Into The Dark - Ben Lee (ukulele cover)

[tammythe08]

This is an awesome cover! Awesome uke and singing skills :)

[tapilele]

So nice to see Ben Lee covered by female ukulele player! Sweet, MIchelle! :)

[fourteentwelve]

@tapilele Thank you very much Yuko! I love Ben Lee, and always enjoy playing his songs.

[MellowLlamaa]

Awesomeee!! :D This is really nice . This is probably his best song I would dare say.

[fourteentwelve]

@MellowLlamaa Thank you! It's definitely one of my favourites of his songs, and it's a fun one to play and sing.

[paviov]

i love this song, i once tried to do an uke version too. and u have a really beautiful voice

congatulations

cheers from Brazil

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you very much Pavio for such a lovely comment. That's so cool that you've heard of Ben Lee's music in Brazil too!

[mugambismonkey]

Lovely! Ben Lee - another musician I haven't heard of before. Great performance, Michelle! Sorry, I had missed this video since the YT subscription function failed somehow. Your Koaloha looks and sounds great! (The design of the headstock always reminds me on Klingons, btw. - so cool!)

[fourteentwelve]

I'm sorry - I thought I had replied to this! Thank you so much for watching, and for your comment Dirk! Ben Lee is one of my favourite musicians. Russell has done a couple of great covers of his too - they're linked in my video info...

[ookalaylay]

Very nice. This video has finally convinced me to save up for a Koaloha uke.

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it. Yes, definitely save up for a Koaloha uke. You won't be disappointed. They're such a beautiful ukulele to play. I really couldn't say enough good things about them.

[boozelele]

MIchelle you sound so great. Your voice and that uke are great together. Send me a message and tell me about that your koaloha ok? I am thinking about getting one. (you know I love my koalana). I dont know how I will pay for it yet...but I must have one.

-kevin

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you Kevin, and I really hope you get a Koaloha! I've sent you a message... sorry it's so long - I could talk about Koalohas all day! Yes, you definitely must have one!

[keonepax]

Great rendition + nice colors + cat = wonderful video!

Thanks for sharing the lyrics and chords, Michelle!

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you John! And I'm always happy to share lyrics and chords - I love the play-along videos myself (like yours!!!) I've played along to many of your videos.

[TerryUkes]

Michelle, probably that is one of the bests to me.

I reckon you'd better go onto the stage as long as you relax like that when you are playing and singing.

Cutting with palm mute is great too.

[fourteentwelve]

Hi Terry, thank you so much for such a lovely comment! Very kind of you! I'm sorry I'm late replying - I haven't been on YouTube much this week. Hope to see you in a couple of weeks at the next uke group meeting!

[adellethegreat]

Oooh new setting! How exciting!

Didn't know the song- but I really enjoyed it. Fun lyrics & rhythm. Your voice worked really well for it.

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you Adelle! Yes, I'm trying out a couple of cameras so that I can get out from behind my computer sometimes for my videos. Next time, outside in the garden.

[doogey9]

Michelle,

this was great all around and....such lovely attack with your strumming.....

5* for sure :)

Todd

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you very much Todd! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[russbuss415]

this is such a great video Michelle.  great color, catchy tune, lovely vocals, a Bailey appearance!!!, and the perfect smile to end it. too many stars to count. :)

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you so much Russ! I'm glad you liked it. The Bailey appearance was for you, because I love your Corser videos so much!

[uke5417]

What a wonderfully happy song to wake up to, Michelle. This is a fantastic performance, where you just disappear into the song and let it happen. And does it ever!

[fourteentwelve]

What a lovely comment! Thank you so much Bruce! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I certainly had a lot of fun playing it.

[monsterbazz]

that's a very nice song, and it makes me happy just listening to it. your groove and the emotions you transmit with your singing make the video great. and your cat seems to enjoy it as well :-) looking forward to your next video already! 5*

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you so much Sebi! I appreciate your comments so much. It was a fun one to do, and Ben Lee writes such happy songs. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[koukikstone]

Very wonderful!

とても良いです。

[fourteentwelve]

本当にありがとう

[shanifawni]

aw! you sound so great on this song and you look real cheery and stuff! it was fun, and i like your caaat

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you Shani! It was a fun one to do. I love Ben Lee's music, and it translates so well to the ukulele. Bailey waves his paw at you :-)

[mjs004]

Superb performance!! And coool cat!

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you very much! And Bailey (my cat) thanks you too! :-)

[mctrmt]

That sounded lovely, Michelle!

I hope you learn to like your voice half as much as we do.

[fourteentwelve]

Aw! Thank you Mary-Anne! That's so nice of you!

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

Beautifully sung and great strumming. Real confidence.

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you very much Ken! I had a lot of fun with this one.

[SaddleSoreSista1]

Sounded really good, and we got to see inside your bedroom. I love your cat he looks sweet. Your definitely building up your performance. This was a fun song to cover.

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you SSS! Yes, it was a fun song to cover. And it was fun to try it somewhere different instead of in front of the computer all the time.

[Sheepstar15]

Great video. And your singing is great. It certainly inspires me :)

It also seems to chill your cat right out...

[fourteentwelve]

Wow! Thank you for such a lovely comment. Comments like that inspire me :) And that was a very rare chilled out moment for my cat, so I made the most of it and recorded a video. Five minutes after that he was running around again.

[Zwoko]

Wonderful!

Loved it

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you very much!

[rightonpard]

Fantastic, sounded really good.

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you very much!

[UKISOCIETY]

Your voice is great! more singing, plz!

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you Alan! I still don't like the sound of my voice, but comments like yours give me much more confidence, so thank you very much!

[seiichi0217]

ｃｕｔｅ！！！

love this song

5☆

[fourteentwelve]

本当にありがとう

[ukeshale]

wow. i'd never heard of Ben Lee before - definitely gonna look him up now :) this was just wonderful. one of my favourites you've done. GREAT vocals and playing

[fourteentwelve]

Really? Thank you so much Shane!! Your comment made my day. I love the idea that one of my videos could introduce you to one of my favourite artists! I'm glad you liked it.

[ukeshale]

very much really. absolutely loved it :) favourited the video and i think i'm gonna try and learn the song myself too.

[fourteentwelve]

Awesome Shane! Thank you so much for the favourite, and I'm so glad you liked it. If you do learn it, you'll have to do a video! I'd love to see you play it.

[atlas2580]

great cover! one of my all time favourite songs. i love playin this song too, it always seems to get everyone singing along.

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you! This is one of my all time favourite songs too. That whole CD was so awesome! It's a really fun song to play, isn't it?

[deach69]

Awesome job Michele. Really nice singing and playing. You look so comfortable in front of a camera now.

[fourteentwelve]

Thanks very much Deach! I don't know about comfortable, but it's definitely getting easier....

[LStrachey]

nice singing, nice playing, nice cat!

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you very much Michael! I hope you've had a good long weekend.

[TheCoffeeJunkee]

Beautiful vocals and playing Michelle!.... OMG what a BEAUTIFUL cat!

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you very much!! And Bailey (my cat) thanks you too!

[phillipsderek]

Nice playing (and singing) Michelle. 5*****

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you very much Derek!

[nemoAUS]

This sounds awesome!!! great video. Toe tapping song for sure. Great beat! your cat looks peaceful

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you Nam! I have to admit, that was one of my cat's only moments of peacefulness, so I took advantage of it! He's usually running around knocking everything over.

[africatwin07]

Love the song Michelle, getting great sound from the uke. That is one seriously laid back moggy!

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you Keith. I've always wanted to do a video with Bailey, but he seldom sits still long enough. A few minutes after this video, he was racing around the house like a crazy cat.

[UnluckyMum]

Brilliant , never heard this before have to check out Ben Lee :)

Love your strum at the end - the satisfaction of knowing you've nailed it ??

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you so much Caroline! I hope you get a chance to check out Ben Lee. Russ has done a couple of great covers of his songs too (links in the side bar). He writes such happy music, that translates perfectly to the uke.

[BaronK69]

Sweet song and sweet performance Michelle! Your hair looks really nice too.

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you very much Baron. And thanks for the comment about my hair too - I straighten it a lot, but I think I like it better natural too.

[theBradlands]

Toe-Tappin Fun Michelle!

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you Brad - I'm glad it got your toes tapping!

[menehunenyc]

Great Groove Girl!!

[fourteentwelve]

Thanks Kevin! It's a fun song to play.

[eerteep]

very nice michelle!

: )

p.

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you very much Petri!

[g0dkarma1]

Nice one! It looked like you had a good time recoeding this one. Not nervous anymore - cool.

[fourteentwelve]

Thank you! It was a fun one to record.  Easy to play, so I could just have fun with it. And you're right - I think I have lost the nerves now... and it's because of comments like yours, so thank you.