Lively singalong songs

Subject: Lively singalong songs
From: dulcimer42
Date: 22 Feb 20 - 10:07 AM

Our ukulele group plays at senior residential facilities. We love to engage them in lively singalong songs. Rattlin Bog has been a current favorite. And Do Wa Ditty, Dum Ditty Do.    Do you have any other suggestions.    Please, not You Are My Sunshine.    We need some fresh, easy to catch on tunes.

Subject: RE: Lively singalong songs
From: Susan of DT
Date: 22 Feb 20 - 07:56 PM

I have a book I put together with 300 songs we play on ukulele in the medical wing of our retirement community. PM me if you want a copy.

Subject: RE: Lively singalong songs
From: GUEST,Gallus Moll
Date: 22 Feb 20 - 08:21 PM

Was that
'do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do'?

Subject: RE: Lively singalong songs
From: Joe Offer
Date: 22 Feb 20 - 10:34 PM

I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime...

Hal Leonard has a Facebook called "The Daily Ukulele," with lyrics, melody notation, and uke chords for 365 songs. It was a great success, so then they came out with a "Leap Year Edition, with...366 (!) additional songs. Both are great collections.

I'd like to hear a uke band do "Ghost Riders in the Sky."

Joe

Subject: RE: Lively singalong songs
From: GUEST,patriot (irish)
Date: 23 Feb 20 - 06:16 AM

To do is to be, to be is to do (Jean Paul Sartre)

Do be do be do (Frank Sinatra)

Subject: RE: Lively singalong songs
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 23 Feb 20 - 06:02 PM

Depends a bit where you're from, and therefore what songs they might know.
A little group I played with used to do songs from the late 50s, early 60s playing for senior citizens in their 70s/80s- Buddy Holly, Elvis, Lonnie Donegan, Beach Boys, Beatles, etc, all went down well, and they knew the words better than us! But being in Scotland, we would play a few of the Scottish old standards - Westering Home, Skye Boat Song, Mairi's Wedding, etc.
And by the way: they LOVE "You are my Sunshine"!! What's wrong with it? I used to cry crocodile tears in the sad verse, and make them laugh!