Jay77
Joined: Nov 22, 2012
Posts: 71
Kitchener, ON
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Posted on Jun 05 2013 10:05 AM
Hi guys/gals... my cover band is just getting up and running and we're trying to get some more song ideas to play at bars/pubs, events, etc. Here's what we're playing so far. Feel free to suggest anything classic or current. Thanks!
The Atlantics - Flight of the Surf Guitar
Bambi Molesters - Point of No Return, Lazy Girls Hangout
The Coffin Daggers - Avenue X, Psychonaut
Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn
The Grande Bois - Harvester
Los Straitjackets - Space Mosquito
Dick Dale - Misirlou
Link Wray - Rumble, Comanche
The Lively Ones - Surf Rider
Los Tiki Phantoms - Ojos Verdes, Tiki On Me, Kalifornia
The Ventures - Pipeline, Walk Don't Run, Ghost Riders in the Sky, Mr. Moto, Hawaii 5-0, Wipe Out
The Shadows - Apache, Sleepwalk, Perfidia
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Having an Average Weekend
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PrestonRice
Joined: Oct 05, 2012
Posts: 1725
Austin, Texas
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Posted on Jun 05 2013 10:12 AM
Slacktone - Bells of St. Kahuna.
I dare you. 
The Torquays - Overdrawn at Cortes Bank is quite good.
Fur Sophia?
— IMO.
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josheboy
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
Posts: 2365
Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Jun 05 2013 10:19 AM
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Jay77
Joined: Nov 22, 2012
Posts: 71
Kitchener, ON
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Posted on Jun 05 2013 10:19 AM
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lerxst1031
Joined: Feb 06, 2012
Posts: 55
Anchorage, AK
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Posted on Jun 07 2013 04:41 PM
Los Straitjackets' version of The Munsters is always a crowd pleaser for us, along with our instrumental arrangements of California Dreamin' and A Whiter Shade of Pale.
— The SpeNerds
Alaska's Premier Instrumental Surf Trio!
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mom_surfing
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 5304
the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Jun 07 2013 09:51 PM
one or more tunes from jon and the nightriders........lots of good stuff to choose from
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casey
Joined: May 18, 2006
Posts: 521
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Posted on Jun 07 2013 10:00 PM
Lerxst, do you have any links to your band - I'd like to hear California Dreamin' or Whiter Shade of Pale.
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lerxst1031
Joined: Feb 06, 2012
Posts: 55
Anchorage, AK
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Posted on Jun 07 2013 10:33 PM
Sure thing. We only have a recording of CA Dreamin':
http://www.reverbnation.com/thespenerds/song/15715108-california-dreamin-cover
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Alaska's Premier Instrumental Surf Trio!
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CousinMary
Joined: Nov 16, 2009
Posts: 1074
San Francisco Bay Area
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Posted on Jun 08 2013 12:53 AM
I wish more bands would cover The Toads' Morpheus. Maybe you?
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casey
Joined: May 18, 2006
Posts: 521
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Posted on Jun 08 2013 04:22 AM
Thanks for the link, lerxst. Nice version of California Dreamin'.... Our band (3rd Wave) covers a lot of 60's pop hits, and I'm always interested in other band's takes. Below is 3rd Wave's cover of "A Whiter Shade of Pale", performed at the local bowling alley.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAkN0VUKI8E
Video courtesy of Unsteady Freddie - thanks Freddie!
Last edited: Jun 08, 2013 04:31:49
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midwestsurfer
Joined: Aug 09, 2007
Posts: 308
Indianapolis
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Posted on Jun 08 2013 07:53 AM
Jay77 wrote:
Hi guys/gals... my cover band is just getting up and running and we're trying to get some more song ideas to play at bars/pubs, events, etc.
I'm glad you posted this queston as I'm in the same boat as you right now. I really like the idea of adding instrumental versions of '60s vocal pop hits to a setlist. It seems like a good way to connect with and engage your audience. "Runaway" by Del Shannon is a good choice in my opinion.
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lerxst1031
Joined: Feb 06, 2012
Posts: 55
Anchorage, AK
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Posted on Jun 08 2013 11:55 AM
Very cool, Casey! I got the idea for CA Dreamin' when I saw Nokie Edwards perform it last year - I was pretty disappointed with his version and felt it need more power. Then we added more Beatles (A Hard Day's Night, Paperback Writer, In My Life), Slacktone's version of Be My Baby and A Whiter Shade of Pale. We are currently working up Unchained Melody and Stand By Me to get more slower tunes in the mix.
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Alaska's Premier Instrumental Surf Trio!
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kenposurf
Joined: Feb 23, 2007
Posts: 1650
Santa Rosa, CA
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Posted on Jun 08 2013 12:16 PM
Here's a couple of vids covering She Said She said and California Man..Also dig Slacktone's Be My Baby/Don't Worry Baby version...awesome!
— www.northofmalibu.com
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stilettoace
Joined: Oct 12, 2012
Posts: 25
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Posted on Jun 10 2013 02:36 PM
I love an Anchorage band playing California Dreamin'! Probably goes over well when it's 20 below.
Seriously, great version, I'll be working on that one.
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casey
Joined: May 18, 2006
Posts: 521
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Posted on Jun 10 2013 08:19 PM
Great stuff from Lerxst and North of Malibu. A lot of great songs with great melodies from the 60's - many work great as instrumentals. Almost anything by the Beatles is a crowd pleaser. We've worked up "All My Lovin'" and "And I Love Her". Also do a version of "Age of Aquarius".
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stilettoace
Joined: Oct 12, 2012
Posts: 25
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Posted on Jun 12 2013 09:25 AM
Paint it Black is fun, you can do a lot of things with that riff.
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stevel
Joined: Oct 12, 2012
Posts: 219
Hampton Roads, Virginia
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Posted on Jun 17 2013 09:04 PM
I'll second The Munsters as well as any 60s TV and Film theme songs - James Bond medley, Man With No Name trilogy medley, Batman, Addams Family, Gilligan's Island, Danger Man (also known as Secret Agent, which is where we get Secret Agent Man), Pink Panther (and the Clouseau theme).
I've always been partial to Rawhide (not the TV one, but the one The Ventures did - and I think either Link Wray or Duane Eddy (or both) did first)
I assume you don't have keys but if you have solid rhythm guitar:
Telstar
Out of Limits
Tequila
And of course anything else you can arrange (some of which The Ventures already did) - like House of the Rising Sun - some of the "psychedilic" ones like Pictures of Matchstick Men, Green Tambourine, and Incense and Peppermints could be very cool if you've got the players.
Steve
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FlatRacer
Joined: Apr 07, 2008
Posts: 182
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Posted on Jun 18 2013 11:42 AM
We've taken to whipping out White Rabbit when we're at a loss for something to play. It always brings smiles and chuckles from the audience.
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