Patty Smyth Performs Whole Lotta Love 1987 David Letterman:

I like the slide player’s color coordinated shoes ! Reminded me of your orange ones :dood:. You need a set of yellow ones now.
 
This seems so...weird. Why would she choose to cover a Zeppelin song of all things? I mean, it's not like she didn't have plenty of her own material.
 
gball said:
This seems so...weird. Why would she choose to cover a Zeppelin song of all things? I mean, it's not like she didn't have plenty of her own material.
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People absolutely love covers....but I also think Patty was showing her versatility.

TBTH, I never would have made a living all these years playing originals...for guys who make a living outside of the music industry, I can understand those who like to perform only original material, but the $$$$ is in covers.

Example - Rock N Brews at San Manuel Casino will pay a good cover band $2,500 for two (4) hour sets. (A GOOD band with pro-level live sound)

They won't pay that for an unknown original artist.
 
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Robert Herndon said:
People absolutely love covers....but I also think Patty was showing her versatility.

TBTH, I never would have made a living all these years playing originals...for guys who make a living outside of the music industry, I can understand those who like to perform only original material, but the $$$$ is in covers.

Example - Rock N Brews at San Manuel Casino will pay a good cover band $2,500 for two (4) hour sets. (A GOOD band with pro-level live sound)

They won't pay that for an unknown original artist.
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I do hear ya. I played in cover bands a couple of times over the years when things were lean, and I know what you mean about the crowd reaction. But I could not make that a long-term solution, not for me; I just could never be happy playing other people's music for any kind of extended period of time, and when the original music route hit a dead-end I changed course and pursued a more traditional "career."

I have friends that have been very successful in the music industry. Some well-known names. And I saw how hard they worked to get where they are , so I definitely get what goes into it. Total, 100%, unwavering commitment to what you are doing, and never deviating from putting your own music out there. But I also have known people who put the same level of commitment into what they were doing and never became household names, who struggled by for years trying to build an audience, and in the end it wasn't so pretty. Just saying, it's not just hard work, some things really do need to break your way.
 
gball said:
I do hear ya. I played in cover bands a couple of times over the years when things were lean, and I know what you mean about the crowd reaction. But I could not make that a long-term solution, not for me; I just could never be happy playing other people's music for any kind of extended period of time, and when the original music route hit a dead-end I changed course and pursued a more traditional "career."

I have friends that have been very successful in the music industry. Some well-known names. And I saw how hard they worked to get where they are , so I definitely get what goes into it. Total, 100%, unwavering commitment to what you are doing, and never deviating from putting your own music out there. But I also have known people who put the same level of commitment into what they were doing and never became household names, who struggled by for years trying to build an audience, and in the end it wasn't so pretty. Just saying, it's not just hard work, some things really do need to break your way.
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I dislike my written work too, so I'm kinda locked in there!!!
 
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