I knew this day would come eventually. General rule of thumb that one of Berklee professors told my class was that ANY artist seeking to have a solid repertoire and grasp of classic songwriting should have 250 songs in the bag. I do not have 250 songs. Probably about 45 (and that's counting originals). They have gotten me to this point in my career, but its not cutting it anymore. It's time to add some more variety. So what songs am I going to be getting under my fingers?
Here are some that I am really looking forward to learning:
The Beatles:
All You Need is Love, Blackbird
Springsteen:
Dancing in the Dark, Im on Fire
Sublime:
What I Got
Norah Jones:
Sunrise
Sara Bareillis:
Love Song
U2:
Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, With or Without You
Matchbox 20:
3A.M.
Sheryl Crow:
All I Wanna do is Have Some Fun, Favorite Mistake
Lucinda Williams:
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Paula Abdul:
Straight Up
Regina Spektor:
Fidelity
This will be one whole other set worth of music....but I have about 20 more full sets to learn! So what am I going to learn? Tell me! Leave a comment and let me know what songs you would like to cover! Tell me what you think of the covers I listed, too!
Dylan
Many the Miles - Sara Bareillis (can never spell her name)
ReplyDeleteLoving you - Paolo Nutini
Change the Locks - Lucinda Williams
ReplyDeleteTenderness on the Block written by Springsteen and Zevon on Warren Zevon's Debut Album .
ReplyDeletePatience -Guns N Roses
ReplyDeletesweet jane--velvet underground
ReplyDeleteYour choices are awesome. I enjoy pretty much every single one.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see something else from Matchbox like Push. that's my jam =P
and maybe Rob's new solo stuff? Her Diamonds?
I'm absolutely in love with the fact that you're covering Regina Spektor <3
My Suggestions:
Rock Lobster by The B52's! (HAHA Just kidding!)
Seriously, though. The songs I would personally love to hear you sing:
I don't know how well they would work acoustically but the songs I really wanna hear you do by the Beatles are
While My Guitar Gently Weeps, You Never Give Me Your Money, and Dear Prudence. :)
This one's super narcissistic but Amanda by Boston hahahaha
The Mix Tape by Brand New (that would be epic, I think your voice would be amazing on that.)
Never Say Never by The Fray
A Lifetime by Better Than Ezra
Follow You Down by Gin Blossoms (so I'm secretly a 90s nerd)
The Mixed Tape by Jack's Mannequin
Any John Mayer song ever.
Mostly:
Perfectly Lonely*
Who Says?
Bold as Love
My Stupid Mouth
* would be EPIC!
Falling in Love in a Coffee Shop by Landon Pigg (I would go awwwh the whole time. lol)
Happy Ending by Mika
Through Glass by Stone Sour (perhaps it's not the best song ever but I think it would be really pretty acoustic.)
She's So High by Tal Bachman (More of my 90s nerd lol)
Slideshow by This Day & Age
throwin it out there (you knew this was coming) Sometime Around Midnight by the Airborne Toxic Event (lol)
and [finally]
Find A Way by the Used
or Smother Me by the Used (I'm prepared to be judged for those.) haha!
everyone else's suggestions were rad. especially velvet underground! yeah!
Ok, now we're talking. This is great stuff, Im going to get to work on a lot of these, and let you all know when I make a dent in this list. Im looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteAn acoustic set or some filler "sans vocals" similar to what you were playing at the Memorial Day cookout.....the best guitfiddle stuff I hear is when you and Max are tinkering and not thinking.....just playing for the joy of playing.....arpeggios, legatos, scales, etc, played by you yougnsters...said Uncle Guitar Builder
ReplyDeleteremembering sunday by all time low
ReplyDeletelullaby by the cure
connect the dots by spill canvas
all over you by spill canvas
valiant by spill canvas
the tide by spill canvas
anything by spill canvas (are you seeing a theme here/ i think you can do them justice)
hey jealousy by gin blossoms
swallow by bush
mouth by bush
colorblind by counting crows
the way i am by jennifer knapp (dude trust me)
blue and yellow by the used
ima stop before i get carried away, if i havent already
OH YEAH! Spill Canvas <3
ReplyDeleteyou could so rock that, Dylan.