I work at a middle school, and this is my last year, so my boss asked me if I my band would play a song at the 8th grade graduation. We tried to come up with a bluegrass version of 10,000 Maniacs "These Are Days" but it didn't work out. Does anyone have any suggestions for a bluegrass song that is graduation-appropriate?
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Re: Bluegrass Graduation Song?
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 9:11 PMWith its reference to "heaven up above" it may not be appropriate for a school, but Sam Bush's "Howlin' At The Moon" is good advice for people of any age. -
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Wed, May 7, 2008 - 4:32 AMI like that song! It depends where you live - appropriate or not. I have heard many blatant christian songs in schools while living here in the bible belt! I will give this some more thought. (Keep on the Sunny side - is more christian than the other.. I do love that 10,000 maniacs song. It is perfect for this time of year. There is a kinks song.. dar williams covers.. that would be good bluegrass style = "Better things".
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Wed, May 7, 2008 - 11:14 AMThat is a good song. I agree, though, that our kids (and their parents!) might be uncomfortable with the religious reference.
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Wed, May 7, 2008 - 4:35 AMwww.youtube.com/watch
Here is the song Better Things.. I don't know about the video.. just listen to the music. It sounds rocking - but I can hear it with a banjo... -
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Wed, May 7, 2008 - 11:25 AMI liked this one but one of my bandmates thinks it's "kind of a lot of 'drudge and sadness' to leave behind".
Any more suggestions? Pretty please?
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Wed, May 7, 2008 - 1:30 PMI think it would be awesome if you could just "bluegrass up" the classic commencement song...don't know the name of it, but I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Lots of pickin' and sped up to about 5x the original tempo! : ) -
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Wed, May 7, 2008 - 3:14 PMI like that idea!
...It wouldn't work for the performance at my school, though, because I'm the singer so if we did that I wouldn't be a part of it :(
Seriously, though, that's a great idea. Someone needs to do it! -
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Thu, May 8, 2008 - 3:16 AM -
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Thu, May 8, 2008 - 5:26 AM
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Thu, May 8, 2008 - 10:49 AMYeah, my bandmate suggested My Wish one but I just couldn't get into it for some reason. -
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Thu, May 8, 2008 - 2:23 PMI think we're going to do "Covered Front Porch" by The Bills (formerly The Bill Hilly Band). It's got a nice message and it's a fun song.
Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions!
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Re: Bluegrass Graduation Song?
Mon, May 12, 2008 - 3:57 PMTaint perzakly blue but: "The Weight"
Or Iris Dement's "Our Town." tinyurl.com/5coa3z
or on the lighter side: "Let the Mystery Be" tinyurl.com/5l4gfb
