Seasons of the Ukulele: Week 13

Freeda said:

Theme: Mother's Day. Songs about moms or about being a mom.

Video requirements: say Ukulele Underground Mother's Day 2012.
Other than that, whatever! Get weird with it if you want.

Deadline: noon Sunday May 20.

Prizes: Daily Ukulele Songbook, Snark tuner, 3 pkg strings.

Judging: videos will be judged for awesomeness by a panel of neutral parties at my job.

Did I forget anything? It's my first time.

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mattydee said:

All of the seasons contests have required a single take with no overdubs... I'm more than cool with this one veering from that trend, but I wanted to make sure what your intentions were.

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wee_ginga_yin said:

Windy day at the summer house by the lake in my jump suit and wellies.
Bad singing, worse playing, but you can't beat Finland in Spring.
Just thought I would get the ball rolling.

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Freeda said:

Applause! What a gorgeous setting, too!
Any other contenders or will the little redhead get all the loot? Hmmmm.....

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wee_ginga_yin said:

That was all a bit slap-dash... just played off the top of my head.
This is my REAL entry.

Mother was a song written by John Lennon whilst he was undergoing Primal scream
therapy at Arthur Janov's clinic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_therapy

Primal therapy became very influential during a brief period in the early 1970s,
after the publication of Janov's first book, The Primal Scream. It inspired hundreds
of spin-off clinics worldwide and served as an inspiration for many popular cultural icons.
John Lennon, actor James Earl Jones and pianist Roger Williams were prominent advocates
of primal therapy.

Since Lennon lost his mother at an early age, and was also abandoned by his father,
these experiences form the basis of the song. At the end of the song Lennon indulges in
some primal screaming, which can be very un-nerving the first time you hear it because
he seems to be genuinely expressing very primitive emotions of pain at the loss of
his mother and anger for being abandoned by his father.

Here is my version with only a couple of lines of screaming.

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ukuleledaveey said:

Wow that was amazing and very emotive wee_ginga, a great version very well done indeed sir

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ukuleledaveey said:

We have till sunday to record im still trying to find something mother(ly)

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IrishKevin said:

i'd say wee_ginga has it

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wee_ginga_yin said:

Yes but is there a cure? That what I want to know.

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wee_ginga_yin said:

Yes but is there a cure? That what I want to know.

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wee_ginga_yin said:

OK here is a list that might help you.

100 greatest mother songs

Tom Lehrer - So Long, Mom, would be my choiceld:

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uke4ia said:

I considered joining this week's theme with last week's and doing 10,000 Maniacs "My Mother the War" but I think I'll probably sit this week out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CI7IuB8ZUY

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