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Location: PDX | "I think there\'s going to be a 21st-century music revolution, and the ukulele will be at the center of it all."
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | I recall an interview with Dhani Harrison (George's son) who said that George used to carry a Uke everywhere, as it was fun to play and everyone enjoyed having a quick listen. In later years, he always carried two. Just so that someone else could join in.
And who knows that "Something" was written on a Uke?
There's a new future coming, and it's tiny-guitar shaped!
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | W I I I I I I I I I I I I I I T-KO!!! |
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Location: big island | a plague of jumpin' fleas is upon us!! |
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Location: NJ | that explains the itching . . . |
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Location: big island | yeah, but after you get an ukulele the itching becomes a tickle. a good sounding one is a joy to play. |
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| Go Crazy man! Keep one string tuned a half note high! Who'd know anyway?
We had to load some rare old Battle Flags into our State Capitol for a display we were setting up a couple of months ago.
The guy who was supposed to be "In Charge" brought some guy from the office with him to sit on the back of the truck (parked in front of the Capitol building on the sidewalk) what do you think he brought with him to help pass the time?
Yep.
Apparently he was getting ready for the 21st century musical revolution. He had a little "how too" book and his index fingernail and all I can say is he was not singing, at least when we would come out of the door. All I could think of was the Animal House scene with John Belushi, and me grabbing that freekin cheese box and smashing it on the back of the truck. I told the guy I was carrying a huge, super heavy, framed, flag up the stone stairs with what I was thinking and he got laughing so hard we almost lost a scared battle flag right there.
We just got ourseves into a laughing fit and could not get out of it. Jesus, those little things are the funiest little instruments.
I was afraid to leave that guy on the back of the truck in downtown Albany. One look at this guy and I could imagine him with that little Uke sticking out of his posterior nether regions and the flags heading down the street!
Grown men need to be beaten, hard! at least once in their lives for using one!
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If they really came "smothered in cleavage" I might be interested. At least then they'd look good. |
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Location: Spain | Can somebody name a few good ukelele songs? In Spain you have more chances of seing a flying camel than an ukelele, so I'm not sure how an uke sounds like.
Was it an ukelele the instrument opening REM's Loosing my religion? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm going to Spain in March. Maybe I can bring you one. (A ukelele, not a flying camel.) |
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Location: Spain | It would be welcomed for sure :-) |
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Location: NJ | Losing My Religion features a mandolin, not a ukelele.
Listen to the Who's "Blue Red & Grey" from "Who By Numbers" That's a uke. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Uke's. Next thing you know we'll be playing these.
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Location: PDX | Originally posted by Enaitz Jar:
Can somebody name a few good ukelele songs? In Spain you have more chances of seing a flying camel than an ukelele, so I'm not sure how an uke sounds like.
Was it an ukelele the instrument opening REM's Loosing my religion? This is a clip of "some guy" playing an ukelele.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Enaitz Jar:
Can somebody name a few good ukelele songs? "My Dog Has Fleas" is kind of a traditional one.
I actually enjoy playing songs on uke that you would not normally associate with such an instrument. Kashmir, Comfortably Numb, Fire & Rain, Paler Shade Of White, etc. stuff like that. Any Beatle song, Herman's Hermits, REM, Springsteen, Harry Chapin, etc. go nicely on ukulele.
Slipkid and I were going to do Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage" on ukuleles at last years OFC Tour. Until he chickened out and claimed he'd rather wear a coconut bra.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Dave,
Let's work on "Badlands" for the next engagement... |
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Location: big island | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO2lvAK4Yns
This is Jake Shimabukuro from Hawaii. Same guy featured in clip on above post. In this clip his ukulele is amplified. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Jake has been discussed here many times, Lanaki. Incredible talent. |
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Location: big island | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq-jyouSAp4&mode=related&search=
short clip of Pearl Jam playing ukulele in December |
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | Originally posted by Enaitz Jar:
Was it an ukelele the instrument opening REM's Loosing my religion? That was a Mandolin - steel strings, usually tuned G D A E (like a Violin), all paired so there's 8 strings in all.
Ukulele is a very different sound as it's nylon string, and there's only four strings.
I'm trying to think of a Ukulele in mainstream music can I can't - sure that the clips people have dug up will give you a clue, though!
Today, I will be trying to get a Uke arrangement of Badlands out of my head. Yeah, thanks guys. ;-)
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by jb:
Originally posted by Enaitz Jar:
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I'm trying to think of a Ukulele in mainstream music but I can't Jack Johnson |
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Location: PDX | Originally posted by jb:
I'm trying to think of a Ukulele in mainstream music can I can't - sure that the clips people have dug up will give you a clue, though!
JB From the article:
A uke-friendly pop playlist
Ram On, Paul McCartney
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, B.J. Thomas
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, George Harrison
I Looked All Over Town, Magnetic Fields
Church of Women, XTC
Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Anthony, Nickel Creek
You Are the Light, Jens Lenkman
Goodbye, Eddie Vedder
Blue Red Grey, the Who
Breakdown, Jack Johnson
Dame Fortune, Andy Partridge
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Location: south east Michigan | Townshend's "Blue, Red & Grey" is one of the main reasons I bought a uke. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Brudda Iz is the reason I first picked up a ukulele about 7 years ago. Dave |
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Location: Upper Left USA | G Bm C G C D Em C
G Bm C G
Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high
C G D Em
And the dreams that you dreamed of Once in a lullaby
G Bm C G
Somewhere over the rainbow Blue birds fly
C G
And the dreams that you dreamed of
D Em
Dreams really do come true
G
Someday I'll wish upon a star
Bm C G
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
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Where trouble melts like lemon drops
Bm C G
High above the chimney tops that’s where you'll find me oh
G Bm C G
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
C G D Em C
And the dream that you dare to, why, oh why can't I?
G D C G
Well I see trees of green and Red roses too,
C G B7 Em
I'll watch them bloom for me and you
C D G C D
And I think to myself What a wonderful world
G D C G
Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
C G
And the brightness of day
B7 Em C D G C G
I like the dark and I think to myself What a wonderful world
D G
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
D G
Are also on the faces of people passing by
C G
I see friends shaking hands
C G
Saying, "How do you do?"
C G C D
They're really saying, I...I love you
G D C G
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow,
C G B7 Em
They'll learn much more Than we'll know
C D G C
And I think to myself What a wonderful world (w)oohoorld
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Someday I'll wish upon a star,
D C G
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
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Where trouble melts like lemon drops
D C G
High above the chimney top that's where you'll find me
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Oh, Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
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And the dream that you dare to, why, oh why can't I? I hiii ?
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Location: closely held secret | Interesting. I play it similar to this way. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I have a much more manly voice than you do...
...and I try to avoid all those sharps and 9ths and other confusing thingys.
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Location: big island | http://www.tropicalstormhawaii.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?pid=song&song=l...
here's Braddah Iz's version as played on the ukulele. pay no attention to the comments at the bottom. the contributor is confused! unless he was trying to make his guitar sound like an ukulele by placing a capo on the fifth fret. |
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