SOTU 585 ... "IT'S ALL ABOUT ME!"

[wee_ginga_yin]

Don't sneeze in my face Grace!?
Masks, lockdowns, social distancing, isolation, vaccinations, mandates, vaccine passports, was it all worth it? I don't think so... but that was the mainstream narrative.

 

[LimousinLil]

And it's "Coronation Day!" Does anyone have any songs about being a King/Queen that fit this week's theme? I shall mainly be in front of the telly today, enjoying some good old British pageantry ... whether or not you agree with the idea of having a Monarchy, you have to admit that we Brits do all that stuff SO well!

 

[wee_ginga_yin]

And it's "Coronation Day!" Does anyone have any songs about being a King/Queen that fit this week's theme? I shall mainly be in front of the telly today, enjoying some good old British pageantry ... whether or not you agree with the idea of having a Monarchy, you have to admit that we Brits do all that stuff SO well!

I hope that Charles has negotiated a good deal for the television rights.

 

[Barbablanca]

When we moved flat recently, amongst the boxes I hadn't opened since the penultimate move (some 28 years previously) I discovered my diaries from my 20s and early 30s. Sat on a stool surrounded by cardboard boxes still to be explored and sorted, I opened one at random from the period I was living in Liverpool (1978-83) and spent the next hour or two browsing through them. My response to what I read forms the basis of this song. I am sure many of you will be able to identify with this experience.

I hope you enjoy:

 

[pabrizzer]

paoriginal from a few years ago

 

[Wiggy]

Here's my cover of "Oh Me" by the Meat Puppets... Had fun learning to play the little bass riff while singing.

Loved that "high lonesome" sound!

 

[Joko]

I'm Tore Down

 

[emba]

After my daughter played guitar on last weeks video, my son caught the bug and wanted to be in a video. He couldn’t quite decide if he wanted to be seen in the video, though so we worked to figure out a fun editing effect to help him out.

 

[mac_guitar24]

Hello I am new here. I am Emba's daughter. I played guitar last week but this week I did my own video with a Baritone Uke.

 

[emba]

I got crazy and did two videos this week, not counting the one I helped @mac_guitar24 make. I feel dizzy (Speaking of which, this week was really the first time she played baritone uke, but since she plays guitar it was an easy transition. She said the baritone was “fun”. I’m turning her to the dark side, y’all!)

This is the song I wanted to do for myself, “I Can’t Help But Wonder” by Tom Paxton.

 

[YooperGirl]

I got one in this week! (Even though I really had no idea how to play it.)
Play Me by Neil Diamond. One of my favorite songs of his.

 

[TheOnlyUkeThatMatters]

Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra sang the definitive we're-happy-go-lucky-pals duet version of this one. Though I prefer Peggy Lee's more vulnerable I'm-sad-all-by-myself version.



Still, I love having ukulele pals - have a good one!

 

[UkeFoote]

Ennio Morricone's theme song for the film "My Name is Nobody", for concert ukulele, overdubs of whistling, electric bass, secondary vocal, and tenor fuzz ukulele. Thanks for hosting, Val!

 

[Ms Bean]

I think this one hasn't been done this week. I was going to learn Roger Ruthen's arrangement.
However, I decided to let it inspire me to play around and look for my own version. I'll leave you with the arrangement that inspired me, so you can have a go yourself, too.

https://pdfminstrel.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/ive_-been_-working_s3.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I've_Been_Working_on_the_Railroad

 

[LimousinLil]

And with Sabine reliably bringing up the rear, it is my sad duty to declare Season 585 officially over! Thank you All ... your self-absorption has known no bounds! The Wrap will be up in the next day or so.

 

[LimousinLil]

And, herewith, I bring you a slightly belated Wrap to what was Season 585 and is now but a distant memory! We had a total of 57 songs from 31 Seasonistas ... thank you all! I am afraid that there is no prize this week ... I can only say that I appreciated EVERY contribution. We had some fine originals from - in no particular order - Pa, Berni, Jon, Lynda, Del and Rob. There were some interesting revelations - firstly that the Season started on Paul's Birthday (so that we were all able to celebrate with him) - and then we were apprised of Steve's hitherto undivulged criminal career, your Host's previous incarnation as a cowboy and Sabine's stint on the Railroad. Pa had lost a head ... but, fortunately, not his own. The songs were as varied as could be expected from the rather broad theme.

It is really difficult to single out any particular performances, but I really enjoyed the family contributions from Bob and Edith and Emba (sorry, I don't know your name) and her daughter and son. I found Lynda's original, "I Gave My Heart To You" very powerful and - for it's sheer unexpectedness - Ralph (RALPH!!!) singing "Me And My Shadow."

THANK YOU ALL!!!

 

[bird's eye view of my ukelele]

Thanks so much for hosting, Val, and for the great theme and season - thrilled to get a mention in the wrap!

 

[Barbablanca]

Cheers, Val!