Author: Dave C (Page 2 of 12)

Here’s the second round of gibberish songs; great for those of us who struggle to remember the words.

• Do Wah Diddy Diddy — Manfred Mann (1964)
• Skinnamarink — Feist & Piantadosi (1910), Sharon, Lois & Bram (1978)
• Mah Nà Mah Nà (Mahna Mahna) — Piero Umiliani (1968), The Muppet Show (1969), Cake (2002)
• Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious — Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke (1964)

Nathan sent in a bonus song!

• Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) — Barry Mann (1961)

And I found a few more from our song book.

• * Big Yellow Taxi — Joni Mitchell (1970)
• The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em) — The Greg Kihn Band (1981)
• * Brown Eyed Girl — Van Morrison (1967)
• Dance Me To The End Of Love — Leonard Cohen (1984)
• Don’t Worry, Be Happy — Bobby McFerrin (1988)
• From Me To You — The Beatles (1963)
• * Ghost Riders in the Sky — Stan Jones (1948), Burl Ives (1949), Bing Crosby (1949), Gene Autry (1949), Johnny Cash (1979)

So may great song suggestions! We may have to do “Say what? Part 2” to fit them all in. These are the five new songs for October:

• Witch Doctor — David Seville (1958)
• Tutti Frutti — Little Richard (1955)
• Ja-Da — Bob Carleton (1919), Ukulele Mike (2013)
• Rockin’ Robin — Bobby Day (1958), Michael Jackson (1972)
• Hooked on a Feeling — B.J. Thomas (1968), The Twinkle Brothers (1971), Blue Swede (1974)

(Hooked on a Feeling is actually by B.J. Thomas, but we’ll do the “Ooga-Chaka” version popularized by Blue Swede.)

We also have these songs in our repertoire:

• Whiskey In The Jar — Irish traditional, The Dubliners (1968), Irish Rovers, Thin Lizzy (1973), Metallica (1999)
• Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da — The Beatles (1968)
• Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (from Disney’s Song of the South) — Allie Wrubel & Ray Gilbert (1946)
• Da Doo Ron Ron — The Crystals (1963)
• The Lion Sleeps Tonight — The Tokens (1961)

A special thank you to Rick, Barbara, Linda, Angie, Keith and Kristy for the suggestions!

Welcome to all those who attended the Regina Public Library’s Introduction to the Ukulele workshop.

There are many fantastic ukulele websites out there. Here are some to get you started:

• ukulelego.com
• ukulelehunt.com
• ukuleletricks.com
• ukutabs.com

Also, check out the music on our site. The songs marked with an asterisk (*) are great for beginners.