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didn't want to hijack the "what are you learning thread"

suggestions for easy singalong songs for the guitar, that most people would know. cheesier the better.

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Jimmy Buffett is as mediocre a musician as they come. Cheesy as hell, too. You might want to start with his catalogue.

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Brown Eyed Girl, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Crash Into Me

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Weezer - "Buddy Holly", "Sweater Song"

Bloodhound Gang - "Fire, Water, Burn"

Jack Johnson - "Flake" (J.J. has a unique, rhythmic strumming style... takes some practice to learn but definitely worth it.)

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Poison - Every Rose has it's thorn. Easy and Cheesy.

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Anything by Creedence.

A lot of Skynyrd (i.e. Sweet Home Alabama, Gimme 3 steps)

Quite a few Beatles tunes are easy enough to strum chords to.

90% of Bon Jovi songs translate well to acoustic (if they aren't already acoustic songs like Wanted..). You need some pipes for the good ones tho.

Check out the tab finder at ultimate-guitar.com, print some off (copy and paste to notepad, first) and you'll be in good shape. The key is to pick songs that everyone can sing, or at least sing along with.

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American Pie - Don McLean
Don't Look Back in Anger and Wonderwall - Oasis
Alive - Pearl Jam
The Hook, Run Around - Blue Traveller

You were meant for me - Jewel (big hit if there are girls who like to sing). In the right crowd the same can be said for I'm the One who Wants to Be With You by Mr. Big.

I'll post again if I think of some more.

edit: Also, it's not imperative that everyone in the group knows all the words to the verses, as long as you learn all the words so that you can carry the song through the parts that people tend to forget. All they need is to be able to belt out the chorus with you and pick and choose on the verses they remember.

edit2: thought of a few more

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Free Fallin' - Tom Petty (vocals might be a stretch)
Last Dance with Mary Jane - Tom Petty

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Walking After Midnight by Patsy Cline is really easy. The lyrics are easy too. I think Willie Nelson wrote it.

And what's that song by the White Stripes that was the theme to Napoleon Dynamite? Jack Johnson covered it on the Curious George soundtrack. I forget the name but that's an easy one too.

There's lots of Johnny Cash that's easy too. And especially popular now that his biographical movie was such a big hit.

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You were meant for me - Jewel (big hit if there are girls who like to sing). In the right crowd the same can be said for I'm the One who Wants to Be With You by Mr. Big.



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mmmmmm.....fat middle aged house wives with big hair

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You were meant for me - Jewel (big hit if there are girls who like to sing). In the right crowd the same can be said for I'm the One who Wants to Be With You by Mr. Big.



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mmmmmm.....fat middle aged house wives with big hair

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lol believe it or not my sister-in-law has two fairly hot 23-year-old friends who know and love this song. I don't know how it happened.

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Walking After Midnight by Patsy Cline is really easy. The lyrics are easy too. I think Willie Nelson wrote it.

And what's that song by the White Stripes that was the theme to Napoleon Dynamite? Jack Johnson covered it on the Curious George soundtrack. I forget the name but that's an easy one too.

There's lots of Johnny Cash that's easy too. And especially popular now that his biographical movie was such a big hit.

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we're going to be friends is the white stripes songs. know this one and brown eye girl.

what's the tom petty song that has the line "so let's get to the point, let's roll another joint" or something like. that seems like a good campfire song.

also, any easy 80s song suggestions would be good.

p.s. thanks for the suggestions so far.

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neil young - keep on rocking in the free world

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80s:

"Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns N Roses
"Master of Puppets" - Metallica
"Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Suffragette City - Bowie
Fight For Your Right (To Party)- Beastie Boys

These are all great campfire songs

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'what's the tom petty song that has the line "so let's get to the point, let's roll another joint"'

you don't know how it feels

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"Master of Puppets" - Metallica

These are all great campfire songs

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you lost me here.

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'what's the tom petty song that has the line "so let's get to the point, let's roll another joint"'

you don't know how it feels

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thank you sir.

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Pink Floyd: Mother, Wish You Were Here

Tom Petty: Breakdown

Joe Walsh: World of illusion, Life's been good, Rocky Mountain Way

Zevon: Lawyers, guns, and money; Mr. Bad Example

Led Zep: over the hills and far away, tangerine, hey hey what can I do

Marley: redemption song

All easy and worth a sing along.

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The theme of Sealab 2021.

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I got your cheese right here:

Layla - Clapton
Country Roads - John Denver
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson

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Wow, most of these songs are not easy if you want it to sound ANYTHING like the original (Crash by DMB?). Ease & fun:

Brown Eyed Girl
Wish you were here
Hey Joe
any Sublime song
any Jack Johnson song
Waste
Beer

My suggestion would be to just look up guitar tabs online and find the matching words and make what you like work.

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Wow, most of these songs are not easy if you want it to sound ANYTHING like the original (Crash by DMB?). Ease & fun:

Brown Eyed Girl
Wish you were here
Hey Joe
any Sublime song
any Jack Johnson song
Waste
Beer

My suggestion would be to just look up guitar tabs online and find the matching words and make what you like work.

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Santaria on just one lone acoustic guitar doesn't sound that great. Was gonna second Wish you were Here, although I can't imagine there's anyone left in the world who isn't sick of that song.

Crash by Dave Matthews has an acoustic version that should be easily duplicated.

The best songs are simple, oft-repeating and filled with boisterous vocals so people can really belt them out. I love playing and singing Dashboard Confessional songs personally.

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Wow, most of these songs are not easy if you want it to sound ANYTHING like the original (Crash by DMB?). Ease & fun:

Brown Eyed Girl
Wish you were here
Hey Joe
any Sublime song
any Jack Johnson song
Waste
Beer

My suggestion would be to just look up guitar tabs online and find the matching words and make what you like work.

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Santaria on just one lone acoustic guitar doesn't sound that great. Was gonna second Wish you were Here, although I can't imagine there's anyone left in the world who isn't sick of that song.

Crash by Dave Matthews has an acoustic version that should be easily duplicated.

The best songs are simple, oft-repeating and filled with boisterous vocals so people can really belt them out. I love playing and singing Dashboard Confessional songs personally.

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i've held my tongue long enough. please stop suggesting dave matthew and jack johnson songs. i would kill myself if i ever knew one.

also, no more obscure songs that no one will know. i know plenty of those. i want songs people will want to sing along to.

tyvm

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Maggie May - Rod Stewart

Signs - Tesla

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If you want to get with a Korean girl, learn More Than Words by Extreme.

Best Friend's Girl by The Cars

Hey Jude

Let It Be

Dead Flowers

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whoever is suggesting dashboard confessional: we don't need to know what you guys do down at the bathhouse, don't ask don't tell ok thanks

as for OP:

'fools rush in' is a guaranteed panty dropper son. so is 'purple rain,' and both of those are easy as hell

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Wow, most of these songs are not easy if you want it to sound ANYTHING like the original (Crash by DMB?). Ease & fun:

Brown Eyed Girl
Wish you were here
Hey Joe
any Sublime song
any Jack Johnson song
Waste
Beer

My suggestion would be to just look up guitar tabs online and find the matching words and make what you like work.

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Santaria on just one lone acoustic guitar doesn't sound that great. Was gonna second Wish you were Here, although I can't imagine there's anyone left in the world who isn't sick of that song.

Crash by Dave Matthews has an acoustic version that should be easily duplicated.

The best songs are simple, oft-repeating and filled with boisterous vocals so people can really belt them out. I love playing and singing Dashboard Confessional songs personally.

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i've held my tongue long enough. please stop suggesting dave matthew and jack johnson songs. i would kill myself if i ever knew one.

also, no more obscure songs that no one will know. i know plenty of those. i want songs people will want to sing along to.

tyvm

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I agree about Dave Matthews and Jack Johnson. I was just saying you can play Crash on one guitar if you wanted to.

I haven't seen that many obscure songs in this list, at least not by my definition. Even so, if one poster suggests 5 obscure songs and one good one I would think you'd be happy for the one good suggestion. Just filter out the rest.

NT!,

I am not gay. I don't even like emo other than Dashboard, if that can possibly make sense.

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I agree about Dave Matthews and Jack Johnson. I was just saying you can play Crash on one guitar if you wanted to.

I haven't seen that many obscure songs in this list, at least not by my definition. Even so, if one poster suggests 5 obscure songs and one good one I would think you'd be happy for the one good suggestion. Just filter out the rest.

NT!,

I am not gay. I don't even like emo other than Dashboard, if that can possibly make sense.

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wasn't picking on you, just wanted to stop those suggestions before they get out of hand.

i have been very happy when i see a good suggestion in a list of multiples.

i guess they're not really obscure, but not as widely known, even the choruses.

like i think songs like every rose, and brown eye girl are good suggestions, cause people at least know the choruses at the very least. more like these that are easy to learn are much appreciated.

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How old are the people you're likely to finding yourself playing and singing songs with? It's kinda hard to think of a lot of truly timeless, simple and cheesy guitar songs. Maybe as a second option you could request good tunes that the average 25-year-old would know and sing along with, or the average 19-year-old, or whatever age group you tend to associate with.

Songs like Alive by Pearl Jam or The Hook by Blues Traveller are well-known by pretty much anyone my age (27), but that might not be the case for a crowd of younger people.

I can't think of much of anything good even in a cheesy way from the 1980s other than Poison and Bon Jovi.

Some oldies:

Hey Baby from the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

Bad Moon Rising - CCR

Taking it Easy - The Eagles (sick of this song but I used to like it)

Rainy Day Women (Everybody Must Get Stoned) - Bob Dylan (I hate the song but people might like it I dunno)

I've played so many songs at gatherings and parties I ought to be able to remember at least fifty good ones, but for some reason they're hard to recall on the spot.

edit: Heaven let your light shine down by Collective Soul, just a little retuning and adaptation and it's a cinch. Fun chorus. Also maybe "When I Come Around" by Green Day.

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How old are the people you're likely to finding yourself playing and singing songs with? It's kinda hard to think of a lot of truly timeless, simple and cheesy guitar songs. Maybe as a second option you could request good tunes that the average 25-year-old would know and sing along with, or the average 19-year-old, or whatever age group you tend to associate with.

Songs like Alive by Pearl Jam or The Hook by Blues Traveller are well-known by pretty much anyone my age (27), but that might not be the case for a crowd of younger people.

I can't think of much of anything good even in a cheesy way from the 1980s other than Poison and Bon Jovi.

Some oldies:

Hey Baby from the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding

Bad Moon Rising - CCR

Taking it Easy - The Eagles (sick of this song but I used to like it)

Rainy Day Women (Everybody Must Get Stoned) - Bob Dylan (I hate the song but people might like it I dunno)

I've played so many songs at gatherings and parties I ought to be able to remember at least fifty good ones, but for some reason they're hard to recall on the spot.

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i'm 32 as are most of my friends. which is why i thought some fun cheesey 80s would be good.

bad moon rising is a good one.

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How about "Take it on the Run" by REO Speedwagon?

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Don't Look Back in Anger and Wonderwall - Oasis
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something


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Third Eye Blind - How's It Gonna Be
Oasis - Married With Children
Sublime - What I Got

a ton of others, I can't think of atm.

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Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind

Also, Crash Into Me is not a very beginner song.

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Roadhouse Blues?

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Where did you sleep last night went down greatly tonight in an open mic night, not cheesy but most know it.

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Just listened to a couple good ones.

Queen Bitch by Bowie (good luck with lyrics)

Sweet Jane by Lou Reed

Skating away on the thin ice of a new day by Jethro Tull (This one is harder to play if you want to play it right)