Zappa on ukulele :-)

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Hey there!

I like to play some songs of Frank Zappa on my ukulele and kala u-bass, sometimes on a banjo ukulele or accompanied by drums and keyboard.

Cosmik Debris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59DWmAjP7io
Uncle Remus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yU8dYFMQHw
Bobby Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x0qT49IRUw
Let's make the water turn black (banjo uke)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftNgecYrdFs
Camarillo Brillo (banjo uke)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdLJvFa2-tQ

Have fun! I hope you enjoy it, even if there may not be too many zappa fans around... :cool: :)
 
Thanks and Welcome. There are plenty of Frank fans here so the vids will definitely be enjoy.

Now that's cheapness!
 
Fantastic! Can you do Dinah Moe Humm for us? Please.
 
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stevepetergal said:
Fantastic! Can you do Dynamo Hum for us? Please.
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;) Dinah Moe Humm :p Good idea, but at first I have to work out how to interprete lyrics like that as a female singer :cool:

But there is hope: I'm working on a ukulele version of "Dirty Love". In this case, the interpretation is not that difficult...lol.

@ all: thx for your comments! I'm planning to set up a real live band with the zappa-versions for ukulele and I'm working on some other songs...I don't know if its really "noble" to turn Zappa songs into four-stringed miniatures, but it's a lot of fun (and swearing...)
 
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You are ten men.
 
I have two words for this effort: Bra. Vo.

Anyone who can bring Zappa to the uke deserves to be recognized.

Oh, and after Dina Moe Humm maybe you can tackle Joe's Garage?
 
Cosmik Debris was particularly fantabulous.
 
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Many thx spookefoote, both for the explanation and your great compliment! *blush*
And many thx to all of you! :) That's really encouraging, because I want to put it on stage and I always have doubts...perhaps at the "Zappanale"-festival next year?!!! http://www.zappanale.de/
 
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Great stuff. Peaches en Regalia is on my wish list of things to get around to learning on uke.
 
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Hi there,
in the meantime I found members for the live-band, we rehearsed for the very first time and had a wonderful weekend playing all those Zappa tunes :D

You can listen to it here - and I am very interested in your first impression! Have fun and play it loud ;-)

cheerio,
Kiki from "ukulele overnite"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZqmgfhXx5A
 
Wow, yesterday I was playing some Frank Zappa on my uke and then...this thread pops out! :D
Great job, and you're also really brave to do that!
 
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