The Apology Song

 

Oh hey, it's me, just sitting on my five-song repertoire for the last 7 years, thinking one of these days I'll get a chance to sit down and record. Well, today is that day! It only took 2 grandparents and a miraculously empty house to make it happen.

Here's my attempt at The Apology Song by Diego Luna and Gustavo Santaolalla, from the animated movie The Book of Life (which, of course, I highly recommend). My Spanish rolls need some work, to say the least, but this seemed like a good one to kick off spooky season. Honestly, I don't do spooky, so children's songs and movies for me lol. Happy Halloween and Día de los Muertos 🎃

Summer Wind

Still here, playing around with the ukulele and singing sad songs for some reason. 6 months ago I had a baby, (which I'll go ahead and use as an excuse for infrequent uploads). I'd like to learn some more lullabies or other songs that she can enjoy listening to and eventually singing along with, but I'm not sure where to start. What non-obnoxious songs did you really enjoy as a kid?

Desperado

If there's one kind of singer I really envy, it's those who can belt it out from somewhere deep in their gut. Believe it or not, I'm really trying to amp it up here. But, you know, baby steps...

Oh, and if you notice me staring crazily off to one side, I'm just looking at the chords/lyrics.

I Can See Clearly Now

Apartment hunting the last month or so has been really rough. Finally, last week we found something just in time to get our stuff out and clean the old place from top to bottom. Let's just say it was a physically taxing week. But now I'm chilling at my parents' for a few days, everything is taken care of for the moment, and it feels very much like the metaphorical rain has departed.

This is my first recording with chunking... not sure if I'm doing it quite right.

Make You Feel My Love

My first Bob Dylan cover. Chords and picking pattern here.

Turn to White

Turn to White by She & Him. Chords and picking pattern from Ukulele Hunt.

Can't Help Falling In Love

Not sure I'm in love with this strumming pattern, but couldn't seem to find anything else that fit really well.