Know any good songs I could sing?
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December 23rd, 2008
A friend of mine asked me to sing some songs with their band. They usually focus on blues and rock but are looking to possibly switch it up. I need some ‘obscure’ suggestions we can use for covers – maybe some forgotten treasures, things that show off the singing more than the music because frankly, the guitarist is fail. We all came up with these possibilities to try out:
Julie London – Cry Me A River
Dusty Springfield – Son of a Preacher Man
Madeleine Peyroux – You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Lena Horne – Stormy Weather
CCR – Proud Mary
Oh, and I Put A Spell On You
I should mention, we have access to a saxophone. :D
Obviously we’re gonna change a bit of it, except Preacher Man. We’re all big fans of huge big band numbers (but we’re not sold on that yet) we may be able to change up, we’re looking for music from the 30s-60s. We’re open to pretty much any genre that would have some solid vocal performances. Any other ideas?
EDIT: If we end up recording what we come up with, I’ll post. Happy krose? :)
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Ooo Ooo I wanna hear!!
I’ll get to thinking for some songs
:) All smiles. I’ll lurve you that one
Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay
OH i missed the 30s to 60s part.
@buster: It’s all good, there’s already a recording of me doing that song. Woo, open mic nights.
Let it grow: Clapton
John Barelycorn Must Die: Traffic
I absolutely love Stormy Weather. It does something to me…
Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
If you’ve got access to a sax, might I suggest “Never Tear Us Apart” by INXS?
though that is 80s, I realize….
And you can never go wrong with some Patsy Cline!
Almost anything by Lydia Pense and Coldblood.I think you could pull off Lydia asmonet.
Lurve!even though it doesn’t count anymore:0) Augustian for the Staple singers reference!
Anything from George Gereshwin’s “Porgy and Bess.” (Good for sax,)
Anything from Lerner and Lowe’s “My Fair Lady.”
“All the Things You Are”:” There are gazillion versions of this beautiful ballad from “Very Warm For May,” a 1930’s flop by Jerome and Oscar. Castrati, flugelhorn, boys’ choirs, Tony Bennet, elevator music, bagpipes, whatever.
Scott Walker – Montague Terrace (in Blue)
Jacques Brel’s stuff (in English if you want to)
Velvet Underground – Rock and Roll
Aug’s brilliant recommendation reminds me of all the Cole Porter ballads or cabaret songs.
And I love many of those of Noel Coward (not however, Mad Dogs and Englishmen or Harold Arlen’s Lydia the Tattooed Lady.)
Me and Bobby McGee, Janis, not Roger.
I’ve been loving you too long, Otis Redding or Joe Cocker. Probably Cocker.
A reason to believe, Rod Stewart version.
Wonderful World, Sam Cooke.
One Night (of Sin)- Fats Domino ** Corinne Bailey Rae does a great version on the new Fats tribute album if you were looking for a good version
*I agree with Knotmyday with I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Otis Redding
Time Of The Season – The Zombies
It’s Your Thing – The Isley Brothers
Uptight (Everything’s Alright) – Stevie Wonder
Dream A Little Dream Of Me- Frankie Laine
It Makes No Difference- The Band
Day Tripper- The Beatles
I’m looking to record an original song to represent the Cheetah Alliance (cheetahalliance.org). We have one song posted but no music.
@asmonet Id like to know too….I hope you listened to “One Night (of Sin)”, I noticed it had a saxaphone in it (i think its a baritone sax?:>)
Definately need to do “Something I can never have” But sub the piano with a bass and sax. My old bad used to do it like that(sometimes with the piano though), and if you can sing it well, it sounds great.
^ by nine inch nails, by the way.
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