Mel Torme, Camera Obscura: UkeTube

25 Comments

1. Craig Robertson March 12th, 2011 2:56 pm
   

   Can’t access the Hellogoodbye video in the States.

   Also, I’m a bit tired of pop songs covered ironically on the ukulele.

2. Woodshed March 12th, 2011 3:03 pm
   

   Craig: Thanks. I wish they wouldn’t do that. Hopefully this version will work for everyone.

3. Carrie March 12th, 2011 5:25 pm
   

   I only see the Mel Torme video. Is this…somehow a me problem?

4. sanford(andsong) March 12th, 2011 5:45 pm
   

   nothing but mel torme vid here as well…

5. Woodshed March 12th, 2011 5:46 pm
   

   Carrie: Oh balls. I’ve had problems with DailyMotion before. Are you using Safari?

   I think I’ll just get rid of it. Thanks for the heads-up.

6. Woodshed March 12th, 2011 5:52 pm
   

   sanford: Thanks. Should be fixed now. A shame I had to get rid of the Mel Torme, I hope people bother to click through.

7. Carrie March 12th, 2011 6:16 pm
   

   Works fine now. I am on Safari…is there some sort of compatibility issue? Is this yet another glaring sign that I should switch from Safari to any better browser?

8. gnomepower March 12th, 2011 6:49 pm
   

   Would love it if you could work out & post the chords for the Camera Obscura song Some Guys Have All The Luck (the song isn’t on Chordie).

9. Simbosan March 12th, 2011 9:54 pm
   

   The Bosko and Honey was lovely, love picked Uke. The Sarah Maisel was great too, a lovely easy style.

   Cheers for the links!

10. Ben Mealer March 13th, 2011 12:27 am
    

    Nice post. Really liked Mel Torme, Take 5, and Don’t Get Around Much Anymore.

    Is it just me or is that Wisdom Tooth video weird, like its a moving picture instead of a video? It’s like Flickr’s coming to life.

11. Emily March 13th, 2011 12:30 am
    

    Knowing Spring is springing somewhere gives us poor Alaskan schmucks hope that, in 2 months time, it will be Spring here too. But the snow is receding up the mountains. That keeps me going.

    Lovely videos, Al! Thanks so much.

12. Rob NY March 13th, 2011 1:57 am
    

    Hooray for Mel Torme!

13. J-Train March 13th, 2011 3:41 am
    

    Anyone know where I can find chords for the Mel Torme song?

14. Gary March 13th, 2011 5:01 am
    

    Sarah Maisel was brilliant, great looking & sounding Uke.
    Cheers for the old jazz standards.
    Always a pleasure!

15. Marymac March 13th, 2011 7:36 am
    

    Good choice on Eugene’s cover of Smile. He covers all kinds of oldies on the uke and this is one of my favorites.

16. Woodshed March 13th, 2011 11:58 am
    

    Carrie: I think it’s more a problem with DailyMotion. I’ve had all sorts of problems with them in the past.

    gnomepower: It’s D – Bm – G – A all the way through.

    Simbosan: You’re welcome.

    Ben: It does look a bit strange. I put it down to it being in portrait.

    Emily: It’ll be bikini weather before you know it.

    Rob: Indeed. That’s a cracking video.

    J-Train: There’s a version of it here.

    Gary: Glad you enjoyed.

    Marymac: Yeah, he’s been putting up a lot of videos recently and they’re excellent.

17. Alex March 13th, 2011 4:25 pm
    

    Hey, check out my ukulele tune ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auL87pnWy6o

18. Iain March 13th, 2011 8:52 pm
    

    I like Mel Torme and Antonio Carlos Jobim so glad I did click through undeterred. Sounds better sung in Portuguese IMHO but there you are. And I wish he’d played the Uke a bit louder so’s I could hear it. Gave me time to be struck by how he looks like Rick Astley in profile though…?

    Gonnae listen to the others now.

19. Dean Denham March 14th, 2011 2:35 am
    

    Thanks for posting Honey and the Baldies! There’s a version of them playing it at the last night of MUF here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trZUcxpEc50
    Also really enjoyed the Shugo Tokumaru track and the Camera Obscura cover. Cheers

20. Trevor March 14th, 2011 2:56 am
    

    I feel proud of myself for knowing about Shugo Tokumaru before…and flippin loving him!!! Although I wasn’t the one to discover him… And I love the hellogoodbye song! :D

21. joe zane March 14th, 2011 12:04 pm
    

    you can have your mel torme and eat it too
    or something like that…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIqB99swMUo

22. Woodshed March 14th, 2011 12:34 pm
    

    Alex: Nice work.

    Iain: I thought he looked like a Simpsons version of Alfred Hitchcock in profile.

    Dean: Thanks for the link.

    Trevor: Give yourself a pat on the back!

    Joe: Thanks very much. I’ve added it to the post. Should have thought of it myself.

23. Jim T. March 14th, 2011 6:50 pm
    

    Torme used his uke pretty regularly during his club performances in the early to mid-sixties.

24. Juliano March 15th, 2011 2:40 am
    

    I have a song that I also take a look.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s07aThs0rUc

    Thanks

25. Booty Chesterfield March 15th, 2011 3:26 pm
    

    I love the Mel Torme version of Quiet Nights. Here is a link to a version of “That’s Amore” I did for a buddies feature length movie:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=marDikxGmSg