What's the dumbest request you ever got?

Mike Perlowin · Post by **Mike Perlowin** » 21 Jan 2008 7:36 am

Mine was "Could you play that song? You know which one I mean. They play it on the radio."

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 21 Jan 2008 8:03 am

we once were asked to do the Freeza song, we asked how does it go, he replied - For he's a jolly good fellow..

c c johnson · Post by **c c johnson** » 21 Jan 2008 8:24 am

This drunk wanted to hear "the four eyes of texas" We told him we would play "the eyes of texas" but he insisted on the four eyes. He became quite beligerent so the bouncer did the 4 eyes to him.

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 21 Jan 2008 9:16 am

I was once ask if the pedal rods were a place to hold my sheet music. I told the guy yeh, but didn't need any music, that I play by ear.

Allan Thompson · Post by **Allan Thompson** » 21 Jan 2008 9:26 am

On a piece of paper handed to the band, please play Lion Eyes.

Steve Gorman · Post by **Steve Gorman** » 21 Jan 2008 9:41 am

A long time ago... a young drunk requested something by Ted Zeppelin.

Bill Miller · Post by **Bill Miller** » 21 Jan 2008 9:51 am

We used to have a guy who kept after us to play something by Ricky Snaggs.

Mike Spaeth · Post by **Mike Spaeth** » 21 Jan 2008 10:00 am

Mine was a recording session. The guy called me to add some pedal steel for a jingle. He went on and on about how he loved that pedal steel sound. After I got there and set up I noticed he kept checking out my guitar,like it was the first one he ever saw.Well I laid down the the first track and thought it went well. He then asked me to do it again,this time lose the volume thing, actually remove it! Take two. This time dont use any of those pedal things. Take three. Can you do it with just use one string,there is too much going on.
The last straw was when he wanted the initial string attack to be more subtle and stronger as I slid the bar! I told him I couldn't do it and I packed up and left!

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 21 Jan 2008 10:21 am

Not exactly song requests, but two things come to mind.

Once, while doing a session the producer asked me to play the part again, only this time make it real bluesy, but leave out all the 7ths.

And once, while playing in the house band at the Palomino, somebody came up to the bandstand and said, "Can y'all turn it down about an octave?"

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 21 Jan 2008 10:29 am

Was onced ask if the band could play the RIVER song,I asked,[do you mean Old Man River]He said no,you know,rolling on the river,No man it's not about a GIRL,it's a river song,We played Proud Mary,he said yeah man THAT;S it.go figure,DYKBC.

Jim Eaton · Post by **Jim Eaton** » 21 Jan 2008 10:52 am

Once had a woman ask if we could play "Cat Woman".
Told her I'd never heard that song, how does it go.
After her best attempt at singing a little of "Cat Woman", I figured out she wanted us to play the great Poco song, "Kind Woman"!!! LOL
JE:-)>

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 21 Jan 2008 11:13 am

I had a request once, but I went ahead and played anyhow.

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 21 Jan 2008 11:36 am

How about that BEatles tune... "Pay for My Chrysler"

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 21 Jan 2008 11:39 am

That old Jim Reeves song, "Put Your Sweet Lips A Little Closer To The Bone".

Don Discher · Post by **Don Discher** » 21 Jan 2008 11:57 am

I was playing bass with a band this past weekend and a guy asked me to play "Arkansas Traveller" so I said oh crap, I forgot my bow.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 21 Jan 2008 12:41 pm

Jim Eaton wrote:After her best attempt at singing a little of "Cat Woman", I figured out she wanted us to play the great Poco song, "Kind Woman"!!! LOL
JE:-)>

Not to be too picky, Jim, but 'Kind Woman' was a great Buffalo Springfield song, pre-Poco... (Of course, either way it was Richie Furay and Rusty Young)

Marc Jenkins · Post by **Marc Jenkins** » 21 Jan 2008 12:54 pm

'Play something we know!'

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 21 Jan 2008 12:58 pm

Whenever I'm visiting a club that has live music, I act drunk and ask the band, (any band, country, rock, blues, polka, jazz, whatever) to play that "Wo-o-o Feelings" song. I just like to look at the expressions on their faces!

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 21 Jan 2008 1:02 pm

I was playing with a 5 piece country band years ago in London when we had a request for "anything by the Sex Pistols".

David Hartley · Post by **David Hartley** » 21 Jan 2008 1:03 pm

Something we can LIME DANCE to !!

Especially if we're in the fens..

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 21 Jan 2008 1:05 pm

My favourite is the request credited to promoter Mervyn Conn at a recording session. Pressing the talk-back button, he told the double-bassist that his 'strings were rattling a bit' - could he tighten them up, please?

RR

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 21 Jan 2008 1:23 pm

It was in my singing days. I was singing at this seedy tavern. At the start of the 2nd set this huge drunk came up to the bandstand and said: You sing Crystal Chandeliers!
Me: Well, we did that one at the end of the previous set. He gets within 6 inches of my face...
Drunk: You do Crystal Chandeliers!
Me: Ladies and gents, here we go with another request: Crystal Chandeliers...

Barry Scott · Post by **Barry Scott** » 21 Jan 2008 1:48 pm

Two come to mind. Before the last notes of " Your Cheatin' Heart" had faded...someone yelled out a request for " Your Cheatin' Heart." They were serious. It wasn't as if the version we just played was unrecognizable either...it was a great band. And I always get a kick out of..."Play something I might like! "

John Steele · Post by **John Steele** » 21 Jan 2008 2:00 pm

"Can you play Stardust... or anything else Willie Nelson wrote ?"

-John

Jim Peters · Post by **Jim Peters** » 21 Jan 2008 2:26 pm

We had to learn Zippidee do dah for the brides dance for a wedding. Someone at my regular gig requested Been Caught Stealing by Janes Addiction, we ar a R&B group. JP

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