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Song Ideas for Eastern State Penitentiary Gig

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Song Ideas for Eastern State Penitentiary Gig

 #115191  by Grateful Dad
 
This Saturday I am playing acoustic with some friends at a party on the grounds of the now vacant Eastern State Penitentiary in C.C. Philadelphia. Talk about a gig setting! It's an old time prison, some say severely haunted, got to be close to 150 years old (a city historical landmark), anyhow I got some obvious Dead related tunes for the setlist (Mama Tried, Sing Me Back Home). I thought I would ask suggestions from my friends on rukind.......

Prison Tunes! Ideas welcome! :D

Thanks!

Dave

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Re: Song Ideas for Eastern State Penitentiary Gig

 #115193  by Grateful Dad
 
iampigsnout wrote:What a great venue!
The first great acoustic numbers would be...
It Takes A Lot to Laugh...
Ragged But I'm Right
Blue Yodel No 9

It ought to be a blast.
Great ideas, thanks!

Non-Dead-prison tunes are also fair game: Christmas in Prison (Prine), Hurricane (Dylan).....

:D

Re: Song Ideas for Eastern State Penitentiary Gig

 #115198  by Jimaroe
 
I understand it is an acoustic set but how about Wharf Rat, just for the lyrics. "Half of my life, I spent doin' time for some other f*cker's crime..". Then, you gotta come back out for a Fought the Law encore. :-)

Sounds like a great setting, have a blast!
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