Two-A-Day (or Slow And Steady Wins The Race)

Last night I learned (completely) the first two songs on the list below this post. This morning I played them again to recharge my mind and remember the nuances. Tonight I'll play them again, then learn the next two. Tomorrow morning I'll play all four. That night I'll play them again, learn the next two, and so on... The goal is to have learned 50 new songs by the end of May. Hard work never hurt anyone, eh?

Now some of these I already know. But part of the goal is not just song knowledge, but mastery. That's going to require more than just memorizing notes, which is all my lazy butt usually musters.  But to be more than just another human jukebox requires that I analyze and understand each bass line; why did Duck Dunn use hesitation notes; does this chromatic piece make it funky; etc?

Ha! Wish me luck. Wait! No! Break-a-leg would be best.

Two-A-Day

1. The Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
2. Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones
3. Proud Mary by CCR
   
4. Jumping Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones
5. Superstition by Stevie Wonder
6. Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry
7. I Feel Good by James Brown
8. Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton
9. Respect by Aretha Franklin
10. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
12. La Grange by ZZ Top
13. We Are Young by Fun
14. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
15. Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry
16. Who’ll Stop The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival
17. September by Earth Wind And Fire
18. Good Times by Chic
19. Gimme Some Loving by The Blues Brothers
20. Twist And Shout by The Beatles
21. Pride And Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan
22. Mustang Sally by The Commitments
23. Get It On by T Rex
24. I Wish by Stevie Wonder
25. Long Train Running by The Doobie Brothers
26. Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix
27. Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones
28. I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles
29. Summer of 69 by Bryan Adams
30. Lost In Music by Sister Sledge
31. Soul Man by Sam And Dave
32. Suspicious Minds by Elvis
33. Back in The USSR by The Beatles
34. Carwash by Rose Royce
35. Le Freak by Chic
36. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
37. Honky Tonk Woman by The rolling Stones
38. Forget You by Ceelo Green
39. Maria Maria by Santana
    
40. Locked Out Of Heaven by Bruno Mars
41. Let’s Stick Together by Roxy Music
42. Stuck In The Middle With You by Stealers Wheel
43. Brick House by The Commodores
44. Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry lee Lewis
45. The Power of Love by Huey Lewis And The News
46. Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
47. Lady Marmalade by Labelle
48. Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival
49. Mr Brightside by The Killers
50. Everybody Needs Somebody by The Blues Brothers