Preparations For The Return Of The Live Experience...

So after a hiatus of a few years(!) I want to go out and play live again. Found some other musicians who are prepared to join me on stage. We are now building the set list for future live gigs. The concerts will be based on an unplugged set up but we have already strayed from The True Path... ;) The instruments that we will use now consist of drums, percussion, acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and piano. And maybe, JuuuUUusssTT maybe I can get my girlfriend to join in on transverse flute for 'Duncan' otherwise I'll have to bring the smallest synthesizer I have(that would be a very rare Roland JV30) and play it with my right big toe. My girlie loves Paul Simon though, so perhaps we stand a chance of convincing her to play along.

We hope to start somewhere in September or October 2011.

The set list so far :

- Bruce Cockburn - If I had a rocket launcher
    
- Cat Power - Rambling (Wo-)Man

- Chris Cornell - Billie Jean

- Crowded House - Weather With You

- Jim Croce - You Don't Mess Around With Jim

- Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire

- Melissa Etheridge - Bring Me Some Water

- Paul Carrack - Dedicated

- Paul Simon - Duncan

- Razorlight - America

- Rory Block - Lovin' Whiskey

- Supertramp - Give A Little Bit / The Logical Song

- The BeeGees - Staying Alive

- The Church - Under The Milky Way

- Tracy Chapman - Mountains O' Thing

- Timmie Thomas/Sade - Why Can't We Live Together

What are you playing now?

Billy Bragg - Leroy Stubb's Tears

With the money from her accident
She bought herself a mobile home
So at least she could get some enjoyment
Out of being alone
No one could say that she was left up on the shelf
It's you and me against the World kid she mumbled to herself

When the world falls apart some things stay in place
Levi Stubbs' tears run down his face

She ran away from home with her mother's best coat
She was married before she was even entitled to vote
And her husband was one of those blokes
The sort that only laughs at his own jokes
The sort that war takes away
And when there wasn't a war he left her anyway

Norman Whitfield and Barratt Strong
Are here to make right everything that's wrong
Holland and Holland and Lamont Dozier too
Are here to make it all okay with you


One dark night he came home from the sea
And put a hole in her body where no hole should be
It hurt her more to see him walking out the door
And though they stitched her back together they left her heart in pieces on the
floor


When the world falls apart some things stay in place
She takes off the Four Tops tape and puts it back in its case
When the world falls apart some things stay in place
Levi Stubbs' tears...


Cat Power - Rambling Woman

Well I love you baby
But you got to understand
When the Lord made me
He made a ramblin' woman
He made me, he made me

Some folks
Some folks might say that I’m no good
That I wouldn’t settle down but if I only could
I love to see the towns go crawlin' by
There's something I’ve got to do
Before I die

I love you baby
But you got to understand
When the Lord made me
He made a ramblin' woman
He made me, He made me

Some people say
That I do just fine
Cause I hear sweet song
Moving down the line
And when that old southern train comes calling me
There's something over the hill
I just got to see

Well I love you
I love you baby
But you've got to understand
When the Lord made me
He made me
He made a ramblin' woman
He made me, He made me

Now when I'm gone
When I'm gone and at my grave you stand
Just say God called home your ramblin' woman

I love you
I love you baby
But you've got to understand
He made me, a ramblin' woman
He made me


Kenny Rankin - Haven't We Met?

I've ordered some rain for tomorrow
The sky will be sunny but wet
And out of nowhere you're suddenly there
And i say yeah pardon me haven't we met?

I've ordered some sunshine with showers
And i've got my scenery set
Right there with a thump our umbrellas gonna bump
And i say yeah yeah pardon me haven't we met?

Accidents can happen
And into one i'm gonna slide
There's a good chance to get my hands
On a little romance when two hearts collide

And i know that's just how it happened
When romeo met juliet
Somewhere i've read that old romeo said
pardon me haven't we met?

And i know that's just how it happened
When romeo met juliet
Somewhere i've read that old romeo said
pardon me oh he said pardon me
He said pardon me haven't we met?


Kenny Rankin - In The Name Of Love

What Burns And Glows Without Flame
What Is A Rose Without Any Rain
What Brings A Smile That Only Lasts A Little While
And Makes Me Cry Without Shame

Well Now How Can You Please Me
Torture And Tease Me
Do It In The Name Of Love

Don't You Know How To Be Nice
You Leave Me Without Thinkin' Twice
You're Warm Like An Oven
Only When You Want My Lovin'
Then You Go From Fire To Ice

Well Now How Can You Please Me
Torture And Tease Me
Do It In The Name Of Love

Am I Comin'
Am I Goin'
I Got No Way Of Knowin' Your Mine
You Make Me Rise And You Make Me Fall
You Make Me Stumble, Stumble, Stumble, Stumble And Fall
Baby Get With It
Come On Admit It
Whisper To Me If You Don't Really Love Me Anymore

How Can You Please Me
Torture And Tease Me
Do It In The Name Of Love

You Make Me Rise And You Make Me Fall
You Make Me Stumble, Stumble, Stumble, Stumble And Crawl
Baby Get With It
Come On Admit It
Whisper To Me If You Don't Really Love Me Anymore

How Can You Please Me
Torture And Tease Me
Do It In The Name Of Love
Do It In The Name Of Love
Do It In The Name Of Love
Do It In The Name Of Love
Do It In The Name Of Love
Do It In The Name Of Love


The late great Tommy Bolin - Gypsy Soul

We talked for hours of the travels
And all the beauty you had seen.
The south of France where the spring is beginning,
Sunset on the Thames from the village green.
We rolled on and on through the pages,
Of the books you'd taken from the shelf.
Unfamiliar faces and forgotten places,
Landscapes green and rich in wealth.

You've got a gypsy soul, and you love to wander.
Coast to coast to the Canadian border.
In the summer sun, yeah, yeah.

From my window you saw the ocean,
And all the changes that has been.
The south of France where the spring is beginning,
Sunset on the Thames from the village green.


Martha Wainwright - Bloody Motherfucking Asshole

Poetry is no place for a heart that's a whore
And I'm young & I'm strong
But I feel old & tired
Overfired

And I've been poked & stoked
It's all smoke, there's no more fire
Only desire
For you, whoever you are
For you, whoever you are

You say my time here has been some sort of joke
That I've been messing around
Some sort of incubating period
For when I really come around
I'm cracking up
And you have no idea

No idea how it feels to be on your own
In your own home
with the fucking phone
And the mother of gloom
In your bedroom
Standing over your head
With her hand in your head
With her hand in your head

I will not pretend
I will not put on a smile
I will not say I'm all right for you
When all I wanted was to be good
To do everything in truth
To do everything in truth

Oh I wish I wish I wish I was born a man
So I could learn how to stand up for myself
Like those guys with guitars
I've been watching in bars
Who've been stamping their feet to a different beat
To a different beat
To a different beat

I will not pretend
I will not put on a smile
I will not say I'm all right for you
When all I wanted was to be good
To do everything in truth
To do everything in truth

You bloody mother fucking asshole
Oh you bloody mother fucking asshole
Oh you bloody mother fucking asshole
Oh you bloody mother fucking asshole
Oh you bloody mother fucking asshole
Oh you bloody...

I will not pretend
I will not put on a smile
I will not say I'm all right for you
For you, whoever you are
For you, whoever you are
For you, whoever you are


Randy Newman - It's Money That I Love

I don't love the mountains
And I don't love the sea
And I don't love Jesus
He never done a thing for me
I ain't pretty like my sister
Or smart like my dad
Or good like my mama

It's Money That I Love
It's Money That I Love

They say that's money
Can't buy love in this world
But it'll get you a half-pound of cocaine
And a sixteen-year old girl
And a great big long limousine
On a hot September night
Now that may not be love
But it is all right

One, two
It's Money That I Love
Wanna kiss you Three, four
It's Money That I Love
Used to worry about the poor

But I don't worry anymore
Used to worry about the black man
Now I don't worry about the black man
Used to worry about the starving children of India
You know what I say about the starving children of India ?
I say, "Oh mama"

It's Money That I Love
It's Money That I Love
It's Money That I Love

On this beautiful Saturday afternoon...

There must be music!

Donald Fagen - I.G.Y.
Donald Fagen - The Goodbye Look
Donald Fagen - The New Frontier
Donald Fagen - Walk Between The Raindrops


Don Henley - Not Enough Love In The World
Don Henley - Building The Perfect Beast


Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin'


Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
Duran Duran - Wild Boys


The Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life




Al Stewart - Merlin's Time


The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
The Beatles - For No One




Al Stewart - Almost Lucky


Gerry Rafferty - Get It Right Next Time


Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

TBC...

Music tonight...

A bit of what used to be...

Tears for Fears - Advice for the young at heart
The Hollies - He ain't heavy, he's my brother
A-Ha - Hunting High and Low


Bonnie Tyler & Todd Rundgren - Lovin' you's a dirty job(but somebody's got to do it)
Linda Ronstadt - Tracks of my Tears
Jim Croce - You don't mess around with Jim


Carpenters - Rainy days and mondays
Gilber O' Sullivan - We Will
Cher -Walking in Memphis
Cat Power - Ramblin' Woman
Robert Cray - Right Next Door
John Lee Hooker - The Healer

Music on a relaxed saturday

Another fine saturday, let the music play!

Alan Parsons Project

- Inside Looking Out
- Paseo De Gracia

Genesis

- Ripples
- Dancing With The Moonlit Knight
- The Musical Box

UK

- Carrying No Cross
- Rendez Vous 6:02

Camel - Never Let Go

Caravan - The Show Of Our Lives

David Bowie - Warszawa

Emerson Lake & Palmer - The Only Way

For Absent Friends - Each And Every Day

Gentle Giant - In A Glass House

Greenslade
- Waltz For A Fallen Idol
- The Ass's Ears

Jethro Tull - Aqualung

Jon and Vangelis - Each And Every Day


TBC...

Setlist Wednesday December 9th

And On It Goes

Chris Cornell : Billy Jean(live)
Caravan : The Show Of Our Lives
Counting Crows : Hard Candy
Harry Chapin : W.O.L.D.(live at 'The Bottom Line')

Hall & Oates : 

Wait For Me
Open All Night

Gruppo Sportivo : Armee Monica

Gentle Giant : In A Glass House
808 State : Mozes
Adam F. : The Tree Knows Everything
Bruce Springsteen : Growin' Up(demo version from 'Tracks')

Dave Matthews Band :

Cortez The Killer
All Along The Watchtowe l r



Developing...

Setlist Saturday december 5th

Peter Gabriel :

Mercy Street
Red Rain
In Your Eyes


Paul Simon :

Graceland
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Feet
Under African Skies



The Alan Parsons Project :

You Won't Be There
Step By Step
You Lie Down With Dogs(You Get Up With Flees)
Ammonia Avenue
I Don't Want To Go Home
The Turn Of A Friendly Card
Nothing Left To Lose
The Turn Of A Friendly Card(Finale)


Saint Etienne    : Side Streets
Jamie Cullum   : Twentysomething
James Blunt     : Same Mistake
Razorlight         : America
Al Stewart         : Merlin's Time
Cat Stevens      : My Lady D'Arbanville


Al Stewart :

Running Man
Time Passages


Peter Skellern                 : You're A Lady
Sammy Davis Jr.            : Mr. Bojangles
Steely Dan                       : Time Out Of Mind
Supertramp                     : From Now On
Fairport Convention       : Fotheringay
Rush                                : Tears
Fairport Convention       : Who Knows Where The Time Goes
King Crimson                 : Epithaph
Renaissance                   : Northern Lights
UK                                   : Rendez Vous 6:02

Jeff  Wayne                    :


Forever Autumn
The Spirit Of man

PS : I can recommend the 2002 remix of the album. Rarely have I heard such a positive difference compared to the original.

Supertramp                    :


Surely
It's A Long Road
Aubade and I Am Not Like Other Birds Of Prey
Words Unspoken
Maybe I'm A Beggar
Home Again
Nothing To Show
Shadow Song
Try Again
Surely(II)
Aries
A Soapbox Opera

(This is almost all very old Supertramp before they became famous. And it is GOOD! Hippies!!)



Al Stewart                  : Year Of The Cat(Live)
10CC                          : The Things We Do For Love
10CC                          : I'm Mandy Fly Me

Bruce Cockburn       : If I had A Rocket Launcher
RUSH                         : 2112

developing...

Setlist Saturday 28 November 2009

Al Stewart :

Time Passages
 A Small Fruit Song
 Life In Dark Water
Clifton In The Rain
Timeless Skies
Running Man

Chris DeBurgh :

Broken Wings
Crusader

Chris Rea :

Fool If You Think It's Over
Road To Hell - Part II

Genesis :

You Might Recall
Me And Virgil
Evidence Of Autumn

Easy Star All Stars :

With A Little Dub From My Friends
A Dub In The Life

Maybe there still is room for an internet radio station for old people...? ;)

Nena : 99 Luftballons

"99 Jahre Krieg
Liessen keinen Platz fuer Sieger
Kriegsminister gibt es nicht mehr
Und auch keine Duesenflieger
Heute zieh ich meine Runden
Seh die Welt in Truemmern liegen
Hab' nen Luftballon gefunden
Denk' an Dich und lass' ihn fliegen"

Setlist Saturday 21/11/2009

As a reminder I sometimes publish the setlists of the music I DJ, both at venues as well as at home. This one is from home...

Al Stewart - Midas Shadow / Broadway Hotel / On Stage Before
Buckingham/Nicks - Without A Leg To Stand On
Camel - Never Let Go
Camel - Echoes (Rock on!)
Camel - Ice
Eric Clapton - Layla
Eric Clapton - Forever Man (How come you don't hear ThAt song on the radio anymore?)
Dire Straits - Down To The Waterline
Dire Straits - Once Upon A Time In The West
Roy Buchanan - Sweet Dreams
Jool Holland And His Rhythm And Blues Showband Featuring Ronnie Wood - Ooh La La

A little practice as I have just been asked to spin some platters in Cafe Kwatro. Has to be 'blues'... Ok!

Stuff people will hear tonight :

Gary Moore
Eric Clapton
Roy Buchanan
Steve Earle
Bad Company
Robert Johnson
John Martyn
Joe Walsh
Solomon Burke
Johnny Guitar Watson

and so on and so on...


*** Slight update***

Not me, I'm letting my girlie have this gig. She has almost everything I have in Spades anyway, especially the Blues.

Although Solomon Burke & Eric Clapton sound perfectly fine to me at the moment. Nope, nothing wrong with them...

And now for Wishbone Ash - Jail Bait!

Setlists

Setlist for tonight@home...

1. Utopia - Alone
2. Utopia - I Just Want To Touch You
3. Utopia - Crystal Ball
4. Utopia - Where Does The World Go To Hide
5. Utopia - Silly Boy
6. Utopia - That's Not Right
7. Utopia - Take It Home
8. Utopia - Hoi Poloi
9. The Tubes - Don't Want To Wait Anymore
10. Tangerine Dream - Mojave Plain(Part I)
11. Tangerine Dream - No Man's Land
12. Tangerine Dream - Kiew Mission
13. Tangerine Dream - Cloudburst Flight
14. Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure
15. Tangerine Dream - Rubycon(The Decision)
16. Razorlight - America
17. James Blunt - Same Mistake
18. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
19. Paul McCartney - Silly Love Songs
20. Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights
21. Paul Young - Where ever I Lay My Hat
22. Laurie Anderson - Oh Superman(for Massenet)
23. Prefab Sprout - Desire As
24. The Bangles - Be With You
25. The FixX - Sign Of Fire
26. Radiohead - 15 Steps
27. The Corrs - Old Town