MUST LEARN Guitar Songs If You Want to Gig
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- My dude Andres Colin back on the channel to talk about the songs that ALWAYS get a positive reaction from the crowd at the shows we each play. Definitely add these to your setlist as they're easy to play crowd-pleasers!
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A little about me:
Sean Daniel is a man. A man of simple needs and desires. And the one desire, no, the one NEED, that stands above all is to spread the challenges, joy and intellectual stimulus of music to people of Earth and beyond.
Born on the mean streets of upper middle class suburban Chicago, Sean learned the ways of the world through the dizzying heights of success to the lonesome depths of failure and emerged with the promise of a better tomorrow reflecting in his eyes and fiery passion in his belly.
He plays and teaches guitar on his CZcams channel where he regularly releases original music and projects to the adulation of legions of fans, who often compare him to Chris Pratt and one time Ryan Reynolds. He’s currently in the market for a nice leather jacket. - Hudba
1. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond 2:08
2. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran 3:32
3. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash 5:31
4. Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis 6:42
5. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz 8:33
6. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley 9:47
7. God Is a Woman - Ariana Grande 11:05
8. Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye 11:23
9. Despacito - Luis Fonsi 11:55
10. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton 12:30
11. Stand By Me - Ben E King 13:40
12. Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman, Smooth - Santana 15:03
13. Come Together - Beatles 16:23
14. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica 18:18
15. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix 19:00
16. Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson 19:54
Thanks for the list!
Thanks so much!
Normally, I would ignore hecklers. But I once shared a stage with a guy who had a thick skin, but when he ran out of patience, he made his heckler a laughingstock. One night this one drunk was ruining it for everybody, and this guy just stopped playing and glared at this clown. The room got real quiet, then he played the nine-note intro to “Dueling Banjos” and looked expectantly at the drunk.
Nothing wrong with "Folsom Prison Blues" but I normally start that with B7 when I jam on it.
Matt Brode
Last time I was asked to play wonderwall,............ I said, Maaaaaybeeee
Hey oh!
Wonderwall aaaaallllllllll the time. I hate playing it 😂
YAaa gONnna be the One that SAveeesssss meemeeeeeeeeeed
TOOOOODAYYYYY IS FINNA BE DA DAE DAT DEYRE GONNA TROW IT BAK 2 UUUUUUUU
Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel. Now there's a crowd pleaser. And it's fun as hell to play.
Relatively simple too
Try it in double drop D!
I like this style of video a lot.
People are complaining because there is talking and isn't a straight list of song titles.
Just google a list if all your after is a list of names and artists.
This is youtube and a video format and I enjoy watching this and hearing discussion.
Can't please em all! I appreciate it!
This is more like banter and less of a list, which is what is implied in the video title, that is what makes it unbearable for some.
Oh... Well if YOU enjoy it, everyone else with different opinions can definitely fuck off, right?
Or maybe it's because they're not great guitarists or singers 😆
Here's my set list as I gig almost every night in Boston:
Setlist:
Springsteen
14 gears
Dirty old town
Drinking problem
American kids
Budapest
Riptide
Can help falling in love
Boston rose
500 miles
Closing time
Mull of kintyre
Wild rover
Why don't we just dance
Wagon wheel
Fields of athenry
Country roads
Don't look back in anger
Someone like you
Royals
Landslide
Folsom prison blues
Friends in low places
House of the rising sun
Hotel California
Hey there Delilah
Galway girl
Say it ain't so
Everlong
For the first time
Champagne
Wish you were here
What I got
Dani California
How to save a life
Hurricane
Head over boots
Feeling Whitney
Suck it and see
Stand by me
Mr. Brightside
How to save a life
The boxer
Little lion man
Sweet Caroline
Everybody talks
Gives you hell
Sweet home Alabama
Santeria
Good riddance
Free falling
The general
Simple man
Zombie
Brown eyed girl
Take it easy
The rattlin bog
Ho hey
Irish:
Rattlin bog
Fields of athenry
Whiskey in the jar
Come out ye Black and Tans
Wild rover
Streets of New York
Boston rose
Grace?
Jumbo breakfast roll
Galway girl
Dirty old town
To learn:
Fireflies
Rockstar
The rattlin bog
We are young
Some nights
You found me
Shape of you
Perfect
Viva la vida
Hey soul sister
Complicated
Rehab
Africa
Shut up and dance
Mrs Robinson
You belong with me
Since you've been gone
Love story
Home - Phillip Phillips
Born to run
How you remind me
Ex's and ohs
The a team
Somebody to love
Fuck you
Crazy
1985
Build me up buttercup
Ain't no rest for the wicked
A boy named sue
Have you ever seen the rain
Bloody Sunday
1985
Friday I'm in love
You give love a bad name
Imagine
This land is your land
Check yes Juliet
Psycho
Sad
Blister in the sun
Don't stop believing
Beat it
Dancing in the dark
Should I stay or should I go
Jumbo breakfast roll
Black rose:
You shook me all night long
Sweet Caroline
Everybody talks
Santeria
Friends in low places
Sweet home Alabama
Can't help falling in love
Riptide
Budapest
Closing time
Royals
Someone like you
Why don't we just dance
Everlong
Champagne supernova
American kids
Good riddance
Drinking problem
Electric love
Ex's and ohs
Free fallin
Gives you Hell
Mr jones
No woman no cry
The general
Simple man
The A team
Yellow
great setlist! I play a lot of those at my shows too
Holy that's a huge catalogue...awesome...someday I might have that many...great choices.
I live in Northern Ireland and I couldn't get away with doing some of the songs on your Irish list 😂😂😂
Replying for future reference. Thanks!
Wow. What a repertoire!
its crazy how they can easily play with each other and sound really well together without planning it.
Andres is the man.
Older people dig Thinking out Loud 'cause it's the same chord progression as 'Let's Get it on'
Ed Sheeran seems to disagree
It is similar but it isn't. That being said it does capture a similar feel to that of Let's Get It On.
Robert Arcos
Of course it is the EXACT same song. The Evil Music Corporation fed Marvin Gaye into their American Idol Supercomputer and it changed the song just enough so they could sell it for millions before they got sued for theft. And the lawsuit doesn't matter because what they are really doing is training kids to listen to dumber and dumber music. This is like when you order a Coke but they bring you a Pepsi; but it's not Pepsi it's a Diet Mr. Pibb with cancer in it.
And the power of love
marvin gaye > ed sheeran tho
Bob Seager..."Old Time Rock n Roll"! Gets people dancing every time!👍😎🎸🎶
2 big ones i see requested a lot is Layla-eric clapton and bad moon rising- creedance clearwater revivial. The acoustic version of layla is great for everyone, its super fun to play and pretty much everyone knows it, after 10 seconds in the song you grab their attention. Bad moon rising is easy and really fun to play and sing also CCR are just awesome anyway!, every single one of their songs are simple but super fun. Bad moon rising also is short, only 2 and a half mins or so and it gets everyone in a good mood despite the actual lyrics an meaning of the song.
Man you guys duet well together
I play traditional Irish songs and music for a living but in an alternative universe somewhere i'm definitely playing most of these songs. Great enthusiasm guys, enjoyed your show.
Thanks so much for watching!
I sat in with a band in which the guitarist was a master at reading crowds. One night we had a very drunk loud heckler at one of the tables. The guitarist stopped the band in the middle of a song. He stood there and stared at the heckler. The place gradually went quiet. Then he played the first nine notes of "Dueling Banjos" and looked at the heckler as though he was waiting for the banjo part. Everyone got it except the drunk.
perfect!
Thanks to youtube recommendations, I've stumbled upon your channel and I really enjoyed this format. Keep it up ☺
Welcome to the party!
Andres, your voice is soooo smoooth. You guys are fun and talented. Thanks
Thanks Pat!
Thanks Pat!
As a fellow Gulf Coast resident (currently under a hurricane warning) I always have a few Jimmy Buffett tunes ready. The key is to play something besides Margaritaville or Cheeseburger in Paradise. Those often get requested anyway depending on who you’re playing for. If you’re on the Emerald Coast try “Life is Just a Tire Swing” or “Frank and Lola.”
A Pirate Looks at Forty
Stay safe!
This. I grew up in Pensacola, and those two songs make my earbones ache. So much good Buffett to choose from, no need ever to play either of those again (and I don't). :-)
Some of my favorites: He Went to Paris, Bama Breeze, Breathe In, Breathe out.
Great fun guys. You make a good team. Excellent entertainment value. Thank you for just being yourselves.
Fantastic video! You guys just get it. Great chemistry between two hip working musicians on the front lines. The rendition of “Smooth” made my day. Would appreciate a lesson on Smooth, Sean.
Thank you both for sharing these super helpful tips on banger songs.
Thanks Rudy!
Love this video. More like it please guys. Unlike some of the commenters, I love Sean and all his friends, so I also like the banter. its not just about playing guitar. I am an old guy that started playing guitar at 66. A few years later now, but my band gigs at senior centers about twice a month, so most of our repertoire is a bit dated, because we try to pick stuff they know. I love seeing younger folks give me tips about what to play at parties etc. Yes. I have to play a lot of old songs I don’t even like, but we try to give the crowd what they want, and hey its all good practice. Wish I could play half as good as you two guys. Keep up the good work.
I jammed behind a coffee house with a ukulele for about 4 years with another guy. Most people there just wanted to sing along to songs they recognized and didn’t care about fancy guitar solos etc. They liked a few signature riffs and stuff they could sing at least the chorus on.
Great video...absolute classic stuff during the Santana discussion. I found it hilarious. Thanks for the advice and for a fun approach to the topic.
Great to visit and listen to you guys. Enjoyed that-eh. Such great playing and Andres got pipes. More!
One that really works for me also happens to be the first one I'd ever learned: "House of the Rising Sun". Another good oldie for the live shows is "Here Comes the Sun". And, of course, you can never go wrong with Eric Clapton's "Bad Love" if you have a strong enough voice. It's even good as an acoustic number if you can merge the bass line in there.
All great calls.
Here are most of the songs if you don't want to have to wait in between all of the talking. I may have missed one or two because I kept skipping ahead.
Sweet Caroline
Thinking Out Loud
Perfect
Folsom Prison Blues
Crazy- Gnarls Barkley
Friends in Low Places- Garth Brooks
Can't Help Falling in Love
You Look Wonderful Tonight- Clapton
Stand by Me
Smooth- Santana a/Rob Thomas
Nothing Else Matters- Metallica
Banana Pancakes- Jack Johnson
Thanks for putting this together!
Thanks so much. This video is truly awful to listen to.
Thank you for not making me have to repeat more than a few times cuz they zip over the titles.
Man, the lighting in this video! Nothing better than the natural morning/evening/overcast day lighting. Puts the video on another level.
Thanks so much!
You two crack me up every time! Love you both! keep pushing em out!
Thanks so much!
if yall could just jam Santana for like an hour that'd be great.
Scott W AGREED
Thanks so much :)
I love playing songs some people don't know but are pretty, wait by pepper is good. Also love throwing in some John Mayer
santana smooth/havanna mash up
I second that Guys notion! Santana the Fuck Outta our Faces!
Lovin this new bromance for you Sean. You two should jam more! And let the songs resolve. Lol
He's the best.
Sean Daniel no, you are the best... after me
Great suggestions, I've been scratching my head as to what to learn. Gonna go through a few of these but might have to start with Sweet Carolina ;)
This video brightened the world for a little bit. Thanks guys!
Happy to help!
Hey man thanks for the list, had about half of em in my repetoire but about to play for an American audience so this was helpful -So thanks!
Happy to help!
Acoustic performer and music teacher here. Thanks a lot for some of those ideas. Great job. Here are some highly requested ones and crowd pleasers for you and anyone here looking for ideas:
Wagon Wheel, 5 O'Clock Somewhere, Chicken Fried, Happy, Jack and Diane, Lovely Day, and Mary Jane's Last Dance, and Twist and Shout.
Beverly Hills, Mr. Brightside, and Ohio (Come Back to Texas) are all great throwbacks as well.
All great ideas Logan!
That was fun! Very entertaining.
Thanks guys!
Thanks for watching!
Please please...please...
Make this a regular feature !!
So much fun AND informative !!
"Whiter Shade of Pale" gets the girls every time! "Desperado" is always a good one too.
Love Desperado.
ya desparado
I was writing a song once and came up with a chord sequence that I though "Oh my god! I've just come up with a fresh new chord sequence. It doesn't make sense...nobody would put these chords together but it sounds amazing...wait until the world hears this!!"
A few days later I listened back to it. I'd only re-written 'Crazy' by Gnarls Barclay.
Dammit.
I like your version better :)
I rewrote a velvet underground song once. Very sad.
that happens ahaha
The art of playing a song you hate but the crowd loves and doing it well lol👍😩
Thanks for the video! I enjoyed the songs and the humor!👍😎🎸🎶
Dock of the bay is a good one, always gets ppl singing along.
100% agree.
Trust me, "where did you sleep last night" by Lead Belly is a great one, very simple, catchy song that can be easily changed to fit a certain style.
Damn i'm practising that one for the weekend! Definitely agree
Thank you. I will add a few of these songs to our set list. I am new to playing guitar and gigging. Playing out is fun, but I have the best time doing what you are doing here. Hanging with friends, playing music, having fun, and laughing. I subscribed and hit notifications to both of your channels.
Right on man! Welcome to the party!
Love the chemistry and banter between you guys! Y'all my buds :)
Thanks so much!
You should do this more often,you mix well together,but full songs, South America and classics, great work
Great suggestion.
More than Words, Dust in the Wind, Hey Soul Sister, Amie (Pure Prairie League), Tequila Sunrise, Take It Easy, Jessie's Girl, Simple Man, Beast of Burden, Yesterday, I Want To Know What Love Is, Heaven (Bryan Adams)
All great calls.
Thinking Out Loud hold a special place in my heart as the first song I learned by ear, but I can understand it getting annoyingly simple but popular
Good to see some of my local boys on the tube. Great video guys totally agree w everything! Lol
Solid list! I play out with a band, so it may be a little different, but our #1 crowd pleaser for the past 10 years has been Semi-Charmed Life. In the past few years I have to add Shut Up and Dance to that list, too. Honorable mention to You Oughta Know and early T-Swift.
Good stuff :)
Jason Ackerman Taylor Swift? Who are you playing to man? 10 year old school girls?
@@folkfingerstylefreddy2154she pretty much one of the biggest artists going and has been for years. You'd be dumb not to add some swifty to your set
When I used to play at parties a lot, I used find that a lot of Beatles songs worked, as well as 'Stand By Me', and 'Brown Eyed Girl'.
Fun fact - Lennon was sued by the publishing company that owned Chuck Berry's 'You Can't Catch Me' because Lennon took the first line from the Chuck Berry song.
Fun fact - 'Black Magic Woman' is by (the original, Peter Green led version of) Fleetwood Mac.
Thanks for the fun facts!
Jose is an excellent musician and has a cool, fun energy! Thanks, I needed that today.
Nice guys talk, joke and jam a bit.
The big pleasure and relaxation to listen and see You as well!
Sean Im going to say it again, I love your timbre and annunciations of words! Lol. a la Hetfield: Yay-yuh!
Thanks so much Jeremy :)
LOVE these songs! Pure gold! What about Rawhide or Stand By Your Man? Worked for the Blues Brothers.
Loving these videos with you and Andres! Subscribed to Andres channel. Great content there!
He's the best.
You guys are great to listen to. Further confirming my long-held conviction that musicians ~ particularly we guitarists ~ are really, really cool people. Also, no matter how listless the crowd, play Folsom Prison Blues and you will get them back singing and clapping.
you know it!
i love this. just having fun creating music
Sweet Caroline will get you into the best retirement villages!
I'm hitting the Senior Center/Retirement Home circuit for the babes!
Hey oh!
Well, everybody thinks they will retire someday, but many do not make it. Good luck, my entitled, arrogant friend
@@mike-ue4wy Well I've been retired for 4 years now. So who are you referring to as being entitled?
@@mike-ue4wy To not understand a comment and then throw insults around. I'd like to say you're unique but there's many like you on youtube. I have to say though your comment gave me a laugh so your complete lack of understanding may have been worth it this time!
"PLAY FREEEEE BIRRD!" Has been requested at nearly every gig I've ever played. Well ... this past summer we were playing to a 500+ crowd at a local winery and there it was again. This time though some very persistant out-of-town tourists wouldn't let it go. I thought ... seriously ... why NOT Free Bird? We performed a shorter than the original rendition--complete with the deedly-deedly-deedly guitar riffs. The crowd LOVED IT! We will soon be winding down for 2018 ... and tooling up for 2019 and yes ... we're adding FB to our 'to do' list ... complete with the signature Hammond B3 opening chords ... and the deedly-deedly-deedly at the conclusion.
I love it!
Madness - It must be love, Bill Withers - Just the two of us & LVD - Never too much are pretty much played on rotation at every gig!
Great great great video guys! You two are hilarious together.. very good idea for a post too! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
U should upload lessons on "purple haze" "come together" and "smooth" the way you play them...
Any Tom Petty or CCR, Sweet Home Alabama, Brown Eyed Girl, 500 miles, Friends in low Places, any Prince, Amy, My Girl, Leroy Brown, Wonderwall, 3 Am, What I got
They all get the job done!
Ok so don't play any good songs......got it.
Lol pretty much. Im my area anyway. Drunk people like stupid songs. I play good songs too but they do not seem to go over as well. Cheers!
yes please do 500 miles
Hey! This is MY kind of gig list! I like some Eagles, Fleetwood Mac songs in there, too!
Awesome guys....
First time I am watching this kind of video lessons
You guys are unreal. Well done!
I'd like to add Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison to the list. Easy song that everyone knows.
Officially added.
easy if you just play chords. kinda fun when you really study the song and play everything like the record
Arguably not an easy to song to play properly
Oh yea! I used to get people from the audience to play percussion and sing along with "la la la la...
, I will do that once in awhile reluctantly if I can tell it really means a lot to them
That opening joke was LITTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!
;)
very helpful repertoire additions. thank you!!!
Thanks for watching Dan!
This would go perfect in a podcast, This is a funny and informative content, to listen while you are doing something else
Love those Latin flavor lead licks you are noodling.
Thanks!
I don't know where your at and playing but here in Baltimore the one's people crave are ...Purple Rain...In your eyes...Tuesday's Gone...Every Rose has It's thorn...Chain Gang...Wild Horses...More than words....Highway Song...House of the rising sun...Tears in Heaven...that's what they like here...and if you wanna do a little newer..I'll be...good songs tho..don't forget any GooGoo Dolls
Wild Horses is a staple for sure.
I lived in Baltimore 20 years. Lotta good places to gig. What are your favorites?
Andres is such a cool dude! Glad to have met him and jammed with him! Great video
He's the man!
Enjoyed your list and yes, we play all of those requests and here are some more that we get asked for every night. Brown Eyed Girl, Hotel California, Margaritaville, Bohemian Rhapsody, Free Fallin and Ring Of Fire.
Would be great to see and learn how Andres does the fingerpicking "boom-chaka" of Folsom prison on an extended close up video (beginner alarm) Sounds great!
I'll ask him!
If you gig in North Carolina you must know “Wagon Wheel”....
Not yet.
In the process of learning this one....has definately been requested more than once
marderb3 I honestly hate the song. But it’s a good one for these small town bars.
@@donaldmack2307 it's pretty cringe worthy but also worthy of singing and dancing too....also suitable for small town nelson new zealand😁
yup I do that one.
Nice setlist..hope have great days
Great video. I really enjoyed it 😁👍
...nobody said "Hallelujah."
We do a punk version of that. Jeff Buckey style for the first verse, then we go all Sex Pistols on it. It's brilliant fun.
That's a good one actually.
Never fails.
I play the Christian version by Cloverton and I had 40 Catholic seniors sounding like a Baptist Church choir!! It was amazing!!
@@seanp777 no
Whatever you do, kids, don’t play Wonderwall. xD
But Wonderwall is GREAT!!
I know, but it is overplayed.
@@zathothegrizzxx9747 I was being sarcastic but yeah.
We do though.
Unless it's the Ryan Adams version.
Thank U so much for this video. I really like your advice. Especially Jack Johnson's banana pancakes is a wonderful insiders' tip. 😀
This was a GREAT idea for a video. This could be a series!
I was waiting for someone to bring up Jack Johnson. If I ever play a set without one of his songs, I'm doing something wrong.
You know it!
Knocking on heavens door, Hotel California
Good additions.
dude, such a great video!
Thanks!
Awesome boys.. Great, fun video.. Nice tunes as well. :)
Anything from Pink Floyd would be nice. Wish you where here is a real crowdpleaser😊
These need to make a part 2
We just might!
Do it! I need more of this! xD
Agree with the timeless ones like Sweet Caroline, Folsom Prison, Can't Help Falling, Stand By Me. Those ALWAYS are pleasers no matter what crowd you play for. Others are hit or miss. I play Crazy, THinking Out Loud, I'm Yours and sometimes they get yawns or no reaction.
Another great video in your massive library my man...Hey that guy has serious skills, I hope You have him on again!
David guitar madman thanks!
Andres Colin great guitar and voice... I've gotta check out your channel. Is it under your name?
David guitar madman Andres colin tv
He's the man!
'nah nah, wrong random jibberish' LMAO
:)
I got a crazed scream from a beautiful girl about a month ago after I performed "Miracles" by Jefferson Starship. She really lost it.
Why do I think maybe she wasn't a girl but a 60 year-old woman.
Nope. Late teens, early 20's tall brunette in dress and high heels.
noice
The truth is that things like that have been happening to me on a regular basis since I began busking and living on the streets of New Jersey. Last year a couple of husbands wanted to rip my head off and poop down my neck. Their wives enjoyed my music, and since the wives were young and beautiful (late 20's, early 30's) it only fueled their jealous rage.
This year it has skewed much younger. I just started my The Cosmic Busker channel on CZcams a few days ago. The first song I performed to upload to my channel was a cover of Neil Young's "Helpless". I shot the video in the train station where I spend most of my time.
After I finished recording the song in the train station, I remained silent for about 5 minutes. Suddenly I heard this pretty and petite young voice echo through the train station:
"Keep on Singing!"
I busted out the guitar and did The Beatles "Across the Universe" for her. Afterwards I went down to a lower level to chat with and her female friend.
"I want you to smoke my blunt." she said, handing me the burning cannabis.
After a couple of quick tokes, I told them I had to go...that I had a couple of ladies about their age (19 and 20) meeting me on the top floor.
A couple of minutes later, my 2 other female friends showed up on the top floor.
"There are some girls down below smoking a blunt." one of them told me.
"I know."I responded. "I was just down there smoking with them."
"You are hanging out with 2 other girls besides us?!?!?" she responded jealously.
Such is the life of a rock star, unknown as I may be.
hahahaa good story
Dude, that was a great Sweet Caroline demo. Nailed it
Crash Into Me by DMB will have you picking up more than tips haha. Great video guys! Sounds awesome, fellow Andrés here ✌🏻
Carlos said right at the end under his breath I love pancakes
Who doesn't.
Very nice voice and chops, Andres!
David RF thanks david
He's the man!
That „uuuff“ at 17:25 i feel you Sean 😂, made that kind of sound 3 seconds before you.
Haha, mood.
"Come Together" is about the members of the Beatles. One verse for each Beatle. The prevalent theory is that V1=Ringo, V2=George, V3=John, V4=Paul. Another popular theory is that each member gets a line of each verse, but it doesn't work for me as well. Between British slang and inside jokes, you can trace all the verses back to each Beatle. Although, only John knows for sure.
Sean, can you do a lesson on Smooth?
Would love that too
might have to break it down.
Edtaggartsingssmooth you tube
Sweet Home Alabama is #1 song that gets everyone going nuts. I also like Good Riddance by GD.
Medley it into Take the Money and Run :)
Both kind of true.
You are two cool hombres'. I really enjoyed everything about this video. Best wishes!
Thanks so much Darryl!
No doubt. If you ever need a drummer?
I can't play songs that I don't like....I get like a whole body gag reaction that I just can't hide.
..This is a great video because it hits a neglected area of music..."song selection"...How many 100's of sites are talking about scales and pentatonic riff- raff, with virtually NONE on the RIGHT music to play ???...I can get philosophical about this, but C/W genre' needs a GUIDE believe it or not...Yahhh, lots of people are like I was...not liking Country...I hated it in fact until about 52 y/o. It was then I went to a karaoke club and tried a song...The girl emcee didn't like the way I sang it and put up "Omar" next. I found out later he was known as the 2nd best singer in Nashville, with a booming Broadway voice. I felt 1 inch high. You either crawl under a rock and never do that again, or you say, "By gawd I'll show YOU" !!!....So I started listening to Prime Country....not Modern, or Old, or Roadhouse Country, but PRIME to hear songs that were in my range. I would then memorize the lyrics and buy the CD to practice in the car...I was astounded to learn the RICHNESS of the genre'...The songs were about everyday life....."that ain't my truck in her driveway"...."I said grandpa what's this picture here, it's all black/white, it ain't real clear, is that you there?? He said yahhh, I was 11"......."I fell into a burnin' ring of fire".....If people are GUIDED to the right songs, they will like it...
Great advice Lonnie! Way to stick with it!
..I'll give an example, then I'll shut- up...but it's a subject near & dear to me....The girl in the attached video is super- hot and about to jump out of her tiny dress with excitement as the group is about to play their new song...It's a song that came and went hitting No. 4 at one point, so many people will not have even heard of it...It's very playable as a 1- man gig song, about 4 chords I think....czcams.com/video/0pk0asLxdBw/video.html ......
Sweet Caroline fits Andreas' voice well. I'm going to have to learn that Ed Sheeran song. Your body is a wonderland would be a good one. Wonderful tonight is a classic, Stand by me, and My Girl, Cool is a great one, anything Beatles will work for sure. I would never thought of doing a Metallica song in acoustic set. Knowing a certain Chris Stapleton tune wouldn't hurt either. This is love by Bob Marley will always win.
Andres is pretty great.
At the music store today trying out new acoustics when about 5 or so absolute stragers just started in playing ring of fire it was epic fun and a little theraputic everyone knows these songs and they speak to everyone .
Love it!
This was really fun to watch
Thanks for checking it out!