Here is the wrap-up for today's entries.
John ( One Man And His Uke) brings a John Lennon song, Love
This is a timeless song, isn't it. Your version here is so beautiful. Your voice, and the harmonies. The lovely, gentle picking. Your uke sounds great to me. Cheap laminates, especially the baritones, have that sort of deep, almost clunky sound that I absolutely adore. What strings does it have on? I really love that mustard yellow colour on the sides! The flowers on the headstock. Are they painted or stickers? Also, I like the filter you used for the video, it really brings out the colour of the uke and your hoodie. Singing straight to the camera is often the best way for me too. This is a gorgeous cover and video. Thank you so much, John.
Rob - Mission, poem by Leonard Cohen set to music
Such a beautiful song you have made, and a moving tribute. I love how your voice sound here... a bit more fragile than usual...I love that. and the way you sing this. Beautiful poem. I especially love the second and last stanza. Thanks for sharing this, Rob.
Chris (Justaguest) - I Didn't Go to Church Today, a poem by Ogden Nash set to music
This is super! I love the double vocals (is it?) And the double uke! And especially the bass. What a cool poem! I love it! I will check out his poems! Light Verse (the way they describe his writing on the internet) sounds like the sort of stuff made just for me. Oh, and nice to hear the waves in the recording, it works. Do you surf, Chris? (I don't mean the internet. I mean the waves...)
CeeJay covers Did Ya Mama Ever Tell Ya? by Slade, a song about Nursery Rhymes
I love this! haha! Great song! That guitalele and the electric slide sound work so well together. You know I always enjoy your videos. Hope you are feeling less miserable by playing music. Keep the songs coming, Ceejay!
Jim Yates covers Mrs Turner is A Sight by Rick Fines, which is based on Carol Shields' book Mrs Turner Mowing the Grass
wow. I am going get that book by Carol Shields! I have heard how great her writing is. This poem that Rick Fines wrote ...geez.....quite powerful. I love when people write something so simple but saying something more. Saying so much by not saying too much, that's what I am saying. And I am saying too much here. I dun care. Thanks for showing us your uke! It is drop dead gorgeous. and sounds like a million bucks. No wonder you traded your Gretsch arch top guitar for it! Thanks for this gem, Jim!
Pa - The Dancing Bear, a poem by Rachel Field set to music
the waltz works. love that little instrumental break you did. and....the VALENCIA 1/4 GUITAR!!!!! thanks for sharing about it. I love how old it looks, that sticker inside. I saw a Valencia 1/4 at the shop the other day..now I am tempted. Thanks so much for this sad but beautiful song.
Jon covers Julia Miller and Ollie Mcgee, both songs are poems by Edgar Lee Masters which Richard Buckner set to music
drop dead gorgeous uke and a really moving rendition of Julia Miller! Such a tragic story. Ollie Mcgee-wow, you gave it such passion and intensity, very powerful! It's like you gave every bit of yourself to sing this. There is something very dignified about the way you did it too. Absolutely moving. Thank you for these 2 songs, Jon!
Joo covers A Funny Man, a poem by Natalie Joan that Donovan set to music
Er. This is probably not the right key for you, kid. Also, there is too much clutter in the room. And, you didn't do that funny way Donovan sang "allow" in the original. Otherwise, it is acceptable. Next!
Rob - Giving Thanks to the White American Middle-Class Male, a poem by Charles Bukowski set to music
hahaha!!! Great footage of said species with cigars! There is one guy in one of those photos, with a tree trunk size cigar and that made me laughed out loud. Love the music, Rob! (Very naughty footage too, haha)
Thank you everyone for your songs!
Keep the songs coming!!!
(edit: I forgot to say- so I think we have reached the mid-season quiet time again....Um...your host might start posting 10 songs in 2 hours so if you don't really want to have that sort of suffering, maybe try to stop her before she starts going out of control?
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