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For nearly two decades now, Martin has performed Campfire shows, primarily in the NYC area, but also throughout the United States, Ireland, the UK, and the Caribbean. Martin's Campfire shows throughout the New York City area have become something of an NYC tradition, keeping bar patrons happily singing and dancing along to their requests, proving that a unique voice, an acoustic guitar, and an astoundingly broad sampling of music from across the pop era can still help make for quite a lovely evening.

An acoustic guitar, a somewhat-hoarse voice, and a collection of songs from across the broad swath of popular music, many of which one wouldn't expect to hear in this context. Check the shows link to see if any may be coming up in your area.

So many songs... so little time.

Here's a list of some of the songs that might happen at a Campfire... consider this your handy request cheat sheet.

​Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Ain’t No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Ain’t That Good News - Sam Cooke
Ain’t That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg - The Temptations
All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers
All My Loving - The Beatles
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Always and Forever - Heatwave
American Girl - Tom Petty
American Pie - Don McLean
Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke
​And I Love Her - The Beatles
Any Day Now - Chuck Jackson
Ask the Lonely - The Four Tops
At Last - Etta James
Baby I Need Your Lovin’ - The Four Tops
Back on the Chain Gang - The Pretenders
Bad - U2
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Bad Luck - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Band on the Run - Paul McCartney
Be Thankful for What You Got - William DeVaughn
Beast of Burden - The Rolling Stones
A Beautiful Morning - The Rascals
Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
Big Ten-Inch Record - Bull Moose Jackson
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Black Water - The Doobie Bros.
Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
Bloodshot Eyes - Wynonie Harris
Blue Moon - Elvis Presley
Blue Moon of Kentucky - Ray Charles
Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
Borderline - Madonna
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Boulevard - Jackson Browne
The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
​Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders
Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen
Bring It On Home to Me - Sam Cooke
Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
Bus Stop - The Hollies
But It’s Alright - J.J. Jackson
California Girls - The Beach Boys
Can’t Buy Me Love - The Beatles
Can’t Stand Losing You - The Police
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Casey Jones - The Grateful Dead
Cathy’s Clown - The Everly Brothers
Centerfold - J. Geils Band
Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
Cherish the Day - Sade
Cherry Bomb - John Mellencamp
Cherry Cherry - Neil Diamond
Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
Come Together - The Beatles
Coming Up - Paul McCartney
Could It Be I’m Falling in Love - The Spinners
Crazy For You - Madonna
Crazy Love - Van Morrison
Cripple Creek - The Band
Cruel to Be Kind - Nick Lowe
Cruisin’ - Smokey Robinson
Cupid - Sam Cooke
Dance to the Music - Sly & The Family Stone
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Dancing in the Street - Martha & The Vandellas
Daniel - Elton John
Danny’s Song (Even Though We Ain’t Got Money) - Loggins & Messina
A Day in the Life - The Beatles
Days - The Kinks
​De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police
Desire - U2
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon
Dirty Lowdown - Boz Scaggs
The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Do Right Woman /Do Right Man - Aretha Franklin
Do Wah Diddy - Manfred Mann
Do You Believe in Magic? - The Lovin’ Spoonful
Domino - Van Morrison
Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
Don’t Do Me Like That - Tom Petty
Don’t Dream, It’s Over - Crowded House
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals
Don’t Let Me Down - The Beatles
Don’t Stand So Close to Me - The Police
Don’t Stop Believing - Journey
Don‘t Worry Baby - The Beach Boys
Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
Down Under - Men at Work
Dreamin‘ - Blondie
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Drive My Car - The Beatles
Driven to Tears - The Police
Dyer Maker - Led Zeppelin
Easy - The Commodores
Eight Days a Week - The Beatles
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
End of the Line - Travelling Wilburys
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic - The Police
Everybody Plays the Fool - The Main Ingredient
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Everyday - Buddy Holly
Everyday People - Sly & the Family Stone
Evil Ways - Santana
Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa - Otis Redding
Faith - George Michael
Feelin’ Alright - Joe Cocker
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Follow You Follow Me - Genesis
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Freddie’s Dead - Curtis Mayfield
Free Fallin’ - Tom Petty
Funny (Not Much) - Nat “King” Cole / Walter Jackson
Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles
Get Back - The Beatles
Get Ready - The Temptations
Get Yourself Another Fool - Charles Brown
​Getting Better - The Beatles
The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
​Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder
Good Lovin’ - The Rascals
Good Times - Sam Cooke
Good Times Roll - The Cars
Got To Get You Into My Life - The Beatles
The Groove Line - Heatwave
Groovin’ - The Rascals
Gypsy Woman - Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
Happy - The Rolling Stones
Happy Together - The Turtles
A Hard Rain is Gonna Fall - Bob Dylan
The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
Having a Party - Sam Cooke
Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Heart of Glass - Blondie
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Hello Goodbye - The Beatles
Hello It’s Me - Todd Rundgren
Hey Bartender - Joe Liggins
Hey Good Lookin’ - Hank Williams
Hey Jude - The Beatles
High and Dry - Radiohead
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
Hold On! I’m Comin’ - Sam & Dave
Holiday - Madonna
Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly & the Family Stone
How Deep is Your Love - The Bee Gees
How Sweet It Is to be Loved By You - Marvin Gaye
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
I Am the Walrus - The Beatles
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
I Can’t Get Next to You - Al Green
I Can’t Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
I Feel the Earth Move - Carole King
I Got a Woman - Ray Charles
I Got Loaded - Peppermint Harris
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips
I Love Every Little Thing About You - Stevie Wonder
I Love Music - The O’Jays
I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
​I Saw the Light - Todd Rundgren
I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley / Eric Clapton
I Should Have Known Better - The Beatles
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2
I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash
I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince
I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
I Will Follow - U2
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
I Won’t Back Down - Tom Petty
If You Don’t Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
I’m a Believer - The Monkees
I’m in Love with a Girl - Big Star
I’m Into Something Good - Herman’s Hermits
I’m Losing You - The Temptations
I’m Only Sleeping - The Beatles
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding
Iko Iko - The Belle Stars
Imagine - John Lennon
In Between Days - The Cure
In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Into the Groove - Madonna
Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
Instant Karma - John Lennon
Invisible Sun - The Police
Is She Really Going Out With Him? - Joe Jackson
Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
It’s All in the Game - Tommy Edwards
It’s Alright - Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
It’s the Same Old Song - The Four Tops
Jack & Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp
Jambalaya On the Bayou - Fats Domino
Jet - Paul McCartney
The Joker - Steve Miller
Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
Just My Imagination - The Temptations
Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
Kept On Sittin’ On It All the Time - Wynonie Harris
King of Pain - The Police
King of the Road - Roger Miller
Kiss - Prince
Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
Kodachrome - Paul Simon

​Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees
Late in the Evening - Paul Simon
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
Let ’em In - Paul McCartney
Let It Be - The Beatles
Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers
Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townshend
Let the Good Times Roll - Ray Charles
Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
The Letter - The Box Tops
Light My Fire - The Doors
Like a Prayer - Madonna
Like a Virgin - Madonna
Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Listen to the Music - The Doobie Brothers
Listen to What the Man Said - Paul McCartney
Little Sister - Elvis Presley
Living for the City - Stevie Wonder
Lola - The Kinks
London Calling - The Clash
The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
Long Train Running - The Doobie Brothers
Losing My Religion - REM
The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Love is a Losing Game - Amy Winehouse
Love Me Two Times - The Doors
Love Train - The O’Jays
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Loves Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon
Lucky Star - Madonna
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
Maybe I‘m Amazed - Paul McCartney
Maybellene - Chuck Berry
Me & Julio Down By the Schoolyard - Paul Simon
​Message of Love - The Pretenders
The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips
Misunderstanding - Genesis
Moondance - Van Morrison
Mother & Child Reunion - Paul Simon
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
My Girl - The Temptations
​My Love - Paul McCartney
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Nothing Can Change This Love - Sam Cooke
Nowhere to Run - Martha & the Vandellas
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles
Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
On and On - Steven Bishop
On Broadway - The Drifters
Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads
One - U2
One of These Nights - Eagles
One on One - Hall & Oates
Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel
Ooh Child - The Five Stairsteps
Our Day Will Come - Ruby & The Romantics
Outtasite (outtamind) - Wilco
Penny Lane - The Beatles
People Get Ready - Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
Photograph - Ringo Starr
Piano Man - Billy Joel
The Piña Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
Please Please Me - The Beatles
Please Send Me Someone to Love - Percy Mayfield
Police on My Back - The Clash
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Pride (In the Name of Love) - U2
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Raspberry Beret - Prince
Red Rooster - Sam Cooke
Redemption Song - Bob Marley
Revolution - The Beatles
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
Rock and Roll All Night - Kiss
Rock The Boat - The Hues Corporation
​Rock the Casbah - The Clash
Rocket Man - Elton John
Rockin’ at Midnight - Roy Brown
Route 66 - Nat “King” Cole
Sarah Smile - Hall & Oates
Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters
Saturday In the Park - Chicago
Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Billy Joel
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
She’s Leaving Home - The Beatles
Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop - Little Anthony & The Imperials
Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
Shout - The Isley Brothers
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Since I Met You Baby - Ivory Joe Hunter
Since I Lost My Baby - The Temptations
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Six Pack to Go - Hank Thompson
634-5789 - Wilson Pickett
Sixty Minute Man - The Dominos
Slip Slidin’ Away - Paul Simon
Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) - Tex Williams
Smooth Operator - Sade
So How Come No One Loves Me - The Everly Brothers
So Lonely - The Police
Some Kind of Wonderful - Soul Brothers Six
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Spanish Bombs - The Clash
Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
Spirits In the Material World - The Police
Squeeze Box - The Who
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
​Stoned Soul Picnic - Laura Nyro / Fifth Dimension
​Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones
Stuck In the Middle With You - Stealer’s Wheel
Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch - The Four Tops
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts
Summer of ‘69 - Bryan Adams
Sunken Treasure - Wilco
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Sweet Home Chicago - Muddy Waters
Sweet Thing - Rufus
Take Me To the River - Al Green
Take Me With You - Prince
Tears on My Pillow - Little Anthony & The Imperials
Teenager In Love - Dion & The Belmonts
Tempted - Squeeze
Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & the Family Stone
That’s Alright Mama - Elvis Presley
That’s Amore - Dean Martin
​That's Entertainment - The Jam
That’s How Strong My Love Is - Otis Redding
That's Where It's At - Sam Cooke
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ - Nancy Sinatra
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
Time is On My Side - The Rolling Stones
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
The Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Train in Vain - The Clash
Truckin’ - The Grateful Dead
Try a Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
Turn Back the Hands of Time - Tyrone Davis
Twistin’ the Night Away - Sam Cooke
Up On the Roof - The Drifters
Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Paul McCartney
Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters
​The Unforgettable Fire - U2
Up on the Roof - The Drifters
Walkin’ After Midnight - Patsy Cline
Walkin’ on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Walkin’ the Dog - Rufus Thomas
Walking on the Moon - The Police
The Way You Do the Things You Do - The Temptations
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
The Weight - The Band
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? - Jimmy Ruffin
What I Like About You - The Romantics
What You Won’t Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
What’s Going On/Mercy Mercy Me/God Is Love - Marvin Gaye
What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding? - Elvis Costello
Wheel of Fortune - The Cardinals
When Doves Cry - Prince
When I’m Sixty-Four - The Beatles
When the World is Running Down - The Police
Whenever I See Your Smiling Face - James Taylor
Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
A Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
The Whole of the Moon - The Waterboys
Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones
Will It Go Round in Circles - Billy Preston
With a Little Help from My Friends - The Beatles
With or Without You - U2 
Woman - John Lennon
Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
Wonderwall - Oasis
Wouldn’t It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police
You Are - Lionel Richie
You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
You Can’t Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
You Got Me Hummin’ - Sam & Dave
You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
You Don’t Know Me - Ray Charles
You Really Got Me - The Kinks
You Send Me - Sam Cooke
Your Song - Elton John
You’re My Best Friend - Queen
You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling - The Righteous Brothers


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updated 24 November 2021