Seasons of the Ukulele

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SOTU 698 - YES!

Mezcalero

Thanks for hosting Andy. I've actually found two songs now. Here's one by Bob Dylan that sadly is as relevant today as it was the year it was released, 1963, which coincides with the year I was born.

CanadaJim

YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS - Frank Silver and Irving Cohn 1923

Thanks for being our host this week Andy!

YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS - Frank Silver and Irving Cohn 1923

Oh [C] yes, we [F] have no ba[C]nanas; [Bb][A] We [D7] have no ba[G7]nanas, to[C]day. [G7]
We've got [F] string beans and [Fm]onions, and [C] big juicy lemons, and [D7] all sorts of fruit and [G7] say;
We got an [C] old [F] fashioned to[C]mahto, [C7] a [F] Long Island po[D7]tahto. [G7]
But [C] yes, we [F] have no ba[C]nanas; [Bb][A] We [D7] have no ba[G7]nanas, to[C]day. [G7]

[C] There's a [F] merchant [C] on our street, who's name is [G7] Mr. [C] Peach.
[C] And he [F] keeps good [C] things to eat; but [D7] you should hear him [G7] speak!
[C] When you [F] ask him [C] anything; he never [G7] answers [C] "No". [G]
He just "yes-es" [Gdim] you to death, and [D7] then he takes your [G7] dough.

Oh [C] yes, we [F] have no ba[C]nanas; [Bb][A] We [D7] have no ba[G7]nanas, to[C]day. [G7]**
**We've got [F] little beans, and the [Fm] bigger beans,
And a [C] red beans, and the whiter beans, and [D7] all kinds of beans and [G7]say;
We got an [C] old [F] fashioned sa[C]lami; [C7] We [F] even got the Brooklyn pa[D7]strami. [G7]
But [C] yes, we [F] have no ba[C]nanas; [Bb][A] We [D7] have no ba[G7]nanas, to[C]day. [G7]

[C] Business [F] got so [C] good for him, that he wrote [G7] home to [C] say;
"Send me [F] Pete and [C] Nick and Jim; I [D7] need help right a[G7]way."
[C] When he [F] got them [C] in the store, there was [G7] fun, you [C] bet.
Some[G]one asked for [Gdim] bananas, and [D7] then the whole quart[G7]et sang:
Oh [C] yes, we [F] have no ba[C]nanas; [Bb][A] We [D7] have no ba[G7]nanas, to[C]day. [Bb][A]**
We [D7] have no ba[G7]nanas, to[C]day.

johnpoole

Thanks Andy. Elvis song. "Devil in Disguise". Stay tuned to the end for a glimpse of the devil.

UkeCan1

Welp …. I had actually planned this one before "Miracle of Miracles", but couldn't get through it without crying, so I found that one instead and figured I'd come back to this one after. I've been working on it, and finally managed to get it recorded, and was so proud of myself.

I was going to post it with this:

"Does this song qualify? I suppose it does!"

But then I came here to post it, and read the recent discussion about the requirements … and discovered it actually doesn't!

But I recorded it thinking that it did, so I'm invoking the hallowed Thornton Rule and posting it anyway, Andy, and you can decide whether to put it on your playlist, or ignore it, or ask me to delete my post. You are the host; I will honor your wishes.

This is the third in my recent Fiddler on the Roof trilogy - the three together tell a moving story. Having discovered the surprising concept of marrying for love from his headstrong daughters, Tevye finds himself wondering about his own marriage to Golde, asking her "Do You Love Me?". It's a new idea for her too.

Nearsighted-Lemon-McKay

Here is a song I wrote a year or so back for St. Paddy's Day that should suit this season. The last line of every verse begins with "Yes"

What are the Irish famous for? Drinking and Fighting! And the more they drink, the more they TALK about fighting.

The Irish Fighting Song

Ila

Thanks for hosting, Andy. Yes comes fairly early in this one.

Ila

DesertPavement

Thanks everyone that chipped in a song or two. Everything prior to this post should be on the playlist. If I left you off please know it was unintentional and let me know so I can correct my mistake. I’ll try to do some commenting later. Thanks again all

LimousinLil

Hello again, Andy … a second one from me. Actually, I'd never heard this song before I came across it a couple of days ago when I was searching for something for this week … apparently, it was the B side of "Ticket To Ride". It's a gorgeous song … well, obviously not my version; and the original is a fine example of The Beatles singing in harmony. (P.S. Judging by the lyrics, I have a feeling that this relationship is dead in the water before it even starts!)

YorkSteve

Thanks for hosting Andy.

The one I need…oh yes indeed

TheDith

Hiiiii, me and my brother (milo) and friend (eddie) had a band practice today and decided to do "say yes to heaven by lana del rey". I am not playing a uku in this but milo is, he's playing my dad's baritone 8 string uku.

( I got milo to sing wooooo)

Link

LimousinLil

TheDith It's great to see you here, Edith … but I think you've vanished!

DelGriff

Thanks for hosting, Andy! 🙂

This is my second recent Snow Patrol cover - though until this week’s theme was announced I’d never actually heard this one. But I’ve quickly grown to love it. I was staggered to realise it’s just two chords - the variety in vocal and instrumental delivery of the original belies its underlying simplicity, which I guess isn’t so unusual for a Snow Patrol song.

Baritone uke with various synth and drum additions, and some vocal harmonies here too.

Just Say Yes - Snow Patrol cover (SOTU 698)

dr_mitch

Time for a twelve bar blues from me - which features the word "yes" thanks to lyrical drift on my part. The original of this was Betty and Dupree by Chuck Willis, though this is closer to Brownie McGhee's version.

As I mention at the end of the video, it's actually based on a true story - in 1921, Frank Dupree robbed a jewellery store to steal a diamond ring to impress his new girlfriend, Betty. He killed a security guard and injured another man during his escape, and when caught, he was convicted and hanged - the last person to be hanged in the state of Georgia. His defence argued hat he was led astray by Betty, and quoted misogynistic verses from the bible to make the point.

There's a family of related songs about the incident, dating back to 1926. Names of songs in this family include Dupree's Diamond Blues (the name of the Grateful Dead take on it), Betty and Dupree, and Diamond Ring Blues. They're related, but not the same, lyrically or musically.

DesertPavement

The playlist is up to date. Thanks all for your contributions. Still plenty of room for more.

CanadaJim

A song which I did quite recently and shouldn't really do again is called Don't Sell It; Don't Give It Away by Oscar "Buddy" Woods. I'd sure like to hear someone else's version of this song which fits Andy's season so perfectly.

UkeCan1

Oh, yes, wait a minute ….

"Please Mr Postman"

OneManAndHisPGUke

Hi Andy and thanks for hosting. I was planning on doing the whole of side one of Tales From Topographic Oceans but time beat me, so here instead is another “Yes It Is”. And yep, as Val says, it’s not the best way to start a relationship…”I think I could be happy going out with you, but if you wouldn’t mind not wearing red if that’s ok because it reminds me of my ex…, oh and while you’re at it can you dye your hair blonde cos she was a brunette, and stop wearing Doc Martens like she did, and let’s move to the Outer Hebrides and never go to Wales because my ex is Welsh etc etc etc…..”

LimousinLil

OneManAndHisPGUke HAHA!!!

LimousinLil

CanadaJim If you're not going to sell it or give it away, what ARE you going to do with it? I need to find your song to know the answer … it's a title I don't remember.

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