old people songs?

[psbassplayer]

hey i need ur help again. i'm going to an old folks home on friday and need songs that theyll like. doesnt matter the arrangement and pieces that are in it ill take care of that, anything will help. cause we all know that the most violent crowd is a bunch of angry old people.:thumb:

Peace

-psbass

[bottlerocket]

I'd play songs they'd be familiar with, like "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" with improvization, Beethoven's "Fur Elise," etc....you should play songs that everyone knows to be on the safe side. I'd go "Fur Elise" to be safe. :lol:

I think any solo bass piece would woo them, too, like "Potrait of Tracy" or "Donna Lee" by Jaco...I'd also play a funky slap song or something that's really groovy fingerstyle, just to sort of impress them and get them laughing.

In summation, play stuff everyone can be comfortable with. Good luck! :)

:thumb:

-Gav

[trumpeter]

don't play anything too heavy on the ears


and just have fun and be comfy...be on their level, don't be above them (physically and mentally)

[bottlerocket]

^ Or below them...they'll think he thinks they're all dumb. :lol:

:thumb:

-Gav

[JMDavis07]

grandma got ran over by a reindeer

[psbassplayer]

I'd play songs they'd be familiar with, like "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" with improvization, Beethoven's "Fur Elise," etc....you should play songs that everyone knows to be on the safe side. I'd go "Fur Elise" to be safe. :lol:

I think any solo bass piece would woo them, too, like "Potrait of Tracy" or "Donna Lee" by Jaco...I'd also play a funky slap song or something that's really groovy fingerstyle, just to sort of impress them and get them laughing.

In summation, play stuff everyone can be comfortable with. Good luck! :)

:thumb:

-Gav


thanks, that helps, i already know twinkle and fur elise, and i know amerika, i'll check into the others. and do u think foggy mountain breakdown is good?

Peace

-psbass

[darrell]

Who's playing? Just you on bass?

[Az_Holl]

Play a beatles song, all my grandparents love the beatles

[psbassplayer]

Who's playing? Just you on bass?

no, prolly another guitarist and maybe a guitarist/drummer.

[darrell]

Play a beatles song, all my grandparents love the beatles

:eek:





I like the Beatles.

[JMDavis07]

play south of heaven by slayer

lol

or some megadeth

[super deluxe]

Play some old jazz swingy standards, like Fly Me to the Moon.

[psbassplayer]

play south of heaven by slayer

lol

or some megadeth

they'll wrap their breathing tubes around our necks and strangle us or they'll kill each other in a mosh pit. yeah some slayer and megadeth, how bout some racer x too while im at it.:amaze:

[darrell]

Don't listen to JMDavis, lol. Play oldies... like Stand by Me or something. Do you have a singer?

[psbassplayer]

Don't listen to JMDavis, lol. Play oldies... like Stand by Me or something. Do you have a singer?

maybe a couple girls idk.

[Az_Holl]

:eek:





I like the Beatles.
So do I, im just saying that most old people like them.

[tim_commerfordism]

is this a joke? :confused:

:p

[TheClap]

maybe a couple girls idk.


Play some old jazz and some swing band stuff, then the original verison of tommy the cat by bob c o c k and the yellow sock. (still claypool just on upright its a pretty catch little tune) or some that uses the girls as backup singers to the instruments if they are there that is.

[Jimbobntnr]

http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/top40/1945.html

[psbassplayer]

is this a joke? :confused:

:p
no this is very serious, i think that the elderly have the ame right to be entertained as we do.:thumb:

Peace

-psbass

[psbassplayer]

http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/top40/1945.html

ha thanks, i had just looked at the top 40 from 1940.:thumb:

Pax

-psbass

[psbassplayer]

Play some old jazz and some swing band stuff, then the original verison of tommy the cat by bob c o c k and the yellow sock. (still claypool just on upright its a pretty catch little tune) or some that uses the girls as backup singers to the instruments if they are there that is.


idk but ill try it. maybe stray cat strut?:confused:

these smile things rock

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[Kayetan]

Play some old jazz swingy standards, like Fly Me to the Moon.
123

In the mood
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing (is that what it's called?), stuff like that.

[psbassplayer]

thanks to everyone who posted a reply, but i g2g and i wont be able to read any more of these tonight but if u send me a message via myspace.com, my profile is psbassplayer: www.myspace.com/psbassplayer

or email psbassplayer@hotmail.com

Pax

-psbass

[Radiobass81]

Play some old jazz swingy standards, like Fly Me to the Moon.
<3

That's the song that came to mind when I read the tittle.

This SCREAMS of stereotypes, though...

[wonder_steve]

Some motown would be cool. Bit of 'rescue me' or 'heard it on the grapevine', they are rather recognisable and easy to listen to.

[Mr. Pickle]

overjoyed

[PaulSimonon]

Play a nice somber dirge.



Look up a funeral march or two.
























I'm sorry in advance...

[m-dirnt_fan101]

play some ZZ top :thumb:

[Potatoe]

some old, folk-y things are good too! like "michal row your boat ashore", "this little light of mine"... ect. mabey bust out a ukulele(they were big in the 50s)

[Mein bass]

Dude.
Try what was big.
Rockabilly.
Some Elvis,Jerry Lee Lewis,Crickets ect.
They will love it.

[SEBBY]

I dont really see south of heaven as a heavy song, besides the singing of course

[Mein bass]

You realize how many funk singers actually screamed during songs?
Im sure old people could deal with some heavy stuff :p :chug:

[psbassplayer]

ok me n my friend on guitar played at the place for about an hour. half of them looked like they didnt know what was going on. the others just kind of liked it. we played some originals, jazz stuff, auld lang syne, i did a stu hamm solo, and amerika, it was ok. different than the stuff i usually do. i used my practice amp. its like 5 watts.

thanks to all that helped

Peace

-psbass

[rhcp pman]

Definitely definitely definitely Jaco Pastorius. I don't how good you are at bass, but Continuum is a very nice piece. As is Portrait Of Tracy.