SEASON 168 — Go Out and See the Lights of Night!
There's just something about looking at bright lights at night. When I was a college freshman in Boston, once in a while I would go up to the dorm's top floor in the evening and just stare out the lounge window at the city lights for a half hour. It's mesmerizing, it fills you with childlike wonder, and it gets you excited to step out into that lit night and have an adventure, all at the same time.
So this week, I want songs about bright lights and going out to revel in them. I'm talking I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight. I'm talking Steppin' Out. I'm talking Bright Lights, Bigger City.
But it doesn't have to be a big city. Maybe you're out on a boat watching the Lights across the water. Maybe all you have is a 40 Watt light bulb and you're making believe you're in a nightclub.
The songs can be about the night life you're going out to enjoy - but only IF there's some mention of bright lights in the lyrics.
No, songs about the moon or stars do not fit this theme.
AND -- there's also a secondary theme this week! My daughter's birthday is coming up this month, and in the past she has suggested a rabbit theme. I didn't think there were enough rabbit songs to make this workable. But there's enough if rabbits aren't the primary theme. So I'm looking for songs about rabbits, hares, bunnies, or at least songs with one of those in the title. Eisley and I are counting on you coming up with a few of these this week. I did a search on iTunes to come up with some song suggestions, and I'll put those in another post below.
Rules:
• The video must be a new video recorded for this contest.
• The video must say that it is for the 168th Season of the Ukulele.
• Multitracking is okay, overdubs are okay. But I'm most interested in seeing you perform a song on the ukulele.
• Videos must be posted to this thread. But not before midnight tonight, Hawaiian time. (And remember, Season 167 still has a day to go.)
• The contest ends at midnight Hawaiian time on Sunday night, May 10.
• NO MORE THAN THREE VIDEOS TOTAL! You can divvy them up between the two playlists any way you want. But if you have more than three videos, put the extra ones on the Misfits Island. I'm a working man, and there's only so much time I have available to watch and comment on videos.
Winners will be chosen randomly. Hopefully, more obviously randomly than the Season 137 results of Linda, Lynda, and Lynette. (Thank you, Random.org.) The prizes will probably be T-shirts. One may be a "Peter Cotton Ale - Now with More Hops" shirt.
Bright Lights Playlist
Rabbits Playlist
This week's theme comes from the chorus of "Bright City", a song by the late '70s Boston band Private Lightning.
There's just something about looking at bright lights at night. When I was a college freshman in Boston, once in a while I would go up to the dorm's top floor in the evening and just stare out the lounge window at the city lights for a half hour. It's mesmerizing, it fills you with childlike wonder, and it gets you excited to step out into that lit night and have an adventure, all at the same time.
So this week, I want songs about bright lights and going out to revel in them. I'm talking I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight. I'm talking Steppin' Out. I'm talking Bright Lights, Bigger City.
But it doesn't have to be a big city. Maybe you're out on a boat watching the Lights across the water. Maybe all you have is a 40 Watt light bulb and you're making believe you're in a nightclub.
The songs can be about the night life you're going out to enjoy - but only IF there's some mention of bright lights in the lyrics.
No, songs about the moon or stars do not fit this theme.
AND -- there's also a secondary theme this week! My daughter's birthday is coming up this month, and in the past she has suggested a rabbit theme. I didn't think there were enough rabbit songs to make this workable. But there's enough if rabbits aren't the primary theme. So I'm looking for songs about rabbits, hares, bunnies, or at least songs with one of those in the title. Eisley and I are counting on you coming up with a few of these this week. I did a search on iTunes to come up with some song suggestions, and I'll put those in another post below.
Rules:
• The video must be a new video recorded for this contest.
• The video must say that it is for the 168th Season of the Ukulele.
• Multitracking is okay, overdubs are okay. But I'm most interested in seeing you perform a song on the ukulele.
• Videos must be posted to this thread. But not before midnight tonight, Hawaiian time. (And remember, Season 167 still has a day to go.)
• The contest ends at midnight Hawaiian time on Sunday night, May 10.
• NO MORE THAN THREE VIDEOS TOTAL! You can divvy them up between the two playlists any way you want. But if you have more than three videos, put the extra ones on the Misfits Island. I'm a working man, and there's only so much time I have available to watch and comment on videos.
Winners will be chosen randomly. Hopefully, more obviously randomly than the Season 137 results of Linda, Lynda, and Lynette. (Thank you, Random.org.) The prizes will probably be T-shirts. One may be a "Peter Cotton Ale - Now with More Hops" shirt.
Bright Lights Playlist
Rabbits Playlist
This week's theme comes from the chorus of "Bright City", a song by the late '70s Boston band Private Lightning.
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