Sing along "campfire" type song suggestions?

SquireJapan

What are your recommendations for singalong songs for when you're all drink and/or merry at a party and someone goes "'ere, play us a song"?

I'm a stereotypical guitarist in that I can play a few songs, but they're all technical and not very interesting to non-guitarists.

The last ime I gigged it was all originals, so excepting a few jam night covers, I'm not very entertaining with my old gee-tar.

New or old, don't mind - just need to be well known AND easy for me to play ...

I went through the other thread with "single chord progressions" songs, but some aren't easy or well known (to non players).

Any thoughts?

Dalefty

Kumbaya My Lord.

DaLefty

SquireJapan

C F C ... C F G ... F C G C

Well, it does tick the boxes

Dalefty

Well you didn't ask for cool camp fire songs that would get you laid, be more specific next time.

DaLefty

SquireJapan

Don't take that as a complaint.

I'm happy ... my list now stands as follows :

1. The times they are a changing
2. Kumbyha

I'm just eager to see what's next.

Phil_aka_Pip

American Pie
Maggie May
Quite a few Lindisfarne numbers
Quite a few Creedence Clearwater Revival numbers

Frankieabbot

The Cowboy Song by Thin Lizzy.

Phil_aka_Pip

Fingerpickers:

Sweet Baby James
The Boxer

xmrchi

Most early Ed Sheeran is good for that, or the beatles

Or of course Megadeth,

SquireJapan

mrchi said:

Most early Ed Sheeran is good for that, or the beatles

Or of course Megadeth,

Oh god, of course the Beatles! I'm such a tool ... Hard Day's night and Daytriper are solid choices.

I'm not sure on Ed Sheeran, they're all a bit maudlin for me.

John_BlackWolf

Wild Horses.

dafuzz

Mick Me Mate The Master Farter

prh777

Foo Fighters - Best of You.

V simple.  Sing it a la Stereophonics and clean up.

Phil_aka_Pip

SquireJapan said:

I'm not sure on Ed Sheeran, they're all a bit maudlin for me.

don't do any Leonard Cohen then

Cirrus

My specialities on acoustic guitar at a campfire;

Dogs - Pink floyd

Anaesthetize - Porcupine Tree

Lateralus - Tool

viz

Eruption

Teetonetal

Living on a prayer... Woah screamed as loud and as drunkenly as possible, whilst mainly forgetting the rest.

GnR version of knocking with lots of axel impressions

Mustang Sally again only the choruses needed

Time of your life to end

Classic campfire!

simonk

Some Tenacious Wonderboy and then Hard F***ing for a rousing encore (post watershed of course).

HAL9000

Sweet Home Alabama - three chords (four if you include the F on the 'boo-hoo-hoo' bit) and everybody knows the chorus.

Gassage

This always goes down well

HAL9000

The Weight,
Brown-Eyed Girl