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Thought it would be interesting to hear from bands as to what they feel are their top 3 songs that they play when on stage. Who cares the genre - all music is good music. Just post your top 3. My hope is that this will provide some great ideas for others out there for new songs to add to the mix.

My band Mumbo Jumbo's top 3 (in my opinion) would be:
1) Billie Jean (done like Chris Cornell)
2) Try a little Tenderness (Three Dog Night)
3) Jesus Just Left Chicago (ZZ Top)

How about you?

well, the group i form while working at summer camp every year's best are:

Wish You were Here - Pink Floyd
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
Basket Case - Geen Day

also, i need to find a band before I go insane.

Dangest post, tricky too.
It's well known that I'm an avid Genesis fan, but to be honest, I couldn't pick a top 3. I like so much material and music, I just couldn't nail 3.

Ok, Ok I'll try, these aren't my top three, just the first that came to mind.

Pleasure Dome >> 'Frankie goes to Hollywood'
Mirror in the Bathroom >> 'The beat'. (Not the band you have over here).
Turn it on Again >> 'Genesis'.

Also I need to be incredibly rich

In Flamingo Road, it's 1) Cadillac (original), 2) Tell Mama, 3) Love Potion #9

In FMF, it was 1) Theme From The Bottom (Phish), 2) We The Ppl (original), 3) Justin Alien (original)

When I play with Chef Eric, it's usually 1) Willie The Wimp, 2) Knock 3 Times, 3) Alligator Tail (original)

In Red Moon (bluegrass band), it was 1) You Can Have Her, 2) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere, 3) 9 Pound Hammer

When I play with Jonathan, it's 1) Turning Japanese, 2) Blister In The Sun, 3) Rebel Rebel

When I solo, the most requested are 1) Social Butterfly (original - "Hey, play that song about yer dick!"), 2) Taxi, 3) Drift Away

Wow Phil I can't believe you do "Willie the Pimp". In the middle of one our originals "Pincushion Sue" I do an extended lead based on the WtP riff.

The most requested covers the Farleys do are:

"Search and Destroy" - The Stooges
"Helter Skelter" - The Beatles
"Green Haze" - The lyrics of "Green Acres" over "Purple Haze"

Most of my gigs were all niter 4 hour gigs and I played all originals but I did do 3 cover tunes:

Roll Me Easy- Lowell George
Come Into My Kitchen- Robert Johnson
All My Friends are Boppin' the Blues- Carl Perkins

lesmonk wrote:Thought it would be interesting to hear from bands as to what they feel are their top 3 songs that they play when on stage. Who cares the genre - all music is good music. Just post your top 3. My hope is that this will provide some great ideas for others out there for new songs to add to the mix.

How about you?

Backalley Band: Black magic woman, Two tickets to paridise, Beatles medley

Taste: Every little step, Whos that lady, The postman song

[quote="lesmonk"]Thought it would be interesting to hear from bands as to what they feel are their top 3 songs that they play when on stage. Who cares the genre - all music is good music. Just post your top 3. My hope is that this will provide some great ideas for others out there for new songs to add to the mix.

Biggest crowd reactions.

You Guide My Way:
Risin Inside Me:
New Way To Live: or Noise Pollution:

I play Noise Pollution in high gain, using a ping pong ball instead of a pick.
One night I forgot my PPB, borrowed a plastic lighter from the crowd, and played with that.

Tell Me About the Blues-fisherman bob
Living On A Shoestring-fisherman bob
It's A Sin-fisherman bob

I guess you'll have to wait for the CD to listen to these...

"Somewhere Else" (as in - "Can you play somewhere else?")


Ukrainian National Anthem


Theme from Star Wars

John Cage - 4′33″

Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music

Grateful Dead - Feedback