Favorite Songs to play

[Carl.B]

What are some of your favorite songs to play?

It doesn’t have to be a difficult song but it could be. It could be just a song that means something to you or is just a fun party song.

A few of mine are:

Crazy little thing called love – It’s an easy fun song and everyone knows it.

Amazing Grace – It was my Dad’s favorite song

Fly By Night – It was the first Rush song I learned, I am huge Alex fan. I can’t play anything else by them but I can play this. I can’t believe I went through 4 copies of this record (vinyl) trying to learn this song.!

Carl

[Submariner85]

I have alot of favorites but these I always seem to go back to:

Amamos La Vida - Accept

Heaven is Hell - Accept

Princess of the Dawn - Accept

Battle Hymn - Manowar

Thor - Manowar

Bridge Of Death - Manowar

Gone Away - The Offspring

Beheaded - The Offspring

Blow Up The Outside World - Soundgarden

Silent Scorn - Megadeth

Disconnect - Megadeth

In My Darkest Hour - Megadeth

Blessed Are The Dead - Megadeth

[serial]

I like these:

-I Want You To Want Me

-Eruption/You Really Got Me

-Limelight

-Any Way You Want It

-Race With the Devil On A Spanish Highway (bass and guitar).

Ok, not the last one.

[Gitslide]

"Same Old Blues" by Freddie King . . . 'cuz it's NOT another 12 bar 3 chorder and it's nice to sing.

"The Chicken" by James Brown or as done by Jaco Pastorius. Cool changes, and extra fun if there's a couple of horns

"Cause We've Ended as Lovers" . . . extra cool when playing it on slide guitar

. . . Anything my daughter plays bass on because I'm a proud Daddy.

[Scottcrud]

Well, my band only plays one cover, Rock Lobster, love playing it, and no matter how drunk you get, you can still play it! In the past I've enjoyed playing the Misfits We are 138.

[Rodan]

Off the top of my head, I've got "Diamond Dust" and "Ice Cream Cakes", both by El Becko.

Then again, there's the Hunter/Wagner version of "Sweet Jane" and "Sleeping Village" by 'Sabbath.

[Brooks]

everything we do in the rush tribute is soooooo much fun (except maybe new world man & working man). more fun to play than all the other bands i've been in (even original bands, metal, or jazz). lotsa folks don't like rush (and i get that), but its more fun to play than to listen to.

[Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame]

Born for Adventure: Styx

Queen of Spades: Styx

Wanted Dead or Alive: Journey

It's Only Love: Bryan Adams

Run to You: Bryan Adams

The Big Pitch: Giant

Who Knows: Loudness

Run For Your Life: Loudness

[Hamer_SS_guy]

It is funny how I like to play bass to totally different music than playing guitar to songs...

[atquinn]

I don't know that many songs I didn't write, but my favorite ones to play are "Down in Love" by Freedy Johnston and "Taken" by Pagan's Mind.

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Austin

[BadgerDave]

Anything written by Bruce McBride and/or Dave Freden

People Get Ready - Jeff Beck

Little Sister - Beatles, D. Yokum, Elvis

Route 66 (on bass)

Down By the River - N. Young

Venus

La Bamba - Richie Valens

Whole Lotta Rosie - AC/DC

Stormtroopin - Ted Nugent

Rebel Rebel / Suffragette City/ Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

House of the Rising Sun - Animals

Hard Days Night - Beatles

[gtone]

Death or Glory - Clash

Mama Let Him Play - Doucette

Where the Streets Have No Name/One Tree Hill - U2

Gimme Three Steps - Skynryd

Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis

Magical Mystery Tour/Come Together - Beatles

On Top of the World/Surrender/I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick

Bones - Radiohead

Gouge Away/Where is My Mind/Hey - Pixies

Walk Away/Funk 49 - James Gang

Born on the Bayou/Fortunate Son - CCR

Hey Joe - Hendrix

And the list goes on and on...

[humfree]

As far as songs that kill for a 'classic rock' cover band:

Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me

Beatles - Saw Her Standing There

Tom Petty - American Girl

ZZ - La Grange

Skynyrd - I Know a Little

Aerosmith - Same Old Song and Dance, Big Ten Inch

Nugent - Hey Baby

Santana version of Buddy Holly - Well Alright

Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

True Blood Theme - Bad Things

Steve Miller - Rockin' Me

Doobie Brothers - China Grove, Long Train Runnin'

Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life

Sulbime - What I Got

Kings of Leon - Molly's Chamber

Black Crowes - Hard to Handle, Love Removal Machine

It's the crowd that makes them 'fun'.. I actually never thought I would 'sell out', but here I am.. hehehe..

Fun songs that never went over as well as I thought:

Thin Lizzy - Boys are Back in Town/Don't Believe a Word

ZZ - Move me on Down the Line

STP - Interstate Love Song

FWIW

[3of5]

My faves to play.

Little Martha - Allman Bros

Here Comes the Sun - Beatles

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

I'm Tore Down - Eric Clapton

Town Without Pity - Ronnie Montrose

'Cause We've Ended as Lovers - Jeff Beck

Burning House of Love - X

I play these all to often. I should spend more time learning new songs.

[Toadroller]

I get a kick out of playing Cheap Trick's "Baby Loves to Rock," even though as a youngster it was my least favorite song on "All Shook Up."

Judas Priest's "Livin' After Midnight." When I first attempted to play with a drummer and bass a few years ago, we were all a bunch of bedroom players who grew up in the 80s. We figured it would be easy and fun. It was.

But the most fun has to be The Cult's "L'il Devil" Also very easy, but straight-forward rock and roll. When I want to just rock out, Electric is the album I put on.

[woodpile]

Favorite 1/2 Dozen:

Cities on Flame

Funk 49

Whiskey Train

Outside Woman Blues

Rock Candy

Too Rolling Stoned

[Rodan]

Favorite 1/2 Dozen:

Cities on Flame

Funk 49

Whiskey Train

Outside Woman Blues

Rock Candy

Too Rolling Stoned

Kick ass list, that!

[Hamerhack]

Some Favorite Songs to Play (or TRY to Play...)

Third Stone From The Sun

Manic Depression

The Rain Song

Dance of Maya

Over Under Sideways Down

From The Beginning

Blackbird

Dig a Pony

Unchained

[veatch]

What? Going on 20 posts and no Mustang Sally?