Train has six songs on the Freegal top 100: 50 Ways to Say Goodbye, Drive By, Drops of Jupiter, Hey Soul Sister, Sing Together, and This’ll Be My Year.
The band had done well with its previous albums, especially Drops of Jupiter, when it took a hiatus from 2006-2009.
But, things weren’t going well for their comeback until “Hey, Soul Sister” started climbing the charts, seeming to come out of nowhere.
Credit the ukulele. They had originally written it for guitar, but switched it to the uke, which they say just made the song make more sense.
Back in my day (and that was a long, long time ago), the ukulele had been relegated to a joke instrument. Tiny Tim and his prancing rendition of “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” set the uke back a generation.
By the way, you can get several versions of “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” from Freegal, including one labeled “Explicit.” Just what were they doing in the tulips, anyway?
But Israel Kamakawiwo’ole with his stunning “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and now Train are bringing this instrument back.
I think I’m going to go to Freegal and look for an album of ukulele covers.
Oh, and if you want to hear an awesome “Tiptoe” version give a listen to the one by John and Hannah Kane. Seriously. They redeem the song.
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Train has six songs on the Freegal top 100: 50 Ways to Say Goodbye, Drive By, Drops of Jupiter, Hey Soul Sister, Sing Together, and This’ll Be My Year.
The band had done well with its previous albums, especially Drops of Jupiter, when it took a hiatus from 2006-2009.
But, things weren’t going well for their comeback until “Hey, Soul Sister” started climbing the charts, seeming to come out of nowhere.
Credit the ukulele. They had originally written it for guitar, but switched it to the uke, which they say just made the song make more sense.
Back in my day (and that was a long, long time ago), the ukulele had been relegated to a joke instrument. Tiny Tim and his prancing rendition of “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” set the uke back a generation.
By the way, you can get several versions of “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” from Freegal, including one labeled “Explicit.” Just what were they doing in the tulips, anyway?
But Israel Kamakawiwo’ole with his stunning “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and now Train are bringing this instrument back.
I think I’m going to go to Freegal and look for an album of ukulele covers.
Oh, and if you want to hear an awesome “Tiptoe” version give a listen to the one by John and Hannah Kane. Seriously. They redeem the song.
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