What's Your "Go To" Song?

mendel · Aug 1, 2013

Ok,

So lets say that you pick up a uke to strum in a store, or you are blessed enough to have the time to sit outside and enjoy the beautiful world we share with one another....

When you pick the uke up, before you even think about it, what comes out of the magic little four-string when your fingers start to do the walking?

For me, it seems to be two or three stand by's.

Tears In Heaven (UU version)
I'm Yours (My own version with some solos added in)
Titanic Theme Song (UU version)

I also strum some Jack Johnson from time to time.

Well, UU'ers... What is your go-to song?

mendel

Skitzic · Aug 1, 2013

Creep. It's automatic. Then usually an instrumental version of Careless Whisper.

mds725 · Aug 1, 2013

"All My Loving" by the Beatles (the first song I learned start to finish on the ukulele), one of several original songs for which I have chords and melodies but not lyrics, and/or Ke Aloha if I want to see if the uke has a sound I identify with being Hawaiian.

cdkrugjr · Aug 1, 2013

Got my Mojo Workin' (but it just don't work on you)
Unicorn Song
The Wild Rover

kleblanc · Aug 1, 2013

good topic For me it always seems to start with Pennies From Heaven, then When I'm Cleaning Windows

bonesigh · Aug 1, 2013

Kind of depends on my mood really. Quite often it's "Stray Cat Strut" or "Wildfire". Sometimes an instrumental of my own or "Paris Nocturn".

bassballz · Aug 1, 2013

Right now it's Rolling Stones' "Angie" or The Who's "Wont Get Fooled Again"....
...... but in a month or so, another "go to" will probably rotate in.

PeteyHoudini · Aug 1, 2013

The Russian song "Dark Eyes"

ukuLily Mars · Aug 1, 2013

Dream a Little Dream of Me, or I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande).

electrauke · Aug 1, 2013

For me it is Classical Gas and Stealin'

pulelehua · Aug 1, 2013

Has Anybody Seen My Gal. Usually. Or just improvised meandering. Or something I wrote. Which probably sounds like improvised meandering...

Shady Wilbury · Aug 1, 2013

I tend to go for "I'll See You In My Dreams"...that was definitely the first song that made me fall in love with Paloma, my latest uke.

barefootgypsy · Aug 1, 2013

Ain't She Sweet.....

sukie · Aug 1, 2013

Gm Fleas, but lately Guava Jam. I don't need them very often, though.

BIGDB · Aug 1, 2013

For me it's Bulgarian rhapsody(James hills version) or my original song that I don't have a name for yet

Puotta · Aug 2, 2013

House of the rising sun or fur elise.

Also cdkrugjr id be interested in hearing your version of wild rover. I threw together a couple chords and made music for the lyrics, but its one of my favorite songs and I'm always looking for a better version.

cdkrugjr · Aug 2, 2013

Puotta said:
House of the rising sun or fur elise.

Also cdkrugjr id be interested in hearing your version of wild rover. I threw together a couple chords and made music for the lyrics, but its one of my favorite songs and I'm always looking for a better version.

Well gosh . . not sure what else to say beyond, "I play it in G, start with the chorus, and encourage the audience to sing along"

vanflynn · Aug 2, 2013

Hi Richard! Good seeing you back on the forum again. Great thread and interesting responses.

For me it's "Blue Red and Grey" by Pete Townshend or "E Ku'u Morning Dew" from Mark Kailana Nelson's learn to play Fingerstyle Solos for Ukulele book.

allanr · Aug 2, 2013

Wagon Wheel followed by improvised blues noodling.

Pueo · Aug 2, 2013

Deal, Opihi Man, Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out, Something (Beatles), Ku`u Pua Mae `Ole

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