What's your favourite cover song that u like to perform?

bbchris

Mine is "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones very very closely followed by "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye.

I dance like this on stage :banana

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droolymutt

well, I don't do covers anymore... but it used to be "One of These Nights" - an Eagles tune.

Ever hear it? The guitar work and vocals are heart-breakingly beautiful.

If you haven't heard it, grab it from Kazaa, and give a listen. You won't regret it.

I sincerely hope I can write and produce a song as sweet as that one day...

droolymutt

and my second runner-up was "Lady Writer" - Dire Straits...

chris, you play a Strat, so I'm sure you can appreciate the genius in this tune...

more brilliant guitar work....

please, please listen to those two tunes......

sheer musical genius........

PANick11 · Joined: 25 Jul 2002 Posts: 402

Big Shot In The Dark.......By Timbuk 3..

and

Little Wing...by the one and only J.M.H.

PANick

bbchris

Don't know any of the songs apart from Little Wing! hmm I'll have to check them out.

Drooly - you don't do any covers? Why's that?

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DreamTone7 · Joined: 20 Sep 2002 Posts: 2571

I generally don't perform covers live unless I'm backing up someone else. But I have done "Slowride" by Foghat, and a few Journey tunes.

drooley, I assume you've heard SRVs cover of Little Wing. I prefer it over the Hendrix version. If you can do that tune justice, you're a better player than me.

Remember...Tone begins in the mind.

droolymutt

yes - sure I've heard SRV do Little Wing...

no way I would even try to do that...... - I couldn't even come close..

Stevie had his thing.. - and it was all his own... God rest his talented soul...

I have nothing against doing covers, - I know a lot of them that I play when friends get together, etc...

But for real gigs, I much prefer doing originals. My whole purpose in gigging is to get my songs out there....

Yj2

I would like to cover "Say It Ain't So" by Murray Head. Does anyone remember that tune???

Sebastian

droolymutt

I do.

Nice tune.

He sang thay in quite a high range, if I recall....

Yj2

Oh yes - very, very high.

I think in the late eighties he had another hit called "One Night In Bangkok". Rather bad!!!

Sebastian

droolymutt

I remember "One Night in Bangkok" also....

I did like the tune, but it seemed like an attempt to be commercial, as opposed to his usual honesty in writing....

But I liked it.

LarreeMP3 · Joined: 12 Apr 2002 Posts: 1935

I love playing covers. I have written hundreds of songs, but I have never been one of those guys who says, "I only play original music." My set lists always includes cover songs whenever I play just because... I love the songs !!! I know tons of songs !!!

My current fave covers to play include:

"Piece of My Heart"

"A Day in the Life"

"Satin Doll"

"Child in Time"

When the Music's Over"

"Lucky Man"

"Wild Horses"

"Rocket Man"

...and there are many more !!!!!!!!!!!!!

bbchris

I remember being in Thailand a few years ago and they were playing "One Night in Bangkok" and it's apparently a 'classic' there.........

I like the line "I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine" :banana

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droolymutt

ya know, Larree, if you're going to play covers, you've really chosen some fine ones there.

The reason I don't play covers live anymore is because I've been doing it for 35 years - ( yeah.. - I'm an old Fart - 47), and I feel it's time to focus on my own stuff. Once a song is written and rehearsed, playing it live is a great way to put the final polish on it.

I know a lot of covers that sound a lot better than anything I've ever written, but playing my songs live will help them get closer to that point.

lol - chris!! - I had forgotten that Murray Head line....! Priceless!!!

bbchris

I like covers cause they introduce new ways of arranging songs to me. Also it's easier to get a crowd going if you play a few songs that they are familiar with. They don't just sit there and watch.

hahahahaha Drooly! I didn't know you were so young! I thought you were like 124 years old! hahahahahahahahaahahaha :banana

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