Cover songs

[jacambece]

I'm in a band and we cant think of new songs so we are going to do some covers for our next show...what are some good songs to cover?


Cambece

[makiwara]

What genre of music do you tend to play?

[jacambece]

we play metal for the most part,but i like everything so i was planning on playing some softer songs where the lyrics are able to be heard and i like when people sing along...so...i think we might cover some pop-punk to throw the crowd off and the just be like "just kidding"

Cambece

[makiwara]

I've got some friends in a local band around here that do a good deal of covers (as well as originals). They cover Blind Melon, Cake, Jane's Addiction, White Stripes (they do 7 nation army with a sax that I think sounds better than the original), blues traveler, Outkast, and more.
If you want to do some punk I suggest NOFX, Rancid, some old Greenday, and of course the Sex Pistols. Softer music: Bob Marley, CCR, Beatles, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Ben Folds, and Frank Sinatra.
For rock or metal maybe some Metallica, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Offspring, Rehab, Butthole Surfers, the Doors, 7mary3, live, and Violent Fems.

[blitz]

Cover Metallica! old songs though. Master of puppets/Nothing else matters/one etc..

[osopardo]

Check out The Mothers of Invention;

Dancing Fool
Sheik Yerbouti
Valley Girl
Bolero

Frank Zappa was sheer genius!!

[95 Mystic TA]

I'm in a band and we cant think of new songs so we are going to do some covers for our next show...what are some good songs to cover?


Cambece

Any particular style of music or genre?

[Miss Teak]

A Punk rock version of "Fur Elise" - Beethoven

An emo version of "Mister Sandman"

A Reggae version of "Last Caress" - Misfits

A speed metal version of "Desperado" - Eagles

A death metal version "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" - Pat Benetar

Or do a musical fight montage... We are the Champions... Theme from Rocky... Chariots of Fire... Theme from Three's Company...

[Tom Yum]

Or do a musical fight montage... We are the Champions... Theme from Rocky... Chariots of Fire... Theme from Three's Company...

Come & Knock on our door
Come & Knock on our door

Who is waitin' for you
Who is waitin' for you

da da da da da daaaa da daaaad da daaaa
Three's Company too.

[Miss Teak]

Can't think of a better song to walk into the ring to!!

[Tom Yum]

Can't think of a better song to walk into the ring to!!

Others may include:

The theme song to Facts of Life or What's Happening.

[EmptyneSs]

the doogie howser theme was alright too

[Miss Teak]

Lol, how about a montage with all three?!

How could one lose with entry music like that? It would strike fear into the very soul of your opponent, causing him to run away screaming into the night.

[jacambece]

this is kinda funny, we are going to cover a panic at the disco song, an eve 6 song and rappers delights...rappers delight is going to be rediculous

Cambece

[Miss Teak]

this is kinda funny, we are going to cover a panic at the disco song, an eve 6 song and rappers delights...rappers delight is going to be rediculous

Cambece

Wow... 'Rapper's Delight' I remember the video on the early days of MTV for that one!! You going to cover it straight, or play it in a different style?