Modern Music

[adrianed]

Hi Folks,
Many of us like myself are a bit long in the tooth and we play music from older times
I have been asked to play music for a party of people 30 of 40 years younger ( I am 82 )
I have no idea what to play, I have only just realised I have nothing in print or in my head
Pity really because we should keep up with the times
Now I have to keep a lookout for and learn more up to date music, no idea where to start
Just fishing folks to see what anyone might comment
Adrian

[Normanfernandez]

ABBA, Toto, Supertramp, Shaggy, UB40, Billy Joel, Robbie Williams, John Mayer, Coldplay, Modern Talking, Bee Gees,

I'll suggest more if I remember.
Regards Norman.

[robinez]

a lot of people around 40 till 50 really like 80's and 90's music.

If you want to find the chords of a song then most of the times you can find them by looking for the song on ultimate guitar by looking for the song title and the word chords, for instance the first song below in my songlist:

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/spandau_ballet/true_chords_1163064


Here's my songlist of 80's songs that i play and that you can use for inspiration:

True - Spandau Ballet
You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker
Suburbia - Pet Shop Boys
I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson
Turn Back The Clock - Johnny Hates Jazz
Wouldn't It Be Good - Nik Kershaw
A View To A Kill - Duran Duran
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Police
Poison Arrow - ABC
Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
***ual Healing - Marvin Gaye
Fragile - Sting
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen
Rosanna - Toto
Running With The Devil - Van Halen
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Kids In America - Kim Wilde
Englishman in New York - Sting
I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Drive - The Cars
Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Chicago
Meaneater - Hall & Oates
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Careless Whisper - George Michael
Against All Odds - Phill Collins
You're The Voice - John Farnham
Maid Of Orleans - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Forever Young - Alphaville
99 Luftballons - Nena
Alive And Kicking - Simple Minds
Red Red Wine - UB40
Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Like The Way I Do - Melissa Etheridge
Could You Be Loved - Bob Marley
A Forest - The Cure
1999 - Prince
Don't You - Simple Minds
Old And Wise - Alan Parsons Projects
I Want To Break Free - Queen
Relight My Fire - Dan Hartman
Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar
Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
With Or Without You - U2
Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns N' Roses
Purple Rain - Prince
Mammagamma - Allen Parsons Project

[Normanfernandez]

Can you please send the Sheet Music for
Johnny Hates Jazz.
Thanks regards Norman

[robinez]

Can you please send the Sheet Music for
Johnny Hates Jazz.
Thanks regards Norman

Sorry, i don't have sheet music for these songs.

i play these songs by the lyrics and chord names (i use the Onsong app for that, which is a songbook in which you can add your sheets and fakebook notations)
the chords for this Johnny hates jazz song can be found here:

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/johnny_hates_jazz/turn_back_the_clock_chords_2356117

[adrianed]

Thankyou Norman and robinez,
That's a good start,
I have printed the suggestions and the song names to get something going
Best Regards,
Adrian