Comments on: Friday Links

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:16:25 +0000

Polly: You’re welcome. I wish I could have been there myself.

Mike: I agree, there need to be a lot more songs with ‘Take it to the bridge’ in. I’m going to have a go at YMCA in a Formby style – I can hear it my head already.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:51:48 +0000

I love the Anarchy in the UK cover. That’s almost the way we did it at the Durham Uke Jam, though I think it works well as a music hall number (but more posh, not Formby). UOoGB of course add the sublime touches of (1) “Take it to the bridge” (never before heard in a Sex Pistols song, I’ll guess) and (2) “I use the ukulele”.

Oh, and on the subject of Formby: the Village People’s “YMCA” works splendidly on the uke if you do it in his cheeky chappy style. Nipper’s TUSC songbook #1 has the chords.

By: Polly

Polly — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:21:18 +0000

hey, thanks for the links to my photos of Amanda Palmer!
She was amazing!