November 2016 Anything Goes Favourites

  WHERE:  Clocktower Brew Pub, lower level, 575 Bank Street, Ottawa TIME:  7 to 10 p.m. But come early and join us...

YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH BOTH VIDEOS! Thanks to the Cachero family for sharing this song with us. Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 &n...

A song written by Charles de Lint which he did as a presentation song back in 2012. I've asked him if he would lead us in this song at our Nov BUG...

Two versions are posted - the original Ian & Sylvia version (1964) and the We Five version (1965). You can play along with the Ian & Sylvia re...

WE'LL DO VERSION 1 FOR AT BUG JAM! I've posted the two Lonnie Donegan versions and when I retire (aiming for 2021/22!) I'll work up the or...

Well, my sister and I just thought Peter Noone was the cutest! Have a look at the history of the song below - the 2nd video is the original 1910 versi...

You can play along with the video in GCEA tuning if you put your capo on the 4th fret! "All I Have to Do Is Dream" is a popular song made...

"Sherry" is a song written by Bob Gaudio, who was the organist/singer with The Four Seasons. It was The Four Season's first nationally r...

Richard Davis will be leading us in this song at the November 2016 BUG jam! The video is in the same key, but without the instrumental. In the line...

  A traditional bawdy pub song! There are lots of different versions and verses, ways of singing it, etc. but here's what I've put tog...

Thanks to Bert Loach for submitting this song! You can play along with the video in GCEA tuning by putting your capo on the 4th fret! "Streets...

YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE FIRST VIDEO! "Wonderful World" (occasionally referred to as "(What A) Wonderful World") is a song b...

Abridged version for BUG - does not include all the verses from the different versions but it's a good start. Have fun! "He Played His Uku...

The song sheet is in the same key! The instrumental can be optional for group play. "Bus Stop" is a song recorded and released as a singl...

The Cachero Family presented this song at BUG in March 2016 - I'm hoping now they'll lead us in it! The videos are in the same key. The cool t...

  Bob says "Hoping you can add this slightly tweaked version of Buddy Holly's 'It doesn't Matter Anymore' to the list. I ...

You can play in the same key as the Cash/Carter video using the (A) songsheet - the instrumentals are shortened for group play! "If I Were a C...

Okay - Mark and I watch way too much TV but the songs chosen for commercials and background for a lot of shows are catchy! You can play along with ...

THE SONGSHEET IS IN THE SAME KEY AS THE VIDEO!  "Riptide" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. It was first released...

You can play along with the video - just a minor variance to the ending for the group! "Rock Around the Clock" is written by Max C. Freed...

Hanging Tree" is a song performed by composer James Newton Howard featuring vocals from American actress Jennifer Lawrence for the 2014 film The ...

Capo 2 to play along with the Proclaimer's video. And check out the University of Waterloo uke group's version! "I'm Gonna Be...

You can play along with the video in GCEA tuning if you tune your uke 2 semi-tones lower to F A# D G. We'll be playing in the key of C. St...

I can remember slow dancing to this song, ahhh to be 15 again! "Yes It Is" is a song by the Beatles, released in 1965. Written by&nb...

 "The House of the Rising Sun" is a traditional folk song, sometimes called "Rising Sun Blues". It tells of a life gone wrong...

"Piano Man" is the first single released by Billy Joel. It was released on November 2, 1973, and has been included on several subsequen...

You can play along with the videos! For this rockin' song we'll need lots of back-up singers (to do the parts in italicized brackets),...

  You can use the songsheet to play along with the BUG's video OR put your capo on the 5th fret and play along with GOTYE's video! ...

YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE VIDEO! I'm hearing bass, I'm hearing accordion or melodion, I'm hearing tambourine, I'm hearing BUGS......

"Sloop John B" is a traditional folk song from the Bahamas, also known as "The John B. Sails", Wreck of the Sloop John B. and some...

YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE RECORDING IN GCEA TUNING IF YOU PUT YOUR CAPO ON THE 1ST FRET! "Angel of the Morning" is a popular song writt...

You can play along with the videos in GCEA if you put your capo on the 4th fret! The only difference is I've knocked 4 bars out of the intro for B...

You can play along with the first video! "Hallelujah" is a song written by Canadian recording artist Leonard Cohen, originally released o...

"Has Anybody Seen My Girl? (Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue)" is an American popular song that achieved its greatest popularity in the 1920s. It...