It's Halloween, and it seems like The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been in the air, what with the Glee Rocky Horror episode and all. So today you get me playing the ukulele. It's a video from a couple years back of me covering Science Fiction Double Feature. Happy Halloween!!!
On this snowy, rainy Saturday morning, I asked my wife what song she would like to hear performed on the ukulele. She said that she would like to hear something by The Talking Heads. Well, it just so happens that The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain do an outstanding cover of the song, Psycho Killer. So that is your Uke Bab Video of the Day. Enjoy!
And another weekend is nearly here! Yay!!! And how shall we celebrate this Friday afternoon? With a very lovely cover of Bob Dylan's, Don't Think Twice It's All Right, by Sophie Madeleine. Have a great weekend!
Selecting ukulele videos can, at times, be quite a challenge. It's amazing how many otherwise great videos are ruined because the volume is way to low or else the artist decides to go on a long, rambling monologue before ever getting around to playing the song. It's a shame because a lot of those videos might otherwise have made the cut. Today, I've weeded through a ton of such videos. So it was with great relief that I stumbled upon today's Video of the Day. I hope you enjoy Cassandra from California doing an amazing job with Jewel's, Who Will Save Your Soul. Happy Thursday!
Have you ever seen the old Monty Python movie, The Meaning of Life? If you answered yes, then you will likely recall The Galaxy Song. It's one of Eric Idle's great little ditties, performed very nicely here today on ukulele by a man who's known only as, This Penguin. Enjoy!
Oingo Boingo is one of those bands. I know the name. I know that some people really love them. But somehow I've never gotten around to checking them out. This ukulele video may change that. I stumbled upon it quite by accident and was very pleasantly surprised. I don't know what I was expecting an Oingo Boingo song to sound like. Maybe like rubber bands and pogo sticks. But, We Close Our Eyes, is a very sweet, melancholy song. And Theresa does a great job with it. Enjoy!
Happy Monday. Damn, I need a shower. Stinky stinky. But before I do that I must give you your Uke Bab Vid of the Day. This one is from Swedish artist, Elvira Bira. It's a loud, energetic, ukulele cover of the Jefferson Airplane song, White Rabbit. Unfortunately, the sound quality is not too good. They must have been playing pretty loudly and it was too much for the little video camera condenser microphone. But even with the distortion, I like this video a lot. It really kicks ass.
Today I am feeling a bit Star Wars-ish. So today's Uke Bab Vid of the day is Anna from the UK, playing a rousing rendition of the Star Wars Main Theme on ukulele(s). Enjoy!
So I can be kind of "out-of-touch" with what's going on sometimes. Take for example, the band, Coldplay. I've heard the name. I know that they are very popular. But I could not name a song or tell you what the guys look like. So today, I just did a search on "ukulele" and "Coldplay, just to see what would come up. What a found was a really nice video of recent UCAL Irving grad, Victor Kim, performing a Coldplay song called, Yellow. I think he does a really great job with it. How about you?
You knew it was just a matter of time before I posted a uke cover of a Led Zeppelin song. You were right. Here is 1buckridge performing a great little multitrack version of Led Zep's, D'Yer Mak'er. Okay, so he does have a guitar in the mix for the bass notes. But he has three ukulele tracks so we can forgive him his six string transgression ...this time.
I must be in some sort of 80's rut this week. "Take on Me" yesterday and now, "Tainted Love" today. I honestly didn't plan it this way. I was just doing my daily, random, viewing of uke vids, when all of a sudden I found myself sitting there with a big stupid grin on my face. On the screen was a video, by a couple of guys who call themselves The Re-entrants, playing the 80's techno dance hit, Tainted Love, on ukuleles. How could I not make it the video of the day? The song was a big hit for the band, Soft Cell. However it was written by Ed Cobb and originally recorded by Gloria Jones. I'm sure now that this ukulele rendition will be widely regarded as the definitive version of the tune. Have fun! 
Are you old enough to remember that old MTV video for the song, Take on Me, by the band, A-Ha? Don't worry. You don't have to admit it out loud if you are. But if you do remember that video then you will likely appreciate this sweet, ukulele take on the song. And even if you've never heard of the song or the band, I think you will enjoy it. For those of you anticipating those impossible high notes at the end of the chorus, well, just send me a video of you successfully hitting those notes before you give Shiny and The Spoon too much of a hard time over changing the arrangement just a tad. ;-)
Had a prodigious To-Do List for today. Lots of errands to run. But the fates had other plans. No heat or hot water. So rather than bop about, getting things done, I'm here at home waiting for the furnace guy to show. But that's okay. More time to watch ukulele videos, like this melancholy cover of Tom Waits', Time, performed by Mr. George Welch from the UK.
Have we had an Australian uke vid yet? I don't think we have, and I would say that it is high time we did. So let's enjoy Hayley's most excellent cover of Nancy Sinatra's, These Boots Are Made for Walking. Have a great Sunday, mate!
I know. It seems like lately you cannot escape the ubiquitous Katy Perry. So why should "here" be any different? Truth be told, I watched a lot of videos this morning. Nothing grabbed me until this video of three friends having fun with a ukulele and Katy Perry's, I Kissed a Girl. So if you're not a Katy Perry fan, well... I think you'll get over the trauma of having to hear one more Katy Perry song. If you are a Katy Perry fan, then it's your lucky day.
By now you probably know who Antoine Dodson is and you've probably heard the, Bed Intruder Song. If not, here's the deal. Antoine Dodson is a guy who's sister was attacked in their apartment by a would-be rapist. Antoine came to his sister's rescue and scared the intruder off. The next day, Antoine gave a very animated interview to the media. A clip of that interview made it onto YouTube and spread like wildfire. Here is the original clip. Shortly thereafter, Antoine was approached by a YouTube comedy group called, Auto-Tune the News. They asked Antoine for permission to make a song and music video out of the interview clip. Antoine agreed and the result was the Bed Intruder Song. You can see it here. The video of the Bed Intruder Song went mega-viral and has been see by tens of millions of people. Many people have now recorded their own cover versions of the Bed Intruder Song. It was only a matter of time before some ukulele players got in on the craze. I've seen a few ukulele covers of the song, but the one I've chosen as today's Uke Bab Vid of the Day is my favorite. It really captures the spirit of the original and perhaps even takes it further. So here is Tony Lucca and Ernie Halter's most excellent cover of the Bed Intruder Song. Enjoy!
