What are your 10 favorite songs to play? (you can post fewer, but not more than 10)

revdj · Mar 28, 2014

Not the songs you play best. Not the songs others most like to hear. The ones you love to play most. If you aren't sure, ask your fingers. They know.

Me:
10) Monster Mash, Bobby Pickett
9) King of the Road, Roger Miller
8) Monkey and the Engineer, Grateful Dead
7) Neon Pegasus, Parry Gripp
6) 12 bar blues in C , God Himself
5) Sweet Georgia Brown, Casey and Pinkard
4) Love Potion Number Nine, Lieber and Stoller
3) Pictures of Matchstick Men, Status Quo
2) Moon River, Henry Mancini
1) Ripple, Grateful Dead

Uncle Rod Higuchi · Mar 28, 2014

in no particular order:

1) Mapuana
2) Pili Mau Me Oe
3) Tip Toe thru the Tulips
4) The Nearness of You
5) Solamente Una Vez
6) Begin the Beguine
7) Moonlight Serenade
8) ku'uipo I Ka He'e Pu'e One
9) A'oia
10) It's the Loveliest Night of the Year

It's difficult to limit oneslef to just 10!

I say this as a singer/strummer

for Finger-picking:

1) Fly Me to the Moon
2) More
3) Return to Sorrento
4) Greensleeves/What Child is This?
5) Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
6) Granada
7) Crazy G
8) Smile

This list is much shorter as I'm not much of a finger-picker

keep uke'in',

kwall · Mar 28, 2014

As a beginner i only know mostly basic chords so my repertoire is limited but....

1) coming into los angleas arlo guthrie
2) get lo- ll john
3)hey yeah outkast
4) wrecking ball miley (go a head and boo)
5)heartbeats the knife
6) all along the watch tower (i cant sing with it but im working on it)
7) somewhere over the rainbow
8) say something
9)the girl city and colour
10) zombie cranberries

Icelander53 · Mar 28, 2014

Only living boy in New York - Simon and Garfunkel

Slip sliding away - Paul Simon

Cupid - Sam Cooke

Reason to Believe - Tim Hardin

Sloop John B - Beach Boys

Back Home Again - John Denver

It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly

Coconut Grove - Lovin Spoonful

What a day for a daydream - Lovin Spoonful

Oh My Stars - Michael Hurley

NOTLguy · Mar 28, 2014

Morning has broken - Cat Stevens
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Piano Man - Billy Joel
City of New Orleans
Imagine -John Lennon
Isn't it a pity - George Harrison
Hello Mary Lou - Rick Nelson
When I'm 64
Fire and Rain
Danny's Song

In no particular order.

Bill

Pindip · Mar 28, 2014

Makin' Whoopee
Fly Me To The Moon
Fire and Rain
Sweet Baby James
You've Got A Friend In Me
I've Been Working On The Railroad - such fun!
La La Blues
Up On The Roof
Moondance
Walkin' My Baby Back Home

TheOnlyUkeThatMatters · Mar 28, 2014

Without much thought, here are ten songs I love to play in alphabetical order:

Ainahau (Princess Likelike)
Bankrobber (The Clash)
Blueprint (Fugazi)
Hawaiian War Chant (Prince Leleiohoku)
Home on the Range (traditional)
My Time (Bob Andy)
Night Nurse (Gregory Isaacs)
Singin' in the Rain (Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown)
Small Axe (Lee Perry & Bob Marley)
Straight to Hell (The Clash)

peanuts56 · Mar 28, 2014

My single go to piece is Here Come's The Sun by George Harrison. When I started learning to fingerpick, that was the first real selection I learned. Love Georges music and hope someday to do a credible job on While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
My next go to selections are The Staten Island Slide and Roxy's Waltz. I found both online

drbekken · Mar 28, 2014

1. Blues.
2-9. Some more blues
10. Anything else.

Hippie Dribble · Mar 28, 2014

drbekken said:
1. Blues.
2-9. Some more blues
10. Anything else.

he aint kiddin...

Hippie Dribble · Mar 29, 2014

for me it's pretty much standards, folk and jazz age stuff. faves change all the time but here's 10 I like to play at the moment

Give a Lil' Whistle
Exactly Like You
On the Sunny Side Of The Street
Freight Train
All Of Me
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Louise
Jesus On The Mainline
Taint No Sin To Take Off Your Skin And Dance Around In Your Bones
Rocky Raccoon

Concertina · Mar 29, 2014

kwall said:
As a beginner i only know mostly basic chords so my repertoire is limited but....

1) coming into los angleas arlo guthrie
2) get lo- ll john
3)hey yeah outkast
4) wrecking ball miley (go a head and boo)
5)heartbeats the knife
6) all along the watch tower (i cant sing with it but im working on it)
7) somewhere over the rainbow
8) say something
9)the girl city and colour
10) zombie cranberries

I don't care what anyone says...I FREAKIN' LOVE to sing Wrecking Ball.

Here's my 10...the songs I play when I practice.

Somebody That I Used To Know - mostly because I love to sing it.
Billie Jean
Banana Pancakes...but just the main riff because I didn't bother to learn more.
Yes, We Have No Bananas
Tonight You Belong To Me
Wish You Were Here
Creep
Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (My Girl)
And a random chord progression my brother wrote. Couldn't even tell you what it was...I just watched him play it one day a copied it lol...actually, he probably doesn't even play it the same way twice.

CasanovaGuy · Mar 29, 2014

For fingerpicking, here are my go-to songs:

1. She Was Mine- AJ Rafael
2. Blue Roses Falling- Jake Shimabukuro
3. Lullaby- Lateeya
4. Can't Take My Eyes Off You- Frankie Valli
5. Honey Baby- Three Plus
6. Crosscurrent- Jake Shimabukuro
7. Do You Want to Build a Snowman?- Frozen OST
8. Pineapple Mango- Daniel Ho
9. He Aloha No O Honolulu- Teresa Bright
10. Any song in the key of A, C, G, or Dm because they're the most fun to improv over imo

TG&Y · Mar 29, 2014

This week:

Marrakesh Express

Magical Mystery Tour

Wolverton Mountain

Lather

Thunder Road

Legend of a Mind

and the ubiquitous See You in My Dreams

Harry122 · Mar 29, 2014

My Dog Loves Your Dog - Ukulele Ike
From The Indies To The Andes In His Undies - Hoosier Hot Shots
Ram On - Paul McCartney
Jack Of All Trades - Benny Bell
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Shame And Scandal In The Family. - calypso
Makin' Whoopie
Ain't She Sweet
When I'm Cleaning Windows - George Formby
Ain't Misbehavin'

Hippie Dribble · Mar 29, 2014

Harry122 said:
My Dog Loves Your Dog - Ukulele Ike
Jack Of All Trades - Benny Bell

Loving your taste Harry!!!!

UkerDanno · Mar 29, 2014

eugene ukulele said:
he aint kiddin...

awesome video, playing, singing, videography! I believe it, gotta learn me some blues!

UkerDanno · Mar 30, 2014

Blue Moon
For What it's Worth
House of the Rising Sun
Imagine
Love Me Tender
Mr. Bojangles
Sea of Love
Stand by Me
26 Miles
Walk on the Wild Side
The Weight

I know, that's 11, but I started with about 20 and just couldn't pick 1 more to eliminate!

Tuko · Mar 30, 2014

Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Nirvana)
Hele On To Kauai
Redemption Song
Sweet Home Alabama
Breakdown
Margaritaville
Society (Eddie Vedder)
Shaving Cream
Let Her Go

mattydee · Mar 30, 2014

Purple Rain
It's Only a Paper Moon
Crazy G
Bye Bye Blues
Smells Like Teen Spirit
With Or Without You
Straight Up
Call Me Maybe
Dream On
I Wanna Be Like You

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