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Okay what are some cool tracks that people will know that can only really sound right with a keyboard in the band? Be it piano, organ, EP, etc.

I'm new to playing with other people. Recently started going to music jams at a few pubs.

I've been invited to join a covers band (duo) just for fun, our first rehersal is in a couple of days. What tunes should I quickly learn that people in the pub will love. got a gig a few days after rehersal assuming we can figure some stuff out!

I can play Buggles-video killed the Radio Star, I can do Madness - it must be love, I can do Monkees - a believer on the organ, its great so see people really dig stuff like that when I do it at pub jam evenings.

So suggestions folks.. whats cool well known songs which feature a keyboard prominently?

its quite annoying looking on youtube for keyboard parts of songs as people often try to play the whole tune on just keyboard, which is not what I want, I need to fit in with other people and play just the keyboard part that would be in the original track.

Just trying to figure out the piano part to Crash Test Dummies - Mmm mmm mmm mmm.

I am lucky enough to have a Nord Stage II so i shoudl be able to get the right sound for any purpose.

Right, lets here your top suggestions.... thanks!

Fly Like an Eagle
Green Eyed Lady
Almost anything by Snow Patrol or Coldplay
Superstition (though I've heard some great guitar-only versions)
One Headlight (Wallflowers)
Tempted (by Squeeze)

Tons out there. You looking for more modern or classic stuff? Modern stuff often needs more of a synth-type sound, but older stuff is more organ/piano/Rhodes.

Also Lazy or Hush by Deep Purple are classics

And almost anything by Toto

If you can read music, what about John Stump's Faerie’s Aire and Death Waltz
http://lostinthecloudblog.com/2010/03/1 ... ath-waltz/

thanks i will check some of those out.

I found THIS cool vid of 10 classic Keyboard hooks on NS2 which is kinda cool (I'm sure someone else must have already linked to it on here by now)

Industrial Disease or Walk of Life, both by Dire Straits
Freeze Frame - J Geils Band

Some things that come to my mind:
When the music is over or more famous tunes by the Doors
Deep purple - various
The Who - Won't get fooled again
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Beatles - Abbey road medley tunes
Toto

Georgy porgy

Oye Como Va or Black Magic Wmonan by Santana