Creating the Worst Possible Setlist

WalkAThinLine. · #1 10-26-2023, 09:36 PM

A year ago, users on the Radiohead subreddit worked together to create the worst possible setlist. To my understanding, we have not done anything like this, so it would be worthwhile to partake in this thought experiment.

There are several factors that go into picking a horrible setlist. Some features that we should be aiming for include:

Unpopular songs that neither fans or the general public would have any interest in hearing
Jarring transitions between songs
Songs that the selected lineup would have great difficulty in performing.

For this ungodly performance, I will be assuming that Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks are assembling for one miserable final show.

1) When I See You Again - Start off the set on a low note.

2) World Turning (but only the vest solo)

3) Stevie Nicks' long-winded "Gypsy" preamble

4) Lizard People

5) Never Going Back Again (but at 30 BPM)

6) Only Over You (but poorly sung by Stevie Nicks)

7) Born Enchanter (but poorly sung by Lindsey Buckingham)

8) Say You Will (forced audience sing-along)

9) Did You Ever Love Me (Mick Fleetwood and John McVie go to the front of the stage to perform a steel drum duet)

10) Lindsey Buckingham compares Fleetwood Mac to movie making

11) These Strange Times (Stevie Nicks bravely tackles Bekka Bramlett and Lucy Fleetwood's backing vocals)

12) Lindsey Buckingham compares his solo work to painting

13) Songbird (but it's a highly processed rendition on the Fairlight CMI)

14) Thoughts on a Grey Day (demonically recited in unison by Mick, John, Lindsey, Stevie)

15) Oh Diane

If you have any suggestions to make this worse, let me know. I'm also interested to see what horrible setlist you all come up with

HomerMcvie · #2 10-26-2023, 09:47 PM

You forgot Mick the Screecher.

aleuzzi · #3 10-26-2023, 11:02 PM

Haha! This is fun. Here’s my set list.

Sisters of the Moon: dropped two keys and half-speed

Skies the Limit

Welcome to the Room…Sara

Empire State (acoustic solo and vocal)

When I See You Again

Mystified —twelve minute extended version

Easy Come Easy Go

What Has Rock and Roll Ever Done for You

Oh Diane

Bermuda Triangle (sung by Stevie)

World Turning (sung solely by Stevie)

Never Going Back Again—slower and shoutier than ever before

I Don’t Wanna Know—sung by Christine and John

Rhiannon—Stevie at the piano

What Makes You Think You’re the One—Lindsey on Kleenex boxes

Never Make Me Cry—accompanied by the Trojan Marching Band

WalkAThinLine. · #4 10-27-2023, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

You forgot Mick the Screecher.

This would be the encore

DownOnRodeo · #5 10-27-2023, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by WalkAThinLine.

3) Stevie Nicks' long-winded "Gypsy" preamble

4) Lizard People

Haha, I love that we get the Gypsy preamble but no Gypsy, just straight into Lizard People instead.

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Originally Posted by WalkAThinLine.

5) Never Going Back Again (but at 30 BPM)

Sadly a new low speed record has already been shattered (see Will Ferrell charity concert).

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Originally Posted by WalkAThinLine.

11) These Strange Times (Stevie Nicks bravely tackles Bekka Bramlett and Lucy Fleetwood's backing vocals)

What would you call this tour? A Non-Sequitir Soiree with Fleetwood Mac? The Show Should Not Go On tour?

Oh Diane would probably be a highlight after all that, by the way.
And I would happily sit through a live version of WISYA. Well, twenty-five years ago, maybe. When at least there was a dream left...

blinker12 · #6 10-27-2023, 07:59 AM

Ha! I would actually pay good money to see this show simply because it would be so different from the same old, same old!

Love the initial set list. I would replace “Oh Diane” with “Come” - the worst Lindsey song in the Mac catalog and a fittingly dreary bookend to “WISYA.”

HomerMcvie · #7 10-27-2023, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by blinker12

I would replace “Oh Diane” with “Come” - the worst Lindsey song in the Mac catalog and a fittingly dreary bookend to “WISYA.”

Thank you! Come IS the worst Lindsey song, by far.

aleuzzi · #8 10-27-2023, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Thank you! Come IS the worst Lindsey song, by far.

Oh, yeah! I forgot about that. And Silver Girl.

HomerMcvie · #9 10-27-2023, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Oh, yeah! I forgot about that. And Silver Girl.

Stevie has so many songs that drone on, it's easy to forget.

**jbrownsjr** · #10 10-27-2023, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by blinker12

Ha! I would actually pay good money to see this show simply because it would be so different from the same old, same old!

Love the initial set list. I would replace “Oh Diane” with “Come” - the worst Lindsey song in the Mac catalog and a fittingly dreary bookend to “WISYA.”

Exactly, at least it would be different.

bwboy · #11 10-27-2023, 11:08 AM

The Bang Bang set (featuring just noises songs):

Not That Funny
Come
Walk a Thin Line
What Makes You Think You’re the One
The Ledge
Any ‘song’ by Mick

The Pity Party set (whiny songs):

When I See You Again
Only Over You
Goodbye Baby
Hold Me
Never Going Back Again

The Circus set (upbeat/downbeat songs with crazy, annoying sound effects:

Paper Doll
Make Me a Mask
Skies the Limit
Welcome to the Room Sara
Oh Diane
Empire State

HomerMcvie · #12 10-27-2023, 12:17 PM

Okay, here goes...

Come
The Second Time
Warm Ways
Not That Funny- 30 minute version
When I See You Again
Oh Daddy
Storms
Mick The Screecher
BIG LOVE ACOUSTIC
Beautiful Child
Freedom
Murrow
Silver Girl
Say You Will
Oh Diane
Illume

FuzzyPlum · #13 10-27-2023, 12:27 PM

It’s amazing how one persons ‘nightmare’ setlist inclusions can be another persons dream.
Personally I’d love to have had a set that included….
Welcome to the Room…Sara
Bermuda Triangle (sung by Stevie)
What Makes You Think You’re the One? (Lindsey playing Kleenex boxes)
Mystified….any version (this could have been a killer inclusion with Lindsey’s solo)
When I See You Again (could have made a lovely alternative closer)
Oh Diane (acoustic…as a much needed alternative to Big Love/NGBA)
Paper Doll
Come

My nightmare set would include….
Dreams (yawn)
Big Love….acoustic (yawn)
Never Going Back Again….snails pace version (yawn)
Raspberry Beret (Stevie tribute to Prince)
Learning to Fly (Stevie tribute to Tom Petty)
Teen Beat
These Strange Times
Songbird (Stevie tribute to Christine with Stevie vocals/piano)
No Questions Asked

Villavic · #14 10-29-2023, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by blinker12

Ha! I would actually pay good money to see this show simply because it would be so different from the same old, same old!

”

Yes, it would be interesting to see.

bwboy · #15 10-29-2023, 07:24 AM

I noticed several songs were chosen that were never performed live before, and that we think would sound awful based on how much we dislike the recorded song. That’s different, I think, from songs that FM have performed live that now sound awful. I have three examples; Never Going Back Again- a truly beautiful song that, in some misguided sense of passion I guess, Lindsey has unfortunately turned into a caricature of a song. Gypsy- part of it may be Stevie isn’t capable of singing it as well anymore, but what she’s done to compensate instead makes it even worse. A shadow of the song it used to be live, or is on the recording. Big Love is another example- I like the recorded version a lot, but the way it is performed live makes it a completely different song. Imagine Dragons played Big Love at MusisCares years ago, and it was awesome. If Imagine Dragons can do it justice, surely FM could!

What songs do you think FM performed poorly in the past, due to the arrangement or age or whatever?