Farce the Music

Aug 23, 2018

Blake Shelton is In His Feelings

Lucero: Our Dream Set Lists

~intro by Robert Dean

If there’s a band that deserves to finally break through to the next level, it’s Lucero. They’re the humble road dogs who never quit, and continually deliver the goods. And with Among The Ghosts debuting at #2 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and the band celebrating 20 years of existence, we wanted to take a minute and gush with pride and love for the best dudes from Memphis. It's about damn time for a Grammy nod for these boys.

Considering a few of us (Trailer, Chad, & Robert) have seen the band live more than they can count on two hands, we wanted to put together dream set lists. Just for funsies, because you know, NERD ALERT.

The only rules are: 15 songs and an encore (although Lucero routinely plays 20+ songs per show).

Robert Dean’s dream Lucero set:

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Smoke

Everything Has Changed

Anjalee

I Can Get us Out of Here

Among The Ghosts

Baby Don’t You Want Me

Nights Like These

Drink Till We’re Gone

Sweet Little Thing

Hey Darlin’ Do You Gamble

Texas & Tennessee

On My Way Downtown

For The Lonely Ones

Raisin’ Hell

Hate & Jealousy

Encore:

Tears Don’t Matter Much

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Jeremy

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Can’t You Hear Them Howl

For the Lonely Ones

The Man I Was

To My Dearest Wife

Darby’s Song

Went Looking For Warren Zevon’s Los Angeles

Among the Ghosts

Woke Up In New Orleans

Hey Darlin’ Do You Gamble?

They Called Her Killer

All Sewn Up

Texas & Tennessee

Nights Like These

Goodbye Again

All These Love Songs

Encore:

The Closer You Get (Alabama cover)

Tears Don’t Matter Much

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Trailer

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The Mountain

Among the Ghosts

All These Love Songs

Chain Link Fence

Tonight Ain't Gonna Be Good

My Best Girl

Texas & Tennessee

Sweet Little Thing

That Much Further West

Nights Like These

What Else Would You Have Me Be?

Raising Hell

Noon As Dark As Midnight

It Gets the Worst at Night

Kiss the Bottle

Encore:

Smoke

Sixteen

Tears Don't Matter Much

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Kevin

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Downtown (Intro)

On My Way Downtown

Like Lightning

Last Night in Town

The War

She's Just That Kind of Girl

I Can Get Us Out of Here Tonight

Sweet Little Thing

Darby's Song

Johnny Davis

The Devil and Maggie Chascarillo

Smoke

Can't Feel a Thing

What Are You Willing to Lose?

Sounds of the City

Encore:

The Mountain

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Chad

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For the Lonely Ones

Last Night in Town

Little Silver Heart

To My Dearest Wife

Among the Ghosts

Raising Hell

That Much Further West

Sweet Little Thing

Bottom of the Sea

Sixes & Sevens

All Sewn Up

Texas & Tennessee

Nights Like These

Chain Link Fence

Tears Don't Matter Much

Encore:

San Francisco

Drink Till We're Gone

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Matthew

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Can't You Hear Them Howl

I don't think there would be a better damn way to begin a Lucero show than this opening riff.

Cover Me

Little Silver Heart

Nights Like These

Watch It Burn

What Else Would You Have Me Be?

I feel confident a show that began with these first 6 songs would absolutely create a frenzied-as-hell crowd. And, I am all for it. Let's burn this whole thing down!

Sweet Little Thing

Last Night In Town

This song was played at the first Lucero show (I think) I went to with my Dad and brother back in my home state of TN and it meant a lot at the time to me since I was leaving to come back up to D.C. I wish it was played every single show I attended.

Tears Don't Matter Much

Hate & Jealousy

I haven't seen this song or Sing Me No Hymns live before and I have to believe that these would absolutely be scorchers live.

Sing Me No Hymns

That Much Further West

To My Dearest Wife

On My Way Downtown

Sound Of The City

Encore:

The War->Raising Hell

I know I'm cheating here, but I think this would be a killer way to do an encore. You can't have a Lucero show without The War and Raising Hell is a life affirming way to end my night of Lucero's perfect set list.

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