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2866.1 | Dunno If These Are Unsappy Enuff | TECRUS::ROST | Fretting less, enjoying it more | Wed Dec 15 1993 10:08 | 8 |
| Wonderful Tonight
Sleepwalk
Merry Christmas Baby (assuming that time of year)
Sea of Love
You Are So Beautiful
Something
etc.
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2866.2 | | 11663::GOODWIN | | Wed Dec 15 1993 10:19 | 3 |
| Unchained Melody... it's cliche, but a popular slow tune.
/Steve
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2866.3 | And the sap flows on... | MSBCS::ASHFORTH | | Wed Dec 15 1993 11:26 | 9 |
| Beach Boys:
In My Room
Surfer Girl
Others:
Goodnight My Love (great last dance)
Ebb Tide
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2866.4 | Sappy, syrupy, and perhaps even depressing! | TLE::RALTO | | Wed Dec 15 1993 11:29 | 7 |
| "Traces of Love", by the Classics IV or someone like that.
Sappy, but worked at my high school prom a looooong time ago. :-)
There's even a neat little sax solo in the middle that can probably
be adapted to whatever instruments you have around easily enough.
Chris
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2866.5 | | GOES11::HOUSE | You sick little monkey! | Wed Dec 15 1993 11:50 | 1 |
| What style is the rest of the music you'll be playing?
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2866.6 | blues-based party tunes | VAXCAP::RUDNICK | | Wed Dec 15 1993 12:54 | 12 |
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The rest of the music is in the "blues oriented party music"
category done with a groove. For instance... "Fever", "The
Thrill is Gone", "Matchbox", "One More Saturday Night",
"The Harder They Come", "After Midnight", "Steady Rolling Man",
the blues brothers trio of: "Hey Bartender", "Messin' with the Kid",
"B-Movie Box Car Blues", uh.... "Sweet Home Chicago".. etc...
Not exactly "hey sweetie let's cuddle" music.
Ben.
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2866.7 | buuuuurp! | NAVY5::SDANDREA | If mistakes were dollars.... | Wed Dec 15 1993 12:57 | 5 |
| Don't forget to play Bryan Adam's "Everything I Do" and have the video
camera ready for the mass projectile vomiting.....oh, and strap on a
body condom if yer in the path......
>8*}
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2866.8 | "Every.... " songs we sing... | VAXCAP::RUDNICK | | Wed Dec 15 1993 13:27 | 5 |
| hmmm... that makes me think of other "Everything... " songs like
"Every Breath You Take". Can probably even sing it with a
sinister bent...
b.
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2866.9 | Snuggle music | TROFS::C_CONNOLLY | | Wed Dec 15 1993 14:08 | 18 |
| What about that song by Bill Vera & The Beaters; I think it's called
something like "At This Moment" (it was on the TV show 'Family Ties' or
something). Sounds like it'd fit in with your other tunes (slow R&B).
Other thoughts:
Dock Of The Bay - Otis
Ooh Baby Baby - Smokey/Miracles
Still Crazy ... - Paul Simon
(you get the idea)
Of course, there's always 'Hey Jude' or 'Stairway to Heaven'.
Cal C.
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2866.10 | | NEWPRT::NEWELL_JO | Graphically Yours | Wed Dec 15 1993 14:10 | 4 |
| "Mascarade" (George Benson)
"Always and Forever" (Heatwave)
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2866.11 | no way..... | NAVY5::SDANDREA | If mistakes were dollars.... | Wed Dec 15 1993 14:11 | 3 |
| re: -1
NO STAIRWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2866.12 | | TECRUS::ROST | Fretting less, enjoying it more | Wed Dec 15 1993 14:30 | 1 |
| "Color My World" (gag...)
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2866.13 | Did you say, "Sappy"? | NWACES::HICKERNELL | Merry Merry, Joy Joy | Wed Dec 15 1993 15:16 | 1 |
| "Close To You" <barf!>
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2866.14 | | NEST::TGRILLO | I Don't Brake For Cats...SPLAT!! | Wed Dec 15 1993 15:33 | 2 |
| "Whiter shade of pale" usually gets them all mushy on the dance floor.
Also, just about anything by Richard Marx.
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2866.15 | | LEDS::BURATI | boss burato | Wed Dec 15 1993 16:24 | 9 |
| Also played to death but slow and a GB favorite is...
"Feelings"
On the other hand maybe no one want to hear that anymore.
--Ron (proud to say that I never had to do that request.
Of course if I go to hell, I'll have to play all of 'em)
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2866.16 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Thu Dec 16 1993 06:13 | 6 |
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Geez, your songs are bluesy - why not use that program in the
blooze note and do a slow blues "original"?
Johnny Winter
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2866.17 | | MANTHN::EDD | Busted, down in New Orleans... | Thu Dec 16 1993 06:58 | 3 |
| "Too Soon To Tell", Bonnie Raitt from the "Nick Of Time" album...
Edd
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2866.18 | thanks. | FIREVX::RUDNICK | | Thu Dec 16 1993 07:47 | 7 |
|
Hey... great suggestions. I'm sure we can pull a few out of these.
Thanks,
Ben.
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2866.19 | here's a thought...... | NAVY5::SDANDREA | If mistakes were dollars.... | Thu Dec 16 1993 08:07 | 17 |
| You could also do the Clapton/Layla thing and do a slow version of popular
hits. A few come to mind. Try playing a real slow, sappy version of:
Summertime Blues
Johnny B. Goode
Frankentstein (nice instrumental)
Ballroom Blitz
Summer Song
I'm sure there's many more that you could convert to nice tasty slow
tunes that would be hits for the young and old. You could approach
K-Tel and do an album of 'former' headbanging tunes for slow
dances....the possibilities are endless.....
Any other suggesstions folks?
>:*}
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2866.20 | F**k expression | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | Down on that shreddin' flo' | Thu Dec 16 1993 08:09 | 3 |
| Slow stuff sucks, play fast all the time!
db
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2866.21 | boring and repetitive.......:*} | NAVY5::SDANDREA | If mistakes were dollars.... | Thu Dec 16 1993 08:13 | 1 |
| >>Slow stuff sucks, play fast all the time!
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2866.22 | re: 19 | NWACES::HICKERNELL | Merry Merry, Joy Joy | Thu Dec 16 1993 08:15 | 5 |
| > Any other suggesstions folks?
Yeah, Steevo, I wanna hear *you* do a slow version of "Ballroom Blitz"!
Warren Peace
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2866.23 | a-one, a-two, a-three..... | NAVY5::SDANDREA | If mistakes were dollars.... | Thu Dec 16 1993 08:19 | 6 |
| >>Yeah, Steevo, I wanna hear *you* do a slow version of "Ballroom Blitz"!
The slow version is the only one I know......
Lawrench Welch
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2866.24 | hehe | COPCLU::SANDGREN | Keep it simple | Thu Dec 16 1993 08:30 | 5 |
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How about a slow version of 'Dust My Blues'..
Kilgore Trout
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2866.25 | lots of emotion in that song | FRETZ::HEISER | no I'm really very, very shy | Thu Dec 16 1993 09:37 | 2 |
| I prefer the more beautiful and romantic songs like "Wang Dang Sweet
Poontang."
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2866.26 | | GOES11::HOUSE | You sick little monkey! | Thu Dec 16 1993 11:24 | 5 |
| I saw Duran Duran do an acoustic version of "Hungry Like The Wolf" on
MTV Unplugged last night. Um...reminded me why I never liked the
original version of song that much.
gh
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2866.27 | May I have this next dance, certainy! | MILKWY::JACQUES | Vintage taste, reissue budget | Thu Dec 16 1993 14:22 | 26 |
| Charlie Daniels covered the country standard "Tennesee Waltz" on
one of his Volunteer Jam albums years ago. I've played this song
several times at various parties and it always gets a very good
response from people of all ages.
I'm sure most of you have heard it. The first verse goes like so:
(Waltz=3/4 timing)
A7 D
I was dancin' with my Darlin, to the Tennesee Waltz,
A F#min Bmin E
When an old Friend I happened to see,
A A7 D
I introduced him to my lady, and while they were dancin'
A E A
My friend stole my sweetheart from me.
It's a great tune, but you must sing it with *Emotion*, and no
shredding during the solo.
Mark
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2866.28 | Still Got The Blues? | BLKPUD::ROWEM | Frank Gamballi's Trousers! | Fri Dec 17 1993 04:38 | 9 |
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If your guitarist's up to it I've seen Gary Moore's
"Still got the blues for you" get the required effect.
Or "Parisian Walkways" is jolly similar.
I've got a MIDI chart of Still got the Blues if you want any parts
printing (CuBase Score Edit) e.g. Bass line, full guit part with
a reasonable version of the solo, strings etc
Matt.
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2866.29 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Fri Dec 17 1993 06:27 | 5 |
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re:.27 - Mark, where's the Amaj7's between the A and A7?
Tom
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2866.30 | | LEDS::BURATI | boss burato | Fri Dec 17 1993 06:30 | 2 |
| Still Got the Blues is a good suggestion. My friend's band does that in
the middle of a rather high energy set. It fits in just right.
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2866.31 | Too Young To Retire, Too Old To Change | TROOA::BUCKTON | | Fri Dec 17 1993 11:55 | 21 |
| Our band did such a gig last night. For slow stuff we have the
following in our bag of pukers and slow dande pelvic rubbers.
Poor Side of Town - Johnny Rivers
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry & The Pacemakers
Stormy - Classics IV
Traces ditto
Red House ..this works great.
This Boy
Get the idea?
I wouldn't mind doing a slowed down version of Communication Breakdown
or Turning Japanese. Anybody ever tried it?
'Think I'll start a note .. "Songs You've Been Forced To Play"
Bucky
Thunder Bay
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2866.32 | great slow number | SPEZKO::FRASER | Mobius Loop; see other side | Fri Dec 17 1993 12:05 | 6 |
| Don't remember seeing this one:
The Commitments - Dark Side of the Street
Andy
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2866.33 | more ideas | QRYCHE::STARR | Remember your mission! | Fri Dec 17 1993 12:21 | 17 |
| Some slow songs that See No Evil does (or has done):
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Desperado - Eagles
All Of My Love - Led Zeppelin
Faithfully - Journey
I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles
Angel Eyes - Jeff Healy
Don't Cry - Guns and Roses
Every Breath You Take - Police
Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
One - U2
Save The Last Dance For Me - Sam Cooke
Seeing Things - Black Crowes
Wicked Games - Chris Isaak
alan
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2866.34 | More suggestions.. | TECRUS::TECRUS::GEWIRTZ | | Fri Dec 17 1993 13:36 | 6 |
| Here are some more that I've played in various bands
Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits)
Allison (Elvis Costello)
SouthCity Midnight Lady (Doobies)
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2866.35 | when a man loves a woman | CGOOA::SEEMAN | | Fri Dec 17 1993 15:35 | 1 |
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2866.37 | Mountain Song | POBOX::PATLA | Elvis Sells DECpc's at Digital! | Fri Dec 17 1993 19:51 | 1 |
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2866.38 | The first two work the best | GIDDAY::KNIGHTP | get me a gin and pentatonic | Sun Dec 19 1993 13:16 | 11 |
| Stand by me (the Ben E king version)
Unchained Melody
Could I have this dance
Romeo and Juliet (straits)
Have I told you lately that I love you (Van Morrison not Rod baby)
Wise Men say (Elvis)
Some of the slowies we do for weddings.
P.K.
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2866.39 | I hear it make's a great Christmas song too... | GOES11::HOUSE | You sick little monkey! | Mon Dec 20 1993 08:35 | 1 |
| Bullet In The Head
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2866.40 | Swoon with Don! | KDX200::COOPER | There's a moon in the sky! | Mon Dec 20 1993 21:20 | 3 |
| I would highly recommend a cover of Dokkens "Alone Again"...
...For a those old-fart-head-bangers...
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2866.41 | STP | CAMONE::ZIOMEK | Pump up the TEST | Wed Dec 22 1993 12:52 | 5 |
| It's not a love song, but we do "Plush" acoustically...
People love it...
John
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2866.42 | Stormy Monday | SALEM::LAYTON | | Thu Dec 23 1993 07:08 | 3 |
| Slow blues? Don't you do Stormy Monday??
Carl
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2866.43 | | POWDML::BUCKLEY | Raptor -- Rules the Skies! | Thu Dec 23 1993 07:16 | 1 |
| How about the lounge-Lizzard version of LAYLA?
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2866.44 | | GOES11::HOUSE | You sick little monkey! | Thu Dec 23 1993 09:41 | 2 |
| How about Lick My Love Pump? It's in Dminor, the saddest of all
keys...
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