"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on a ukulele

[My name is Fez]

I've known about this guy for a while, but I figured I'd see if there was any threads on him on our lovely RB forums, found none, and decided that more people should hear this. So, hey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k Pretty epic, I'd say =D

And then just to show an original composition of his:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqaYmQZgrB4

So, comment and discuss the awesomeness of a tiny four-stringed instrument.

[MrHartgrave]

Wouldn't that be "While my ukulele weeps"...my Goth Rock band did a cover of this song too...it's on our Myspace page.

[a21schizoidman]

this > the original

[thedoorsdk]

this > the original

blasphemy

[OldFogey]

This has been posted before. There's also a really great collaboration between Tommy Emmanuel and Jake on that song I've posted here before but I'll post again so you don't have to search the forum:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5qakFIecBU&fmt=18

[My name is Fez]

This has been posted before. There's also a really great collaboration between Tommy Emmanuel and Jake on that song I've posted here before but I'll post again so you don't have to search the forum:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5qakFIecBU&fmt=18

I know it was posted, but there was no general thread dedicated to Shimabukuro, so that's the real point of the thread =p WMGGW is a more eye-catching thread title than just "Jake Shimabukuro" or "UKULELE LOL"

[OldFogey]

I know it was posted, but there was no general thread dedicated to Shimabukuro, so that's the real point of the thread =p WMGGW is a more eye-catching thread title than just "Jake Shimabukuro" or "UKULELE LOL"

Sorry, then. My bad. It is a good thread title.

[clashcityrocker10]

That's a really good version of the song. I should've gotten a ukulele in Hawaii.

[Insane3]

this > the original

No way. It's very good for 1 min, but then it's boring.

[Insane3]

You know what would add to this song on ukulele? A female opera voice. Then an accapela part with a choir. Then a symphonic metal part. Then a return to the ukulele part. That would be cool.