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hey all...

 

sometimes at the beginning of solo gigs, when i dont know which way the crowd want it to go yet, i drop these type of tunes. theyre pretty mellow, but even a more up for it crowd just seems to get them and singalong.. for a few tunes at least

 

i dunno... they just seem to set a good atmosphere.

but dammit! i dont have enough of em!... any ideas..??!

the rule here is theyre kinda singalong but not too cheesy - like theyre beginning of the night (when everyones still relatively sober ;)..! theyve got strong choruses...

 

heres a few that work for me in this dept... anyone else??

 

Everybody's Talkin at me.. Harry Nilsson

Sunny - Harry Webb/Boney M

Babylon - David Gray (for the chorus)

Candy - Paolo Nutini

weather with you - crowded house (but only with a duo - for the harmonies.. ;)

bee gees - you dont know what its like

jack johnson - must i always be waiting on you

 

i know theres a whole genre of them from the seventies - i heard one the other day and said yes!! but ive since forgotten...:rolleyes:

 

could also do with some more recent modern ones in there too... but theyre hard to come by. more jack johnson or that kind of thing..?

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Last song of the night can be "Irene Goodnight", as everyone knows that chorus, too.

 

 

Good choice!

 

Here is Leadbelly.

 

[video=youtube;s0aMFrhP3KU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=s0aMFrhP3KU

 

Here is Pete Seeger and your proverbial audience singalong.

 

[video=youtube;ZcHLCv6sFFU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcHLCv6sFFU

 

But I like the lyric on Eric Clapton version much better and another good singalong audience. I wish every crowd I had was like this!

 

[video=youtube;CZm96PKwtHc]

 

As for AMERICAN PIE, another good choice. Lots of words, though!

 

Pete Seeger's try on air...

 

[video=youtube;ryo6A4j_uzk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=ryo6A4j_uzk

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Livin' In The Future, Big Ol' Goofy World, Illegal Smile and That's The Way The World Goes Round- John Prine

Son of a Son of as Sailor- Buffett

Just Got Paid- Billy Gibbons

It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night (That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long)- Vince Gill and Rodney Crowell

Crazy Love -Van Morrison

If I Had A Boat and She's No Lady, She's My Wife - Lyle Lovett

Some original stuff

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