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15 songs! 15 wonderful songs! Thank you, everyone!
I hope it will be like this everyday from here! Keep bringing them in!
And thanks to everyone who bothered to tell me a bit about your ukes, especially Lynda, who also shared about her experience with the strings she used, and that funny Fawlty Towers clip. So, thank you, Lynda!
Here are the comments. Please forgive me if I sound random or if my comments are like an essay for one person and then a haiku for another. I just write at the moment and I don't over think. If I have not thanked you in my comments, here is a big THANK YOU to everyone who has submitted songs so far.
Pa - Calico Pie, poem by Edward Lear, a Natalie Merchant song
Your singing is so soothing and gentle to the ears, and your uke sounds lovely, with you wonderful playing. This is so beautiful. It made me teared up a little bit, moved by the sweetness and beauty of this song. It does have a strong feeling of childhood. I love the poem. I love Edward Lear's nonsense poems. There is no nonsense in a child's world. Thanks for this little gem, Brian.
Wendy - Rave On, Raven, a mash up of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe and Rave On by Buddy Holly
haha! If I didn't pay attention to the words I would not know it's The Raven. You sound lovely, Wendy. Very relaxed. You must do at a place like that. :---)
Wendy - Good Place for a Road, Robert Burns' "Epigram on Rough Roads" meets Gogol Bordello's "Start Wearing Purple"
Time for these emoji!!🤭😅😂 This is a brilliant mash-up, Wendy. I like the refrain!
Wendy - Go Stay Fetch, a cover of a Ken Galipeau song which was a poem by Les Barker
Poor dog!
I am back, Wendy! This is a charming little poem from Les and song from Ken! It sounds like a tongue twister to me, if i were to sing it. You did a lovely rendition here. And what a great verandah you got there to sit and play you uke!
John(jp888then) - The Man with the Blue Guitar ( part of a Wallace Stevens poem set to music)
This really does make these words come alive. I think this is really brilliant, what you did. wow. Love the mandolinny sound., and your...wailing, yeah, fantastic. I must say I find Stevens very hard to understand, but I still like his poems, I feel something in them. Thanks for this, John!
Rob - Them Stamp Lickers, a Mason Willams poem set to music
I have not seen this before. INSPIRED! The music you made here is AWESOME. Thanks so much for this, Rob! Your videos, and I mean your new ones too, work way better than coffee for me!
Steve - I Wanna Be Yours, a John Cooper-Clarke poem read to music
aww sweetest thing to say to the bride. Hope the sweetness continues till today! This is a truly wonderful bring, Steve. I have admired your little uke for a while now. Lovely reading from you too. Thank you so much!
Edwin - a cover of I Should Be Allowed to Think by They Might Be Giants, with 2 lines from Howl by Allen Ginsberg
there was a boy in art school who liked to quote that "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness" line in a smart-aleck way. It used to annoy me. Thinking back, it was true. I love this song! Thanks for this, Edwin!
Lynda - Beneath the Blissful Sky, an extract of Alfred Tennyson's poem "The Lotus-eaters" set to music
Thank you for showing us your uke! Gorgeous! I love what you wrote here, especially about the filigree hamster part! Thanks so much for sharing these things. I had the same problem with the aquila bari wound strings breaking like in just a few days. I will try the new ones. This song is STUNNING. Thank you, Lynda!
Graham - a cover of The Beatles's Here There And Everywhere, written by Paul McCartney
I was thinking of you when I linked that page of "musicians who are also poets" to my intro, seeing that you have covered a couple(or more) of them before, and more than once. I did wonder where you have been. It's nice to hear you, Graham. I love this song, and you sang it and played it so sweetly, thank you!
Alan - Eldorado by Edgar Allan Poe, set to music
WOW. Totally blown away by this, Alan! Your singing, playing, the way you set this to music. This is stunning to the max. Thank you so much! (Nice jacket you are wearing.)
Rob - I rely on you. A Hovis Presley(poet) mash up
I will check him out! I like that the poem is easy to understand and very playful! I think you are the master of playful. I LOVE this. Great film to go with the brilliant mash up. Great music you got there too, love the overlaying of voices, and that bass sound is the butter in the buttered scone!
Bob - The North Ship by Philip Larkin set to music
Speechless. This is quite...magical. I love the poem, and what you have done is utterly beautiful and moving. Great film footage too. The Garageband Erhu sounds like the real thing! That was a very lovely melody you played there. I used to try to learn the Erhu when I was around 17. It is not a very forgiving instrument to learn. Thanks for this, Bobby!
Wim - cover of U2's The Fly
wow, Wim. This is fabulous, man. Love the driving rhythm you got there. The tambourine is a great addition. Thanks for telling me what instruments you are playing here. I have never seen any Hudson ukes at the shops here in Singapore. Everything sounds pretty awesome to me. Anyway, I was slightly disappointed you didn't bring an Emily Dickinson poem but this is a great treat so I am very happy!
Pa - a lyric is a poem, an original about what poetry is
This is fantastic! What a great song/poem/whatever you wanna call it you have written! I like the soft accompanying uke, and your voice. This is the sort of stuff that makes the Seasons exciting and engaging. Thank you, Brian!
THANKS AGAIN, EVERYONE! KEEP THE SONGS COMING!
I hope it will be like this everyday from here! Keep bringing them in!
And thanks to everyone who bothered to tell me a bit about your ukes, especially Lynda, who also shared about her experience with the strings she used, and that funny Fawlty Towers clip. So, thank you, Lynda!
Here are the comments. Please forgive me if I sound random or if my comments are like an essay for one person and then a haiku for another. I just write at the moment and I don't over think. If I have not thanked you in my comments, here is a big THANK YOU to everyone who has submitted songs so far.
Pa - Calico Pie, poem by Edward Lear, a Natalie Merchant song
Your singing is so soothing and gentle to the ears, and your uke sounds lovely, with you wonderful playing. This is so beautiful. It made me teared up a little bit, moved by the sweetness and beauty of this song. It does have a strong feeling of childhood. I love the poem. I love Edward Lear's nonsense poems. There is no nonsense in a child's world. Thanks for this little gem, Brian.
Wendy - Rave On, Raven, a mash up of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe and Rave On by Buddy Holly
haha! If I didn't pay attention to the words I would not know it's The Raven. You sound lovely, Wendy. Very relaxed. You must do at a place like that. :---)
Wendy - Good Place for a Road, Robert Burns' "Epigram on Rough Roads" meets Gogol Bordello's "Start Wearing Purple"
Time for these emoji!!🤭😅😂 This is a brilliant mash-up, Wendy. I like the refrain!
Wendy - Go Stay Fetch, a cover of a Ken Galipeau song which was a poem by Les Barker
Poor dog!
I am back, Wendy! This is a charming little poem from Les and song from Ken! It sounds like a tongue twister to me, if i were to sing it. You did a lovely rendition here. And what a great verandah you got there to sit and play you uke!
John(jp888then) - The Man with the Blue Guitar ( part of a Wallace Stevens poem set to music)
This really does make these words come alive. I think this is really brilliant, what you did. wow. Love the mandolinny sound., and your...wailing, yeah, fantastic. I must say I find Stevens very hard to understand, but I still like his poems, I feel something in them. Thanks for this, John!
Rob - Them Stamp Lickers, a Mason Willams poem set to music
I have not seen this before. INSPIRED! The music you made here is AWESOME. Thanks so much for this, Rob! Your videos, and I mean your new ones too, work way better than coffee for me!
Steve - I Wanna Be Yours, a John Cooper-Clarke poem read to music
aww sweetest thing to say to the bride. Hope the sweetness continues till today! This is a truly wonderful bring, Steve. I have admired your little uke for a while now. Lovely reading from you too. Thank you so much!
Edwin - a cover of I Should Be Allowed to Think by They Might Be Giants, with 2 lines from Howl by Allen Ginsberg
there was a boy in art school who liked to quote that "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness" line in a smart-aleck way. It used to annoy me. Thinking back, it was true. I love this song! Thanks for this, Edwin!
Lynda - Beneath the Blissful Sky, an extract of Alfred Tennyson's poem "The Lotus-eaters" set to music
Thank you for showing us your uke! Gorgeous! I love what you wrote here, especially about the filigree hamster part! Thanks so much for sharing these things. I had the same problem with the aquila bari wound strings breaking like in just a few days. I will try the new ones. This song is STUNNING. Thank you, Lynda!
Graham - a cover of The Beatles's Here There And Everywhere, written by Paul McCartney
I was thinking of you when I linked that page of "musicians who are also poets" to my intro, seeing that you have covered a couple(or more) of them before, and more than once. I did wonder where you have been. It's nice to hear you, Graham. I love this song, and you sang it and played it so sweetly, thank you!
Alan - Eldorado by Edgar Allan Poe, set to music
WOW. Totally blown away by this, Alan! Your singing, playing, the way you set this to music. This is stunning to the max. Thank you so much! (Nice jacket you are wearing.)
Rob - I rely on you. A Hovis Presley(poet) mash up
I will check him out! I like that the poem is easy to understand and very playful! I think you are the master of playful. I LOVE this. Great film to go with the brilliant mash up. Great music you got there too, love the overlaying of voices, and that bass sound is the butter in the buttered scone!
Bob - The North Ship by Philip Larkin set to music
Speechless. This is quite...magical. I love the poem, and what you have done is utterly beautiful and moving. Great film footage too. The Garageband Erhu sounds like the real thing! That was a very lovely melody you played there. I used to try to learn the Erhu when I was around 17. It is not a very forgiving instrument to learn. Thanks for this, Bobby!
Wim - cover of U2's The Fly
wow, Wim. This is fabulous, man. Love the driving rhythm you got there. The tambourine is a great addition. Thanks for telling me what instruments you are playing here. I have never seen any Hudson ukes at the shops here in Singapore. Everything sounds pretty awesome to me. Anyway, I was slightly disappointed you didn't bring an Emily Dickinson poem but this is a great treat so I am very happy!
Pa - a lyric is a poem, an original about what poetry is
This is fantastic! What a great song/poem/whatever you wanna call it you have written! I like the soft accompanying uke, and your voice. This is the sort of stuff that makes the Seasons exciting and engaging. Thank you, Brian!
THANKS AGAIN, EVERYONE! KEEP THE SONGS COMING!
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