My Fretless is Wonderful Tonight!

[AnthonyD]

I tell ya - I've been fighting an uphill battle with my band re: Wonderful Tonight... I am not a fan of the song but they love it. The wife loves it. Everybody loves it...

I held them off for as long as I could (over a year), but as we prep for an upcoming gig we're looking to add a few quick songs and all the guys know it already so I finally gave in...

I pop in the CD, pull out the charts, have a go at it... Easy enough to play... Hmmm - let's do this with the fretless Bongo...

Wow - am I loving they way she moans all the way through...

 

[bovinehost]

I don't love it.

But you gotta do what you gotta do.

 

[syciprider]

In my band days I hated playing the more popular songs in our repertoire (I was in my music snob stage). But in the end, it's all about what the crowd likes.

 

[AnthonyD]

I don't love it...

You might - on a Bongo fretless!

 

[AnthonyD]

...But in the end, it's all about what the crowd likes.

This is so true...

The clincher for me was at an out-door "concert in the park" function that I attended as sort-of a homework assignment for my band. I wanted to see how well attended these things were and what the crowd was looking for.

They played did Wonderful Tonight and suddenly there were all these couples dancing...

 

[sandman@midlife]

I always thought that called for a MM fretless. Thanks for confirming!