original title (HAHAHAHAHAHA I bought a Ukelele) says it all. I bought a ukelele and this is what happens 

1 part wild chord changes, 2 parts comedy, 2 more parts thinking about mortality

Also... Drummer says "If Elliot Smith tried to write the open theme song to Thomas the Tank Engine"

Pseudo Seraphim

Like Dominoes

Minor Birds

Good for No one

open track from upcoming ukelele themed "Ukebox Hero"

Ukebox Hero

I Don't Want to be the One to tell you

Death and Ukeleles

Consider the Birds

How to ruin a Pixies classic in just a few steps:

1. Slow it down and make it 5 minutes long
2. Swap out iconic 3/4 Time signature with a standard 4/4
3. Add over complicated bass line
4. Play it on a ukulele

This is a rough performance of the classic Tame!!!!!!! by Pixies from Doolittle. Doing my best ukulele themed Red House Painters impersonation

Death & Ukuleles

Tame (Pixies)

I just invented HyperProg!

Who knew you could play the hook to money machine to the following chords:

Bm7 - Cmaj7 - Dsus - Cm+9 - Em - Fdim - G - Em - DaugMaj7 - D7 - Cmaj7 - G B7 - Am

Check out some other stupid covers of songs at https://soundcloud.com/negativeplayer/sets/covers

Money Machine Prog

Money Machine (100 GECS) Prog Rock Version

a new ukulele based version of this older song.

Lyrics:
You did the math and followed its path
But nothing coming up golden
The alchemists have grown old

On those days when you lose everything 
You just have to settle your loses

Well I sacrificed my bike
To the gods of the great lakes

The harbor was dark, where clouds muffle sparks
An omen from the place you are 
Going to see the second coming      

All your talk has soured, friend
Now that your words have all gone wanting

I wouldn’t open that door
Where the wolves of the hour are prowling 
Hold it in tight, your faint little light
And the wolves they will hide in their corner
You won’t see them 
You won’t hear them   
But they will still be listening

Gods of the Great Lakes (ukulele version)

No... no need for an intervention. I'm fine. This is just a song.

Self destruction is seldom confined to one's self:

Self Harm
The weight was oppressive
Silence, your tell
Off in the distance
So barren and pale
There’s no weapons, no blood
No skin under nail
You died in my sleep from a crack in your shell
And you weren’t the one
To tell me the truth
You knew I never wanted to hear
But i listened for you

Yeah I know, you’re broken too
The damage I did to myself, I did to you

You packed up your things
Headed out West
For years lost in the snow
And I waited for you
I waited for you

Yeah I know, I’m lonely too
The secrets I kept to myself, you never knew

Yeah I know, you’re damaged to
The poison that ran through my veins
Poisoned  you  too

Self Harm

I has nervous taking on such an iconic pavement song, a song that changed how people look at music forever.

Released in '93 so of course its recorded at 93 bpm

Covers?

My Radio (Pavement Cover)

Acoustic Rocker. Standard Tuning. Capo 3rd fret

Sure I'll smile and tow the company line
And on occasion I'll believe it
A hairline fracture stretching side to side
Press your fingers to my mouth so you can feel it

An evening walking out between the pines
To keep my paper heart from tearing
The sun is sinking fast, well so am i
A signpost marking the descent where I stopped caring

Still I can feel them creeping up behind
With their white washed faces and X's for eyes
They hold no weight but they pull like the tide
And then just scatter in the light

You begged me be honest for once in my life
I tell you I won’t stop lying
You know I want to live within the lines
But at this point I don’t know why i even bother trying

Invisible
Tethered to a chain
It pulls me back to this place where i cannot stay
And empty cell where everything turns gray
Until it slowly fades away

I’m nowhere, I’m nowhere now
You’re nowhere, you’re nowhere now
We’re nowhere, we’re nowhere now

I can see them creeping up behind
With their white washed faces and X's for eyes
They hold no weight but they pull like the tide
And then just scatter in the light

Nowhere Ep

Nowhere Now

Got this song stuck in my head so i covered it.

I am not a fan of Springsteen but have always liked this creepy little gem. A pretty straightforward cover until i add all the extra chords

Lydia

I'm On Fire (Bruce Springsteen)

Attempt at what I think Chamber Pop is...

Tried my best
got punched in the face
like I had it coming

Lived off the grid
Bent it into a brace
Learn to walk without running

Don’t waste your time worried, I'll be fine

I’ve just lost the thrill of feeling alive
But mostly I don't mind 

Did my best
And got shot in my back
like I was running from something

Fell from the crest
As it started to break
It was that or jumping

Don’t waste your time worried, I'll be fine
(mostly I don't mind)
I’ve just forgot what it means to be alive
But mostly I don't mind 

I've learned it's best not to reveal
The  bruises that time forgot to heal

Don’t waste your time worried, I'll be fine
(mostly I don't mind)
I forgot what it feels to be alive
I've can find the joy in life
But mostly I don't mind

Fedivision 2023

Mostly I Don't Mind

Going full on Beatles here. A stylistic homage to Sparklehorse
Pretentious title, will change. Melodramatic lyrics, won't change much.

Lyrics:
I guess I'll wait for another another day
To pass me by
a lonely bird still lost at sea
Afraid to fly

This weight has always been a part of me
A liar and a thief

Guess I’m spending another year
Not knowing why
I feel too old to be free but then
too young to die

This weight has always followed close behind
A beggar and a bride

When I can't sleep
I dream
Till the color drains out of my eyes
Into these dead red tides

Or till I sink beneath
The water pooling at my side
Under these grim lit skies

i led my daughter through this desert
And over these barren hills

To a garden where she met a snake
And learned to kill

Take my hand I’ll lead you far away from me
Before I sink  beneath

When I can't sleep
I dream
Till the color drains out of my eyes
Into these dead red tides

Or till I sink beneath
The water pooling at my side
Under these grim lit skies

Under Grim Lit Skies

Beneath The Shadow of a Poisoned Tree

A banger. Funny song about releasing music that no one will listen to

I’m writing songs
That I can’t even sing
Making plans 
I’ve got no plans to keep
Only thing left is to be forgotten 

taking points off
A winner I guess
Nobody's around so no one's impressed
This the only thing still left not rotten

God only knows what I'm on about
So many words spilling out of my mouth
When no one cares does it even matter

Thinking out loud
Lost in the crowd 

Breaking though, that was somebody else
A cannibal, I only steal from myself
Well, that’s not true but you wouldn't know it 

Dropping points to a loser at best
No one's around so nobody’s depressed
And if they were would I even know it

God only knows what I'm on about
So many words spilling out of my mouth
When no one cares does it even matter

Heaven knows I was a miserable kid
Thought i’d grow up
Well I never did
No one cares so it doesn’t matter?

Thinking out loud
Lost in the crowd 

God only knows what I'm on about
So many words spilling out of my mouth
When no one cares does it even matter

Heaven knows I was a miserable kid
Thought i’d grow up
I never did / Well, maybe I did
No one cares so it doesn’t matter?

Grim EP

When Nobody Cares Does It Even Matter?

—-------------------------------------

Nothing left 
But a losing hand
Of useless
And a slow walk to the door

I wouldn't say
That I'd been had
But this is not
But I was waiting for

I said my peace
But not out loud
Spent a sunny day
As just another cloud

But I lost my way racing you into the sun
Away from everyone

Got no demands
Nothing to lose
So… 
Surprise surprise surprise surprise

Shallow graves
Is an empty bed
Lullabies 
And a hammer to the head

I've made my peace
Was feeling bad
Threw down  my cards
And I don't want them back

You see I lost my way racing you into the sun
Away from everyone
I could have made my mark 
but I missed the starting gun. 
Goodbye to everyone

It takes time
But when was time on my side?

Because I lost my way chasing you into the sun
Away from everyone
I could have made my mark 
but I missed the starting gun
Goodbye to everyone

—-------------------------------------

Goodbye to Everyone

Run from the cops 
Flinching at the shots
Ringing out across the city streets

People see what that want to see
Nothing more convincing 
than the trash that you bought 
Or the loose lipped thoughts


Went to visit my dad 
He shouting at the TV 
Something about the commies 
Fleecing their flock 
Said he wants to move south 
Hasn't left his own house 
And over a week 
While I quietly seethe

so surprised 
They found a way to sell the new rage
To all the bastards on a rampage 

I tried talking to God 
Sharing some of my thoughts 
I Used to think that he was listening 
I'm pretty sure he's not 
The radio’s gone silent
Followers get violent 
When the glory is gone
Was it there all along

so surprised 
They found a way to sell the new rage
To all the bastards on a rampage 

When It adds up to nothing 
adds up to nothing 
Add it to nothing 
Add it to nothing

I'm not surprised 
You found a way to take advantage 
Of the bastards on a rampage

When It adds up to nothing 
adds up to nothing 
Add it to nothing 
Add it to nothing

The New Rage

A tribute to my daughter's ailing 14 yr old chinchilla. Insipired by the classic Lil' Sebastian and Shoegaze music.

14 years is a long time 
To be stuck in the cage of your palace 
Watching world pass you by
Living each day, one meal at a time

And I'm so sorry I wasn't the best 
You deserved more than I had to offered
Watching your breathing subside
You'll be Giving up your ghost by tonight

Goodbye my friend 
Goodbye beloved 
wish you Godspeed
Run free
And may you murder again

Digging a hole in the yard 
3 ft deep with nothing in 
you're back up and at it again
To give your wheel another spin

And I can feel the crack in my armor
My heart ached because you are still dying 
Death will still come for us all
But not today maybe not this fall

Goodnight my friend 
Goodnight beloved 
I wish you good dreama
Run free
And may you murder again

May you murder again

Little Murderer

Got a banjo for christmas. wanted to write and record a song immediately without any understanding of how to actually play the instrument

I found my way home again
in late December 
Spent the fall piling leaves on the burn 

Highways lead to where you're destined 
Doorways close the moment you leave

I kept my promise to you 
in late December 
For a day, maybe for two 

Highways stretch out like cracks in the plaster 
Doors close and with it the view
For me 
Of you
In late December 




In Late December #1

Lyrics:

What you got banging round in your cellar 
She will never know because you will never tell her 
The curse of the ghost in the land of the living
Everyone wants what they're not giving 

What you been dragging up in your attic 
Living like a monk and feeling like addict 
The weight of a cinder pressing on your chest
You might want to live forever but not like this

Take me out 
And stab me in the heart
Won't die with a smile
But I'll try playing that part

banjo song #2

Oh my world, to be a bird 
With its tiny beak, pellet brain 
A tern on the arctic plain

The refuge, a barren land
A burrow of ice, paradise

Far from the world of man

Sing for no one to hear
Not with a smile, not with a tear
Not of hate or fear

My Kingdom for a bird’s
Undisturbed by the hands
That poison these lands

Far from the world of man

Take to the skies
Follow the tides

Riding the breeze
Between salty seas 
And the sun

Chasing the light of the sun

Unconcerned and undeterred 
By man

Asleep on the wing
Eat when I need
Far from the world of man

Tern of the Arctic Plains (Banjo song #3)

Fuzzed Out Bass please meet a Banjo

I wasn't lying when I told you 
I'd be anything you need 
Just a path paved with good intentions 
Led me straight into the sea
Into The sea

It's so dark and the storms are raging
But Your A light for everyone to see
Well I kept my head beneath the water
So that's everyone but me
It's Not me

Uh oh


Off the coast of Carolina 
(in the depths, where dead men pray)
I'll be way out past the strand
(calm to decay)
I really hope that you'll come a searching
But if you don’t I’ll understand


You can find me out beyond the strand
I really hope that you'll come searching 
But either way I'll understand

Uh oh uh oh

Building a settlement 
under the sediment

A Path Paved With Bad Intentions #4

We don't need gods, angels, demons and satan for the apocalypse. We humans can do that all on our own.

Lyrics:

I’ve always known I’d see my face
All busted up and bleeding

Because you will hunt me down
The way you haunt me now

The shattered glass of this broken mirror
Won't keep the scars from getting clearer

And it will haunt me down
The way it haunts me now

There are no gods
There is no revelator
There's only thieves
There’s only traitors

Come armageddon come
Come for everyone

You turn the pages of your swollen Bible 
You pray to God. You're praying for revival 

But he will not come down
No,  and it will not come now

You’ve got your gun. And you’re confessing
I've gotta run before i receive your blessing

You will hunt me down
The way you haunt me now

There are no gods
There is no revelator
There's only thieves
There’s only traitors

Come armageddon come
Come for everyone

There are no gods
There is no revelator
We may have prophets
But there’s no saviour

Come Armageddon Come #6

The Coockoo Revisited #7

A little diddy in a odd tuning (FACFAE)

A lot less chords than I normally use. Only interesting things in this one:

1. the primary part (verses) introduced at the beginning is never played that way again. In the lead up to the 2nd chorus, it's played 3 different ways.

2. I wanted a little dissonance so turned F - C - Bb (boring) into F -C - Bbm (ohh!). Unexpected minor chords are... unexpected.

3. There are soccer references

GooD Dream BaD Dream

Here is a cover of Kanye West's "Coldest Winter" from 808 & Heartbreaks

Liberties were taken with song structure and chord progressions. The idea was to turn into an even moodier song. It's toned down, slowed down with a lot more instrumentation.

Inspiration drawn heavily from Sigur Ros and their () album which sounds like the absolutely coldest winter

Coldest Winter (Kanye West Cover)

Mastered

Hips Don't Lie (Hipster Don't Lie Version)

It's a prog/rock/psycho/ballad/hate song about a megalomaniac in hell or something. And with chord progressions like:

Cm Dm C#m G# G  and  F F# G G# A A# B C

...you'll feel like you're in hell as well

Working

Nowhere is Your Home

Negative Players is a theoretically fantastic  Indie/Alternative Rock band from Southwest Michigan. 

Beatles + 90's indie rock = (Elliott Smith * Pavement) / Superchunk

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