Had a good voice lesson earlier, and attempted a lot of new songs today. It’s almost the end of the month so it’s about time to update the streamer song list.
Here are some songs that stood out to me today:
New Songs Attempted
These Things – She Wants Revenge
Caribou – Pixies
I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross
You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Rolling Stones
Works in Progress
Accept Yourself – The Smiths
Broken Wings – Mr. Mister
The Next Episode – Dr. Dre
Learned Songs Revisited
It’s Tricky – Run DMC
YMCA – Village People
Freakin Out – Dexter and the Moonrocks
Song of the Day: Semi-Charmed Kind of Life – Third Eye Blind
I think I’m going to do this one along with Save Tonight for the UU Open mic next week. It’s just a great song. I guess I’m going for a 90s alt rock vibe this time.
Song of the Day: Under The Sea from The Little Mermaid
For some reason I know this song well, and I was pretty happy with how the performance of it went. Got a donation and hey asked for a song about “fish” and well, all my other fish songs were about how delicious they are. Fun stuff.
No review today because my head hurts. I am starting to crack the code for instrumental solo breaks though, so I’m excited to see where that goes. Hopefully I’ll get to explore that more tomorrow.
We did learn how to play an instrumental version of “I’m Your’s” which was cool though. Lots of instrumentals today too.
StreamerSongList, the app that I (and a lot of other streamers) use for our song lists and requests pushed a pretty big update, which broke a couple things for me and required some computer time to fix, so I took care of that this morning and hopefully got it all sorted out. Still getting used to the new interface, but its a super cool service they provide free of charge, so I have only gratitude for them.
It feels weird to already be on Wednesday after only playing once since I cancelled Monday, but it is what it is. Keeping track of the days is tough for a hikki-neet. There was a lull for a while and I had a techno beat stuck in my head, so I spent a good half hour noodling around a groove, which was fun. I actually have a sort of improv-electro set I’ve been working on, that I might debut on the next electric uke Monday. We’ll see.
Here are some songs that stood out to me today:
New Songs Attempted
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Everyday Struggle – Notorious BIG
Rock this Town – Stray Cats
Works in Progress
Welcome Home – Coheed and Cambria
Broken Wings – Mr. Mister
Glory Box – Portishead
Learned Songs Revisited
Let’s Dance – David Bowie
Time Bomb – Iration
Weight of the World – Nier Automata
Song of the Day: Rude – Magic
This song is too damn catchy, and its pretty hilarious. I remember thinking it was dumb when I first heard it on the radio way back then, but now I think its dumb on purpose, and that’s part of what makes it catchy. And its fun to play, so, it gets my pick today.
Well, I forgot to do my post-show review because I was so tired after the stream, but a lot happened. It was a long weekend – we got hit by Tropical Storm Lala and it knocked out the power and internet for several days. It wasn’t back in time for Monday’s show, so that was cancelled, but that was ok because I was pretty tired already. I’ve been tired, for what seems like weeks now. I did get to play a LOT of ukulele while the power was out, which is one of the best parts of playing an acoustic instruments.
I was so tired on Saturday that I rested all day and then the power went out and I was all awake for the night. Over slow cell data I watched Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary, which was pretty fun to watch in the dead of night with no power. The Japanese ghosts and horror was pretty fun, especially through the lens of a haunted preschool. It started off as a monster of the week kind of thing, but I actually really liked it once it got into the broader storyline. I’ll leave it at that as to not spoil anything, but it got me looking back to see what else I missed in the Winter 2026 season.
Anyway, todays stream started with a pretty fun chat about anime and isekai before getting into the music. Even with only singing for part of the time, I was still exhausted by the end. I keep thinking I’ll get used to the energy expenditure, but maybe I’m wrong. Idk. Will just keep trying for now I suppose.
I’m still out of it and kind of low energy, so my song of the day is that affirmation that it just takes some time. You’re in the middle of the ride. Everything will be just fine. Everything will be all right, alright.
Had a chill little 00’s electro-indie throwback set today. Was good fun!
Here are some songs that stood out to me today:
New Songs Attempted
Forgot about Dre – Dr Dre
Clocks – Coldplay
Sober – Tool
Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride – Moana
Works in Progress
I Lava U – Moana
Blue Skies – Irving Berlin
Obstacle 1 – Interpol
96 Quite Bitter Beings – CKY
Learned Songs Revisited
Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads
Such Great Heights – The Postal Service
New Slang – The Shins
Pumped up Kicks – Foster The People
Song of the Day: Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
Chasing Cars is pretty straightforward to play on ukulele, and its got some great lyrics that are pretty fun to sing. You can pluck it, you can strum it (I do both in different sections!), and its also about laying here, which is all I can do (being stuck in bed an all). Bonus!
Let’s try out this format: new songs I tried out, songs I worked on, old songs I revisited, and my favorite song of the day. This wont be every song that I played through the day, but maybe just some notable ones. Maybe this will be simple enough for me to handle when I’m exhausted at the end of a stream.
New songs:
Touched – VAST
NYC – Interpol
Jump Around – House of Pain
Works in progres:
Blue Skies – Irving Berlin
Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins
Old Songs:
Never Fade Away – Cyberpunk 2077
I really want to stay at your house – Cyberpunk 2077
Started the day with some random roulette, and finished with a nice block of 90’s alt songs. I’m still so tired. I’m still debating about getting Marvel Tokon when it comes out tomorrow, partially because I might be feeling to tired to have fun learning the new game. I don’t know. At a time like this I would normally make a deal with myself to get the new game in exchange for committing to get more work done, but I don’t know if I really want it or really care. Depression is rough.