Covers which get the best crowd reaction?

digitalkettle

The amp covers?

markslade07

Musicwolf said:

Danny1969 said:

 Town called Malice

With the additional entertainment value of watching it all fall apart after the bridge when the drummer starts his snare roll in the wrong place

You've seen us play then!

(Actually, we've finally worked it out at the last couple of gigs!)

cm01

Tina Turner’s version of Proud Mary always went down a storm… we used to break it down in the middle and build it back up, sent everyone crazy at weddings 

bbill335

yep tina's proud mary 
piece of my heart
everybody needs somebody
soul limbo

people love a bit of surf as well. wipeout or misirlou goes down a treat. 

p90fool

Roland said:

Has Mustang Sally gone out of fashion, or does everyone refuse to play it nowadays?

I would think so, although I always loved Wilson Pickett its hen night popularity was mostly down to that bloody awful Commitments film, which is pretty much unknown to the under-50s. 

BillDL

@Roland I have a feeling that Mustang Sally and other perpetual crowd pleasers like Steve Harley's "Make Me Smile" (Come up and see me) have begun to die away, even though Make Me Smile was featured in a Viagra TV advert as recently as 2018.  Normally that kind of exposure from increasing obscurity rekindles interest.

EricTheWeary

I found an online set list for one of the bands I saw. Reminded me that they did Gimme Some Loving which didn't really get any response. This was to a fairly mixed crowd I suppose, in our fifties we'd have been amongst some of the older people there. I think Mustang Sally, Alright Now,etc, more for those care home gigs these days. 
The event was actually headlined by The Hoosiers. They got polite applause for everything then this almost sigh of relief and excitement when they did Goodbye Mr A. Although as that sounds a lot like Mr Blue Sky maybe people thought it was that. So, one of those two for a crowd pleasing hit. 

pmbomb

Lol @ "care home gigs".

Generational gap a fair point though, I may have a nostalgic twang for the UFO classic Doctor Doctor but many modern punters weren't even born.

EricTheWeary

When Philakapip was on here he played care home gigs. They wanted The Beatles and that era. My parent's generation was pre rock and they were quite happy with Vera Lynn songs but that's a generation that's dead or in their 90s at least. Solo artists/ duos/trios can get a few hundred quid for those kind of gigs so they make sense for working musicians. 
Possibly not got to UFO as yet. 

pmbomb

oh it's a real thing ... I thought it was a metaphor.

Bezzer

I'm guessing I've played very different venues to you lot.  The "bangers" in out set were:

Bodies - Drowning Pool
Slither - Velvet Revolver
Walk - Pantera

Gun's version of Word Up was reasonably successful too. 

fretmeister

p90fool said:

I Will Survive, which luckily is great fun to play. 

The version by Cake though.

fretmeister

poopot said:

Signed sealed
superstition
sex machine
get down tonight
blame it on the boogie
la freak

etc etc etc

oh yes!

Right up my street.

For that funky thing I'd add

Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars
Think - Blues brothers version
Uptown Funk
Gimme Some lovin
I should'a loved ya - Narada Michael Walden

markslade07

We do Gimme Some Lovin in our 60s/ mod/ indie band. 3 of the band love it, one of us hates it and I don’t think the crowd are bothered either way

Lebarque

fretmeister said:

p90fool said:

I Will Survive, which luckily is great fun to play. 

The version by Cake though.

Superb.

Lebarque

fretmeister said:

p90fool said:

I Will Survive, which luckily is great fun to play. 

The version by Cake though.

On a similar note, I only recently discovered Walk on by, The Stranglers. Superb.

midiman1962

Roland said:

Has Mustang Sally gone out of fashion, or does everyone refuse to play it nowadays?

Nope still storming it a couple of weeks ago (unfortunately!)

midiman1962

Musicwolf said:

Danny1969 said:

 Town called Malice

With the additional entertainment value of watching it all fall apart after the bridge when the drummer starts his snare roll in the wrong place

Unfortunately seems a global issue lol

jaymenon

Angels
Road to Amarillo
Delilah
We Will Rock You
You Give Love A Bad Name
Hey Jude
All Right Now
Sweet Caroline
I Just Called To Say I Love You

Fez

For us Creep which I wouldn't have thought of in a million years. californication, You really got me, Mony Mony. We will still play Mustang Sally if required.