Digital Music Front

I’ve recently been trying to expand my accoustic song book.  This is my book of now around 200 songs that all work on accoustic guitar.  Obviously there’s lots of folk and adult contemporary rock, along with the occasional heavier rock song that can be slowed down and made a bit more gentle.  However, I’m always on the lookout for new songs, especially what I call “campfire tracks”.  These are songs that, whilst not necessarily good, are well known and can make people sing along and laugh when you play them around the campfire.  Two good examples are Dennis Leary’s “Asshole” and George Michael’s “Faith”.  Faith is particularly fun because you can play the first two chords over and over, just being quiet in the corner whilst people are talking.  Then you can build it up and as soon as there’s a break in conversation you can break out with “WOULDN’T IT BE NICE”.  It usually gets the ha ha’s.

My lovely housemate gave me some recommendations this week.  So I can now announce that the following work on accoustic guitar and will be coming to a campfire near you soon (if you’re near me at a campfire…)

She’s a Lady – Tom Jones (this has an interesting amount of allusion to spousal abuse in it…)

Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue  (this actually sounds really nice)

Express Yourself – Madonna (this is there in a hope to get drunken females up and dancing, or at least men touching their feminine sides)

Like A Prayer – Madonna (This works *really* well)

I’ve also found “Solid Rock” by Goanna works pretty nice, and I’m also working on “Fuck You” by Lily Allen.