[Harp-L] Oddball Covers

[Roscoharp@xxxxxxx]

Hey list,
   We do mostly original tunes, but the occasional oddball cover gets a lot 
of attention at clubs. We do a bluegrass version of a Snoop Dogg song, "Gin & 
Juice," that we somewhat stole arrangement-wise from a cool band called The 
Gourds. That's right, a 3rd generation cover of a cover. Anyway, we ALWAYS get a 
big crowd reaction from this tune. I still have never heard the original Snoop 
version, but in the clubs we play, everybody seems to know it & dig the 
bluegrass spin. The song toggles between the I & the IV chord so during a breakdown 
we insert well-known tunes that fit the chords. This weekend we did "You 
Can't Always Get What You Want", "Feelin' Allright", &  "For What It's Worth".  In 
college type clubs this tune is huge for us, & the greatest thing about it is 
that, used as a set opener, it really draws people to the band so we can 
slide our own stuff in.

WARNING: the song "Gin & Juice" is profane, misogynistic, glorifies dope, & 
is hilarious. It works in the clubs we play, it absolutely won't work 
everywhere.


Later,
Rosco
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