Players who sing: What songs are you working on?

[Bob from Brooklyn]

Originally Posted by JustMunkee

Speed Trap Town 'cos I can do a real basic version, but I can't seem to find a way to do it well.

Have you watched this one?

[KenL]

Originally Posted by takamineGD93

Apart from my own songs am I looking for more "aggressive/energy" songs that could work with only an acoustic and my voice. i'm toying around with rebel rebel.

Have a look at "Land Down Under," that Colin Hay tune.

Great fun to play/sing, and you can make it as energetic as you want. I've done it live a few times, and people seem to like it.

[KevWind]

Technically done working on it BUT Finally after years in the making from inception to this music video, an original
song of mine



Now I am working on a new direction for recording a series of covers for video, I call "One Shot One Take" done live performance style

I have three done and on YouTube and am working on three more

Dylan = Knocking on Heavens Door
Dylan = All Along the Watch Tower
Beatles = He's a Real Nowhere Man

[Mr. Jelly]

I'm evolving into an old jazz repertoire.

When I get Low I get High - Ella Fitzgerald 1936
That Ain't Right - Fats Waller and Ada Brown
Sweet Lovin Old Soul - I got it from Tuba Skinny
I'm Blue and Lonesome - 1930s Georgia White

[cdkrugjr]

Originally Posted by beatcomber

Ambitious! Even the Beatles couldn't quite get those tricky harmonies to not sound a little bit sour.

Heck, the Dead has sour harmonies in their studio recordings . . . and don't get me started on CSN(and sometimes Y) live.

[tbirdman]

I'm working on a bunch including When a Man Loves a Woman and Tennessee Whiskey. Playing is the easy thing 6:8 timing, arpeggio fingerstyle. Singing is the tough part.

Starting in October, I'm taking one one one singing lessons to go along with my current one on one guitar lessons.

[Glennwillow]

I just finished working on my own acoustic arrangement of "Heard It On the Grapevine". This is my video in the Show & Tell section of the forum.

- Glenn

[Picker1]

Clay Pigeons by John Prine

[whvick]

How do you decide if it is a player who’s sings, or a singer who plays?
Probably by which one they do best?

[generalliamsayn]

'She' by Gram Parsons.

A beautiful and, IMHO, underrated song.

[generalliamsayn]

Originally Posted by wguitar

...and "Good Morning Starshine" (Oliver) -- what a "feel good" song and fun to play and sing.

I once had a theatre gig playing a 3-week run of of 'Hair' and always enjoyed playing "Good Morning Starshine".

Best show I ever played until 'TOMMY' came along...

[Bob from Brooklyn]

Originally Posted by whvick

How do you decide if it is a player who’s sings, or a singer who plays?

I like to leave 'em guessing.

[upsidedown]

Currently; That's How I Got To Memphis and Pamela Brown (RIP Tom T Hall), Sea And Sand, Behind Blue Eyes (the Who), Do You Want To Know A Secret (Beatles) and Why Me Lord (Kristofferson).

[Skarsaune]

Bluegrass / gospel - The Old Crossroads, Wall of Time, Where the soul never dies.

Probably add Me and Jesus in honor of Tom T Hall.

[Woolbury]

Sittin on top of the World, Doc Watson version. Open D tuning(actually tune it up a half step to Eb) Lots happening with the fingerpicking, but the vocal is catchy, I find myself singing it all day long