Dean Betts Music suits a wedding that needs the songs to follow its guests rather than a fixed running order. His experience and repertoire span the sixties through to music from the 2000s. He often begins with chilled favourites, but can move early into singalongs or Australian hits when the room is ready. For quieter listeners, he can present altered versions of well known songs beside arrangements that stay closer to the originals. The strongest quality is that responsiveness, with decades of music available and the crowd determining where the set travels.
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Songs Dean Betts Music can play
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Song / ArtistA Horse With No Name AmericaAll For you Sister HazelAll Of Me John LegendAll Summer Long Kid RockAlmost with you The ChurchAm I Wrong Nico & VinzAmazing Alex LloydAmerican Pie Don McLeanApril Sun in Cuba DragonAre you old enough DragonAre you still having fun Eagle Eye CherryBaby did a bad bad thing Chris IsaakBaby I love your way Peter Frampton (cover)Babylon David GreyBad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater RevivalBarbados The ModelsBecause I Love You Masters ApprenticesBetter Man Pearl JamBig Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell (cover)Billie Jean Michael JacksonBlack and Gold Sam SparroBlame It On Me George EzraBlister In The Sun Violet FemmesBlowers Daughter Damien RiceBlue Christmas Elvis PresleyBlue On Black Kenny Wayne ShepherdBoots of Spanish Leather Boby DylanBoys Light Up Australian CrawlBoys of Summer Don HenleyBrass In Pocket The PretendersBreak My Heart Baby AnimalsBreak My Stride Matthew WilderBreakeven The ScriptBreakfast at Tiffanys Deep Blue SomethingBreakup Song Greg Kihn BandBrown Eyed Girl Van MorrisonBudapest George EzraBus Stop The HolliesCapricorn Dancer Richard ClaptonCaroline BadlovesCastles iIn The Air Don McLeanCastles In The Air Hoodoo GurusChasing Cars Snow PatrolCherry Cherry Neil DiamondCome Anytime Hoodoo GurusCome To Me DieselCool World Mondo RockCopperhead Road Steve EarleSong ArtistCreep RadioheadCry In Shame DieselDancing In The Storm Boom Crash OperaDay Dream Believer The MonkeesDistant Sun Crowded HouseDock of the Bay Otis ReddingDon't Change INXSDon't Dream Its Over Crowded HouseDon't Fall In Love The FerretsDreadlock Holiday 10ccDream Catch Me Newton FaulknerDrift Away Dobie GrayDrive IncubusDrops of Jupiter TrainDumb Things Paul KellyEagle Rock Daddy CoolEven when I'm Sleeping Leonardo's BrideEvery Night WingsEverybody wants to work Uncanny X MenEverybody's Talkin Harry NillsonFail at your Feet Crowded HouseFast Car Tracey ChapmanFire & Rain James TaylorFlame Trees Cold ChiselFolsom Prison Blues Jonny CashFooled Around and Fell In Love Elvin BishopForever Young AlphavilleForgotten Years Midnight OilGeronimo ShepherdGet That Jive DragonGirls on the Avenue Richard ClaptonGirls Talk Dave EdmondsGo Your Own Way Fleetwood MacGold John StewartGood Lovin The Rascals (cover)Good Riddance (Time of your Life) GreendayGreat Southern Land IcehouseGreen Door Shakin' Stevens (cover)Green Limousine BadlovesHallelujah Leonard CohenHandle With Care Travelling WilburysHands To Yourself Black CrowesHappy Xmas War is Over John LennonHard Days Night The BeatlesHave you ever seen the rain Creedence Clearwater RevivalHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas variousHeartache Tonight The EaglesHeroes David BowieSong ArtistHey Jealousy Gin BlossomsHey There Delilah Plain White T'sHide Your Love Away The Beatles (cover)Highway To Hell ACDCHold Back The River James BayHold Me Now Thompson TwinsHold My Hand Hootie and the BlowfishHollywood 7 Jon EnglishHotel California The EaglesHow to make gravy Paul KellyHow to save a life The FrayHungry Heart Bruce SpringsteenHurts So Good John CougarI don't wanna be Gavin DeGrawI Fought The Law The Bobby Fuller FourI Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton JohnI Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For U2I wanna hold your hand The BeatlesI won't let you go James MorrissonI'll Stand By You The PretendersI'm a believer The MonkeesI'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) The ProclaimersI'm Yours Jason MrazIsland In The Sun WeezerIt's Different For Girls Joe JacksonJack & Diane John CougarJackson Johnny CashJet Airliner Steve Miller BandJingle Bell Rock variousKhe Sahn Cold ChiselLandslide Khe SahnLast Kiss Pearl Jam (cover)Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton (cover)Lay Your Weary Head Down James ReyneLeaps and Bounds Paul KellyLeave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) PinkLet Her Cry Hootie and the BlowfishLet Her Go PassengerLet It Be The BeatlesLet Your Love Flow The Bellamy BrothersLightning Crashes LiveLike a Rolling Stone Bob DylanLittle Lion Man Mumford & SonsLittle Sister Ry Cooder (cover)Live Louder NathanielLong Day Matchbox TwentyLosing My Religion REMLost BadlovesSong ArtistLove My Way Psychedlic FursLove the one you're with Chantoozies (version)Make Me Smile Nick Barker (version)Make You Feel My Love Adele (version)Manhattan Kings of LeonMaxine Sharon O'NealMean To Me Crowded HouseMerry Christmas Baby variousMidnight Bus Johnny ChesterMiss You Rolling StonesMonday Morning Fleetwood MacMoondance Van MorrisonMore Than This Roxy MusicMost People I Know Billy ThorpeMr Brightside The KillersMrs Robinson Simon & GarfunkleMustang Sally The Commitments (cover)No Rain Blind MelonNo Secrets The AngelsNo Sense Cold ChiselOld Man Neil YoungOld Time Rock n Roll Bob SegerOlivers Army Elvis CostelloOne U2One Crowded Hour Augie MarchOne Headlight The WallflowersOne More Time DieselOne Perfect Day Little HeroesOpportunity Pete MurrayOut of Mind Out of Sight The ModelsOverkill Men At WorkPeople Get Ready Eva Cassidy (cover)Photograph George HarrissonPompeii BastillePromises Eric ClaptonPumped Up Kicks Foster the PeoplePurple Rain PrinceRain DragonRain King Counting CrowsReckless Australian Crawl (cover)Red Daniel MerriweatherRed Light Ave James ReyneReubin James Kenny RogersRevelry Kings of LeonRing of Fire Johnny CashRiptide Vance JoyRocket Man Elton JohnRockin All Over The World Status QuoSong ArtistRomeo & Juliet Dire StraitsRoyals LordeRun Run Rudolph Chuck BerryRunaway Del Shannon (cover)Runaway Train Soul AsylumRush Big Audio DynamiteSanta Claus Is Coming To Town TraditionalSave Tonight Eagle Eye CherrySay What You Need to Say John MayerScarecrow John Cougar MellencampSea of Love The HoneydrippersSemi Charmed Life Third Eye BlindSend Me an Angel Real LifeSeven Nation Army White StripesSex on Fire Kings of LeonShame and Scandal Sir LancelotShimmer FuelShimmer Shawn MullinsShine Collective SoulSister Golden Hair AmericaSix Days On The Road Dave DudleySlide Goo Goo DollsSlipping Away Max MerrittSomebody Like You Keith UrbanSomething Special Clive Young ¹Somwhere Only We Know (cover) ¹Southern Son Boy & Bear ¹Space Oddity David Bowie ¹Stand By Me Ben E King ¹Steal My Kisses Ben Harper ¹Stolen Dance Black Keys ¹Stop and Stare One Republic ¹Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers' Wheel ¹Summer of 69 Brian Adams ¹Summertime Blues Eddie Cochrane ¹Sunday Morning Coming Down Johnny Cash ¹Superstition Stevie Wonder ¹Sure Know Something Kiss ¹Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond ¹Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd SkynyrdTake It Easy The EaglesTake Me To The River Talking Heads (cover)Take Your Mama Scissor SistersTalk of the Town John FarnhamTequila Sunrise The EaglesThat's When I Think Of You 1927The A Team Ed SheeranThe Best Thing Boom Crash OperaSong ArtistThe Boxer Simon & GarfunkleThe First Cut is the Deepest Rod Stewart (cover)The Gambler Kenny RogersThe Horses Daryl BraithwaiteThe Joker Steve Miller BandThe Killing of Georgie Rod StewartThe Only Living Boy In New York Simon & GarfunkleThe Real Thing Russell MorrissThe Scientist ColdplayThe Times They Are a Changing Bob DylanThe Weight The BandThe Whole Of The Moon The WaterboysThese Days PowderfingerThinking Out loud Ed SheeranThis Ole House Shakin' Stevens (cover)This Song Has No Title Elton JohnThree A.M. Matchbox TwentyThrow Your Arms Around Me Hunters & CollectorsTime Warp Rocky Horror Picture ShowTimes Like These Foo FightersTip Of My Tongue DieselTo Her Door Paul KellyToo Many Times Mental As AnythingTravellin' Soldier Dixie ChicksTrouble Lindsey BuckinghamTrue Colors Cyndi LauperTwo Princes Spin DoctorsUna Paloma Blanca George Baker Selection (cover)Use Somebody Kings of LeonWalk Right IN Dr HookWay Out West The Dingoes (cover)Wear My Ring (around your neck) Elvis PresleyWhat I Like About You The RomanticsWhat's My Scene Hoodoo GurusWhen I Kissed The Teacher ABBAWhen You Were Young The KillersWhite Christmas Bing CrosbyWings of an Eagle Russell MorrisWish You Well Bernard FanningWonderwall OasisWorld where you live Crowded HouseYou are my Sunshine TraditionalYou Give Me Something JamiroquaiYou're So Vain Carly Simon
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What to expect
Most nights start gently. A few relaxed favourites while people arrive and get a drink in hand, then a build once the room settles. But he's not locked to a running order, and if the crowd is up and ready by the third song he'll go with them. Wants a singalong? He'll pull out the Aussie hits everyone already knows. Quieter listening room? He'll take well known songs somewhere different, alternate versions alongside the familiar ones. Sixties through to the 2000s is his home ground.
On the day
It scales right down and right up. In a cafe he'll work in a tight corner with a single speaker placed carefully and the volume kept low. At the other end he can bring 6000W of sound with subs and lighting for a proper room. Either way, a power point is genuinely all he needs from you.
Set List
Four decades of covers, and the choices are more interesting than most. A Horse With No Name by America, All of Me by John Legend, Babylon by David Gray, Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Better Man by Pearl Jam, Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, Budapest and Blame It on Me by George Ezra, Copperhead Road by Steve Earle, Creep by Radiohead, Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. The Australian end is strong: Boys Light Up by Australian Crawl, April Sun in Cuba by Dragon, Because I Love You by The Masters Apprentices, Come Anytime by Hoodoo Gurus, Cool World by Mondo Rock, Amazing by Alex Lloyd, Come to Me by Diesel and Capricorn Dancer by Richard Clapton.
Performance options
Solo is the usual booking, and it works anywhere from a backyard barbecue up to a marquee or a larger venue. There's also a duo version available for pubs and functions if you want more on stage.
