What songs are staples in any local band's catalog?

I just heard "Enter Sandman" in the car and I was thinking about how I've seen at least 3 local bands here in Rochester play that song, and that it must be a popular choice for the local band circuits.

Do you have any other examples of songs that you think are widely chosen to be covered by the undiscovered talent out there?

conie - YOU ARE?!? That's awesome...we will REALLY be neighbors!

I don't hear many local bands playing covers, mostly it's original stuff. However, in different areas I've seen bar bands and they always seemed to play Brown Eyed Girl and Mustang Sally.

I saw The Rev HH in Rochester in October of '96. Damn good show. Otherwise that's all I know about it.

Edit: Yeah, I was driving a girl I was seeing back up to Syracuse from Utah (quite a trip). I enjoyed the area.

free bird

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yo this is like a big homecoming here... I'm from Syracuse man... and all we've got is cover bands... Rochester is a good town... dig the water st music hall...

good question.. i don't watch cover bands .. i just go see the original ones ... the song you speak of has always been a popular choice of bands even since it first came out... there is alot of undiscovered talent out there .. that is for sure ...

I would say most likely a Beatles song, not sure which ones though.

By the way, with your "R&P neighbors" question, I didnt know you lived in Rochester. I am going to be at RIT starting fall 08.

sarah- thanks! yup they got back to me in less than a week.
sookie- yay!!

In my school's Battle of the Bands, every year, Foxy Lady gets played at least twice.

conie: You know already? Congrats!

I've notice that bands in my area tend to play:
Dirty Water (Boston Your My Home....)
Any of the big Aerosmith tunes
Blue Moon seems to be a big one

It really just depends on what genre(s) the cover band either likes or wants to be perceived as, or just finds to be fun to play from a musicianship point of view

I wouldn't automatically pander to bar patrons, you could also introduce them to obscure stuff that is actually good