Laugh in the Box: Ode to Ukulele Underground.com Videos

Added: Jul 15, 2008

From: UKISOCIETY

Duration: 3:13

Ukulele players are great people to hang with! Visit www.ukuleleunderground.com to meet the nicest people on Earth!This is Jonathan Richman's "Velvet Underground" with a few changes.Lyrics:They're wild like the USAFour-string rockers in a Hawaiian wayRock and roll, but not like the restAnd to me, music at its bestHow in the world are they making that sound?Ukulele Underground.A groovy tone on soprano and tenorPlay less strings but makin' it soarStay kind of still, look kinda shyKinda far away, kinda dignified.How in the world are they making that sound?Ukulele Underground.Now you can look at that band and wonder whereAll that sound is coming fromWith just 4 strings there.Twangy sounds of the cheapest types,Sounds as stark as black and white stripes,Bold and brash, sharp and rude,Like the heats turned offAnd you're low on food.How in the world are they making that sound?Ukulele Underground.Like this...(play a bit of seeso, mctrmt, Adellethegreat and Tia Kelley)Wild wild parties when they start to unwindA close encounter of the thirdest kindOn the bandstand playing, everybody's sayingHow in the world are they making that sound?Ukulele Underground.Well you could look at that bandAnd at first sightSay that certain rules about modern musicWouldn't apply tonight.Twangy sounds of the cheapest kind,Like "Mahalo Sale - $11.99,"Bold and brash, stark and still,Like the heats turned offAnd you can't pay the bill.How in the world are they making that sound?Ukulele Underground.Wild wild parties when they start to unwindA close encounter of the thirdest kindOn the bandstand grooving, everybody movingHow in the world are they making that sound?Ukulele Underground.(Played on an Ohana tenor-neck soprano)

Channel: Music

Tags: adellethegreat  jonathan  mctrmt  richman  seeso  uke  ukulele  underground 

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