Season 416: Fire and Rain

I know I did this one twice before - but that is more than 3 years ago so i doesn't count :)
I wanted to give it a go with the improved microphone since 3 years ago..

 
A third and last one from me. I have tried, without success, to find out what the lyrics of this song mean - it has been variously attributed to a conversation with God or to Bob Dylan's motorcycle accident, which occurred just before the song was written. I will remember it best though, as the theme tune for the wonderful "Absolutely Fabulous".

 
So, a spooky thing happened last Sunday afternoon. I had an idea for a song that Kevin (Mezcalero) and I could collaborate on for this week’s theme. I promptly wrote a quick email to him, and within a few seconds of hitting the send button I received an email. It was from Kevin - suggesting exactly the same song to collaborate on! I was somewhat dumbfounded! :eek:

So anyway, here it is. Once again Kevin’s vocals and uke playing are fab - worth listening to with headphones if you get the chance!

Thanks again for all your hard work here Kev! :)

 
I finally got one done.



thanks for watching,
 
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thank you for this week, Emma and Jas
this, a Martin Sexton song from his Wonderbar LP
the pictures in the clip were taken at Bruny Island, Tasmania
 
Rain, by the Beatles. I really don't know many Beatles tunes, but decided to try learning this one last night, just an easy thumb strum. That's the beauty of the Seasons (at least for me), I seek out and find new songs that I otherwise wouldn't. Nice to add them to my song list, and have available when someone makes a request. Last year, I played in a 5th grade classroom, for a bunch of new uke students. I couldn't believe it when one of them requested a Beatles song! I didn't have any :( That won't happen again!

Edit: I added a new, plugged-in version, as after a few listens, I found the original rather wimpy and lackluster.

 
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Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil (Tck Tck Tck climate change lyrics version)

I miss you people! I decided Sunday morning I need to come back here. It keeps me playing, and learning a new song every week.

This is the first song I thought of for this theme. We used to listen to the Oils all the time when I lived in Sydney in the early '90's.

The original isn't really about fire, it's a cry for returning Aboriginal people to the land the white government kicked them off of.

I thought about maybe tweaking the lyrics to be about the current Australian climate tragedy, but discovered there's already a version from 10 years ago about climate change. It's from a We Are the World sort of video, widely panned, but I kind of like it. Anyway it fits this theme perfectly.

Sorry about the wonky sound - after shooting probably 100 videos with this one, I discovered today it's time to buy a new phone.

 
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Season of the Ukulele #416 is songs about Fire and/or Rain. "Feels Like Rain" was written by John Hiatt, and also covered by Buddy Guy and Aaron Neville. I hesitated to cover it because John's version is so soulful and tasty, and it's hard to imagine getting even close to that - but eventually I did it anyway because, well, I wanted to, and, also, our fair city of Seattle just tied the January record for most rainy days. It has *definitely* felt like rain around here.

We once saw John Hiatt play this song in a concert with Lyle Lovett. Lyle asked John, "Do you always feel amorous when it rains?" I don't remember John's answer, apart from him cracking up...




PS, I think I said "Season 415" in the video... Ooops.
 

Hello!
I've bitten the bullet and taken my first tentative step into the world of SOTU.
I decided to go with Burn by Deep Purple...

Cheers, Bob.
 
Welcome aboard Bob! Glad to have you.

I spared you all the bumble bee leotard...



Thanks for hosting Emma and Jas.
 
A french song from 1957, and a worldwide success: Composed and presented by chansonnier Gilbert Bécaud it was also a big success for the french singer Dalida, who did also a prosperous german rendition. Song and title even were taken for a crime thriller in 1959. Also Jane Morgan did the song in 1958 "The Day The Rains Came Down".

In English and German, it's a view back: her love started, when finally the rain came. The french original is a view into the future: When the rain will came, he tells her, they'll be the most happy people.

 
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tried, but couldn't get one done this week yet again. I think I might be just getting pickier about my playing. I am getting better than I was a couple weeks ago when I picked up the uke for the first time in months and I am practicing daily again. Small victories.
 
Here's a rainy song by a band from rainy London, England, played on the uke here in rainy Portland, Oregon.

 
And that's a wrap for Season 416. Thanks to everyone who took part! Emma and I are catching up later this week, so we'll be back with some special mentions.
 
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