If you could nail one song perfectly...
 

Imagine that you're at a party. There's a piano, guitar, drums, harp, and other instruments available. Everyone's having a good time, and people start doing impromptu one-person performances. It's your turn now.

It's just you, your larynx, and one instrument of your choice. What one song would you most like to be able to perform as well as the original artist?

It would be hard for me to pass up Great Balls of Fire. If you nail that song, you're never buying a drink at a party again.

Probably Brenda Song

Don’t stop me now—Queen

So rich so pretty by mickey avalon

****ING FREE BIRD!

****as in Paris - Kanye/Jay-Z

Rockstar - Nickelback

I still fantasize about singing Hot For Teacher at my high school band contest LMAO

We actually had a crack band considering our ages, but we were too cool for school and didn't enter... I'd have had every female student and teacher in that cafeteria dripping like a broken faucet

Bet on it...

Had to look it up.
Ha. The Zack and Cody chick.

Power of Love- Huey Lewis.


Other than that-most if not all on my playlists. Really, I know them all.

Also can air guitar, air piano and air drum with the best of them.

Duane Allman’s slide guitar on the back end of Layla. But I’ll need one of y’all to nail the piano part.

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Oh, I dunno, maybe Fatal Tragedy by Dream Theater

Or Hanger 18 by Megadeth

Guitar of course

O sole mio

great question.

Either Eruption on guitar (yes, no vocals).....or Long Time by Boston (to play the guitar like Tom Scholz and sing like Brad Delp would be angelic!)

Stairway to Heaven is always impressive

my hands just don't shape that way

Tiny Tim - Tiptoe thru the Tulips

But in all seriousness, I’d go with Bill Withers - Use Me or Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen. Panty droppers!!

Grew up in the 90's listening to rock so if I had to pick one song to nail for a party it would be Alice In Chains - Man in the Box.

Sultans of swing - Dire Straits

My guitar singing King of the Road. It's a great song for a crowd. Everyone who sort of knows the lyrics will join in and think they can sing, too.

I'd probably do Paradise City from Guns N Roses. You're at a party, good party song and being able to sing like Axel did would be cool

Try and Love again Randy Meisner

You said only your voice and 1 instrument??

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“Psychotic Girl” by The Black Keys

This is my absolute favorite song to play on Guitar Hero.

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**get the crowed to chant HEY HEY WHAT GET LAID GET ****ED


Here she come now sayin', "Mony, Mony" **
Shoot 'em down, turn around, come on, Mony **
Hey, she gives me love, and I feel all right now **
Yeah! You gotta toss and turn
And feel all right, yeah, I feel all right
I said, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah, yeah)
'Cause you make me feel (like I'm wanted)
So good (like I'm wanted)
So good (like I'm wanted)
So good (Mony, Mony)
So fine (Mony, Mony)
So fine (Mony, Mony)
It's all mine (Mony, Mony)
Well, I feel all right (Mony, Mony)
I said, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
Wake it, shake it, Mony, Mony **
Ah, shotgun dead, and I'll come on, Mony **
Don't stop cookin', 'cause I feel all right now **
Hey, don't stop now, come on, Mony, come on, yeah **
I said, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah, yeah)
'Cause you make me feel (like I'm wanted)
So good (like I'm wanted)
So good (like I'm wanted)
Well, I feel all right (Mony, Mony)
You're so fine (Mony, Mony)
You're so fine (Mony, Mony)
You're so fine (Mony, Mony)
And I feel all right (Mony, Mony)
I said, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
Ooh, I love you Mony mo-mo-mony
Ooh, I love you Mony mo-mo-mony said I do
Ooh, I love you Mony mo-mo-mony said I do
Ooh, I love you Mony mo-mo-mony said I do
Ooh, I love you Mony mo-mo-mony said I do
Ooh, I love you Mony mo-mo-mony said I do
Ooh, I love you Mony mo-mo-mony said I do
Ooh, I love you Mony mo-mo-mony, yeah
Yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
Hey
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on feel all right (come on)
I said, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
Wake it, shake it, Mony, Mony **
Up, down, turn around, come on, Mony **
Hey, she gives me love, and I feel all right now, hah! **
I said, don't stop now, come on, Mony **
Come on, Mony
I said, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah, yeah)
'Cause you make me feel (like I'm wanted)
So good (like I'm wanted)
So good (like I'm wanted)
So good (like I'm wanted)
I feel all right (Mony, Mony)
All right (Mony, Mony)
You're so fine (Mony, Mony)
Well, I feel all right (Mony, Mony)
I said, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
I want to
Ride your pony, ride your pony, ride your pony
Come on, come on (come on)
Mony, Mony (Mony, Mony)
Feel all right (Mony, Mony)
(Mony, Mony)
I said, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
'Cause you make me feel (like I'm wanted)
So good (like I'm wanted)
So good (like I'm wanted)
So good
Come on (Mony, Mony)
Yeah (Mony, Mony)
All right (Mony, Mony)
Well, I feel so good (Mony, Mony)
I said, yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)...

Faithfully.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80E_vNcG4gc

Put the Bone In

I do this all the time

Guitar...I ll typically do...its typically Clapton, Dead, or Phish

Deep Elm Blues
Over the Rainbow
Bathtub Gin
Lazy River Road
Change the World
Friend of the Devil
Holy Mother
Standing on the Moon

I can do Sultans as well.

I could play the star spangled banner no problem on the piano.

That’s the song I would play on the piano at a party and so cheers fellow Americans! Cheers!

Ironic this thread and this post. "Don't stop believing" by Journey was on when I parked the truck this morning.

If anybody could do Steve Perry down to a T they'd be the richest person in the world.

Excellent choice :thumb:

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This is one of those chicken or egg questions. Most talented vocalists are not really great guitar, etc. players and great guitar/piano/etc. players really aren't good vocalists. There are exceptions of course, Joe Bonamassa come to mind. But guys like Steve Perry and David Ruffin didn't play an instrument on stage or in the studio.

I guess I'd have to go with Michael McDonald on "What a fool believes" or BB King on either "The thrill is gone" or "Into the night".

But RM is right. If you could do The Killer's "Great balls of fire" you'd be drinking for free a long time.

“Taylor” by Jack Johnson. Love the guitar.

He Went to Paris, Jimmy Buffet



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I want to see Titty Meat belt out "It's Raining Men" after a couple cocktails.

I'm actually a pretty good singer, but I have a limited range. If I go beyond it, my voice cracks like a bat over Bo Jackson's knee. Singing Steve Perry stuff is definitely a no go.

"November Rain" (Guns & Roses)

I've seen G & R in concert a couple times over the years (last time it was some years ago in Glendale , AZ ). Say what you want about Axl Rose as a person but damn that dude is a one of a kind front man/ lead singer. And "November Rain" is just such an EPIC song all the way thru.

Pretty sure that’s a weekly occurrence at a KC area gay club/bath house.

What a neat question. So many good songs have the potential to bring the house down.

Knowing the crowd I'd be around, I'd go with:

War Pigs - Black Sabbath (although playing guitar/having no drums would be the suck)
Point of No Return - Kansas
Touch, Peel and Stand - Days of the New
Rocket Man - Elton John

KILLER IN YOU - LIMP BIZKIT - me and my guitar ->http://youtu.be/nczZ_f2hapY and http://youtu.be/ofUzHRQkYc0

Star Spangled Banner

Freebird is tough to beat…

But Ace Frehley’s solo in “Shock Me” just makes me orgasm

War Pigs used to be one of our signatures. Played it pretty much every show for a few years.

Piano

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War Pigs might be the greatest rock song ever written. Your band sounds kick ass!

Assuming accent on vocals with a story line and pure vocals:

Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin

Crystal Ship by the Doors (awesome baritone)

Dont Stop Believin' by Journey

Easy…The Girl from Ipanema

House of the Rising Son while playing the organ.

We're not centralizing around any individual song at all. This is why parties are entertaining, I guess.

Hey Jude-With the voice of Wilson Pickett and playing guitar like Skydog.

In the Muscleshoals documentary, it was stated that when Wilson screamed and Duane went into that guitar solo the birth of Southern Blues Rock began.

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But maybe Bobby Hatfield's voice singing Unchained Melody. That one gets the gals teary-eyed and moist.

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https://youtu.be/RD1KqbDdmuE


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Rolling Stone ranked Axl as best singer

Ehhh not the classic that some listed here are but I still crank up the radio when the guitar hits at the beginning of "Cumbersome" so I'm rolling with that.

AS good as Duane was on the slide for Layla he was even better on Tell the Truth.

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Looking at the album notes Clapton is only last on vocals.

Also youtube Duane Allmans isolated on Layla along with other songs.

Was mine as well...

I've rehearsed this song nearly every day for 2 years and nearly have it nailed. I sing it to my wife daily.

https://youtu.be/XO_UZ-s7QmI

Since I've Been Loving You by Led Zeppelin

A dozen others come to mind also.

Stranglehold. Ted Nugent.

Sultans of Swing

Dire Straits


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFclpoxI_-M

This song was playing the first time I ever jerked off.

Hallowed Be Thy Name by Iron Maiden.

Not even that could ruin this song.

Kind of an impossible task, but singing and playing acoustic for Angie by the stones would be sweet

You are a strange, strange man

Creep-Radiohead

On a piano play:


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Pretty easy song. You can find dozens of amateur covers on YT.

+1 for Crystal Ship by the Doors.

Wynona's Big Brown Beaver with the bass guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m84C5I8NP8o