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Location: south east Michigan | Some songs just fit better than others. What song comes easy and natural for you?
The one that is right in your wheelhouse. A perfect fastball right across the plate. If your are peas, the song is carrots.
There are a few I've decided to just leave alone. When Brian does "Heart of Gold" it's better if he goes solo. I just can't seem to make the chorus sound natural. Brian also sings "Jenny Jenny" much better than I can.
For me, "Pretty Woman" and "Something" are fun, easy and I feel I can do them some justice.
And while we're at it....what songs do you have to struggle with? |
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Location: NJ | if you are talking about singing I struggle with all of them.
if you are talking about playing, any blues tune just rolls off my fingers. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Tuning. That one comes pretty easily and I can do it without getting nervous. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by cwk2:
Tuning. That one comes pretty easily and I can do it without getting nervous. That's my most requested piece. |
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Location: GA USA | I'm going to have to go with 1) "Pieces of April" and 2) "Fooled Around and Fell in Love". I bet nobody else was gonna name those. |
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Location: San Angelo, Texas | These days it's anything with an E-F#m-A-B run that I can do with the shorty capo... |
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Location: Nîmes, south of France | Without hesitation:
"Piensa en Mi" by Luz Casal (Spain) (well known in Pedro Almodovar movie "Talon aiguille")
I love bluegrass songs but they all come after this one. ;) |
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Location: south east Michigan | Captain...we expect to hear ya play those songs at the next tour.....be there! |
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Location: GA USA | I sincerely hope so. I've already been dropping hints around the house. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | What suits me best?
I think Blue Suede, my clients think verticle stripes.
My fan(s) seem to like an original (that the NW-OFC heard) called 'Don't Drink & Dial'.
For quiet reflection I like to play Leon Redbones "She Ain't Rose." |
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Location: NJ | The Next Song . . . |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | The last song. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by Weaser P:
The last song. YOU liked Edward Bear? |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Never heard of 'em. Why - did they like me? |
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Location: GA USA | Is he related to Max Baer? |
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Location: ITALY | BLACKBIRD, McCartney version - it comes so easy... |
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Location: Spain | Billy Joels "You May Be Right" Ilove to play it and it sort of covers who I am as well!! |
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada | "Old Five and Dimers Like Me" |
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Location: south east Michigan | Seems like everyone plays Blackbird.
Some do it well.
It must be something genetic. I can't play it. |
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Location: NJ | I don't either, Brad.
Basically because . . . well, like you said . . . EVERYONE does . . |
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| A hoarse (with no pain). |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Shouldn't you be out playing "Corazones Del Fuego" somerwhere?!?
Or did that 10 year old trump you for the gig? |
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| That is sooooooooooo close to being true. |
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Location: Omaha, NE | For just playing, the Leo Kottke version of Jesu just comes out perfect.
For singing, my voice is pretty limited in range. A good song for me is "Crazy". |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I DON'T do "Blackbird".....same reason as Cliff said.
A song that came easy is one I started working on recently....Todd Rundgren's "I Saw The Light".
A song that I stuggle with, because I don't have the "correct" voice for it, is "Jumping Jack Flash".
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What song fits you best?
