Jake Shimabukuro performs Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on KFOG Radio

[shimanchunutakara]

he's good but fuck him for not letting people transcribe his arrangements and share them for free on the internet. fuck him

[thealexh32]

@shimanchunutakara tabs for this are online

[rappoppom]

@thealexh32 where? i must know where

[thealexh32]

@rappoppom google "dominator ukulele"

[adamskinner95]

3:10 :)



[321bluesman]

i don my cap sir.

[dudecicero]

I had a hard time finding the similarities with Thriller, considering the tone of the uke.

Regardless of this, this sounded freakin' AWESOME. It makes me wanna pick an uke and learn how to play it so bad.

[buddyacker]

The ending is epic.

[D0ug91]

I want this band: Jake on uke, Victor Wooten on bass, Bela Fleck on banjo, Tommy Emmanuel on guitar. If the universe doesn't explode from all the awesome, they'd record a fantastic album, I'm sure.

[Narutoxbleach503]

@D0ug91 why not Sungha on guitar, or Marcel Dadi?

[gir1258]

@D0ug91 Tosin Abasi > all other guitarists. You would just need him for the universe to explode from the awesome, actually.

[mariaoz21]

@D0ug91 and steve gadd on drums!:D

[3234718]

@D0ug91 And Will Ferrell on cowbell

[maquinapeluda]

jake is the best in ukulele !

[DianaLovesTacos]

fucking damn it.

now i have to find a tutorial on this song now.

why does he have to be amazing :P

[seaweevil]

I shall never think of Ukulele the same way again...

[captbanjo1]

I think he is to the uke what Bela Fleck is to the banjo.

[chabrastamepues]

I saw him in 2005 at BYU-Idaho, and he was sick back then. He's only gotten better! This dude does for the ukelele what Charlie Daniels did for the fiddle! Fantastic!!!

[phishinvan]

I like seeing Jerry smiling in the background. The dude on the uke is pretty badass too.

[gingerale818]

The radio producer has a great voice.

[stolzerSN89]

i wish micheal jackson would ve done more funk as well xD!!!!!

[giova89]

speachless



[mikemo1112]

this is the most respectful thing i think ive ever seen

[laibw]

OMG! SO AWESOME!



[Helge549]

satan!!!!

[msjuniejane1]

@Helge549

Huh???

[huato115]

Can i press love button for you??????

Youtube add it nowwwwwwww.

[huato115]

Can i press love button for you??????

Youtube add it nowwwwwwww.

[jutifuly]

I love him!

[pualani]

@jutifuly Same here ♥! Super talented & cute too!



[dclaghorn]

C'Mon Jake, add some distortion!! :-) LOL

[dclaghorn]

C'Mon Jake, add some distortion!! :-)

[ReesesPieces625]

marry me.

[dolleee]

sweeeet <3

[movesinc]

i heard the 25 who hit dislike also think mike vick should adopt a few dogs.

[RuggerPip]

@movesinc Glad you're keeping it relevant. Idiot.

[movesinc]

@RuggerPip pretty sure you meant reluctant.

[RuggerPip]

@movesinc Pretty sure you don't know what reluctant means.

[Kakaxxx222]

holy f*** 2:30 - 2:40 can't get tired of this bit!!!

[totallyasian12300]

Omg....... thats awesome! i wanna learn the guitar or ukulele :P

[verbotenice]

O... wow... I can't imagine uke become so elegant...

[changeyourworld08]

Holy shit. Jake. You are the best ukulele player ever!!! Ps radio dj. What a voice!!

[goucho1169]

i must've watched this like 6 times

[CrazyCanonCrew]

he acts a bit like jet li :D

[TheNikiboo1000]

I wonder if that is a baritone Uke or a tenor? haha its so beauiful. Dang he really good!

[SpartyOn2013]

@TheNikiboo1000

I think that Jake plays a tenor.

[TheNikiboo1000]

@SpartyOn2013

Not going to lie i want one haha

[v123bah]

@TheNikiboo1000 i think its a tenor

[808Productionz]

@v123bah Correct it's a custom made Kamaka Tenor Ukulele.

[iamthebyron]

Aww, come on Jake, you couldn't make the ukulele do the maniacal laughter?

[Annoyingthing321]

Funky beans :D

[MrAngel999]

That's some deep voice... I can't imagine him calling his son, or something...

Except that, cover was very relaxing. :)

[BelovedJohnny]

My ears just cried out in pure joy.

[IAmMusicFan]

Love the picture of Jerry looming over Jake's shoulder.... :)

[cgentile1]

You can not like this? How?

[MrRogsmart]

That golden voice belongs to Dave Morey who was KFOG's morning DJ for a longggg..... time. Dave Morey and KFOG were my S.F sound track for a lot of years. All good things must end and Dave retired from

KFOG a year or so ago. Still miss him, one of the best.

[daazntasti]

The radio guy's voice is so goddamn beautiful.

[mcwelder1]

bad azz

[Animehell090]

25 people decided that music wasnt good enough for them. Psh. Losers.

[EightCorruption]

damn christofer drews screwed

[davexz]

AWESOME! GREATNESS! (idiots who cant hear thriller serious? ) 

[HornyGuyElectronics]

Wow....

[evanilsondor]

Awesome

[McPigskin]

i love

[ILoveYouOmerBhatti]

< < . invincible mj

[Anoubis456]

Great song - well played - not that id recognise it as thriller - couldnt hear thriller at all but a great player non the less

[BroodingInferno]

@Anoubis456 LOL noob how can you not hear that its thriller? Its right there

[Anoubis456]

@BroodingInferno Because it sounds nothing like it! wrong chords, wrong tune even!

Dosnt help that its his own interpritation either

[rightwingnutcake]

@Anoubis456 if you can't hear thriller, you're fucking deaf. get your ears checked, you twat.

[ShadesAndRed]

@Anoubis456 Apparently you don't know the song then.....at all....haha

[SlugMcSlug]

Awesome.

[JJkathay]

Jake has invented chords never seen before :O

[Iamfukenripped]

How awesome is he :)...

[erichixdomo]

WOW...HOLY SHIT!!!

[Lostatsea86]

This is pretty flippen sweet

[Rockerboar]

Wow, thats unbelivable, i think its the best one of jake, i love it

[MrJarlau]

Jake can make me listen to Jackson!

[OndraZostrova]

ukulele is better for him... It has only 4 strings and you can play only with 4 fingers... So bigger freedom here.

[ilovefluffysheep]

@OndraZostrova uhu! actually when a ukulele has fewer strings it's harder! not easier

[zackismez]

@OndraZostrova less notes equals more freedom?

[uuuuuy15]

love 3:40-4:27 best part of the vid AWESOME

[ukecompatible]

That person that said it doesn't sound like Thriller. Obviously he said it's his interpretation of Thriller.

[HughMacLennan]

I love the Ukulele. Here he is, playing one of the most popular pop songs of all time (or whatever genre you consider it), and he makes it sound like a beautiful melody.

Thumbs up.

[HughMacLennan]

Holy mackerel, that host has a helluva deep voice.

[Corgrasg]

@HughMacLennan its not that deep :P Its just had lots of bass frequencies boosted to give it the 'radio presenter' feel.

[ThaChimchar]

PUT A GUITAR IN THAT GUYS HAND RIGHT NOW!!!

[TheDrunkenfist91]

@ThaChimchar It's pretty obvious that his passion is for the ukulele.

[chrismen28]

@ThaChimchar it's clear you don't understand why he is such a hero

[ThaChimchar]

@chrismen28

no im just sayin if he can do that, he can do anything that has strings

[yonwit]

The inspiration from the King to princess

[goofyygirl]

well he is an incredible ukulele-player, no doubt. but i didn't really think that this sounded like thriller?...

[pinoyboi069]

i hope MJ saw this

[717cronaldofan717]

@pinoyboi069 rip mj but yeah i think he would aprove

[doufupanda]

The best part? Jake's sardonic laugh as he announces he's about to play Thriller. Definitely a bit of "prepare to get your socks knocked off" tone in there.

[beefMERCIFUL]

he lost his beach muscles

[basebassguy]

@beefMERCIFUL maybe but when you can play like that who gives a $#!@

[windsong137]

That's gorgeous!

[sporeisGOD1]

18 people have no soul.

[leagacy23]

this guy is amazing. i couldn't even imagine how he would make it sound like that song on a uke...but wow.

[ViperRob42]

I hope MJ got to see this

[aportieri8]

Now I have to buy a Ukulele and start practicing.

Look what you did!

[allyouneedislove91]

I love how he did this BEFORE MJ died.

[PortuguesePlayer21]

18 people were going to press like but fell of the chair as they were about to click

[jenesus808]

18 people missed the like button

[baseballkid4lyfe]

@jenesus808 that comments getting old so stop stealing from other people

[womby28]

"I'll do my best, I don't know if my fingers will move this early." AAAHHHH! He can do anything!

[labeba1nika]

And the Ukulele Gods said "And Jake Shall have the Golden Hands for the Ukulele, It is done!"

[BillBraskyisaSOB]

What instrument is this guy playing!? Cuz I have never heard anything come out of a ukelele that I like... but that was incredible!

[jellisrellish]

@BillBraskyisaSOB ukulele, but he's a little better than most uke players.

[womby28]

@jellisrellish Severe understatement ;)

[metsoforte]

I love you



[sebastianopalma]

incredible...!

[frenzetics]

Ah man i love this arrangement,

FREAKING AWEOSME

[ffetyani]

@JibsRial stop, ur commenting the same thing on all of his uke videos

[OMGitzBruce]

@ffetyani ikr . i saw the same comments about uke's getting raped on other videos

[ilikepienchicken3811]

he says his fingers might not work at 6:55 in the morn... then he starts playing AWSUMLY and pulled off thriller...

[xroncasasboy]

R.I.P. Michael Jackson Death June 25 2009 . 11:17 PM

[mosquitofeliz]

fuck, the harmonics, are awesome

[eric11600]

What size uke is he using?

[rayhaku]

@eric11600 um, tenor?

[chefdux]

@eric11600 I'm pretty sure it's a Baritone

[chefdux]

@chefdux No i was wrong it's a tenor built for him by Kamaka

[medusa4444]

very good !!!!!

[ramsort]

How does he get the percussion sound at about 3:45? It sounds like hand claps. I presume he's thumping on the body of the uke.

[aldoguardian]

@ramsort If you hold your fingers on the strings without really pressing them down, they don't make a sound because you keep them from vibrating. I think he does something like that while slamming on them really hard. Can you hear the sound stops for a split second after the percussion sounds?

[jellisrellish]

@ramsort he is chunking, its just stopping the strings from vibratin right after the note is played.

[passerbyer]

i remember 6 years ago standing in a music store and asking my bro to pick any cd at random and that it was,Dragon. One of Mr Shimabukuro's first albums and from that moment music for me, forever. Always great man never heard a Bukuro song i havent liked

[MrTechnoFun]

OMG that's so awesome .. !!!!

[TheVarnicle]

what type of uke is this guy playing? :P

[lukasrosenbauer]

@TheVarnicle hi i think he plays sopran or standard ukelele :)

[zoomwaffle579]

@lukasrosenbauer i believe its a tenor but i could be wrong

[voxorn]

@zoomwaffle579 It' a tenor :)

[akinori08]

DUDE!!! How the hell do you pull off "Thriller" on a uke!? MAJOR props, man. Major props!

[MarcyFromMaui]

i thought i knew how to play but i was wrong ithink im gonna return my uke and let the god play

[mrdantownsend]

0:30

[damaband41]

actually compared to some of his other songs this one's actually pretty easy

[danteyy]

its fuckin cool and all, just wished it was shorter, kinda got old after awhile. but still awesum, he's shred 4/6 of a guitar with the fifth fret capo-ed!!!! hahaha

[alexrbucks]

the best

[TheZabuzza]

wow thats amazing!! did he invent that himself??

[demofactory]

This guy would be great on any instrument he chose, but I'm glad he landed on the Uke. He's a great player who could easily inspire the next generation of uke players to reach higher than ever before. Thanks for posting this great vido for all of us.

[ImmortalReaver]

Sounds nothing like Thriller to me but he's really good.

[banjomark1]

@ImmortalReaver This is an awesome interpretation of Thriller. I think what is throwing you off is the abscence of a bassline. The bass is what drives this song on the album and really gives it it's identity. But melodically and harmonically it all there.

[farrar91]

What the fuck wheres the 5 star rating system.. i know i havn't been on in a while but this just sucks ass not being able to give this guys shit loads of stars

[robotoroboto]

6:35 in the morning!! Amazing!!

[ARABICHOMIE]

why ain´t he doing some tutorials? I´d really like to learn some of his sogs...

[Autobotsrollout3]

@potatowaste Then look up little rev he plays kazoo and ukulele

[PhenomWoW]

Awesome.

[monkeyfuzz3090]

Freaking sweet

[salinungan]

Da$#, he is f#$%@#$ very good. Way to go Jake

[spritedblue]

people says he moves around much cos he enjoys it..... it wouldnt sound as good as that if he doesnt enjoy it.....

[alantakushi]

Wow... that was an incredible interpretation on the uke.

[flipinay22]

AMAZING.

I love it!

Is he signed?????

[GreenDaveDefoeSt]

Iz smiles from his position among the rainbow, upon high.

[mcbdpb]

very good

[adytia1]

damn...he's good!!!

[QuietMindedMeToo]

Why hasn't this got more views!

[roibigabriel]

I've rated it 5 stars, but is too little for this video !!!

I'll just make another account to rate it again !

Is just honey for the soul !

[denmarcbros]

Ukes are defenitely under-rated!

Love its sound!

Great rendition Jake.

[sambo75420]

Anyone that can pull "Thriller"on a uke has 10 stars in my book....way to go...

[ssbonzo]

Jake is the best!!!!

[mkmanmalana]

that white guys voice is heka deep

[CrazySampie]

he smoke's alot xDi guess

[shechaiyah]

Now, here's a real artist! And if I know the "system," he'll never get supported by his gifts. They'll starve him!

[Tayamrhodera]

It's a different world now. Jake Shimabukuro doesn't need the system for nourishment, because so many people love the songs he's done, and still want to hear more. As long as we are good enough people to care about someone with his amazing talent, he'll be doing fine.

[Garethfeb16]

im pretty sure if he covered an artist that was alive today they would take him out on tour with them!!!

[disa109]

I LOVE JAKE SHIMABUKURO!