Ukuleles, Ashbory Bass & Vocals - Pidgin English Hula

This is a one-man-band version of the great old song "Pidgin English Hula", written by Charles King in 1933. The Makaha Sons covered this song in 1996, after which I fashioned this version. I threw in some pictures of our last trip to Waikiki for mood effect, as this is a song about being frisky in Honolulu.

This is my first time I recorded and mixed a song using a Zoom H4 recorder. It is also the first time I have recorded myself playing the Ashbory bass that I bought about a month ago, which uses rubber strings. No effects have been used on any of the vocals or instruments; what you hear is exactly how the H4 recorded it.

Equipment used:

o Zoom H4 Recorder
o Martin T-1 tenor ukulele (rhythm)
o Johnny Marvin "Airplane Bridge" Tenor Ukulele (lead)
o Ashbory bass
o Three Hawaiian-made aloha shirts
o Circa 1980's Marvin the Martian headphones

Two things names Marvin and one named Martin!

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Here are the lyrics:

Honolulu pretty girl stop
Too muchee guru looking
Number one sweet
Naughty eyes make, oh, oh, ah, ah

You bet I know
You no got chance
'Nother fella she sweetheart
But today pilikia got
She too much huhu for him

Chorus:
Ah sa mala you last night?
You no come see mama
I t'ink so you no likee me no more
You too muchee like 'nother girl
'Nother fella likee me too
He number one guru look
He too much aloha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha auwe
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha auwe, auwe

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[thtmusicloser]

it kinda soudns like a flight of the conchords song sorry ><

[logophile]

@thtmusicloser I take that as a supreme compliment.

[agenteloffshnikov]

What's tha capo doing on the neck of the bass???

[logophile]

@agenteloffshnikov It is holding down the flappy strings to get a good pinch on the nut.

[gurlsingerfan]

What a creative and fun song, wonderfully done, and the wall of ukes on the wall behind you is an art piece in itself! Good job! Damm, now I feel like going out and getting a Magurita! :-)

[logophile]

@gurlsingerfan Of course you mean a mai tai, right?! :)

[moglin]

i think i must have a traveling to hawaii :D

good job!!

[TIZZIE313]

sweet!

[gurlsingerfan]

hmmm, Mai tai change my order then? :-)  I'll have a Mai tai with a Margurita chaser...(I'm a pan American at heart ya' know...) :-)

[gordonmatthewsumner]

excellent music ... always listening on work, relaxing and positive !!!

[weblogalias]

Fabulous! Very clever, and respectful homage to the Hawaiian music tradition.