Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band has a huge selection of cover songs pre-programmed in the teleprompter ready to go whenever Bruce decides to drop one. (telepromter has over 500 songs in it) He has also taken sign requests for songs that the band has never done before and not in the teleprompter. The list referenced above is not inclusive and considering the Springsteen wrote Because The Night and Patti Smith simply changed a few lyrics, I think saying that he covers the song is not quite right.
R.E.M was known to do all sorts of out of left field covers whenever the mood struck them.
Pearl Jam is strong with covers.
In a non-live situation one of the strongest showings is Matthew Sweet & Susana Hoffs Under The Covers records of which there are 3 volumes. Good stuff and a really fun listen.
Weird Al Yankovic? OK, OK, Don't throw shit. Just kidding.
Excellent choice. You can't do a good parody unless you really know the original. As an aside, Al's live backing band is as good as any other touring band out there. Super talented.
So far, I have over 1,200 tunes available for each show, including 50 or so of my own. I have played everyone of them at some point over the years.
Since I primarily play bars, a lot of these come from requests and I keep adding to the pile. Most of them are arranged for my voice and tailored to either the way I like to interpret them or how I think they would sound based on the styles of other musicians who play with me.
Feel free to list some tunes in the thread. I love new grist for the mill.
When Phish did their open-to-fans soundcheck on the beach in Italy 1997, they invited people to come onstage (one at a time) to sing ANY tune they wanted, and the band would play it behind them. (Turned into a bit of a gong show, but it was a pretty bold gesture).
Our band sticks to Neil and Bob. The picks are plentiful. Here's a blazing setlist from last night in Crockett at Toot's Tavern. Shakey Zimmerman with Cmac and Scott Law:
Love To Burn
Barstool Blues
Lay Lady Lay
Cowgirl In The Sand
Visions Of Johanna
Born In Time
Down By The River/
Love And Only Love
Slow Train Coming
Homegrown
Big Time
Motion Pictures
Cortez The Killer
Trying To Get To Heaven
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on Friday, April 26, 2019 – 08:49 pm
Well, Phish knows a few...
Well, Phish knows a few...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Phish_cover_versions
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on Friday, April 26, 2019 – 09:19 pm
Springsteen seems to know a bunch
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on Friday, April 26, 2019 – 09:25 pm
Jimmy Herring knows a lot of
Jimmy Herring knows a lot of other people's songs. Probably more than John Mayer.
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on Friday, April 26, 2019 – 09:26 pm
https://www.setlist.fm/stats
https://www.setlist.fm/stats/covers/bruce-springsteen-2bd6dcce.html
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on Friday, April 26, 2019 – 10:09 pm
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann
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on Friday, April 26, 2019 – 10:14 pm
Bruce Springsteen & The E
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band has a huge selection of cover songs pre-programmed in the teleprompter ready to go whenever Bruce decides to drop one. (telepromter has over 500 songs in it) He has also taken sign requests for songs that the band has never done before and not in the teleprompter. The list referenced above is not inclusive and considering the Springsteen wrote Because The Night and Patti Smith simply changed a few lyrics, I think saying that he covers the song is not quite right.
R.E.M was known to do all sorts of out of left field covers whenever the mood struck them.
Pearl Jam is strong with covers.
In a non-live situation one of the strongest showings is Matthew Sweet & Susana Hoffs Under The Covers records of which there are 3 volumes. Good stuff and a really fun listen.
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on Friday, April 26, 2019 – 10:28 pm
Forgot to mention Richard
Forgot to mention Richard Thompson who can and will play anything.
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on Friday, April 26, 2019 – 10:41 pm
Weird Al Yankovic? OK, OK,
Weird Al Yankovic? OK, OK, Don't throw shit. Just kidding.
Can't answer such a question. So many great musicians are into so many other people's music. The list is endless.
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on Friday, April 26, 2019 – 10:52 pm
Fab Faux
Fab Faux
JRAD
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on Friday, April 26, 2019 – 11:02 pm
Weird Al Yankovic? OK, OK,
Excellent choice. You can't do a good parody unless you really know the original. As an aside, Al's live backing band is as good as any other touring band out there. Super talented.
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on Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 01:36 am
Radiators knew em ALL
Radiators knew em ALL
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on Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 06:05 am
Hornsby.
Hornsby.
I've seen sets flow from Miles to hillbilly stuff, GD, Dylan and an Idol With A Golden Head.
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on Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 07:30 am
The Piano Man (or men)....its
The Piano Man (or men)....its their job as theyre breaking in....
From AABA TO ZZ TOP....
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on Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 09:00 am
Susan + Derek
Susan + Derek
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on Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 09:01 am
https://www.vivalazone.org
https://www.vivalazone.org/other-stuff/mylars-hippie-hour
So far, I have over 1,200 tunes available for each show, including 50 or so of my own. I have played everyone of them at some point over the years.
Since I primarily play bars, a lot of these come from requests and I keep adding to the pile. Most of them are arranged for my voice and tailored to either the way I like to interpret them or how I think they would sound based on the styles of other musicians who play with me.
Feel free to list some tunes in the thread. I love new grist for the mill.
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on Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 03:28 pm
The Led Zeppelin had a knack
The Led Zeppelin had a knack for whipping out old blues numbers.
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on Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 06:53 pm
When Phish did their open-to
When Phish did their open-to-fans soundcheck on the beach in Italy 1997, they invited people to come onstage (one at a time) to sing ANY tune they wanted, and the band would play it behind them. (Turned into a bit of a gong show, but it was a pretty bold gesture).
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on Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 08:05 pm
Our band sticks to Neil and
Our band sticks to Neil and Bob. The picks are plentiful. Here's a blazing setlist from last night in Crockett at Toot's Tavern. Shakey Zimmerman with Cmac and Scott Law:
Love To Burn
Barstool Blues
Lay Lady Lay
Cowgirl In The Sand
Visions Of Johanna
Born In Time
Down By The River/
Love And Only Love
Slow Train Coming
Homegrown
Big Time
Motion Pictures
Cortez The Killer
Trying To Get To Heaven