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#394927 - 10/17/14 09:51 AM Thanksgiving Day Songs ...
tony mads usa Offline
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I am playing the day before Thanksgiving, for the FIRST TIME !!! ... what songs do you guys play for the occasion?
thank you
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#394937 - 10/17/14 03:22 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: tony mads usa]
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Yikes - the day BEFORE is a nightmare, usually. It's worse than NYE for amateur drinking excess. Just be prepared for a lively crowd that has off the next day. I don't play that day anymore ... it's turned into an animal house around my neighborhood. I want no parts of it.
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#394941 - 10/17/14 04:09 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: tony mads usa]
DonM Offline
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I guess you could do "I Thank You" by Sam and Dave, or ZZ Topp, whichever generation fits best. smile
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#394942 - 10/17/14 04:12 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: DonM]
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LOL ... I should have specified, it's for an assisted living gig ...

I was thinking maybe "This Land is Your Land", "God Bless The USA", and some others like that ?!?
I'll listen to any suggestions ...


Edited by tony mads usa (10/17/14 04:13 PM)
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#394948 - 10/17/14 05:04 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: tony mads usa]
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Chicken Dance. wink Tony, they hired you for the songs you normally perform - not some special holiday songs, of which, I really don't know any for Thanksgiving specifically.

Do what you do best, entertain them,

Gary cool
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#394950 - 10/17/14 05:55 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: tony mads usa]
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Tony listen to Gary

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#394951 - 10/17/14 05:56 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: tony mads usa]
Dnj Offline
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Tony just play your normal show I'm working the day before and right on Thanksgiving day also I just do my normal show they love it.....they usually have their families with them also.


Edited by Dnj (10/17/14 05:58 PM)
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#394952 - 10/17/14 07:01 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: Dnj]
tony mads usa Offline
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Thanks, guys ... It's just that the are calling it a "Turkey Trot" so I was wondering if there was anything special you play ...
This place gives me a fair amount of work, and in one unit, especially, they do 'themes' on Wednesdays ... I always get a 'heads up' from the AD and prepare a song list to coincide with the theme ... it's worked out very well thus far ...
Along with the two I mentioned above maybe I'll do "Turkey in the Straw"; the 'Captain Smith and Pocahontas verse of "Fever", and "Indian Love Call" ... LOL ...NOT!!!
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#394953 - 10/17/14 07:03 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: tony mads usa]
cgiles Offline
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Originally Posted By: tony mads usa

I was thinking maybe "This Land is Your Land


Is the audience Native American?

smile

chas
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#394954 - 10/17/14 07:04 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: tony mads usa]
Jerryghr Offline
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I usually do a quick version of this while wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsnZxfkkoKQ


Regards,

Jerryghr

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#394961 - 10/17/14 08:01 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: tony mads usa]
travlin'easy Offline
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Chas, there are no native Americans - From everything I've read, the Chinese were here before anyone else.

cheers,

Gary cool
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#394962 - 10/17/14 09:45 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: tony mads usa]
DonM Offline
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I WILL scalp you dude, if you keep up this blasphemy.
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#394965 - 10/17/14 10:28 PM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: tony mads usa]
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Originally Posted By: tony mads usa
Thanks, guys ... It's just that the are calling it a "Turkey Trot" so I was wondering if there was anything special you play ...
This place gives me a fair amount of work, and in one unit, especially, they do 'themes' on Wednesdays ... I always get a 'heads up' from the AD and prepare a song list to coincide with the theme ... it's worked out very well thus far ...
Along with the two I mentioned above maybe I'll do "Turkey in the Straw"; the 'Captain Smith and Pocahontas verse of "Fever", and "Indian Love Call" ... LOL ...NOT!!!


How about this one, Tony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61OAdLSfpw0

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#394976 - 10/18/14 06:52 AM Re: Thanksgiving Day Songs ... [Re: Uncle Dave]
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