Funky Music" and with good reason. Hell, even I'm bored with "Funky Music" at this point. However, seeing a packed dance floor makes up for it, and I'd rather have that, then play a song that's never worked for the band.
We've added "I can't for that" by Hall and Oates, and funked it up some, and with a sax in the band it actually sounds killer to me. That's an attempt to do something a little different.
How do you guys in cover bands choose your songs, and who chooses them, and how the hell do you get rid of them when they're not working? It should be easy, but you'd be surprised on how some people create their own version of reality when it comes to holding on to songs that they like but don't work.
Our set lists consists of songs that may make some of you groan. But it's our attempt to play crowd pleasers that pack the floor, and it's fun to watch people dance rather than leave, and we're being paid to do so. Examples of these include:
Uptown Funk
Brick House
Funky Music
Get Down Tonight
Disco Inferno
Celebration
Don't Stop Believin'
September
Give it to me Baby
Get Lucky
What I Like About You
...and so on. No magic here, tons of bands playing similar sets. We try to add some things that work that may not be AS commonly played like "Centerfold", "Rapper's Delight", "My Sharona" and so on.
A new singer has wanted to do some songs such as "Dirty White Boy", "Let's Dance (Bowie), and so forth that are NOT among the more popular and commonly played dance songs.
I realize that not every song needs to be a dance song or even an overplayed song. But I know what it's like to play a song that consistently clears the floor, sometimes even clear the venue, and the crowd just leaves and goes to the bar across the street or something.
Yes, we play for the enjoyment of it, but does it make sense to play and learn songs that don't work when we are being paid? Some of us are in sync in this band on this and others are not. I know some people are bored to tears playing "Mustang Sally" and "Funky Music" and with good reason. Hell, even I'm bored with "Funky Music" at this point. However, seeing a packed dance floor makes up for it, and I'd rather have that, then play a song that's never worked for the band.
We've added "I can't for that" by Hall and Oates, and funked it up some, and with a sax in the band it actually sounds killer to me. That's an attempt to do something a little different.
How do you guys in cover bands choose your songs, and who chooses them, and how the hell do you get rid of them when they're not working? It should be easy, but you'd be surprised on how some people create their own version of reality when it comes to holding on to songs that they like but don't work.
