Soul covers....

Rooster2710

Guys...

Drummer mate if mine is auditioning for a soul band later this week... The initial list of tunes they have suggested aren't particularly inspiring...

So.. Just putting it out there for suggestions / opinions / thoughts...

Do any if you play in soul bands...?

What goes down well...??

Cheers...

monquixote

My current set list:

Hold on! I’m coming! Sam and Dave

I feel Good James Brown

Superstition Stevie Wonder

Knock on wood Eddie Floyd

Respect Aretha Franklin

Forget you Cee Lo Green

Barefootin’ Robert Parker

Hard to handle Otis Redding

Take me to the river Al Green

Nutbush city Tina Turner

Tainted Love Gloria Jones

Cissy Strut The Meters

Sing It Back Moloko

No Diggity Blackstreet

American Boy Estelle

I Wish Stevie Wonder

Natural Woman Carole King

Forget Me Nots Patrice Rushen

Thinking of You Sister Sledge

Grapevine Gladys Knight

Electric Feel MGMT

Piece of My Heart Beverly Knight

I'm Coming Out Diana Ross/Chic

Mr Big Stuff Jean Knight

Use Me Bill Withers

Lady Marmalade Labelle

Midnight at the Oasis Brand New Heavies

The Chicken Jaco

Deja Vu/Crazy In Love Beyonce

September EW&F

Handsome_Chris

@MonQuixote, that is a nice little set list you have there.  It's certainly not the usual cover band fare.

monquixote

Yeah we try and go a bit more modern than the usual Must Hang Sally stuff. 

Handsome_Chris

When I get around to kickstarting my next cover band doodad, I intend to include a bit of Chic.  Watching them at Glastonbury, and even on X-Factor, made me realise guitar doesn't have to be all lead breaks and power chords.  Making people move is good too.

bobblehat

We currently play "Have Love Will Travel" and  " The Hustler" by The Sonics

Also "The Snake" by Al Wilson.

A bit different from your usual fare but always go down well.

Tainted Love is worth a go but can sound completely shit if not done right. 

RocknRollDave

Saw a band called Alison and The Earthquakes just before ecksmass, and they do a whole load of Northern Soul and Motown stuff...very well too.
Not really got much to add, as the song selection wasn't far off what's already been mentioned, but just to say that decent backing vocals and brass are a big plus for a quality Soul vibe...and speaking as someone who plays in a guitar/ guitar/ bass/ drums line-up that covers a few Soul tunes*, I can vouch for that from an unbiased point of view!




(*Land of a Thousand Dances, Shake Your Tail Feather, I Got You (I Feel Good) etc)

ESBlonde

Had a soul band for umpteen years, we did these and many more all to good effect (we had brass an 4 part harmonies though).

We included some of the classics because some people don't think you're a soul band if 'Must Hang Sally' isn't there, plus it's still a floor filler....

I'm not shouting, this is copied from an old list of a few years back.

Slow and easy

THE WAY WE WERE - GLADYS KNIGHT

YOUR LOVE IS KING - SADA

IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - SIMPLY RED

HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS - ROD STEWERT / STEREOPHONICS

ITS TOO LATE - CAROL KING

SMOOTH OPERATOR - SADA

YOU MIGHT NEED SOME BODY - CRUSADERS

LETS STAY TOGETHER - AL GREEN

ENDLESS LOVE - LIONAL RICHIE

HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY - JOE COCKER

YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME - PAUL WELLER

ESBlonde

Uptempo

IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR -  WILSON  PICKET

KNOCK ON WOOD -  WILSON  PICKET

GIMMIE SOME LOVIN' - SPENCER  DAVIS GROUP

IT TAKES TWO - MARVIN GAY & KIM WESTON

RESCUE ME - FONTELLA BASS

MUSTANG SALLY - WILSON  PICKET

EVERYBODY - BLUES BROS

LETS GO 'ROUND AGAIN  - AVERAGE WHITE BAND

WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER - Texas

SOUL MAN - SAM & DAVE

I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN - TINA TURNER

DESTINATION ANYWHERE - COMMITMENTS

TREAT HER REAL GOOD - COMMITMENTS

I GOT THE MUSIC IN ME - KIKI DEE

WALKING ON SUNSHINE - KATRINA & THE WAVES

TWIST AND SHOUT Barry - ISLEY BROS / BEATLES

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER - AL GREEN

I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD) - JAMES  BROWN

PICK UP THE PIECES - AVERAGE  WHITE BAND

SWEET SOUL MUSIC - AUTHER CONNOLLY

CAR WASH - ROSE ROYCE

MAN, I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN - SHANIA TWAIN

SWEET HOME CHICAGO - NATALIE IMBRUGLIA

SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHER - RAY CHARLES

ESBlonde

more

MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS - MARIA MULDURRE

KEEP ON RUNNING - SPENCER  DAVIS GROUP

NOWHERE TO RUN - MARTHA  REEVES

THIS LOVE - MAROON 5

HEATWAVE - MARTHA  REEVES

BLACK VELVET - Texas

1-2-3 - GLORIA  ESTEFAN

VENUS - BANANARAMMA

LOVE TRAIN - O’JAYS

NIGHT BIRDS - Shakatak

LADIES NIGHT - KOOL & THE GANG

RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT - DEBARGE

LONG TRAIN RUNNING - DOOBIE  BROS

LADY MARMALADE - LA BELLE

YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE - CANDI  STATON

BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE - TASTE OF HONEY

DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT - TOPLOADER

I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE - ETERNAL/B.B.WYNANS

LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING - MICHAEL  BOLTON

ESBlonde

and more

LOST IN MUSIC - SISTER SLEDGE

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE - STEELERS WHEEL

THE LONGEST TIME - BILLY JOEL

RISE - HERB ALBERT

WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU - DETROIT SPINNERS

MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME - THREE DOG NIGHT

I CAN MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD - SHALAMAR

CRAZY CHICK - CHARLOTTE CHURCH

NOT THAT KIND - ANASTACIA

AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW - McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD

LOVE SHACK - B52's

ITS IN HIS KISS - CHER

GET READY - TEMPTATIONS

OH WHAT A NIGHT (DEC 63) - FOUR SEASONS

PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - WILD CHERRY

DISCO INFERNO - LEROY GREEN & RON KERSEY

GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE - CLIFF BENNET

THAT’S THE WAY I LIKE IT - Kc AND THE SUNSHINE BAND

BEST OF MY LOVE Girls - EMOTIONS

UPSIDE DOWN - DIANA ROSS

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC - DOOBIE BROS>

SULTANS OF SWING - DIRE STRAITS

GOOD ENOUGH - DODGY

BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP - FOUNDATIONS

THE TIME OF MY LIFE -

RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH - TINA TURNER

I DON’T FEEL LIKE DANCING - SCISSOR SISTERS

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU - ROBBIE WILLIAMS

SISTERS ARE DOING IT - EURYTHMICS & ARETHA FRANKLIN

SHINE - TAKE THAT

JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BILLY JOEL

NEED YOUR LOVE SO BAD - FLEETWOOD MAC – PETER GREEN

PERFECT DAY - LOE REED

B.A.B.Y. - CARLA THOMAS

ESBlonde

and finaly

THE HEAT IS ON - GLEN FREY

HARLEM SHUFFLE - SAM & DAVE

MY GUY - MARY WELLS

CHAIN OF FOOLS - COMMITMENTS

BREAKOUT - SWING OUT SISTER

ANOTHER STAR - STEVIE WONDER

DO YOU LOVE ME - CONTOURS

YOU ON MY MIND - SWING OUT  SISTER

MORNING DANCE - SPIRA GIRO

I WONT FEEL GUILTY NOW - SIMPLY RED

HOURGLASS - SQUEEZE

DON'T YOU WORRY 'BOUT A THING - STEVIE WONDER

SWEET FREEDOM - MICHEAL MCDONNALD

THE REAL THING - LISA  STANSFIELD

EricTheWeary

Rooster2710 said:

Guys...

Drummer mate if mine is auditioning for a soul band later this week... The initial list of tunes they have suggested aren't particularly inspiring...

So.. Just putting it out there for suggestions / opinions / thoughts...

Do any if you play in soul bands...?

What goes down well...??

Cheers...

this does remind me of the joke our drummer used to tell (a lot):

What's the last thing a drummer says before he gets fired?
I have an idea for a song...

Rooster2710

Thanks to all of you for your input.....

 

ESBlonde - you have went over and above the call of duty..!

FWIW - I suggested getting some CHIC / Nile stuff in there.. It's not strictly SOUL but is awesome..!!

 

markslade07

Rooster2710 said:

FWIW - I suggested getting some CHIC / Nile stuff in there.. It's not strictly SOUL but is awesome..!!

 

This. We recently did a birthday party gig and did Good Times/ Rappers Delight...and yes, I had to rap! Cringe! It went down an absolute storm!

EricTheWeary

bobblehat said:

We currently play "Have Love Will Travel" and  " The Hustler" by The Sonics

Also "The Snake" by Al Wilson.

A bit different from your usual fare but always go down well.

Tainted Love is worth a go but can sound completely shit if not done right. 

Great version of The Hustler by Alvin Youngblood Hart, although getting even further away from anything soul.

At Mod events the Imelda May version of Tainted Love is a floor filler. I would hardly think of her as anything to do with Mods but they loves it.  

57Deluxe

A great song for electric Guitar - and vocal - Piece of my Heart  (version Janis Joplin/ Big brother and The Holding Company)

The Double Stops are a bit of a killer, but a truly emotional song... You will though. need a Les Paul and a Loud Fender amp!

IanSavage

How has no-one mentioned 'Let's Get It On' yet? Did no-one SEE Jack Black's turn at the end of High Fidelity?

jpfamps

The following songs in my soul/blues band are at the soul end of things all of which go down well:

Dark End of the Street - James Carr (and others)

You Left The Water Running - Dan Penn (and many others!)

Born All Over - OV Wright

I've Been Searching - OV Wright

Blind Crippled and Crazy - OV Wright

Won't Cry No More - Bobby Bland

I'm Not Ashamed - Bobby Bland

Got To Make A Comeback - Eddie Floyd

I'll be True to You - Spencer Wiggins

Tell Me What Have I Done Wrong - James Brown

We used to do OV Wright's "A Nickel And A Nail" (I'm a big OV Wright fan), and we will probably have another go at it. I'd also like to have a crack at Jimmy Lewis's "How Long is a Heartache Supposed to Last", which is one of my favourite soul ballards.

EricTheWeary

57Deluxe said:

A great song for electric Guitar - and vocal - Piece of my Heart  (version Janis Joplin/ Big brother and The Holding Company)

The Double Stops are a bit of a killer, but a truly emotional song... You will though. need a Les Paul and a Loud Fender amp!

I'm supposed to be learning The New York Dolls version of that. On the plus side it has some regage bits. On the downside its bloody awful. 

fretmeister

monquixote said:

My current set list:

Hold on! I’m coming! Sam and Dave

I feel Good James Brown

Superstition Stevie Wonder

Knock on wood Eddie Floyd

Respect Aretha Franklin

Forget you Cee Lo Green

Barefootin’ Robert Parker

Hard to handle Otis Redding

Take me to the river Al Green

Nutbush city Tina Turner

Tainted Love Gloria Jones

Cissy Strut The Meters

Sing It Back Moloko

No Diggity Blackstreet

American Boy Estelle

I Wish Stevie Wonder

Natural Woman Carole King

Forget Me Nots Patrice Rushen

Thinking of You Sister Sledge

Grapevine Gladys Knight

Electric Feel MGMT

Piece of My Heart Beverly Knight

I'm Coming Out Diana Ross/Chic

Mr Big Stuff Jean Knight

Use Me Bill Withers

Lady Marmalade Labelle

Midnight at the Oasis Brand New Heavies

The Chicken Jaco

Deja Vu/Crazy In Love Beyonce

September EW&F

If I lived near you I'd shoot your bassist to get that gig!