UkerDrew
Well-known member
Greetings fellow Seasonista’s and welcome to Season 134, entitled “Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy” This is of course one famously wrong interpretation of a lyric from the Jimi Hendrix classic “Purple Haze” I think you know where I am going with this.
All of us must have some famous song where we misheard the lyrics and perhaps learned much later what the actual lyric was. Rock singers in particular are notoriously bad at enunciation, but poor diction is rampant throughout all genres of music. Your mission this week is to share one or more of these amusing misinterpretations with us, preferably with an amusing anecdote.
**IMPORTANT**
You don’t have to PLAY the song with the incorrect lyrics! Just include the misheard lyric(s) in your UU post or description. If you DO want to use the incorrect lyrics for comic effect, go for it!
If this has never happened to you, first off - WOW you have amazing powers of concentration and excellent hearing. If so, then you may choose any song from a website like this one!
http://www.kissthisguy.com/
RULES
I selected this theme because of its inclusive nature. Any genre (except instrumental of course) would work for this season. Multitracks are fine. I am looking for the best combination of creativity in your arrangement, playing, singing and style. Please keep your uke front and center, mention the season somewhere in your video etc.
Only three official entries per person please. I will comment and score on up to three vids from each of you to go on the official playlist. I will assume each entry you submit is official unless you specifically state it is a bonus. Bonus songs I will put on a separate playlist and I may, or may not comment on these as time allows.
Official go time is 12:01 am Sunday 9/7 and ends at the traditional 11:59:59 PM Hawaii time the following Sunday.
SCORING
Each of you will get one combined score comprised from the categories I mentioned. This means you can spend most of your time on one killer video or spread your efforts on more. If you do post multiple entries, you keep your BEST score in each category from all your videos. I will not be posting scores, just announcing the winners.
In the likely event of a tie score I will probably go with the most amusing anecdote or lyric as the tie breaker so make ‘em funny!
PRIZES
I will be picking 3 winners, 1st place gets first pick from these two lovely 50’s era Harmony ukes in a new polyfoam case. 2nd place gets the other other uke, and third place will receive an Amazon gift code for $20 towards strings or whatever else floats your boat. These Harmony’s are the typical birch construction with the molded fretboard and plastic friction tuners. The dark one is a bit louder than the lighter one, which has a sweet and mellow sound. Like most vintage Harmony’s these sound better tuned to ADF#B. They did not intonate well with standard GCEA tuning.
This will be my first time hosting so I will do my best to hold up the high standard established by previous hosts. Have fun!
Official Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV87R5ThRVKh8NbnPCeLo_vHd0YJrLg76
Bonus Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV87R5ThRVKiuoN9XwieS7hOqZKsXkGmh
Hilarious Mondegreen Parodies
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV87R5ThRVKjajCO6KfDkt8-S6IWNreRQ
All of us must have some famous song where we misheard the lyrics and perhaps learned much later what the actual lyric was. Rock singers in particular are notoriously bad at enunciation, but poor diction is rampant throughout all genres of music. Your mission this week is to share one or more of these amusing misinterpretations with us, preferably with an amusing anecdote.
**IMPORTANT**
You don’t have to PLAY the song with the incorrect lyrics! Just include the misheard lyric(s) in your UU post or description. If you DO want to use the incorrect lyrics for comic effect, go for it!
If this has never happened to you, first off - WOW you have amazing powers of concentration and excellent hearing. If so, then you may choose any song from a website like this one!
http://www.kissthisguy.com/
RULES
I selected this theme because of its inclusive nature. Any genre (except instrumental of course) would work for this season. Multitracks are fine. I am looking for the best combination of creativity in your arrangement, playing, singing and style. Please keep your uke front and center, mention the season somewhere in your video etc.
Only three official entries per person please. I will comment and score on up to three vids from each of you to go on the official playlist. I will assume each entry you submit is official unless you specifically state it is a bonus. Bonus songs I will put on a separate playlist and I may, or may not comment on these as time allows.
Official go time is 12:01 am Sunday 9/7 and ends at the traditional 11:59:59 PM Hawaii time the following Sunday.
SCORING
Each of you will get one combined score comprised from the categories I mentioned. This means you can spend most of your time on one killer video or spread your efforts on more. If you do post multiple entries, you keep your BEST score in each category from all your videos. I will not be posting scores, just announcing the winners.
In the likely event of a tie score I will probably go with the most amusing anecdote or lyric as the tie breaker so make ‘em funny!
PRIZES
I will be picking 3 winners, 1st place gets first pick from these two lovely 50’s era Harmony ukes in a new polyfoam case. 2nd place gets the other other uke, and third place will receive an Amazon gift code for $20 towards strings or whatever else floats your boat. These Harmony’s are the typical birch construction with the molded fretboard and plastic friction tuners. The dark one is a bit louder than the lighter one, which has a sweet and mellow sound. Like most vintage Harmony’s these sound better tuned to ADF#B. They did not intonate well with standard GCEA tuning.
This will be my first time hosting so I will do my best to hold up the high standard established by previous hosts. Have fun!
Official Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV87R5ThRVKh8NbnPCeLo_vHd0YJrLg76
Bonus Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV87R5ThRVKiuoN9XwieS7hOqZKsXkGmh
Hilarious Mondegreen Parodies
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV87R5ThRVKjajCO6KfDkt8-S6IWNreRQ
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