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From the bands point of view, the best way to accomplish this mission is to play songs that please the masses by picking tunes that most everybody knows and have proven to work well time and time again. This list is by no means official. I think its a fairly accurate representation of the songs youll hear most often in any nightclub with a live cover band in any city in this country. American Girl Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Featured in several feature films and covered by over two dozen major artists including Pearl Jam, Gin Blossoms, Matchbox Twenty, Def Leppard and Taylor Swift, Tom Pettys 1. Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry. The only one hit wonder band in the Top 1. Wild Cherry hit 1 on Billboards Hot 1. September 1. 8, 1. Singersongwriter Robert Parissi was inspired by the Ohio Players hit Fire and came up with the similar riff and groove. Today, it is THE most popular dancedisco song that you will hear being played by a live band. Summer of 6. 9 Bryan AdamsSummer of 6. June 1. 98. 5 and charted on the Billboard Hot 1. Regarding the songs seemingly double entendre theme, Adams has stated that the song was about sex, but also making love in the summertime. People of all ages sing along to this tune, even if theyre not aware that theyre doing it. Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison. From Wikipedia Brown Eyed Girl has remained a popular classic pop song that continues to be played regularly on many radio stations and is featured on the top ten list as one of the most played songs by DJs. It has been covered by hundreds of bands over the years and has earned many awards for Morrison. Ever since its release in 1. Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond. Although it was released over 4. Neil Diamonds platinum selling hit has become a cover band staple. Some years ago, bar patrons came up with a way to participate, chanting so good, so good, so good in the chorus after the lyric is sung, and the trend spread like wildfire. Nowadays, if the song isnt already a part of the bands set list, someone will inevitably request it. Jessies Girl Rick Springfield. Not many actors have been able to successfully juggle both a TV and music career, but Rick Springfield is an exception. Although he had been playing music for most of his life, Springfield broke out as a star as an actor on ABCs daytime soap opera General Hospital in 1. That same year, he released this single about unrequited love or lust which held the 1 spot on Billboards Hot 1. Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance. If there are girls in the crowd, this song will get them dancing on tables, or quite often, dancing on stage. Livin On A Prayer Bon Jovi. It was the second single off of Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovis third studio album. It was their second consecutive 1 hit. But most importantly, it was this song that took the band from opening act status to certifiable mega rockstars. With its sing along chorus and catchy guitar riff, Livin on a Prayer is THE song that today defines 8. Sweet Child O Mine Guns N Roses. It starts with one of the most recognizable guitar riffs in the history of rock and roll. Its a ballad yet it rocks. And chances are, you know every lyric and find yourself helplessly playing air guitar during Slashs iconic solo. This was the only 1 hit for Guns N Roses, and it also enjoyed major airplay on MTV in the Fall and Winter of 1. When a cover band wants a crowd to stick around, this is the song they play. Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd. Its a given to experience when working in a cover band. Papa Zola 5 Game'>Papa Zola 5 Game. Somebody almost always yells out FREEBIRD from the back of the room. But its this Skynyrd song that gets the most requests and play. Written and released in 1. Neil Youngs Southern Man and Alabama, Sweet Home Alabama reached 8 on the U. S. charts and remains the bands most enduring hit song. If you play in a cover band, you play this song. Period. 1. Dont Stop Believin Journey. Ive heard some emcees say There are two types of people in this world Journey fans. This is the grand daddy of em all. From the very first piano chord, you know where you are. Youve heard the song on the radio, at parties, on TV shows. This is the go to song when a band wants to get people jumping up and down and singing along. I can honestly say, after playing this song hundreds and hundreds of times, that I still love it.