What Are Your Favorite Songs in Different Genres?

[catdaddy]

With a loose definition of the word 'genre', here are my favorites to play:

Ragtime: Rag, Momma Rag
Blues: Hesitation Blues
Modern Folk: Origin of Species (Chris Smither)
Folk: Dark As A Dungeon (Merle Travis)
60's Pop: Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)
Fairly Modern Pop: Wicked Game (Chris Isaac)
Reggae: Welcome To Hell (Walt Sample)
Show Tune: Everyone Says I Love You (Marx Bros.- Horsefeathers)
Beatles: Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite
60's Folk-Rock: You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Dylan/Byrds)
The Song I've Been Playing For More Than Half A Century: Willin' (Little Feat)

[Silly Moustache]

Originally Posted by Pura Vida

My favorite songs in different genres are captured by Andy Rehfeldt. Here is his metal version of "I Ran" by A Flock Of Seagulls.

Gosh is that where Mr Trump got the idea for his hairstyle?

[Pura Vida]

Heh, heh, Andy.

How about some "Creeping Jazz?"

[Silly Moustache]

Originally Posted by Pura Vida

Heh, heh, Andy.

How about some "Creeping Jazz?"

Nah, as soon as I see someone taking that silly rokstah stance, I pass.

It was cool with Paul Kossoff and co, back in 1970, but , no, not now.



I spent too long behind the drums watching posers I guess -but Free were good saw them a number of times, but they would have been better with me on the drums! (but I was in Nemesis at the time)

[FoxDie]

I have no interest in all the classic rock stuff I grew up hearing day-in/day-out.

What got me into acoustic guitar are the guys who pushed folk into new territory (John Fahey, Robbie Basho, Sandy Bull, Peter Walker).

But I'll share this. A modern dude who died too soon...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GeVKAPlyx2s

[Pura Vida]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

Nah, as soon as I see someone taking that silly rokstah stance, I pass.

It was cool with Paul Kossoff and co, back in 1970, but , no, not now.

I spent too long behind the drums watching posers I guess -but Free were good saw them a number of times, but they would have been better with me on the drums! (but I was in Nemesis at the time)

Andy's (Rehfeldt, not you!) videos are spoofs of the original, where he recreates all the music, but using a completely different genre. Hence, Metallica doing smooth jazz, or 80s pop group A Flock Of Seagulls doing metal. A tongue-in-cheek response to the topic: "your favorite songs in different genres" and something you might appreciate, if you're turned off by the rock star bravado.

[Woolbury]

Maybe you'll notice a pattern...

Country-Deep River Blues Doc Watson
Peidmont- Aint Nobody's Business John Hurt
Shuffle-Ramblin on my Mind RJohnson by way of Clapton
Slide- Walkin Blues acoustic Clapton style
Chicago- Messin with the Kid Jr Wells
Rockabilly- Stray Cat Strut
Jazzy- Stormy Monday ala Allmans
Real jazz- Midnight Blue Kenny Burrell

[Lachinitaguitar]

Thanks for sharing your lists!! I'm not gonna lie, I'm having too much fun looking up all these songs. For a beginner like me I feel like I need to step out of my comfort zone and explore other genres or styles of music to grow as a guitarist.

How about any Flamenco or Bolero-style songs? Or 70s Latin Rock favorites a la Santana?