A very clever use of video & audio, thankyou.
It is not quite the strident Diddley beat but it is a very subtle combination of Buddy and BO
I tried to put a certain sadness in the song, cos every single one of those girls is somebody's
daughter. "love to last more night and day, love that's real not fade away"
You have to wonder why sometimes.
Usually when people post videos on UU the main purpose is to exhibit their musicianship.
Sometimes you get videos to make you laugh, sometimes the technical ability of the playing
astounds you but is is very rare that you get music that addresses social issues,
the economic climate, the tragedies and misfortunes of life.
Perhaps the happy Uke has an image of cheeky chappy George Formby, or Cliff Edwards shrouding it.
The music is always up and light and never down and dark a la
lololobotomy
I see Alan is starting a Woody Guthrie channel and I was thinking what tune would I choose
and the ones that immediately come to mind are those that were made during the great
depression. "Dust Bowl Blues" "Do Re Mi" "Vigilante Man" "Deportees" mainly because they
still are relevant today, since the same issues exist.
Rant over ( first rule of power... never explain )