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"My next gig."

I don't think this is going to rock as much as the first one, because we've introduced a rule where each member of the band can choose a song that we have to play...and the guitarist is into Bon Jovi...and there was a Bon Jovi song on the 'potentials' CD he gave me...quite worried. Also the drummer wants to play that awful new Greenday song that sounds just like Wonderwall. Double worried.

Saying that, we are going to do some choice numbers:

Judas Priest - "Breaking the Law" (*dun dun* yay!)
Billy Idol - "White Wedding"
Blue Oyster Cult - "Don't Fear the Reaper"
Weezer - "Buddy Holly" (my choice)
The Beatles - "Ballad of John & Yoko" (doesn't quite fit, but still fun)
Spencer Davis Group - "Keep On Running"
REM - "Losing My Religion" (maybe a rocked-up version, if that's possible)
Thin Lizzy - "Boys Are Back In Town" (it was a cover on the CD, so we'll probably do an even more different version)
The Killers - "Mr Brightside"

So a bit of variety there, but we mixed lightweight rock with heavy rock before and it worked really well. And we can pick any of the 15 tracks we played before to pad it out, or even play about 25 songs and have a break in the middle. Should be cool though, and we've got a deal with a local pub where they only want the bar takings...last time on the door we made £460, but most of that went to the venue!

If prefer the Kiss version off Bogus Journey.

Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Ooh ooh, what about 'God gave Rock And Roll To Ya' by ZZ Top?

ZZ Top?

I was seriously going to call an ambulance for Trish's sister...but apparently that was dancing, not fitting.

monkey_man wrote:
> I remember one woman dancing the whole time - from 7pm until 1am. I
> reckon she dropped some E in the toilets.

Wouldn't that make it all fizzy like an Alka Seltzer?

I wanted to do "Dope Nose", but it's too short. And everyone knows "Buddy Holly". Last time we hired a DJ because we were only on for an hour and we had the club booked from 7pm until 1am. He was AWFUL. Imagine your Uncle picking pop music from the 80's...

I remember one woman dancing the whole time - from 7pm until 1am. I reckon she dropped some E in the toilets.

Buddy Holly will go down a treat if you've got a standing crowd.

Last gig I went to (some student band thing), when that came on, the energy from the crowd was amazing.

Bad Manners - You fat b*****d

I'm on MSN with the Beast now, we're trying to work out how to get away from being too 'Americana'. The good thing is the singer can actually do his own interpretation and not just a karaoke version. If he can do these in his own voice then it should be fine.

"Rocking in the Free World" was on the CD - COCKCHEESE!

Play 'Too Drunk To F##k' by The Dead Kennedys, that'll go down well.

Edit: Ooh ooh, what about 'God gave Rock And Roll To Ya' by ZZ Top?

Yeah I think it's to be avoided. Pick something happier like The Drugs Don't Work. :D