Solo and Duo Acts

[Telecruiser]

I am one of those stubborn old guys that refuses to use a cheat sheet (no judgement here). I challenge myself to learn songs with lots of lyrics to keep my memory in shape.

Big Iron - Marty Robbins

Gentle On My Mind - John Hartford

You're Going to make Me Lonely When You Go - Bob Dylan

Tennesee Plates & Buffalo River Home - John Hiatt

Hotel California - Eagles

I Am The Walrus - Beatles

Man of Constant Sorrow

City of New Orleans

Etc., etc.

You? Any ideas?

[pogo97]

These days I mostly perform my own songs which have very short and repetitive lyrics to suit my ageing brain.

But, if anyone asked me to (they won't) I could rip off Fairport Convention's "Maddy Groves." That's long enough to include a seduction (in church, no less), betrayal, a foot-of-the-bed duel, vitriolic defiance and two murders. 

[Shaster]

I don't do much real Pop anymore so my choice is ancient.  Lyin' Eyes is the longest set of lyrics I do. And since I only play it once every year or two it can be a challenge

[Howie22]

I guess from my setlist it's probably The Weight.

I also have a tough time with Eric Church's song Drink In My Hand. It's not a long song, but it has four verses, and every chorus is different as well.

[Potts]

Lyin eyes is a bit challenging. I need the lyrics to give me a push on that one.

[daddymack]

Tequila! 

c'mon...I'm old...god and I were in kindergarten together...I got to name 'dirt' dirt....

[Voltan]

i used to move the rocks around just to irritate god...   

and i still never use charts....  american pie...  stairway to freebird...   

[daddymack]

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Voltan wrote:

i used to move the rocks around just to irritate god...   

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you are paying for that now...

The guy has a mean streak...horse flies...scorpion, ticks...puff adders...spitting cobras...coyotes...and then for no good reason...kills off the dinosaurs.... :idk:

then, just to prove he has a sense of humor...platypus...camels...anteaters...armadillos... wuddayagonnado?

[Potts]

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daddymack wrote:

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Voltan wrote:

i used to move the rocks around just to irritate god...   

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you are paying for that now...

The guy has a mean streak...horse flies...scorpion, ticks...puff adders...spitting cobras...coyotes...and then for no good reason...kills off the dinosaurs.... :idk:

then, just to prove he has a sense of humor...platypus...camels...anteaters...armadillos... wuddayagonnado?

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How am I the only one to give this a Kudos?    

[Voltan]

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Potts wrote:

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daddymack wrote:

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Voltan wrote:

i used to move the rocks around just to irritate god...   

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you are paying for that now...

The guy has a mean streak...horse flies...scorpion, ticks...puff adders...spitting cobras...coyotes...and then for no good reason...kills off the dinosaurs.... :idk:

then, just to prove he has a sense of humor...platypus...camels...anteaters...armadillos... wuddayagonnado?

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How am I the only one to give this a Kudos?    

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yore comprehension skills are above average?

or you're as crazy as we is/are/will be...

[davebols]

edmond fitsgerald.  great song. if you know the story then you know the song.

[daddymack]

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davebols wrote:

edmond fitsgerald.  great song. if you know the story then you know the song.

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ah, Gordon Lightfoot...the Canadian National Treasure..

[Telecruiser]

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Voltan wrote:

i used to move the rocks around just to irritate god...   

and i still never use charts....  american pie...  stairway to freebird...   

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Ahhh ..... that song is next! Thanks for the reminder!

BTW, I find that the more I memorize these long songs the quicker my memory gets. American Pie should only take a couple days to stick.

[pogo97]

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daddymack wrote: 

ah, Gordon Lightfoot...the Canadian National Treasure..

I go to a jam out in the sticks every Thursday. There's only one rule: "no Lightfoot." Some twenty years ago, the host decided that enough was enough.

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[chemikool]

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pogo97 wrote:

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daddymack wrote: 

ah, Gordon Lightfoot...the Canadian National Treasure..

I go to a jam out in the sticks every Thursday. There's only one rule: "no Lightfoot." Some twenty years ago, the host decided that enough was enough.

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I would love that!  I've told my "Lightfoot" story here before...  Short version:  That SOB (c'mon - tongue in cheek) cost me 4 very good clients that would always come out to see me!

OP:  I have several "rap" songs that I have reworked into acoustic guitar versions.  Try to memorize Getting Jiggy With It or Boys In The Hood --- even Dylan doesn't have that many words...and I've learned all 98 verses to Tangled Up In Blue for instance...

[Howie22]

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davebols wrote:

edmond fitsgerald.  great song. if you know the story then you know the song.

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How does that go over with the crowd? Kind of a long, depressing song??

[Graeca]

Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald, The Weight, and American Pie have already been mentioned. I guess these may qualify, but I've never counted the words:

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

Romeo And Juliet

Taxi

City Of New Orleans

MacArthur Park

Streets Of Laredo

The Devil To Pay

Annabelle Lee

Ballad of Spider John

Six Hours Ahead Of The Sun

Desperados Waiting For A Train

Hesitation Blues

A Better Place To Be

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Howie22 wrote:

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davebols wrote:

edmond fitsgerald.  great song. if you know the story then you know the song.

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How does that go over with the crowd? Kind of a long, depressing song??

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 May well depend on the crowd...never had any complaints, though, and it often generates tips.

[davebols]

Yea, it depends on the crowd and when you play it. It goes over well though.

[moogerfooger]

Thunder road 

Mr. tambourine man 

like a rolling stone

American pie

the load out / stay

hotel California

I can even do Alice's restaurant if pressed 

[tlbonehead]

Three that stick out are

Lilly, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts

Tangled up in Blue

Hurricane

Also, not sure if it counts but our band has done a medley that I sing every lead to that includes

Sweet Home Alabama, All Summer Long, Werewolves of London, What I got, and a little of Play That Funky Music. It can be 15 minutes long some nights.