18 Apr 08 Give a little Love
Saw this on the telly the other day…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbpi5YeBkCk
Though, that song is familar! After Hummming it for a full day, i finally placed it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA_0cvd1EUM
YAY!! – i must have watched that film a million times as a kid 
Give a Little Love – Paul Williams
And interestingly, The song was written by Paul Williams, who played ‘Little Ennos’ in ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ – 100% FACT
It ALWAYS comes back to Bert!!
Tags: Advert, Bugsy Malone, chords, Coke, Coke a Cola, Give a little Love, GTA, ukulele
27 Mar 08 I live in the earth
Further to my earlier post, http://www.ilovefizzypop.co.uk/2008/03/17/his-name-is-monkey/
I bring you…
My Name is Monkey – seiichi0217
Does anyone know where i could get a hat/balaclava like his?
(dont say Japan)
Tags: chords, Monkeys, My name is monkey, seiichi0217, ukulele, Ukuleles
20 Mar 08 A fish that has a secret wish
Wahay – look at me going all anti-folk!
This track is one of the many by Kiyma Dawson to appear on the ‘Juno’ soundtrack, and its ideal for beginners because it only has three chords – C, G, and D. Yay!!
On the recording its played once, then repeated up to the line “Appreciate the effort”
(So do that if you want)
As films go, I thought Juno was OK, but perhaps not worth all the hype. (Maybe im getting old?)
But, I really enjoyed the soundtrack. I have a couple more tracks i will be sticking on here over the next few days/weeks/months/when i get round to it – so watch this space.
Tags: anti folk, chords, Juno, Kiyma Dawson, Tree Hugger, ukulele
17 Mar 08 Thats Hobo Style
Granted it wasnt as good as ‘Gentle Ben’, but as a kid i used to love ‘The Littlest Hobo’.
Wiki informs us that..
The Canadian television series running from 1979-1985 featured many famous stars at the time including the young Mike Myers as the character Tommy before he later found fame in the movies Wayne’s World and Austin Powers. The song that plays during the credits, “Maybe Tomorrow”, is composed and sung by Terry Bush.
I reckon that husky/wolf/German Shepard thing could have taken Lassie in a fight – no problem!
Tags: chords, Dogs, The Littlest Hobo, ukulele
13 Mar 08 It dont mean shit now
Continuing in my role as the self proclaimed Sweary Ukulele Troubadour, I bring you…
This track was number 1 in 2005, and amazingly spawned the No 1 ‘response’ hit – ‘(F.U.R.B) Fuck you right back’ by ‘Frankie’…
Fuck What I did, was your fault somehow
Fuck the presents, I threw all that shit out
Fuvk all the cryin’ it didn’t mean jack
Well guess what yo, fuck you right back
Charming!
I dare say if you played it in C you would get a nice ‘Am’ instead of the ‘Bm’ – but still, its all practice 
Tags: chords, Eamon, Fuck it, Sweary Ukulele Troubadour, ukulele
03 Mar 08 No, No, No
I hate Amy Winehouse. Her and her rich boyfriend can go fuck off and die for all i care. In fact, I do care, and I hope they do die.
I almost hate them as much as I hate that worthless twat with the hat.
BUT…
I have to admit that THIS is a cracking tune, and i DO like it.
Also…
a) It is easy to play on the Uke,
b) Its a track people recognise, and will have a little sing along with.
c) Everytime you play it, Amy Winehouse dies a little bit inside (hopefully)
Tags: amy, chords, Drug scum, rehab, tab, ukulele, winehouse
27 Feb 08 Dublin, Dundee, Humberside
Oh, the delicious irony of playing a song by The Smiths on the Ukulele!!!
I REALLY REALLY like this!
It sounds ace on the uke. and its easy to play – what more could one ask for?
I hope you enjoy it!
Tags: chords, panic, tab, the smiths, ukulele
23 Feb 08 I used to know a bitch named Eric Wright
er….
This is a cover of a Ben Folds cover of a Dr Dre track. If you have delicate sensibilities I think you’d be best not clicking, but if you like cussin’ n’ shit, then click ahead 
Bitches ain’t shit – Dr Dre/Ben Folds
In all honestly, I cant play this all the way thought yet. But if you play the first couple of verses in company, you will definately get a reaction!
You’ll either be surrounded by laughter, or your Uke will have been smashed into a thousand pieces by an angry mob – lets hope its the former
If you’re still unsure – heres Ben Folds’ performing it at a ‘myspace’ gig Nashville.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_N3CK-6CHk
Incidentally, i LOVE the fact that there are loads of fans in the audience playing along with him, I guess this is the same kind of thing JoCo was trying to do, but with Ukes
Tags: aint, Ben Folds, Bitches, chords, Dr Dre, shit, tab, ukulele
20 Feb 08 Old smokey’s got them ears on
Smokey & the Bandit is ace – 100% FACT!
The theme tune to Smokey & the Bandit is ace – 100% FACT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpZ6b1myvAw
The song was recorded by the Jerry Reed, the bloke who played “Snowman” in the film, and it got to Number 2 in 1977. In my opinion its the best song about transfering large amounts of illegal booze across America that ive ever heard.
East Bound and Down – Jerry Reed
And thats a big 10-4!!
Tags: , chords, East bound and down, jerry reed, smokey and the bandit, tab, ukulele
16 Feb 08 My feelings are more important than yours
I added this to Ukulele Hunt’s new Chord Depository ‘Uker Hunt’ the other day, and i thought i might as well stick it up here now.
Its a nice little uke version of Razorblade -my favourite track of The Strokes’ third album, ‘First Impressions of Earth’
In other news, thanks to Al over at Ukulele Hunt for a mention this site on his Friday Links post. And hello & welcome to anyone who’s been intrigued enough to stumble over. If you know of any songs about game playing robot-monkeys – give me a shout?
Tags: chords, Razorblade, tab, The Strokes, ukulele
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