Furnace & The Fundamentals are what you get when you mix Beyonce-level dance moves with Rat Pack style and all of the talent. Throw a giant inflatable flamingo in the recipe and you don't have a cover band, you have the cover band.
Now when all you play is The Greats — from Mark Ronson to Michael Jackson — it can't be easy to make a Best Of list, but with their Furnapalooza tour hitting Sydney and Melbourne in the coming weeks, we asked the ultimate party band to take us under the covers and show us their favourite songs to play live.
Circle Of Life - The Lion King
Mike Solo (drums): Turning the opening theme from one of my favourite childhood movies into a stadium rock anthem is pretty darn fun every time. Once that opening call sings out, everyone recognises it and joins in, arms up and sometimes holding invisible young Simba lion cubs into the air, Rafiki-style. Love it.
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Furnace (lead singer): From soulful slow singing to operatics that no other pop song would dare attempt, to one of the best head banging rock out drops ever, how this song works at all is ridiculous enough, let alone works so well. There's nothing like riding the wave of styles and emotions this song throws at you, with a crowd singing and head banging all the way. It's the reason this song has been in basically every set we've ever played.
I Believe In A Thing Called Love - The Darkness
Digby (lead guitar): It's big, loud and sexy. As a guitarist how can I go past this one with three glamorous solos involved all with a unique feel. The verse is short and to the point and the chorus has such a catchy melody and hitting great highs, especially when the harmonies get involved. The crowd always gets heavily involved which makes it so much fun and it has such a huge finish to top it off.
Catch Furnace & The Fundamentals 1 Jul at Max Watt's in Melbourne and 8 Jul at Enmore Theatre in Sydney. For more information head to theGuide.
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