What songs should a band never play?

jeremykeys · Post by **jeremykeys** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:43 pm

This is more for amusement here than a real question, but over the years I've had to play some simply dreadful songs that don't go over at all.

So what songs do you all think a band should never play?

Synthoid · Post by **Synthoid** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:06 pm

Chicken Dance & Hokey Pokey.

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:52 pm

Anything by Gary Glitter.

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:10 am

I Will Survive
The Power of Love (the one from Frankenstein, I actually love the Huey Lewis & the News one)

Joe Gerardi · Post by **Joe Gerardi** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:10 pm

If you're a keyboard player, the answer is:
Jump.

..Joe

StudioF · Post by **StudioF** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:52 pm

+1 Joe Gerardi

Hugo · Post by **Hugo** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:15 pm

I'd have to say "Love's Executioner" by Navicon Torture Technologies.

jeremykeys · Post by **jeremykeys** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 1:57 am

I'm an old hard rocker so for me it would be any "girl pop" but that's only because I AM an old hard rocker!

Bald Eagle · Post by **Bald Eagle** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 2:32 am

stairway to heaven

Arizona Sage · Post by **Arizona Sage** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:07 pm

Margaritaville

Thoraldus · Post by **Thoraldus** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:47 pm

Anything by Boyce & Hart

jimsweb · Post by **jimsweb** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 4:09 am

i would answer this question in a different way.
you shouldn't play anything that isn't music to your audience's ears!

jeremykeys · Post by **jeremykeys** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:42 am

I think you shouldn't play anything that your heart's not into. I'm just an old rocker. I have a lot of trouble getting into most of the pop music from the last few decades. Mind you, even a lot of the classic rock bores me to death but that could be just because I have to listen to it every day at work.

Derek Cook · Post by **Derek Cook** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:58 pm

I used to play in a local "pub rock/functions" band, where I probably loved 50% of the songs (the rockier ones), and felt the rest were cheese (but they got bums off of seats).

I realised I had to get out of the band when I was outvoted and had to learn to play "Amarillo" when it hit the charts in 2005 (Peter Kaye has a lot to answer for)! I HATED it with a vengeance.

I started a progressive rock band shortly after that!

I swore I would never play cheese again....

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:33 pm

Honestly I just love playing keyboards and love playing with good musicians to the point where it almost doesn't matter what I play. Especially not if it's a crowd pleaser and I get to have a hall full of people dancing when we play it.