Members MikeyParent Posted July 12, 2011 Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 Yeah we did a rocked up version of "Hold Me Now" by the Thompson Twins. That went over like a lead balloon!!! Funny we did the same thing in my old band it killed pretty near always... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J.Paul Posted July 13, 2011 Members Share Posted July 13, 2011 We dropped "Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous" a few years ago.we had an above average renditionbut it just never took off and created a lull in whatever set it was in."Dirt Cheap"which was an "original" (6/8 ballad-woman's pov self respect lyric).Somebody else cut and released it as a single a year agothey have the compulsory now, just wasn't worth the drag in the show....have replaced it with "The House that Built Me" which people actually know and love."Ice Cream Man" is gone"Some Days You Gotta Dance" is gone.....there are about 100 songs that have been tossed in the past 7 years, and for some reason these are the only ones I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J.Paul Posted July 13, 2011 Members Share Posted July 13, 2011 Our "trick" on that song is that when we're playing weddings we get all the girls in the wedding party up on stage to sing along and we change "Jessie" to whatever-the-groom's name is.Corny as hell, but the crowd loves it every time. good stuffI love itthe more cheese you spread the more wine they drink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3shiftgtr Posted July 13, 2011 Members Share Posted July 13, 2011 About 2 years ago we added some chili peppers stuff: Give it Away, Tell Me Baby, Under the Bridge, and Dani California. All of them just got crickets. From a late 20's and 30's crowd. And we nailed them....played them really well. And it was cricket city. So we kept them in for a couple of months thinking they would settle in....you know, some times you have to train the audience.....nope. Crowd killers. Ya just never know..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wardjames Posted July 13, 2011 Members Share Posted July 13, 2011 We play it also. it isn't a song that we do all the time but people do dance to it. With country fans alot of times the biggest dance floor fillers will be slow songs. "Silver wings" and "Amarillo by morning" ALWAYS pack the floor. Yep, those two always go over well. We also do Crazy, the Chair, and When You Say Nothing at All, all of which do well. Sometimes the slow waltz's do even better, i.e Waltz Across Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted July 13, 2011 Members Share Posted July 13, 2011 About 2 years ago we added some chili peppers stuff: Give it Away, Tell Me Baby, Under the Bridge, and Dani California. All of them just got crickets. From a late 20's and 30's crowd. And we nailed them....played them really well. And it was cricket city. So we kept them in for a couple of months thinking they would settle in....you know, some times you have to train the audience.....nope. Crowd killers.Ya just never know..... We do their version of Higher Ground if people are demanding "one more song"... always a winner at that point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratotastic Posted July 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2011 About 2 years ago we added some chili peppers stuff: Give it Away, Tell Me Baby, Under the Bridge, and Dani California. All of them just got crickets. From a late 20's and 30's crowd. And we nailed them....played them really well. And it was cricket city. So we kept them in for a couple of months thinking they would settle in....you know, some times you have to train the audience.....nope. Crowd killers.Ya just never know..... We've also tried a few Peppers tunes and they NEVER go over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted July 14, 2011 Members Share Posted July 14, 2011 The RHCP songs we've done have always worked very well with our crowds. Scar Tissue Give it Away Californication Dani California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted July 14, 2011 Members Share Posted July 14, 2011 We do their version of Higher Ground if people are demanding "one more song"... always a winner at that point!we do too but closer to Stevie's version than the Pepper's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted July 14, 2011 Members Share Posted July 14, 2011 We've also tried a few Peppers tunes and they NEVER go over. Hmmm... Give It Away does very well for us. Play it at about half our shows, always in the third set... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted July 15, 2011 Members Share Posted July 15, 2011 It happens. We've only played that song out a few times. I'm not the one who notices if someone is dancing to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratotastic Posted July 15, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 15, 2011 Hmmm... Give It Away does very well for us. Play it at about half our shows, always in the third set... Yeah, well, admittedly, this was in our more "self-indulgent" era, playing the wrong tunes. Suck My Kiss, Dani, Can't Stop, all flops, despite playing the {censored} out of 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moogerfooger Posted July 15, 2011 Members Share Posted July 15, 2011 yea that song kills around here too -- go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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