if you could do just one at open mike..

[jerryo]

30 Days in the hole

 

[DHBucker]

I don't know about getting people dancing...but I'd do Johnny cashs' Ring of Fire or Ray LaMontagne's Jolene....

 

[Nightrain]

Street Fighting Man came to mind, might be because I watched the Keef documentary earlier.

 

[Meatwad]

I've had several one song opportunities at open mics.

9 times outta 10, I play this.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1st_9KudWB0[/ame]

People eat that one up!!

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

"Play That Funky Music" from Wild Cherry. People love it, gets 'em dancing, and fun to play for me.

 

[dave b]

SRV's The House Is Rockin'

 

[Lefty Elmo]

Simple song, but fun to play because of audience response is "Honky Tonk Women". I played two gigs yesterday, and HTW lit the crowd up, as did "Free Ride". At last nights (late) gig I was amazed at how much people loved "The Ballad of Curtis Lowe". It's a great song, that I've always loved, but wasn't sure if the bar crowd would dig it. "Soulshine" is another favorite like that. Best audience response I ever had was from The Doobie Brothers "Takin' It To The Streets". It got us a standing ovation, and it was a real rush to see the crowd going nuts.

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

I bet a rockin/metal version of 'Head Like A Hole' would go over well.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao-Sahfy7Hg[/ame]

 

[VictorB]

Terrapin Station

 

[DavGrape]

Cat Steven's 'Bitterblue.'

 

[circles]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEGuHdKn0Lc[/ame]

 

[Marshall & Moonshine]

An acoustic emo version of Sweet Emotion.
With an ukulele.

 

[Shelbyblues]

I could think of many, but this would do.


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhXVu93wXlg[/ame]

 

[Big John]

My Sharona, because Berton Averre showed me how to play the solo 25 years ago. It's been buried in my brain for that long and I need to let it out.

 

[GitFiddle]

Its surprising the response you get to "Stuck in the Middle With You".

 

[Username2]

4'33'' by John Cage

 

[Quill]

Delta Lady. This arrangement.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=41&v=5Yo9EvSCHlY

I'd have to be taken to hospital afterwards ... but I'd sure give it a shot.

(Funny, just taking the "s" out doesn't seem to work with this one ...)

 

[freebyrd 69]

Gimmie Shelter

 

[Frogfur]

Wow, great diversity here. That is great. I like it.

 

[Ratstar]

Big Balls