36th Season of the Ukulele: Season of the Damned - Halloween Week
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decaturcomp
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Tootler
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Nicely done.
I remember this from the earlier season. You did really good job on it.
Good song and good video.
Two fun songs here.
It's a lovely, if sad, story. Well sung and the baritone sounds just right.
Excellent choice and well sung.
Another good fun video.
You obviously had fun doing this one. Great stuff.
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peewee
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Ooh I am going to predict that the Junior Judge is going to like all this cowboy business. Best "yips" I've heard in years too!
WGY does Kylie..great song and great double dose of the old effects package makes for a haunting number indeed.
I will again predict that horse content and a spooky story will make this an easy sell to the Junior Judge, it certainly worked on the old one. Great song Berni, really compelling stuff. Steel strings though, I don't know, is your Baritone dressed as a guitar for halloween?
your first bonus is bonus #13!. And that's one more song than I've ever written, once you got rolling it came out nice and smoothly. Funny song. I commend you on your decision to remain among we not-as-handsome mortals.
That was awful, who let this guy in? Don't quit your day job, fellah.
Nice, made me google it, now I've added Steve Goodman to my list.
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Tootler
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The effect of this to me was of background music to an old 405 line TV drama. Very effective and cleverly done.
Good song. Well done.
Dave, you always come up trumps. Loved the effect on this.
The faded ghost look was very effective.
It's many years since I heard this song. Well sung.
The usual WGY production values and an excellent song to boot.
What a good song! To me it somehow captures the feel of Dartmoor. That kind of eerieness somehow suits the South West better than my part of the country.
I'm not familiar with the Cramps but I liked the way you did this one.
That was an excellent song. Steve Goodman was a fine songwriter. Pity he went so soon. You sang it really well.
strumsilly
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Monster Mash for the 36th Season
this is pretty silly, but I'm not strumsilly for nothin.
this is pretty silly, but I'm not strumsilly for nothin.
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peewee
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I had a secret plan to withhold all prizes until someone did the Monster Mash. You've done everyone a favor.
Excellent! bwah hahahaha
krabbers
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you may have noticed, i tend to leave out a lot of stuff in my songs. less words less chords, equals less mistakes
wee_ginga_yin
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In the Unix world there is a command which says less is more
krabbers
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ok i think i have left comments albeit short ones on the YT pages to help keep the thread tidy
great entries so far
great entries so far
mikef
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I thought I'd try and catch up with the official entries this morning so it's time to load up the Playlist and... go... go...
xommen: My favourite of yours that I've heard so far.
myrnaukelele: Quality strumming with the thumbed bass notes.
~dave~~wave~: Must be the winner of the spookiest location award... i dare you to go back and record a bonus track at night
Jazzbanjorex: Very nice, excellent solo picking.
TCK: Yay, The Misfits! Brilliant.
Joko: LOL!
krabbers: I've already commented on this but I love it so I'm commenting again
caroljean: White Stripes! Great choice, nicely done.
000Kanaka000: Yeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wee_ginga_yin: I'm slightly scared... spooky video!
Barbablanca: Another excellent original my friend! (RE Up the Hills to Shimla... your originals are piling the competence pressure)
strumsilly: Perfect voice
I've lent an ear to some of the bonus tracks too but work beckons... but there's some great stuff in there!
I'll hopefully have a track to post in the next couple of days.
xommen: My favourite of yours that I've heard so far.
myrnaukelele: Quality strumming with the thumbed bass notes.
~dave~~wave~: Must be the winner of the spookiest location award... i dare you to go back and record a bonus track at night
Jazzbanjorex: Very nice, excellent solo picking.
TCK: Yay, The Misfits! Brilliant.
Joko: LOL!
krabbers: I've already commented on this but I love it so I'm commenting again
caroljean: White Stripes! Great choice, nicely done.
000Kanaka000: Yeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wee_ginga_yin: I'm slightly scared... spooky video!
Barbablanca: Another excellent original my friend! (RE Up the Hills to Shimla... your originals are piling the competence pressure)
strumsilly: Perfect voice
I've lent an ear to some of the bonus tracks too but work beckons... but there's some great stuff in there!
I'll hopefully have a track to post in the next couple of days.
wee_ginga_yin
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Nick and Kylie were into that Goth stuff once apon a time. Where the wild roses grow
borrows heavily from the pre-raphelite painting Ophelia by Millais
OK head for that backroom cupboard of yours and dig out those
high lace Dr Martin's bovver boots and give it a good kicking
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krabbers
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two old ones
RARE UNSEEN FOOTAGE OF THE HOWLIN' WOLFMAN OF WORP-LES-DON.
WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET OUR CAMERA'S INTO HIS CAVE. IT PROVIDED MOST EXCELLENT ACOUSTICS.
HE'S SEEN HERE SINGING ONE OF HIS MANY OLD WOLVERINE FOLK SONGS FROM THE OLD COUNTRY.
ROUGHLY TRANSLATED FROM THE ANCIENT WOLVERINE LANGUAGE
"I AINT GOT'S ME NO WOMAN, COS MY BREATH STINK'S LIKE A BADGER'S BACKSIDE"
HE IS SEEN HERE PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT NOT UNLIKE A MODERN DAY UKULELE, PROBABLY HAND CARVED FROM A GIANT REDWOOD USING A SHARPENED THIGH BONE
RARE UNSEEN FOOTAGE OF THE HOWLIN' WOLFMAN OF WORP-LES-DON.
WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET OUR CAMERA'S INTO HIS CAVE. IT PROVIDED MOST EXCELLENT ACOUSTICS.
HE'S SEEN HERE SINGING ONE OF HIS MANY OLD WOLVERINE FOLK SONGS FROM THE OLD COUNTRY.
ROUGHLY TRANSLATED FROM THE ANCIENT WOLVERINE LANGUAGE
"I AINT GOT'S ME NO WOMAN, COS MY BREATH STINK'S LIKE A BADGER'S BACKSIDE"
HE IS SEEN HERE PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT NOT UNLIKE A MODERN DAY UKULELE, PROBABLY HAND CARVED FROM A GIANT REDWOOD USING A SHARPENED THIGH BONE
krabbers
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and
sorry bout this,
I think I have been watching too many zombie movies
one of the songs from my upcoming zombie opera
1 2 3 4
killing zombies by the score
5 6 7 8
once were alive but now they are late
9 10 11 12
i wont get time to put up that shelf
sorry bout this,
I think I have been watching too many zombie movies
one of the songs from my upcoming zombie opera
1 2 3 4
killing zombies by the score
5 6 7 8
once were alive but now they are late
9 10 11 12
i wont get time to put up that shelf
Great fun Krabbers.
I wonder what a Wolf-man's blues would really be about:
Don't think being a werewolf's easy,
I hate all this howling at the moon (x2)
And going round sniffing asses,
Makes me feel such a buffoon!
I hate waking up naked,
In the middle of the wood (x2)
And those cops sure get suspicious,
When you're covered all in blood.
It's a painful transformation,
That we were-folk undergo (x2)
But not as embarrassing as my cousin,
Who they put in a dog show!
I wonder what a Wolf-man's blues would really be about:
Don't think being a werewolf's easy,
I hate all this howling at the moon (x2)
And going round sniffing asses,
Makes me feel such a buffoon!
I hate waking up naked,
In the middle of the wood (x2)
And those cops sure get suspicious,
When you're covered all in blood.
It's a painful transformation,
That we were-folk undergo (x2)
But not as embarrassing as my cousin,
Who they put in a dog show!
krabbers
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Great fun Krabbers.
I wonder what a Wolf-man's blues would really be about:
Don't think being a werewolf's easy,
I hate all this howling at the moon (x2)
And going round sniffing asses,
Makes me feel such a buffoon!
I hate waking up naked,
In the middle of the wood (x2)
And those cops sure get suspicious,
When you're covered all in blood.
It's a painful transformation,
That we were-folk undergo (x2)
But not as embarrassing as my cousin,
Who they put in a dog show!
ha ha excellent
UkeyDave
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decaturcomp
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Nice one Bro. Bobby "Boris" Pickett would be proud. I remember buying a 45 of this song.
23skidoo
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Nicely played - I've been experimenting with plugging in the ukulele myself lately and the tone you've got sounds great for this tune..... not a song I'd heard before, but you can't go wrong for this theme with a lyric by William Blake.....
Brilliant choice, Myrna - the opening cut off of the finest record ever made! (seriously - it's my favorite album....) You do a great job with it.... you really capture the dark weirdness of the story and your vocals are gorgeous, as always.... loved it!
Nice one, Blind Alan Thornton.... good and creepy and soulful.....
great choice of tunes, Dave - Vic Chesnutt was from just down the road in Athens and his records had a huge impact on me as a teenager - one of the writers who turned me on to the idea that you could mix genres freely and make real art out of folk music. This must be one of his later tunes, not one I'm familiar with, but it's a great song. Love your take on it and the video is great.... good stuff...
Dig it, Rex! Nice picking, great vocals, and a wonderful tune... was wondering who was going to bust this one out first..... cool instrument, as well....
Just watched this one again, Dave - and it made my day all over again. This is just right - I'm picturing Glenn Danzig in a small honky tonk at three in the morning..... doesn't get much better.....
total insanity - in the best way possible. This is truly splendid - you've outdone yourself, Joko.....
Very hip version, Mike - great vibe and excellent performance.....
Great choice, caroljean - I've always loved that line 'I did not expect a specter.' I think this is your best post yet - your performances get stronger each week - keep it up!
Excellent, K - thought about doing this one myself.... great vocals, as always - especially dig the 'yips!'.... fine job on keeping that strum going, as well....
what a tune, wee.... from one of the few Dylan albums I've not heard. Not sure I need to hear the original now - a rousing rendition. Excellent as always.....
GREAT tune, Berni..... love the sound of the steel strings - perfect for this tune and your inflection....
Holy crap, Andy, that's awesome! The reverb, the two voices, the strum, the video effects.... great job! It's amazing what folks are starting to pull off in one live take.....
decaturcomp
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If you've got a silver bullet
Keep that sucker in your belt
'cause if pull it out of there
it's the last thing you'll have felt
So don't come to hunt my family
In this pet store of the night
When your arm is gone you'll feel sore
but not terribly bright.
The night is made for howling
and for prowling and for blood
and the last thing hunters hear
is when their head falls with a thud.
Keep that sucker in your belt
'cause if pull it out of there
it's the last thing you'll have felt
So don't come to hunt my family
In this pet store of the night
When your arm is gone you'll feel sore
but not terribly bright.
The night is made for howling
and for prowling and for blood
and the last thing hunters hear
is when their head falls with a thud.
Great fun Krabbers.
I wonder what a Wolf-man's blues would really be about:
Don't think being a werewolf's easy,
I hate all this howling at the moon (x2)
And going round sniffing asses,
Makes me feel such a buffoon!
I hate waking up naked,
In the middle of the wood (x2)
And those cops sure get suspicious,
When you're covered all in blood.
It's a painful transformation,
That we were-folk undergo (x2)
But not as embarrassing as my cousin,
Who they put in a dog show!
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