The La Folia Challenge: House of the Rising Sun on Ukulele

[holmwood08]

Very Cohenesque. Nice :)

[lewars1912]

I clicked on the "For info on the history of Rising Sun" but was unable to get the webpage. A "D N S error" occurred. Not sure if my computer is to blame.

[UKISOCIETY]

@lewars1912 I can get the link. Please try again.

[lewars1912]

@UKISOCIETY Hi, Thank you but I still keep getting the message: "DNS error occurred". There must be something wrong with my computer.

[lewars1912]

@UKISOCIETY If you, or anyone else may know why I keep getting this "DNS error occurred" message

when clicking on the above link for info on the history of "Rising Sun" I would appreciate your help. Thanks.

[agrlfmtx]

I am planning to record this tomorrow! I just pulled up uke and House of the Rising Sun to see what was out there!! Found ya!! Great job!! t:)

[UKISOCIETY]

Awesome! thanks

[faithtruthlove07]

awesome!! i'm way behind on my subs lol.

[boundless]

Hey! Sorry I missed your Member Video of the Week recognition! I've been swamped with non-ukulele stuff and have been away from the board, but congrats!

[UKISOCIETY]

Thanks! It generated some hits!

[youthuprising101]

epic, great job

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank you!! Epic!

[sixcolora]

lovely purple uke!

[UKISOCIETY]

It's precious!

[SpecialUkulele]

no sir, that is not a box :D

[UKISOCIETY]

heh!

[BaronK69]

Member vid of the week! Weeehuuu!

[UKISOCIETY]

Wow. didn't expect that.

[ukeyermind]

Great sounding, fresh take on a classic.

[fourteentwelve]

Wow! What a great vocal range you have Alan! That was awesome!

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank you Michelle!

[kittenmildew]

awesome! this is a great song, and your voice is so perfect...

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank you, my sweet.

[mjs004]

Love your rendition of this classic!  Sweet Cardboard box!

[mctrmt]

Nice one, Alan, you poor boy. Somehow I can't imagine you spending your days in sin and misery, though. Unless by sin you mean mayonnaise.

[UKISOCIETY]

Mayo is the wages of sin!

Or vice-versa. Can't remember which.

[ruth7784]

Wow, you've got a really vocal range! Excellent job! Loving the pretty lilac uke! lol. :-) X

[krabbers]

i can see i am gonna have to take a look at this contest

top stuff Alan

[UKISOCIETY]

Yes, do! Look forward to yours. Thanks!

[LetsGoFeesh]

Good stuff!

[UKISOCIETY]

thanky!

[ahnkochee]

Nice cardboard box. No one does a Makala like you Alan! Japanese tourists LOVE this song by the way, random useless info unless you're trying to impress a Japanese chick.

[UKISOCIETY]

Hilarious! Thanks for the nip! I mean tip!

[casetone2514]

Stay away from that house Alan. A nice boy like you should find somewhere better to spend his time.

Oh, yes - basso profundo pwns falsetto!

[UKISOCIETY]

and definitely castrato.

*ouch*

[boozelele]

well played sir, well played

[UKISOCIETY]

quite. quite.

[idrnoel]

Brilliant creativity at work here.

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank you, sir!

[kennymelodica]

very clever and you're awesome

there we said it !

awesome work man !

5 stars

[UKISOCIETY]

No. YOU"RE awesome.

[phillipsderek]

Very nice!

Great vocals on this one (and there's something about the sound of a cheap uke that suits this song)

[UKISOCIETY]

I'm all about cheap! Thanks!

[reyalpEleluku]

v. nice -- just the song for a purple uke

[UKISOCIETY]

Lilac. It's Lilac. And it's very butch.

;)

thanks!

[jmmquah]

Excellent reworking!

[UKISOCIETY]

Thnak ynuo!

woops!

[BaronK69]

Great stuff Alan! Like if Cohen would have covered this song. Wish I could produce that booming bass voice...

[UKISOCIETY]

Your voice has qualities I wish I could imitate... Thanks, Robin!

[deach69]

Damn, that was pretty impressive!

[UKISOCIETY]

Ain't choo sweet. Thanks!

[ken6675]

well done alan

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank you, sir.

[hoosierhiver]

Nice one Alan!

[UKISOCIETY]

mahalooooz!

[ukeshale]

I like the box... it's like someone's secretly filming you.

Great stuff. Really wonderful vocals - some of your best.

[UKISOCIETY]

Thank you, he said in a loud, thin high-pitched voice.

[russbuss415]

awesome stuff Alancakes! 1:50 damn tenors.

[UKISOCIETY]

I channeled the russell. Thanks, dt!

[uke5417]

Sweet!

Next stop: The Will Shortz Ukulele Challenge.

"Take the first chord, the letter of which is the first letter as the last name of a 1950s movie star, shift it three keys in a counterclockwise fashion around the circle of fifths, drink the fifth and see what kind of a song you can play."

I am so there

[UKISOCIETY]

LOL. The NPR host gets it wrong.

[LeoHareMusic]

That rocks! You rock! Thanks for doing that, it's great!

How did you mange to be the first comment?

[UKISOCIETY]

Stephen was first. I was just adding something different to his usual comment. Thanks, dude!

[LeoHareMusic]

I like the "Two takes!" at the end, too. Mine videos should end "Seventy-two takes!"

[UKISOCIETY]

It actually didn't end the way I wanted it to. But I'm losing my voice and didn't want to push another attempt.

[okvolleyball]

great job

[UKISOCIETY]

First!