tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post409027066068133784..comments2024-03-26T17:50:42.904+00:00Comments on GOT A UKULELE - Ukulele reviews and beginners tips: The Ukulele Busker, David Cameron and The Occasional Madness of the Ukulele CommunityBarry Mazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-79744574410686698022015-04-21T07:27:33.780+01:002015-04-21T07:27:33.780+01:00Great post (as usual)!
People should play what th...Great post (as usual)! <br />People should play what they want to play. End of story.Lincolnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835558223271888245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-33570497386179495362015-04-16T07:43:56.003+01:002015-04-16T07:43:56.003+01:00go Barry. The uke is simply a medium of expression...go Barry. The uke is simply a medium of expression, so to speak.Daniellehttp://www.ukulelecentral.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-54558781169784647622015-04-15T22:26:48.506+01:002015-04-15T22:26:48.506+01:00Love it Liz!!Love it Liz!!Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-60901117516350453712015-04-15T21:43:12.048+01:002015-04-15T21:43:12.048+01:00ps. A friend, not a ukulele player, who is such a ...ps. A friend, not a ukulele player, who is such a died-in-the-wool Tory that his Christmas cards are always photos of his family snuggled up around David Cameron was the first person to send me a link to this story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-48963160808522919522015-04-15T21:12:33.752+01:002015-04-15T21:12:33.752+01:00Great post, Barry! I had no idea that there had be...Great post, Barry! I had no idea that there had been complaints of that sort from within "the ukulele community" and I think all of those complaints are completely ridiculous.<br /><br />Michael Gradwell - the unexpurgated versions were the first ones I came across but they were all videos hosted on the websites of the online versions of Newspapers rather than on YouTube.<br /><br />This took place in Alnwick in Northumberland (not Cumbria as per some reports) and, so far as I am aware as a member of "the ukulele community" in the North East, we are all rather delighted! I am sure there will be exceptions to the rule.<br /><br />Most of my ukulele songs are either political or have what some might call "rude words" in them - that's the way I like it and that's the way most of the people who hear them seem to like it.<br /><br />I would guess that those who are whinging about the "F*** off back to Eton" song have never heard the excellent ukulele song by Muddy Summers and the Dirty Field Whores, "Cameron I Would Call You a C***". <br /><br />https://youtu.be/qcYy-KGKFjs<br /><br />(Asterisks just to stop your site being flagged as filth, Barry!)<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-36275862962571837272015-04-15T17:51:35.495+01:002015-04-15T17:51:35.495+01:00Solidarity brother. I like to play bluegrass and ...Solidarity brother. I like to play bluegrass and punk rock on my uke, with a strap made from an old belt. I have a grand appreciation for this instrument and all of its many sounds. To pigeon hole it would be a crime. Should I be publicly flogged for playing anything but somewhere over the rainbow in the island style? Enjoy your freedom, voice your opinion, is your right and your privileged. If you're not down with free expression, move to north Korea, I'm sure you'll have a blast.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260749404594883554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-40516945882799527532015-04-15T09:55:23.090+01:002015-04-15T09:55:23.090+01:00Thanks. On Facebook today someone accused this pos...Thanks. On Facebook today someone accused this post of having double standards. I really don't think so. I would defend anyones right to playing a protest song on the uke (or any instrument). But that doesnt mean I should defend someone who thinks they have a right to state that to play protest songs is 'wrong' or 'against the rules'. That would be absurd.Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-77655230716471396342015-04-15T09:53:02.944+01:002015-04-15T09:53:02.944+01:00Iam in total agreement with your blog and your per...Iam in total agreement with your blog and your personal point of view. Freedom of expression is and should be a right not a privledge. Iam occasionally disturbed by the 'Don't worry be Happy" philosophy of SOME ukers who then go on to express their own version of political correctness. Sure they are entitled to their opinions too but too often it seems that many of these folks want to shove their own values down the throats of other Ukers. NiKulturni Say I in this regard. Iam glad you blogged on this issue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780612507872052801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-18440112307855511932015-04-15T09:35:32.378+01:002015-04-15T09:35:32.378+01:00The first time I looked for this video I found tha...The first time I looked for this video I found that it wasn’t available. I thought that David Cameron had got there first and censored it using the same methods that stop us seeing the Bullingdon Club photo. Now I’ve seen it a few times but I’ve not found a video that is unexpurgated. My conclusion is that there are limits to what people can play and sing, even on their own instruments. Love and peace :-)Michael Gradwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102079812955383309noreply@blogger.com