• etc_04
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Topic: Favorite song to play

Currently, at the moment... what is the funnest song you love to play. If it's different on acoustic and electric, list both. I figure this is a good way also to get some new song ideas besides browsing the song books.

Acoustic- Where Did You Sleep Last Night- Nirvana's Leadbelly cover (fun to belt out)

Electric- Enter Sandman- Metallica

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Re: Favorite song to play

Acoustic- Classico by Tenacious D
Electric- Acquiesce by Oasis

Good thread smile

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Re: Favorite song to play

Currently I'm really enjoying playing" Go On" from Jack Johnsons new album. It's easy to play and has a great beat to it. Aside from that one, I always enjoy playing "Steal My Kisses" by Ben Harper. It always seems to put me in a good mood and leaves me wanting to play more. On those mellow days I tend to play Jimmy Buffets "Pirate at 40" throughout the day.

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Re: Favorite song to play

I like playing "Name" by the Goo Goo Dolls. It's fairly easy to play but people think you have mad guitar skills when they hear you play it.

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Re: Favorite song to play

I quite like playing "Beast and the Harlot" by Avenged Sevenfold and "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi. I know, total opposite ends of the spectrum but hey

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Re: Favorite song to play

Great thread etc_04, I just printed and played that Leadbelly tune - Great choice fun to play and belt out as you said!

I can't say I have any favs at the moment - been practicing a few Clapton tunes, but I don't have my arms around them yet!

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Re: Favorite song to play

I just love doing Sonny Terry and Brownie MaGhee's version of In America. Great little blues number and fun .

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Re: Favorite song to play

Sweet Child of mine and hey Joe. Love hey joe's feel.Also Verse chorus verse.

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Re: Favorite song to play

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Turn Into.  The first one I could sing and strum. It's been my favourite song to play for quite a while now, so simple to strum but yet quite tricky to get the melody absolutely spot on. Love that song. smile

I'm also having a lot of fun attempting my own laid back acoustic version of SLF - Alternative Ulster, not so easy when your minds telling your strumming hand to thrash the bejesus out of yer guitar!!

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Re: Favorite song to play

Acoustic - Adalida (George Strait)/I Go Back (Kenny Chesney)

Electric - The Wicker Man (Iron Maiden)/All The Small Things (Blink 182/Longview (Green Day)

Electric:  Gibson Les Paul Studio, Schecter Omen 6, PRS SE Custom
Acoustic:  Fender Talman, Yamaha
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Re: Favorite song to play

On my acoustic I love to play Layla (acoustic), on the electric, I really have a lot of fun busting out some power chords on Lonely is the Night.

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Re: Favorite song to play

Search and Destroy by Iggy Pop & the Stooges is fun also.

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Re: Favorite song to play

It changes daily, but today my favorite to play on acoustic is "Ain't No Sunshine". 

I play on an electric exactly the same way as I play on an acoustic, but some songs just sound better amplified.  I've been working on "What I Like About You" on electric, but last time I got together with friends, they stuck in "My Sherrie" lyrics and it worked great.  So we had a good time playing and singing both songs at once, first one chorus and then another verse and wherever it flowed.

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Re: Favorite song to play

My favourite song to bash out on electric is now Bulls On Parade by Rage Against The Machine. smile
I had great fun playing about with this earlier, I went absolutely mad with it, you should be upset you didn't see it, as it would've been quite amusing. Maybe I should show you all videos of me going crazy with a crappy guitar. hmm

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Oh yeah.Bulls on parade is awesome to play.

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Re: Favorite song to play

Zurf wrote:

It changes daily, but today my favorite to play on acoustic is "Ain't No Sunshine". 

I play on an electric exactly the same way as I play on an acoustic, but some songs just sound better amplified.  I've been working on "What I Like About You" on electric, but last time I got together with friends, they stuck in "My Sherrie" lyrics and it worked great.  So we had a good time playing and singing both songs at once, first one chorus and then another verse and wherever it flowed.

- Zurf

Good for you...those are some fast changes on "What I Like About You".

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Re: Favorite song to play

I've been playing New Shoes on acoustic--loads of fun.
On electric, Heaven's so far Away--The Offspring is a great song to make the 'ol ears ring, love it.

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Re: Favorite song to play

gnomefry wrote:

Oh yeah.Bulls on parade is awesome to play.

sarcasm? hmm

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Re: Favorite song to play

(0)==#paranormal guitar wrote:
gnomefry wrote:

Oh yeah.Bulls on parade is awesome to play.

sarcasm? hmm

No. love playing that.:)

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Re: Favorite song to play

Acoustic favs: I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab For Cutie and/or Telephone Line by Electric Light Orchestra  and/or I Will Survive by Cake (cover of Gloria Gaynor (I think))

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Re: Favorite song to play

gnomefry wrote:
(0)==#paranormal guitar wrote:
gnomefry wrote:

Oh yeah.Bulls on parade is awesome to play.

sarcasm? hmm

No. love playing that.:)

oh good. smile i'm so crap at telling if people are sarcastic or not hmm i need to take lessons...

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Re: Favorite song to play

(0)==#paranormal guitar wrote:
gnomefry wrote:
(0)==#paranormal guitar wrote:

sarcasm? hmm

No. love playing that.:)

oh good. smile i'm so crap at telling if people are sarcastic or not hmm i need to take lessons...

It's hard when reading.

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Re: Favorite song to play

Todays favourite : Superman by Lazlo Bane. i.e. Theme tune for "Scrubs"

Sounds great acoustic. Even with me singing!

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Re: Favorite song to play

my favorit song to play.... "Greensleves" even though i like hardcore metal. its cause i kool like dat

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