It's been a bit of a busy day and I was hoping to get a vid in myself, maybe tomorrow. Good news is you all showed up and delivered in a big way today! This is tons of fun for me. There are some songs I figured, and hoped, would show up, and then there are other tunes some of you dug up which really surprised me. Thanks so much for all of this.
Here are today's comments, so far:
myrnaukulele - Whiskey In My Whiskey
What a treat. You deliver this song so sweetly, and it's really a violent and tragic song. This is just wonderful Myrna. So glad you dug this one up.
pabrizzer - I Hear Them All
I love your delivery of this tune Brian. Singing in your upper register adds a touch of sweetness. Song was written by Dave Rawlings and Ketch Secor from Old Crow Medicine Show. I played this tune on my Americana show by the same name as this song and TCK played it by Dave Rawlings Machine on his Fight Till You Die show.
One Man And His Uke - Tainted Love
This song on ukulele almost gives it a vaudeville sound. Excellent choice and cover! I wasn't sure I'd hear much soul covers this week but I'm loving everything about this. That show I played this tune on was really my own introduction to Northern Soul, of which I've become quite a fan. Can't wait to hear which reggae tune you decide to do!
wee-ginga-yin - Whiskey In My Whiskey
You put some whiskey into this song! Another cover of this great song! Your approach is wonderful. I can almost see this character stumbling towards his victim, bottle in hand. Very creative stuff here.
IamNoMan - All For Me Grog
Are you a teacher? I really appreciate the history lesson on this tune! I had no idea. Also, are you a sailor? This suits you very well. Makes we want to do a little jig while swabbing the deck.
redpaul1 - Ba Ba Boom
Happy ukulele anniversary! This is so great!! So glad to hear some Jamaican covers! And this is a personal favorite. And from a fan of the show! Many thanks for bringing this Paul. I absolutely love your vocals on this.
pabrizzer - Whiskey In My Whiskey
Looks like this is officially a thing! I love that these last three takes on this tune all have a different feeling. Your take on this is great because your delivery sounds like it's coming straight from the perp. I also can hear some regret in that low, gravel voice. Nice touch.
xommen - 99 Luftballons
Amazing! TCK played the German version on one of his shows and I played the English one on another show, now we have both versions in the seasons! Very well played and sung. I just love this. There's something in the background I can't put my finger on, whatever it is is working well with the tune. BTW, The Ukelites visited TCK and I couldn't resist crashing that party. We tried to convince them to do this song with us and they wouldn't do it!
Harry122 - Sputnik Dance
Hahaha! I love the video. Such a fun tune and I love your take on it. And you got some backup keyboards in there. Nice! This was from a doo wop show. Good times.
Recovering Bassist - Night Train To Memphis
I love this song. Great cover here. Nice little runs and solo in there. And that last note wasn't bad at all! I played this tune on the Train To Disaster show, but I also played a punk version on the very first show I ever did, which I didn't put on the list.
AlanDP - Won’t You Ride In My Little Red Wagon
You've got a hell of a whistle on you. Excellent cover of this tune, from TCK's Hank Penny show. Thanks for bringing this!
hendulele - Alcohol
Yeah! I love this tune so much. I even tried to play it once, it's not super easy. You did a great job here. TCK and I have a lot of fun throwing songs around about alcohol on the show.
TCK - The Ballad Of Love And Hate
Well I'm glad you didn't crash your car. This is something. You sing this tune like it's a part of your soul. Thanks so much for this. Messed up the ending? I didn't notice. At least you didn't drop any F-bombs. And BTW, I'm the same with this group; can't really listen a whole album but select songs really get me.
uke4ia - Radio Free Europe
So glad you did this tune Jim. I had a ton of fun putting together that show and this song had to be in there. Very good cover here. I've tried to play this song before and it didn't make it to YouTube. I really like this.