THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA
OF GREAT BRITAIN
ANARCHY IN THE UKULELE:
ROYAL ALBERT HALL, AUGUST 18TH 2009 (2009)
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The ukulele may not be the biggest or the most dynamic of musical instruments out there, but when eight of them, and their pluckers, gathered in a small semi-circle upon the stage of London's majestic Royal Albert Hall two nights ago, six thousand promenaders and thousands more radio listeners were totally enthralled.
And when it came to the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's rendition of 'Anarchy in the U.K.' they damn near blew the roof off. So the jumping flea made the big time. And what a gig it was!
Promenaders were encouraged to take their own ukes along for a participatory number.
And when over a thousand ukes play Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' with the other five thousand promenaders clapping along it truly is a joy to behold.
But of course the collective's real strength lies in their genre subversion. Bowie, The Beatles, The Stones, Shirley Bassey, The Who, Talking Heads, Robbie Williams, Hot Chocolate and more all get the subversive uke treatment. The segue of 'Ride of the Valkyries' into Hawkwind's 'Silver Machine' is just pure bloody genius. And if you haven't heard their version of Kate Bush's 'Wuthering Heights', well, that is well worth the download alone.
So, no matter where you are, what you're doing or what you're into; this is guaranteed to place a right big grin across your chops. And let's face it, we could all with a bit of cheering up, right! And believe me, you'll be humming 'Puffin' Billy' for ever.
And when it came to the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's rendition of 'Anarchy in the U.K.' they damn near blew the roof off. So the jumping flea made the big time. And what a gig it was!
Promenaders were encouraged to take their own ukes along for a participatory number.
And when over a thousand ukes play Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' with the other five thousand promenaders clapping along it truly is a joy to behold.
But of course the collective's real strength lies in their genre subversion. Bowie, The Beatles, The Stones, Shirley Bassey, The Who, Talking Heads, Robbie Williams, Hot Chocolate and more all get the subversive uke treatment. The segue of 'Ride of the Valkyries' into Hawkwind's 'Silver Machine' is just pure bloody genius. And if you haven't heard their version of Kate Bush's 'Wuthering Heights', well, that is well worth the download alone.
So, no matter where you are, what you're doing or what you're into; this is guaranteed to place a right big grin across your chops. And let's face it, we could all with a bit of cheering up, right! And believe me, you'll be humming 'Puffin' Billy' for ever.
1. Puffin' Billy (Edward White)
2. Anarchy in the U.K. (The Sex Pistols)
3. Ride of the Valkyries/Silver Machine (Richard Wagner/Hawkwind)
4. Life on Mars medley (David Bowie)
5. Thunderball (John Barry/Tom Jones)
6. Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus)
7. Danse Macabre (Camille St Saëns)
8. And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time a.k.a. "Jerusalem" (William Blake)
9. Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
10. Ode to Joy (Extract Beethoven's 9th: Choral)
11. Pinball Wizard (The Who)
12. Dambusters March (Eric Coates)
13. Sympathy for the Devil medley (Rolling Stones)
14. Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush)
2. Anarchy in the U.K. (The Sex Pistols)
3. Ride of the Valkyries/Silver Machine (Richard Wagner/Hawkwind)
4. Life on Mars medley (David Bowie)
5. Thunderball (John Barry/Tom Jones)
6. Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus)
7. Danse Macabre (Camille St Saëns)
8. And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time a.k.a. "Jerusalem" (William Blake)
9. Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
10. Ode to Joy (Extract Beethoven's 9th: Choral)
11. Pinball Wizard (The Who)
12. Dambusters March (Eric Coates)
13. Sympathy for the Devil medley (Rolling Stones)
14. Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush)
2 comments:
great blog matey..looking fwad to these but there dont appear to be nothing in the rapidshare files,when you get there it has no kb`s in the file ..cheers lenny
These are text files containing the unprotected link for the music. Download it, open it with the password (see right column) and you're good to go.
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