what do 40yr olds like to listen to?

I know Dave listens to Nat King Cole and the Bay city rollers but he over 40

WHICH DAVE...................??












I have been waiting ages to say that......

madkaw, ahh ah, hes too old to read this small so I wont get into trouble

You could always throw in a bit of Status Quo, or Slade, maybe some Judas Priest......all that stuff is pretty easy. Especially the 'Quo !!

If Hoffy had his evil way, you would have a bitch out the front singing My Delirium !!!

If Hoffy had his evil way, you would have a bitch out the front singing My Delirium !!!

i hate to say it but already am playing it with one of the groups I play with.
its the easiest song known to man and its sinisterishly catchy (did i just make up a new word there?)
the girl in that group sings it really well.

Until i moved up here i hadnt really played many covers before so now that i am i just roll with it and play whatever the f*** they tell me to.
i even played an abba song for one gig.

its amazing how much better you get at guitar when your forced to play music you wouldnt normally play.

I guess it depends on the crowd - I've love all the old metal tracks, but does everyone? Frankie Goes to Holywood, Duran Duran, and those mentioned in Smitty's post are all top 80's pop. You could throw in some Village people for the closet brigade - or for something really fun put a twist on some classic pop stuff, check out Black Sweden

Might sound funny but Tears for Fears have some pretty simple well known tunes if you have a keyboardist.......
Shout, Everybody wants to rule the world, Change Head over Heels
I have learnt heaps of Curt Smiths bass riffs they really flow well & I enjoy noodling with their songs
Or........some Cure

Not exactly metal but the 80's were made up mostly of new wave synthesizer bands

Top 25 Hits of 1985


geezus...try AccaDacca

Thank fark the eighties is long gone

But you cant go wrong with AccaDacca, or the Angels.. "am I ever gunna see you face again" .. ... ... .... .... ... might be appropriate.

60's-70's music was so much better IMO

No argument Jonno, all that disco crap that was in the 80's,

Try some of these...! Not my music, but are the top songs of 1989!!!
1. Look Away, Chicago
2. My Prerogative, Bobby Brown
3. Every Rose Has Its Thorn, Poison
4. Straight Up, Paula Abdul
5. Miss You Much, Janet Jackson
6. Cold Hearted, Paula Abdul
7. Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler
8. Girl You Know Its True, Milli Vanilli
9. Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird, Will To Power
10. Giving You The Best That I Got, Anita Baker
11. Right Here Waiting, Richard Marx
12. Waiting For A Star To Fall, Boy Meets Girl
13. Lost In Your Eyes, Debbie Gibson
14. Don't Wanna Lose You, Gloria Estefan
15. Heavan, Warrant
16. Girl I'm Gonna Miss You, Milli Vanilli
17. The Look, Roxette
18. She Drives Me Crazy, Fine Young Cannibals
19. On Our Own, Bobby Brown
20. Two Hearts, Phil Collins
21. Blame It On The Rain, Milli Vanilli
22. Listen To Your Heart, Roxette
23. I'll Be There For You, Bon Jovi
24. If You Don't Know Me By Now, Simply Red
25. Like A Prayer, Madonna
26. I'll Be Loving You (Forever), New Kids On The Block
27. How Can I Fall?, Breathe
28. Baby Don't Forget My Number, Milli Vanilli
29. Toy Solider, Martika
30. Forever Your Girl, Paula Abdul
31. The Living Years, Mike and the Mechanics
32. Eternal Flame, The Bangles
33. Wild Thing, Tone Loc
34. When I See You Smile, Bad English
35. If I Could Turn Back Time, Cher
36. Buffalo Stance, Neneh Cherry
37. When I'm With You, Sheriff
38. Don't Rush Me, Taylor Dayne
39. Born To Be My Baby, Bon Jovi
40. Good Thing, Fine Young Cannibals
41. The Lover In Me, Sheena Easton
42. Bust A Move, Young M.C.
43. Once Bitten, Twice Shy, Great White
44. Batdance, Prince
45. Rock On, Michael Damian
46. Real Lov, Jody Watley
47. Love Shack, B-52's
48. Every Little Step, Bobby Brown
49. Hangin' Tough, New Kids On The Block
50. My Heart Can't Tell You No, Rod Stewart
51. So Alive, Love and Rockets
52. You Got It (The Right Stuff), New Kids On The Block
53. Armageddon It, Def Leppard
54. Satisfied, Richard Marx
55. Express Yourself, Madonna
56. I Like It, Dino
57. Soldier Of Love, Donny Osmond
58. Sowing The Seeds Of Love, Tears For Fears
59. Cherish, Madonna
60. When The Children Cry, White Lion
61. 18 And Life, Skid Row
62. I Don't Want Your Love, Duran Duran
63. Second Chances, .38 Special
64. The Way You Love Me, Karyn White
65. Funky Cold Medina, Tone Loc
66. In Your Room, Bangles
67. Miss You Like Crazy, Natalie Cole
68. Love Song, Cure
69. Secret Rendesvous, Karyn White
70. Angel Eyes, Jeff Healey Band
71. Patience, Guns N' Roses
72. Walk On Water, Eddie Money
73. Cover Girl, New Kids On The Block
74. Welcom To The Jungle, Guns N' Roses
75. Shower Me With Your Love, Surface
76. Stand, R.E.M.
77. Close My Eyes Forever, Lita Ford
78. All This Time, Tiffany
79. After All, Cher and Peter Cetera
80. Roni, Bobby Brown
81. Love In An Elevator, Aerosmith
82. Lay Your Hands On Me, Bon Jovi
83. This Promise, When In Rome
84. What I Am, Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians
85. I Remember Holding You, Boys Club
86. Paradise City, Guns N' Roses
87. Iwanna Have Some Fun, Samantha Fox
88. She Wants To Dance With Me, Rick Astley
89. Dreamin', Vanessa Williams
90. It's No Crime, Babyface
91. Poison, Alice Cooper
92. This Time I Know It's For Real, Donna Summer
93. Smooth Criminal, Michael Jackson
94. Heavan Help Me, Deon Estus
95. Rock Wit'cha, Bobby Brown
96. Thinking Of You, Sa-fire
97. What You Don't Know, Expose
98. Surrender To Me, Ann Wilson and Robin Zander
99. The End Of The Innocence, Don Henley
100. Keep On Movin', Soul II Soul

8. Girl You Know Its True, Milli Vanilli should be easy enough to cover

don't forget cruel sea h&c cranberries.............seem to be favoured out there amongst bro inlaws large gregarious 40year old circle of friends

No argument Jonno, all that disco crap that was in the 80's,

Mick - try the 70's mate, thats when the *disco* craze started !!!

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive - 1976

don't forget everything from Saturday Night Fever - 1978

etc etc.

The 80's were heaps better. They had Duran Duran !!

No argument Jonno, all that disco crap that was in the 80's,

Mick - try the 70's mate, thats when the *disco* craze started !!!

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive - 1976

don't forget everything from Saturday Night Fever - 1978

etc etc.

The 80's were heaps better. They had Duran Duran !!

Worst day in music history when Duran Duran was kept from the top of the British pop charts by Joe Dolche singing "Shudda up a ya face"

8. Girl You Know Its True, Milli Vanilli should be easy enough to cover

ha ha
yeah i can already play that one
cue cd player....

bit of a nostalgia trip looking at the list of songs from 89.
some i just cringe at and others are classics.

thanks again for the feedback. youve given me some great ideas.
i will let you know the finished list when its decided.

Hey 38 aint so far from 40 and I am not farkin OLD!!! grey and bald is experienced

Viagra and angina tablet prescriptions is old fuck yas!!!!


Guns n Roses - Paradise city , sweet child o mine etc
Anything by Jimmy B
Angels
AC/DC anything from highway to hell through thunderstruck and beyond.
Metallica

.... good luck and have a great gig mate

if they're 40 it means they did year 12 in 1986.

thinking Pseudo Echo's funkytown cover
devo's whip it
rock lobster
the cure
agadoo (go on,you know you want to.. )


I was a triple j listener even then, so stuff this 40 y.o. listens to wouldn't be to the majority taste, methinks.