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2 hours ago, Steve Haynie said:

It works down South.  Seriously.  People dance to The Joker. 

Try playing it sometime and watch the women in the audience. 

I think "dancing" maybe too strong a word...

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4 hours ago, sixesandsevens said:

Regarding Studio Custom's comment, I would suggest maybe taking an unexpected cover and make it your own.  Like take a Black Sabbath song and twist the arrangement to suit your sound/vibe.  I've done that in the past and while our band flamed out, we never became a cover band. 

 

There's a ton of bands on youtube now getting good mileage out of this.  Where it's almost a roleplaying thing for them by doing big band arrangements of Radiohead and whatnot.  It stretches the definition of cover band a little and seems to me that folks would be more likely to accept originals from you since you're not just a stunt double for the record.

Check out Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox on YouTube for great examples of this. They do all kinds of different styles, and really rewrite a piece to take it to an entirely different genre. This is one of my faves - turning an absolutely unlistenable soulless EDM tune into an amazing tribute to 60s girl groups:

 

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