Saturday UkeTube
September 26, 2009
Before we get down to business, two bits of news.
1) Jimmy from The Bobby McGee’s has recorded a jingle for the blog and here it is:
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Just don’t visit www.ukehunt.com.
2) If you visited the London Uke Fest and enjoyed it, vote for it in the UK Festival Awards.
This week’s videos include L’Uke and GUGUG trying desperately not to smile, Pilar Diaz, Susie Asado, a rollocking version of the Benny Hill Theme on a Tahitian ukulele and plenty more.
Madame Pamita – My Southern Can Is Mine
77777STANLEY – Benny Hill Theme
Uke Crazy Bitches – Stray Cat Strut
Ian Whitcomb and Janet Klein – How Could Red Riding Hood
That Benny Hill tune is fantastic!!!
…DEVO…3 ukes (2 plastic, 1 wooden)…drum sticks…it’s almost too much for a grown man to take…a bit too much smiling though…but woop woop…bravo…hurrah…none the less…and not forgetting the awesome Jodi…and Igors stomping…a top drawer selection this week Al…Good work…
That benny hill tune is ace! Gugug were quality to., Loving the ukehunt theme, do we all have to listen to it every day when we get up and swear allegiance to the website?
hahahaha – JINGLE FAIL!!!!
Lots of great stuff this week!
Janet & Ian with their bands (incl. Ian in Janet’s)
can be seen in hour-long sets in the Broadcast Archive of Maxwell DeMille’s Cicada Club (clubcicada.com), ground-zero for the Los Angeles vintage jazz/dance music (roughly 1910’s thru mid ’40s) scene. Those into this sort of thing might enjoy a visit to the site.
D: Now I’m glad you didn’t name the blog ukehunt, after hearing it said.
Really like Ian Whitcomb’s and Janet Klein’s music….now thats Class!
Jimmy: I’ll have to have a go at working it out. Don’t think I can play that fast, though.
Nick: I wasn’t sure whether to include Igor’s as the mando is the star, but it was too good to resist.
J-Hob: Only until you get the chip implanted.
zym: I completely disagree.
Tamster: Glad you enjoyed it.
ron: Thanks for letting us know.
Madison: The whole name thing has become something of a vexed issue.
Tony: I love Janet Klein but I’ve never really got into Ian Whitcomb’s stuff.
Ha…I think Zymeck means that I got it wrong….it’s not http://www.ukehunt….it’s http://www.ukulelehunt….I will fix it!
great choice, all videos rock. my favorite is 77777STANLEY with the benny hill theme song. simply brilliant!
Excellent musicianship by Stanley & Igor. Janet Klein excellent as ever. Poppy – wow what an interesting voice and such charm.
Stanley’s Benny Hill! Yeah! Love that Tahitian uke – wish I could understand that European phone number. Might want one o’ those!
And Madame Pamita – mighty snappy!
Hey, that’s me!
I would love Jimmy’s jingle if I could understand a single word of it.
Jimmy: I prefer the ‘Uke Hunt’ version. Shouting ‘Uke Hunt’ is much more pleasurable. A victory of art over commerce.
Sebi: It’s some slick playing.
Paul: Poopy has a great voice. I just wish she’d upgrade the audio/visual equipment.
Bartt: I’d love to hear what you did with a Tahitian ukulele.
Jodi: Hey, that is you. Who let you in?
Woodshed: A quick update. Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys, incl. Ian, will
be playing the Cicada Club this coming Sunday (Oct. 4). First
set starts 8pm Pacific time, & the show will be broadcast live
(all their shows are). clubcicada.com
In case anyone cares, that benny hill song is called “Yakety Sax.” A Classic!!!
str8wire: Thanks for the info.
I stumbled across this gem on youtube just now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi6sRJPebAE&feature=channel
How does this guy have so few views?
Anon tipster: Thanks for the link.
I’m glad str8wire pointed that out. I thought I was going to have to dig out the tatty old cape and tights and make another appearance as Captain Pedant.
Scope out Boots Randolph. Yakety Sax was the only hit I can think of under his name, but he played for years and years with many of the greats.
Interesting how it’s now joined The Entertainer as being more remembered as a theme song from a movie/tv show than under its own name.
Hobbit: Chet Atkins’s version is easily my favourite.
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