The Baker Boys - Australia's Top Party Band
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songlist
Here are some examples of the songs typically played at a Baker Boys gig. The Baker Boys can play literally hundreds of songs - too many to list here. Click here for recordings

example songs
Example Contemporary Songs:
Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
Cosmic Girl - Jamiroquai
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
My Happiness - Powderfinger
Chello Chello - Cat Empire
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
20 Good Reasons - Thirsty Merc
Wish You well - Bernard Fanning
Taylor - Jack Johnson
Are You Gonna be My Girl - Jet
Aeroplane - Chilli Peppers
One - U2
Take Your Mama - Scissor Sisters
Steal My Kisses - Ben Harper
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Example Swing Songs:
I've Got You (Under My Skin) - Frank Sinatra
Moondance - Van Morrison / Michael Buble
Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
Cheek to Cheek - Fred Astaire
In the Mood - Glen Miller Band
L-O-V-E - Nat King-Cole
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Example Pub Classics:
Run to Paradise - Choirboys
April Sun In Cuba - Dragon
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Holy Grail - Hunters and Collectors
Place Your Hands - Reef
My Sharona - The Knack
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
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Example Classic Rock Songs:
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Hotel California - The Eagles
Twist n' Shout - The Eagles
Shake Your Tailfeather - Ray Charles
Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
Cherry Cherry - Neil Diamond
American Pie - Don MacClain
Play That Funk Music - Wild Cherry
Dumb Things - Paul Kelly
What I Like About You - The Romantics
Land Downunder - Men at Work
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Strange stuff (only appropriate in certain situations...!!):
Devil Went Down to Georgia - bluegrass standard
Czardas - Gyspsy folk/jazz standard
Various Traditional Jewish Folk daces (Horahs).
Various Italian Folk Songs/Dances (Tarantellas/Waltz/Foxtrots).
Over 100 Traditional Irish Jigs/Reels.
Orange Blossom Special etc - bluegrass tunes
Hundreds of classical String Quartet standards.
Hundreds of Jazz Standards.
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summary list
Contemporary Songs:
3a.m. Matchbox 20
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Paul Simon
500 Miles The Pretenders
Aeroplane Red Hot Chilli Peppers
All I Want is You U2
Amazing Alex Lloyd
American Pie Don Maclain
American Tune Paul Simon
Ana Maria Carlos Vives
Are you gonna be my girl Jet
Back home In Derry Traditional
Bad Moon Rising Creedence
Better be home soon Crowded House
Better Man Pearl Jam
Better Man John Butler
Black is the Colour Christy Moore
Black Velvet Band Traditional
Blame it on the Boogie Jackson 5
Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes
Boys of Summer Don Henley
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Can't Buy Me Love Beatles
Chain Reaction John Farnham
Cherry Cherry Neil Diamond
Cocaine Eric Clapton
Cosmic Girl Jamiroquai
Cryin' Shame Deisel
Danny Boy Traditional
Desperado Eagles
Devil Went Down to Georgia Charlie Daniels
Diamontina Drover Hugh McDonald
Dirty Old Town Pogues
Don't Dream its Over Crowded House
Down on the Corner Creedence
Faith George Michael
Father & Son Cat Stevens
Feelin' Alright Joe Cocker
Fields of Athenry Traditional
Fire & Rain James Taylor
Grace Jeff Buckley
Green Eyes Coldplay
Hallelujah Jeff Buckley / Lionel Bart
Harder to Breathe Maroon 5
Here Comes the Sun Beatles
Higher Ground Stevie Wonder
Holy Grail Hunters & Collectors
Horse with no Name America
Hotel California Eagles
Hurricane Bob Dylan
I Shot the Sherrif Eric Clapton
I will Survive Gloria Gaynor
Imagine John Lennon
Iris Goo Goo Dolls
Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
Leaving on a Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary
Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry
Johnny Don't Go Christy Moore
Kathy's Song Simon & Garfunkle
Killing me Softly Fugees / Gloria Gaynor
La Bamba Richie Valens
Lakes of Ponchertrain Traditional
Land Down Under Men at Work
Last Night The Strokes
Layla Eric Clapton
Lighthouse The Waifes
Linger Cranberries
Love Shack B-52s
Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf
Man of Constant Sorrow Soggy Bottom Boys
Moondance Van Morrison
Moon Shadow Cat Stevens
More than Words Extreme
My Happiness Powderfinger
No One Knows Queens of the Stone Age
Norwegian Wood Beatles
One U2
Patience Guns & Roses
Place Your Hands Reef
Play that Funky Music Wild Cherry
Prettiest Girl in Oslo Big Bang
Quiero Verte Sondreier (Columbian Party Song) Carlos Vives
Ride On Christy Moore
Rock DJ Robbie Williams
Rodeo Clowns Jack Johnson
Sally Maclennan Pogues
Sean South Traditional
Shake Your Tail Feather Ray Charles
She Will Be Loved Maroon 5
So Beautiful Pete Murray
Sounds of Silence Simon & Garfunkle
Spanish Lady Traditional
Steal My Kisses Ben Harper
Sultans of Swing Dire Straights
Summer of 69 Bryan Adams
Sunday Bloody Sunday U2
Superstition Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Alabama Lynard Skinnard
Take it Easy Eagles
Taylor Jack Johnson
Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton
The Boxer Simon & Garfunkle
The Gambler Kenny Rogers
The Joker Steve Miller Band
The Wind that Shakes the Barley Traditional
This Love Maroon 5
Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors
The Town I Loved So Well Eric Bogel
Twist & Shout Beatles
Under the Bridge Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Vertigo U2
Starry Starry Night Don Maclain
Walkin in Memphis Lonestar
Weather with You Crowded House
Whiskey in the Jar Traditional
Wild World Cat Stevens
Willy McBride Eric Bogel
Yellow Coldplay
You Don't Treat Me No Good Sonia Dada
You only get What You Give New Radicals
Your Song Elton John
Zebra John Butler
Contemporary Songs:
Amazing Alex Lloyd
Horse with no Name America
Love Shack B-52s
Here Comes the Sun Beatles
Can't Buy Me Love Beatles
Twist & Shout Beatles
Norwegian Wood Beatles
Steal My Kisses Ben Harper
Prettiest Girl in Oslo Big Bang
Hurricane Bob Dylan
Summer of 69 Bryan Adams
Quiero Verte Sondreier Carlos Vives
Ana Maria Carlos Vives
Moon Shadow Cat Stevens
Wild World Cat Stevens
Father & Son Cat Stevens
Devil Went Down to Georgia Charlie Daniels
Ride On Christy Moore
Johnny Don't Go Christy Moore
Black is the Colour Christy Moore
Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry
Green Eyes Coldplay
Yellow Coldplay
Linger Cranberries
Bad Moon Rising Creedence
Down on the Corner Creedence
Don't Dream its Over Crowded House
Better be home soon Crowded House
Weather with You Crowded House
Cryin' Shame Deisel
Sultans of Swing Dire Straights
Boys of Summer Don Henley
Starry Starry Night Don Maclain
American Pie Don Maclain
Take it Easy Eagles
Desperado Eagles
Hotel California Eagles
Your Song Elton John
The Town I Loved So Well Eric Bogel
Willy McBride Eric Bogel
Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton
I Shot the Sherrif Eric Clapton
Cocaine Eric Clapton
Layla Eric Clapton
More than Words Extreme
Killing me Softly Fugees / Gloria Gaynor
Faith George Michael
I will Survive Gloria Gaynor
Iris Goo Goo Dolls
Patience Guns & Roses
Diamontina Drover Hugh McDonald
Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors
Holy Grail Hunters & Collectors
Rodeo Clowns Jack Johnson
Taylor Jack Johnson
Blame it on the Boogie Jackson 5
Fire & Rain James Taylor
Cosmic Girl Jamiroquai
Georgia on my Mind Jazz Standard
Grace Jeff Buckley
Hallelujah Jeff Buckley / Lionel Bart
Are you gonna be my girl Jet
Feelin' Alright Joe Cocker
Better Man John Butler
Zebra John Butler
Burn for You John Farnham
Chain Reaction John Farnham
Imagine John Lennon
The Gambler Kenny Rogers
Walkin in Memphis Lonestar
Sweet Home Alabama Lynard Skinnard
She Will Be Loved Maroon 5
Harder to Breathe Maroon 5
This Love Maroon 5
Land Down Under Men at Work
Cherry Cherry Neil Diamond
You only get What You Give New Radicals
American Tune Paul Simon
So Beautiful Pete Murray
Leaving on a Jet Plane Peter, Paul & Mary
Sally Maclennan Pogues
Dirty Old Town Pogues
No One Knows Queens of the Stone Age
Shake Your Tail Feather Ray Charles
Aeroplane Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Under the Bridge Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Place Your Hands Reef
La Bamba Richie Valens
Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
Rock DJ Robbie Williams
Mrs Robinson Simon & Garfunkle
Bye Bye Love Simon & Garfunkle
The Boxer Simon & Garfunkle
Sounds of Silence Simon & Garfunkle
Kathy's Song Simon & Garfunkle
Man of Constant Sorrow Soggy Bottom Boys
You Don't Treat Me No Good Sonia Dada
Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf
The Joker Steve Miller Band
Superstition Stevie Wonder
Higher Ground Stevie Wonder
500 Miles The Proclaimers
Last Night The Strokes
Lighthouse The Waifes
Arthur McBride Traditional
Whiskey in the Jar Traditional
Back home In Derry Traditional
Fields of Athenry Traditional
Danny Boy Traditional
Black Velvet Band Traditional
The Wind that Shakes the Barley Traditional
Spanish Lady Traditional
Sean South Traditional
Lakes of Ponchertrain Traditional
Sunday Bloody Sunday U2
Vertigo U2
All I Want is You U2
One U2
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Moondance Van Morrison
Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes
Play that Funky Music Wild Cherry