Ukelele Musings

Winter in New York

Coffee with My Baby

Lyricist : Rokusuke Ei \ Composer : Haichidai Nakamura 
ISWC : T-101.072.813-7
Publisher : Sony Music Publishing Inc \ Singer : Kyu Sakamoto
Released : October 15, 1961
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In Anglophone countries, the song is best known under the alternative
title "Sukiyaki",
the name of a Japanese hot-pot dish with cooked beef.
The word sukiyaki does not appear in the song's lyrics,
nor does it have any connection to them; 
it was used only because it was short, catchy, recognizably Japanese,
and more familiar to English speakers.
A Newsweek columnist compared this re-titling to issuing "Moon River"
in Japan under the title "Beef Stew"

This song was famous also by Kyu Sakamoto’s whistling

The English-language lyrics of the version recorded by « A Taste Of Honey »
in 1980 are not a translation of the original Japanese lyrics,
but instead a completely different set of lyrics
arranged to the same basic melody.
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It was four or five years now that I didn’t sing and record the songs.
I was sung and recorded one in 2022 and one recently in April 2024
and  this one today. The voice is not quite there…
I need to rework my voice.

When I was a little, I often hummed this song…
I sing in English, it doesn't sound the same as in Japanese.
But I try not to damage the song too much. The melody is very pretty.
I’ll try my best for the next time to sing in Japanese.
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Vocal : Anh
Arrangement : Phong
Recorded : August 10, 2024
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上を向いて歩こう - Sukiyaki - Ue o Muite Arukō - Cover (Kyu Sakamoto)

Shadowland

Shadowland (feat. Jan Lundgren)

I put this track together in May 25th 2019. Updated it today, on June 23rd 2025. I play all the instruments.

Living Room Ukelele Jam

The original song was written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King. This is my version performed on a baritone ukelele tuned in 4ths CFBbEb. I recorded this in October of 2020 and remastered it for this release on June 22nd 2025.

Tennessee Waltz

I originally recorded this track in June of 2022. Remastered it in May of 2025.

I do not own the copyright to this music. I am not profiting from its dissemination.

"Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership.


Hey Jude

I originally recorded this in June of 2022. Remastered in May of 2025.

I do not own the copyright to this song. I am not profiting from its dissemination.

"It's Only a Paper Moon" is a popular song published in 1933 with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose.


Paper Moon

I originally recorded this in June of 2022. Remastered in May of 2025. 

I do not own the copyright to this song. I am not profiting from its dissemination.

"Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a 1931 song with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and also by Wayne King and His Orchestra, with vocals by Ernie Birchill. A popular standard, it has seen more than 60 other versions recorded, with one of the highest chart ratings by The Mamas & The Papas in 1968 with Cass Elliot on lead vocals.

Dream a Little Dream

🪐 Code Signal – Ambient Space Lo-Fi by Nexus

Code Signal drifts through the cosmic void, transmitting waves of ambient space lo-fi that shimmer like distant stars. 🌌✨ Nexus blends airy synths, slow-motion beats, and interstellar textures to create an atmosphere of calm exploration — where sound becomes light, and silence feels infinite.

Each track pulses like a forgotten message from the edge of the galaxy, carrying both mystery and serenity. Perfect for studying, dreaming, or escaping into the quiet hum of the universe. 🚀💫

Coded Signal

KETA – 14 November 2025 — Diary Entry:
I watched Novalis play tonight.
He didn’t perform — he listened.
It was like the piano remembered him, not the other way around.
Every note felt as if it had been waiting for years to finally speak, and he gave it the silence it needed to be heard.
There was no show, no effort… just this gentle falling into the truth of the moment.
I felt something ease in me — a small knot untying — when he touched the keys.
The melody carried the softness of letting go, the kind that doesn’t break you… the kind that sets you down gently.
For a moment I thought:
If this is how life sounds when it breathes through us, then we are safe.
And I knew he had played the Manifest without a single word.

© 2025 MIRAGE – All rights reserved.

NOVALIS — THE GIFT OF LETTING GO

Lower East

Seven Falls

Call and response in E minor

Laponia

Constellations

Standards Volume 1

All The Things You Are

And Suddenly There Was Love

Welcome to my SoundCloud page. My tracks are mostly highlighting my bass playing. I also play guitar, ukelele, some keyboard, sing, and whistle. Thanks for checking out the tunes.

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