"Hold Me Now" uke cover

[blamagenkind]

OMG awesome!! I want to shake your hand. :D

[DiffCliff]

Best thing on the internet, hands down.

[naterd00d]

This is awesome :D

[ronniedillon]

This is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Egryn]

LIES! Black peoples don't like the polyphonic spree! She is a white girl in disguise!

No seriously great vid!

[shanifawni]

@Egryn wow, next time you try to compliment someone, try to make it less racially offensive.

[Egryn]

@shanifawni RIght because that is what is wrong with the world. With corruption and innocent people being slaughtered and Warlords starving to death, a little racial lighthearted jesting is going to cause the downfall of mankind, even though a black man is in the white house. Racism is our biggest problem.

Girl you honestly need to get over the hurdle of racial injustices in the world and realize that people are people and jesting about racial differences only embraces diversity.

[blamagenkind]

@Egryn What is wrong with you?

[Egryn]

@blamagenkind Its called a sense of humor.

[blamagenkind]

@Egryn Moron.

[cels0719]

I really, really think you are awesome! You inspired me to learn it on here, thank you so much for everything! 

[applexcore0]

i watch this video everyday. you're the best.

[plumpvegan]

awesome ... and yr adorable

[Gaut42aspe]

Sooooooo good ! :D

I love this song and I love your cover !

[DontYouHateItWhen]

you're officially my new favorite person for covering this song. :D thank you so much; you are extremely talented! keep it up!

[duckyrun2]

Wow. Your cover is great. Sometimes when people cover a song its a total mess. Your voice is lovely.

[cels0719]

Oh my gosh you are--AMAZING!

[kpg48]

Great voice!

[shanifawni]

@roshjosh for real! i got lucky with this one

thanks! :)

[donaye37]

cool song. what are the chords and the strum pattern,i want to learn it

[angelofthelastday]

I love this. Your voice is so pretty. Wish I was one of the cool kids... lol No but really great song and good job covering it!

[PatrickHollinstunes]

i was sceptical at a uke playing this song but youv aced it, its brilliant, keep up the good work gunna check out all your vids now, check out my chanel if you like acoustic musics :) good job

[vonjuntz]

Hey, just found you while listening to PS So anyway from a giant of a man in Northern New England thank you you are now at the top of my playlist

PS. love the dresser

[Chicagolandhalloween]

You should join the band!

[shanifawni]

@Chicagolandhalloween ohhhhh how i wish

[boburiinchankludho]

it's so cooool, i think i'm in love, (= i love the music, your voice, THE UKULELE!, hahah (: greaaaaaaaaaat! i think you're sweet

[ut1smitty]

This is one of the great ones! When there is alot of vocals love the voice that comes out.

[ut1smitty]

wow! I really enjoyed this. Great JOB

[redsam888]

thats wicked! excellent voice!! good job!

[KelSIZooo]

I saw this on their myspace. You did a great job!

[pisketty]

hey i watched this ages ago and loved it! i just learned it an am going to post a video response soon. great job!

[shanifawni]

yesss! so happy. i look foward to it.

[fuzzylogic1972]

@shanifawni what are the chords? You're amazing!!

[andyeholl]

Muito bom! Very well! Coooooolllllllllll

[shanifawni]

thhaaaanks :)

[gomez4192]

you have a great voice!

[shanifawni]

thank you!

[Twisttheawesome]

What a great cover! I wish I could play uke like that :)

[Irrwahn1986]

how cute *___*

I love your voice! <3

[mandycute98]

the ukelale didnt sound like the music but I LOVE THE POLYPHONIC SPREE props for the self music though

[MsVcharles]

This song is gret and you are great at playing it! Just got myslef a Uke yesterday yay!

[lizannemarie]

this video (and song) is inspiring. you did an amazing job.

[shanifawni]

thank you!

[CimmerianAxe]

I love this song and I like how you look playing that ukelele in your room´s floor.

Lovely voice too!

[shanifawni]

hahaha thanks, its actually the bathroom floor - that's the sink behind me.

thank you!

[BrowntownMayor]

Incredible Song. Incredible Band. THE BEST group to perform live in a long time. They are the reason we make music. If you ever get the chance, please go see Polyphonic Spree live!

[tutugm]

Brasil na área!!! Essa versão ficou ótima! Parabéns! E essa distorção no áudio parece que deixou aind mais incrível! Good... VEEERY GOOD!!!

[4j0sH4]

wow you are such a good singer!!! and you chose the best song to sing :D

[Stickerfied]

Six stars! (+1 for the uke! :D)

[inatangle]

My husband was looking for the band and found your video and really liked it, and played it for me--it's awesome. The ukelele sounds so pretty and I love your voice!

[itsybitsyinsideher]

hey girl, you are so awesome !!

[shanifawni]

thanks itsy! :)

[sindex]

Added as a favorite, and sent to a friend who's learning the Uke. Such a great version of such a great song!

[shanifawni]

thankssss!! thats awesome (sorry if this is repeat reply, sometimes the reply doesnt stay or doesnt show up or something...)

-shani

[boozelele]

Classic Shanifawni....awesome.

[shanifawni]

hehe thanks booze. that'll be the title of my greatest youtube hits, 'classic shanifawni' hahaha

[nuclearpablo1]

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. i love ukulele. ima learn to play this one. cuz i love this song.

[shanifawni]

yayyy, its a fun one to play! and ukulele is the boommb

[GinaRina07]

I LOVE IT! Amazing.

[shanifawni]

thanks!

[Ravagence]

Oh by the way, maybe release an MP3 of it, I'd like to have it on my Player

[shanifawni]

haha i dont think i wold like being on american idol....

yeah i have to get around to making an mp3 of it but when i do i will message you or somethinnn

[Ravagence]

American Idol? Ever Considered?

[TheTalent21]

be damned i have no negative comments.....

[shanifawni]

haha cool. thanks

[BoyGenteel]

This is exactly why I love YouTube. Nicely done. A combination no one had ever thought of before.

[miisterrD]

That's not an easy song to do, and you did it awesomely. 7 thumbs up.

:]

[XPandaMoniumBandX]

Go for american idol lol

[XPandaMoniumBandX]

nice

[mwparenteau]

Great work!

[alexjbutterfield]

the riff reminds me of an REM riff from UP, Daysleeper is the song I think. Maybe this is faster.

Really like this. Stumbled on it. Love the song and your cover.

[Ravagence]

Your Awesome! You have a nice voice!

[dramallama72]

i think the original is in a different key but that was very lovely! Do you always play your uke in the bathroom? lol

[polyphonicjeremy]

You are soon approaching a year for this video.....it truly is lovely....thank you.

[shanifawni]

wow, i guess it is gettin to be that time! haha

you are welcome! and thank youu

[timmymoney]

One of my favorite songs with my favorite instrument. Awesome!

[afranklin0925]

that's awesome. Great work, and good for you. You are cute as a button singing that song

[panphobe]

Brilliant. Really nice!

P Spree are great, and this is a fine cover.

What make is your uke?

[pisketty]

you are awesome! it is because of you and this video that i got into the spree! i'm looking to buy an inexpensive ukulele...any recommendations?

[pru005]

ah i love this song! i've been playing uke for about for months now, but youre really good! great job.

[degausser8]

You manage to do the song justice armed with just a ukulele.

Well done lady.

[AhhForgetIt]

I love this entire album, so watching this makes me really, really happy! I love it!

[shanifawni]

yay happy!

awesome

[hubrisrising]

blown away. awesome.

[shanifawni]

score!

i am pleased.

[bellyruffian]

Tis Majik, you bring the purity through of such a wonderful song, sung so wonderfully! You are now my best friend (please?) :¬)

[shanifawni]

sure, i never turn down a best friend, hhaha.

thanks!

[wwworthlesss]

This was really well done! Super fantastic, no wonder Tim and the gang liked it! Keep on playing!

[kcheverie]

:3

you reminded me of the polyphonic spree, for this i thank you.

[shanifawni]

hehe, sweet! you are very welcome!

[wuvablez]

this was great~ :)

[dylannaxell]

Very nice. I usually don't enjoy female covers, but yours is interesting and nice.

[shanifawni]

oh, well thanks!

like female covers of songs guys sing?

[dylannaxell]

Yeah.

[trueedge2097]

A Ukelele cover? I was not expecting this, but I love it. You did a great job. I hope you'll cover other songs, too. I'd like to hear to you do Queen's Don't Stop Me Now.

[shanifawni]

thanks! haha, i dunno if i'll get around to it, but i'll definitely play around with it, see if i like it on uke.

[londonUK2002]

awesome cover!! i really like this!!!

[plogue87]

Nice cover, I really liked it! :)

[redbootproductions]

saw this on poly's blog! cool videos, good vibes! i love the uke. do you write anything yourself? (this question may sound stupid because I havent looked at all of your other videos yet)

[shanifawni]

haha no, i don't have any videos of anything i've written, but i am in the process of writing some stuff, but its all very barebones and unfinished.

thanks! glad you got good vibes, always nice.

[BigGulpMagazine]

this is really nice

[shanifawni]

thanksss, glad you think so!

[variegatedaries]

You rock! Awesome!!!!! Do you get influences from the Polyphonic Spree AND Israel Kamakawiwo'ole?

[shanifawni]

thanks!

umm, not really Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole. I don't listen to him.

[kittenmildew]

oh, man another awesome band... i love your taste. To the max.

[shanifawni]

to the MAX. woo! hehe

[StartAFightClub]

honestly... I almost like this more then the real one. I love your voice and the ukulele its amazing. I first found out about this band playing this flash game where you have to help the 3 women get back to the group, maybe you have played it. Really though great band. Amazing cover!

[shanifawni]

ooo, thanks! ukuleles are pretty amazing.

yeah i have played that game!! that's not how i discovered them, but htat game is so cute, haha.

[amyjb]

REALLY GOOD!!!

[shanifawni]

wooo!! :))

haha

[redpola]

You have a beautiful and very natural voice - really makes a change from the usual youtube overplayed and over stagey cover versions. Well done - you rock.

Neil.

[shanifawni]

well thank you sir.

glad you liked it!

[ButterflyDragon9]

Wow!  Excellent!

[ifihadahifi]

I came across your vid throught the spree site. Brilliant cover!

[shanifawni]

yayy!! thank you!

[jeffliving]

What a great cover. I loved it.

[chellyfish]

COULD THIS GET ANY BETTER? It almost made me cry. Maybe it's been too long since I've spreed. :) Your voice is brilliant, I must have more. So good! :D

[shanifawni]

haha "Spreed", good term.

hehe, I'm glad it was an almost tearjerker. (that's usually the closest I ever get to crying at entertainment, i'm weird)

thanks!

[welshshrew]

Listening to this in Wales on a Thursday night.

Lovely. Well done Shani.

[shanifawni]

yay thanks!

I'm happy I brought some loveliness to your Wales evening.

[zoomgas]

One of my favorite songs EVER! Great cover!

[shanifawni]

hmm. I'm not sure if I replied to this comment (sometimes the replies disappear), if I already did, and you think I'm weird for replying to it twice, please excuse me.

but YEAH. it's such a good song, haha. Makes me want to hug everyone I know, and maybe some I don't.

thanks!

[scarredgod]

excellent version, very nice indeed!

[shanifawni]

thank ya!

[nelsonbig]

Oh man! This is how musical geniuses are made. Some young girl just deciding to sit down with her camera and play the ukulele in her bathroom. The song is already moving. However, just you doing what you do and loving it is very moving. Please, PLEASE keep singing. It's what makes people like me believe there's still beauty in this world.

[shanifawni]

wow, i don't know what to say to that, i will keep singing, for sure. not that I had planned on stopping, hehe. I am glad its moving, so so so glad. There could not be any better outcome. Thanks for this comment!

[timmyfs]

shani - you rock!!!!

[shanifawni]

yayy!

[ninteninja]

well done, this is brilliant.

[shanifawni]

Thank you ninte ninja. :)

[jestaib]

That's quality. Nice work, Shani.

[shanifawni]

thanks Jeff! that means a lot. :)

[friendinabox888]

Shani.

I love you.

[shanifawni]

Rob?

love you too,

haha, if my number one fan place wasn't already taken, you'd so be there!

(if this isn't Rob and my eyes served me wrong, sorry for the awkward comment.haha)

[friendinabox888]

gahh. it is. and this video totally got 100 more views since i saw it yesterday.

[BaronK69]

You've got a really great voice!

[shanifawni]

thanks! I'm happy you think so!

[attacksquid]

Brilliant song and a BRILLIANT version! I am in awe!

[shanifawni]

why thank you! i'm glad, it is quite the song. yeah Polyphonic Spree!

[shanifawni]

thanks!

i don't have a lot of time to to do detailed tab, but its mostly chords. (can you figure out where they change on your own or from my vid?

intro: C B/C C B/C

verse1: Am C F G x3, then Am C F Fm

chorus: C Am C Am F Fm G, then intro

verse2: Am C F G x5, then Am C F Fm

chorus, etc whatev. then end on the intro except add an extra C chord!!

how I did the intro, for the B/C chord, instead of a C chords on the 3rd fret i just went to the second. nice tension.

hope this helps!

[pisketty]

this is fabulous! do you mind posting your uke tabs so i can learn it?

[khoc08]

im just friends with the delaughters..

good job

[shanifawni]

ohh cool, yeah I had gotten a message from Daniel, and one from Audrey.

awesome, I was just confused.

thank you!! glad you liked it!

[ktinss]

yeah the spree has actually seen this and they think it's really cool

[khoc08]

good job its gotten around to the band!!

awesome job!

[shanifawni]

thank youu!

who are you? how do you know?

[homeautomationguy]

They're linking to this video on the main polyphonic spree homepage.

[bloop234]

hey great job!

alright, dorky confession--i was singing along with you hahaha

[shanifawni]

that's awesome!!! hehehe.

thank you!

[pirucreek]

You have a really nice voice and have a lot of talent. Why not try out for idol.

[shanifawni]

pff, I'm not sure my voice and talent is cut out for american idol, also style-wise its kinda different. but thanks so much for the compliment! Maybe I'll try out for something one day, or enter some contest, eventually.

[SavannaXan]

wow. that was really gooood

[shanifawni]

thanks, glad you thought so! :)

[SavannaXan]

just wondering.. how long did it take you to learn to play the ukelele?

is it hard?

easy?

I'm thinking about getting one. haha

[shanifawni]

DO IT. omg. they're just fun, and extremely portable, enjoyable, etc.

um I only got it sometime during the beginning of 2008. A lady up at college started a group so that's how I got started playing. I played guitar before that and uke is soo much easier to learn. So I think it depends on your musical background as far as how quick you will learn to like strum and play and stuff, but you should definitely go for it, and just believe you can do it. It's pretty simple, just have fun and work hard!

[SavannaXan]

ohhh okay! i think im gonna go for it! haha thanks

What type of uke do you have?

[shanifawni]

mine's a Johnson UK - 120.

My other lil blue one is a Mahalo, but its kinda crappy. My Johnson was $33.

I'd definitely suggest getting a cheaper one until you know you really like and will use it a lot, then upgrade.

And I got mine at a store called Elderly in Lansing.

[CurlySteve88]

You have to be my favorite ukulele player, and that's saying a lot cause I know you know how awesome the other choice would be ;-)

Love you!

[shanifawni]

aww Stephennn. I'm so happy, hehehe!

[guzferreira]

beeeeeatiful, incredible....!!!

[shanifawni]

hahaha thanksss!

[Jimbobis]

Nice!

[shanifawni]

domo arigatou

[GrumpyCoyoteTunes]

This was fantastic... great voice, uke - great everything.

[shanifawni]

thanks! I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for the subscription!

[russbuss415]

you sure know how to choose 'em!  good job!

[shanifawni]

thanks pal!