Rhythmically - what goes with NERD's 'She Wants To Move'?

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My band are going to cover this song as it has such a great groove; but as a song it doesn’t really go anywhere. So as we often do in such cases we thought we’d segue into another belter that also goes ‘dun, dun, dun-dun, duh-duh’.
Except I’ve drawn a blank.
So dopers - without wanting open a debate about whether it goes ‘bum, bum bu-bum bu-bum’ or whatever, any suggestions?

Thanks in anticipation

MiM

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Anyone? A song that could be spliced with ‘She Wants to Move’?

(My one and only thread bump - I’ll let it die after this)

MiM

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It’s not the same beat but it’s a similar feel maybe…Sublime’s version of “Scarlet Begonias”.

Your drummer will have to concentrate pretty hard to switch it up but the beat on “Scarlet Begonias” is a standard funk beat.

Just seems like any funky drum song can transition into this one.

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After a few minutes of humming, my best idea was “Down on the Corner” by CCR.

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I love the

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A few points:

  • The beat has both a Latin feel and a Bo Diddley beat feel. You could go with anything from a Shakira-type Latin-pop number (sorry don’t know the names) or Buddy Holly’s Not Fade Away (Rolling Stone’s version) or Tom Petty’s American Girl.

  • The basic Latin lick I hear played by a nylon-string guitar is a standard I IV V lick so you could go anywhere you want with that…

In terms of entertainment - well, if you are looking to get folks dancing and keep it going from there - I’d find another dance tune with a different, cool rhythm and make a transition - just manage the change - make it a break and then re-launch if you need to, to keep it tight. Could be anything from something new toYou Spin Me Right Round by Dead or Alive- transitioning to that would be cool, IMHO…

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Sort of weird, but what immediately comes to my mind is “Psychedelic Shack”.

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It’d be an odd juxtaposition, but you can easily seque into White Stripes “Seven Nation Army” from that.

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If we’re going to talk about Not Fade Away, then I should also mention George Michael - Faith.

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Given that Scarlet Begonias and NFA have been mentioned, I’d like to throw in a nod to Eyes of the World. Without lightening up on complexity, it’s a good laconic fit–add an edge and pick it up a few notches and you’ve got a sick She Want’s to Move>Eyes>Scarlet Begonias>NFA>SWTM jam.