What songs to learn?

frobisher

I've just realised that I've been playing the same songs at parties for too long!

Time to crack a few new eggs.

What cover songs are you playing? (one man and his guitar kind of stuff)

Rustar

Can you sing? Stuff like Sting's 'Message in a Bottle' and Zep's 'Rain Song' come to mind....
Can't think of anything else because I'm watching BB King right now, just bought his instructional DVD. There's like an hour and a half of him performing, as well as the instructional stuff!

'Nobody Loves Me But My Mother' and 'The Thrill is Gone' could work solo, heheh! :v:

keyran

"The Wait" by the Band a Classic

"Dont Think twice its alright" by Bob Dylan

StupidLikeAFox

Check out "Dya wanna play my guitar" by the saw doctors, great for parties

mickymg2003

Um...Classical Gas Maybe.

Rustar

Well...if you're good enough for Classical Gas, try Steve Howe's "The Clap". Another tune in that league would be Jorma Kaukonen's/Hot Tuna's "Genesis".

Giblet

The Smiths, This Charming Man

BossArky

Ones I usually play when doing the one man band thing in pubs or parties:

- Brewing up a storm, .....The Stunning
- Under the bridge, ......Chilli Peppers
- 3 little birds, Is this love, Jamming, Buffalo Soldier ..... Marley
- Dancing in the Moonlight, ... Thin Lizzy
- Love me 2 Times, Break on thru, light my fire.... Doors
- Alive, Black, rocking in the free world.... Pearl Jam
- I'm a believer ....Monkeys
- Twist and Shout, Ticket to Ride.... Beatles

etc..

The Agogo

where do you start...

give a list next time!...

eh how bout either a) writing your own or b)

#Beatles
#Jeff Buckley
#Kate Melue
#irish trad
#acoustic and original versions of popular rock songs

Use your head and do what Rod and Gab did,
they rewrote many songs in a south-american genre..very smart
i suggest doin the same thing

pclancy

Loads of music shops have acoustic books/tabs with stuff like "100 best acoustic songs" with easy chords and lyrics.

dimerocks

If I fell, the beatles. Can't go wrong with that. freaking out graham coxon would be interesting.

bluto63

It really depends on your music style...

For me, i like to play:

Heartbeats - Jose Gonzales
Paranoid Android - Radiohead
Bouree - J S Bach
Classical Gas - Williams Mason
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Most of the time though, I just play my own stuff or a basic blues improv...Its the most fun thing to do