Leonard Cohen ukelele covers subculture

[altariel]

Hallelujah, George Formby style.

I wound up on this blog via the Riddley Walker annotations site, where I also learned that there is a DVD of a theatre production of RW, performed in Waterford in November 2007. Who said you can't learn anything off the internet? And why do I not have a Riddley Walker icon?

Also, via shezan: excellent piece by Johann Hari on excess and recession in Dubai.

Comments

[fallingtowers.livejournal.com]

Brilliant!

I shall have to look for "Take this Waltz", "Alexandra Leaving" or "Dance Me to the End of Love" in the same style.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I thought it was absolutely inspired.

[hafren.livejournal.com]

That's priceless.

[hafren.livejournal.com]

I've got a friend working in Dubai, but it does look an abominable, soulless place. I didn't know they had no concept of bankruptcy (though if I worked out there, I hope I would have the sense to find out how the law worked first).

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think it's inspired.

[thornsilver]

From what I have seen of people, they tend to authomatically assume that the laws are the same in the new place as they were in their old country, state, town...

The complacency is terrifying.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

I hope his next trick will be When I'm Cleaning Windows in the style of Leonard Cohen.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

ROFL!

[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

Have you ever heard the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain?

There was a fabulous documentary about them on Saturday morning Radio 4 last summer presented by Bill Bailey. Their rendition of the Dambusters March has to be heard to be believed. Guaranteed to put a smile on any face.

mrazalais was also ranting about that Dubai article, at length. They'll be first to go when the sea levels start to rise...

[altariel.livejournal.com]

edge_of_ruin saw them at the Folk Festival (I think) and raved about them! Fairport did a brilliant ukelele number when we saw them last month, fantastic.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Here's Hanson's MMMBop, in the style of Leonard Cohen, on a ukelele:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CH_LKeklZY

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

It's a lovely performance... though the joke is lost on me, as I've no idea what the original sounds like.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Original here (advert comes first):
http://www.clevver.com/music/video/13755/hanson-mmmbop.html