Members New Trail Posted October 4, 2013 Members Share Posted October 4, 2013 I just found out that an upcoming gig is a 70's show, so we need to learn some good danceable 70's songs QUICKLY that we can pull off! We are a four piece....Drums, Bass, Guitar and Vocals. Need suggestions, please! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members toober Posted October 4, 2013 Members Share Posted October 4, 2013 Not sure about the quickly part but....East Bound and Down (theme from smoky & the bandit)some bee gees songsYou didn't mention slow or fast dance songs so....check out some late 70's country (hank jr, strait) maybealso websearch for 70's club hits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted October 4, 2013 Members Share Posted October 4, 2013 Not necessarily all for your instrumentation but:Old Time Rock n RollJoy To The WorldShake Your BootyBoogie ShoesGet Down TonightThat's The Way I Like ItStayin' AliveLong Train Runnin'Rock 'n MeSwingtownTakin' Care Of BusinessMiss YouDo Ya Think I'm SexyCan't Get EnoughHot Legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted October 4, 2013 Members Share Posted October 4, 2013 Play that funky musicNew girl nowTwo tickets to paradiseSurrenderSimple man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted October 4, 2013 Members Share Posted October 4, 2013 China groveTake the money and runThe jokerRunning on emptyFortunate son (1969)La grangeDyer makerYMCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 4, 2013 Moderators Share Posted October 4, 2013 All Right Now - Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members n9ne Posted October 5, 2013 Members Share Posted October 5, 2013 Cake's version of "I Will Surive" is basically a four-piece arrangement, and it goes over great. Two Tickets to Paradise is ridiculously easy to throw together....basically two chords for almost the entire song. Lots of great ZZ Top from.the 70's. Tush, La Grange, Cheap Sunglasses come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted October 5, 2013 Members Share Posted October 5, 2013 Two tickets has a third chord, in the chorus The cake tune is a great idea. The chords are easy too, just walk down the neck with E and A shaped barre chords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted October 5, 2013 Members Share Posted October 5, 2013 n9ne wrote: Cake's version of "I Will Surive" is basically a four-piece arrangement, and it goes over great. Not very dancable though. And would depend mostly who would be at this 70s show and why. I don't know that 90s alternative remakes of 70s songs would necessarily be the way to go. Maybe as a one-off just to break things up, perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted October 5, 2013 Great point David. If you can do lots of disco. You'll have fun if you haven't before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted October 5, 2013 Members Share Posted October 5, 2013 A friend of mine - a hard rockin guitar player - started playing in a disco/funk band this year. He is getting lots of work and having a great time, too. People are really responding to the material, too - maybe that bandleader is on to something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SeniorBlues Posted October 5, 2013 Members Share Posted October 5, 2013 Not to put a damper on this discussion, but before we come up with a set worth of songs, I'd suggest doing a trial run on grooves typical of the era to see what's in everyones comfort zone. Maybe you can play older songs in your style and get away with it, but I wonder if this is yet another case of clients treating bands like a juke box - assuming they can play anything and everything like the record at the drop of a hat. Even if you can cop a new style, I wonder how cost effective this whole venture is. How many songs will you want to keep in the rotation? I learned a set worth of TexMex songs, complete with lots of three part harmony, for a Cinco de Mayo gig last Spring. Total waste of time in retrospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted October 6, 2013 Members Share Posted October 6, 2013 wesg wrote: Play that funky music New girl now Two tickets to paradise Surrender Simple man Some good suggestions, but "New Girl Now", if you mean the Honeymoon Suite song, is from 1984.And "Two Tickets" brings up an interesting question: What's 70s and what's 60s and what's 80s? I know that song is from 1978, but it always seemed a bit more "80s" to me than "70s". Certainly anything from The Cars (first album 1978) I wouldn't recommend for a 70s gig. That album was pretty much the beginning of 80s power-pop, IMO. But certainly you could play stuff off of Led Zeppelin's first album (1969) and call it "70s".Point being: it's probably more about vibe and fashion than strict dating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted October 7, 2013 Members Share Posted October 7, 2013 "Nautilus" by Bob James"Mister Magic" by Grover Washington Jr"Hit It And Quit It" by Funkadelic"Multiplication" by Eric Gale"Groovin" by Stuff"Sun Goddess" by Ramsey Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted October 7, 2013 Members Share Posted October 7, 2013 Roy Brooks wrote: "Sun Goddess" by Ramsey Lewis Bop-be-op be-op be-op ba buey-o. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted October 9, 2013 Members Share Posted October 9, 2013 And me ( but I'm here to learn ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nchangin Posted October 11, 2013 Members Share Posted October 11, 2013 I'd probably stick with the easiest to put together. Some in my 70's list: (I know some of these probably already said)Floyd - another brick in the wallStayin Alive - Bee GeesYMCA - Village dudesHeart of Glass - BlondiePop Muzik by MPlay that funk music - cherryThat's the way I like it - KC and sunshine band (you could do a medley from KC)Car Wash - Rose RoyceKnock on Wood - make up a version (never cared for it myself but sometimes it flys)We are Family Sister SledgeShake your body - Jackson 5Brick House - commodoresDo you think i"m sexy - Big RodLe Freak - chicBoogie nights - heatwaveBall room blitz - Sweet Anything by Stevie, Elton John, Olivia Newton John, Chicago, ABBA, Bee Gees, Neil Diamond, Eagles, Commodores, Barry Manilow, Barry White, Al Green, Stones, Aretha, Temptations and last but not lease SWEET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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