Uke Sighting on the Ellen Show

julie · Nov 25, 2008

Bette Midler was a guest on her show yesterday. She had a Flea and played an oldie - I can't remember the name of the song though...

Regards,
Julie Strietelmeier
http://ukulelereview.com

hoosierhiver · Nov 25, 2008

I love it when ukes get some recognition,

leaveit2jane · Nov 25, 2008

It was "That's the story of Love". Cute Flea with a showgirl feather paintjob. Bette looked great too!

rayan · Nov 25, 2008

Bette Middler was born and raised in Hawaii. (graduated from Radford High School) I dunno if many people know that.

Kanaka916 · Nov 25, 2008

Yea, she was living in L.A. (Lower Aiea) . . . 63(?) grad, I tink.

Leisureclub · Nov 25, 2008

Here's the youtube link. The song starts at about 6:50 or so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk2syMizsLQ

russ_buss · Nov 25, 2008

Leisureclub said:
Here's the youtube link. The song starts at about 6:50 or so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk2syMizsLQ

that was fantastic. thanks for sharing!

(bedazzling my fluke soon!)

JPono · Nov 25, 2008

Leisureclub said:
Here's the youtube link. The song starts at about 6:50 or so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk2syMizsLQ

Thanks for the link! I love that song and Bette!

Bigg · Nov 26, 2008

Nice. I wonder if she's a member of the forum and we just don't know.

IamRobbyah · Nov 26, 2008

The gf woke me from my nap for me to watch the performance. It was a lot of fun =)

menehunenyc · Nov 26, 2008

Not bad for practicing only 25 minutes. I wish I could practice a song for so little time and sing that confidently...

MGM · Nov 26, 2008

Hey you can always go to the bette midler shop in vegas and get a perfect copy of her flea covered with crystals for mere 2.500.00..least you can look as cool...

UkuLeLesReggAe · Nov 26, 2008

rayan said:
Bette Middler was born and raised in Hawaii. (graduated from Radford High School) I dunno if many people know that.

thats kewl

more recognition for the ukulele

MGM · Nov 26, 2008

rayan said:
Bette Middler was born and raised in Hawaii. (graduated from Radford High School) I dunno if many people know that.

Both my mom and dad had Bette as a student at Radford High School where they were teachers way back when...they tell me she was always the girl running around in leotards...opps Dad was da Principal...

menehunenyc · Nov 27, 2008

MGM said:
Both my mom and dad had Bette as a student at Radford High School where they were teachers way back when...they tell me she was always the girl running around in leotards...opps Dad was da Principal...

If she went to Radford, was she a military brat? I ran track against alot of Radford guys, many of them kids of the military.

Oh and MGM, I wouldn't be caught dead with a blinging ukulele...

haole · Nov 27, 2008

She owns a ton of land up near Ha'ena, where I hear she likes to chop down trees.

Great find, though! Every time the ukulele shows up somewhere in the media, I grow more confident that people will take it more seriously as an instrument. Or, at least, people will think I'm nuts based on reasons other than my uke-playing.

salukulady · Nov 27, 2008

menehunenyc said:
Not bad for practicing only 25 minutes. I wish I could practice a song for so little time and sing that confidently...

She's pulling your leg, she has played the uke for years and as far as knowing that song....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8zf6aJk9V0&feature=related
She's been performing it for years. Ever see the movie Beaches?

wickedwahine11 · Dec 3, 2008

I know I'm a newbie at this...any way one of you more accomplished uke players could tell me the chord progression for that? I had forgotten about that song until I saw that ukulele version on Ellen, and now I really want to learn it.

unlucky07 · Dec 3, 2008

I tried doing this for you... but still not good enough at translating what I see into chords to do it

Maybe if you ask nice nicely Seeso or someone might help you out.

E-Lo Roberts · Dec 4, 2008

hoosierhiver said:
I love it when ukes get some recognition,

Hooiser..
I saw that Bette show. She was very fun and not half bad on the uke. BTW, Joni Mitchell also taught herself to play on the baritone uke before she picked up the guitar...cool, yeah?....e.lo..

Check out her interview at 1:50 seconds to verify... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ss4pxx8GOM

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