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Bop Guns

Comprising musicians who are genuinely passionate about funk and soul music, and are dedicated to expressing that passion to all audiences, Bop Gun has performed at a wide variety of events and venues including residencies at Purple Emerald (one of Melbournes top funk and soul venues), The Union Hotel on Chapel Street and the Rosstown Hotel in Carnegie, as well as functions at landmarks such as the Melbourne Town Hall and Eureka Tower.

  • Entertainment:
    Classic Covers, Cover Bands, Funk Bands, Jazz Bands, Live Music, TOP 40
  • City:
    Melbourne
  • Size:
    4 piece

Audio Samples

  • American Boy
  • Did I hear you say you love me
  • Shine
  • September
  • Heard it Through The Grapevine

Video Samples

  • Bop Guns
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  • Bop Guns - I Want You Back
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Gallery

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Untitled Document

  • Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)
  • Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
  • All I Do (Stevie Wonder)
  • As (Stevie Wonder)
  • As If You Read My Mind (Stevie Wonder)
  • Baby I Love You (Aretha Franklin)
  • Car Wash (Rose Royce)
  • Chained (Marvin Gaye)
  • Dancing In The Street (Martha Reeves & The Vandellas)
  • Did I Hear You Say You Love Me (Stevie Wonder)
  • Do I Do (Stevie Wonder)
  • Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing (Stevie Wonder)
  • Everybody (The Blues Brothers)
  • For Once In My Life (Stevie Wonder)
  • Georgia (Ray Charles)
  • Get Up Offa That Thing (James Brown)
  • Hallelujah I Just Love Him So (Ray Charles)
  • Hard To Handle (Otis Redding)
  • Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder)
  • Hit The Road Jack (Ray Charles)
  • Hold On, I’m Comin’ (Sam & Dave)
  • How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You (Marvin Gaye)
  • I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (The Four Tops)
  • I Feel Good (James Brown)
  • I Got A Feeling (The Four Tops)
  • I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
  • I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
  • I Was Made To Love Her (Stevie Wonder)
  • I Wish (Stevie Wonder)
  • If I Was Your Woman (Gladys Knight/Alicia Keys)
  • If You Really Love Me (Stevie Wonder)
  • Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
  • It’s The Same Old Song (The Four Tops)
  • Joy (Takes Over Me) (Stevie Wonder)
  • Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers)
  • Knock On Wood (Eddie Floyd)
  • Knocks Me Off My Feet (Stevie Wonder)
  • Let’s Get It On (Marvin Gaye)
  • Love’s In Need Of Love Today (Stevie Wonder)
  • Mary Ann (Ray Charles)
  • Master Blaster (Jammin’) (Stevie Wonder)
  • Maybe Your Baby (Stevie Wonder)
  • Mess Around (Ray Charles)
  • Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett)
  • Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield)
  • Mr. Big Stuff (Jean Knight)
  • Mr. Pitiful (Otis Redding)
  • Mustang Sally (The Commitments)
  • My Cherie Amour (Stevie Wonder)
  • My Girl (The Temptations)
  • Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder)
  • Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (Stevie Wonder)
  • Part Time Lover (Stevie Wonder)
  • Proud Mary (Ike & Tina Turner)
  • Reach Out I’ll Be There (The Four Tops)
  • Rescue Me (Fontella Bass)
  • Respect (Aretha Franklin)
  • Rocksteady (Aretha Franklin)
  • Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye)
  • Shake A Tail Feather (Ray Charles/The Blues Brothers)
  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (Stevie Wonder)
  • Since You Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) (Aretha Franklin)
  • Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder)
  • Son Of A Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield/Aretha Franklin)
  • Soul Man (Sam & Dave)
  • Spiritual Walkers (Stevie Wonder)
  • Sunny (Bobby Hebb)
  • Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
  • That Girl (Stevie Wonder)
  • Think (Aretha Franklin)
  • Unchain My Heart (Ray Charles)
  • Uptight (Everything’s Alright) (Stevie Wonder)
  • The Weight (Aretha Franklin/The Band)
  • What A Fool Believes (Aretha Franklin/The Doobie Brothers)
  • What I Say (Ray Charles)
  • What’s Going On (Marvin Gaye)
  • You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder)
  • You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
DISCO/FUNK/POP/80s
  • 1999 (Prince)
  • ABC (The Jackson 5)
  • Agony Of DeFeet (Parliament)
  • Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (McFadden & Whitehead)
  • Ain’t Nobody (Chaka Khan)
  • And The Beat Goes On (The Whispers)
  • Another Part Of Me (Michael Jackson)
  • Anyway You Want (I Can Do It) (Final Edition)
  • Back Stabbers (The O’Jays)
  • Bad Girls (Donna Summer)
  • Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
  • Blame It On The Boogie (The Jacksons)
  • Boogie Wonderland (Earth Wind & Fire)
  • Bop Gun (Endangered Species) (Parliament)
  • Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) (The Gap Band)
  • Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (Frankie Vallie/Lauryn Hill)
  • Chic Cheer (Chic)
  • Cream (Prince)
  • Controversy (Prince)
  • Doctor My Eyes (The Jacksons)
  • Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson)
  • Fantasy (Earth Wind & Fire)
  • Forget Me Nots (Patrice Rushen)
  • Funkin’ For Jamaica (Tom Browne)
  • Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (ABBA)
  • Get Down On It (Kool & the Gang)
  • Give It To Me Baby (Rick James)
  • Give Me The Night (George Benson)
  • Give The People What They Want (The O’Jays)
  • Good Times (Chic)
  • Got To Be Real (Cheryl Lynn)
  • How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore (Prince)
  • I Feel For You (Prince/Chaka Khan)
  • I Know You, I Live You (Chaka Khan)
  • I Wanna Be Your Lover (Prince)
  • I Want You Back (The Jackson 5)
  • I Was Tired Of Being Alone (Patrice Rushen)
  • I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)
  • In The Stone (Earth Wind & Fire)
  • I’m Every Woman (Chaka Khan)
  • I’m So Excited (The Pointer Sisters)
  • Jungle Boogie (Kool & the Gang)
  • Ladies Night (Kool & The Gang)
  • Lady Marmalade (Labelle)
  • Le Freak (Chic)
  • Let’s Go Crazy (Prince)
  • Let’s Groove (Earth Wind & Fire)
  • The Love You Save (The Jackson 5)
  • More Than A Woman (The Bee Gees)
  • Music’s Takin’ Over (The Jacksons)
  • Never Can Say Goodbye (The Jacksons)
  • Never Too Much (Luther Vandross)
  • P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) (Michael Jackson)
  • Reach Out (George Duke)
  • Rock With You (Michael Jackson)
  • September (Earth Wind & Fire)
  • Shake (The Gap Band)
  • She’s Always In My Hair (Prince)
  • Shine On (George Duke)
  • Sing A Song (Earth Wind & Fire)
  • Stomp! (The Brothers Johnson)
  • Superfly (Curtis Mayfield)
  • Tell Me Something Good (Chaka Khan)
  • Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Sly & The Family Stone)
  • This Place Hotel (aka Heartbreak Hotel) (The Jacksons)
  • Thriller (Michael Jackson)
  • Uptown (Prince)
  • Wanna Be Startin’ Something (Michael Jackson)
  • The Way You Make Me Feel (Michael Jackson)
  • We Are Family (Sister Sledge)
  • What Have You Done For Me Lately (Janet Jackson)
HIP-HOP/NEO-SOUL/POP/CONTEMPORARY
  • American Boy (Estelle)
  • aNYway (Armand Helden, A-Trak & Duck Sauce)
  • Back In The Day (Erykah Badu)
  • Beautiful (Disco Montego)
  • Brown Sugar (D’Angelo)
  • Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You (Lauryn Hill/Frankie Vallie)
  • Clarity (John Mayer)
  • Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
  • Day Break (The Brand New Heavies)
  • Do My Thing (Estelle Feat. Janelle Monáe)
  • Don’t Call Me Baby (Madison Avenue)
  • Feel Like Makin’ Love (D’Angelo/Roberta Flack)
  • Golden (Jill Scott)
  • Headed In The Right Direction (India.Arie)
  • Hey Ya! (OutKast)
  • If I Ain’t Got You (Alicia Keys)
  • If I Was Your Woman (Gladys Knight/Alicia Keys)
  • Lady (D’Angelo)
  • Love Foolosophy (Jamiroquai)
  • Love Like This (Faith Evans)
  • Rapper’s Delight (The Sugarhill Gang)
  • Senorita (Justin Timberlake)
  • Stop Trying (Sia)
  • Sumthin’ Sumthin’ (Maxwell)
  • Tightrope (Janelle Monáe)
  • Valerie (Mark Ronson/Amy Winehouse)
  • Waiting On The World To Change (John Mayer)
  • You’ve Changed (Sia)
  • 70s ROCK/POP/FOLK
  • Another One Bites The Dust (Queen)
  • Birthday (The Beatles)
  • Can’t Buy Me Love (The Beatles)
  • Cecilia (Simon & Garfunkel)
  • Daytripper (The Beatles)
  • Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen)
  • Drive My Car (The Beatles)
  • Eight Days a Week (The Beatles)
  • Feel Like Makin Love (Roberta Flack/D’Angelo)
  • Get Back (The Beatles)
  • Got To Get You Into My Life (The Beatles)
  • Help! (The Beatles)
  • I Feel Fine (The Beatles)
  • I Feel The Earth Move (Carole King)
  • I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)
  • Lady Madonna (The Beatles)
  • Miss You (The Rolling Stones)
  • Paperback Writer (The Beatles)
  • Twist And Shout (The Beatles)
  • We Can Work It Out (The Beatles)
REGGAE
  • Could You Be Loved (Bob Marley)
  • Is This Love (Bob Marley)
  • Jamming (Bob Marley)
JAZZ/BACKGROUND MUSIC/BOSSA NOVA
  • Agua De Beber (Water To Drink)
  • Almost Like Being In Love
  • April In Paris
  • At Last
  • Autumn Leaves
  • Body And Soul
  • But Beautiful
  • Can’t We Be Friends
  • Cantar (Teresa Cristina)
  • Caravan
  • Chega De Saudade (No More Blues)
  • Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
  • Desafinado
  • Gee Baby, I Ain’t I Good To You
  • Girl From Ipanema
  • God Bless The Child
  • Have You Met Miss Jones?
  • I Remember You
  • I’m Beginning to See the Light
  • I’m Old Fashioned
  • Invitation
  • It Could Happen To You
  • Jeannine
  • Just Friends
  • Like Someone In Love
  • Love Is Here To Stay
  • Lover Man
  • Mais Que Nada
  • The Man I Love
  • Meditation
  • My Funny Valentine
  • My Romance
  • The Nearness of You
  • Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • A Night In Tunisia
  • Old Devil Moon
  • On Green Dolphin Street
  • One Note Samba
  • Samba De Verao (So Nice)
  • September In The Rain
  • Skylark
  • Smile
  • Só Tinha De Ser Come Você
  • Spain
  • Summertime
  • Teach Me Tonight
  • Tenderly
  • There Is No Greater Love
  • Till There Was You
  • Time After Time
  • Triste
  • Under A Blanket Of Blue
  • Watch What Happens
  • Wave
  • What A Difference A Day Made
  • You Make Me Feel So Young
  • You Stepped Out Of A Dream
  • You’re Driving Me Crazy
  • You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me
TRADITIONAL ISRAELI FOLK (HEBREW SONGS) – 2x 20 minute Hora sets
  • Ani Maanim
  • Bashana Haba’a
  • Hava Nagila
  • Heivenu Shalom Aleichem
  • Od Avinu
  • Od Lo Ahavti Dai
  • Sim’n Tov Un Mazel Tov
  • Sisu Et Yerushalayim
  • U’shavtem Mayim
  • V’taher Libeinu
  • Yis’m’chu Hashamayim
  • Y’varech’cha
CHRISTMAS SONGS
  • All I Want For Christmas Is You
  • Away In A Manger
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
  • It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
  • I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
  • Joy To The World
  • Joyful Joyful
  • O Come All Ye Faithful
  • O Holy Night
  • Silent Night

Biography

Comprising musicians who are genuinely passionate about funk and soul music, and are dedicated to expressing that passion to all audiences, Bop Gun has performed at a wide variety of events and venues including residencies at Purple Emerald (one of Melbourne’s top funk and soul venues), The Union Hotel on Chapel Street and the Rosstown Hotel in Carnegie, as well as functions at landmarks such as the Melbourne Town Hall and Eureka Tower.

Bop Guns broad repertoire of styles includes songs from across the funk, soul, disco, pop, hip-hop, rock and R & B spectrum, from the 60s and 70s to contemporary hits. Artists such as Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Prince, Marvin Gaye, D’Angelo and many more.

This band gets crowds dancing for hours and is devoted to preserving the joy and musicality of these phenomenal songs. Perfect for formal or casual functions, Bop Gun is available for venues, weddings, parties, corporate or private functions, bar/batmitzvahs and any event where people want to dance!

But don’t hire 2 bands – Bop Gun also plays lounge, groove and jazz sets to start an evening off or to create a relaxed and chic atmosphere. In addition to that, Bop Gun even has Hebrew Hora sets (traditional Israeli dance music) in their repertoire specifically for Jewish events.

Additional instruments can be added on request (eg: percussionist, trumpet player, etc)