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MtBMtB Frets: 921
edited January 2019 in Events
It's about time we started a song list for the 2019 Water Rats bash.

I shall start the ball rolling then - how have we done this previously? Max of 2 song suggestions for each attendee?

@Fuengi
@Mike77
@Fandango
@munckee
@lovestrat74
@sonoflovestrat74
@peteri
@Tone71
@David5150
@MtB
@Flanging_Fred
@JonathanAngus
@Blackjack
@sev112
@route66
@customkits
@grappagreen
@springhead
@McToot
@poopot
@Darthed1981
@Bridgehouse
@MarkBlagdon
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Once you have a long list we can have a chat about dropping it to 20 songs or so - need to make sure newcomers get at least one choice. 

    @poopot is our man in the frame as well so we can get him involved.
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  • MtBMtB Frets: 921
    edited November 2018
    My own suggestions:

    Dakota by the Stereophonics

    While My Guitar Gently Weeps by the Beatles - but I think we should follow the version done at the George Harrison tribute gig: Concert for George




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  • peteripeteri Frets: 1283
    I would definitely like You Shook Me All Night Long (AD/DC), nominated that for the last jam which I had to pull out of!

    Actually there's a trend - another one I missed:

    Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi


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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 2041
    edited November 2018
    peteri said:
    I would definitely like You Shook Me All Night Long (AD/DC), nominated that for the last jam which I had to pull out of


    I'd happily play Malcom on the above. 

    As for my two choices, I've been on a bit of a 90s nostalgia kick recently so I'll put the following into the hat:

    Two Princes - Spin Doctors
    Closing Time - Semisonic

    both have nice rhythm parts and some widdly stuff.

    A reserve choice would be How you Remind me by Nickelback, despite how much they were pilloried back in the day

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  • peteripeteri Frets: 1283
    Reserve choice for me Word Up - Gun version (chance for me to dust off the Les Paul Custom!)
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  • darthed1981darthed1981 Frets: 11670
    Can everyone (pretty please) bear in mind with suggestions that you will need to recruit a singer...

    We have a wider pool of willing singers than at last Woking, but with recent incoming bashes of my singing I'm personally not quite as willing to take on the tougher ones as I was.

    I'm only saying this because the majority of suggestions so far are pretty difficult to sing, so are very unlikely to make the shortlist.
    We have to be so very careful, what we believe in...
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  • munckeemunckee Frets: 12255
    Can everyone (pretty please) bear in mind with suggestions that you will need to recruit a singer...

    We have a wider pool of willing singers than at last Woking, but with recent incoming bashes of my singing I'm personally not quite as willing to take on the tougher ones as I was.

    I'm only saying this because the majority of suggestions so far are pretty difficult to sing, so are very unlikely to make the shortlist.
    I haven't seen anyone bash your singing?  Whoever it wa should sing the first song!
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  • darthed1981darthed1981 Frets: 11670
    edited November 2018
    munckee said:
    Can everyone (pretty please) bear in mind with suggestions that you will need to recruit a singer...

    We have a wider pool of willing singers than at last Woking, but with recent incoming bashes of my singing I'm personally not quite as willing to take on the tougher ones as I was.

    I'm only saying this because the majority of suggestions so far are pretty difficult to sing, so are very unlikely to make the shortlist.
    I haven't seen anyone bash your singing?  Whoever it wa should sing the first song!
    It isn't a big deal, it wasn't directed at me in a nasty way, and I probably shouldn't have mentioned it in here, sorry.  I've had some private feedback from a couple of people that some of the songs I've sung on have been ambitious for my natural vocal abilities.  My attitude to these jams has always been to get stuck in, and indeed it will remain so and I'll always be supportive of any attendee who does.

    Actually a good point for any newbies coming to the jams, we are a great friendly group who will be as supportive as we can be to anyone getting stuck in, I've just been to a few and people know me well so want to help me improve is all 

    I think we should consider in the round though that as fun as AC/DC songs (for example, I'm not picking on that choice, it's a great song) are etc. to play, heck I've almost nominated "Back in Black" for the setlist a few times, it's incredibly difficult to sing them.
    We have to be so very careful, what we believe in...
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  • MtBMtB Frets: 921
    edited November 2018
    Well said @darthed1981 ;;

    I've made a similar comment elsewhere on the forum that when suggesting songs to play at jams folks need to try singing the song themselves in the correct key before proposing it.   
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  • mrkbmrkb Frets: 6636
    Well said Ed, your singing has improved a lot and you are doing some great vocals on ones in your range, and I’m in a similar situation- I’m happy to sing to ensure the song has vocals, but only the ones I like and can do a half decent version of. None of us are high pitched screamers, so songs that need that style are going to be difficult unless the proposer is happy to take on singing them.
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  • munckeemunckee Frets: 12255
    edited November 2018
    I realise it's old hat but I discussed with @Fuengi ;us playing rhythm and lead between us on comfy so that would be choice 1

    choice 2 the night they drove old Dixie down the band version. 
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  • FuengiFuengi Frets: 2849
    I'd quite like to try A Punk by Vampire Weekend.

    Comfy with @munckee will be good also. 
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Fuengi said:
    I'd quite like to try A Punk by Vampire Weekend.

    Comfy with @munckee will be good also. 
    I’m always up for bass on comfy - I reckon I could play it blindfolded :D 

    In fact - how about I do it on a fretless 5 string?
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  • mrkbmrkb Frets: 6636
    munckee said:
    I realise it's old hat but I discussed with @Fuengi ;us playing rhythm and lead between us on comfy so that would be choice 1

    choice 2 the night they drove old Dixie down the band version. 
    I’d love to do drums on Comfy again, have nearly nailed it, just need to work out an ending.
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  • Fuengi said:
    I'd quite like to try A Punk by Vampire Weekend.

    Comfy with @munckee will be good also. 
    I’m always up for bass on comfy - I reckon I could play it blindfolded :D 

    In fact - how about I do it on a fretless 5 string?
    Standing on your ed!
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24578
    Fuengi said:
    I'd quite like to try A Punk by Vampire Weekend.

    Comfy with @munckee will be good also. 
    I’m always up for bass on comfy - I reckon I could play it blindfolded :D 

    In fact - how about I do it on a fretless 5 string?
    Standing on your ed!
    Unlikely, but the fretless 5 is a go-er..
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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 2041
    MtB said:
    Well said @darthed1981 ;;

    I've made a similar comment elsewhere on the forum that when suggesting songs to play at jams folks need to try singing the song themselves in the correct key before proposing it.   
    I have the vocal range of a llama, so that rules out pretty much everything  :s

    Theme from Local Hero perhaps  ;)

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  • darthed1981darthed1981 Frets: 11670
    My suggestions anyways...

    An Oasis song (maybe "Columbia" this time, or "Don't Look Back In Anger")

    I Saw Her Standing There by the Beatles

    but aim for this sort of version...


    @MtB are you spreadsheeting these?  Happy to do so if it helps?
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  • darthed1981darthed1981 Frets: 11670
    MtB said:
    While My Guitar Gently Weeps by the Beatles - but I think we should follow the version done at the George Harrison tribute gig: Concert for George





    That's actually from the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, with the famous Prince solo.

    It is a great example of how f**king epic that song is though.
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  • poopotpoopot Frets: 9098
    Ok... I will chuck the following into the hat.

    1) the pretender - foos (happy to do as 1 guitar and bv’s :) easy song to do)
    2)rock n roll - zep (again easy song to bang out quickly)

    it not 100% but we may have @drumswithpoopot again and also my singer has said he may possibly be there (so vocals sorted on the difficult numbers)...

    but... the possible turd in the drain pipe is we have a gig that night... it may be a bit much for all three of us tbh!... all day at the jam and then get to gig load in, soundcheck 2 x 1hr sets load out home is a very long day...

    so, bear with me on this one!...
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