Ukulele Orchestra of GB - Orange blossom

[MrWolfano]

As good as sailin and smokin on the sea of geneve (switzerland) with an 808 bene taugts ?

[DESPOILER101]

3:15 lol, he looks like he's wanking

[danmusic96]

congratulations jonty for having such a great musical mind to keep the bass going at the same tempo for the whole song!! good on ya

[rainbowkeys711]

wow--a ukelele dogpile at the end there.......

[limeliter]

Great !!

[pattyfromtoledo]

you all are AMAZING!! that was fantastic ~ thank you!

[Racking40]

Fantastic. I believe these people are so talented they could play anything using sticks, rocks or whatever was available.

[BOGnz]

I'd feel awkward being the bass player.

[74BlueLake]

Great show .Could you come to France , please ?

[goodtogonow3]

amazing, when are you coming to the states? Chicago in particular. Please please please.

[Racking40]

How good anyone dislike this? They are great!!

[Bogiel97]

I love it!!!

[spitzec]

holy shit

[mysteryshrimp]

I don't know what's better: A bunch of Brits playing a bluegrass song on ukes, or the fact that they chose the one about trainspotting.

[bence9200]

oooooooooooo cool!!! u are awesome!!! :D:D:D

[freedom020759]

omfg, these guys are AWESOME!!!!

[godlaw123]

Superb  คักขนาด ป้าดโท้

[matyumama3]

Come to Waco Texas!!

[diegowong]

Please come to Australia!

[Tenchijk]

there are times when I wish they would switch it up and play the super mario song~ ahah it sounds sooo close it sometimes, but it won't switch OVER ahah

[marinixero]

wonderfull



[mrpipshit1]

talant

[tafanjianghu]

wow,good

[namazamew]

i like

[LorenzoMoore1000]

they did a great job non this peace. The young woman is so cute.

[awp20rokhum]

i swear if this guys comes to my town. i be at the first seat..

[faxdaddy]

Hester's a cutie. 

[ethelmurmur]

they are so amazing! I love em!

[Quecksilber7]

der wahnsinn!

[gladandhappy]

win!

[athull08]

@MissShaw93 Yes, and at 2:10 as well

[Aeschylus]

Every so often (in this clip and others) the bassist lets a big smile out, prob'ly thinking "I'm the luckiest bass-player in the world!"

[flfliper]

19 guys missed the button! :(

[primeVibe]

why would anyone give this video a thumbs down? it's very entertaining :)

[oddwheel]

Four guys on one guitar can eat their hearts out...Five people one ONE UKULELE. Gawddamn. <3

[InNirvana955]

hilarious=))

[Fidzen]

I <3 how funny the guy 2:35 is nodding:D:D:D

[JMT84Productions]

I think my ears just died and went to heaven! This is awesome!

[resopicker]

Hysterical!

[otaf1983]

Brilliant !! I love this version :o) There faces are fantastic, just playing it straight makes me laugh every time !!

Ol :o)

[JethroWilbury]

This...is...almost...heaven.

[carcano80]

ahahahah!! fantastic!

[markiliff]

Er, this is in 4/4.

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[Skiine]

Oh man this is so surreal. I just saw these guys play in NZ not twenty minutes ago playing THIS song! Except they have Richie now... Amazing players the lot of them.

[athull08]

@Skiine I think Richie was already a member, but was just absent from this concert.

[waLTron52]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[ELIDO75018]

lol ... how 5 people can play 1 ukulele .... fantastic

[Hoohraah]

There in Palmerston North tonight argrrrgrhgghg but i have an exam tomorrow FML!

[NemrutRock]

Absolutely BRILLIANT !!! This definitely deserves a US tour. Come on !!! Bring it home!!!

[Kokobella2000]

great, just great! :)

[athull08]

1:17 David plays Voodoo Child, by Jimi Hendrix

1:24 Peter plays Sunshine of Your Love, by Cream

1:32 Hester plays Funkytown, by Lipps Inc

1:38 George plays Leyla, by Eric Clapton

1:53 Will plays Smoke on the Water, by Deep Purple

[markiliff]

@athull08 Also:

2:10 & 3:38 George (prob'y ~ out of shot): Yakety Sax (Boots Randolph)

4:50 George: Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)

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[athull08]

@markiliff Ah, well spotted! And yes, it was George

[magicelliotth]

@athull08 good man!

then at about 1:15 George plays Yakety Axe by....loads of people

[magicelliotth]

@magicelliotth 2:15 even

[athull08]

@magicelliotth He plays it at 2:10 and 3:38

[magicelliotth]

@athull08 ooh yeah. ta for pointing that out.

I wish I could play it on my uke.

:-(

[athull08]

@magicelliotth p.s. It's called Yakety SAX

[magicelliotth]

@athull08 Traditionally yes.

They probably thought of it as a classic tune after Chet Atkins popularised it on guitar though.

The videos of him playing it on youtube are called yakety axe

[MrWolfano]

@athull08 You aint seen nothin yet ( stampeders ) ... rare damn good

[athull08]

@MrWolfano pardon?

[gbjbaanb]

@b42baritone: they do - in the US in November in 2010. check their website. (you can guess the url)

[cvekwx4gq9]

真的好幽默喔-XD

[ethelmurmur]

They are fantastic! I just love them!

[athull08]

Obviously it's all rehearsed, but they are so good at making it look spontaneous!

Obviously a lot of planning went into the end bit (the bit with 5 people playing the same uke). They'd have chosen David to be the one to start it, because he's quite short, and the others would be able to reach over his shoulder to play the uke. And they'd have chosen Peter to come in last because he's so tall.

[athull08]

5:24 Hurry up, David!

[Evil3603atu]

thumbs up if they rock

[peteboggins]

What an amazing bunch of musicians

[aceface1968]

outstanding!!

[BIGWSKY]

I'M GONNA BURN MY GUITAR. This is fantastic. You should here their version of

"The Good Bad And The Ugly. Who would have ever thought?

[thekiwifruit01]

AMAZING :) really makes me want to learn the ukulele!

[Mrosa44]

does someone know tabs from 3:52 to 5:08?

[masterAdz24]

absolute genious :)

[jurelin1]

smoke on the water 0.o

[AntwaanMusic]

GENIUS <3

[thanarutsiri]

Wowwwwww

[athull08]

That's something else I love about them - the way they often manage to get the word ukulele into the lyrics, like they did in Hard to Handle, Teenage Dirtbag, and I'm sure many others!

[debisavannah2]

"smoke on the water" at 2:00

[Hannah070]

@johnty1 I think people had already spotted those, I was aiming for ones we hadn't previously found :)

[Lennon1098]

Omg.  Immense.

[Hubert354]

6 Ukuleles are 5 2 many omg ;D

[fireblade95]

wow

[Maxman75001]

great, mad and fantaastic

[Shikady]

Awesome!.

They remind me of Les Luthiers, a band from Argentina. Altough Les Luthiers is more comedy than music ( they are awesome at both ), this is more music than comedy. If you understand spanish you should check it out, their videos are on youtube.

[athull08]

@Shikady Well, the UOGB are about both music and comedy. I think this performance is a perfect balance of both. but they are as much about having fun as anything else.

[Shikady]

@athull08 Yes, but UOGB makes comedy out of music, Les Luthiers makes Music out of comedy. UOGB plays music and add funny bits. Les Luthiers makes comedy and they complement it with music, which they create btw, you won't listen a cover in a Les Luthiers play.

They're both great and you can't compare them. Yes, UOGB remind me of them, but they're two completely different bands.

LL creates most of their instruments, so even if you don't know spanish you should check them out.

[weepingturtle]

Loved it.

[athull08]

5:00 They all look so short standing in front of Peter!!!

Then again, he is 6 foot 9, so it's hardly surprising.

[zagreen]

That's only in four! Not five!

[BassicallyMusic]

It's in 4/4. It only starts with 5 because he's counting eighth notes and there's a pick up of 3 eighth notes. No idea where hes hearing a 5th crotchet, even if it's counted in eighth notes. But all this is beside the point, uke rocks and these guys did great.

[athull08]

2:18. How come when Jonty reaches over to play Will's uke, you can still hear the bass playing?

[Lonewolfpackleader]

@athull08 Look closely, he's doing pull-offs with his left hand

[athull08]

@Lonewolfpackleader ah, well spotted. thanks.

[seawind0721]

This is EPIC WIN!!!

[Hannah070]

@rxmcgree they also include a bit of I Can't Get No Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones, little snippets of Funky Town and several other things i don't recognise.

[johnty1]

@Hannah070

Sunshine of your love, Smoke on the water, Layla...

[skittles5267]

you can add me to 17

[MrLuc65]

Epic win.

[othich]

16 assholes should get their thubs cut lol

[mustardseed2007]

This makes me smile and laugh out loud. Wonderful uke playing.

[fireblade95]

all geniuses! (genii?)

[funnysquare]

they make me proud to be british!!!

[YOUDUDE56]

i got my uke today. it came with a lil hard case. quite cute =P

[Emkicka6]

HOW CAN YOU NOT LIKE THIS?! THIS BAND IS ABSOLUTELY GREAT. GOD BLESS THEM FOR THIS SHOW THEY ARE GIVING US.

[Oldiesmann]

The end just shows how talented this group is... Where else can you see 5 people all playing the same ukulele at once?

[jureljudeskara]

what 16 morons colud dislike this O.o

[beebobox]

@jureljudeskara some people are allergic to good music and truth, and some even to black clothing.

example A : people who listen to just a bieber

example B: religious people

example C: eskimos

[jureljudeskara]

@beebobox i completely agree with you

[sunstreak1]

@jureljudeskara

people who don't get the humour, perhaps? 

[mitaylor]

@jureljudeskara Grammar Police: 'Which' 16 morons

[ChilloutGuru]

@jureljudeskara what do you care, just enjoy the music :)

[ericdobbs]

Come to America and be our Heptarchs. Please.

[DrunkenPiano]

shake your fanny!

[LasseHansen112]

Win!

[editionkeiper]

wow... nice! good music!

[DDZZ55]

Exxxxxxxxxxcellent!

[bretondesiles]

adore total!

[pearlypops68]

COME TO AUSTRALIA PLEASE!!!!!!

[stokesy1001]

thats insane!!!! awesome ^^

[meiaxx]

Saw these guys live in Finland on Sunday. Awesome!!

[kasimovaya]

thats insane.

[Freethinker12341]

1:38 sunshine of your love!

[hoagy62]

@Freethinker12341  And "Smoke on the Water" at 2:00

[fibrousvids]

I love these guys!

[jetroboy]

feel like my body wants to dance even if i dont want to everytime i hear this!

but i want TRUE, someone post it pls

[mpc999STEP]

brilliant!!!

[Gressa69]

oh fuck !!!!! that's good good !!!

[LandoftheShanks]

fucking epic omfg i have to swear its that good!!!!!!!!!

[Itschey]

oh my god, thats so cool :D

[b42baritone]

I wish they tour the US

[drmilktruck]

@b42baritone

The UOGB will be at Carnegie Hall in November!

[DazManCat]

@b42baritone Not sure about touring but they have certainly played gigs in the US.

[b42baritone]

@DazManCat

They will be performing in NY in November

[Bley5271]

@b42baritone They do!

[DifferentGirl3]

@b42baritone Surely the UK is allowed something awesome to ourselves xD

[gbjbaanb]

@b42baritone : they do - in the US in November in 2010. check their website. (you can guess the url)

[b42baritone]

@gbjbaanb

I know,  Its sold out!!!

[palinkasp91]

So Cool!!!!!

[bulletcookiegirl]

omg 6 people playing one ukelele...is that even possible? :O

[torqueup74]

the long haired guy is a true actor...very funny!!

[rxmcgree]

Spotted sunshine of your love, layla, smoke on the water and mr soul. Any other references in there?

[powerpc127]

There's 4 bars of yakety sax at 3:37.

[thecursedfly]

awesomeness.

[stratman123]

I can imagine them doing a great cover of the theme from The Benny Hill Show!

RIP Benny!

[Bruellbox]

does anyone have tabs for the whole song? ; ) hahaha

[MrPatm1966]

prefect great fun  thanks

[filippo02]

Fantastic !

[deanocunni]

off to of them on the 11th of jan :)

[gamotley]

me too, see ya there.  Can't wait.

[deanocunni]

nice where abouts you sat

[meiaxx]

Just got tickets to Tampere-talo, FInland

[Alexunder3D]

This is totally ridiculous... I LOVE IT!!!

[SadoflyRC]

The ukulele was introduced in the Hawaii by the Portuguese João Fernandes who travels to Honolulu, he arrives on August 23, 1879, (according to a report then made the magazine Paradise of the Pacific, January 1922), had in his hand the "braguinha" or "Cavaquinho" (original names) that entertained the other companions on the long journey. The Hawaiians, when heard João play the small instrument, were delighted and soon gave him the name "ukulele" - which means "jumping flea"

[HungryHipbo]

4:10 and forward :D amazing groop

[noutjie]

the real name is orange blossom special

[tenmon83]

lol this is hilarious!

[leiposuctie]

i LOVE show-offs!!!!!especially ones that don't act like self-important douches, and actually have and make fun with/of music

[manibus93]

Ukulele blues haha XD

[GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

Pretty darned cool! Love it!

[sloopjohnb324]

So this is British bluegrass, I wondered. :]

[noutjie]

it's a johnny cash song

[sloopjohnb324]

Johnny had an album by this title and sang it, but it was written in the 1930's and performed by, Dr. Ralph Stanley and other bluegrass legends. My comment though was just a joking comment, that these British composers took a bluegrass song and put their own twist on it.

[ColeteMartin]

no one would ever take this serious! but id do!!!!!!!!! "hey, what do you do for a living?"

"i travel the world playing in my ukulele orchestra!"

i mean people don't even take me serious and i play the classical stand up bass! i love this! it's so cool!

[chongolio]

comedy gold to the max!

[zoydster]

that made my day, thank you for your brilliant fun!

[goodtogonow3]

Gosh, you guys are great. Please come to Chicago. We did not get the Olympics, but you all look to be a lot more fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[acerflots]

GOD thats a brilliant idea! to let this lot perform at the olympics, thatd be great

[cmoore56]

OMG! The Orange Blossom Special done by ukes! Amazing!!!

[cowgirlmoon]

I LOVE this! Thank you!

5 stars and a subscription!!!! YEEHA!

(Inagaddadavida... FAR OUT!)

[AnasaziAl]

I love ukes and this performance is amazing!

[EdwardNJacobOtaku]

Layla?

[goodtogonow3]

Oh gosh, after seeing the rest of this song, I love you even more. Three people playing the same ukulele? Outasite!!!!!!!!!!

[goodtogonow3]

I love you guys, or perhaps should I say "blokes" Please come to Chicago

[omgu8mynewt]

cant say blokes, there are2 women in it lol

at least guys is kinda unisex, blokes definately aint

[LooneyMary]

This fabulous song I dedicate Andy Little for his anniversary, keep going!

[blahblihbluh]

AWESOME!

[avemnevoiesideiarba]

absolutely awesome!!!!

[toonsandtunescontest]

How fun... sounds great!

[Ukesysteemi]

This is hilarious! They're very good players and performers. And we're going to their concert tomorrow!!

[TechXombi]

the single greatest thing ive seen all week

[tokmindegy11]

COOL

[Blogengezer]

Far too creative for anyone on Earth today. Maybe from a time warp? Da Flikkers