Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

I would go with,  Dogs & WYWH by Floyd and almost any of the hundreds Dylan has gave us, but if i had to select 3 of his it would be Changing of The Guards, Shelter from the Storm and Its Alright ma am only bleeding.

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

Hey Joe by Hendrix (much simplified)

Knocking of Heaven's door - Dylan

House of the Rising Sun (some finger picking) or Good Riddance By Green Day

Sweet Home Chicago  (12 bar blues - shuffle in E)

Pressure Drop (Toots and the Maytells ) with reggae feel (right hand damping)

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks)

High And Dry (Radiohead)

Mother (Pink Floyd)

Waste (Phish)

Try Not To Breath (R.E.M)

There is a guy on my block who lives for rock, he plays records day and night, and when he feels down he puts the rock and roll on and it makes him feel alright. - The Kinks, Rock And Roll Fantasy

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

My second go at it:

Piss up a rope (Ween)

Ether Sunday (Trey Anastasio)

Let love in (Nick Cave)

Pink Moon "(NIck Drake)

Reno (Jonathan Richman)

There is a guy on my block who lives for rock, he plays records day and night, and when he feels down he puts the rock and roll on and it makes him feel alright. - The Kinks, Rock And Roll Fantasy

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

In no particular order:

Band on the Run (Wings)

I Am The Walrus (The Beatles)

Baba O'Reily (The Who)

Across the Universe (The Beatles)

Knocking on Heavens Door (Grateful Dead jamming version)

We All Shine On!!!

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

1  comfortably numb  (pink floyd)
2  numb  (linkin park)
3  soldier of fortune (deep purple)
4  country roads (john Denver)
5  homeward bound (simon & garfunkel)

i live only to discover beauty. all else is a form of waiting

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

the next 5s are

1 sultans of swing (dire straits)
2 behind blue eyes (the who)
3 sacrifice (elton john)
4 let it be (the Beatles)
5 tequila sunrise (eagles)

i live only to discover beauty. all else is a form of waiting

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

will anyone help me to understand a sentence ---

''GET THE INSIDE SCOOP OF YOURS''

i am unable to the meaning of this

i live only to discover beauty. all else is a form of waiting

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

Hi Krishanu,

My old head is thinking it means?   To have the   "Scoop"

Would be the Story!

Then the bigger Scoop would be the "inside information?" on the same story ?

The finer details!

I hope this makes sense to you?.

I also stand to be corrected on this explaination!

Slán
Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

old doll you are absolutely right.

I may be goin' to hell in a bucket babe

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

Well, Thank You Mhebert!

What a nice way to start the day! I do get it wrong sometimes As you very well
Know? LOL.

May the Sun shine on you today! Mherbert.......

SL

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

Unwed fathers --John Prine

Pancho and Lefty-- Emmylou Harris

Little green
the circle game
Real good for free-- Joni mitchell

Im not good enough to perform but if i was these would probably be the first ones i would pick.

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Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

For me it would be:

Mystery Train Elvis Presly
Mercury Blues Steve Miller Version
Never Knowing Jack Johnson
Don't Let Me Down Beatles
Layla Eric Clapton and If I was asked to do an encore
New Shoes Paulo Nutini

what a long strange trip it's been

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

Released - Glen Phillips
Between the Bars - Elliot Smith
Try - Billy Pilgrim
Cannonball - Damien Rice
Already Gone - Todd Thibaud

and as an alternative - Leave Me Alone - The Wayne Hoskins Band

Play something to intrigue the audience; maybe something they don't know.....

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

these are of my choice:-

1 Tequila sunrise (The Eagles)

2 Where did u sleep last night (Meat purpeet brothers; sung by Kobain in Nirvana Unplugged)

3 Take me Country roads (Denver)

4 Blowing in the wind (Dylan)

5 Behind blue eyes (The Who)

i live only to discover beauty. all else is a form of waiting

Re: What 5 songs would YOU choose to perform?

Excellent question and hard to think of just 5 songs, but for me its....

Tracks of my tears - Smokey Robinson

You're the best thing - Paul Weller / Style Council

Substitute - The Who

La Bamba - Los Lobos

You've got to hide your love away - The Beatles

For an encore

Here comes the sun - The Beatles

Mr Tamborine Man - Bob Dylan

and finally

Life of Mars - David Bowie

told you it was hard to keep to 5.

and if anyone knows where I can get tabs for Northern Soul music tabs please let me know.

Cheers,

Oldsoulman