Quickly becoming my favorite performer….

YouTube Channel: lololobotomy

Her Notes: new song written/recorded in a day :]

woke myself up at 3 in the morning sleep talking bout things that i should know by now, but will tell myself later cos i don’t know how so i guess i’ll wait for the witching hour when the old souls wake to tell their stories once more till then i will just toss and turn toss and turn lose and urn till the day i finally learn

the suuuuuuuuun hadn’t risen felt like the only one awake save for people on the freeway driving stoney red-eyed riders who are gonna end up at the same mile marker again and again every morning that i find myself waking up wondering why it is that i keep waking myself…

deeeeeeep love for the very first draft those mighty big steps towards perfecting my craft while i’m still young i’m gonna fall on my ass so that when i am old
be-the-one whose laughing-last about the bruises and the scrapes and the time that it takes so that all that remains are reminders of the days when i’d wake…

sleep deeply dream freely feel the warmth of eyes closed tightly breath smoothly heart beats soundly cos its the right time to rest your weary eyes and hold your tongue for a little whiiiiiiiile tonight i won’t speak a single word

Always fun….

YouTube Channel: RockyandBalls

Their Notes: Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Lyrics:

A A7 D Dm
Dont worry, i’m not crying there’s just something in my eye
A A7 D Dm
It’s fine that you dont love me, and i’m glad you told me why
A Dbdim D Cdim
It’s great we’re out in public while you end this love affair
A Gbm D E7 A
I quite enjoy the challenge of pretending I don’t care

D A
I appreciate how difficult all this must be for you!
D A A7
Of course you have to do, what you have got to do.
D Ebm-5 A Dbdim
All is fair in love and war. No i don’t think you’re a whore
E E7
though you’re having sex with everybody and their ex…

A D
and you said “Hey! Let’s just be friends”
A D
Well OK let’s just be friends
A Dbdim
Shout Hooray to just being friends
D E7
I won’t burn your record collection, or gossip about your imperfections
Dm Dm6 A
Hey! Let’s just be friends

A A7 D Dm
you tell me “its not you, it’s me” i’m glad that you owned up
A A7 D Dm
i must agree your boyfriend skills were quite inadequate
A Dbdim D Cdim
Im happy that you’re happy, I’m not sad to see you go
A Gbm D E7 A
your mother will be thrilled that you’ve decided to move home

D A
Of course we’ll stay in touch we’ve known each other far too long
D A A7
And no I won’t get bitter, use this break-up for a pay-back song
D Ebm-5 A Dbdim
Though our love is at an end and now you’re seeing my best friend.
E E7
I promise not to go on dates, especially with the guys you hate

A D
and you said “Hey! Let’s just be friends”
A D
Well OK let’s just be friends
A Dbdim
Shout Hooray to just being friends
D E7
I won’t air your indiscretions, or gossip about your kinky obsessions
Dm Dm6 A
Hey! Let’s just be friends
D Dm A Ebm-5
You and me best friends forever, call me soon or maybe never,
Dm Dm6 A
Hey go f**k yourself

A potpourri…..

YouTube Channel: VictoriaVox

Her Notes: Victoria Vox (www.victoriavox.com) covers Ciara, Rhianna, Gwen Stefani, Crazy Town, Salt N’ Pepper and Sir Mix-a-lot. A ukulele mash up 🙂

Still one of the best songs ever….

YouTube Channel: shanifawni

Her Notes:by Bon Iver – not sure this cover is exactly where i want it to be yet…but its mostly there

Yet another great instrumental version of a great song….

YouTube Channel: ColinRTribe

His Notes: Another classic from Elton John and Bernie Taupin arranged for and played on Ukulele by Colin Tribe. Music&tabs available by emailing colinrtribe@btinternet.com

Proudly stolen from the excellent Humble Uker Ramblings blog….

YouTube Channel: sekaiissyuugakudan

Their Notes: Official Busy Line video from Baron & Jordon’s debut album SWINGSET. Available now on the iTunes Music Store.

http://itunes.apple.com/jp/artist/bar…

In any language, Baron is the bomb….

YouTube Channel: BaronK69

His Notes: About a moth ago I fell on the icy road and crushed the beautiful cedar top of the soprano Sven http://www.youtube.com/argapaukulele had built for me. Luckily he managed to fix it again and made it even better than before. It now features a glossy shellac, fancy side bindings and nail guards of ash (never lend me your uke – I scratch instruments badly).

Copyright disclaimer: This song was not written by me but by the great Dutch-Swedish troubadour Cornelis Vreeswijk. If you like it please buy an authorized copy of the song.

I have made a quick attempt to translate the lyrics for the benefit of non swedish viewers:

Now the dew is falling and the sun is rising
But you cannot hear it
You lie without blouse or skirt on
With your lips against my ear
Be serious, you sternly ask
You’re laughing out songs and singing jokes
You can, but will not write
a song about the fragile happiness

Now the sun is rising and the dew is falling
for poor people and for the rich.
But Luck has a poisoned thorn
that one should carefully avoid.
She happily lingers for a few days
but when you want to capture her
her eyes turn cold as ice
and you become as bitter as bile

Now the dew is falling without a sound
and grass and leaves get wet
And every morning, the sun is the bride
though no wedding hymns sound
Ann-Catherine, you should know that
there is a certain happiness that die from laughter.
But it wants to be held at night
Then it becomes as still as water.

Get out of bed now, Ann-Catherine
and listen to something important.
There is a special kind of noble wine
that you should enjoy carefully.
Because if you drink it carelessly
it loses its former shine
And all you have got left is an empty bottle
of bitter tears and ashes.

Victoria embarks on a personal challenge….

YouTube Channel: victoriavox

Her Notes: Embarking on a personal challenge to learn 52 covers (one a week) for 2011. This is the 1st one: I Think it’s Going to Rain Today by Randy Newman. You can REQUEST a tune at twitter.com/victoriavox thanks for listening 😉 xo v.v. www.victoriavox.com

True story – my wife got in trouble in kindergarten for flushing her still wrapped moonpie and backing up the plumbing day after day – only tangentially related to this great song by the word moonpie, but how often do you get a chance to tell a story like that….

YouTube Channel: KTDAngelo

Her Notes:

I had the uke part written before the words…. Sorry no idea what the chords are, I just wrote it. It is imperfect just like me and I like it that way. I had fun making it which is all that matters!

in the summer
when the leaves have gone up
and the moonpie in the sky has pieces floating down
I cant change and I don’t want to

Hanging on to your coattails or I may die

The birds circle up high
a feather falls down
whoever said this life was ordinary

the stubborn child its all they can fight for
when we learn the word “no” its the only thing we have
fighting for a piece of the great big moonpie
to call our own

For peace
for peace

The birds circle up high
a feather falls down
whoever said this life was ordinary

Nice…

YouTube Channel: WalkTheSofa