Occasionally, I have the urge to run around somewhere and play a fun song. And I have (ISYM 2011). More than once. Marching band is the number one way to find fun songs to run around and play, but there are other ways as well, particularly Youtube. Below, is my list of my favorite songs to play in a fun environment. Pick one, and play it on your local main street some time.
1. Land of 1000 Dances- It’s a pretty cool little ditty. It’s nice to play in a large group (marching band) and it’s fun to take the mellophone (not in Word’s dictionary) part up an octave. It’s fun to play at football games, but it’s hard to play without all the band, so it can’t qualify for the most fun song to run around and play because you can’t run around and play it.
2. Let’s Go Band- This is a classic. Just whip out a trumpet and play it, and everyone recognizes it. But without a band, it seems kind of pointless to play.
3. Bad Romance (Just the first part)- People love Lady Gaga, and the first part of Bad Romance is really catchy. Problem is, after a while it gets kind of old going C,C,G,G,Ab,G over and over and over again. But it’s fun to play. Not worth making a Youtube (also not in Word’s dictionary) video over.
4. Go, Fight, Win- Another really fun thing to play on trumpet. It also reaches the problem of seeming out of place when there isn’t some kind of sports event going on.
5. Frankenstein- It just sounds plain awesome when played by a marching band in the stands at a game. Only problem is, nobody knows it. It isn’t exactly a pop tune, so nobody knows what it is and they don’t remember it when you play it a second time.
6. I Want You Back- Classic Michael Jackson. It’s perfect to play all day erryday. Everyone knows it, and it’s always a big hit with the crowd and the band. Great to play, but unfortunately does not make a great solo thing to run around and play.
7. Soul Finger- A big hit in the marching band I’m in. It sounds fun and there are some pretty cool motions you can do while you play. And the trumpet parts are pretty boss.
8. The Hey Song- If I had two or three sousaphone players, a trombone, and some trumpets, I would love to go downtown (as in downtown OP) and play this. It would get everyone energized, but like most the aforementioned songs, it requires more than one person.
9. Yakety Sax (or Yenkety Sax in Boots Randolph’s 1963 album)- One saxophone player can run around and play this for any situation, whether it be while someone runs after a bus or while a police officer chases you away for playing on private property. It was also the Benny Hill theme song, so that gives it a bit more street cred. Any alto or tenor saxophone player (and soprano) should give this a try (not bari, you can’t run with a bari that well).
10. Careless Whisper (Commonly known as Sexy Sax Man)- If you haven’t seen the video, watch it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaoLU6zKaws). This, I personally have done, with two other saxophone players, and it is incredibly fun. We serenaded the Papa John’s guy, a Jimmy John’s guy, some camp counselors, and a camp dance, and had quite the positive reaction. So if you ever get the chance, do this, it’s worth it.
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