So, I was so freaking excited after getting my new Oscar Schmidt OU-26T Tenor 6-String ukulele that I was pretty much making up reasons for putting it in a video. Case in point, last Friday night I went to a get-together at my brother's house. Beers and ribs were enjoyed by all and then I made my way on home with no definite plans. Hrm. What to do? How bouts a hop on my old friend and enemy, Facebook. Next thing I knew, it was 4:30am. You see, here's the thing. Colin, my brother, does this thing on Facebook that he calls CTV. Basically, he drinks beer and posts Youtube videos and pretends that a) he's a DJ (which, in reality, he is) and b) that we are listening (well, sometimes we are). Well, on Friday me posted something like "CTV is about to start!". So, I thought it would be hilarious if I suddenly "invented" something called STV and if I pretended that I didn't know what CTV was. Thus began a mighty Youtube DJ Battle on Facebook and my sobriety was the main casualty.
So, anyway, during the back and forth video attacks between CTV and STV, Colin's CTV posted this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AEldiUP408
Wherein I responded and said that I liked that song when it was called Needles in the Camel's Eye.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba7a9pZM6_I
I considered that my checkmate.
So, why am I going on and on about this? Hmm... good question. Oh yeah, I remember. You see when I picked up my new 6-string ukulele and heard those octave A strings (slightly out of tune) it popped Needles in the Camel's Eye right into my brain. That's all the excuse I needed to make a uke video for it. And, here it is.
This song is real easy to learn, it only has 4 chords. Here's a quick tab for it.
Needles in the Camel's Eye - Brian Eno
E A
Those who know
E A
They don't let it show
E B
They just give you one long life
D A
And you go, oh oh, oh oh
Goes to show
How winds blow
The weather's fine
And I feel so so-so, so
Birds of prey
With too much to say
Oh what could be my destiny
Another rainy day
Why ask why?
For by the by and by
All mysteries are just more
Needles in the camel's eye
Those who know
They don't let it show
They just give you one long life
And you go, oh oh, oh oh
Why ask why?
For by the by and by
All mysteries are just more
Needles in the camel's eye