Assisted Living "performance"

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Assisted Living "performance"

Unread post by Grasso » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:12 pm

Hey everybody

As part of my school's community service crap, one of my classes is going to a nursing home type deal. One girl is bringing cards to do tricks, another girl is reading to the old folks....stuff like that. My professor asked if anyone played anything musically. So of course i said "yeah...i do." and she told me that i needed to play songs for the folks on thursday....

What should i play?

HELP.
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Unread post by Cor » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:14 pm

My friend wrote and recorded a CD called "Assisted Living". His legs are fucked up and he has to walk with arm crutches. He's very sarcastic.

Do some Simon & Garfunkel or something.
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Unread post by sunglassesatnight » Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:00 pm

Yeah mellow will be best.

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Unread post by Grasso » Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:02 pm

slimerdmb24 wrote:Yeah mellow will be best.

well....yeah. but like....what? haha...i have about ZERO idea what would go over well.
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Unread post by Cor » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:02 am

Beatles- Yesterday
Elton John- Your Song
Simon & Garfunkel- The Boxer

There's a few to get you started. Think mellow and positive, romantic, or popular back in the day.
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Unread post by Easy E » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:48 am

but seriously these people are old, just play anything intrumentally and they will love it
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Unread post by c_tietze » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:10 am

Well, assuming a resident of an assisted living home would be probably be around the age of 70. Maybe younger, maybe mouch older. So when they were a young teen it would have been most likely in the late 50's early 60's. Search for songs on e-chords that are those decades.
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Unread post by hofdaddy » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:46 am

Row Row Row Your Boat
BINGO

basically any kids song. maybe throw in some standards.

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Unread post by paulaitchison » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:25 am

numa numa
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Unread post by sfmartins » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:43 am

hofdaddy wrote:Row Row Row Your Boat
BINGO

basically any kids song. maybe throw in some standards.

PS I hope you enjoy the smell of shit!
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Unread post by davelikesheat » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:37 pm

tripping billies always works well at the old folks home i play at. i think they enjoy it alot.


,................ofcourse when i am done they all mumble something about "hippie" and end of the world crap,..but hey who knows.

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Unread post by Cor » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:02 pm

davelikesheat wrote:tripping billies always works well at the old folks home i play at. i think they enjoy it alot.


,................ofcourse when i am done they all mumble something about "hippie" and end of the world crap,..but hey who knows.
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Unread post by checkii » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:27 pm

Mack the Knife

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Unread post by taparoo » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:30 pm

checkii wrote:Mack the Knife
There ya go, some Kurt Weil.

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