I opened with "In my life"(Beatles) then I played "Summer Highland Falls" & "New York State Of Mind"(Billy Joel), and since I had a Hawaiian shirt on I did a medley of "Come Monday, Pirate looks at 40 and Margaritaville" for all the Parrot-heads.
After that ... it's a blur, but I remember doing the standard barroom sing-a-long stuff like Sweet Caroline, Build Me Up Buttercup, Brown Eyed Girl.... you know the drill.
Some standards that I remember playing were "Polkadots & Moonbeams",
"The Nearness of You", "All My Tomorrows"(and TONS more Frank ... it was an Italian place)
It was mostly a typical pianobar gig - no REAL rock & roll, some brodway tunes like:
"The Last Night Of The World"(Saigon),
"I Dreamed A Dream"(Le Miz), and
"Music Of The Night"(Phantom)
Then a few lighter fares like:
"People Will Say We're In Love"(Oklahoma)and
"If I were A Bell"(Guys & Dolls)
Both played in a more swing style than the play versions. I walk the bass sometimes on an acoustic too, because my left hand is almost worthless as a "real" chording hand. I play lots of I-V-I blocks with my left to add fullness and bass to the chords. I am always thinking BASS first, then the chords follow. Keeps me centered.
Add a handfull of Gershwin, Porter and Kern and you pretty much have the night. I only did three sets, but it was a nice change of pace. The piano was a 40 year old Knabe or something like that. It was OK, better than average .... but the glissando's KILLED my fingers. Plastic really spoils you fast !
The response was good, but the other guys that work that room really feature the guest singers, so I may not get called back - I'm not into the amature hour that much. In moderation, I can deal with it, but I can't handle a whole night of "Watch ME" from the peanut gallery. People are paying a premium for entertainment ... it should come from a professional, and not out of a bottle.
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