Campfire Sing-a-long songs

[sunvalleylaw]

Heading out next month to family camp at the beach like we do every year. Though typically there is a burn ban on when we get there anymore (outside fo Seattle, and by that time in the summer, fire and air quality issues), we still sit around on the porch at night and do some git playing and singalong stuff. The songs usually are along the lines of Cat Stevens, Neil Young, American Pie, maybe Bare Naked Ladies (If I had a million dollars), Shake it Up Baby, stuff like that. I want to bring a coupla new songs this year ready to go. One I was thinking of that seems to have lots of playing possibilities is this:

Rainbow song:



G.Love is coming here in a few weeks by the way. :AOK:



And for later at night when things are more sarcastic:



I love this vid, though that one chord sounds funny to me. This was a law school late night anthem.

Can anyone suggest a couple others? David Algonquin was working on some acoustic Beatles that might be good, and I would like to learn more that folks might like to sing along to. Thus, they should be songs folks know, or can pick up quickly. I might be stretching it with the above, but I still want to learn them anyway.

 

[Heywood Jablomie]

Moonshadow

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Yep, that is one of the Cat/Yusuf ones, along with Wild World, already in resident git player's (my buddy Dave has done it for years) mix. I am going to learn his mix along the lines as I noted above, and would like to bring some new stuff.

 

[Heywood Jablomie]

Anything by Jimmy Buffett. I wasn't much of a JB fan until I started jamming with a new friend a couple years ago, and he's a big JB fan. His lyrics are just excellent and the songs easy to learn.

 

[tunghaichuan]

Anything by Jimmy Buffett. I wasn't much of a JB fan until I started jamming with a new friend a couple years ago, and he's a big JB fan. His lyrics are just excellent and the songs easy to learn.

My wife's a big JB fan. She dragged me to a concert against my better judgement, and I had a great time. He puts on a great show and looks like he's having blast. The drunken dumba$$es in the audience were entertaining as well.

tung

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Anything by Jimmy Buffett. I wasn't much of a JB fan until I started jamming with a new friend a couple years ago, and he's a big JB fan. His lyrics are just excellent and the songs easy to learn.

Hmm, I already know Maragritaville, and (one of the first songs I learned), and Brown Eyed Girl (I know it is VanMorrison)and I like some other JB a lot. Son of a Son, maybe Fins, Cowboy in the Jungle, (that one is harder for singalong, no one knows the words). Yeah, those are good easy ones to add for sure. I also want to add a few that get me out of the Buffett/Van DDUUD strumming patterns. Maybe a coupla Beatles or an acoustic blues too.

Good suggestions so far.

The drunken dumba$$es in the audience were entertaining as well.

tung

Sir, I believe you mean "Parrotheads"!

 

[piebaldpython]

Sing-along, huh?? How about Teach Your Children by CSN&Y?? The boys have lots of good songs. The EAGLES (the group, not the IGGLES football team; ) have lots of good tunes you can warble to.

Wait a week and PM Shiner and CB as they are probably singing all over Bermuda this week. They should have lots of good suggestions. :beer:

 

[sunvalleylaw]

CSNY is good, though I will have to sing an octave down. I have to do sing low on NY stuff too. I know some Eagles already too. (Peaceful Easy Feeling) Better dust that one off.

 

[Spudman]

Row Your Boat
1. House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
2. Let It Be - The Beatles
3. Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
4. Time of your Life - Green Day
5. Blowin’ in the Wind - Bob Dylan
6. Our House - Crosby, Still Nash & Young
7. Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House
8. Something Inside so Strong - Labi Siffre
9. Love Song - The Cure
10. True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
11. Hotel California -The Eagles
12. In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
13. Leaving On A Jet Plane - Frank Sinatra
14. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte
15. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
16. Hallelujah - John Cale
17. Working Class Hero - John Lennon
18. Take me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
19. Wandering Star - Lee Marvin
20. California Dreamin’ - The Mamas and the Papas
21.Redemption Song - Joe Strummer & Johnny Cash
22. Talkin’ About a Revolution - Tracy Chapman
23. Daydream Believer - The Monkees
24. Down in Albion - Baby Shambles
25. Forever In Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond
26. Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young
27. Come As You Are - Nirvana
28. (Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
29. Baby, I Love your Way - Peter Frampton
30. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
31. Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
32. King of the Road - The Proclaimers
33. Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
34. Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
35. Vincent - Don McLean
36. Handbags and Gladrags - Rod Stewart
37. Wonderwall - Ryan Adams
38. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - Sacha Distel
39. New Slang - The Shins
40. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
41. There is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
42. Grazed Knees - Snow Patrol
43. Lost In Hollywood - System of a Down
44. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations
45. Africa - Toto
46. Handle with Care - Traveling Wilburys
47. All I Want Is You - U2
48. Island in the Sun. - Weezer
49. She’s Not There - The Zombies
50. There She Goes - The Las

 

[Spudman]

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