Tag: Baritone Ukulele

I had a conversation with a new viewer about some classic songs, and decided to try pick them up. I’ve had multiple requests for Operator, so I took some time before the stream to figure out a version. The instrumental bits are definitely all fake, but I think its a passable version. That and Cats in the Cradle are fun songs, now they’re stuck in my head. Got me thinking about some other father/son songs that I started the day off with.

Then, it’s October so i figured I’d work on some of the “goth” set. It’s sort of like Christmas time, but for dark and gloomy stuff. I like a lot of that 80s vibe a lot so its nice that its “appropriate” now.

Here are some songs that stood out to me today: 

• New Songs Attempted
  • Operator – Jim Croche
  • Cats in the Cradle – Harry Chapin
  • Tear you Apart – She Wants Revenge
• Works in Progress
  • Tha Crossroads – Bone Thugs N Harmony
  • Broken Wings – Mister Mister
  • Father and Son – Cat Stevens
• Learned Songs Revisited
  • Under the Milky Way Tonight – The Church
  • The Killing Moon – Echo and the Bunnymen
  • The Sweetest Perfection – Depeche Mode
• Song of the Day: Get Me Away From Here I’m Dying – Belle and Sebastian
  • I had a request from a comment to talk about the strumming pattern I used in this song, and actually had to stop for a while and think about my approach to it. It’s kind of funny, trying to describe how it works is whole different mental process than just picking out what seems to sound right for the song. Well, hope it helps, but also it was nice to have a reason to come back to this song.

My streams are titled off of anime that I’ve watched recently, and though this one, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman was pretty average, it had an interestingly unique theme that I appreciated: It was the story of an “old” man who inherited his father’s dojo and continuously grappled with feelings of inferiority due to age and ability – while actually being the best swordsman in the land.

So it’s nominally a story of self discovery and growth, though that was kind of overshadowed by his antics building a harem and refusing to find a wife while periodically saving the country from certain doom. It was good, if not-isekai fantasy slop is what you’re into. Wouldn’t really recommend it to the uninitiated though.

Anyway, I do appreciate the idea that the wall is all in your head. I feel like I’m experiencing a similar thing in thinking that my abilities are lacking and will always be second rate due to my disability. But that doesn’t matter. If I like to sing and people like to hear me sing, isn’t that enough? Maybe one day I too will achieve the title of master Ukuleleman!

Here are some songs that stood out to me today: 

• New Songs Attempted
  • Tha Crossroards – Bone thugs N Harmony
  • Hash Pipe – Weezer
  • Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Ella Fitzgerald
• Works in Progress
  • Utu bang bang – Ka’ikena Scanlan
  • Ironic – Alanis Morisette
  • If You Could Only See – Tonic
• Learned Songs Revisited
  • We didn’t start the fire – Billy Joel
  • Lifetime Lover – J Boog
  • It Had to Be You – Frank Sinatra
• Song of the Day: Under da Sea – The Little Mermaid
  • Got this song in random request roulette and gave it a go. It’s a surprisingly fun song, and I think it came out pretty well. What more do I want out of a song of the day??

Here are some songs that stood out to me today: 

• New Songs Attempted
  • Red Morning Light – Kings of Leon
  • Take it or Leave it – Sublime with Rome
  • Judith – A Perfect Circle
• Works in Progress
  • God is Really Real – AJR
  • Utu Bang Bang – Ka’ikena Scanlan
  • Wild Wood – Paul Weller
• Learned Songs Revisited
  • On the Sunny Side of the Street – Duke Ellington
  • August – Taylor Swift
  • Slow Hands – Interpol

I can’t believe its already the last day of September! I’ll keep it short since I have to write my monthly review still, but at least I have the energy for a song review for today.

Here are some songs that stood out to me today: 

• New Songs Attempted
  • Purple Rain – Prince
  • Breathe – Pink Floyd
  • In a Big Country – Big Country
• Works in Progress
  • AJR – A Dog Song
  • AJR – God is Really Real
  • Wild Wood – Paul Weller
• Learned Songs Revisited
  • Sowing the Seeds of Love – Tears for Fears
  • Rhythm of the Ocean – Hawaiian Style Band
  • Rooster – Alice in Chains
• Song of the Day: If You Could Only See – Tonic
  • A viewer mentioned this song, and it was another one of those like, I almost knew it even though I hadn’t heard it in years and only ever heard it on the radio. Ah the radio, from that era where they played mostly decent music most of the time. Anyway, the song was super easy to pick up, so even though I’ve really only played it a few times it already feels pretty natural. Funny how that works.

I made it through the week! It was kind of a tough day, I was up all night learning about “Spiky-Leaky Syndrome” and then spent most of the morning comparing my experience to the description. There does seem to be some overlap, but the alignment isn’t perfect. Then again, the paper describing the syndrome was only released two years ago, so this really is cutting edge medicine.

Anyway, the music was fun. It’s cool to find people who like the same music that I do, and then to sing for them. I’m really enjoying that part of the gig, though my confidence and self-esteem is still

Here are some songs that stood out to me today: 

• New Songs Attempted
  • A Whole New World – Aladdin
  • Arabian Nights – Aladdin
  • Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
• Works in Progress
  • Friend Like Me – Aladdin
  • Broken Wings – Mr. Mister
• Learned Songs Revisited
  • I don’t wanna be me – Type O Negative
  • Breezeblocks – Alt-J
  • Where is my Mind – Pixies
• Song of the Day: Autumn Leaves
  • It’s too early for autumn leaves to be falling, but I remembered that I had learned this song a while back, and I was quite happy with how it came out when it resurfaced. Always nice when that happens!