Amen Omen
I’ve covered more songs on uke than I can remember. What inspires me to cover each song can have as much to do with the merits of the song as it does with any of many other random factors. The time of year. What other people are talking about. Or, is in today’s case, something on TV. You have probably seen this TV commercial…
There is something viscerally nice about this commercial. I’ll admit that in it’s everyday examples of one good thing inspiring another that it does a great job of relating to circumstances most of us face all the time. That said, the commercial begins and ends with the same scene: someone holding a door open for a visually impaired person.
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Oh wow. What an AMAZING demonstration of altruism! How poignant and inspiring the act of holding a door open for the blind is. Yeah. Right. Should the next commercial celebrate people NOT kicking puppies? Idea for sketch comedy: parody this commercial by showing a door slamming into a visually impaired person. People doing the WRONG thing.
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Despite my issues with the heart-string-tugging visuals of this commercial, the audio is amazing. When I heard the accompanying song, I had to find out who wrote it. Sure enough, once again, one of the very best songwriters of this generation, Mr. Ben Harper.
Here’s my cover. Enjoy!
In my working field, everyone want’s to make money, money, money….and they do. Some more, some less…like me, cos I help others and that don’t increase my income. But I don’t care, someone is happy and has a hope and for me that is important.
World is made by small gesture. The face of a old woman, living in the mountains, that don’t have grandchildren or any help, when I give her a bucket of water, light my heart.
I have all Ben Harper songs on z ipod…yezzz izzzz do! HE IS THE MAN!
Your very talented Joko…..I love your stories to…HUGE SMILE!
I always enjoy your covers, Joko.
Greetingz! kool post. the first one I have looked at in Months…