Ballad of the Scorpion Queen and the Centipede King - Ukulele Original

[joh00024]

Actually gives me hope in life, no the story, but the song, brilliant.

[LennyNoEarth]

to hell with the song. zoe is the star.

[henriness]

Zoe, you are so amazing. I need to do something crazy. I will know I have made it when you write a song about me. ;) Love ya!

[ukeshale]

Not sure if this was in my favoUrites or not... at least it is now :)

[uketreehugger]

i wish i wrote this song too.

:)

you are too amazing. its not fair.

[hanzotherazor]

Living Proof (and undeniable truth)... that there's someone for EVERYBODY in this world.

A reassuring thought, indeed!

Everything about this upload was awesome, btw!

[ukeshale]

wow. the internet is a magical place! great song

[pearmanator]

Your songs are always clever with great chord progressions and great performances and this one is no exception.

[CANARVONKID]

Please, please, any other instrument but the ukulele!

Give me 30 days in a glass cage with scorpions anyday!

Ahhhhhhhhh!

[turdfacesaywhaaaa]

you got a problem with the ukulele?

[degcon]

I love this song..I'm just buggy about it!!!

[OlympicSong]

Hi ! Good song. The idea behind the song is also good. Cheeeers !

[ChrisBakerGuitar]

Wonderful progression and your melody really fits it nicely. I think you've capture the whole backstory in your song. Excellent performance.

Cute Bacharach tag at the very end of the vid.

[SkylineToTheSeaAndMe]

What an awesome song. Very original and very cool story. A story which most people would not even hear about. Beautiful chord progression and even more beautiful voice and face. You are a class act.

[StubyStubyDoo]

Really enjoyed your stuff. Clever fun and poignant.  Tallent.

[01herman]

If my voice was as nice as yours ..... I can only let my fingers sing..

I like your uke songs! congratz

[HumbleUker]

It was zo very good. Thanks

[ukulelezo]

Thanks for posting it on your blog! Very cool!

[andy122879]

Great song. Catchy, lovely and completely original.

But, she's still a woman with one thing on her mind. - ha ha.

[seeso]

This is awesome, Zoe.

[grassshk]

Excellente! Educational, witty, etc. etc. and the Burt Bacharach bit at the end wraps it up nicely. A winner! Thanks!

[manriq47]

It's getting to the point where I start laughing out loud as soon as I see you've posted a new one. Great stuff, Zoe! B&W or Technicolor, you are the bees knees. - Mark

[mahalangboy]

great song and story great voice and play love it love it love it

[mctrmt]

What a great love story.

[tigrepants]

Love the minor chords and clever wordplay ("the creep of the crawly").

And, we should all wish the Queen and King a long and happy life together!

[helloukulele]

You are who I want to be when I grow up.

I love that you are wordy but it doesn't come across as wordy, it's all very elegant.

[fourteentwelve]

I love this song! So different... so original! This is really great. And what a fascinating story.

[casetone2514]

"People are strange" as one great man once said.....

Nice song.

[FiPfft]

Ooh, explanatory intro. Nice, wasn't expecting that.

Ditto the finish!

Musical intro and outro were gorgeous. Superb chord choices and tone. Lovely melody, great expressive performance.

This is perhaps the classiest piece yet, (even) despite/because of/with the bugs and b&w.

And yeah. Those lyrics are priceless.

You're now definitely my quirky-but-sophisticated-song-­for-uke-writing hero.

[kidparagon]

you're a great fellow musician

[robgonzo]

Wow, this is really nice. I can't stop listening. It reminds me of something though...Boston, Hitch a Ride?

[swingbossa]

Very unusual and lovely song. Great performance as always, and you continue to surprise and delight me.

[ukulelezo]

Thank you so much!

[jbirsner]

Another great effort! And such exotic musical territory you're exploring. Yes, I will buy the eventual cd. How about posting chords as you did for "Bikini?"

[ukulelezo]

Thank you! I need to figure out the names for the chords first but I'm working on it!

[jbirsner]

Nah, just do the 0003 = C thingie and let the music theorists work out the formal names. Leave you more time to create another quirky tune. Go for it!

[jingmo]

Zoe what a brilliant song. I love it!

[pschlehr]

Zoe, you are such an amazing and creative songwriter. Any idiot can write a standard love song, it takes real talent to write a love song about bug lovers, or a song about girls who make their living wearing bikinis or a song about men's mustaches.

I won't call you a genius because I think the word is overused and almost meaningless these days, but you do have a rare gift. I will say that.

[ukulelezo]

Thank you so much! I like songs that are odd or about interesting and amusing subject matter. I can't write a straight ahead relationship song to save my life. Well maybe if it would actually save my life... Thanks again. I love getting your comments! :)

[mjs004]

Creepy crawly song. Excellent! Happy VD

[theBradlands]

Very creative.

I wonder if she has an urge to eat him after mating?

[ukulelezo]

Thanks! They apparently consummated their union in a coffin directly after the ceremony so who knows? She was probably hungry.

[uke5417]

Very, very nice song.

Have you seen fellow uker MisanthropeJackalope's little hissing friends? They're quite cute.

[ukulelezo]

Thank you! I'm going to check out her pets right now!

[BaronK69]

This is so damn good! The lyrics, the jazzy chords, the melody and most of all - your voice! I would definitely buy an album with this song on it. Pure quality.

[ukulelezo]

Thanks Baron! This is my late at night, tired, bedroom voice. ;)

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

One of the most profoundly unusual songs I have heard in a very long time. Very excellent.

KEN

[ukulelezo]

Thanks Ken! I'm trying to take a page from your book and do things that are a little bit less main stream.

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Well, you succeeded, Zoe. It certainly isn't mainstream. But it is a wonderful song - I've just listened again.

KEN

[Blindingham]

Well, that's certainly the best arachnid/chilopod based love song I've heard all year. Cracking stuff.

[YoppyKyabetsu]

Wow. Yet again.

[unclejeff64]

"could not resist the creep of the crawly".

THAT'S good songwriting!!

great, great song!

[ukulelezo]

That's my favourite line too! Thank you so much!

[hoosierhiver]

The king bee approves!

[ukulelezo]

I'm glad you approve! I'm much fonder of bees than scorpions and centipedes. I even have a few inked on my body! :)

[russbuss415]

a match made in bug heaven. great intro and lovely song!

[ukulelezo]

Thanks Russ!  I wonder if all bugs get to go to bug heaven?

[sweetnessnnm08]

Awesome song!!!! Interesting story!!!! Happy VD!!!!!

[8Tails]

Great song, creepy-sweet story.

[RubberDiBung]

Beautiful song, disturbing story. I just wish you hadn't tuned your ukulele down one step, then it would be easier to play along.

[ukulelezo]

Thanks! Sorry about tuning down. My voice and they ukulele weren't getting along very well. :)

[GrumpyCoyoteTunes]

Just astonishing.

I LOVE this topic - and this song. Brilliant.

[pearmanator]

I agree with Alan, everything about this video is good. Very well done.

[UKISOCIETY]

I love so many things about this song - story, chording, performance..

Hey, I spent 2 semesters in college living with cockroaches. Where's my record?

Happy VD!

[ukulelezo]

Thanks Alan! Only 2 semesters? I can see a record if it had been 6 or 8... although 2 is still more than I could do. :)

[BoyBeamish]

Another vote for color. Great job on the song!

[TheRealMrUku]

Cool kids be damned, you look better in colour. Happy VD to you too.

Oh, cool song too. Almost forgot...that would have been embarrassing.

Laters.

[ukulelezo]

Thanks! I'll promise I'll be back in colour for the next video. :)

[deach69]

Awesome song. Love the extended track. Happy VD to you too.