I'm tired of the same old tunes. Don't want to do mine.
Suggest some great recognizable tunes you'd love to hear a woman sing. I prefer those that another woman hasn't done, so's I don't try to emulate them.
I like to explore. Thanks.
(Meet me at the Wrecking Ball):ty
Cry Like a Rainy Day
It's Raining
Don't You Feel My Leg
Same Old Blues
Tell It Like It Is
If you're bored, you're not groovin'.
I know these are corny, but there won't be a dry eye in the house;
Break It To Me Gently
Angel Of The Morning
I've done "Break It To Me Gently"....give me time, baby, give me a little time.
"Don't You Feel My Leg" is a standard now....hmmm. I'll explore these others. Keep thinking, amigos.
thanks
(edited for quotation marks, I AM an editor, afterall)
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Rod Stewarts "Reason To Believe", with a country feel, and acoustic guitar and/or piano accompaniment!
Two Tickets to Paradise. I just love that song...
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OK, How 'bout...
Please Don't Bury Me
and
O.D.'d in Denver
OK, you're in California, right?
This should be poignant right now....
The Last Resort, by the Eagles.
For something off the beaten path: "Rocks in My Bed." It's a Duke Ellington song, a blues. Charles Brown does it too. I promise I'll sing it for you at the next jam.
Other bluesish tunes you don't hear enough of:
Down Home Blues
Blues in the Night
Black Coffee (although lots of women already sing it)
Have you tried;
After The Gold Rush
or
Needle and The Damage Done
or
I Put A Spell On You
or
Long As I Can See The Light
The first and last ones are personal favorites, but I don't perform them....yet.
Hmmm. Interesting ideas.
I'm gonna hold you to that promise, Scott.
Annie,
Are you playing solo, or with a small group?
"Helplessly Hoping" by CSN&Y can be really cool if yall can do some harmonies.
You what's really hot is "Bad Thing" by Sarah Brown.
The band I work with once in a while does it. Female lead. Really HOT tune.
Here is a clip of the band "So Far" doing this tune. I think you could pull it off well and probably get a standing ovation.
Bad Thing
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No matter what Annie pulls off, she'll get a standing ovation.
She'll get an ovation when she sings, too.
SacBlues...
5:14 am... Can't sleep either?
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Hey, photo!
I'm always up early - like, 3:00 a.m. every day.
Need . . . more . . . coffee . . .
Early work schedule?
I'm on the 7-4 thing. If traffic stats to creep up on me, I'll have to move to 6:30 to 3:30....
Boy, was it bad yesterday at 4.... Took me an hour to drive my 20-minute commute home...
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Anything from the Isaac Hayes catalog..."I Stand Accused," "One Big Unhappy Family," and a cover of his cover of "By the Time I Get to Phoenix."
Early circadian rhythm is more like it; I've always gotten up real early regardless of work or weekend schedules.
Back to Annie's point (so as not to hijack the thread) - Annie, it's not exactly a unique or "never-played" tune, but I think you'd do a killer version of "The Sky Is Crying". "Five Long Years" would be another good choice.
No matter what Annie pulls off, she'll get a standing ovation.
She'll get an ovation when she sings, too.
mwahahhahahha!
Sven: I'm not playing out today. Remember I quit. Until the next time. (I quit pretty regular-like.)
That's not the point. The experience of taking a tune and turning it into yours is a fine time, and who knows when or if you'll take it out to share. It's like opening a treasure chest. Or painting a picture. Or remodelling your house. It's the action that leads to satisfaction.
Annie, it took me a while to remember the name of the song, but "I Can't Tell You why" by The Eagles.
I think that song would be great for your voice.
4:20, my favorite time of day.
Yep, Timothy B. Schmidt.... A Sacramento boy if I remember correctly...Originally posted by music-n-motorcycle
"I Can't Tell You why" by The Eagles.
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"Ain't Hurtin' Nobody" or any John Prine song...
Tim Hardin's "Reason to Believe" is a good one.
There'a an old song by Tim Moore called "Second Avenue" that I've never heard a woman sing...
Feels Like Rain
You Need To Be With Me
Ain't Gonna Let You Go
Ain't Nobody's Business
Little By Little
Something You Got
Rock Me Right
Same Old Blues
If you're bored, you're not groovin'.
Hmmm. I've done lotsa these. "Little By Little" before Tedeschi, even, though somehow, very similar.
I'll explore these suggestions...though I'd like a sort of "Coming Out of The Dark" powerful tune or two.
Keep digging Watson. I haven't done Eagles tunes for a long time, it's very cool that it made me drag out some old tapes.
I love this delving. Thanks, amigos!
There's a tune called "Blue Heartache" by Gayle Davies that has certain potential. I need a turntable. Maybe I could get one of these Seatrain songs to sally-forth!
How about "Angel from Mongomery" by Bonnie Raitt
The ORIGINAL "Heard It Through The Grapevine" as done by Gladys Knight and the Pips.
A good, screaming Strat just might be the greatest guitar sound of all..... -Slash
Made A Believer Out Of Me
Old Weakness
Leap of Faith
Breakin' Down Slow
What It Takes
No One Else On Earth
Ease On Into Love
Road Scholar
Squeeze Me In (it'd have to be a duet)
Chonnie On Chon
Cold Sweat
Who did those Pete?
Delbert?
Bonnie n Delbert? Hum?
"Blues in The Night" is a great tune, one must have a dynamite drummer to handle it. Kinda like "Fever", "Sixteen Tons" and "My Baby".
Made A Believer Out Of Me - Bonnie BramlettOriginally posted by Annie D.
Who did those Pete?
Delbert?
Bonnie n Delbert? Hum?
"Blues in The Night" is a great tune, one must have a dynamite drummer to handle it. Kinda like "Fever", "Sixteen Tons" and "My Baby".
Old Weakness - Delbert
Leap of Faith - Delbert
Breakin' Down Slow - Lee Roy Parnell with Bonnie Bramlett
What It Takes - Wynonna Judd
No One Else On Earth - Wynonna Judd
Ease On Into Love - Wiley Post (My old band)
Road Scholar - Lee Roy Parnell
Squeeze Me In (it'd have to be a duet) - Delbert
Chonnie On Chon - Radio Kings (and James Brown of course)
Cold Sweat - Boneshakers (and James Brown, of course)
Some crooning tunes done by guys:
"Since I Met You Baby" - Ivory Joe Hunter
"Someone To Love" - Percy Mayfield
"Those Lonely, Lonely Nights" - Johnny Guitar Watson
I'm not sure if "Deep Blue Sea" by Hank Ballard would sound any good without the background vocals, but it's a good one for belting.
Break It To Me Gently and The Sweetest Thing I've Ever Known by Juice Newton are a couple of great "singers" tunes.
If you're bored, you're not groovin'.
How's about...
Dark End Of The Street
Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out
Willin'
Aiko-Aiko
Angel From Montgomery
Anything by John Hiatt. i.e. 'Lipstick Sunset' or 'Icy Blue Heart'
"A Heart Needs a Second Chance" - .38 Special
"If you're cool, you don't know nothin' about it. It just is...or you ain't." - Keith Richards
"Run Like You"- Jim Lauderdale
"Why Do I Love You"- Jim Lauderdale
"I'm On Your Side"- Jim Lauderdale
"Hot Burito #1"- Gram Parsons
"California Stars"- Woodie Guthrie/Wilco
"I Feel Like Going Home"- Charle Rich
"St. Dominic's Preview"- Van Morrison
"Into The Mystic"- Van Morrison
"Sweet Thing" - Van Morrison
"I've Been Loning You Too Long"- Otis Redding
"Voodoo" - The Neville Bros.
"Bright Baby Blues" - Jackson Browne
"Oh Darling"- The Beatles
"If You Were To Wake Up"- Lyle Lovett
"Wasting Time"- Ron Sexsmith
"Well, I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused..."
Elvis Costello
You want a few different ideas. Here you go.
Where Was I (When You Stopped Loving Me) - Paul Thorn
- This is one of the greatest songs of our generation, and I am not kidding.
I Have a Good Day - Paul Thorn
Banana Puddin' - Southern Culture on the Skids
Midnight Confessions
Nobody Answers, When I Call Your Name - I like the Vince Gill version.
I Can't Help Falling in Love with You - I bet you've never performed it, at least not recently.
Bad Days - The Flaming Lips
Hey Baby! - Ted Nugent
It's Money That I Love - Randy Newman
I Can't Stand Up (for falling down) - Elvis Costello
Crazy Arms - The Killer
Wild One - The Killer
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Ahhhhh, it's always good.
When You Dance (I can really love) - Neil Young
Speakin' Out - Neil Young
Hold Back the Tears - Neil Young
B.I.G.T.I.M.E. - Keith Sykes
Memory in the Making - John Kilzer
Cry Me River - I know it's a standard, but maybe it's one you haven't worn out. I'd sure like to hear you do it.
Let's learn all these and tour. :)
Nothing beats an RC and a MoonPie!
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Woa! Did you amigos open up a can of worms... where to start?
thanks
Doin' a mean "Crazy Arms" with the tele tonight...
Followed by "Blue Heartache"
"Stay away from me tonight
I'm alone but I'm allright..."
Shine your light.
Are you familiar with Son Volt's "Trace" album? It's packed full of gems that I think you'd like. My top picks would be "Windfall" and "Tear Stained Eye".
"Go Team Venture!"
While the wheezing hurdy-gurdy
Of the marine wind blows me
To the tune of Annie Rooney, sturdy,
Over the sheafs of sea;
oh great, now it's stuck in my li'l head-bone...
Shine your light.
Nope. Thrill me.Are you familiar with Son Volt's "Trace" album?
Shine your light.
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