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08-16-2013, 09:30 PM
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Ultimate List of Songs for Solo Performer?
I'm sure this topic is already on AGForum somewhere, but I'm fairly new here and haven't found it if it does so... let's start one (or at least a new one, an admin can move this post to the right place if it already exists).
List songs that lend themselves to a solo acoustic guitar performer. (You can throw in good duet songs too, but please note that in the suggestions.) Post away, my brethren... post away... 
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08-16-2013, 10:59 PM
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Rather than post my setlist or give you a random list of songs, I will offer 2 pieces of advice.
1) Check out a guy named Mike Masse. His albums are on iTunes and he has many Youtube videos. IMHO this guy has the whole bar cover song act down to a science. If you go to his webpage, he has his entire songlist, many with links to Youtube videos. 2) Build your setlist around songs drunk people know the lyrics to. This will make you very popular. Last edited by posternutbag; 08-16-2013 at 11:03 PM. Reason: more info
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08-16-2013, 11:38 PM
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I'll come back from time to time and update this list as people add more suggestions.
This looks like a good start, but it barely scratches the surface and you'll have to decide for yourself if the suggestions are a good fit for you. (Adams) Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 Bad Company - Shooting Star Beatles - Across the Universe Beatles - Blackbird Beatles - A Day in the Life Beatles - Dear Prudence Beatles - Here Comes the Sun Beatles - I'll Be Back Beatles - In My Life Beatles - Norwegian Wood Beatles - Rocky Raccoon Beatles - Something Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever Beatles - Things We Said Today Beatles - We Can Work It Out Beatles - Yesterday Beatles - You've Got to Hide Your Love Away Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster 1941 Beta Band - Dry the Rain Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper (Bowie) David Bowie - Space Oddity (Chapin) Hary Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle Church - Under the Milky Way (Cohen) Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Clapton) Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight Coldplay - The Scientist Coldplay - Warning Sign Coldplay - Yellow Collective Soul - Run Collective Soul - The World I Know Connells - '74 - '75 (Croce) Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle Crosby, Stills, & Nash - Southern Cross Crowded House - Fall At Your Feet Crowded House - Four Seasons in One Day Cure - Just Like Heaven Dave Matthews Band - Dancing Nancies Dave Matthews Band - Long Black Veil Depeche Mode - Somebody (Diamond) Neil Diamond - Shilo (Diamond) Neil Diamond - Solitary Man Donovan - Catch the Wind Doors - The Crystal Ship Doors - People Are Strange Doors - Summer's Almost Gone Doors - Yes, The River Knows Fleetwood Mac - Gold Dust Woman (Fogelberg) Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band (Gabriel) Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes Grateful Dead - Jack Straw Grateful Dead - Ripple Grateful Dead - Scarlet Begonias Grateful Dead - Sugar Magnolia Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band (Gray) David Gray - Babylon (Gray) David Gray - The One I Love Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (Isaak) Chris Isaak - Wicked Game Jet - Look What You've Done Jet - Timothy (Joel) Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman (Joel) Billy Joel - She's Got a Way (John) Elton John - Rocket Man Kinks - Lola Led Zeppelin - Thank You (Lennon) John Lennon - Imagine (Loggins) Kenny Loggins - Danny's Song Lovin Spoonful - Daydream (Marley) Bob Marley - Redemption Song (McCartney) Paul McCartney - Another Day (McLachlan) Sarah McLachlan - Wait (Merchant) Natalie Merchant - Wonder (Mitchell) Joni Mitchell - Urge for Going Monkeys - I'm a Believer Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles Oasis - Wonderwall Phish - Billy Breathes Phish - Farmhouse Phish - Heavy Things Phish - Sample in a Jar Phish - Waste Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Radiohead - Creep Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely Radiohead - Karma Police Radiohead - Lucky Radiohead - No Surprises Radiohead - Paranoid Android Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) Radiohead - True Love Waits R.E.M. - Driver 8 (Robbins) Marty Robbins - El Paso Rolling Stones - Angie Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By Rolling Stones - Paint It Black Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday Rolling Stones - Wild Horses (Shiek) Duncan Shiek - Barely Breathing (Simon) Paul Simon - April Come She Will (Simon) Paul Simon - Homeward Bound (Simon) Paul Simon - I Am A Rock (Simon) Paul Simon - The Boxer Simon & Garfunkel - America Simon & Garfunkel - Kathy's Song Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence (Smith) Elliott Smith - Miss Misery Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Springsteen) Bruce Springsteen - Because the Night (Springsteen) Bruce Springsteen - The River (Stevens) Cat Stevens - Wild World (Taylor) James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Taylor) James Taylor - Something in the Way She Moves Toad the Wet Sprocket - Walk on the Ocean Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny U2 - All I Want is You U2 - One U2 - One Tree Hill U2 - Running to Stand Still U2 - Van Diemen's Land (Vedder) Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam - Just Breathe Who - Behind Blue Eyes Who - Pinball Wizard (Young) Neil Young - Heart of Gold (Young) Neil Young - Needle and the Damage Done (Young) Neil Young - Ohio (Young) Neil Young - Old Man Last edited by Enkidu; 08-20-2013 at 05:49 AM. Reason: Clarity
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08-17-2013, 12:28 AM
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My most recent acoustic solo gig I did a couple of Mississippi John Hurt tunes, an Elizabeth Cotton song, some John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, an original, a 1920's swing tune, a couple of Bob Wills, two early Rockabilly songs, and a Leo Kottke. It went down well :-)
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08-17-2013, 12:56 AM
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08-17-2013, 05:13 AM
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Summers Almost Gone (Doors) Yes The River Knows (Doors) Urge For Going (Joni Mitchell) April Come She Will (Paul Simon) Homeward Bound (Paul Simon) I Am A Rock (P. Simon) The Boxer (P. Simon) Wonder (Natalie Merchant) Just Breathe (Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam) The River (Bruce Springsteen) Because The Night (Springsteen) Ohio (Neil Young) As Tears Go By (Stones) Catch The Wind (Donovan) Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen/Buckley cover)
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08-17-2013, 05:15 AM
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The 'ultimate' list depends on the venue and your audience ... we often prepare the set list depending on the type of crowd we find in the bar based on expeirence, and then often change again on the night once we see how the crowd is responding. If they want to chill and talk we play laid back material, if they had a few shots and wanna rock out we'll throw in some suitable numbers ... thats how i approach the ultmate set list.
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08-17-2013, 06:59 AM
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Copyright infringements and Royalties are a concern are a main consideration for the gigging musician / soloist. With that in mind to maximise returns for your efforts (work) obviously writing your own material is the most desirable and rewarding solution, failing this arranging 'copyright expired' material is the way to go and you have the legal rights to your recorded / printed / tutorial arrangements, eg. 'Trad Arr' or Classical compositions which I default to on the odd occasion when I want to get in touch with my Gaelic (Celtic) roots (50 years old so their copyright has expired in the UK). When you have a 'body of work' amassed given the above considerations you can 'afford' (literally) to include the occasional copyrighted piece that 'appeals' to your audience.
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08-17-2013, 08:35 AM
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Hi Geo - how's it going?
With regard to copyright issues - I can't speak for the US, but in the UK, the responsibility for, and costs of, compliance with copyright licensing law with respect to music performed by live musicians lies with the venue (or promoter of an an event). As such, performers may perform as many covers "live" as they wish without incurring costs. Performers may not, though, use recorded backing tracks in their performance of cover songs without incurring additional copyright responsibilites which they themselves must discharge. Nor may they sell recordings of covers without the necessary permissions which may (probably will!) involve fee payment (usually at the CD making stage). Keith
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08-17-2013, 11:59 AM
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Not to hijack the thread.... great idea! I'll add Paul McCartney's Another Day to the list, as well as Duncan Shiek's Barely Breathing, David Gray's Babylon and The One I Love, the Lovin' Spoonful's Daydream, Chris Isaak's Wicked Game, Kenny Loggins' Danny's Song... I'll be back with more!....
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08-17-2013, 12:07 PM
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But what if the venue is a street corner? Where I live, I don't see buskers getting hassled about this.
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08-17-2013, 01:01 PM
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Sorry for any confusion guys, I was taking it to the obviously not obvious conclusion - that one would have a product representative of your gig to sell all those folks who asked "are you on iTunes".
My response was to do with developing a working repertoire that would generate the best financial outcome for your work.
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