Van Halen and Duran Duran

viz

just formed a covers band doing Van Halen and Duran Duran songs (please like our page!  https://m.facebook.com/Vanduranband )

Could do with some suggestions for songs please! Eruption's gonna be one of them, obvs

kin

Hungry like the wolf / drop dead legs / Rio / Jamie's crying / ordinary world / dance the night away.

viz

Awesome. Plus Rio, Jump, I'm on Fire, Panama, Save a Prayer, Planet Earth, right?

John_P

Great idea.    A "best of" by each band gives a decent list of big hits.  

robinbowes

Hot for Teacher, Duran Duran did a great cover of Make Me Smile, it was a B-side to one of their hits (my sister was a big fan!).

R.

viz

robinbowes said:

Hot for Teacher, Duran Duran did a great cover or Make Me Smile, it was a B-side to one of their hits (my sister was a big fan!).

R.

Yep, the b-side of reflex 12 inch. I love that! Cheers

viz

John_P said:

Great idea.    A "best of" by each band gives a decent list of big hits.  

Yep, and although you can probably count on the fingers of one hand people who loved both bands (I'm one of them!), EVERYBODY loves either one or the other, right!

mudslide73

Beautiful girls on film.. that's all I can think of for mashups

John_P

viz said:

John_P said:

Great idea.    A "best of" by each band gives a decent list of big hits.  

Yep, and although you can probably count on the fingers of one hand people who loved both bands (I'm one of them!), EVERYBODY loves either one or the other, right!

I bet a lot of guitar fans that like the van halen quite like Duran as well.    

And if you stick to the hits - jump,  hot for teacher,  why can't this be love etc. then it will work well enough for Duran fans.     
You've probably got a bit of leeway to get away with a few other 80's songs if they have guitar and a big chorus. 

viz

How about:

1) Eruption + You really got me now

2) Planet earth

3) Ain't talkin' 'bout love

4) Hungry like the wolf

5) Dreams

6) Save a prayer

7) Cabo Wabo

8) Ordinary World

9) Drop Dead Legs

10) Come up and see me

11) I’m on fire

12) Girls on Film

Encore:

13) Jump

14) Rio

We can miss out 7-10 if it's getting boring.

Bellycaster

A few of Duran Duran's less well known ones are still great tracks.

Skin Trade

My Own Way

New Moon on Monday.

Van Halen is take your pick really - unless you do finger tapping

viz

^ a lol awarded

Winny_Pooh

Please dont play eruption

axisus

What a strange combination of bands! I agree about not playing eruption, it's just a guitar wankfest really. I'd have it in the bag in case people shout out for it, but keep it under wraps otherwise. 

viz

Yes, good point both ...

horse

Somebody get me a doctor?

ToneControl

any Powerstation tracks?

EricTheWeary

The Duranies also did an album of covers so you could stretch the repertoire with that...
Pretty Woman? Great VH cover and one the Duranies would recognise. 
And Hot for Teacher. Cause it's great. 

viz

^ both good points and I wouldn't mind doing an arcadia song but I think with 10-14 songs we'll have to keep it to the well known ones (mainly for our sakes )

axisus

Big bad bill is sweet William now - I love that track!

mudslide73

Election Day is a proper good tune. With all the Power Station stuff as well you'll be spoilt for choice