Good Songs?

Does anyone know any good covers for a gig at a local tavern?
I want somthing relitivly easy that lotsa people know
Any Suggestions???

Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones
Everyone knows that one!

what are you into? whats the crowd like?

My old band when we first started out did a bad cover of whole lot of love. AC/DC is good (bringing it back home to Australia?) like you shook me or the jack, back in black. smoke on the water and anything by Sabbath are pretty easy.

Unless you into acoustic jams then go with some old dead like ripple, box of rain, uncle johns band. maybe some dylan or beatles songs.

man i h8 tht song...i figure in aussy every 1 knows ac.dc, its easy and fun, what about an antham? like free bird, stairway to heaven or sweet child o' mine?

Anything by Bob Dylan.

Thanks everone
i'll listen to those songs and see what i like

Sweet home alabama? ;P

and one of my favorite is Roadhouse blues, im sure crowd love it!

Rawhide? xD

definately shook me all night long,highway to hell,back in black
rock n roll aint noise pollution.

my first was keep on rocking in the free world at a local open mic

EMB, I don't know if I'd recommend Free Bird... or Stairway... or Sweet Child of Mine. Those are all pretty complex if you're looking for something "relitivly easy that lotsa people know." However, "lotsa people" would know them, which is a plus.

well, it matters your experiance, id admit its hard to play free bird flawless, but stairway isnt tht hard, or sweet child, i can play both u just need a distortion pedal.

Funk 49 by the James Gang is a great song. good riffing and excellent drumming.

Stairway would probably be fine, as nothing but the solo is very challenging. But still, I would stay away from the other two. And again, this in the context of the song being relatively easy.

Louie Louie?

House of the Rising Sun?

This land is your land?

House of the Rising Sun would be a good choice. Bob Dylan's Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Closing Time by Semisonic. Over the Hills and Far Away would be a good one too, really fun song.

Just to diversify from the Rock and Folk songs listed, here are some relatively simple Jazz, Latin, and Funk songs, that are pretty recognizable:

Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
Tequila - Wes Montgomery
Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
Cissy Strut - The Meters

Here are some other good blues and folk songs:

When Love Comes To Town - B.B. King
The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King
After Midnight - J.J. Cale
Pride And Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan

After reading "Cissy Strut" from Foogered... I just thought of

"Her Strut" by Bob Seger

Crazy Train and Run To The Hills are what people will know if its a metal crowd you could go Black Dog my Zeppelin for a rock crowd or any Stevie Ray Vaughan for a blues atmosphere

Wow... that is the first time I have seen someone bring up Bob Seger other than myself. Props GB.

an old band i was in did an improvised cover of "smoke on the water" and crowd friggin loved it. so give that a try.

Another great Purple number that gets everyone on their feet is 'Black night'. It's easy to play (on all instruments) and it's great for soloing to. You can keep it rolling for as long as the crowd wants to listen!

Don't Fear the Peeper by Blue Oyster Cult.

or

I Want to Rock and Roll by Kiss.

ive heard some good acoustic covers of both.

The Trooper ~ Iron Maiden

Idk Anthem - Zebrahead
Infected - Bad Religion
Highway star - Deep Purple
Family reunion - blink 182 (c what reactions you get ;P)