American Girl - Tom Petty (ukulele cover)

[davbowz]

woah, that was awesome! would you mind sharing the chords? :D

[russbuss415]

@davbowz thanks! the chords are available on the ultimate guitar chord site. D, E7, G, A should get you started.

[awakenlove09]

i think the ukulele is overpowering you a little bit, and it's such a pretty instrument when it's strummed really subtly. and you have a nice voice.

[russbuss415]

@awakenlove09 thanks! i appreciate the feedback.

[ukeshale]

i'm in bed, watching Silence of the Lambs and the chorus to this song just popped up in one of the scenes. Had to come back for another listen despite it being 1.30am. great stuff! great movie too. bravo!

[retteretter]

lol i cant help singing along to american girl when she's in the car in that scene :D

[russbuss415]

lol, thanks for coming back to check it out again!

[cscmonkeefan]

Wonderful!

[russbuss415]

thanks for watching!

[AntaresInScorpius]

SWEEET!!!

[russbuss415]

thank you!

[josephhoh]

great piece Russ--played it twice to listen while working.

[russbuss415]

thanks Joseph!

[tux325]

what kind of uke is that

[russbuss415]

koaloha concert.

[russbuss415]

thanks much! looking forward to your return to youtube.

[ukeshale]

that was great man. slightly bromantic. missing your videos! i shall return permanently soon. try not to post too much in the meantime! you really suit tom petty btw. all my subs seem so great at picking songs/artists which suit their voices. 6* favourited brudda

[bettim50]

great song great cover!

[russbuss415]

thanks :)

[AcousticMonster]

Another great Tom Petty cover! Was this in the Valley Girl movie? I can't remember.

[russbuss415]

thanks Danny! that's a very good question. i can't say i've seen that movie since it came out.

[AcousticMonster]

I might have to rent that one. It reminded me of that movie.

[okvolleyball]

nice

[russbuss415]

thanks!

[monkeyswithladders]

That was seriously perfect!  I couldn't help but singing the "make it last all night" backups while watching :D

[russbuss415]

thanks MwithL! haha, that's cool. i was thinking of doing the backup vox and solos with this one and then got lazy.

[fourteentwelve]

Great job Russ! Your Koaloha sounds so beautiful. I loved the strumming and that song suited your voice perfectly!! Loved it!

[russbuss415]

thanks Michelle! i really love the koaloha. it's got the sweetest tone. cheers!

[ahnkochee]

Aloha Russ, awesome job as usual, do you know any Neil Young songs?

[russbuss415]

thanks ahnko! i love neil young! i have a handful of guitar and uke covers on my channel.

[russbuss415]

thanks Adelle! i know you'll follow this up with another great Tom Petty cover. por favor?

[4DJB25]

I was singing along. Song's catchy no matter what. Good work, you!

[russbuss415]

thanks DeLonde!

[goldenerauke]

Liked it a lot Russ. Good job.

[russbuss415]

thank you!

[mjs004]

Nice Russ! This was my fav petty song.

[russbuss415]

thanks Mike! heard it on the radio the other day and was reminded what a great song it was.

[unclejeff64]

good strummin', russ!

love them petty songs!

[russbuss415]

thanks much Jeff!

[russbuss415]

haha, thanks! i had no idea where i was going with that last chord.  it was like a uke burp.

[lisaxy424]

Love it! And waiting for that last chord kept me in such suspense! ;)

[GrumpyCoyoteTunes]

Heck yes. Love this, your vox were awesome.

She WAS an American girl always puzzled me though... What is she now?

[russbuss415]

thanks Grumpy!

she's now a swedish baron.

[unclejeff64]

she's dead as a hammer.

[mctrmt]

Awesome, Russ. Some good things came out of the 70s.

[russbuss415]

thanks M-A! 1975 was a good year for things too.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Petty songs really do suit your voice, Russ. Very accurately sung and cleanly strummed. A great choice. Now a Fav.

What is most striking is the video quality and excellent lighting. A lot of people don't seem to be able to get the best from their expensive cameras, but this is stunning.

KEN

[russbuss415]

thanks much Ken!  the sun decided to come out yesterday so i had to take advantage of the moment. i used my Flip MinoHD for this video but downsampled the quality to to 720x480 because my hair was too much of a mess for HD. cheers!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Haha. I don't get the hair problem. My problem would be that in HD the light reflecting from my head could cause serious injury to those looking directly at it.

[russbuss415]

haha, nice!

[artworkslive]

better than the original!  you go guy..... <3

[russbuss415]

oh you spoil me :)

[BaronK69]

You make me wanna be an american girl!

[russbuss415]

lolz, you're almost there. you just need to work on the "american" part!

[eerteep]

the 70's(i think) was the pinnacle of great, pure rock!

that rocked russ'!

well done! more! more!

: )

p.

[russbuss415]

thanks Petri! lots of great rock in the 70's. you should do some too!

[deach69]

Sweet as shirt. Nice Russ! Great strumming too.

[russbuss415]

thanks deach!  gimme gimme gimme n_n j/k lolz at&t

[YoppyKyabetsu]

Really good, Russ.

One of the channels I am subscribed to has been posting a number of video clips from a Yanni concert in Russia. Your vid popped up in the middle of them, and in the blur of tiny thumbnails, I thought you were Yanni. I am delighted that you are not.

[russbuss415]

perm and moustache, two bits.

thanks Yopps!

[irvingjohn]

Great cover.  Reminds me of Silence of the Lambs. Haha.

[russbuss415]

lol, thanks John!

[krabbers]

superbalicious

[russbuss415]

thanks krabbers!

[camilleisrael]

Wow, that was EXCELLENT. Loved it.

[russbuss415]

thanks Camille!

[josephhoh]

great cover Russ. I hope I get to hear you at an open mike one day. It'll be a good excuse to get away from this frozen land I live in.

[russbuss415]

thanks Joseph! we've been wanting to visit that frozen land for a long time. haven't even been to vancouver yet and we've been to seattle a few times.

[hoosierhiver]

Awesome, you'll have to pull that one out at your next open mic.

[russbuss415]

thanks Mike! i might do just that.