Spare Change

We are the Cincinnati based acoustic group Spare Change. We are composed of Dave Gibbs on guitar/vocals accompanied by Bob Bader on electronic/acoustic the percussion. We have been playing together in various acts throughout tri-state area for over 25 years.  Since Spare Change was started we have played, 43 shows in 2008,  52 shows in 2009,  and 56 shows in 2010  and are on track for 66 shows in 2011


Why Spare Change:
The main difference that sets Spare Change apart from other acoustic acts is the use of electronic/acoustic percussion instead of bass. This gives our music a more solid and unique sound over other acoustic acts. This also allows us to control our volume, whether we are providing background music, or are the main entertainment.  We are able to scale our sound to meet any situation. We play a mix of popular Rock cover tunes as well as our own original music.


Something Special:


Everyone needs to have a good time, so at our shows we like to pass out copies of our song list so people can make requests.  This way we can play the type of music the crowd wants to hear.  What's the point of playing if the crowd isn't enjoying the music.


Song List:

1985      ----------       Bowling for Soup
867-5309      ----------       Tommy Tutone
Absolutely(Story of a Girl)      ----------       Nine Days
Accidentally in Love      ----------       Counting Crows
Aimee     ----------       Pure Prairie League
Aint Even Done With the Night      ----------       John Mellencamp
Ain't Seen Nothing Yet      ----------       BTO
All Along the Watchtower      ----------       Bob Dylan
All The Small Things      ----------       Blink 182
All Things Considered      ----------       Yankee Grey
American Girl      ----------       Tom Petty
Another Saturday Night      ----------       Sam Cooke
Basketcase      ----------       Green Day
Behind Blue Eyes      ----------       The Who
Black Balloon       ----------       Goo Goo Dolls
Blinded by the Light      ----------       Bruce Springsteen
Blue on Black      ----------       Kenny Wayne Sheperd
Break Even      ----------       The Script
Breakdown      ----------       Tom Petty
Breakfast at Tiffany's      ----------       Deep Blue Something
Brown Eyed Girl      ----------       Van Morrison
Can't Always Get What You Want      ----------       Rolling Stones
Can't Get Enough of Your Love      ----------       Bad Company
Cat's in the Cradle      ----------       Harry Chapin
Chicks Dig It      ----------       Chris Cagle
Closer to Free      ----------       Bodeans
Closer to Home      ----------       Grand Funk Railroad
Closing Time      ----------       Semisonic
Collide      ----------       Howie Day
Colorful      ----------       Verve Pipe
Come On      ----------       Jimi Hendrix
Come on Get Higher      ----------       Matt Nathanson
Cooler Than Me      ----------       Mike Posner
Cruel To Be Kind      ----------       Nick Lowe
Deja Voodoo      ----------       Kenny Wayne Sheperd
Dirty Lil Secret      ----------       All American Rejects
Dizzy Blonde      ----------       Rob Junkglas
Doctor Doctor      ----------       Robert Palmer
Don't You Want Somebody To Love      ----------       Jefferson Airplane
Drift and Die      ----------       Puddle of Mudd
Eastbound and Down      ----------       Jerry Reed
Every Rose Has a Thorn      ----------       Poison
Faith      ----------       George Michael
Fire      ----------       Jimi Hendrix
Follow You Down      ----------       Gin Blossoms
For What It's Worth      ----------       Buffalo Springfield
Free Falling      ----------       Tom Petty
Freshman      ----------       Verve Pipe
Friday I'm in Love      ----------       The Cure
Good      ----------       Better Than Ezra
Good Riddance      ----------       Green Day
Goodbye To You      ----------       Scandal
Have You Ever Seen the Rain      ----------       CCR
He's Everything You Want      ----------       Vertical Horizon
Heart Full of Soul      ----------       Yardbirds
Heart of Gold      ----------       Neil Young
Hello      ----------       Lionel Ritchie
Hey Delilah      ----------       Plain White T's
Hey, Jealousy      ----------       Gin Blossoms
Hey Hey What Can I Do      ----------       Led Zeppelin
I Don't Like Mondays      ----------       Boomtown Rats
I Love a Rainy Night      ----------       Eddie Rabbitt
I Melt With You      ----------       Modern English
I Used to Love Her      ----------       Guns and Roses
I Wanna be Sedated      ----------       The Ramones
I'm a Believer      ----------       The Monkees
I’m a Train      ----------       Albert Hammond
I'm On Fire      ----------       Bruce Springsteen
Ice Cream Man      ----------       Van Halen
If I Had a Million Dollars      ----------       BNL
If You Could Only See      ----------       Tonic
In The Air Tonight      ----------       Phil Collins
In Your Eyes      ----------       Peter Gabriel
Inside Out      ----------       Eve 6
Is She Really Going Out With Him      ----------       Joe Jackson
It's All been Done      ----------       BNL
Jessie's Girl      ----------       Rick Springfield
Jumper      ----------       Third Eye Blind
Just Breathe      ----------       Pearl Jam
Just The Way You Are      ----------       Bruno Mars
Just What I Needed      ----------       The Cars
Knocking on Heaven's Door      ----------       Bob Dylan
Kryptonite      ----------       3 Doors Down
Last Goodbye      ----------       Kenny Wayne Sheperd
Learn to Fly      ----------       Foo Fighters
Learning to Fly      ----------       Tom Petty
Let My Love Open The Door      ----------       Pete Townshend
Lightning Crashes      ----------       Live
Little Bit You, Little Bit Me      ----------       The Monkees
Long Day      ----------       Matchbox 20
Love Remains the Same      ----------       Gavin Rossdale
Love Stinks      ----------       J. Geils Band
Magic Carpet Ride      ----------       Steppenwolf
Meet Virginia      ----------       Train
Momma Don't Dance      ----------       Loggins and Messina
Money(That's What I Want)      ----------       The Beatles
Monster Mash      ----------       Bobby Pickett
Mother Freedom      ----------       Bread
Motherless Child      ----------       Eric Clapton
Mustang Sally      ----------       Wilson Pickett
Night Moves      ----------       Bob Seger
Oh Well      ----------       Fleetwood Mac
Only Wanna Be With You      ----------       Hootie and the Blowfish
Party Town      ----------       Glenn Frey
Peaceful Easy Feeling      ----------       Eagles
ROCK In the USA      ----------       John Mellencamp
Rosemary      ----------       Lenny Kravitz
Scooby Doo Theme Song      ----------       Austin Roberts
Shadow of the Day      ----------       Linkin Park
Should I Stay or Should I Go      ----------       The Clash
Sister Golden Hair      ----------       America
Small Town      ----------       John Mellencamp
Solitude      ----------       Edwin McCain
Some Kind of Wonderful      ----------       Grand Funk
Summer of 69      ----------       Bryan Adams
Summertime Blues      ----------       Eddie Cochran
Sunshine      ----------       Johnathan Edwards
Superstition      ----------       Stevie Wonder
Sympathy for the Devil      ----------       Rolling Stones
Sweet Home Alabama      ----------       Lynyrd Skynyrd
Take it Easy      ----------       Eagles
Take It On The Run      ----------       REO Speedwagon
Take the Money and Run      ----------       Steve Miller Band
Talk Dirty to Me      ----------       Poison
The Breakup Song      ----------       Greg Kihn Band
The Letter      ----------       The Boxtops
The Way      ----------       Fastball
The Middle      ----------       Jimmy Eat World
Time for Me to Fly      ----------       REO Speedwagon