Before the solo work there was a rock 'n' roll tribute and covers band on the Sydney club circuit that toured nationally. That's the grounding. These days Michael S plays solo or as a duo around the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane, and offers three distinct flavours: a general acoustic set that runs laid back through pub classics into upbeat rock 'n' roll, a set of Aussie classics from Paul Kelly, Crowded House, Men At Work, Mental As Anything and INXS, and a fifties and sixties set built on Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Elvis, The Everly Brothers and The Beatles. He brings his own instruments and PA. All that's needed at your end is a power point, a two by two metre space, and an hour before the first song.
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Songs Michael S can play
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Big Jet Plane Angus & Julia StoneSloop John B Beach BoysA Hard Day's Night BeatlesEight Days a Week BeatlesI Saw Her Standing There BeatlesThings We Said Today BeatlesTicket to Ride BeatlesYou've Got to Hide Your Love Away BeatlesStand By Me Ben E. KingAchy Breaky Heart Billy Ray CyrusI'll Be Your Baby Tonight Bob DylanIt's All Over Now, Baby Blue Bob DylanKnockin On Heavens Door Bob DylanCrying, Waiting, Hoping Buddy HollyOh Boy Buddy HollyPeggy Sue Buddy HollyPeggy Sue Got Married Buddy HollyRave On Buddy HollyGlycerine BushHoney Don't Carl PerkinsBlue Suede Shoes Carl PerkinsYou Never Can Tell Chuck BerryFlame Trees Cold ChiselBad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater RevivalProud Mary Creedence Clearwater RevivalBetter Be Home Soon Crowded HouseThe Honeymoon Is Over Cruel SeaTime After Time Cyndi LauperSpace Oddity David BowieLittle Ole Wine Drinker, Me Dean MartinBreakfast at Tiffany's Deep Blue SomethingRuby Baby DionRunaround Sue DionThe Wanderer DionLove Her Madly DoorsRain DragonStill In Love With You DragonDirty Old Town DublinersC'mon Everybody Eddie CochranAll Shook Up Elvis PresleyI Forgot To Remember To Forget Elvis PresleyReturn To Sender Elvis PresleyHere Comes The Rain Again EurythmicsBird Dog Everly BrothersBye Bye Love Everly BrothersCathy's Clown Everly BrothersWake Up Little Susie Everly BrothersThe Way FastballPumped Up Kicks Foster The PeopleBlame It On Me George EzraBudapest George EzraKeep Your Hands to Yourself Georgia SatellitesGood Riddance (Time Of Your Life) Green DayNutbush City Limits Ike & Tina TurnerHurts So Good John MellencampI Walk The Line Johnny CashHold Me Tight Johnny NashThe Gambler Kenny RogersDivan LemonheadsStagger Lee Lloyd PriceThat's All Right Marty RobbinsSinging The Blues Marty RobbinsJust Married Marty RobbinsRockabilly Rebel MatchboxLook What They've Done To My Song MelanieIf You Leave Me Can I Come Too? Mental As AnythingThe Nips Are Getting Bigger Mental As AnythingToo Many Times Mental As AnythingDaydream Believer MonkeesI'm a Believer MonkeesRed, Red Wine Neil DiamondSong Sung Blue Neil DiamondSweet Caroline Neil DiamondHeart Of Gold Neil YoungDon't Look Back In Anger Oasis(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay Otis ReddingDumb Things Paul KellyTo Her Door Paul KellyWish You Were Here Pink Floyd500 Miles ProclaimersSea Of Love Robert Plant & the Honey DrippersTime Warp Rocky Horror Picture ShowMaggie May Rod StewartSailing Rod StewartThe Last Time Rolling StonesWorking For The Man Roy OrbisonJust Like Fire Would SaintsCupid Sam CookeWhen You Walk in the Room SearchersThe Green Door Shakin StevensThis Ole House Shakin StevensA Pub With No Beer Slim DustyChasing Cars Snow PatrolRocking All Over The World Status QuoStuck In the Middle With You Stealers WheelCopperhead Road Steve EarlI Won't Back Down Tom PettyLearning to Fly Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersEnd of the Line Traveling WilburysI Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2Brown Eyed Girl Van MorrisonRiptide Vance JoyBlister In The Sun Violent FemmesPlease Do Not Go Violent FemmesI Shot the Sheriff Wailers (Bob Marley)Werewolves Of London Warren ZevonIsland In The Sun Weezer
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What to expect
Three fairly different nights, depending on which one you ask for. The general acoustic set roams across decades, starting laid back, moving through the pub classics everyone knows, then lifting into rock 'n' roll once people want to dance. The Aussie set draws on Crowded House, INXS, Mental As Anything, Paul Kelly and Men At Work. And the fifties and sixties set is for the crowd who genuinely dance to that stuff: Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Elvis, The Everly Brothers, The Beatles. Say which way you want the night to lean and he'll build it that way.
On the day
Everything comes with him, instruments and PA included, so there's no gear hire to organise at your end. Three things needed on site: a 240V power outlet, a space around two metres by two, and an hour before the first song to get set up and sounding right.
Performance options
You're choosing a flavour rather than a line-up. Solo acoustic covers popular songs across the decades, mixing easy going tunes, the pub classics and the faster rock 'n' roll for dancing. The fifties and sixties option is a specialty set for people who love that era and want to be on their feet for it, built on Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers and The Beatles.
