Rush Cygnus X-1 My Ukulele Way

[Rakdren]

Reminds me of a hard core Rush fan on a desert island of the South Pacific livin' the dream . . . Baby!

[Rakdren]

Dog barking in the background of a hard core Rush fan's back yard - this is precious!

[Rakdren]

Oh Crap, He sings too!

[jwiderstra]

fidgetsdaddy is the shiznit! spent a year-1/2 following you, man. into the future, my friend.

[JoaoGomesYYZ]

As blicksneatff said: this is epic!!! We have to find a way to make Alex Lifeson watch this!

[lEtudel]

the video quality is 240p.

the playing quality is 1080p.

[lancekasten]

Brilliant. You had me playing air drums between your killer riffs brother!!! If you DISLIKE this, you are an absolute dipshit. Period.

[wheresthejam]

Very nice-especially like the No-one At The Bridge part at the end.

If you don't mind, I'de like to put this up as my happy new year thing on facebook.I'll send you the link.

Very cool.

Thank you.

[bellbrass]

You made my day!

[fin8glr]

subscribed...

[snakehunter1964]

8:03 - OMG!!!! THIS IS KILLER!!!! ;)

[snakehunter1964]

while watching this, i was imagining seeing this done on American Idol and watching Simon Cowell's facial expressions!! now, that would be funny as shit!! lmao!!! ;)

[snakehunter1964]

LMMFAO!!!! ;) WTF???? i love this!! and what he does at 1:04 had me rolling on the floor!!

[Fidgetsdaddy]

Hey Jethro I did do the Prelude to Hemispheres a while back. In the rain with the frogs!

You can find it on my channel.

Thank you all for your kind words! More to come in the new year. . .

[Jethromcsheepherder]

Good job dude. 

[mdelair420]

@Jethromcsheepherder Cool my brother,,Now he needs to do side a of Hemispheres...peaceout

[hatrockscave]

That is beyond one the bloody coolest things I've ever seen!

[JBodine67]

shredding uke....

[RSRDTHEBAND]

When you are Captain Epic you need no pants.

Shred on Sensei 

[Fidgetsdaddy]

Yeah, you got me. The pants were waiting, this was my soundcheck. I would've never been able to play it again and have all the background noises fall into place like they did in this take, so I used it. I did two takes WITH pants right after this one. Maybe played it a little better or a little worse in parts, but this take had synchronicity. I've been waiting to be called out on it. Congrats!

[mdelair420]

@Fidgetsdaddy Really great job,, I love your creativity,,peace

[theultimateultimatum]

Nice of you to put pants on for this special performance.

[harrybrandy]

oh man I loooooooooooooooooove this. So brilliant to hear a heavy song like this played on a ukele. Keep up the good work!

[MobiusRoom]

sweeeet........thanks man...that was great!!!

[91Tribual]

I picture you sitting on an island,just jamming away.awesome!

[Novaheart1998]

Alex originally wrote this for Electric Ukulele. Excellent job, Best video in ages. :)

[BattlestarPacifica]

Love the look when you pause for the drum fills!! This is just awesome!!!

[JackOrion0670]

Brilliant!! Love the ending "no one at the bridge" fits perfect. Really great stuff.

[ilbacato]

Awesome! :D

[95Zeppelin]

He looks like the bear of the goodnight

[georgesorosisgay1]

nice i like the middle

[gorillabelly1]

@JonnyMr3330

EPIC BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT!!! 

[Shewolfen]

rush on ukulele ,does it get any more epic?!

[ludwigviper4468]

If i could play Cygnus X-1 on ukelele I would be one of the happiest people alive.

[Lucon1976]

Muito louco! Ficou legal demais. Os caras do Rush deviam ver esse video.

[MyTravelClips]

Thx to Reddit for making my day

[lyzeofkiel101]

wtf r 5 people smoking?! this was amazing... good job bro!

[elchafa]

Mind-blowing. Congratulations, very well interpreted.

[aMonkeysBrain]

Freakin Fantastic. Awesome job. Put a smile on my face.

[ULTRAsoulBRAWLER]

All other covers who dare to cross this course, are swallowed by this video's fiersome force.

This is just amazing.

[racerx199]

For this, you are officially my HERO!



[rorshakks]

fantastic

[creamcheese65]

I am seriously inspired. Thank you, sir.

[zackjp]

XD this is awsome

[RushTabConner]

Too incredible for words

[instantbrother]

Fu(king BRILLIANT! Love this man!

[defribilatorvideos]

Hey, could you give me the tabs for this? I just got a uke and I'm diggin' the sound of some Rush on there

[Fidgetsdaddy]

@defribilatorvideos: I have already. Well at least the prelude. .  :)

[defribilatorvideos]

That's awesome. This is very cool. Now, try to do Book II xD

[kattastrofe]

a 2112 cover would be the most awesome thing ever

[pac1for]

I never knew interstellar space travel could have such a hawaiian feel!

[Keepsu]

Brilliant!

[thebigguyconnor]

this is awesome!

[Fidgetsdaddy]

@DarkoMarko72: Best Comment Ever!

[Giuzippper]

ukelele ftw

[DannyDoomPink]

that's really cool!

[DarkoMarco72]

I was amused,,,,and then I went to grab the mouse,,,and my hand said "no" and when I tried to use the other hand,,,the all knowing hand slapped it and said "no" and then I began to rock,,,,and try as I might to fight it,,,,,I was headbanging to a Uke,,,,,life is strange. Thank You

[DelDuio]

Oh and also I like at the end when you go to do the "Every nerve is torn apart" part and you just look at the camera like 'Yeah right, I ain't singing that high!" Awesome.

[DelDuio]

Hahahaha, sooo cool man, great job!

[SubaUba]

I actually jammed on this with my bass :D

[ubertrooper6300]

lol this is awesome!!!!

[7777Scion]

has RUSH's legal rep contacted you yet? lol

[donkeypheg]

This rules!

[HoneyRadiance]

I really enjoy your videos...I'm a RUSh fan myself...This is Great! I do have one request however: I'd like to see you play the 2112 sequence on the ukelele

[JimmyFartpants]

I love this guy!

[2112toffee]

Unlike anything I have ever heard, absolutely brilliant.

[reedcording]

You are the man, That's just great,

[marleyorange]

wow you are an original just when you thought you've seen everything....

[ThePsychicSasquatch]

Probably the best best cover of Cygnus I've heard. The island setting is fantastic.

[mightyrontor]

You totally captured the spirit of the song in a way I could have never imagined. Well, well done! Bravo!!!

[TheTraci1968]

:-D

[couch63]

epic! thank you!

[PetieLee2112]

Excellent!!!!

[guitargod5832]

nice singing abilities... thats better then i can say i am

[SteveShivik]

How is this possible on a ukulele!??!?!!??!@ AMAZING!

[bilcksneatff]

This has to be one of the most epic things I have ever seen...amazing lol

[velasquezrush]

Mindfreak!!!

[velasquezrush]

HAHAHAAAAAAAAA

[smithdsmit]

i thought this was going to be a joke. that was really good

[freewill51]

kick ass! That's Geddy in 20 years.

[lordcinturon]

wow! hahaha sooo awesome!!!

[simplynothing76]

I like how he shakes his head at the drumming part

[kozalmighty]

4:23... just plain ole bad ass...

[Reldanaldo]

Bless you brother!! This made my day. Sending it to everyone.

[ironrushscorp]

DUUUUUDDDDEEEEE THIS IS AMAZING

[Lived2112]

island rush lol love it

[heyazzhole]

WOW ! ! !

[Shinsen88]

Nice! That's awesome!

[CSlash89]

Great work :) Nice tune, and nice uku too ^^

[joh22293]

I think I've just found my calling in life - I need to find a remote island (invisible to telescopic eye) learn to play uke and cover my fave rush tracks.... keep on keeping on dude!

[GeddyIvyTheo]

Another great display of incredible ukulele skill (and taste in songs to cover)!

[atila120]

omg thats real music :D

[AnalogKidAlex]

haha awesome man! just spotted Bacchus Plateau, gonna have to watch that one next, as it's one my favorite parts of Fountain of Lamneth :)

[Fidgetsdaddy]

It's not electric. It's a cookie tin banjo uke I built last summer. If you notice the bottom of the tin is the face of the uke. All that tin gives it a good loud reverb sound. Thanks for the comment, I was going for the weird factor as far as something you wouldn't expect to hear on a uke............Rick

[ChrisMcRae]

this is really weird, but pretty genial. makes me wanna spin some rush. what sort of of ukulele is that, an electric?

[Delgift]

This is the strangest thing I`ve ever seen musically. It`s great!

[deldine70]

I never would have though a ukulele cover of a RUSH tune would be worthwhile, boy was I wrong! Really fun to watch, great job Fidgetsdaddy!

[poipoipoipo]

kudos man that is amazing i love it

[Fidgetsdaddy]

I just did a lot of listening and experimenting until I figured it out.

[moses132049]

do you have tabs for this or did you learn this by ear?

[jsilence418]

No really, that is fucking cool !!

[jsilence418]

That's fucking cool !

[durgAUMurge]

btw, i must try this on my BARITONE uke.......

[durgAUMurge]

too cool and real. thanks!

[GoodGoliath]

This is ridiculously cool. My hat's off to you. That's dedication right there. I watched all 8:51. It was magical. Now, go do the second part.

[Fidgetsdaddy]

Thank you very much. I also enjoy your Cure covers with Steve. Makes me want to do Facination Street! If I do I'll let you know.

Thanks again and keep playing.........

[ajittffcure]

It was absolutely wonderful! I liked your cover. It was nearly unbelievable that you managed to play this song with your ukulele. Well, but then, it just shows that true musicians can create music out of anything.

By the way, I am sure the band members from Rush would really be happy to see this video!

[PondSquidTheBand]

This is great! When I get my Ukulele I will definately try this out. Keep Up The Epic Music!

[Fidgetsdaddy]

Hey Thanks, no I didn't amp the uke, it's all picked up off the mike on the camera! The scraping noise you sometimes hear is a plant limb being brushed against the camera by the wind, and it was really ripping at times.

[smircOpus]

That was very good! I am quite impressed. You were right about the atmosphere providing the appropriate special effects as well. The second truck wasn't bad, but the first one was right on cue.

And what a nice ukulele! Was it amplified?