Post your Setzer covers wish list.

Just as the topic title says, post some songs that you would love to hear Brian Setzer cover. Could be anything, for a solo record, orchestra, or good ol’ rockabilly (hey, there’s a Rockabilly Riot, Vol. 1, so why not a Vol. 2? ).

So I’ll get things going with one of my favorite songs, and it currently won’t leave my head: “Rock It To The Moon” by Jackie Gotroe and The Scamps.

I’ll post some more songs, once I have the time.

Oh, I’m new to this site (can’t ya tell?), so hello.

Live DVD! Just Brian and a guitar. Like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvXjbsEoKyA&feature=PlayList&p=B8540DACB9136768&index=0&playnext=1

Oh, that's a very interesting topic!!

I always wanted Setzer to make a live version of some of the album guest apperarances he has recorded or some of the songs written for OSTs.

I have the following collaborations in mind, since they are my favourites:
* Mystery Train: Don't Say Goodbye
* Bobby & The Midniters: Rock In The 80s
* Fastball: Love Is Expensive And Free
* Dani Hicks: Meet Me On The Corner
* Paul Rodgers: I Can't Be Satisfied

As for OSTs and other works:
* Bodhisattva
* Everybody Wants To Be A Cat
* 16 Candles

And other versions... Sweetie Pie by Eddie Cocrhan would be a luxury together with Gene Vincent's Jezebel

Given that Setzer has a big band at hand, I would have loved to hear the BSO's version of this one:

Italian Love songs by Dean Martin... Its time for some croonin to the moon!

Brian really NEEDS to do it don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that Swing), and Sing Sing Sing.


I kinda liked Andis idea of a "Bigband-Riot" Album

tvthewiredturtle wrote:

Its time for some croonin to the moon!

You're sooooo right man!

"Trouble" from the movie King Creole with the big band...

Moonlight Serenade with BSO.

My wish list?

Look At That Cadillac covered by the BSO

Rockabilly Riot Vol 2: Tribute to Ricky Nelson (or Buddy Holly)

Brian and the Vixens doing How High the Moon, Hold that Tiger, Bye Bye Blue, or anything else by Les Paul and Mary Ford.

hahahahahahaha, good one David!!

Real cool songs. I would love to hear a sort of jazz/swing tribute record with the big band, maybe with songs from Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway (although, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy just released a Calloway tribute album), you know, standard swing guys. Definitely include some Irving Berlin and Cole Porter songs.

I'm kind of surprised that Setzer hasn't done Gene Vincent's "Wedding Bells." I can see that being done with the big band, or just Brian and his guitar.

A little off topic, but what the hell: I read in an interview a long time ago that Brian did quite a bit of recordings with the big band (and I'm sure with his other projects as well, too) of songs that didn't make it to any albums. I wonder what songs those would be. Maybe there could be a compilation of unreleased songs, that would be cool.

I'd love to hear Stray Cats record and release 'Seven Nights To Rock'. Also, I think Brian, in rockabilly mode, pref. with Jim and Lee! ;-) , would be great on 'Mean Woman Blues' and in either format I'd love to hear him take on 'Who Will The Next Fool Be?', a jazz interp. would be really interesting to hear!

I'm thinking of some Conway Twitty songs that The Brian could have fun with:

It's Only Make Believe
Danny Boy
I Vibrate From My Head to my Feet

Bear85 wrote:

I'm thinking of some Conway Twitty songs that The Brian could have fun with:

It's Only Make Believe
Danny Boy
I Vibrate From My Head to my Feet

Do you know, that there is a Brian Setzer Version of Danny Boy???
It's never been released, but appeared in the movie "the great white hype"
You can listen to it here:
http://www.euronet.nl/users/ndlanker/brian/mtvapp.htm

Have fun!

Paul

webelvis wrote:

Bear85 wrote:

I'm thinking of some Conway Twitty songs that The Brian could have fun with:

It's Only Make Believe
Danny Boy
I Vibrate From My Head to my Feet

Do you know, that there is a Brian Setzer Version of Danny Boy???
It's never been released, but appeared in the movie "the great white hype"
You can listen to it here:
http://www.euronet.nl/users/ndlanker/brian/mtvapp.htm

Have fun!

Paul

If he would have just stayed in Croon mode it would have been incredible!! I like
the Pogues version best. And that brings me to..Brian needs ta doo a proper
dubliners project.

Except for the croonin' Bigband stuff, I could imagine Setzer doin' a pretty good Job on this one:

webelvis wrote:

Except for the croonin' Bigband stuff, I could imagine Setzer doin' a pretty good Job on this one:

Mike Ness did it he-man Badass!

Sad to say but most of the suggestions are way too obvious. No artistical challenge etc.
I like the idea on Brian & guitar the most.

My list? No, I have no ideas this time, Setzer originals will do just fine.

donpepe wrote:

Sad to say but most of the suggestions are way too obvious. No artistical challenge etc.
I like the idea on Brian & guitar the most.

My list? No, I have no ideas this time, Setzer originals will do just fine.

no one upholds his artistical challenges like Wolfgang? Rockin by myself was not too exciting as a recording. If he released a Video of stuff like the VH1 clips that would be cool.

How about Rockabilly Riot Vol 2 - but concentrating on all the truly great rockabilly songs that were basically one hit wonders - Love Me -The Phantom, Black Slacks, Bip A Little, etc -trawl through any decent rockabilly comp and you'll find loads of candidates that would work really well in the hands of el sezterino.

I Like your " One hit wonder " idea.