Playing "different" covers

ball

Hi all,

Does anyone else have any cover songs they like to play that are a bit "out of the ordinary"?

Examples (mine) would be:

Skee-Lo, I wish
Blackstreet, No Diggity
Home & Away Theme
Coolio, Gangsta's paradise


Just thought I'd throw it out there.
Feel free to throw it right back at me

rcaz

I like covering songs and totally reworking them. Keep the chord progression, but play it in a different style, with different instruments, maybe new melodies. I'm working on a very Kraftwerk-influenced cover of Highway 61 Revisited at the moment.

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ball wrote: »

Skee-Lo, I wish
Blackstreet, No Diggity
Home & Away Theme
Coolio, Gangsta's paradise

A Leitrim band called The vibes does Gangsta's paradise, and do a good job too.

my band Fret Buzz, does Keep on movin' by Five! Also do Pokerface, but i wouldnt call it out of the ordinary, most bands do it

Esy

ball wrote: »

Skee-Lo, I wish

Genius. I'm nicking that.

ball

Aliyah Cuddly Soil wrote: »

A Leitrim band called The vibes does Gangsta's paradise, and do a good job too.

my band Fret Buzz, does Keep on movin' by Five! Also do Pokerface, but i wouldnt call it out of the ordinary, most bands do it

Hah, I do a few 5ive songs as well.

Take That have a few whopper songs to do also

Sandvich

Why is it that when people want to be "Out of the ordinary" with rock bands they just play more ordinary songs?

It can be fun to take pop songs and rearrange them to be interesting, it's definitely something I recommend but don't pretend you're picking "different" songs.

You want to be unusual? Actually search for some unusual music. Look for bands like Cinema Strange and cover some of their stuff.

ball

Sandvich wrote: »

Why is it that when people want to be "Out of the ordinary" with rock bands they just play more ordinary songs?

It can be fun to take pop songs and rearrange them to be interesting, it's definitely something I recommend but don't pretend you're picking "different" songs.

You want to be unusual? Actually search for some unusual music. Look for bands like Cinema Strange and cover some of their stuff.

How many people do you know cover those songs?



I youtubed Cinema Strange.
They're a bit shyte imo

Sandvich

ball wrote: »

How many people do you know cover those songs?



I youtubed Cinema Strange.
They're a bit shyte imo

In all honesty, that's not surprising. You look for something "different" but when you're actually presented with it it's not to your taste.

I think it's certainly more likely your average Irish band will cover those than Cinema Strange.

marcin_plato

hi

check my band out

http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=8483366803

we play only "different" covers.

if you know any place that would love us to play give me a shout.

M

ball

Sandvich wrote: »

In all honesty, that's not surprising. You look for something "different" but when you're actually presented with it it's not to your taste.

It probably would have been my taste when I was about 15

I think it's certainly more likely your average Irish band will cover those than Cinema Strange

Well yeah, obviously.
I'm not looking for songs which are the least likely to be covered.
I'm looking for songs that everyone knows, but wouldn't expect to hear a band playing.



Oh, waterfalls by TLC is another good one.
The bluetones do a pretty good cover.
It's in youtube somewhere

ball

marcin_plato wrote: »

hi

check my band out

http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=8483366803

we play only "different" covers.

if you know any place that would love us to play give me a shout.

M

That's what I'm talking about.



Nice work on "American Boy"

California love - Dr Dre
Mas que nada - BEP feat Sergio Mendes
Juicy - Notorious BIG
4 minutes - Madonna feat. Justion Timberlake
Gettin jiggy with it - Will Smith
Rappers delight - sugarhill gang
Breath - Blu Cantrell feat Sean Paul
Dilemma - Nelly feat Kelly Rowland
In da club - 50 Cent / Beyonce
What's my name - Snoop Dogg
Mo Money More Problems - Notorious BIG feat Puff Daddy
Hips don't lie - Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
Regulate - Warren G. & Nate Dogg
Let me blow Ya mind - Eve feat. Gwen Stefani
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
Next Episode - Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg
Let's get it started - Black eyed Peas

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♪ ♫ ♪♪ ♫ ♪ Set List!!! ♪ ♫ ♪♪ ♫ ♪
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1.American Boy- Kanye
2.Deja VU- Beyonce
3.Sweet Escape - Gwen S
4.Bonnie & Clyde - Beyonce & Jay-z
5.Don't Lie- B.E.P
6.Dangerous-Akon
7.Last Night , P.Diddy and Keisha Cole.
8.Boys remix...Britney and Pharrell
9.Shut up and Drive - Rhianna
10.Lovestoned - J.T
11.Glamorous-Fergie
12.Can't Hold Us Down - Christina Aguilera
13.Hate that I love you-Rihanna
14.Umbrella - Rhianna
15.Heartbreaker – Will I Am
16.Closer – Ne-Yo
17.The way I are - Timbaland
18.Don’t Cha – Pussycat Dolls
19.Promiscuous Girl –Nelly Furtado
20.Beautiful Girls –Sean kingston
21.Give it to me -Timbaland
22.Crazy In Love -Beyonce
23.I hate this part-Pussycat dolls
24.Hot in Herre -Nelly
25.Ride wit me (Nelly)
26.Body on me -Nelly
27.Because of You (Ne-yo)
28.Signs (Jt and snoop)
29.Baby Boy-Beyonce
30.Work (Kelly Rowland)
31.Big girls dont cry (Fergie)
32. Just Dance (Lady Gaga)
33. I Kissed a Girl (Katy Perry)
34. If I were a boy (Beyonce)

Sandvich

It probably would have been my taste when I was about 15

Uh, sure. Either you were a very open minded 15 year old or you lived somewhere very strange indeed. It's very far from anything Linkin Park-ish. I fail to see how there's anything "immature" about it.

mada999

1.American Boy- Kanye
2.Deja VU- Beyonce
3.Sweet Escape - Gwen S
4.Bonnie & Clyde - Beyonce & Jay-z
5.Don't Lie- B.E.P
6.Dangerous-Akon
7.Last Night , P.Diddy and Keisha Cole.
8.Boys remix...Britney and Pharrell
9.Shut up and Drive - Rhianna
10.Lovestoned - J.T
11.Glamorous-Fergie
12.Can't Hold Us Down - Christina Aguilera
13.Hate that I love you-Rihanna
14.Umbrella - Rhianna
15.Heartbreaker – Will I Am
16.Closer – Ne-Yo
17.The way I are - Timbaland
18.Don’t Cha – Pussycat Dolls
19.Promiscuous Girl –Nelly Furtado
20.Beautiful Girls –Sean kingston
21.Give it to me -Timbaland
22.Crazy In Love -Beyonce
23.I hate this part-Pussycat dolls
24.Hot in Herre -Nelly
25.Ride wit me (Nelly)
26.Body on me -Nelly
27.Because of You (Ne-yo)
28.Signs (Jt and snoop)
29.Baby Boy-Beyonce
30.Work (Kelly Rowland)
31.Big girls dont cry (Fergie)
32. Just Dance (Lady Gaga)
33. I Kissed a Girl (Katy Perry)
34. If I were a boy (Beyonce)




lol .... prob stick some sharp instruments into my ear drums if i was in a pub and this set list was played!!

although good job on american boy...

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

Sandvich wrote: »

You want to be unusual? Actually search for some unusual music. Look for bands like Cinema Strange and cover some of their stuff.

How many people have herd of Cinema Strange though?

I would love to cover this song. imagine the reaction!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArCnMMP-R-c

the_dark_side

if these two tunes can be merged then anything is possible, just use a bit of imagination (not saying that this would be a great cover btw)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN75im_us4k

Colzed

:DHow about a slow grindy metal version of Model by Kraftwork:D

Actually, maybe not.

Colzed.