Michael Forbes “Explosion” Songlist (in categories)
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Oldies/Classic Rock

 

 

American Girl Tom Petty
Bad Case of Loving You Robert Palmer
Birthday Beatles
Black Magic Woman Santana
Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Brown Sugar Rolling Stones
Cherry, Cherry Neil Diamond
Evil Ways Santana
Give Me Three Steps Leonard Skynard
Gimme Some Lovin' Spencer Davis
Going Up the Country Canned Heat
Honky Tonk Woman Rolling Stones
I Melt with You Modern English
Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
Jumpin’ Jack Flash Rolling Stones
Keep Your Hands to Yourself Georgia Satellite
Let’s Dance David Bowie
Love Me Two Times Doors
Mack the Knife Bobby Darin (Start on Bb for 2
x then up a semitone every verse.)
Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf
Maneater Hall and Oats
Mary Jane’s Last Dance Tom Petty
Margaritaville JimmyBuffet
Miss You Rolling Stones
Modern Love David Bowie
Money Pink Floyd
Mony, Mony Tommy James in F
My Girl Temptations
Old Time Rock 'N' Roll Bob Seger in D
Oye Como Va Santana
Roadhouse Blues Doors
Rock Around The Clock Bill Haley
Rockin' Robin Bobby Day
Route 66 Rolling Stones
Run Around Sue Dion
Satisfaction Rolling Stones
Secret Agent Man Johnny Rivers
Slow Down Beatles
Suffrajette City David Bowie
Surfin' U.S.A. Beach Boys
Susie Q CCR
Suspicious Minds Elvis
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Sweet Home Chicago Blues Bothers E (if your sing it)
Take It Easy ` Eagles
Taking Care of Business Bachman Turner Overdrive
The Letter Joe Cocker
Time Pink Floyd (Don’t worry if you don’t know it already)
Treat Her Right Roy Head
Twist and Shout Beatles
Unchain My Heart Joe Cocker
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd (Don’t worry if you don’t know it already)
Wooly Bully Sam the Sham
You Can Leave Your Hat On Joe Cocker

Rhythm n’ Blues

Dancing in the Street Martha Reeves & Vandelles (in C with Mustang Sally. Learn bridge)
I Feel Good Wilson Pickett
Knock On Wood Blues Brothers
Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
Shot Gun Jr. Walker & the All Stars in E
What Does It Take Jr. Walker & the All Stars (Gm FMAJ7 and C on bar 8)

80’s

Baker Street Jerry Rafferty
Bad Case of Loving You Robert Palmer
Brick House Commodores
Down Under Men at Work
Get Down Tonight Wild Cherry
Jenny, Jenny (867-5309) Tommy Twotone
Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
Pink Cadillac/Pink Panther/Peter Gunn Bruce Springsteen
Rebel Yell Billy Idol
Rock This Town Stray Cats
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Clash
What I Got Sublime
What I Like About You Romantics
White Wedding Billy Idol
Who Can It Be? Men at Work


90’s & 2000’s

The Middle Jimmy Eat World
Kryptonite 3 Doors Down
Smooth Santana
Uptown Funk Mark Ronson
Just Like Heaven The Cure

Saxophone Instrumentals

Europa Gato Barbieri (Hold Gm for intro then Cm7 / F7 / BbMAJ7 /EbMAJ7 / Gm / repeat many times)
Tequila Champs / F Eb / for 16 bars the / Abdim F / 3X then GGGGGGC
Peter Gunn Theme Henry Mancini
Pink Panther Henry Mancini

Flute Instrumentals

Bourree Jethro Tull if you can I will email chart. Learn it for Glenn Cornick’s funeral?

Guitar Instrumentals

Wipeout Surfin’ Sufaris

Jethro Tull Tribute Set List

1. Teacher (Would be fun)
2. Living In the Past Optional
3. Bungle In The Jungle Optional
4. Aqualung (Can you remember the kick ass solo?) Rico will need to practice as well so let me know. Of course Dave know every lick. Last set first song!)