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LET'S VOTE! April 2018 Patron Song of the Month

  • Island in the Sun - Weezer (2001) 118
  • Bruno Mars - CL's choice (post your favorite Bruno in the comments!) 96
  • Take Me to Church - Hozier (2013) 100
  • Better Together - Jack Johnson (2005) 139
  • Come Away With Me - Norah Jones (2002) 209
  • Titanium - Sia (2011) 41
  • Such Great Heights - Postal Service (2003) 36
  • Lucky - Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat (2009) 67
  • Dog Days are Over - Florence & the Machine (2009) 65
  • Shut Up and Dance - Walk the Moon (2014) 60
  • Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake (2016) 65
  • Happy - Pharrell Williams (2013) 199
  • Taylor Swift - Blank Space (2014) 21
  • How Far I'll Go - from Moana (2016) 111
  • 2018-03-22
  • —2018-04-16
  • multiple choice
  • 1327 votes
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{Patron-only post}

Aloha Patrons!

I'm excited to present this month's Song of the Month vote options - these are more recent songs (post-2000) that I feel could make for a fun ukulele arrangement and lesson.  If you don't know these songs, please keep an open mind to learning new songs, and please trust that I am picking songs that would serve a wide audience.

For new Patrons, please follow the instructions below to vote.  

Voting closes Sun 4/15 at 11:59PM Pacific Time. I’ll announce the winner early next week and I’ll post the chord chart before the Live Lesson on Thurs 4/19. 

Thank you, and happy voting!

xo cynthia. 

HOW TO VOTE  

1. click on the checkbox for as many of the song choices as you like below - multiple votes allowed. please note - as soon as you tick the checkbox, the vote is counted. (you can look at the ticker on the right!  sometimes the ticking doesn't work on certain devices - in this case, try your laptop or desktop vs tablet or mobile)

2. in addition, you can comment below with ONE SONG that you’d want for next month's tutorial. this will help with song choices for future votes. you can upvote other people’s song choices by clicking the heart on their comment.  upvotes are an easy way to double your voting power!  only your first comment will count, so please just one song suggestion per person.

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Comments

Antifragile Tarot

for Bruno Mars: Just The Way You Are would probably be fun (even if I adore Uptown Funk)

Wendy Peer

Across the Universe - The Beatles

Michele Gu

More Jack Johnson; your arrangement of Banana Pancakes is the most fun to play, imo

Christine Fedruk

Would love to see Quicksand by David Bowie, one of my bucket list items is to be able to play that someday.

Sadie Prater Barron

I would like to see a generic “Cynthia’s Choice” added to each poll. I want to participate, but really this poll none of them really move me - I’ll just trust you.

Carrie Garry

Rocky Mountain High by John Denver

Sharlee Bergman

Jack and Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp. You Can't Always get What you Want - Rolling Stones. Bruno Mars Lazy Song or Billionaire.

Jo Ann Wong

Bruno...dripping in finesse

Patricia Hurley

By your side by Sade (Ben Taylor version)

Susan Rankin

Bruno Mars....... liquor store blues,

Jenny Selig

My modern pick is Royals by Lorde.

Steve S

Bruno Mars ... the lazy song

Phylicia

Across the Universe, the Beatles

Dreuge

Dust in the Wind

Cheri Schuyler

Can I vote for Come Away With Me twice?

Anne & Ray Swienton

Bruno Mars; You Can Count onMe !! I’ve been working on that ... it has its challenges !!!

Judy Archer

Bruno Mars - Count on Me

MoonnaBlu

Drops of Jupiter - Train

Jess Chen

I think I said this last month - I would love to see a CL harmonica tutorial for Better Together!

Indira Tomazin

Lucky by Jason Mraz or such great heights!

Courtney Daniel

Do some Amanda Palmer! That’s how I first got into ukulele.

Jean Morado

A Hawaiian song like Little Grass Shack

Madlen Prang

I can't find a tutorial anywhere. Would you please make a tutorial for Cat Stevens' Lady D'Arbanville?

Vee Kay

Bruno Mars Count on Me

Guillaume Daniel

\/\/eezer, like their songs so much, it will be such a great addition to my tabs collection

Alison Gold

I'd like to learn, REMEMBER ME, from the movie, Coco.

Will Peralta

Heart of Gold by Neil Young .

Anja

I'd love to learn an uke version of India.Arie's Video one day. Thanks for everything 😊

John L Turner

San Francisco Bay Blues by Eric Clapton

Fabienne

Chupee by Cocoon. French group but singing in english ;)

Caren Lindhorst

I would like to learn : just like heaven

Maggie

I agree! She did a great job with that one! I still love it and go back to it!!!

Eve J.

Please, please choose "Happy"! It is my grandson's favorite and my reason for learning the ukulele is to be able to play and sing songs with him!

MJC23

Another vote for Happy. It would be a fun song to lead a group in singing.

Chrissi Barnett

Compromise - Molly Kate Kestner. VERY new 2016 I think

Jann Powell

Good Chord changes and rhythms - - Shut up and dance.

Monica Macal

Black or white or Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)

Gene Plagge

Nights in white satin - Moody Blues

Donald Miller

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea as done by George Harrison

Linda Askren

The Heart of Life by John Mayer

Carol Phillips

Oh so many good choices!!! Thanks Cynthia for putting this list together. I love learning new songs that are from musicians I am not familiar with! That is one benefit of the ukulele that is incredible to me!

Lani Boyer

More Than This, originally by Roxy Music but also sung by 10,000 Maniacs (or maybe it was Natalie Merchant) and Norah Jones.

Granny Smith

The Unicorn Song as done by The Irish Rovers.

Judy Hartman

Hi, Cynthia! Thank you for always sharing your talent with us. Would you consider including the name of the song when you post the monthly Patron Live Jam; I always save it on You Tube, so it would be helpful to have the name in the index as well. Thanks again.

Lisa Guillard

Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills & Nash

Tina Mast

If we do Such Great Heights, I'd rather do the one by Iron and Wine. :-)

Melanie Maus

Nights in White Satin by The Moody Blues

Leah Woosley

I want a Cynthia Lin Joni Mitchel arrangement :)

Dan Frost

I just finished a great book on Joni - Reckless Daughter. Also another great book on Joni, Carole King and Carly Simon called Girl's Are Us. Circle Game or Both Sides Now are 2 of my favorite.

Dan Frost

I really didn't know any of these songs so went to Youtube to listen to them. Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake has a great video. I didn't like the music but the people dancing people are fabulous...

Leah Woosley

Thanks, i have some audiobook credits, i will go check that out. Those are both great songs.. i also really like A Case of You and CL does an excellent cover of River. I love the whole Blue album!

Stella Yee

32 Flavors by Ani DiFranco

Julie Rogers

Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon & Garfunkel

Wendy Kriegel

make someone happy - sleepless in seattle soundtrack :)

Susan Wilmes

Don't know many of them - makes it hard to vote!!

Lynda Moore

Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton

Jo Ann Wong

How Long by Charlie Puth

Jo Ann Wong

I was wrong by Jesse larson original Chris Stapleton

Laura Toma

Something by Carole King...?

Susan Rankin

Wish you were here pink floyd

Dave Barr

Count on me or the lazy song

Linda Rosetti

Bruno Mars song or Moana.. for my grand daughters! I've seen the Moana song using a kaypo which really helped with the cords.

Paula Armijo

How About No Rain by Blind Melon?

Shay Taylor

I'd love to learn You and I - Ingrid Michaelson.

annie park

I watched your "mir bist du schon" video, I would really love to learn the song.