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01 Jul 07 - 07:34 PM (#2091925) Subject: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Gulliver I've been asked to play at my cousin's party in England in a few weeks time. He's a big C&W fan, and of course would like a few songs that he and his friends could sing along to. Any tips for suitable country songs for an English audience? Thanks in advance, Don |
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01 Jul 07 - 10:07 PM (#2092019) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Barry Finn Lyle Lovette's "If I Were The Man That You Wanted" "Night Rider's Lament" "Somebody Wants Me Out Of The Way" George Jones "Bartender's Blue" George Jones Most anything done by Hank Wiliams, Pasty Cline, Hank Snow, Louvin Brothers or the Flying Buritto (SP?) Brothers |
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01 Jul 07 - 10:16 PM (#2092025) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Peace I think this would be TOO much. But, maybe not. It's on YOUTUBE |
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01 Jul 07 - 10:17 PM (#2092028) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Sorcha Crystal Chandelier Anybody Going to San Antone Angel of the Morning Pretty much any Waylon and Willie stuff Pretty much any Johnny Cash stuff. Folsom, Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, etc. Older Stuff: Filipino Baby Deck of Cards Rainbow at Midnight Steppin Around Walking the Floor Over You I Sat Right Down to write you a letter |
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01 Jul 07 - 10:22 PM (#2092035) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Peace Also on YOUTUBE: Country Rock--by the best female songwriter on Earth. |
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01 Jul 07 - 10:30 PM (#2092049) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Sorcha Sorry, that should have been Slippin' Around, not Stepping |
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01 Jul 07 - 10:53 PM (#2092063) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: katlaughing Anything by Marty Robbins would probably go down well. Does he like the modern, now-a-day "Country" or more old-timey, i.e. before late 1980's, what I think of as real C&W?:-) Anything by Chris LeDoux esp. his earlier stuff and esp. his Five Dollar Fine. |
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01 Jul 07 - 10:59 PM (#2092067) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Sorcha OH YES! Sorry, totally forgot Chris!!! |
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01 Jul 07 - 11:11 PM (#2092079) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: wysiwyg songs that he and his friends could sing along to There are so many periods within C&W, with so many differences, that coming up with what will please him is difficult without knowing what he's into. The good news though is that you can easily find chords for most of the older, well-known ones at Cowpie. Can a secret agent plumb his record collection to see what he has that looks well-worn? If it's contemporary country he likes, CMT-TV has songs you can hear (as videos) right online. ~Susan |
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02 Jul 07 - 12:58 AM (#2092129) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: SharonA Barry Finn: "Pasty" Cline?!? ROFLMAO!!! Gulliver (Don): What makes one C&W song more "suitable" for an English audience than another? Is it a matter of finding songs that English audiences have heard on the radio? Or songs by artists who draw the largest crowds when they tour in England? Or songs with lyrics that English audiences can relate to (rather than story-songs that are set in places they've never seen or heard of)? I'm guessing that "God Bless the U.S.A." is right out!! |
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02 Jul 07 - 08:34 AM (#2092307) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: GUEST,C & W singer As a C & W singer in England I can assure you that the following songs will be taken up & lustily joined by ANY C&W fans.(but sometimes accompanied with groans & cries of trite, old hat & worn out. The reason they are worn out is because audiences kept asking for them until at one time they were the only songs heard on a C&W night. But people still join in when you sing 'em. - guaranteed My Best Friend – Don Williams Lucille – Kenny Rogers Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash Banks of the Ohio – Crystal Gayle (?) Old Flames – Don Williams Sea of Heartbreak – Don Gibson Jambalaya – Hank Williams Your Cheating Heart – Hank Williams He'll Have to Go – Jim Reeves Crazy – Willie Nelson |
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02 Jul 07 - 11:27 AM (#2092414) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: GUEST,leeneia You are my sunshine Tennessee Waltz May I have this dance for the rest of my life? (it isn't necessary to sing this one as if it were a dirge. Try singing it while smiling.) Done laid around and played around this old town too long. Down in the valley Look for songs where you can sing the verses and the audience comes in on the refrain. People tend to know refrains best. |
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02 Jul 07 - 11:56 AM (#2092426) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: katlaughing Country Roads is a good one for group sing Red River Valley I second "May I have this dance." It can be a very happy song!:-) Kenny Rogers' The Gambler Ghost Riders in the sky Cool Water Lots of others to choose from on Nevada Slim's website and you can listen to them free by following his link to CDBaby. |
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02 Jul 07 - 12:08 PM (#2092435) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: GUEST,leeneia I have no idea how experienced you are as a musician, Don, so at the risk of teaching my grandmother to suck eggs, I would like to mention that it's important to play the songs in a key that your friends are comfortable with. Where I live (Midwest USA) most commercial songs are too high for the general public. I believe I read in a language book that Americans in general pitch their voices lower than those over the pond, and it gets to be habit. Whatever, a song that goes up to high D is going to make people here uncomfortable, and then they'll quit singing. The leader of my church choir often asks me to take songs from the songbook and make them lower so that the congregation will sing along. Going from D to F is a typical change. (Guitars use capos.) If you get a song for the party, consider whether it will be singable for the general public where you live. Also, keep in mind that smokers need low songs. |
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02 Jul 07 - 01:01 PM (#2092477) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Geordie-Peorgie Two days and neebody's mentioned "The Roseville Fair" Has te be the loveliest song (almost) ever |
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02 Jul 07 - 01:32 PM (#2092505) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Mr Red If he is pushing 60 from the wrong side - Check-out Lonnie Donegn's hits - Cumberland Gap, Down the Missisipi to the Gulf of Mexico etc. Does your Chewing Gum - may be a bit commercial though. |
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02 Jul 07 - 03:04 PM (#2092561) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Gulliver Thanks to everyone for these suggestions. I don't know much about C&W. My cousin is a second cousin and a generation younger than me, and as far as I can remember he likes modern stuff like Garth Brooks, John Prine, Nancy Griffiths, Dolly Parton, ie, who are still alive and performing. I played a few old-timey country numbers when he was here last year but he thought they sounded "dated", so I thought I'd try out something more modern on my trip. As regards whether there's a difference between UK and US country? I haven't an idea! BTW, the suggestions by GUEST,C & W singer are exactly the kind of stuff I've heard at country sessions here in Ireland. Don |
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02 Jul 07 - 04:06 PM (#2092601) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: SharonA As regards whether there's a difference between UK and US country? I haven't an idea! Is there such a thing as a Country & Western song that originated in the UK? Seems to me that it's a genre that's uniquely American. Certainly the twang with which the songs are sung is a product of the different world-cultures that mixed and melded in the American West and the "Old South". |
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02 Jul 07 - 04:31 PM (#2092636) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Severn Well Sharon, how about Gary P. Nunn's "London Homesick Blues", the tune that serves as the Austin City Limits theme song. His vocal was featured on Jerry Jeff Walker's album "Viva Terlingua" from when Nunn was part of Walker's Lost Gonzo Band. It's about a Texan in London. Buck Owens' "Act Naturally" was covered by the Beatles and their own "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party? or "I've Just Seen A Face" work well done up Country. The recognition factor might work. |
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02 Jul 07 - 04:43 PM (#2092651) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Severn Oh, yes! And Johnny Horton's "Sink The Bismarck". They'll know the chorus and the Brits are the heroes, unlike their fate in that other hit of Horton's, "The Battle Of New Orleans". |
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02 Jul 07 - 05:12 PM (#2092683) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: van lingle Some country songs with good sing along choruses: Worried Man Blues Mama Tried Sing Me Back Home Pancho and Lefty Going Down the Road Feeling Bad Dark Hollow Hey Mr. Spaceman White Lightning You can get lyrics to these and others at cowpie.com good luck |
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02 Jul 07 - 07:38 PM (#2092776) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Brakn Give these a country feel...... Me and Bobby McGee (Kristofferson) Early Mornin' Rain (Lightfoot) Don't Think Twice (Dylan) Wild Flowers (Parton) On The Other Hand (Randy Travis) Forever and Ever (Randy Travis) She Thinks I Still Care Old Paint It Only Hurts For A Little While Galway Girl (Steve Earl) too many to list |
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02 Jul 07 - 10:49 PM (#2092890) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: GUEST,leeneia I freely admit that any country songs I can think of are dated. What little modern "country" I hear has no melody, and the lyrics sound like someone reliving visit to a therapist. Maybe you should ask your cousin to give you a list of songs he thinks will succeed with his friends and take it from there. |
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03 Jul 07 - 02:45 AM (#2092980) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: GUEST,C & W Singer Sorry folks - many of the songs mentioned I (and friends I asked last night) have never heard of. They may be big in America but not in England. The only time I have heard Roseville Fair on a C&W night is when I have sung it - it is considered a 'folky' song over here. If he likes 'modern' country then standards they would know would be :- On the Other Hand - Randy Travis Forever and Ever Amen - Randy TRavis Diggin' up Bones - Randy Travis The Dance - Garth Brooks If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks Dont Close Your Eyes - Garth Brooks Blue Wing - Tom Russell Navajo Rug - Tom Russell These along with those in my previous post would cover ANY Country night !! |
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03 Jul 07 - 03:56 AM (#2093013) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: open mike Angel from Montgomery (John Prine) Navajo Rug (co-written by Tom Russell and Ian Tyson, by the way) Homegrown Tomatoes (Guy and Susanna Clark) Night Rider's Lament (Michael Burton) City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) Red River Valley hard to classify these...country western genre is often played on commercial radio stations....some of these songs never are.. |
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04 Jul 07 - 12:36 AM (#2093656) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: SharonA Severn: Gary P. Nunn's song may be about London, but of course Nunn is a Texan. In essence, "London Homesick Blues" is a typical American good ol' boy's typical Country & Western lament that he isn't in typical good ol' western American country. By "originated in the UK", I meant to ask whether there were/are any Country & Western songwriters who were/are British, since Gulliver had speculated about "UK country" music. I'm just not sure there is such a thing as UK country music. Someone enlighten me, please! |
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04 Jul 07 - 05:59 PM (#2094268) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Gulliver I don't know whether there is "UK country music", as differentiated from US country. I specified "suitable for an English audience" in case there might be a difference in taste between UK and US audiences. I went to a pub that plays country music the other night and from talking to a few people there tend to agree with what GUEST,C & W Singer said, that a number of songs mentioned on this thread are unknown here in Ireland, while some people seem to know practically every song written by Garth Brooks and Nancy Griffith (and a few other singers whose names I wrote down but don't have here). There used to be a Country'n'Irish (aka Irish Country and Western) scene here from the sixties to the eighties, part of the showband scene. There were hundreds of showbands, and singers like Larry Cunningham, Philomena Begley, Big Tom, etc., sang American country songs as well as self-written songs in the same style and were immensely popular. You can read about them on the Irish Showbands C&W page. Country music is still hugely popular in Ireland, especially outside the cities, but having spent most of my life abroad, I never got involved. Again, thanks for the suggestions, Don |
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04 Jul 07 - 06:02 PM (#2094270) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: katlaughing Well, Mudcatter Alison in Oz grew up in Ireland and was raised on Marty Robbins songs, from what I remember....her dad loved them. |
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04 Jul 07 - 06:46 PM (#2094308) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: Gulliver Frankie Lane of the Fleadh Cowboys released an album of Marty Robbins covers about two years ago. The Fleadh Cowboys, founded by Johnny Moynihan I think, including front man Frankie and fiddler/mandolinist Paul Kelly play a different style of country, mixture of old-time, skiffle, and modern self-written. Niall Toner is also another who has written his own country material, but that would be probably closer to bluegrass. Don |
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04 Jul 07 - 07:58 PM (#2094345) Subject: RE: Need C&W songs for party (England) From: GUEST,Gene Not being a dyed-in-the-horsehide Chris Ledoux fan I prefer Sam & Son [The Geezinslaw Brothers] version of Five Dollar Fine [for whinin'] Same for [Porter Wagoner]singing This Cowboy's Hat |