Wow. I might get to be first up. Well, apart from the obvious - SCIENCE - I would love to hear the following which I’ve not heard live yet:

Message Home
Brilliant
I’m Coming Down
Surfacing
White Flag
Numb
Sunday Comes
Too Close To The Sun

and for a cover:

Cars (Gary Numan) or Justify My Love (Madonna)

Can’t wait for this.

Graeme

hi david!

i’d love to hear your version of “fast car” by tracy chapman…

little songs:
st. lawrence river
forestfire
baby skin tattoo
f train

morning orbit:
too close to the sun
blinded
alone in the universe
black black heart

hallucinations:
numb
time of our lives
hallucinations

if god had curves:
see you fall
faithless
hey kids (this song is awesome, live)
going home

strange birds:
the music
ugly is beautiful
science
brilliant
some people say

moist songs:
underground
breathe

i hope this is not too much to ask : D
thanks!

telo

@ the toronto show please, please, please play:
-Souring
-Souring
-Souring!!!!
-Alone in the universe
-F-train
- faithless
- + all your new songs (science and some people say especially)
and..
- leave it alone
thanks!

agreeing with beautiful.loser

@vancouver please play souring.
i can honestly say if that song was played me and my boyfriend would have a good cry. We both love it so much.
along with

Wolves, ( i would also cry during this one )
Hope ” ”
I’m coming down
In this light
Blue
Unholy Dirty and Beautiful
Babyskin Tattoo
Final Thoughts and the Last Day on Earth

any moist songs will do, they’re all increidble to hear you sing again

and as for covers…i fell in love with Crazy
and from what i’ve heard only you is incredible.

Oooooh, this is my kinda conversation! I am going to list the things I would love to hear by album leaving out the most obvious singles.

Unholy
SCIENCE
White Flag
Some People Say
Blinded
I’m Coming Down
Souring,
Hey Kids

Moist – Deliver Me, Sunday Comes (I know I’m dreaming here but I always thought it would be incredible live!!!), Underground

Cover - ??? I need to ponder this one for a bit, I am still LOVING the Crazy cover

Well I am in great company so far here with Telo and Graeme!! Hi guys!

1. Moist: Silver. (Please David! We are silver. Every feeling will dissolve. It captures the concert experience SO well. You are our morphine and we are under your spell at every show. Let us hear you sing those words as we drink you in. I’ll be wearing my silver nail polish in Montreal.)

2. You Solo: White Flag. (You played this at Casino NS in May but I didn’t know the lyrics too well then. Now it’s one of my faves, so beautiful. And you didn’t play it in New Glasgow, or did you? I’m eager to hear it live again now that I love it so much.)

3. You Solo: St. Lawrence River. (A David Usher concert without St. Lawrence River would be like Montreal without lovers making out on street corners, like New York without pastrami & rye… it would be really sad.)

3a. You Solo: Jesus Was My Girl. (It was on the setlist in New Glasgow but you didn’t play it! Probably because it was an all-ages show. We really missed that song!)

4. Cover: What to say? When I heard Thriller at the start of your NS shows I loved it. I’ve seen you play your Pink, Madonna and let’s do it like they do on the Discovery Channel covers, and Crazy was wicked & you could have a hit single with it.
But hmm, my no. 1 love in music other than you, for the past 25 years has been George Michael. If you wanted to do retro-80s stuff, what about some Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go or even 1987’s ‘Faith’? Maybe not the whole thing - but it would be fun! Madonna’s Get Into The Groove, anything by Depeche Mode, Temptation or other songs by The Tea Party, Tori Amos Crucify or Silent All These Years. Oh oh oh I know: HEAD LIKE A HOLE! NIN!! Yes!!

I’m sure whatever you decide it will be fantastic as always.
Love
Lise in Halifax, NS
xxxxx

It’s no secret that I would really love for you to sing “Science”

i forgot to add: “only you” heheh
and this is for the phoenix show in toronto, david…. : D

Coming to Vancouver from Britain to see your show - can’t wait!

Favourites from Strange Birds are:
Blue, White Flag & Brilliant

From If God had Curves:
Faithless

Anything and everything from Hallucinations

Black Black Heart and Fast Car from Morning Orbit

St Lawrence River (of course), Trickster, Unholy, Dirty and Beautiful from Little Songs.

Also Galaxy is great.

I’d love to hear Gasoline.

As for covers, maybe quite obvious, but they’re the songs I add to my “David Usher playlist”

Incubus ‘Drive’
Travis ‘Love Will Come Through’

Been a fan for 6 years - will be great to finally see you live!

Hi!

I love all your songs, but Black Black Heart is my favorite, and St Lawrence River.

Now for covers, I think maybe some Placebo? Like “Every You Every Me” or “Pure Morning”, and maybe Imogen Heap’s “Hide & Seek”? Ohhhh or maybe Bjork’s “Human Behavior”…. omg there are so many songs that you could do an amazing job at singing…. what about Rihanna’s “Umbrella” there are already a few covers out there, but I bet yours would be awesome.

Wait I have more ideas for covers, LOL.

What about AFI’s “Silver & Cold” or “Prelude 12/21″?

Hey David, thanks for the opportunity to help choose your set list!

A few of my personal faves:

Leave it alone
Resurrection
Tangerine
Little Songs
Black Black heart
Alone in the Universe
Tomorrow comes
Faithless
The Music
Ugly is beautiful
So far down
Blue
White flags
Some people say

(but really David, I have to say that I think any song from the latest album would be awesome. The record is AWESOME as a whole! Seriously. Your best thus far I think). You can’t go wrong here…looking forward to seeing you in Oct!
Peace,
Gina

Hi,

Of course you have to do Black black heart.. :), St-Lawrence river, for the cover…a Jonas song or Bon Jovi. Cant wait to see you in montreal at the metropolis i will be there.

Thinking a little more outside the box than my earlier comment.

Possibilties for covers:

Holly McNarland - Elmo

Skunk Anansie (Don’t know how well she is known outside of the UK) - Weak, or Twisted

Even though it’s been covered so many times, it would be fantastic to hear you sing How Soon is Now?

Solo:
Trickster
White Flag
How Are You
Numb
Tomorrow Comes
Souring
Hope

Moist:
Believe Me
Shotgun

Cover:
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm

I would love to hear Science, Black Black Heart, Resurrection, Gasoline, White Flag, Hey kids, Alone in the Universe, Leave it Alone……As for covers I’m not sure right now…..

David , i about these songs for Montreal!

-Believe me and low low low (moist) It be different from push or resurrection

-too close to the sun ( with gnr finally)
-hallucinations
-everything is all right by me now
-trickster
-message home
-blinded
-the music
-ugly is beautiful
-so far down
-bbh
-love will save the day
thank you for your Music David! See you in Montreal! and one last thing , please do not play Hey kids! i just don’t get that song!

leave it alone!

Me again. I can’t believe I forgot this one for a cover idea! I always thought you would sing this one great!
Ok here goes then I’ll shut up!

SMASHING PUMPKINS: Bullet With Butterfly Wings.

Oh I can just picture it, you on stage starting the song “The world is a vampire…”
That song is perfect for you isn’t it? It has soft lulls in it then big loud crashing vocals, to encompass a whole range for you vocally and allow you to have very high energy performance but with quiet moments within the song as well. You would perform this song brilliantly!!

Hey there. I would love to her your version of the following songs:
-Under The Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
-Everlong by the Foo Fighters
-Any song from Pascale Picard

As for you own songs, Anything!! I love them all!

And finally Moist…I guess Leave it Alone, Breathe and Gasoline.

Those are the songs i would most love to here.

alright…. not that I’m getting sick of the usual “singles” like…”Alone in The Universe” and “Black Black Heart”, but they are played A LOT. and usually close together

Wow, this is unbelievable! We get to have input into the setlist! I actually really love the one that you have had so far so I’ll try to keep this short. I would love to hear (at the Montreal show):

1. SCIENCE!!!
2. Message Home - never heard it before
3. Everything is alright… - hope that stays
4. Resurrection and Push - hope these stay too; could not be happier with them!
5. I can’t think of a different cover right now but Only You would be great
6. Some People Say - if you can fit it in; I mean, this tour is in support of the new album after all!

Thank you for everything!

Well, of course, the singles are played a lot. There has to be something for the casual fan too. I’ve convinced a few people who have never seen a David Usher show before to go to this concert and I’m sure they’d have more fun if they recognize some of the songs. Plus, they’ve never had the pleasure of hearing them live before!

ok… i posted a set list, but i guess it didn’t show up?
here it is again… hopefully!! (in no particular order)

Everything is Alright
Ugly is Beautiful
Trickster
Million
Jesus Was My Girl
Message Home
Blinded
The Music
Science
Hallucinations
Babyskin Tattoo
Long Goodbye
Faithless
Tomorrow Comes!!
In This Light
See You Fall
Brilliant
Shotgun
F-Train
St.Lawrence River

Wow!

I would love to hear ‘Message Home’ when you are playing in Vancouver.

Also, is http://www.last.fm/user/davidusher really you?

Let’s talk about songs you never / or rarely play. That would be absolutly refreshing.

Science
Brilliant
Trickster
Too Close to the sun
How are you
Blinded
Hallucinations
Surfacing
Long goodbye
Souring

Shotgun
Believe me

theses are the ones on the recent setlist that absolutly have to stay!!

Message Home
A day in the life
Ugly
Push

;0)

Sorry! Too bad we can’t edit. I forgot:

7. Surfacing

Ok let’s give this a try.

1 David Usher songs
- I really miss Babyskin Tattoo, Too Close to the Sun, Hey Kids and Surfacing.
- Would be really curious to see what Wolves or Going Home would sound live.

2 Moist songs (im only going to do one or two)

-Shotgun or Machine Punch Through
-Mike Hammer (Wishful thinking of course, but I will die if I ever hear it live)

3 Covers (any genre is fine, remember madonnas Music and michael jackson)

That’s a tough one - because you’ve come up with some very interesting ones already.
How about some Duran Duran, why not- Electric Barberella
Something fun and up-tempo!

No… the perfect song to cover.
Pets - Porno for Pyros

You could have so much fun with that one…

1 - Life of Bees, Happy Ending, Unholy Dirty and Beautiful, Too Close to the Sun, Surfacing, Wolves, Blinded, Hallucinations, Millions. And of course, Where it Hurts would be a nice addition. Forgive Everything too hehe.

2 - As for a Moist song, I would KILL to have the chance to hear Mandolin or Place live. Really, any song we don’t hear often, like, not a single, and I’d be super happy. I mean, I love Push, Resurection, Underground, Silver, Leave it Alone, etc etc etc but since I never had the chance to see you perform in the Moist era, a non-single song would be awesome and would totally make my week. Hell, even my month…

3 - Cover? Hum, Only When I Lose Myself by Depoche Mode. My December by Linkin Park would be good too. Automatic Flowers by Our Lady Peace ? Yeah, Automatic Flowers woud rock. Justify my Love by Madonna. The Greatest by Cat Power. Sorry if that’s a lot of suggestions, it’s just so hard to pick one.

Wow, its busy here!!!!

My choices:

-SCIENCE
-SOURING
-EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT
-UNHOLY DIRTY AND BEAUTIFUL
-HALLUCINATIONS
-STAY
-FORGIVE EVERYTHING
-BABYSKIN TATTOO

MOIST’S SONGS:

-SILVER
-INTO EVERYTHING
-PICTURE ELVIS
-PLACE

COVERS:

-FREAKS BY LIVE
-DISARM BY SMASHING PUMPKINS
-CRAZY BY GNARL BARKLEY (you did just fine)

i really appreciate that you ask advices to your fans.. its so human. wow. you’re the first and only artist that i know who is close like this to his fan.. (sorry my english)

can’t wait so see/hear you !!!!

Little Songs
Trickster
Jesus Was My Girl
-i loooove forestfire, f train and st lawrence river, but they’re always played anyways so i won’t vote for them
okay no wait, i’m putting in a forestfire vote just in case

Brilliant
Ugly Is Beautiful
Science
White Flag
Life Of Bees
-brilliant is surreal live, ugly is beautiful & white flag are energy, life of bees and science would be cool to hear

Alone in the Universe
My Way Out
-alone in the universe mostly because of the crowd’s reaction to it, and my way out for another surreal/pretty live one

Hallucinations
I’m Coming Down
Surfacing
Tomorrow Comes
-just favourites

See You Fall
Faithless
Going Home
-just haven’t heard these since the tour for this album and i miss them live

GASOLINE
ophelia
picture elvis
machine punch through
tangerine
gone again
-restraining myself here..

covers:
genesis - jesus he knows me
morrissey - everyday is like sunday
suede - beautiful ones
love inc - broken bones
pulp - common people
madonna - dress you up
sublime - what i got

My vote is for

Spotlight On
How Are You

for covers:
Prince - When Doves Cry
David Bowie - Man Who Sold The World
Pulp - Common People

How hard it was to choose! I love them all, really.. but I had to choose. So, here it is!

-LITTLE SONGS (TFT)-
Jesus Was My Girl
Forestfire
Trickster
St. Lawrence River

-MORNING ORBIT-
Fast Car
Black black heart
Joy in Small Places
My Way Out

-HALLUCINATIONS-
Numb
Devil By My Side
Hallucinations
In This Light
Tomorrow Comes
If You Tolerate This

-IGHC-
Faithless
Everything Is All Right By Me Now
Long Goodbye

-STRANGE BIRDS-
Brilliant
Life Of Bees
Ugly Is Beautiful
White Flag
The Music

-COVERS- (?)
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay by Ottis Redding
Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn
Dear God by Sarah McLachlan
or again Miss You from the Rolling Stones (good old Moist memories!) :))

-Moist-
Shotgun
Hate
Ophelia
Tangerine
Comes and Goes
Machine Punch Through
See Touch Feel

Are we october 20th yet?!

Thanks!
Michelle

Here are mine (and David, if you want to do more than a couple Moist songs kickass…unfortunately not everyone here had the chance to see a Moist concert so anytime you play those songs it makes it that much better)

Moist
(a long shot for these, but would LOVE to hear them live)
Alive
Liberation
Mike Hammer
Underground
Breathe
Shotgun
Disco Days

Solo Stuff
Too Close to the Sun
Trickster
Surfacing
Fearless
If You Tolerate This
Jesus Was My Girl
Some People Say
Hallucinations
Galaxy

Covers
Please Forgive Me - David Gray
Under the Milky Way - The Church

David Usher tracks:

1. SCIENCE!!!!! — must be performed! Amazing energy that would just kill live.
2. How Are You — comes to life when performed live.
3. Souring — I’d like to see this beautiful acoustic number replace the over-done “st lawrence river” and “f train”.

Moist:

1. LEAVE IT ALONE! — I think everyone wants to hear this one.
2. Gasoline or Tangerine

Covers:

1. Wires by Athlete — AMAZING track that would really suit your voice.

Cindy Lauper Time after time
Madonna I’m not sorry

Science would be a lot of fun.
Long Goodbye
Hallucinations would make me kinda happy.

but the point of this comment is really to say that you’ve got to get the jesus back to newfoundland, boy. we miss ya, it’s been too long.

1) david usher songs

trickster
st. lawrence river (never take this off the set list please)
unholy, dirty and beautiful
babyskin tattoo
million
brilliant
spotlight on
science
happy endings
how are you?
butterfly
a day in the life
blinded
closer
i’m coming down
in this light
tomorrow comes
long goodbye
souring
faithless

2) moist songs

see touch feel
leave it alone
silver
tonight
place
breathe
gasoline
tangerine
shotgun
machine punch through
break her down
believe me
freaky be beautiful
this shrieking love

3) cover songs

would love to see what you and the band could do with these david.

justin timberlake - what goes around comes around or lovestoned
the white stripes - seven nation army (or basically any of their songs)
supertramp - breakfast in america
k-os - sunday morning or crucial
rihanna - umbrella (hahaha)
amy winehouse - rehab
michael jackson - billie jean

stephanie

I’d love to hear:

Forestfire
Alone in the Universe
A Day in the Life
My Way Out
Love Will Save The Day
The Music
Ugly Is Beautiful
WHITE FLAG
Resurrection

i think that after all these albums, and all these years of touring solo, as well as with Moist, that it is now totally and completely necessary for your shows to be at LEAST 2 hours long hehehe… wishful thinking i know. but seriously. i’m not joking.

i also think it would be ridiculously awesome if you could find a way to play the entire Strange Birds album live, and then play some selected hits afterwards. i know of some other bands that have tried this approach with their new albums, and its worked quite well!

that being said, here are some songs that i would love to hear on the upcoming tour:

David Solo Stuff:

- SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- White Flag
- Life of Bees
- How Are You
- I’m Coming Down
- Blinded
- In This Light

MOIST stuff:

- FREAKY BE BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Sunday Comes
- Believe Me
- Into Everything
- Push
- Tonight

COVERS:

i dunno. i still really like the Crazy cover. and i think you could definitely pull off some Justin Timberlake!

Not to be negative, but i wouldn’t miss My way out if you took it out of the set… plus, as much as i love St. Lawrence River, it’d be fantastic to hear a new closer!

can’t wait for the tour!

Wow SO MANY responses already!!

David.

I would LOVE to hear you play your version of FAST CAR when you stop in e-town (Edmonton).

I have ALWAYS wanted to hear you play that live since the first time i heard it on Morning Orbit. So PLEASE! If you could, that would be AMAZING!

FAST CAR
FAST CAR
FAST CAR
FAST CAR

As for the rest, i am very happy to hear any of your amazing tunes live.

David, I really hope that you are going to be back in Regina.

It would be great if you could include:

My Way Out
Ugly is Beautiful (my new favourite)
Im’ Coming Down
and the Long Good-bye

Hello there…
I am a little sad that you are changing the songs that you will be playing… lol… they were all my favorites!! I saw you 3 times in concert in the past months and I was able now to sing all th esongs along with you lol!!!
Well if you absolutely haft to change it… here are my suggestions:
YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO DO THESE CLASSICS:
MY WAY OUT,
BLACK BLACK HEART,
LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY,
ALONE IN THE UNIVERS
DEVIL BY MY SIDE

for the other songs:
ugly is beautiful,
hey kids,

I LOVE ALL YOU SONGS BUT THESE ONES HAVE A SPECIFIC MEANING ATTACH TO IT FOR ME!!!

Well cant wait to see you again in october in montréal!!!

You rock!
Chantal:)

My favs I would love to hear live -
Moist - Underground
David Usher - How are you, butterfly (version 2 from hallucinations mini disc), babyskin tattoo, jesus was my girl, if you tollerate this your children will be next, unholy dirty and beautiful, Tomorrow comes, devil by my side, numb, Hey Kids, Faithless, white flag, science.
Covers…. if you were looking to do micheal jackson or madonna.. my picks would be billy jean, thriller, beautiful stranger, don’t tell me. if you were looking to do something by someone else I would suggest…. bruce cockburn - lovers in a dangerous time. (classic oldie everyone loves)
thanks

Hey David wow your honestly asking our opinion on sets for the tour how incredable is this!
Personally I would love to see you sing
Little Songs
-Babyskin Tattoo
-Jesus was my girl
-Trickster

Morning Orbit
-Alone in the Universe
-Black Black Heart
-A Day in the Life

Hallucinations
-Hallucinations
-Numb
-Time Of Our Lives
-Devil by my side
-Surfacing

If God had Curves
-Souring
-Love will save the day

Strange Birds
-Ugly is Beautiful
-The Music
-So Far Down

Covers
-Crazy
-I Miss you-Incubus (always thought you would do an awesome Incubus cover you and Brandon have unique styles that I LOVE)
-Drive- Incubus (just cause everyone knows that song)
-Stellar- Incubus

Basically anything Incubus would do cause it would be a challenge that you could totally pull of and I think I would be a total puddle if you covered any of there stuff although whatever covers you choos to do I’m sure will be crazy awesome!

WOW…. its the first time i see a forum or a blog busy like this! but i think the majority voted for SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Solo:
Trickster
Butterfly
Science
Blue
Souring
Hallucinations
Galaxy
Surfacing
So far Down

Moist:
Leave it Alone
Tangerine
Gasoline
Breathe

Covers:
Hotel California by Eagles
Run by Snow Patrol
Miss Misery by Elliott Smith
Don’t Cry by Guns N’ Roses

Can I just say that you are THE BEST! How many artists would ask for input from their fans like this?

These are not necessarily all of my faves, but the ones I’d like to hear this time around (I’m leaving out some that I love but have heard in concert many times…and am including some I’ve heard many times but that ROCK live!).

LITTLE SONGS:
Jesus Was My Girl
Unholy, Dirty and Beautiful
Babyskin Tattoo
Forestfire

STRANGE BIRDS: (would really love to hear all of these new ones!)
Ugly is Beautiful
So Far Down
Spotlight On
White Flag
Brilliant
Some People Say

MORNING ORBIT:
How Are You

HALLUCINATIONS:
Hallucinations
Numb
Message Home
Surfacing

IF GOD HAD CURVES:
Everything Is All Right By Me Now
Faithless
See You Fall

MOIST:
Leave It Alone (my top choice for Moist stuff)
Silver
Gasoline
Underground
Tangerine

COVERS:
Love your cover of Crazy
I agree with Caroline, something “fun and up-tempo” (you usually pick those types of songs to cover anyway)
How about Keane, Is It Any Wonder?

Thanks for asking us! Can’t wait to see what you decide…

OK i’m not going to make a long list of songs , just going to list my absolute favs

Trickster
Unholy, Dirty and Beautiful
Science

I can’t say enough what a treat it was to hear Push after so may years so that would still have to be my fav Moist song , if not that one then - Believe Me or Into Everything!!!!!!!!

Oh and did i say UNHOLY ? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!……lol

Thanks for asking and see you soon

COVER:

********************DROPS OF JUPITER - TRAIN************************

I have some of my favourites, but it’s really hard to choose from your new album because all of the songs are so great and make for awesome live performances.

Some of my faves:

Cover: Only You (soooo awesome and vulnerable!!)

Moist: Silver

Everything Is All Right By Me Now
Unholy, Dirty and Beautiful
My Way Out
The Music
Ugly Is Beautiful
So Far Down
Spotlight On
Blue
Some People Say
Black Black Heart
Alone in the Universe
Devil By My Side
Message Home
Long Goodbye
Love Will Save The Day
See You Fall

~ Steph

ok first of all you need to do a cover of Zombie from the Cranberries, i think this song would fit you very well­.

Moist : Underground, Leave it Alone or Gasoline !!
Solo stuff : Tomorrow Comes and Science

Apart from the usual favourites (Devil, St. Lawrence, Message Home, Faithless), I would LOVE to hear:

Joy in Small Places*
Blinded
Hallucinations
In This Light
Surfacing
Fearless
Souring
HEY KIDS*
Ugly is Beautiful*
The Science
Happy Endings*

Moist - Shotgun

Cover - Leonard Cohen, or Jewel - Stand.

thanks for asking! see you at the Phoenix!
agnes

Some songs that I would really like to hear would be

I’m Coming Down
In This Light
See You Fall
Leave it Alone

Thanks!

Hi !!!
What I would love to hear on
Little songs : F train
St-Lawrence River ( if there is a concert in Qc city, how can you not play it ???:P)
Million
Forestfire
Morning Orbit: Too close to the sun
Alone in the universe
Hallucinations : Time of your life
Message Home
surfacing
tomorow comes
If god had curves : See you fall
Hope

Underground would be lovely to hear as well, it is a long time ago the last time I heard it live

And the covers….. I must say you gave a really good show the first time you played Crazy!!

Will we see you in Qc soon ???

ive posted on the myspace but now im like… oh i should have posted it on the blog
kind of lost with all these sites
so here are my choices!

1) well that’s pretty hard to choose
id say… per album…

trickster + st.lawrence + babyskin

music + brilliant + ugly
so far down!!!
science!!!
white flag!!!
life of bees!!!
some people say!!!

too close + black heart + a day

hallucinations + coming down + in this light + fearless
message home!!!
surfacing!!!
if you tolerate this!!!!!! (i dont know how possible that one is live but, that would be very big hit!!)

the wolves

2) leave it alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3) any genre!? than, gangsta’s paradise by coolio LoL!
or more seriously… id like some 80’s - 90’s success such as fleetwood mac, the police or… call me by blondie, heartbreaker by pat benatar would be fun!

Oh my gosh! Ok I’ll try…
I could’nt put all song ?!? Then..

1:
St. Lawrence river
F Train
Some People Say
Science
Black Black Heart
Too close to the sun
Devil By My Side
If you tolerate this
Long Goodbye
Hey kids
Sparkle and shine

2:
Ressurection
Shotgun
Low low low

3:
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen…I love Jeff Bruckley version)
Everybody here wants you (Buckley)
Famous blue raincoat (Cohen)
Building a mystery ( Sarah McLachlan for sure..)
Crucify (Tory Amos)
maybe a Pascale Picard song’s (Annoying maybe lol)
…and more but I will stop here lol

MaRySe

David Usher songs:

Trickster
St. Lawrence
River
Jesus Was My Girl
Forestfire
The Music
Brilliant
Ugly Is Beautiful
So Far Down
Spotlight On
Science
Some People Say
How Are You?
Black Black Heart
Alone in the Universe
My Way Out
Blinded
Hallucinations
I’m Coming Down
Time Of Our Lives
In This Light
Surfacing
Love Will Save The Day
Hey Kids

Moist songs:

PLEASE PLEASE play PUSH!!!!!!! Leave it Alone! and Sunday Comes!!!

Covers:

Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf
Fast Car
Anything by Madonna
Girls & Boys by Blur
Hotel California by the Eagles

Odd recommendations, I guess?

1. Solo songs;
I’ve never heard these live, but would love to –
Forestfire
Life Of Bees
Science
Some People say (my absolute favorite right now)
Blinded
Butterfly
Surfacing
See you fall (another favorite)
Souring

Songs I’ve heard live, but would love to hear again –
St. Lawrence River
Jesus was my girl
Spotlight on
The music
Alone in the universe
My way out
Devil by my side
Hey kids
Love will save the day

2. Moist songs;
Dogs (my favorite)
Underground
Sunday comes
Ophelia

3. Cover songs;
“We looked like giants” - Death cab for cutie
“Karma Police” - Radiohead
“Stereo” - The Watchmen
“Please please please let me get what I want” - The Smiths
… And for something completely out of left field —
“Kill the messenger” - Jack’s Mannequin

SCIENCE is emerging as a clear favourite on this busy blog.

Graeme

ok, I’m gonna post again.
just because I’m having fun with thinking about what songs i’d really love to hear live.

Little Songs:
1. Million
2 Jesus
3.Babyskin Tattoo

Morning Orbit:
1.Too Close To The Sun
2.Butterfly (with the bitchin drum solo)
3.Blinded

Hallucinations:
1.Message Home
2.In This Light
3.Tomorrow Comes

If God Had Curves:
1.Hope
2.Everything is Alright
3.Faithless

Strange Birds:
1.Science
2.Brilliant
3.Blue

Moist:
1.Believe me
2.Shotgun

Cover:
1.Crazy (knarles barkley)
2.The Bad Touch (during LWSTD)
3.Barbie Girl (aqua) LOL!!!

I would love to hear the following songs for the October Tour

1. Brilliant
2. St. Lawrence River
3. Blue
4. White Flag
5. Hope (Tell Everyone)
6. The Wolves
7. Devil By My Side (the most amazing song live!!)
8. My Way Out
9. Too Close to the Sun
10. Babyskin Tatoo
11. Forestfire
12. I’m Coming Down

Moist:
1. Push (a classic!, I even requested the DJ to play it at my wedding!)
2. Gasoline!!!!

Cover:

SexyBack by Justin Timberlake (I can’t think of any song that would be more entertaining for you to cover!)

3 songs I like :

Happy endings
Blue
Fast Car

Alright, I don’t know if I can narrow down my choices for your songs, but I think it would be really fun to play mostly or all songs that you’ve never or rarely played live before. It’s fun to hear the hits when the whole room is singing along, but it’d be such a treat to hear things that I haven’t heard done live before. And since you were just on tour for Strange Birds, this could be you b-side tour : )

Moist songs:
Gasoline, Liberation or Low, Low, Low

Covers:
Dear God by XTC, Sweet Dreams or Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson (SD originally by the Eurythmics of course)

another good cover would be:

Possession by Sarah McLachlan

Cover song -
I’ve Just Seen A Face - Paul McCartney/The Beatles (When I hear this song in my head, it is your voice singing it. Weird, I know.)

We Will Meet Again - VAST (I think you would do a fantastic job with the song and I could die happy after getting to hear one favourite singer sing a song by my other favourite singer =D )

Solo Songs -

Forestfire
F Train

The Music
Ugly is Beautiful
Science

Black Black Heart
My Way Out

I’m Coming Down
Message Home

Long Goodbye
Hey Kids

Moist Songs

Breathe
Leave it Alone

Wow, I can’t believe the sheer volume of responses! I’ll keep it short.

Science
Life of Bees
Unholy, Dirty and Beautiful
Trickster
Wolves
Shotgun
Deliver Me

Can be nice as a cover song : The Cranberry- Zombie
James Blunt - Goodbye my lover
The Rasmus - In the Shadow

Ok I have a big cover list but you said you wanted choices…..I’m gonna show my age here, be prepared….

Cyndi Lauper - Time after Time
Depeche Mode - Master & Servant
Tears for Fears - Everybody wants to rule the world
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis eyes
Seal - Crazy or Kiss from a Rose
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Sinead O’Connor - Nothing compares to you
Kate Bush - Running up that hill
Twisted Sister - We’re not gonna take it
Stereo MC’s - Connected
The Cure - Pictures of you

Good luck!!!

Char

This is just crazy !!!

My choices for the sets:

Leave it Alone
My Way Out
The Music

Hope (Tell Everyone)
Love with Save the Day
Some People Say

Only You – Yaz (cover)
Hallucinations
Unholy, Ugly and Beautiful

Strange Birds
Alone in the Universe

Push
Final Thoughts and the Last Day on Earth
Save Me

Human Nature – Madonna (cover)
Ugly Is Beautiful

St. Lawrence River
White Flag
Butterfly

Breathe
Brilliant

On the Turning Away – Pink Floyd cover

~ thanks for this, it was fun to think about… I feel I could come up with dozens of other sets … pretty easy to do with such great music to chose from… !

leigh

Hi David,

I’m a huge fan of your music for many years now. In fact, my favorite band was Moist. I’ve been so inspired by you and your bandmates that I started writing songs and my friends and I formed a band together called PÜR. Thanks David for what you brought to me as a human being and a musician. We are from Quebec city and we’ll be in Toronto for the recording of our first album in the next few days. Mark Makoway will mix our first record.

Thanks for what you brought to my life !

Here is my idea for a sellist !

1. The Music
2. Brillant
3. Surfacing
4. Black Black Heart
5. Jesus Was My Girl
6. Forestfire
7. Tangerine
8. Ugly Is Beautiful
9. Alone In The Universe
10. White Flag
11. Love Will Save The Day
12. My Way Out
13. If You Tolerate This
———————————–
14. St. Lawrence
15. So Far Down

Hi David,

I have a special request for your Nov 17th performance in Markham, ON.

When I was younger, my older brother would play/sing “Sister” by the nixons for me. And since I won’t hear him play it for me anymore, I was hoping that maybe you would. It would really mean a lot to me.

Thanks a bunch.
Rebecca

Ps- your version of “fast car” is also beautiful and one of my favourites.

thanks for this chance! some songs i’d love to hear again/ever are :

solo:
science (seems to be the one to request!)
white flag
some people say
unholy
souring (pretty please)
too close to the sun
hallucinations (so sad when this was dropped from the set)

moist:
pleasing falsetto
disco days
resurrection (forever and for always)
underground
silver

cover :
still loving ‘crazy’
your take on tori amos’ ‘crucify’ would be incredible

and in my opinion, two songs should not ever leave the set!
everything is alright by me now
st. lawrence river

For my friend (who’s going to the Phoenix show but isn’t logged in here):

Black Black Heart
St. Lawrence River
Gasoline
Tangerine

I’ll take this opportunity to suggest more covers. I see someone wrote “Possession” by Sarah Mclachlan, which I’d previously suggested for the acoustic album. So I’ll say it again here! Possession or Plenty, by Sarah. Thx!

As for covers, I forgot the add Only You by Yazoo. Can’t wait to hear it since you mentionned it.

hey david can you play some of these songs at the toronto show (in no order)

black black heart
science
white flag
jesus was my girl
Alone in the Universe
A Day in the Life
the music
Brilliant
Ugly Is Beautiful
If God Had Curves

moist songs
push
breathe

cover songs
xtc dear god
any bonjovi song

clark

i forgot to put fast car thanks for the opportunity to help choose your set list.

how about “under pressure” by david bowie?
telo

Alright, so here goes (a little mixed up):

Trickster
St-Lawrence River (a must)
The Music
White Flag
Ugly is Beautiful
How are you
Hallucinations
Time of our lives
Everything is alright
Hey Kids
Message home
Brilliant
Jesus was my girl
Sunday Comes (Wishful thinking, I know)
Push
Cover of Crazy!!! (Still so good!!)

Thats all for now…

It is so great to be asked that question!!!! Thanks a lot David!!! I would like VERY much to hear I’m coming down and Science as for the Moist song I choose Breathe. Hope I’ll hear those 3!!!!! Love ya!!!!xxxx

This is sooo much fun!!
Trickster
St. Lawrence river
How are you
Butterfly
My way out
I’m coming down
Numb
Love will save the day
Ugly is beautiful
So far down
Spotlight on
Science
Blue
Some people say
Gasoline
Believe me
Silver
Leave it alone
Tangerine
Collective Soul-The World i know or How do you love
Radiohead-creep
Queen
Coldplay-fix you
Michael Jackson
See you at Metropolis!!!
xxx Patricia

how can I forget A day in the life & Breathe

i’d love to hear
-my way out
-alone in the universe
-st-lawrence river
- the devil’s by my side
- ugly is beautiful

which ever other ones you pick is fine but those are my favorites haha

and for a cover song…
anything from coldplay or/and ‘crazy” by gnarls barkley..!

take care xoxo

alright, i’ve been MIA for a while but I couldn’t resist this one. although I don’t think I will make it to the Oct. toronto show.. i’ll throw in my dream setlist just for the hell of it. well, okay, a dream setlist would be all of them but I’ll try to be more realistic. =)

Intro Music: Comfortably Numb fading into….

Blinded
(live rock version) Jesus Was My Girl
Devil By My Side
The Music
Souring
So Far Down
Love Will Save The Day
In This Light
medley: sexyback/feel good by gorillaz/get into the groove by madonna
Time Of Our Lives
Resurrection
Black Black Heart
Message Home (only if done with the bass/guitar echo and strobe lights, that was awesome!)
Ugly Is Beautiful

encore 1
Faithless
Science

encore 2
Unholy, Dirty and Beautiful

ALWAYS END WITH
St. Lawrence River

At the Commodore:

some people say
if you tolerate this
how are you
blue
love will save the day
in this light

cover songs: good people or sitting, waiting, wishing - jack johnson
how to save a life - the fray
you and I both or geek in the pink? - jason mraz

For Montreal !!! and Québec even if there is not a date set yet you need to come back!!!

Too many songs to choose from but here it goes!

Strange Birds:

Brilliant ( I am dying to hear it live )
Some People Say
Blue
White Flag

If God Had Curves:

Souring
Long Goodbye
Faithless
Everything Is Alright By Me Nom ( the emotion during this song is over the top!!! love to see you move too!! )

Hallucinations:

I’m Coming Down
Devil’s By My Side
Hallucinations
Numb

Morning Orbit:

Too Close To The Sun ( for old time sakes)
Butterfly ( rock it out)
Black Black Heart
Joy In Small Places (love it)

Little Songs:

Jesus Was My Girl (play it very loud like before)
Trickster
BabySkin Tattoo
F-Train

Moist Songs ( this is too hard ):

Deliver Me
Leave It Alone
Tangerine
Better Than You
Place
Silver

Cover:

Zombie by the Cranberries
Vogue my favorite by Madonna don’t know how you would make it sound though
Thriller by Micheal Jackson
Sometimes I Wish by City & Color
Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp
Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake

Hope this helps. See you in Montreal

Genevieve

I love Queen, but for gods sake - Please… no Under Pressure…. *shudder*. You might as well do Radio GaGa *gag*… (Roger Taylor’s original title - Radio Caca… ) And if you do something like we will rock you/champions …. I will be terribly, terribly let down. I think of all the Queen songs out there, there are FAR, FAR better ones that will be much more representative of David’s ability than any of those.

Oh boy.. I have a feeling this concert will be the best out of the 6 times I’ve seen you already.

I would absolutely love to hear you play “Deliver Me” and “Underground” from your Moist collection.

Devil By My Side is a must - my absolute favourite.
Soldiering is one i have yet to hear live, and it’s so beautiful.
Mark a vote down for Blue, Unholy Dirty & Beautiful, and Tomorrow Comes (I choreographed a dance to that song and taught it to my competitive dance team - we won 1st place. I would love to hear it live.)

As for covers:

Let Her Cry - Hootie and the Blowfish
Life on Mars - David Bowie
Under Pressure - Bowie & Queen
32 Flavours - Ani DiFranco
Faith - George Michael
What About Love - Heart
Because The Night - Patti Smith

Only You by Yazoo is a must - please play it at the Toronto show, its a very nostalgic song for me that i completely forgot about until i saw it on your blog. Brought back very fond memories of warming up during dance class when i was 3yrs old. Thank you.

Sorry, but I have to gently disagree about the shuddering remarks made about “Under Pressure” and “Radio Gaga.” The latter, in particular, is deceptively simple sounding, but is musically and lyrically a masterpiece. If one really listens to the lyrics (particularly not focussing on the “gaga” part), it’s a melancholic lyric about how radio was once such a force in our lives, but has now been overshadowed and replaced by “all this visual.” It’s wistful and magnificent, especially when it was performed live. And it really made sense as far as the revamped “Metropolis” was concerned. “Radio Ga Ga” was huge in Britain, where it really brought a nation together, but the song signalled the end of Queen’s reign in North America. I never figured out why. I think it’s a brilliantly constructed song. But it’s certainly not something I can ever imagine David covering. I can, on the other hand, hear his interpretations of “Under Pressure” or “Too Much Love Will Kill You.”

Graeme

I posted earlier but I completely forgot to ask for St-Laurence river, I know you ususally play it but don’t leave it aside…!!!!

david can pull “under pressure” really well…..
i can see it!!!!
but it’s his choice that’s why we’re here to share thoughts : ]

Oh yes, the meaning of Radio Gaga is quite clear. I was never saying they were poorly written or technically bad songs . Inspired by his young son, Roger did a fine job of writing it, no doubt about it, there is certainly no wondering the meaning, it makes perfect sense and is similar in the lamenting to Video Killed the Radio Star . Just not one of my personal faves… unfortunately I never got an opportunity to see them live. (though I would have given my eye teeth to!) As for Under Pressure, again, not one that particularly inspired me (but god help me, I know all the words! LOL). Perhaps I just found their oldest works to be more aurally - interesting… so I was either spoiled and could not appreciate their ’simpler’ music…. or my ear was ruined by it! LOL (err, that would not bode well for David though!!) I also find that their *anthems* get played so much, it becomes tiring. Now - Too Much Love Will Kill You is an interesting possibility… Not being a musician myself, I cannot envision the possibilities of a song, I will admit that a cover of Killer Queen done on Canadian Idol (yes, I watched it… it was about Queen!) was pretty amazing… the singer did a fine job making it hers. This is the reason I have not added my ‘fave covers’ I just have no clue. I know what I like… and I like David Usher… hearing him live is something unique and gives me an apprecation of what can be done to a song that I can hear everyday popped into my cd player… I guess I just like to be entertained, and those songs are not my faves by Queen to start is all… Graeme, I am confident you have had opportunity on several occasions to hear what David can do to a song and therefore can be sure of what will come of certain songs. I have not - nor will I likely ever, get that honour or opportunity. I will hear what I hear after having paid my money. I just wanted to take the opportunity we have been given to have a voice in what will be played by voicing mine, it certainly was not a dig or a personal attack. I have found all the other suggestions quite interesting but I have a few definite heartfelt dislikes and it has been only for some songs from a band I absolutely adore. (If someone was to do a DU cover or Moist cover - and you only had an opportunity to hear one or two, I am sure you would really want to make sure they were ones you preferred!)
Cheers!!
Danielle

i wanna hear you play ‘paint it black’ by TRS please play it in winnipeg lol

Hi Danielle,

Oops. I hope my reply didn’t seem like an attack either. You seem to be just like me - very passionate about music and expressive too. That’s wonderful. I respect what you’re saying about those songs, and you’re right about the Queen anthems being overplayed. I totally agree with you. And you certainly know a lot about one of the greatest bands of all time! Four very talented people who created some of the best music ever. I would adore hearing David cover “Too Much Love Will Kill You” or “Killer Queen.” I can imagine how they’d sound, especially KQ.

Similarly, I would definitely want a say in hearing the songs closest to my heart, so I know how you feel.

Have a lovely weekend.

G.

Hi David,
It’s difficult to choose… But I’d love to hear :
St-Lawrence river
Baby skin tatoo
Forestfire
Push
Ressurection
Blue
Science

And for the covers…
Loosing my religion (REM)

sooooooo, i had a crazy thought tonight, but maybe its time for a little something in Thai hmmmm? its been a few years since i’ve heard you sing in thai, sooooooooo yeah, it could be fun!

It’s hard to narrow several songs to just a few. Aside from what you have played, others I’d hope to hear you play are….

Your songs:
- Baby Skin Tattoo
- Trickster
- Science
- White Flag
- Hallucinations
- Jesus was my girl

Moist songs:
- I don’t know too many but RESURRECTION is my fave of the ones I do know

Cover songs:
- Crazy (again?!)
- any song(s) you’d like to pull off

Hey you did a version of HASH PIPE at the Palace in Halifax Nova SCotia a while back. I thought it was great!

So I had a chance to think about some covers:

Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
Hurt - NIN
Smile - Lily Allen
No. 1 Crush - Garbage
Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani
I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
Body Language - Queen

In the David Usher category, you have to do My Way: I think I can play that song 25 times in a row and I won’t get tired of it!

As for a cover song, why not go crazy? Gloria from Laura Brannigan… one of my all time favorite!

Ok, I know you already have tons of replies to sift through David but I have to say one more thing cuz I made a mistake! When I suggested a cover of Tori Amos “Silent All These Years” I meant Precious Things.
Silent All These Years is a song written from a woman’s point of view, and so are most of her songs, even Precious Things. So never mind me.

But you could do “Little Earthquakes” really well, especially with lyrics that look as if they had been written by you:

“And I hate and I hate
Disintegration watching us wither
Black winged roses that safely change their color
I can’t reach you, I can’t reach you

Give me life, give me pain
Give me myself again… ”

– I still think you would cover her “Crucify” brilliantly!
– NIN “Hurt” that someone else suggested, yes I agree!!

Tori is playing the day after your show in Montreal - I know at least 2 of your fans who are going to see her at Place des Arts (me and Dominick!)
So Tori is really going to be on our minds when we see you play at the Metropolis! *blatant-hint-for-a-Tori-cover* LOL! xxxx

Hi, David,

I have two favourite songs of yours that I would love to hear in your show to Vancouver-Brilliant and Love will save the day. And then, from your Moist repertoir- I love Underground and Tonight.
And as a cover- have you ever thought of a Doors song? Also, something by Radiohead- Karma Police?
See you in Vancouver!

Gosh that’s hard. I really appreciate anything you play, because I don’t think there is honestly a song that I dislike.
But, since you’re asking, and i’m oh-so-willing to comply; here would be my ‘perfect’ set-list.. (granted, not specifically in this order)

Unholy, Dirty and Beautiful
Forestfire
F Train
The Music
Ugly Is Beautiful
Life Of Bees
My Way Out
Devil By My Side
In This Light
Surfacing
Love Will Save The Day
Hey Kids
The Wolves

Than for a cover, while I do love your version of “If you tolerate this” by the Manics, maybe something different by them? Maybe.. hm.. Anything off “The Holy Bible” would be epic, since it’s my personal favourite from them, however, it’s a lot of super fast songs, and I think you’d be better at the softer side of Manics. I know, anything off of the album, “This is my truth, tell me yours.”

As for other covers;
Miss You Love ~ Silverchair
JCB song ~ Nizlopi
On the Radio ~ Regina Spektor
Coin Operated Boy ~ The Dresden Dolls
Mein Heir ~ Cabaret (heh..)

Here are my faves….Trickster, Jesus was my Girl, Black, Black Heart, Blinded, Too Close to the Sun, Devil by my Side(PLEASE!!!), In this light, Surfacing, See you fall, HEY KIDS (PLEASE!!!!!!!!)

Moist songs: Doesn’t matter ’cause I love ‘em all!

As far as covers, I never really liked that “fast car” song - not a big fan of Tracy Chapman. I would love to see you do a Beatles cover!
THANKS!!!!!

posting again.. just ’cause..
for live covers, it’d be fun to hear something ridiculously superficial.. it’d sound so… false.. in such a good way.. i hope it’s not just in my head where that makes sense

full-out:
fergie - glamourous
jt - sexyback
christina - dirrty
madonna - dress you up & material girl
etc..

random:
sean kingston - beautiful girls
weezer-beverly hills

or if the show is gonna be acoustic/quiet , i stick to my verve, vast & nick drake votes

The Music of course, just love that song among many others.

Here are some cover songs for your consideration. I’ve tried to match them with your vocal intensity and style…hope you like the diversity…please let me know what you think.

Nearly Lost You - Screaming Trees
Your So Vain - Carly Simmon
Oh What A Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold
20th Century Boy- T-Rex
L.A. Woman - The Doors
Renegade - Thin Lizzy
Levon - Elton John
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Moonlight Desires - Gowan
Bohemian like you - The Dandy Warhols
Godless - The Dandy Warhols
International Bright Young Thing - Jesus Jones
Heros - David Bowie
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann

ok this is so sweet.
even though i really dont care what songs you play
cause they are all too good
if you were to choose like 12 songs for a concert id pick

in no order

a day in the life
im comming down
love will save the day
souring
jesus was my girl
final thoughts and the last day on earth
black black heart
ugly is beautiful
the music

for the moist songs

picture elvis
and mike hammer or better than you

and for a cover
i wish you were here, incubus

anyway
see you on tuesday in vancouver
cant wait!
cant even sleep

This is really difficult. I love your live shows and I would love to hear some of the seldom played songs:

Solo stuff:
Science (loved it from the moment I heard it and it would have great energy live)
Some People Say
Life of Bees
I’m Coming Down (I’ve really missed this one lately)
Tomorrow Comes
How Are You (only heard it once live but it was amazing)
Souring
See You Fall

Moist:
Believe Me
Sunday Comes
Deliver Me

Covers:
Only You
Disarm

However don’t lose:
Forestfire
Alone in the Universe
St. Lawrence River
Jesus Was My Girl

See you in Toronto!

Ok. Don’t laugh people. I came with new covers David could do.

-Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana.
I know it has been done a lot of times by different bands but David’s style could be fun to hear.
-Panic at the Disco - But it’s better if you do. (heheh ;))
Or James Blunt - Out of my mind.

I think you’re having a little of everything to choose from now David! Have fun!

Can’t you just play every song?… I suppose not, so here are my suggestions (better late than never, right?)

1 (David Usher solo) - Faithless, Souring, Message Home, In This Light, Devil By My Side, Butterfly, UNHOLY DIRTY AND BEAUTIFUL (please, oh, please?), St. Lawrence River, Joy In Small Places, Science, Happy Endings, Life of Bees, BLUE, million, the wolves

2 (moist) - Tangerine, Underground, Ophelia, Low Low Low

3 (covers) - Honey and the Moon (Joseph Arthur), In The Sun (Joseph Arthur), Tiger Lily (Matchbook Romance), What A Sight (Matchbook Romance), AOK (Motion City Soundtrack), National Steel (Colin James), GRAVEDIGGER (Dave Matthews), and of course, the new cover of ONLY YOU!!

Hi David,

I just realised I missed lots of things while I was in vacation. You’ve been very active last week. The songs I would like to hear are as follow:

Joy in Small Places (I am dying to hear this song live! Please play it in Montreal!)
St. Lawrence River
Too Close to the Sun
Love will Save the Say
Black Black Heart
Blue
White Flag
Ugly is Beautiful
Some People Say
The Music (always a pleasure to hear)

From Moist:
Tangerine
Ophelia
Hate

Covers:
Hurt - Jonnhy Cash/NIN (I am totally into that too)
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Snow - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Hope you will like my suggestions. Have a good time in Montreal!

Lea

David Usher

Hallucinations
Numb
Surfacing
Time of Our Lives
Souring
See You Fall
Faithless
I’m Coming Down
Too Close to the Sun
The Music
Brilliant
White Flag
Trickster
Forestfire

Moist- Machine Punch Through (Edmonton, please I would love to hear this song)

Hi David! Here’s a list of some of the songs I’d love you to play on the upcoming tour……please, please make a stop in Regina…we’ll miss you if you don’t. The Show in the Spring was Awesome (as usual) OK here goes:

Little songs, st. lawrence river, Baby Skin Tattoo, Dogs, See Touch Feel, Kill For You, Machine Punch Through, Numb, Message Home, Surfacing, Devil By My Side, Long goodbye, Hey Kids, Too Close to the Sun, BLINDED, Joy in Small Places, See You fall, My Way Out, Some People Say, Ugly is Beautiful, Brilliant, Spotlight On, Science and Blue. Cover ideas Ray of Light or Like a Prayer - Madonna, Heal the Pain & Praying for Time - George Michael, Never Tear Us Apart & What you Need - INXS.

I hope you get some great ideas and again PLEASE add a stop in Regina. The contest idea is great!
Take Care xxooxx

Another cover I thought of, if you’re still looking for suggestions, is Bad Reputation by Freedy Johnston. Great song.

Hey David, looking forward to the october 20th show, here are the songs I’d love for you guys to play. Thanks, and take care!

Solo Songs

Trickster
St. Lawrence river
Jesus was my girl
Unholy, dirty and beautiful
Forestfire
F train
Final thoughts and the last day on earth
Ugly is beautiful
Spotlight on
Life of bees
Black black heart
My way out
Hallucinations
Time of our lives
In this light
Fearless
If you tolerate this
Long goodbye
Souring
Hope
Hey kids
Faithless
The wolves

Moist songs

Freaky be beautiful
Hate
Gasoline

Covers ideas

Stellar – Incubus
Harvest moon – Neil Young
Ideoteque - Radiohead

Hi,

Montreal show…looking forward to it…
St. Lawrence river
Forestfire
the music
Too close to the sun
alone in the universe
black black heart
a day in the life
my way out
time of our lives
love will save the day
Leave it alone
Jesus was my girl

moist:
Resurrection
Silver
push

Covers:
Wild is the Wind…David Bowie (and others)
Common People…Pulp
Love Removal Machine…The Cult

Cheers everybody…
Yanick

(sorry - not trying to beat a dead horse here)
This is a public apology to Graeme, and to anyone I’ve offended. The penny dropped and I realised I had not been speaking to the person I THOUGHT I had been speaking with. When read in context with who Graeme is, I made a comment that came across as very catty and uncalled for, it was definitely never my intent and I am so deeply sorry. This blog is not intended for this type of post either but since the thread was public and posted here I felt it needed to be dealt with here as well.
Regards to all
Danielle

Thanks Danielle. I think that’s lovely. I’m not at all offended. And I’m sure “the other Graeme” isn’t either.

Graeme

Something tells me you’d enjoy covering: “The first cut is the deapest”, I like that song

My Favorites (:

F Train
The Music
Brilliant
Ugly is Beautiful
So Far Down
Science
White Flag
Blue
Some Peolpe Say
Sparkle and Shine
Alone in the Universe
A Day in the Life
My Way Out
Hallucinations
Time of Our Lives
Devil by My Side
Love Will Save The Day
Hope (Tell Everyone)
Faithless

Hi David,
Just got home from BeachFest - you rocked man! Best part of the day by far!
Love the soundcheck idea as a contest!
For songs I’d like to hear:
PUSH
The Music - the song I will remember this summer by!
How do I pick any others by you when I love them all really????…..
Anything by Sarah McLachlan
and Ray of Light by Madonna

Great show at Beachfest!

Song suggestions:

Time of Our Lives
Gasoline
Crazy

Can’t wait until the show in October.

ok, so although the suggestion box appears to be pretty full, hopefully it’s not too late to have my choices considered for the fall set…i’ve decided to narrow it down to three songs per solo album. and they are:

Little Songs:
BABYSKIN TATTOO - please please please please…i know it can be done beautifully without lindsay, just get kev to extend his solo…that would be a dream come true!!
f train
unholy

Morning Orbit:
TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN
butterfly
blinded

Hallucinations:
surfacing
MESSAGE HOME
in this light - it’d be fantastic if you brought back the in this light acapella version you did live once or twice a few years back…

If God Had Curves:
long goodbye
SOURING
everything is alright

Strange Birds:
brilliant
SPOTLIGHT ON
white flag

as you may have guessed, the songs in all caps are my favourites/the ones i’d really love to hear. thanks david for giving us the opportunity to input song ideas for the upcoming tour! i’m so excited to hear what becomes of this new set…

take care! see you soon,
~amy xo

Listening right now to an old audio bootleg from a Montreal show.. you guys have to put How Are You back in the setlist so bad!!!!!!!!!

one of my fave songs!

I am totally late, and there are no shows in NYC or the surrounding areas, but my cover suggestion is “Father Figure.” I think it would be astounding.

For oct.5th in Vancouver

If you Tolerate this..
Devil By my Side
Message Home
Too close to the Sun
Joy in Small Places
Fast Car
Blinded
Numb

As for Moist : Tangerine or Leave it Alone

1. science, surfacing, f train, time of our lives
2. leave it alone, gasoline
3. anything by robbie williams - she’s the one, feel, millennium
creep, radiohead
dear god, XTC
anything by sarah mclachlan

Can’t wait for the Toronto date - less then one month to go!

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