Right boys &girls
I have a sincere request for suggestions from you good people.
As you may or may not know I'm half* of The Belmers** (a happy-type acoustic duo) and we've lately been experimenting with acoustic arrangements*** of well-known songs - a bit like the brilliant version of 'Hey Ya' by Matt Weddle. Pooflake (the other half of the Belmers) has come up with a version of 'Rio' that sounds awesome. Do any of you guys & gals have any other ideas for tracks? Bear in mind** below and the fact that we generally base our backing tracks on MIDI files we get free off t'interweb but other than that be as inventive as you like!

Thanks.
CP

*only numerically speaking. Pooflake's the talent, I'm just the 'eye candy'.
**Least talented and laziest band in Christendom.
*** 'Arrangements - word used with a due sense of irony.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 20:33, 27 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Have you got anything on here we can listen to to get an idea of what you sound like?

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 20:35, Reply)

here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1nTaSrfB4
(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 20:42, Reply)

Oh chompy, you lecherous old woman. That's SO funny
biscuit?
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 20:47, Reply)

I'm hilarious.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 21:29, Reply)

@ Chompy
I thought we'd deleted that! Anyway, it's a bootleg, that's why the sound's distorted.
Honest.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 21:42, Reply)

What about Hollaback Girl?

(MoistTickle we are legion, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 20:53, Reply)

Or Golddigga?

(MoistTickle we are legion, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 20:54, Reply)

Or Like a Virgin?

(MoistTickle we are legion, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 20:54, Reply)

Or Hello?

(MoistTickle we are legion, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 20:54, Reply)

Or Daniel?

(MoistTickle we are legion, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 20:54, Reply)

Or People=Shit?

(MoistTickle we are legion, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 20:54, Reply)

Or I Kissed a Girl And I Liked It?

(witchfinder general finding witches called richard, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 21:17, Reply)

^ this

( Tedium Alduce me to interlow myself., Tue 1 Sep 2009, 23:56, Reply)

Mickey by Toni Basil
I'm not kidding. It sounds boss when it's all heartbreak acoustic. We used to do it. It has handclaps, which makes it awesome.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 22:03, Reply)

you're right, there, roota.
snap,
crackle,
bang on the money!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 1 Sep 2009, 22:51, Reply)

Too Drunk to Fuck
(Dead Kennedys)

edit/
I would've had Pooflake down as the eye candy ;o)
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Tue 1 Sep 2009, 23:18, Reply)

Fight for your right to party.
That is all of the awesome acousticly.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 2 Sep 2009, 8:03, Reply)

Man of Constant Sorrow
Bron Yr Aur Stomp
Novocaine for the Soul
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Wed 2 Sep 2009, 8:24, Reply)

Oooh!
Loving these!
Bron y aur stomp isn't as complex as it sounds (it's all in the tuning).

*wanders off stroking beard and mumbling*
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Wed 2 Sep 2009, 14:27, Reply)

Yay I'm useful!
My bro plays Bron Yr Aur Stomp so it came to mind quite readily, and I know it sounds ace acoustically. And I had Novocaine For The Soul stuck in my head all day yesterday. And again, now.

Should I find myself further south I shall come and watch you guys play.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 19:08, Reply)

Don't go by Yazoo
Sinister
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 2 Sep 2009, 8:39, Reply)

Anything by Squeeze would be good.

( jim_bob can herd cats., Wed 2 Sep 2009, 9:11, Reply)

Up the effing Junction!
Yes.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 2 Sep 2009, 9:16, Reply)

One of my favourite songs.
If only to serve as a map of how not to live life.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Wed 2 Sep 2009, 10:59, Reply)

See also Labelled With Love

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 2 Sep 2009, 11:38, Reply)

All good!
We've already had a go at these - i'll remind Pooflake when we practice* tonight.




*Sit in my flat and get ratted
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Wed 2 Sep 2009, 14:29, Reply)

I have no
suggestions, but since I now live in the midlands I'll happily turn up to a gig and grin creepishly at you, if you like.
(berk, Wed 2 Sep 2009, 9:54, Reply)