Ukes in pop and rock

ukehero · Aug 14, 2008

Hi all,

A bit of a fun challenge for you here:

I'm trying to compile a list of 50 rock and pop songs featuring a ukulele. Only one per artist, please. I'll start things off with two recent ones:

1. Noah and the Whale - Five Years Time
2. Beirut - Postcards From Italy

How many can we get?!

Paul

Nuke-ulele · Aug 14, 2008

3. Jack Johnson - Breakdown
4. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
5. Elvis Costello - Scarlet Tide (I have seen him play this on a uke or on a guitar with a capo at the fifth fret)

virginia_barkley · Aug 14, 2008

ok

Portishead-Deep Water
Panic at the Disco-I Have Friends in Holy Spaces

tad · Aug 14, 2008

I want a Magnetic Fields song up there, but I'm not sure which one...

The Night You Can't Remember?

freedive135 · Aug 14, 2008

Eric Stone's - Humuhumunukunukuapua'

http://boatsongs.com/lyrics/cd2song2.htm

GForce83 · Aug 14, 2008

The King Blues - We Ain't Never Done

h-drix · Aug 15, 2008

GForce83 said:
The King Blues - Under the fog

fix'd

as to contribute to this thread...i cant

drmathprog · Aug 15, 2008

Ram On - Paul McCartney
Something ("Concert for George" version) - Paul McCartney and Friends

tad · Aug 15, 2008

Oh-- another good one--

The Who-- "Blue Red and Grey"

tad · Aug 15, 2008

Also...

Dent May and his Magnificent Ukulele-- "Pierce Avenue"
Folk Uke-- "************ Got Fucked Up"
Ukulele Girls-- "Gangsta's Paradise"
Share-- "Shangri-La"
The Bastard Fairies feat. the Uncle Lincoln Ukulele Club-- "Brand New Key"
Tom Milsom-- "Internet Love Song"

These can all be found on my uke muxtape:
http://retius.muxtape.com/

ukehero · Aug 15, 2008

Some good ones there, although I should have specified that they need to be original versions of songs that feature a uke, not uke cover versions, so I'm afraid stuff like Ukulele Girls doing Gangsta's Paradise is not allowed!

Here are some hints - how about something by Kate Bush, Jens Lekman, Patrick Wolf, Queen or Pearl Jam?!

VermontUke · Aug 15, 2008

I am pretty sure that the Uke is used in the begining of this song atleast

Suzie Blue by Ben Harper

remy · Aug 15, 2008

Rilo kiley- Ripchord

LoMa · Aug 15, 2008

Los Abandoned playing Los Ojos.

A band from Los Angeles.
I think it's a ukulele being played on this one...

Gaby · Aug 17, 2008

Raul Malo - I said I love you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjCm0aW1vMQ

freedive135 · Aug 17, 2008

Donavon Frankenreiter - Free

Jack Johnson plays ukulele on this song so it may not count, it was written by both but its on Donavan's CD.

UkeCanDoIt! · Aug 17, 2008

I love Raul Malo! I liked him when he was with The Mavericks too!

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