[quote=johnx2 ]Singer can't sing you say?
Er, no I definitely didn't 😆 - he's a very good singer, just doesn't do the falsetto needed for some songs.
Thanks for all the suggestions - more good stuff.
How about a cover of a cover by Reel Big Fish?
I bloody love this, however the snare sound is at least 50% of the attraction.
Good shout on all the reel big fish covers, also see Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
There's a few old Stevie Wonder ones might be worth a look. I'm thinking:
Master Blaster
Superstition
Sir Duke
Boogie On Reggae Woman
Living for the City
Uptight
Also
Not exactly a dance floor filler, just a song I like more than I should
I see you've got a couple of Atlantic soul classics in there already, but you can never have too many, I'm thinking:
Otis Redding (noted you already have Hard to Handle but you can't have too much Otis)
Sam & Dave
Aretha? (dunno if you've got a vocalist that can do it justice, but if have, then do)
Wilson Pickett
Booker T
And rather than covering someone else's reinterpretation (thinking that Valerie in the style of Amy, why bother? someone else done did do that already) find something completely out of style and funk it up - I'm thinking northern soul takes on Marilyn Manson (he butchered Tainted Love so why not repay the favour) or the Prodigy.
Not suggesting this one (cos Baby Charles beat you do it and did it) but here's a good example of the kind of genre bending I had in mind:
Closer to the 2-tone / ska feel, well kinda, well not really but Terry Hall (co)wrote it so the vibe's there. Anyway, a criminally under-remembered song that deserves to be heard more...
Might already have been done but hoe about Story of the Blues by Wah
Hey, I was gonna say Our Lips are Sealed!
How about this one? Fun for the vocalist...
Song to the Siren, done in a ska-pop-Bad Manners style.
Do you like Nile Rodgers? If so, you could build a diverse and funky set list that will get people's asses moving just from stuff he's played on or produced - open with Le Freak
- close with Get Lucky
in between you can have some fun:
We Are Family / He's the Greatest Dancer (could medley these Sister Sledge ones, if the singer can get anywhere them, maybe drop an octave and invent sludge-funk?)
Good Times
Upside Down
I'm Coming Out
Bowie's Let's Dance
Duran Duran's Notorious
Lose Yourself to Dance (although the vocals are pretty high on that one..)
Holy son of Fela! Just hit me that I've been waiting for a thread to share this tune!
Enjoy the video on some big speakers it's grin-inducing, gourd-shaking, afrobeat heaven. Drummer/beat is amazing, although props to Tony Allen for the original, he often nailed it *just* behind the beat in a way that made it indescribably danceable.
Newen Afrobeat w/Seun Kuti playing 'Opposite People' by Fela Kuti
