Sample Song List

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Below is our song list representing just tunes professionally arranged for our four piece horn section.  This list includes titles many people will recognize but also a wide variety of dance songs with a great beat!  Just take a look at our selection! …...This isn’t another “cover band” playing the same old thing.  Our flexible and unique sound is dependent upon custom arrangements crafted by experienced professionals that have been in the music business for years.  Even Disney World arrangers have contributed to the Cool Chilies music library!   Given enough lead time we also offer custom arranging on just the song you want to hear for your event.  Here are 38 of our (mostly recorded live) tunes for you to listen to, just to help you decide!

MEDIUM TEMPO

A Taste of Honey America pop-latin Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
All Night Long pop/latin feel Lionel Richie / Armstrong LISTEN
Beginnings soft rock Chicago / Cool Chilies
Brown Eyed Girl 60's rock Van Morrison / Cool Chilies (Live) LISTEN
Burnin' Down the Spark southwest style Nancy Sinatra-Calexico / Cool Chilies (Live) LISTEN
Copacabana disco/latin feel Barry Manilow / Cool Chilies
Desperation Samba island / rock Jimmy Buffet / Armstrong
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? late 60's rock Cool Chilies Band LISTEN
Game of Love rock Santana, Michelle Branch / Cool Chilies LISTEN
Goodbye Look samba / island Donald Fagan (Steely Dan) / Robinett
Happy Together pop ballad Mel Torme / Cool Chilies
Hooked On A Feeling late 60's pop B. J. Thomas / Cool Chilies
I Love You More Today rock /swing tempo Spiral Starecase / Laine
I Need To Know tango, cumbia Marc Anthony / Robinett LISTEN
I Say A Little Prayer For You pop Dionne Warwick
In These Shoes rock, latin Bette Midler / Mullinix LISTEN
Knees of My Heart island, tropical Jimmy Buffet
Late In the Evening samba, latin Paul Simon / Robinett LISTEN
Midnight Confessions 60's rock The Grassroots / Cool Chilies
Night Train, instrumental from "Back to the Future" 50's rock Jim Edison
Smooth rock Santana LISTEN
Something to Talk About (Let's Give 'em) southwest rhythm & blues Bonnie Raitt / Cool Chilies LISTEN
Spanish Flea (Dating Game Song) Americn 60's pop-latin Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
The Work Song American 60's pop-latin Cool Chilies Band (live) LISTEN
Tijuana Taxi American pop-latin Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass / Robinett
Years Off My Life cajun Dr Loco / Robinett LISTEN
You Are the Sunshine of My Life latin / rock Cool Chilies (live) LISTEN
You've Made Me So Very Happy Late 60's rock ballad Cool Chilies LISTEN

SWING TUNES

Avalon up tempo swing Cool Chilies / Wolpe
Beyond the Sea medium swing tempo Bobby Darin / Robinett
Caravan rock /swing Chicago / Gaston LISTEN
Harlem Nocturne swing ballad Cool Chilies / Wolpe
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (instrumental) moderate swing Cool Chilies / Wolpe
I'm Beginnin' To See The Light med. tempo Bobby Darin
Kansas City southwest swing Cool Chilies / Robinett
Mack the Knife medium swing Bobby Darin / Robinett
Route 66 southwest shuffle Troup / Cool Chilies Band (Live) LISTEN
Ruby, Ruby medium jazz tempo Donald Fagan / Robinett
Sing, Sing, Sing much slower version than original with latin overtones Chicago / Armstrong LISTEN

RHYTHM & BLUES (R&B), MOTOWN

America the Beautiful R & B / gospel Ray Charles / Cool Chilies (Live) LISTEN
Baby, I Need Your Lovin' medium tempo motown 4 Tops / Cool Chilies
Brick House rock n' roll / funk The Commodores
Car Wash soul Rose Royce / Cool Chilies Band (live) LISTEN
Gimme' Some Lovin' soul Blues Brothers / Cool Chilies (live) LISTEN
Hold On I'm Comin' soul Sam & Dave / Armstrong
How Sweet It Is motown shuffle Marvin Gaye
It's Your Thing soul/funk Isley Brothers / Armstrong
Knock On Wood medium tempo Eddie Floyd / Armstrong
Let's Stay Together motown ballad Al Greene / Laine
Linda Lu shuffle/jazz Dr. Loco / Armstrong LISTEN
Mustang Sally soul Wilson Pickett / Armstrong
My Girl motown The Temptations / Cool Chilies
Proud Mary R&B, soul, up tempo Ike & Tina Turner
R-e-s-p-e-c-t R & B soul, motown Aretha Franklin / Armstrong
Soul Man R & B / soul Sam & Dave / Cool Chilies (live) LISTEN
Stand By Me motown, medium ballad Ben E. King / Cool Chilies
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch (I Can't Help Myself) motown 4 Tops / Taj Majhal (CC live) LISTEN
Think R & B, soul Aretha Franklin / Armstrong
Tico, Tico You (Can I) R & B, up tempo hip-hop Lou Bega / Mullinix LISTEN

A LITTLE LATIN PLEASE?

Brazil - instrumental samba Traditional / Cool Chilies LISTEN
Casino Royale american pop-latin Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Cenizas Bolero-Cha, Cha Carolina Lao
Despues de Enero Tex-mex / Tejano Selena / Rhodes LISTEN
Estoy Con Tigo Tex mex / Tejano Selena / Rhodes
Falses Esperansas disco / jazz Christina Aguilera / Cool Chilies Band (live) LISTEN
Frenesi rhumba Linda Ronstadt / Robinett
Girl From Ipanema- instrumental bossa nova dance tempo Jim Edison
La Tracalera Tex Mex / Tejano Selena / Rhodes
Latin Fantasy (Besame Mucho, El Cumbanchero) ballad / fast samba Cool Chilies / Wolpe
Mambo # 5 (instrumental) ballroom mambo Perez Prado / Cool Chilies
Mambo #8 (instrumental) ballroom mambo Perez Prado
Mambo Swing Big Bad Voodoo Daddy / Rhodes
Mexican Shuffle american pop-latin Herb Alpert & The Tijuana brass
Perfidia ballad / rhumba Linda Ronstadt / Robinett LISTEN
Ran Kan Kan mambo, dance Tito Puente / Cool Chilies
Rico Vacilon cha-cha/mambo Cool Chilies LISTEN
Spanish Eyes bolero traditional
Tequila up temp Latin instrumental Cool Chilies LISTEN
Yo fui Aquella Texmex / Tejano Selena / Cool Chilies Band (live) LISTEN

BALLADS

Besame Mucho (instrumental) rhumba Cool Chilies / Jim Edison
Coming Out of the Dark rock/latin ballad Gloria Estefan / Cool Chilies
Desafinado latin ballad traditional / Cool Chilies
Don't Know Why easy latin Nora Jones / Laine
El Farol latin ballad Santana / Cool Chilies Band (live) LISTEN
Endless Love Lionel Richie & Dina Ross
I Wish You Love rhumba traditional / Jim Edison
More Bobby Darin / Cool Chilies
Quando, Quando, Quando latin ballad Michael Buble & Nellie Furtado / Pat Boone
Sabor a mi traditional latin ballad unknown LISTEN
Sometimes In Winter rock ballad / jazz waltz Blood, Sweat & Tears / Cool Chilies
Words Get In The Way Gloria Estefan / Cool Chilies LISTEN

UP TEMPO

Best Years of Our Lives (from Shrek) tropical samba Baja Men / Gaston
Celebration rock Kool & the Gang
Conga latin, jazz, rock Miami Sound Machine / Cool Chilies
Dancing In the Streets disco, rock Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
Everlasting Love disco Gloria Estefan
Everybody's Everything rock Santana & Tower of Power Horns / Cool Chilies
Foo, Foo latin, rock Santana / Armstrong
I Will Survive disco, rock Gloria Gaynor
It's Not Unusual 60's rock, pop Tom Jones / Laine
Lucretia MacEvil jazz, rock Blood, Sweat & Tears
Make Me Smile 70's rock Cool Chilies Band LISTEN
Mambo # 5 (A Little Bit a Monica) Orleans rock Lou Bega / Cool Chilies
More & More rock Blood, Sweat & Tears
Rhythm Is Gonna' Get You rock, jazz Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine / Gaston LISTEN
September up tempo, 80's rock/funk Earth, Wind & Fire
Vehicle 70's classic rock Ides of March / Cool Chilies Band (live) LISTEN