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19th May 2009, 12:43 AM
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Songs about being in a band
As I've had Life's Been Been Good by Joe Walsh stuck in my head all day, feel free to add other songs that are all about the life or being a singer or in a band. Bonus points obviously if the song is rocking or has memorable lyrics. e.g. My Maserati does 185/ I lost my licence, now I don't drive and indeed just one of my favourite lines in any song "I can't complain but sometimes I still do."
I'll let in songs that comment on specific incidents in the band' s history like Complete Control by The Clash but really this is all about the generality. 
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#2
19th May 2009, 12:55 AM
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The song that comes immediately to mind for me is "I'm in the Band" by The Hellacopters from their album Rock & Roll is Dead.
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#3
19th May 2009, 01:37 AM
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We're an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad
Turn the Page by Bob Seger The Entertainer by Billy Joel Midnight Highway by Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush
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#5
19th May 2009, 03:31 AM
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It's not really about being in a band, but Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen has a line "I've been singing in my band, cross the water, cross the land".
Another one that comes to mind is Froggie by The Presidents of the USA.
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#8
19th May 2009, 04:48 AM
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I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band) by the Moody Blues.
Now I have an earworm.
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#12
19th May 2009, 06:38 AM
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A couple by John Entwistle:
Success Story Cell Number 7
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#14
19th May 2009, 07:38 AM
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Army by the Ben Folds Five:
...I dropped out and joined a band instead Grew a moustache and a mullet Got a job at chick-fil-a Citing artistic differences The band broke up in may And in june reformed without me And theyd got a different name I nuked another grandma's apple pie And hung my head in shame
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#15
19th May 2009, 07:52 AM
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Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
Shooting Star - Bad Company
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#17
19th May 2009, 09:30 AM
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Don't Start A Band - Reel Big Fish
Don't start a band No body wants to hear nobody understands Don't start a band You will be so damn terrible they'll all think your shitty Don't start a band Oh yea yea yea 'cause you wont get paid And you won't get laid And even if you make it All the way to MTV I don't think you could take it All the bullshit and the greed Everyone is so fake when they shake you hand And they kiss your ass 'cause then they get cash And the business end will turn every friend To an enemy oh you will see
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#18
19th May 2009, 09:32 AM
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Alexander's Ragtime Band - Irving Berlin
Come and listen to the wonderful sound, hear the music that is sweapin the town, You'll soon be tappin your feet to a new kind of beat that keeps u happy all day long i love to her that banjo strimmin eith to that bar, ragtime music is the greatest by far, so come and see, you'll soon agree they are best in the land. Come on lets give em a hand Come on and hear! Come on and hear! Al-ex-an-der's rag-time band! Come on and hear! Come on and hear! It's the best band in the land! They can play a bu-gle call like you nev-er heard be-fore So nat-u-ral that you want to go to war
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#19
19th May 2009, 10:02 AM
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Another one by The Presidents, We're Not Going To Make It:
We're not gonna make it Oh, no! We're not gonna make it Cause there's a million better bands with a million better songs Singers who can drum Singers who can sing
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#24
19th May 2009, 12:49 PM
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Wild Cherry - Play that Funky Music
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#25
19th May 2009, 01:11 PM
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Bandstarter, by Brainpool. A Swedish 90.s hit which is still quite catchy!
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#27
19th May 2009, 05:08 PM
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"(So You Wanna Be A) Rock and Roll Star" by the Byrds (and Tom Petty and Black Oak Arkansas)
"Rock And Roll Band" by Boston "Another Park, Another Sunday" - Doobie Brothers (I think. Is that right?) "Listen" - Chicago
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#28
19th May 2009, 05:41 PM
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Beth by Kiss
Beth I hear you calling But I can't come home right now Me and the boys are playing And we just can't find the sound Just a few more hours And I'll be back home to you......etc etc
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#29
19th May 2009, 06:27 PM
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Leader of the Band, Dan Fogelburp
Sort of.
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#30
20th May 2009, 07:58 AM
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Don't Ask Me No Questions - Lynyrd Synyrd
Well it's true I love the money and I love my brand new car I like drinkin' the best of whiskey and playing in a honky tonk bar But when I come off the road, well I just got to have my time 'cause I got to find a break in this action, else I'm gonna lose my mind
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#31
20th May 2009, 05:17 PM
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"Have A Cigar" - Pink Floyd, as well as big chunks of The Wall.
"The Load-Out Stay" - Jackson Browne "Talking Seattle Grunge Rock Blues" - Todd Snider (chorus)
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20th May 2009, 07:28 PM
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#33
20th May 2009, 07:59 PM
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Unprotected Sex With Multiple Partners - Against Me!
Searching for a Former Clarity - Against Me! Both on the same album, no less.
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#34
20th May 2009, 10:12 PM
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Band on the Run, Wings
Thank You For The Music, ABBA Dance To The Music, Sly and the Family Stone Get Happy, The Partridge Family Bang On the Drum All Day,Todd Rundgren Killing Me Softly, Lauryn Hill/Roberta Flack Into The Great Wide Open, Tom Petty Jukebox Hero, Foreigner Johnny B Goode, Chuck Berry
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#36
20th May 2009, 10:54 PM
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Wow, there are tons!
To add one more to my own OP, The Worst Band In The World by 10cc ("we've never done a day's work in our lives and our records sell in millions") from the album Sheet Music. Personal opnion is that 10cc used to be a really excellent band in this era before they lost their way. This song is also notable for being banned by the BBC for a word that wasn't actually said ("It's one thing to know it but another to admit/ we're the worst band in the world but we don't give a .....")
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#37
21st May 2009, 02:15 AM
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Oh, don't think I saw this one.
Takin' Care of Business by BTO
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#38
21st May 2009, 03:49 AM
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Freedom, George Michael.
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#39
21st May 2009, 04:11 AM
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You're No Rock N' Roll Fun by Sleater-Kinney
You're no rock n' roll fun like a party that's over before it's begun... Although the best man won't hang out with the girl band! Such Great Heights by, depending on how you look at it, either Iron and Wine or the Postal Service When you are out there on the road for Several weeks of shows and when you scan The radio, I hope this song will guide you home
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#40
21st May 2009, 08:25 AM
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Quote:
Ahh, you stole mine. Dr. Hook and the Medicine Men, please. But I thought of another one, Wasting Time, by Kid Rock. It's been a couple of months in this smokey room Eatin' shrooms, drinking Boone's Writin' tunes and hoping to get One of these motherfucking songs to hit Last edited by Khampelf; 21st May 2009 at 08:29 AM. Reason: Found one of my own.
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#41
21st May 2009, 09:04 AM
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Not rock - but "outlaw" country:
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? - Waylon Jennings Lord it's the same old tune, fiddle and guitar Where do we take it from here? Rhinestone suits and new shiny cars It's been the same way for years We need a change Somebody told me, when I came to Nashville Son you finally got it made Old Hank made it here, and we're all sure that you will But I don't think Hank done it this a-way I don't think Hank done it this a-way Ten years on the road, makin' one night stands Speedin' my young life away Tell me one more time just so's I'll understand Are your sure Hank done it this way? Did ol' Hank really do it this a-way? Lord I've seen the world, with a five piece band Looking at the back side of me Singing my songs, and one of his now and then But I don't think Hank done em this a-way I don't think Hank done it this a-way. Take it home.
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#42
21st May 2009, 10:48 AM
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"The Ballad of Hank Williams" by Hank Jr. and Don Helms
"Well, every song he made it went to number one, Y'all was workin' like hell and you was havin' fun We was ridin' every day and playin' every night And every 20 minutes some of us had a fight Now, Daddy he was makin' money hand over fist, And y'all was getting' screwed but you wasn't getting kissed Yeah, I told him to pass a little bit around But he said he'd rather send it to his folks in Alabam'"
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#44
21st May 2009, 11:28 PM
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Ball of Confusion, Love & Rockets/The Temptations
The Beat Goes On, Sonny & Cher Ballroom Blitz, Sweet Mr Tambourine Man, Bob Dylan/The Byrds Green Tambourine, The Lemon Pipers Guitarzan, Ray Stevens Smoke On The Water, Deep Purple
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#45
22nd May 2009, 03:16 AM
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A favourite of mine is Joe's Garage by Frank Zappa from the rock opera of the same name. Always gets my foot tapping.
We could jam in Joe's Garage His mama was screamin' His dad was mad We was playin' the same old song In the afternoon 'n' sometimes we would Play it all night long It was all we knew, 'n' easy too So we wouldn't get it wrong All we did was bend the string like...
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#46
22nd May 2009, 08:25 AM
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Unless you mean a band of primates...
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22nd May 2009, 12:41 PM
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22nd May 2009, 12:42 PM
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