COMPETITION CLOSED - CHECK BACK ON THE BLOG FOR MORE COMPETITIONS SOON!
Ok folks - lets get straight into a new competition! With many thanks to Hannah at Ukestar straps, I have one of her creations available for you to win!
You can read my review of the strap HERE which as you can see is a product I really rather like! They are very well made, soft and wonderful! I will be giving away a strap in medium (standard) size in the Argyle Corduroy pattern as you saw in the review.
So, what do you have to do to enter?
Well, I want this blog to be an inspiration for new players, and part of them getting inspiration is getting ideas for songs to try out. I therefore want you to comment telling me your top 3 favourite songs you play on the uke. That's all you have to do to enter, and I will put all the eligible entries in a hat on the closing date and draw a winner at random! Make sure your entry includes your name and is not posted using the blogger "anonymous" option or I wont be able to enter you or contact you! The best way is to follow this blog (scroll down on the right) and register with Google, though thats not absolutely essential!
Competition closes on 11 May 5.00pm UK time - I will announce the winner on here and on twitter and Ukulele Underground - I need (obviously) to be able to get in touch with you to get your postal address so if you win, you can email me through the blog (see the contact me page above).
Good luck everyone, and lets try to get a big list of uke songs going to provide that useful inspiration to others!
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RULES (IMPORTANT)!
1. Competition starts on 12 April 1400 GMT and ends at 5.00pm GMT on 11 May 2011
2. To be eligible for the prize draw, you must post a comment on this thread stating your three favourite songs to play on the ukulele
3. I reserve the right to reject comments that I deem in any way offensive ( I have some younger readers!) My decision on this is final.
4. On draw day, I will put all eligible entries in a hat and draw a winner. Only those comments that I have published will be eligible for the competition. My decision on the winner is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
5. The winner will be announced within 7 days of the draw day, and will be announced on this site. The winner will need to make contact with me to collect the prize
6. Winner will need to provide valid postal address for the item to be posted
7. In the event the winner does not respond to the request for address within 14 days, I will pick draw another name from the hat.
8. No responsibility is held for failure with the postal service, and no replacement will be offered. This prize has no alternative cash value.
9. Item will be posted standard post within 14 days of confirmation of winners address, depending on where you are you may need to sign for it.
10. No purchase necessary
11. posting a comment is not proof that I have received your entry. No responsibility can be accepted for entries that are lost or delayed, or which are not received for any reason
12. The prize in not transferable to another person
To the person who just tried to post a comment, but chose to be displayed as "anonymous" - sorry, but that cant work - wouldn't be able to contact you if you won!
ReplyDeleteMy three favourite ukulele songs are:
ReplyDeletePerhaps Perhaps Perhaps
Yesterday
Mad World
Bruce Moffatt
(this wants to post as 'anonymous' even though I select 'google account' and select my google login details.)
It's OK Bruce - it shows as being from Bruce - as you can see!
ReplyDeleteMy three favorite songs to play?
ReplyDeleteLet's see, at the moment that would be:
You and I - Ingrid Michaelson
Rise Up - Eddie Vedder
To Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan
Hello, i'm Ogi from Indonesia
ReplyDeleteActually, there are plenty songs that i love to play with uke, and all of them are my favourite *duh*. But 3 of them (which are the favourite favourite)
Postcards from Italy - Beirut
Tonight You Belong to Me - Steve Martin & Bernadette Peters (The Jerk)
Kill The Director - The Wombats
My three favs are:
ReplyDeleteThree Little Birds- Bob Marley
Mad World-Tears for Fears
I gotta Feeling-Black Eyed Peas
Drop baby Drop
ReplyDeleteFive foot two
Build me Up ButterCup
Three favorites:
ReplyDeleteCreep
House of the Rising Sun
Fur Elise
Regards,
Mandarb
Mandarb - glad you put the entry in - will make sure you go in the draw!
ReplyDeleteMy 3 Favorite songs to play on the ukulele are:
ReplyDeleteTime after time - Cyndi Lauper
Eight Days a Week - The Beatles
Kids - MGMT
Though, it's hard to choose just 3!!!
Thanks!
Sarah (aka Starby from UU)
I have more than three favourites, but here's a selection:
ReplyDeleteSkullcrusher Mountain
Wild Mountain Thyme
Last Thing on My Mind
my favorites change often, but lately, every practice session, I play:
ReplyDeleteBei Mir Bist Du Schoen
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Dirkallie-
ReplyDeletemy favorite songs to play (at the moment) on the uke are
free bird
blue moon of Kentucky
ghost riders in the sky
Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz
ReplyDeleteSummer Wind - Frank Sinatra
Eggplant - Michael Franks
My three current favourite favourites are:
ReplyDelete8 Days a Week - The Beatles
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
Telephone - Lady GaGa
Loving some of the suggestions! Can't wait to get home and try them out :)
www.twitter.com/claz0r
My three favourites at the moment are
ReplyDeleteThe Waterboys - Fishermans Blues
CCR - Bad Moon Rising
Travis - Flowers in the Window
All fairly simple for a beginner like me .
Better Together- Jack Johnson
ReplyDeleteAll I Got- Newton Faulkner
Greensleeves- Henry VIII
I'm too new at this to really have enough of a repertoire built up to pick favorites, but from my very short list thus far:
ReplyDelete* Over the Rainbow (what got me into this mess in the first place ;) )
* Haele
* Hene (can you guess which book I'm working out of at the moment?)
Thanks!
What a great contest, here are my top three:
ReplyDeleteHallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Somewhere over the rainbow by Iz
Kids by MGMT
Thans again pauljmuk!
My three faves are:
ReplyDeleteThere She Goes by the La's
Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Neil Young
Sleigh Bells by U900
Three of my favourites are:
ReplyDelete1. I'm Satisfied With My Gal
2. Overseas Stomp
3. Ain't She Sweet
I noticed that some people have also included their source for the song. I hate to put "by Joe Blow" when Joe Blow was a performer who sang the song, but not the composer. The word "by", makes it sound like the person composed the song. Perhaps "learned from" or "as sung by" might be a better way of saying it. I probably learned the first two from Jim Kweskin's Jug Band and the 3rd, I was inspired to learn after hearing George Harrison play it, but I'm not sure who wrote any of these songs.
Jim
1. Greensleeves
ReplyDelete2. Auld Lang Syne
3. April May (by Peter Berryman)
1. Breakdown
ReplyDelete2. Wonderful tonight
3. 1234
*BEGINNER* ALERT!!!
ReplyDelete1. Clementine
2. Little Brown Jug
3. major music scale
I'm not sure that #3 qualifies as a song, so:
4. Froggie Went a Courting
Today?
ReplyDeleteWatching the Wheels -John Lennon
Opihi Man - Ka'au Crater Boys version
Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead
1) I love playing 'Venus' on the uke, purely for the excellent chord changes (challenging but not overly so).
ReplyDelete2) Would be 'Shaving Cream', fun song to sing , great sing-a-long chorus
3) Has to be Tears in heaven, been working on the tabs for this so i can sound really complex. Havn't quiet got it yet, but most of its there (using the one from Aldrines tutorial on UU)
My favourite songs to play are:
ReplyDelete1.) Hotel California by The Eagles
2.) Charleston by James P Johnson
3.) You and I by Ingrid Michaelson
Hi There,
ReplyDeleteI got my ukulele early feb this year...
These are the 3 first song that I learned.
1. Somewhere over the rainbow(Jason Castro)
2. Sentimental Heart(She & Him)
3. Creep (Amanda Palmer)
I really would like to learn plucking...but so far I only know how to strum:(...
I hope I win...heheh :) This strap will look awesome on my uke...:p
Creep
ReplyDeleteShe Thinks My Tractor's Sexy
I Shot the Sheriff
1. Something (The Beatles)--instrumental
ReplyDelete2. All of Me
3. Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House)
I had to think about my top 3....
ReplyDelete1.Put Your Records On - Corrine Bailey Rae
2.Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
3.It must Be love - Labi Siffre
..Guess I'm just an ol' romantic at heart..
1. When I'm Cleaning Windows - George Formby
ReplyDelete2. Leaning on a Lamp Post ^
3. Creep (Banjo Uke style) - Radiohead
No Rain- Blind Melon
ReplyDeleteStairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
Kids- MGMT
At the moment:
ReplyDeleteMoonglow
Meditação
Music Box Waltz
oddly alphabetic at that
My favorite songs are:
ReplyDeleteDrop Baby/Honey Baby-Manao Company/Three Plus
I Hear Music-Kaau Crater Boys
We Jammin-Bob Marley
Hey Soul Sister -- Train
ReplyDeleteThe General -- Dispatch
Rhythm of Love -- Plain White Ts
Sweet contest one I can actually win!
ReplyDelete1. Hey there Delilah/ Plain White-Ts
2. Harry Potter Theme Song :P
3. Classico/ Tenactous D
Woohoo!
ReplyDelete1. Alonso Mudarra's Romanesca Guardame Las Vacas for 4-course renaissance guitar
2. Ukulele Ike's Man on the Flying Trapeze
3. George Formby's Oh Mother, what'll I do now?
Total noob, so the songs I play are pretty easy but here goes:
ReplyDeleteAnyone Else But You - Moldy Peaches
very easy, but the lyrics are great
Over the Rainbow - Iz
a classic for ukulele and perhaps overheard, but it is a pleasure to be able to play a song everyone has heard
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
though I prefere Iggy Pop's lyrics (I grew up with them!)
A great day to all and happy strumming!!!!
My 3 all time faves:
ReplyDeleteInto the Mystic (Van Morrison)
Scarlet Tide (Elvis Costello)
Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
Oh, It Is Love
ReplyDeleteOnce More For The Road-Original
First Day of My Life
Blue Moon
ReplyDeleteThe Cowboy Song
Yellow Bird
Let it be
ReplyDeleteEasy like Sunday morning
I'm yours
ok Barry, George Stone's here, XD
ReplyDeletenot to win,just participate on your contest and give you my support, allways
3 favourite songs, I have a lot but I will say maybe the 3 ones any ukelelist should know how to play:
- Ain't She Sweet
- Five Foot Two
- When I'm Cleaning Windows
Hope everything goes ok for you, a big hugh, amigo
:D Hello!
ReplyDeleteI love foisting my song choices upon unwary bystanders, I think you should make this like a weekly thing where people play something they'd not usually consider. My ramblings out of the way, my three favourite songs to play are:
Speak Now- Taylor Swift
Perfect- Pink
Listen to the Rain- Evanescence
:) good luck everyone!
Robyn Samwell
(bunnyrawr on UU)
OK - really difficult to pick out 3 but for the moment they are:
ReplyDelete1. Knock Three Times on the Ceiling if You Want Me (you'll need an afro wig and a flowered shirt)
2. Mull of Kintyre (if you're a beginner, don't worry about the key change)
3. The Cover of the Rolling Stone (nice one to play with a mate)
Happy strumming, Sue
Hello all, only 3 huh?
ReplyDelete"Big Strong Girl" (Deb Talan)
"Kaulana Kawaihae" (arpeggio style)
My parody of "Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce changed to "Coon Named Scrounge" cuz...the kids love this one.
Let it Be-The Beatles
ReplyDeleteBlue Monk-Thelonious Monk
Hey Soul Sister-Train
Three very different--but all great--songs
In no particular order:
ReplyDeleteSan Francisco Bay Blues-Clapton version
La Isla Bonita- even Madonna is great on a uke
Ain't She Sweet- you can't beat a classic
The Hypnotist - Craig Robertson
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm 64 - Paul McCartney
Ain't She Sweet
Jessie j Pricetag
ReplyDeleteKinks Sunny Afternoon
George Michael Faith
Now gonna have to learn all the others on this page : )
OJB is my UUforum username.
ReplyDeleteBut my three most favourite songs to play on uke at the moment are:
Clair de Lune- Debussy
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
The Scientist - Coldplay
Good luck to everyone!
You Belong To Me (from the soundtrack of Shrek)
ReplyDeleteLet it Be - The Beatles
In My Life - The Beatles
Three favs are:
ReplyDeleteBlowing in the wind
I wanna be like you
You are my sunshine
MiaRosie
ReplyDeleteStill a beginner when it comes to playing, but;
1. Stairway to heaven,
2. Autumn leaves.
3. Maire's wedding (first one I learnt and the one I use to warm up these ole fingers as only four chords used)
Thank you for running the comp :o)
@Jim Yates, thanks for your reminder of mentioning the songwriters!
ReplyDelete1. One Note Samba - Carlos Jobim
2. Tanta Til Beate - Lillebjorn Nilsen
3. Leaning On A Lamp Post - Noel Grey
I'll see you in my dreams
ReplyDeletePenas do tiê (Brazilian traditional)
Tonight you belong to me
my top 3 ^^
ReplyDeletejamming - bob marley
On The Radio - Regina Spektor
house of the rising sun - the animals
On The Radio by Regina Spektor is an inspired choice for ukulele!
ReplyDelete1. How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
ReplyDelete2. Karma Cameleon - Culture Club
3. Jolly Holiday - from Mary Poppins
1. Something - the Beatles
ReplyDelete2. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
3. Down By The Riverside - Traditional
1. Christmas Cookies -- George Strait
ReplyDelete2. Pretty when it's new -- Merle Haggard
Oh Mary, don't you weep -- gospel
1.build me up buttercup
ReplyDelete2.creep
3.first impressions
gl8121 on ukulele underground
Thanks!
1- Don't Think Twice, it's Alright - Bob Dylan
ReplyDelete2- Sugar Baby - Bob Dylan
3- I Believe in You - Bob Dylan
What can I say? I'm obsessed with Bob Dylan. And not in a "haha, that's neat, you're such a fan" sort of way, but in a "Oh crap, Bob, call the police, that fat guy with a ukulele is trying to jump over your fence again" sort of way.
I love my Uke and anything I play puts a smile on my face but I am new to the game so I like the classics Ukulele Lady, Folsom Prison Blues, Country Roads!
ReplyDeleteKeep on Strum-in!
Wow, great idea for entering a contest.
ReplyDeleteI play uke with my 13 yr old daughter and our 3 favorite songs to play are;
1. I will survive - More of the Cake version then Gloria Gaynor's
2. Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
3. Vampire - (from the Juno soundtrack)
Nice Idea, my three faves to play at the moment are
ReplyDelete1.)You've got a friend in me - Randy Newman
2.)Comets - Cocoon
3.)Sittin on the dock of the bay - Otis Redding
1. Harder Better Faster Stronger (shouldn't work on uke but it does and is beautiful!)
ReplyDelete2. Silence Kit by Pavement (super fun and so different to the recorded version which sounds like it was played through a guitar amp bought for less than a fiver)
3. Beverly Hills Cop theme (catchiest thing ever)
1.) “Bright Side of Life.”
ReplyDelete2.) “When I’m Sixty-Four.”
3.) “Banana Pancakes.”
I love playing
ReplyDelete"Stardust"
"Sabor a Mi"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
on any size uke!
My three favorite songs seem to change weekly, but this week they are: 1. Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody - David Lee Roth version 2. Dream Police by Cheap Trick 3. Saturday in the Park by Chicago
ReplyDeleteWow, out of all the songs I play, lately my favorites are:
ReplyDelete1) Birdcage in your Soul- TMBG
2) You Ruined Everything- Jonathan Coulton
3) Moondance- Van Morrison
Great contest idea! My three favorites at the moment are:
ReplyDeleteAll My Loving -- The Beatles
Na Moku Eha -- multiple artists
I'll Never Find Another You -- The Seekers
-- mds725 (UU username)
My Three favorite songs to play on the ukulele are:
ReplyDeletePuff The Magic Dragon by Peter Paul and Mary,
99 Red Balloons by Nena,
and Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons.
I love playing:
ReplyDelete1) Valentine - Kina Grannis
2) Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding
3) Viva la Vida - Coldplay
socalspartan from Ukulele Underground
ReplyDelete1) Jackson - My 2yr old loves to sing this one with me. Good thing, 'cause there's no way I can sing June Carters part.
2) Rawhide - No one sees this one coming!
3) Brown Sugar - Rockin' tune.
My word, when this is over I have one MASSIVE blog post to type to get these listed! LOL
ReplyDeleteachickfromcorea from the Ukulele Underground
ReplyDeleteThree favorite tunes to play:
1. Magic Martin Ukulele Waltz
2. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
3. Aldrine Guerrero's Ukulele Waltz
sassamakass from Ukulele Underground
ReplyDeleteMy favorite uke songs are:
1You and I by Ingrid Michaelson
2Sugar Magnolia by the Grateful Dead
3Oh Dear by Brandi Carlile
Sugar Magnolia? Inspired choice of song - love it!
ReplyDeleteHello
ReplyDelete1) While my guitar gently weeps
2) E'ku u morning dew
3) I'm yours - Jason Mraz