SOTU 604 - Love & Heartbreak

[ukukeguy]

Am I in love? I must be in love!

 

[SumiUke]

I did a love song earlier in the week, so it's time for heartbreak. Here's The Man Who Can't Be Moved by the Script (2008). I love that it tells a story.



Going back to the corner where I first saw you. Gonna camp in my sleeping bag. I'm not gonna move. Got some words on cardboard, got your picture in my hand, "If you see this girl, will you tell her where I am?".

Some try to hand me money, they don't understand, I'm not broke... I'm just a broken-hearted man. I know it makes no sense but, what else can I do? How can I move on when I've been in love with you?

Cuz if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me, and your heart starts to wonder where on earth I could be. Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place where we'd meet and you'll see me waiting for you on the corner of the street.

So I'm not moving.

Policeman says, "Son, you can't stay here." I said, "There's someone I'm waiting for if it's a day, a month, a year. Gotta stand my ground even if it rains or snows. If she changes her mind this is the first place she will go"

People talk about the guy that's waiting on the girl, oh... There are no holes in his shoes, but a big hole in his world, hmm. Maybe I'll get famous as the man who can't be moved. And maybe you won't mean to but you'll see me on the news and you'll come running to the corner, because you'll know it's just for you.

I'm the man who can't be moved.

 

[elmann]

Some short Diga Diga Doo...

 

[ukudancer]

Ingrid Michaelson's The Way I Am.

I'm sure you guys have heard this song, but in case you haven't here's the lyrics:

[Verse 1]
If you were falling
Then I would catch you
You need a light
I'd find a match

[Chorus]
'Cause I love the way you say good morning
And you take me the way I am

[Verse 2]
If you are chilly
Here, take my sweater
Your head is aching
I'll make it better

[Chorus]
'Cause I love the way you call me baby
And you take me the way I am

This is a super fun song to play. The outro is a bit complicated with the last 20 seconds having Bm, C#, Dm, Am, Ab, Gm, Bm7b5 and Fm7 all happening really quickly. I left it off this version as I couldn't play it as cleanly as I would like, but it's something to keep working towards.

 

[DelGriff]

So this is me laid (almost) bare. For some reason I was a little put out when @Renaissance-Man recently said he’d like to hear me “unprocessed someday soon” - my knee-jerk reaction wasn’t the best and I swiftly apologised. And then I got to thinking it’s been a long time since I recorded anything without some kind of addition, be it instrumental, harmony vocal or audio effects. Full disclosure: I added a tiny bit of reverb here, but I promise that’s all! And the only video effect I used was to blur the background a little.

This is the best track from Keane’s slightly disappointing second album, and the scenario is the aftermath of a breakup:

 

[UkerDrew]

This will be my last entry for 604 and it’s in the Loss column. Here’s one of my favorites from Ben Harper. Interestingly, the original is played tuned down a whole step. I used standard tuning here.

 

[caukulele]

My husband, Ray, and I tried one more song for the seasons this week, 'Let It Be Me'. Every time we do a song together, I learn so much and it is a real challenge. I would like to try this song again, at a later date, with a better lead rhythm, which I realized was almost completely lacking in this version...but my husband and I love to sing together and harmonize when we can...and so it's more about that experience. I am playing my guitarlele for this song.

 

[scrambled_eggs]

Phew! This one was also a toughie to get right and took quite a few attempts to get a passing grade from me. As you can quickly tell something happened with my recording and there is a delay between audio and video. Very sorry for that! Not sure what happened or how to fix it, but it was my best attempt and didn't have any more in me!

Friends In Low Places is such a bar room classic. Who doesn't know this banger. As noted in the intro, the Greeks recognized many types of love, among them phileo, or brotherly love (like Philadelphia where my alma mater is). This song is about your buds, chums, pals, friends, comrades, confidants, etc.

The song was written by the Nashville songwriters Bud Lee and Dewayne Blackwell; Lee came up with the title one day when they were having lunch with some of their buddies at a restaurant called Tavern on the Row. When the check came, Lee realized he didn't have any money, and said not to worry because "I have friends in low places. I know the cook." (source: The Stories Behind Country Music's All-Time Greatest 100 Songs.)

 

[Jiwibelle]

Here’s an attempt at a song I have always liked ever since I heard it on a ballroom dance playlist at a studio where my husband and I used to take lessons:

 

[uke4ia]

This is a 2020 song by a band called Winnetka Bowling League. For those in other countries, CVS is the name of one of the largest pharmacy chain stores in the U.S.

 

[Desert Pavement]

Has it really been so long? Woof. Thanks for hosting Arvin. Here’s a little more Kinks for your 1st theme.



I had to dip into the back pocket song list, I just couldn’t get what I wanted to do down in time. Ah well, I’m sure there will be other opportunities.

 

[ukukeguy]

Phew! This one was also a toughie to get right and took quite a few attempts to get a passing grade from me. As you can quickly tell something happened with my recording and there is a delay between audio and video. Very sorry for that! Not sure what happened or how to fix it, but it was my best attempt and didn't have any more in me!

Friends In Low Places is such a bar room classic. Who doesn't know this banger. As noted in the intro, the Greeks recognized many types of love, among them phileo, or brotherly love (like Philadelphia where my alma mater is). This song is about your buds, chums, pals, friends, comrades, confidants, etc.

I'm not that familiar with it, to be honest, but nice technique! It never pays to make enemies of a cook! ;-)

 

[TheOnlyUkeThatMatters]

A strangely tricky (at least for me) Clash song for cynical lovers...

 

[ukudancer]

What a fantastic week it's been! I asked a simple prompt and you guys more than delivered. Yes, I'm adding one more, but it felt right for the playlist to end with Desert Pavement's cover of Til Death Do Us Part.

Some highlights for me:

Ila's cover of Lady Gaga's banger, 'Bad Romance.' I now have it starting the playlist cause it just has such good vibes all over it.
Joo's Change. Honestly might be her favorite performance for me.
Wim Van Ommen's double U2 songs were such treats. If you haven't listened to them, you're missing out.
Good_Uke_Boy with the Jake Bugg. You can never go wrong with a Bugg tune.
TCK's ukulele group effort! I would love to see more of them on Seasons when time allows, of course!
UkeInTheHeartofTexas' Bungalow / Cottage 2 parter
The aforementioned Kinks cover of Til Death Do Us Part

And lastly, Sumiko Courtney's The Script cover of The Man Who Can't Be Moved. Her singing and playing moved me. I've actually gone back and listened to it a handful of times since. If there's one video you watch out of all of this, let it be this one.

I really enjoyed listening to each and every one of you. Thank you!

 

[SumiUke]

And lastly, Sumiko Courtney's The Script cover of The Man Who Can't Be Moved. Her singing and playing moved me. I've actually gone back and listened to it a handful of times since. If there's one video you watch out of all of this, let it be this one.

Thanks for hosting and thanks so much for the shout-out! I really appreciate all the encouragement I've gotten from you fine SOTU folks!

 

[Desert Pavement]

Wow, a place of honor. Thanks for the mention UD, glad you liked it.

 

[scrambled_eggs]

I case anyone wants to listen, I reuploaded Friends In Low Places so it's not out of sync now!