stompie
I never really learned many strum along songs because i have a terrible voice, so I've always just concentrated
On actually playing the guitar.
But for the ooms and tannies at a braai playing cool licks doesn't cut it, so i was wondering,
What are some of the best songs to play at a braai for a older generation of "oom en tannie"?
Because i can't sing, it must be songs that people can't help and sing along to (especially when the wine kicks in)
I was thinking some CCR would probably be a good start
scotty
My first question would be, how musically advanced are these ooms and tannies? ?
I suppose you can look at:
- CCR (as mentioned)
- Eagles - Hotel California
- Animals - House of the Rising Sun
- Beatles (obla di... yellow submarine... etc.)
- The Troggs - Wild Thing
- Otis Redding - Sitting on the dock of the bay
- Ben E King - Stand by me
- Don Mclean - American Pie
- Simon & Garfunkel (sound of silence etc.)
- Johnny Cash - Ring of fire
- The Monkees- I'm a believer
You might also consider:
- Bruce Sprinsteen
- Rolling Stones (satisfaction etc.)
- Radiohead (just kidding)
- Cat Stevens (wild world)
Hope this helps a bit, good luck.
Squonk
Forget the strum alongs ?
Work out the melody and the bass and rhythm and do it all together ? You don't have to worry about vocals.
Lawrence Juber - While my Guitar Gently Weeps
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Martin Tallstrom - A Whiter Shade of Pale
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chris77
Apart from the odd tipsy Tannie who keeps shouting out a request for Boesmanland, most folks will be keen to sing along and join in the jolliness if the songs are relatively upbeat and have a big-ass easy to remember chorus. Scotty already mentioned a lot of good candidates, but here are some with easy to strum and sing together chords:
Kenny Rogers - Lucile, The Gambler, Ruby
Lobo - I want you to love me
Grateful Dead (I think) - Me and Bobby McGee
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
Supertramp - Give a little Bit
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Frank Sinatra - My Way
The proclaimers - 500 miles
stompie
Those songs sound like good options, I'm talking about the person that's not musical at all.
I've noticed it alot before, you can play a Jimi Hendrix song and they're not bothered, but strum a song they know very well with only 4 chords in it and they will be praising your guitar skills forever, i don't get it, but it's important to keep the crowd happy.
This is a good list so far guys, thanx alot. I'm sure il have a choir going at the next braai with these, families make a tough crowd ?
stompie
Thanx squonk for reminding me of one of the best songs ever, while my guitar gently weeps ☹ its beautifull
Stoffeltoo
Me and Bobby McGee - Kris Kristofferson
Knockin on Heaven's Door - Clapton
Country Roads - John Denver
and then some..
Family are normally the most brutal critics >☹, if you can beat them, you can beat anything ?
Daler
Had the same issue a week ago. At a braai, much wine, and then the request to perform some songs. I like practicing songs that improve my playing, and have not yet bothered to learn many of the "strum" along type. I played "wish you were here" and one person recognised that it was "a Pink Floyd song". Then started "nobody knows you when you are down and out" complete with solo, and realised I was in trouble. OK I have only been playing for 1.5 years, but that wasn't the problem (at least I hope not ?)They weren't interested in the quality of the guitar playing, they just wanted something familiar to mumble, and I didn't have much to contribute.
So this week I worked on:
This is the life- Amy Macdonald
De la Rey -Bok van Blerk (I live in a very Afrikaans town)
Closing time - Semisonic
Sugarman - Rodriguez
I am interested in what else the learned forum items suggest for the Braai scenario? Nice thread.
guidothepimmp
Wonderwall oasis
Like a rolling stone boob Dylan
Angie rolling stones
Chocklit_Thunda
Slayer - raining blood 8)
That should get the party started.
stompie
Haha and end it quick too
stompie
Just remembered smokie! No person can resist the urge to shout that famous line in living next door to Alice
ragges
all goood input so far - I usually throw in some of this as well
Donovan
America
Tom Petty
and the tannies always like things like
David Kramer..................... :-[
Stoffeltoo
Aah the evergreen Streets of London
Abel Kraamsaal's Vreemde Strand (my brother in law goois a lekker tjank on this one)
Ou Ryperd etc.
V8
How about,
Wild thing - The Troggs/Jimi
Louie louie - The Kingsmen
Paradise city - GnR
3 little birds - Bob Marley
Depends on who is siting round the camp fire...?
DaFiz
This one is real easy to strum and sing (even though the original has quite a few guitars and voices)
and the aunties at the braai will love you more for it ?
Peaceful Easy Feeling - Eagles
E A E A
I like the way your sparkling earrings lay
E A B7
against your skin so brown
E A E A
And I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight
E A B7
with a billion stars all around
A E
'Cause I got a peaceful easy feeling
A F#m? B7
and I know you won't let me down
E F#m A B7 E
'cause I'm already standin' on the ground
Stoffeltoo
If the aunties at the braai become to much there is still runaway from Del Shannon ?
stompie
Summer of 69 seems important to have in your repertoire. I'm putting it on my list! Thanx so far guys, making a nice karaoke list Haha
lindsmuse
This tannie would regard these as reasonable sing along songs:
Something in the Way - Nirvana - I saw an entire bar sing along to this once - and there's a couple more ..
Simple Kind of Man - Lynyrd Skynard (sp?)
In my Life - The Beatles
Just ran out of (and deleted)requests cause I realise they are not mainstream enough... ☹
There's all those great songs that start out so well and kind of peter out cause no one can remember the lyrics. Or the song gets so heavy that it's unsingable ...and the great choruses that people want to get to like Smoke on the Water!
Maybe its a good idea to go to guitar teachers' online sites - they would probably publish what songs they teach. When I was teaching I had find songs that people knew in general - so that I could teach them. A lot of pupils had no idea what they wanted to learn - just wanted to play guitar.
I'm sure The Stones have a couple of numbers too - As Tears go By, Play with Fire?
Good luck!
Stoffeltoo
Stones's Angie is a good choice as well
