Cover you're most enjoying at the moment

Grunfeld

andyoz said:

I'm still waiting to see a band do Sanctuary. The relative simplicity is it's genius.

At least we only use it for a soundcheck now. 
It used to be in the set.  And while it can work on occasions it can more often clear a floor. 
The perfect example being a pub full of people there for a leaving party, mostly female teachers, all up and dancing and "Sanctuary" cleared the lot of 'em as I saw one girl mouth to her mate "I dunno what this is." 
It can be fun to play cos I love echoed nonsense more than most but the song's over 30 years old and was never massive.

EricTheWeary

Grunfeld said:

andyoz said:

I'm still waiting to see a band do Sanctuary. The relative simplicity is it's genius.

At least we only use it for a soundcheck now. 
It used to be in the set.  And while it can work on occasions it can more often clear a floor. 
The perfect example being a pub full of people there for a leaving party, mostly female teachers, all up and dancing and "Sanctuary" cleared the lot of 'em as I saw one girl mouth to her mate "I dunno what this is." 
It can be fun to play cos I love echoed nonsense more than most but the song's over 30 years old and was never massive.

When I was a student there was a big pub we went to that had loud music and a dance floor. As I remember it they played Sanctuary every night, it would pretty much clear the dance floor, a bunch of blokes ( inc me)would come on and bop around to it then they'd put something else on and the dancers would reappear and the blokes would go back to their pints. 

monkey42

Chesney Hawks "The one and only"

John_A

Harder to Brathe by Maroon 5. We've just started doing it and it grooves really nicely.  I also get a big noisy solo

EricTheWeary

monkey42 said:

Chesney Hawks "The one and only"

That song always make me think about @Col_Decker saying it had more chords than any other song he'd ever played ( someylike that anyway). Nick Kershaw written song IIRC. 

lustycourtier

Don't leave me this way, shout to the top. 

lustycourtier

lustycourtier said:

Don't leave me this way, shout to the top. 

https://www.facebook.com/11211496447/videos/10154827694896448/

ESBlonde

This is it - Melba Moore.  Catchy pop song with lovely harmonies. Not a common song but recognisable and danceable too. Quite refreshing to perform. 

Kebabkid

ESBlonde said:

This is it - Melba Moore.  Catchy pop song with lovely harmonies. Not a common song but recognisable and danceable too. Quite refreshing to perform. 

One of our forumites recently played in her band at The Jazz Cafe.

Kebabkid

My 2 favourite covers are Madness's "It must be love" and The Specials version of "Monkey Man". However, I'm loving what this funky band of session guys are doing, particular this and check out Brother Strut's other stuff.

mudslide73

My favourite new one is Sgt. Rock. Inspired by all the ska bands on here we've started doing Gangsters too. Very enjoyable. 

rsvmark

Roxanne, Express yourself (mash up of original and labyrinth) Love shack

firepaulmusic

David Bowie "Changes" in my new tribute band Bowie Fashion.

Fez

"Can't get enough" by Bad Company.

Aidanspaghetti

Always loved playing the "Alright Now" solo. Just lie back and ride the waves =0

Bork

Grunfeld said:

andyoz said:

I'm still waiting to see a band do Sanctuary. The relative simplicity is it's genius.

At least we only use it for a soundcheck now. 
It used to be in the set.  And while it can work on occasions it can more often clear a floor. 

I suspect it's because the song is a bit lacking in dynamics - it sort of sits on one level of energy and never really shifts around much.  The groove is also carried by the guitar rather than the bass or drums so doesn't really engage in the same way.

Danny1969

I've been doing Sanctuary since I was 18, its ok for some occasions but I'm very bored of it 

Nunogilberto

Swords of a thousand men - Tenpole Tudor. Always gets the crowd singing and moving.

robinbowes

ICBM said:

so why play any of about a dozen crap ones that seem to be all punters want? 

We're a TexMex-inspired outfit, all covers, quite a few Mavericks songs.

Played a "festival" gig yesterday. Actually had a drunk woman come to the stage and ask "Why don't you play something we know? You're shit".

<sigh>

kennedydream1980

Power of love - Huey Lewis, great guitar parts to play and the punters love it.