What songs for a cover band will get a crowd going the best. As many different styles as you can think of. Songs that will appeal to the general public rather than acquired taste but aren't over done!
2006-10-19 07:56:23 · 5 answers · asked by Brian K 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
To the All Knowing Maniac: A Dark Side of the moon cover band? That sounds amazing. I was priveledged enough to see roger waters perform it live in his latest (and possibly last tour). Added bonus was Nick Mason taking the stage with him for the whole of dark side of the moon
2006-10-19 08:09:02 · update #1
Great question! I am in a cover band and I will give you our top and then steal your answers from other people! LOL...sorry I probably will include some that are overdone, but you know it is hard to know what individuals consider overdone when Brown Eyed Girl gets requested 3 times a night. (we have a rule..not until after midnight...lol)
Sweet Home Alabama
Sweet Caroline (people sing to this)
I Want You to Want Me
Surrender
I Feel Like a Woman
I Will Survive
Lady Marmalade
I Can't Help Falling In Love With You (every one dances to this and then you sock em while they are still on the dance floor with something fast to dance to.)
Brown Eyed Girl (you knew that right?)
Brick House
Mustang Sally
If The House is Rocking Don't Come Knockin
Love Shack
Jump
Redneck Woman
Here for The Party
I Love Rock and Roll
Rock this Town
Funky Town
Wild West
Most any Jimmy Buffet
Think (Aretha)
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
The Limbo
Deo
Hot, Hot, Hot
Footloose
Pianoman (Do you have a keyboardist? This is a great set ender)
Stay (another set ender/pleaser/sing-alonger)
What I Like About You
Should I Stay or Should I Go
Blister in the Sun
You Can Leave Your Hat On (women dance provocatively without provocation to this tune)
These Boots Are Made For Walking (people sing along with this)
Working for the Weekend
You Look Wonderful Tonight
At Last
Crazy (Patsy Cline) Old People at Weddings and young people alike love this song
Jump Jive and Wail
Pour Some Sugar on Me
Don't Stop Believin'
I'm the Only One
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Any Go-Go's
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~Rackjack
2006-10-19 08:27:20 · answer #1 · answered by Rackjack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"More Than A Feeling" by Boston is great. The crowd just hears that acoustic guitar start up with the intro and they really like it.
Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is also great to do in its entirety, just go through the whole thing without skipping a single song in order. And if you put "Wish You Were Here" in between "The Great Gig in the Sky" and "Money" (the flip from side 1 to side 2) it'll also work wonders.
Steve Miller's "Fly Like an Eagle" is another great cover, almost everyone knows at least 2 lines of that song.
2006-10-19 08:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by I want my *old* MTV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an old thread, but a good question. I play in a 90's cover band and a couple songs that just kill for us are:
Chili Peppers - Roller Coaster
Anything by Sublime
Kryptonite is always a crowd pleaser.
2015-03-08 16:20:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweet Home Alabama always works.... lots of 70s rock has the ability to get both older and younger generations singing along.
2006-10-19 07:59:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
any acdc,early 90s rock, blur song 2, look at the tour of duty albums some good ones on there especially album 2
2006-10-19 08:06:50 · answer #5 · answered by BoChOi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋