Songs featuring the ukulele?

[The_Walrus]

Can anyone recommend me some cool songs featuring the ukulele?
I'm looking for something more in the pop rock category, since I've already own a few compliations from hawaiian artists, but all suggestions are welcomed

Thanks in advance.

[Numanoid]

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/mrpulley/TinyTim.jpg

[The Infidel]

"Good Company", Queen

[WMAangel]

"Soon Forget" by Pearl Jam

[Tscott]

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[Decker]

Sir Paul plays "Something" on Ukulele:
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Of course, this is the all-time greatest English language ukulele recording, but I'm sure you have it already:
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Also, I'm sure if you're from HI, you have a lot of Jake Shimabukuro's stuff, but he is a remarkable talent:
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[Decker]

And one more Jake song in honor of Halloween week:
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[Tscott]

Coverville #504 (http://coverville.com/archives/2008/09/coverville-504-ukeville/)

Coverville is a great podcast that focuses on cover songs in all forms. Show #504 is called "Ukeville!" featuring all songs on the ukulele. Check it out.

[Michael Corvin]

Good luck getting this out of your head:
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[Heat]

Coverville #504 (http://coverville.com/archives/2008/09/coverville-504-ukeville/)

Coverville is a great podcast that focuses on cover songs in all forms. Show #504 is called "Ukeville!" featuring all songs on the ukulele. Check it out.
Coverville is a great podcast, I've been listening to it since the spring.

I'll have to go back and pick up this show, it was just before I started listening.

Here's another good music podcast: The Sounds in My Head (http://www.thesoundsinmyhead.com/)

on the March 30, 2009 show, there is a band called "Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele" - maybe it features the ukulele?

[whaaat]

Beach Boys - Little Pad

[orangecrush]

Nickel Creek - Anthony

[FatTony]

The opening of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' cover of "I Believe I Can Fly."

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[Chrisedge]

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This girl is cute and talented...

[The Bus]

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[The Bus]

Also, check this:

http://www.ukulelia.com/

[Drexl]

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BTW, the Concert for George has a great version of "Something" that begins with Paul McCartney on ukulele (George loved the ukulele).

[Decker]

BTW, the Concert for George has a great version of "Something" that begins with Paul McCartney on ukulele (George loved the ukulele).

See post #6

[Drexl]

I saw that, but that's Coachella. The CFG version had Eric Clapton too.

[cungar]

My favorite ukelele track is by the Who. Actually it's Pete Townshend. It's on The Who By Numbers.

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[Sean O'Hara]

How about a ukulele cover of Radiohead's Creep?

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Or Fake Plastic Trees

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[The_Walrus]

Thanks for all the replies, I enjoyed that coverville podcast, and some of those YT links were cool as well, even though I've seen a few of then before.
Btw have anybody else noticed we had a ukulele revival in the past year or so? A lot of cover versions are popping up on YT, also some bands on the "indie" scene have been using this little instrument for a while now... I gotta say, I kinda like it.

[rw2516]

Isn't there ukulele on "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"?

[Decker]

Jason Mraz's hit single "I'm Yours" sure sounds like it's on ukulele, though he's playing an acoustic guitar on the video.

[orangecrush]

I don't know if anyone mentioned it yet, but Israel Kamakawiwo'ole doing somewhere over the rainbow/what a wonderful world from the Finding Forester soundtrack features a ukulele and is great.

[Decker]

I don't know if anyone mentioned it yet, but Israel Kamakawiwo'ole doing somewhere over the rainbow/what a wonderful world from the Finding Forester soundtrack features a ukulele and is great.
The YouTube video is in post #6.