Right then... I believe I am all caught up with the playlist. What a wonderful week it's been! You've clearly been having loads of fun, and a few of you (notably TCK, Canada Jim and Wendy) have posted more than ten songs. I am so happy to have picked a theme that got you this engaged! And many others have been productive too. I'm a bit scared to name names in case I miss anyone, and so I won't, but seeing the Q&As going on especially with the answers to original songs has been a joy.
Anyway. I'm supposed to pick winners, because I said I would. It's tricky, but I'm going to avoid overthinking it and just go with a couple of posts where my first reaction made me the happiest. So, here we go:
- Prize for "song picked on the whim of the host" goes to Edith King's cover of Taylor Swift's "Nothing New" backed by some chap in shades with a very cool uke. I've never really been into Taylor Swift but there's something about stripping a song back like that which brings out just how good it is.
- Prize for "favourite original response song" goes to Tom McArdle for his reply to "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?". I think this might have been the most responded to song of the season. I disqualified mine on the grounds that it was mine and I can get myself a prize any time I like, but Tom's song just grabbed me straight away and I've gone back to listen to it again a few times already...
I encourage you to go back and listen to the whole playlist, because what a joy this week has been, but those two especially.
@bobjking and
@engravertom, please PM me your addresses, and let me know what you'd like from this page:
https://worldofukes.co.uk/merchandise
Anything up to £20 is fine. I'm also happy to subscribe you to Uke magazine for a year, which I always find a fun diversion when it turns up every three months.
I also really want to reward all of you who've been so enthusiastic about posting all your songs. I wasn't really sure how to do that, because so many people have been so enthusiastic that I didn't really want to pick any individual, but I've been mulling it over today, and decided that I'm going to donate £1 to my local food bank for every song. It horrifies me that these things are still necessary in the 21st century, but there you have it. You didn't know when we started that you were going to be helping, but you are. Thank you! I will let write to them and let them know where the mysterious donation of a very specific amount has come from, and perhaps they will enjoy your posts too
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I have had so much fun this week, and I'm not sure I'll ever host such a lively season again. I hope I am wrong about that
. Now. off to the plants... please give
@TCK as much entertainment as you've given me.
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