SOTU 632 "I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS"

[wee_ginga_yin]

Joseph's Dream - John Hartford

Here's a Bible story lifted by John Hartford from the Old Testament.

(Sorry about my screen with the lyrics going blank, so I had to touch the mouse pad before I finished.)

My wife is reading Joseph and his brothers by Thomas Mann and the education of Joseph in his early years is fascinating, how he learns about mathematics, the phases of the moon, and the movement of the stars and how it all tied in with agriculture. All knowledge that has been lost to modern man because we do not look up and observe.

Joseph and His Brothers - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[ukudancer]

Not an entry, but I figured I'd share it while I'm still putting together my entry for the season. Shoutout to Mourning Dove (Chris).



edit - former member.

 

[Renaissance-Man]

It took 3 takes for me to record this song today. I was crying on the last verse of the first take, as I was thinking about friends I've lost. On the second take, my voice was still noticeably shaking. You can hear my metronome at the end of the recording. It sounds like a heartbeat to me. If you're not familiar with Bob Dylan's Dream, listen, and then you’ll understand.

 

[LimousinLil]

And another one from your Host ... my apologies! It was never my intent to inflict another song on you, but, not having picked up a uke since Saturday, I was having withdrawal symptoms. Regrettably, I was having a "Blondie" moment ...

 

[cua94]

Here is one that I really like and wanted to learn. I am still working on it.

 

[Threebird]

This season I didn't get to choose the song I learned, I was outvoted by my sweetie. But it was a good choice because I like the song and it was easy to learn to play (G, D, C, G all the way). Also because I see two of the other options I thought of have been done already - Dreams (Cranberries) and Wendell Gee (I didn't think there was a chance anyone would do that one). This week it is a cover of "California Stars" by Wilco (lyrics by Woody Guthrie).

 

[AlanDP]

An old favorite of mine. I did it once before, several years ago.

 

[dr_mitch]

Time for a double bill of two jazz standards. Firstly, from 1931, there's Dream a Little Dream of Me. Of course there are many versions; the Mamas and the Papas has to be the best known today.



Next there's the eponymous song of the season. I know I'm not the first, but I couldn't resist. From 1924 originally, again many versions including by Cliff Edwards and Joe Brown.



There's a connection between the two - both songs have lyrics by Gus Kahn (admittedly, so do plenty of other standards).

 

[UkerDrew]

I hope someone covers City of Stars from La La Land. It's one of the first songs I ever learned from start to finish and I do believe it counts since it has several mentions of dreams.

I just listened to my old video from 7 years ago and it's quite horrific. lol

Im not going to revisit this one but it does mention dreams and I did it for season 314. If anyone wants to tackle it I would love to hear another version. My tab is linked in the video description. Such a fab song.

 

[wee_ginga_yin]

You meet the nicest people in your dreams

 

[LimousinLil]

Time for a double bill of two jazz standards. Firstly, from 1931, there's Dream a Little Dream of Me. Of course there are many versions; the Mamas and the Papas has to be the best known today.



Next there's the eponymous song of the season. I know I'm not the first, but I couldn't resist. From 1924 originally, again many versions including by Cliff Edwards and Joe Brown.



There's a connection between the two - both songs have lyrics by Gus Kahn (admittedly, so do plenty of other standards).

Paul, I think you've uploaded the same song twice ... there must be another one out there somewhere!

 

[LimousinLil]

You meet the nicest people in your dreams

Since I can't comment online, Rob, this is a lovely montage of the "nicest people" and a great, echo-y song to accompany it; thank you!

 

[LimousinLil]

And Hello, yet again from deepest France ... "hello" is probably safest as it covers every possible time zone! The Playlist has been updated and we are up to 52 videos ... please keep those songs coming today! For those of you who haven't slept well - and I didn't last night - you have my sympathy! I didn't dream and I woke up with a headache; this sleeping business can be a nightmare ....

 

[UkeCan1]

I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've covered Cheap Trick. This one was too much fun to resist. "Dream Police", the stuff off nightmare fuel.

 

[mountain goat]

a Fleetwood Mac song

 

[dr_mitch]

Paul, I think you've uploaded the same song twice ... there must be another one out there somewhere!

Fixed! For ease, here is is again.

 

[LimousinLil]

a Fleetwood Mac song

Jon, I am STILL unable to comment on YouTube, so, again, I'll do it here! This is a great cover of a great song! I particularly enjoyed your vocals and the 8-string is very effective. Thank you!

 

[kolibri]

A Finnish lullaby "Sininen uni" (Blue Dream) by Tapio Rautavaara and P. Mustapää from year 1952. Tapio Rautavaara (1915 - 1979) was a Finnish singer, a film star, an Olympic gold medalist in javelin throw and a World Champion in archery. And my granny's favorite songwriter.

 

[Ukecaster]

I'll give this one a whirl, Wishin' and Hopin', written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, which was a US Top 10 hit for Dusty Springfield in 1964. Mine is obviously a more reggae style.

 

[Oldscruggsfan]

a Fleetwood Mac song

Mate, I’ve been practicing this one all week, and you’ve dashed my hopes, LOL! That aside, I’m assuming this is great but am getting zero audio.