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It has been recorded by Clinton Ford, [1] Fred And Leslie Gilbert (Comedians), and in March 1932 by Leslie Holmes and by Leslie Sarony. [2] The chorus is as follows: 'All the crew was in despair, Some rushed here and others rushed there, But the Captain sat in the Captain's chair, And he played his ukulele as the ship went down.'
Lewis attracted attention by recording ukulele covers of popular songs such as Britney Spears' "Toxic" [4] and Lady Gaga's "Poker Face", then posting videos of her performances on YouTube. [5] She also recorded videos with other Internet-based musicians, such as 'WadeJohnston', [ 6 ] 'thedoifter', [ 7 ] and 'doctornoise'. [ 8 ]
"Sailor Song" is a song by American singer-songwriter Gigi Perez, released as a single on July 26, 2024. Her third independent track following her release from Interscope Records, it went viral on TikTok and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Sailor Song" topped the charts in Ireland, Latvia, and the ...
Inspired by the Tahitian ukulele, there is the Motu Nui variant, from France, which has just four strings made from fishing line and the hole in the back is designed to produce a wah-wah effect. [citation needed] Mario Maccaferri invented an automatic chording device for the ukulele, called Chord Master.
"Only Prettier" is an up-tempo song in the key of A ♭ major backed by electric and steel guitars and percussion. The song's female narrator, a typical rough-and-rowdy country girl, finds herself facing off with a stereotypical city girl ("I got a mouth like a sailor and yours is more like a Hallmark card").
Tune-Yards (stylized as tUnE-yArDs) [1] is the American, Oakland, California–based music project of Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner.Garbus's music draws from an eclectic variety of sources and uses elements such as loop pedals, ukulele, vocals, and lo-fi percussion. [2]
Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes.
The song stayed in King's repertoire for the rest of her life, and has remained popular. [3] It was first recorded in 1910, by Ella Retford. [4] [5] The words of the chorus are: [6] All the nice girls love a sailor All the nice girls love a tar For there's something about a sailor Well, you know what sailors are Bright and breezy, free and easy