What songs to play at school talent show?

[carlos grijalva]

Hi, i just got in a band with a couple of friends and i really want to play stairway to heaven. Any other recommended songs from the 60's to now, that we can play? No instrumental guitar songs (satch, vai, etc.)

[merman_93]

I know you said no instrumentals but,..at my high school talent show, (Junior year 1980), we performed the Star Spangled Banner/Purple Haze/Jam Back at the House ala Woodstock Hendrix. Unfortunately, more of the Teachers liked it than the students, (one teacher said it was just like she remembered), as the students were more into Skynard and Hatchett.

[metalguitarist7778]

pantera always gets people excited

[mi2tom]

Purple Haze is good, and maybe some of deep purple's stuff, they ain't too hard

[carlos grijalva]

Hmmm, still thinking, maybe cowboys from hell, that'd be cool, anyways we still have like a month and a half till the talent show so no hurries.

[Dylan7620]

one of my favorite covers to play is van halen's panama.... it just always seems to get the party started, no matter how old you are. can't say enough good things about that tune

[carlos grijalva]

Ok so we have decided to play these 3:
power rangers (not joking)
Black Dog
Crazy Train

And we want to play another one, but a mellow one, like knocking on heaven's door or wish you were here.
I'm open for suggestions for the fourth song.

[mi2tom]

Originally Posted by carlos grijalva

Ok so we have decided to play these 3:
power rangers (not joking)
Black Dog
Crazy Train

And we want to play another one, but a mellow one, like knocking on heaven's door or wish you were here.
I'm open for suggestions for the fourth song.

Good choices, power rangers is cool too

[C.Thep]

Dont play stairway to heaven. Playing that song should be banned.

Guns n Roses is always a good option

[linthat22]

Originally Posted by metalguitarist7778

pantera always gets people excited

That's what I was gonna say, Mouth For War would be a goody.

[carlos grijalva]

Thanks but we're all set:
Power Rangers
Black Dog
Babe I'm Gonna Leave you
The Wicker Man
Still thinking, it's going to be a metallica song.

[Tom Gilroy]

All you need is.......BUUUUURN!


Deep Purple that is.

[King Knall]

What about Cheap Trick's I Wan't You To Want Me? That's always a fun song to play. Or maybe even Aces High by Maiden.

[OLIE_ROCKS_THE_80'S]

Originally Posted by carlos grijalva

Hi, i just got in a band with a couple of friends and i really want to play stairway to heaven. Any other recommended songs from the 60's to now, that we can play? No instrumental guitar songs (satch, vai, etc.)

Don't even try Stairway or Babe if you don't have a decent singer!!!

[andy7jem]

Originally Posted by Tom Gilroy

All you need is.......BUUUUURN!


Deep Purple that is.

Awesome song