Bohemian Rhapsody does, I mean.
It's a virtuoso performance from someone who's incredibly talented on the ukelele, which despite the standing ovation is perhaps a bit like being a dancing bear. And so to Instinct's place here he has the Muppet Show version of this same song. There's even a (muppet) bear. But he doesn't dance. Sad. But awesome. 30 Million views on Youtube awesome.
He's very much worth checking out live. I caught his show in West Palm Beach back in November. The man actually makes a serious instrument out of the uke, which is no mean feat considering its decidedly limited range.
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't already seen it, check out his version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
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Monty, holy cow that's awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks Borepatch & MonteG - very enjoyable!
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For something a little less serious.... look for The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, especially their take on the theme from The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.
ReplyDeleteGot to listen to a fair amount of his music in Hawaii. Learned there that it's a serious instrument. Also learned that we all mispronounce the word--it should actually be "oo-koo-leh-leh." Ever since returning, I have been faced with the dilemma of pronouncing it right and having no one know what I'm talking about, or pronouncing it wrong and annoying myself because I know better.
ReplyDeleteMonteG, that is amazingly good, thanks for sharing.
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