Final Decisions

As a part of being a musician, it is sometimes hard for everybody to be on the same page.
we all have different tastes so it was quite difficult to decide which songs were the best to put forward for the gig itself.

Obviously, we all wanted to showcase our skills, for me personally I feel like I compromised a lot for the band because there were some songs that I feel really worked well with my tone but I was willing to remove because other members weren't as confident with them. I feel like that's a skill in itself as sometimes people egos can get in the way. Not only do we need to think about ourselves we need to think about our audience!

After some debate, we all came to the decision for the final 30-minute set.

My personal reflections are as follows;

C'mon everybody by Eddie Cochman - I am very comfortable with this song and feel like I can sing it to the best of my ability. I have that American rockabilly twang to a T and I feel like this is a great song to get the audience going. it's also a nice light hearted for the band to ease into.

La Bamba by Ricky Valens - As we know my Spanish isn't up to scratch so Dan (the guitarist) took over for this one I added some harmonies in the chorus to fill out that sound a little more.

Tracks of my tears by Smokey Robinsons - After taking to a warming to this song, I really like it. We sound tight as a band and all have our parts learned properly. The only issue I have is no harmonies for me this is a new one I'm not used to performing without them and it makes me nervous because my voice will be so exposed on the night!

Brimful of asha by Fatboy Slim - This song is the bane of my life. I found it really really boring (personally) but as a whole, its sounding good we've really got that 90's feel down! For this song I have to really pronounce the words otherwise it will sound like spaghetti soup as it's a "rap" style of singing with a faster tempo than what I am used to. As a girl with a lazy mouth and a thick Hull accent, this song worked in my favour to learn how to pronounce words quickly.

This charming man by The smiths - This song is one of my favorite songs to listen to but not to sing. I have been struggling to hit all the low notes but I feel like I am progressing after practicing scales regularly.

What you waiting for by Gwen Stefani - Considering this was the song I openly admit running away from. It is probably one of the best songs in the set we have added a grungy twist which sounds pretty cool if I do say so myself even better we've created a transition into my personal favorite song of our set

Hanging on the telephone by Blondie - Although I'll never be as good at the 70's queen herself I have confidence that we will do her justice on the night. After breaking down the odd structure into sections we have finally gained a better understanding of the overall flow.

Bohemian like you by The Dandy Warhols - This song is a fun one, I didn't particularly enjoy it at first but I feel like it's a good one to keep in the set! were all tight appart from me sometimes missing the que for the middle 8!


Chocolate by The 1975 - Just to throw a spanner in the road works we decided to scrap Jessie J and do a more recent song (with very little time to do it) Although Matt Healy claims his from Manchester that accent is definatly a new one. I honestly just hope I can just grab this one by the teeth.