favourite drinking songs

[The Passenger]

dont know if this has been before but anyway.

if you've got a 15 song CD to make for you and your mates, who are going to sit around in the backyard and have a few drinks before heading out for a big night, what list would you choose??

for me

1. Eric Clapton - Layla
2. Live - Lightning Crashes
3. Smashing Pumpkings - 1979
4. John Lennon - Imagine
5. Guns n Roses - Patience
6. Cat Stevens - Father and Son
7. Boston - More Than a Feeling
8. Darryl Braithwaite - The Horses
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
10. Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop
11. The Beatles - Twist and Shout
12. Screaming Jets - Better
13. Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man (or Cold Chisel - Khe Sahn)
14. Proclaimers - I would walk 500 Miles
15. Billy Joel - Piano Man

I just love a song you can sing along to easily when your having a few drinks.

 

[lenny&carl]

Convoy - C.W. McCall

ubber Duck. You gotta copy on me, Pig Pen, c'mon? Ah, yeah, 10-4, Pig Pen, fer shure, fer shure. By golly, it's clean clear to Flag Town, c'mon. Yeah, that's a big 10-4 there, Pig Pen, yeah, we definitely got the front door, good buddy. Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy...

Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
In a Kenworth pullin' logs
Cab-over Pete with a reefer on
And a Jimmy haulin' hogs
We is headin' for bear on I-one-oh
'Bout a mile outta Shaky Town
I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck.
"And I'm about to put the hammer down."

[Chorus]
'Cause we got a little convoy
Rockin' through the night.
Yeah, we got a little convoy,
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way.
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
'Cross the U-S-A.
Convoy!


[On the CB]
Ah, breaker, Pig Pen, this here's the Duck. And, you wanna back off them hogs? Yeah, 10-4, 'bout five mile or so. Ten, roger. Them hogs is gettin' in-tense up here.

By the time we got into Tulsa Town,
We had eighty-five trucks in all.
But they's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf,
And them bears was wall-to-wall.
Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper;
They even had a bear in the air!
I says, "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck.
"We about to go a-huntin' bear."

[Chorus]
'Cause we got a great big convoy
Rockin' through the night.
Yeah, we got a great big convoy,
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way.
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
'Cross the U-S-A.
Convoy!


[On the CB]
Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, Pig Pen? Negatory, Pig Pen; you're still too close. Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses. Mercy sakes, you better back off another ten.

Well, we rolled up Interstate 44
Like a rocket sled on rails.
We tore up all of our swindle sheets,
And left 'em settin' on the scales.
By the time we hit that Chi-town,
Them bears was a-gettin' smart:
They'd brought up some reinforcements
From the Illinoise National Guard.
There's armored cars, and tanks, and jeeps,
And rigs of ev'ry size.
Yeah, them chicken coops was full'a bears
And choppers filled the skies.
Well, we shot the line and we went for broke
With a thousand screamin' trucks
An' eleven long-haired Friends a' Jesus
In a chartreuse micra-bus.


[On the CB]
Ah, Rubber Duck to Sodbuster, come over. Yeah, 10-4, Sodbuster? Lissen, you wanna put that micra-bus right behind that suicide jockey? Yeah, he's haulin' dynamite, and he needs all the help he can get.

Well, we laid a strip for the Jersey shore
And prepared to cross the line
I could see the bridge was lined with bears
But I didn't have a dog-goned dime.
I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck.
"We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll."
So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight
I says "Let them truckers roll, 10-4."

[Chorus]
'Cause we got a mighty convoy
Rockin' through the night.
Yeah, we got a mighty convoy,
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way.
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
'Cross the U-S-A.


Convoy! Ah, 10-4, Pig Pen, what's your twenty?
Convoy! OMAHA? Well, they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there fer shure. Well, mercy
Convoy! sakes, good buddy, we gonna back on outta here, so keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your...
Convoy! tail. We'll catch you on the flip-flop. This here's the Rubber Duck on the side.
Convoy! We gone. 'Bye,'bye.

 

[Braddock]

You plan to have a drinking CD without Khe Sanh? Very un-Australian. Unless of course you have a seperate CD made up entirely of Khe Sang, in which case I apologise and you're forgiven. *nods*

Edit: Okay, perhaps I didn't read that list as closely as I should've, carry on.

 

[mandy]

Iused to host regular Friday night Slumber Party at Mandy's nights when my daughter was away. We'd pull out her Hi-5 microphone, get trashed and over the years go nuts to:

Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf
All By Myself - Jamie O'Neal
Better Man - Pearl Jam
Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
My Happiness - Powderfinger
The One That You Love - Air Supply
Angels - Robbie Williams
From This Moment - Shania Twain
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
Beautiful Girl - INXS
How Do I Live - Trisha Yearwood
Run To You - Whitney Houston
I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston
Ironic - Alanis Morissette
Girl I'm gonna miss you - Milli Vanilli

 

[David Votoupal]

Hmmm... the list could be as long as an Oxford Dictionary

"Better"- Screaming Jets
"Stumblin"- Powderfinger
"Hate To Say I Told You So"- The Hives
"Teenage Kicks"- Undertones
"Take Me Back"- Noiseworks
"Live It Up"- Mental As Anything
"I Want It All"- Queen

...that's just the start of it.

 

[Ray Nolan]

Originally posted by Black Thunder
dont know if this has been before but anyway.

if you've got a 15 song CD to make for you and your mates, who are going to sit around in the backyard and have a few drinks before heading out for a big night, what list would you choose??

Hmmm;

1. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
2. The Charlatans - Crashin' In
3. Stereophonics - Last Of The Big Time Drinkers
4. Travis - U16 Girls
5. Doves - Catch The Sun
6. The Verve - This Is Music
7. The Bluetones - After Hours
8. Blur - Charmless Man
9. Cast - Alright
10 Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
11. Primal Scream - Rocks
12. The Seahorses - I Want You To Know
13. Suede - Trash
14. Badly Drawn Boy - Born Again
15. Oasis - Roll With It

 

[The invisible mullet]

1. Waxie's Dargle - The Pogues
2. The Boys from the County Hell - The Pogues
3. Sally Maclennane - The Pogues
4. The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn - The Pogues
5. Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
6. The Irish Rover - The Pogues and the Dubliners
7. Turkish Song of the Damned - The Pogues
8. If I Should Fall From Grace With God - The Pogues
9. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
10. Bottle of Smoke - The Pogues
11. Thousands Are Sailing - The Pogues
12. The Broad Majestic Shannon - The Pogues
13. Fiesta - The Pogues
14. Misty Morning, Albert Bridge - The Pogues
15. and depending what mood you're in by this stage...

The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - The Pogues or That Woman's Got me Drinking - Shane MacGowan and the Popes.

 

[Uncle Steve]

Drinking music?

Mental As Anything's Greatest Hits.

The nips are getting bigger...

 

[Darky]

Some good suggestions so far, and here's mine :

1. Manowar - Metal Warriors

"If you're not into metal, you are not my friend".. a catch-cry of any TRUE drunken metal fan, and one which sets the tone for the next 70-odd minutes! If you ain't got the balls to take it, you can leave the hall!

2. Deep Purple - Pictures of Home

As you crack open that second stubby, you're still sober enough to appreciate what a finely crafted solo it is on this track. Very subtle, and seems to go on forever, until it... um... ends.

3. AC/DC - Have A Drink On Me

Just a reminder to everyone that it's a drinking man's CD, and a pretty good song to boot.

4. Helloween - I Want Out

Catchy anthem, and after a few starter cans, most people will pump their fists at this story of rebelilion and frustration. And if you can't sing along to the chorus after about three seconds, there's something wrong.

5. Iron Maiden - Drifter (live B-side to the "Sanctuary" single/EP)

Just a great party song about being free and being your own man. And everyone's their own man once they're on their fifth draught.

6. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (live off "Tribute")

Gotta get this one in before people are too inebriated to recognize the brilliant guitar pyrotechnics of the late Randy Rhoads. Magnificent.

7. Cathedral - Midnight Mountain

Just a bit "out there".... and a few people would start to relate after a sixer of draught and a few nips of gin.

8. Cold Chisel - Bow River

This really shouldn't need explanation as a drinking song.

9. Anthrax - In My World

Any anger in the drinkers can be expelled with this one. Better that than have them take it out on other people. Unless Collingwood supporters volunteer as dummies.

10. Onkel Tom Angelripper - Blau BlÜht der Enzian

Classic German folk tune re-done by the master of thrash. Piss-funny and pretty damn catchy. Bound to amuse anyone after seven beers and a few chasers.

11. Motorhead - Killed By Death

"If you squeeze my lizard, I'll put my snake on you
I'm a romantic adventure, and you're a reptile too"
Believe me, after 8 beers and a few Jaegermeisters, Lemmy is up there with Wordsworth.

12. Def Leppard - Me and My Wine

Drinking CD would be incomplete with this one. A pisshead's tale of... well... being a pisshead.

13. Black Sabbath - Neon Knights

With Ronnie James Dio singing his usual tale of goblins, elves, witches and wolves, it's pretty catchy after a few ales. Actually it's pretty catchy without the ales, but after a drink it's almost impossible not to sing along as if you're the geriatric dwarf himself.

14. Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell

Contains all the mood swings of a fifteen can (plus shots) veteran... by which time you might also be sweating like Mr.Loaf if you sing along to this with a bit of energy.

15. Guns'N'Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Nineteen beers and a dozen mixed shots, and you too can sound like Axl. For the cheap drunks, you might even be tempted to try on those white bike pants your mrs wears to the gym. As the climax of the song approaches, you storm out of the lounge room swearing at the crowd, and trudge home wearing nothing but your invisible beer jacket, a tacky yellow singlet and your girlfriend's white bike shorts.

 

[DaveW]

What's with the angry face as the message icon?

Is that what you're like when you're drunk?

 

[SydneyBomber]

I've always found that alcohol, mates into heavy music and the following three albums = good times.
1. Live After Death - Iron Maiden (you too can 'scream for me long beach')
2. Reign in Blood - Slayer ("no, you can't pretend you know the words to Necrophobic when you're drunk - please leave!")
3. Master of Puppets - Metallica (as above, you MUST get all of the words right to Battery Inc, or you will be asked to leave. No, I don't care if you've just finished your 14th shot either)

Slayer would be the only one of those that I still listen reasonably regularly, but partytime, they come out (on vinyl natch!).

If your guests are into the really heavy stuff, I'd suggest the first Deicide album as well. I've seen some HILARIOUS disco dancing to that one after many, many many drinks. \m/

 

[daicos4ever]

Originally posted by Black Thunder
2. Live - Lightning Crashes
4. John Lennon - Imagine
6. Cat Stevens - Father and Son
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
11. The Beatles - Twist and Shout
12. Screaming Jets - Better
13. Cold Chisel - Khe Sahn
15. Elton John - Piano Man

All those and

Run to Paradise - Choirboys
Boys Light Up - Aussie Crawl
Wonderwall - Oasis
Self Esteem - Offspring
Passenger - Powderfinger
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
And to finish it off....
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

 

[Runk]

Don't you realise that pretty much "all music" sounds good when you are blind?

Except Khe Sahn and American Pie. Those two stink to high heaven and make me want to punch person who put it on the jukebox/cd player.

 

[lenny&carl]

Angel is a Centerfold - J. Geils Band
Ra Ra Rasputin - Boney M
Moscow moscow - I dunno

 

[tredders16]

Originally posted by Runknisse
Don't you realise that pretty much "all music" sounds good when you are blind?

Except Khe Sahn and American Pie. Those two stink to high heaven and make me want to punch person who put it on the jukebox/cd player.

Khe Sahn is a good Aussie song but American Pie must be the longest piece of s+%t I have ever heard. HATE IT with a passion

 

[Uncle Steve]

Originally posted by lenny&carl
Moscow moscow - I dunno

'twas Ghengis Khan.

 

[Mog]

Originally posted by Darky
1. Manowar - Metal Warriors
"If you're not into metal, you are not my friend".. a catch-cry of any TRUE drunken metal fan, and one which sets the tone for the next 70-odd minutes! If you ain't got the balls to take it, you can leave the hall!

****ing A. Play any Manowar album and you're in mead tankard emptying Valhalla.

Bowstring and steel will prevail.

 

[Darky]

Originally posted by Uncle Steve
'twas Ghengis Khan.

The original German versions, "Moskau" and "Dschingis Khan" (also the German name for the band) are much better than the translated ones. Bizarre concept as a band, but those two songs were belters!

 

[TheWackedYak]

Smoke two joints - Sublime
Hits from the Bong - Cypress Hill
Golden Brown - the Stranglers

ohhhhhh....DRINKING SONGS...right

That Metal Warriors song is a hoot...and MUST be played on Ten

 

[Tinker]

Beer With Duncan - Slim Dusty. I defy you to find someone who doesn't get in the spirit of it.



Who said Lightning Crashes - dunno about drinking but the album Throwing Copper used to be my favourite to......well......do the deed to!!!

 

[Woodson]

Originally posted by Darky
Nineteen beers and a dozen mixed shots, and you too can sound like Axl.

Sounds like you'll be in a COMA by then.

Any takers for 'One More Round' > Love/Hate<

You forgot Van Halen's Bottoms Up

 

[Monster Joe]

Originally posted by lenny&carl
...Moscow moscow - I dunno

Ghenghis Kahn

 

[The invisible mullet]

Tubthumping by Chumbawamba

 

[Ten Ton Hammer]

Pantera: I'm broken, Floods , Revoulotion is my name, 10'S, Becoming.

Metallica: Until it sleeps , Bleeding me , Sanitarium, Wherever i may roam.

Damageplan: Save me, Wake up, Moment of truth, Pride.

Godsmack: Awake, Sick of life, Straight out of line.

Machine head: Old, Blood of the zodiac, None but my own, silver.

Disturbed: The Game, Stuipidfy, Voices.

Sreaming jets: Better.

 

[lenny&carl]

for when you's are really quite drunk

YMCA - Village People. Easy chorus to sing, fun to see ****heads doing the actions, fun to laugh blokiely at the Village People homo undertones.