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'Waterloo Sunset' - Kinks Ukulele Cover - Jez Quayle

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Jez Quayle

Jez Quayle

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I've added a backing vocal and a bit of lead ukulele to my basic strummed uke and vocals, and I've messed around with the video editing a little too. I hope it's not too distracting!
Many people pick this is their favourite Ray Davies/Kinks song. It's definitely one of mine: wonderful lyrics and a beautiful melody and arrangement, all working together so well. Like 'Sunny Afternoon', 'A Well Respected Man' and 'Autumn Almanac', it's a very English song. Perhaps too English to be appreciated in America in the 1960s?
'Waterloo Sunset' was released as a single by The Kinks in May 1967. It reached number 2 on the British charts in mid 1967 (it failed to dislodge the Tremeloes' "Silence Is Golden" from the number 1 position). It was also a top 10 hit in Australia, New Zealand and most of Europe. In North America, however, it failed to chart.

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@andrewparfitt5899
@andrewparfitt5899 3 жыл бұрын
Nice one. Every morning at work and every evening this song would come to me. Its the only thing I miss about it. Thank you
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Andrew. What is it you miss? ...I don't quite understand.
@andrewparfitt5899
@andrewparfitt5899 3 жыл бұрын
@@JezQuayle Driving over Warterloo Bridge twice a day and seeing the sunset /sunrise.
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 3 жыл бұрын
Oh I see. Thanks :D
@amandabradshaw9898
@amandabradshaw9898 6 жыл бұрын
I’m really enjoying learning from this thank you!
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 6 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're finding my video useful. 😊
@cherylpalen1112
@cherylpalen1112 Жыл бұрын
Nice! I used your video in class! Great voice-not an easy song to sing!
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle Жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks very much Cheryl! I’m intrigued and very flattered: how did you use this in a class? I’ve never been that confident in my singing. But that’s never stopped me trying. I’ve really had to work at it over the years.
@cherylpalen1112
@cherylpalen1112 Жыл бұрын
I guess I called it a class because no one had heard the song and I felt like a teacher (we are a bunch of 55+ers and much older...but the Kinks??? C'mon now! We are actually a group here in Az that get together once a week to practice. Used your youtube on my phone to have them listen to the song and then used your hard copy version as it contains some chords and instruction that are lacking in other on-line versions! Keep up the good work!! Love your song choices!
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle Жыл бұрын
@@cherylpalen1112 I’m a 55+er too! 😃 Yes, I think The Kinks were much more popular over here than in the US. Some Brits rate them above The Beatles. Anyway, it’s great to know that you’re singing about the ‘dirty old river’ Thames over in Arizona (it’s not too dirty anymore). I have a friend in Clarkdale Az. Are you anywhere near there?
@cherylpalen1112
@cherylpalen1112 Жыл бұрын
@@JezQuayle way down south...like 50 miles from Mexico! Hubby and I LOVE the Kinks...will introduce Autumn Almanac sometime soon! 😃
@popancake
@popancake 3 жыл бұрын
Great version. Lovely chords.
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Anthony!
@barripoari
@barripoari 3 жыл бұрын
Sehr schön, Version sehr zum empfehlen um es so nachzuspielen.
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 3 жыл бұрын
Vielen Dank!
@btlocher
@btlocher 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. You nailed it. Great vocal and accompaniment. Only recently discovered this great tune. How it did not chart in my part of the world is a mystery, but thanks for your version!
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Bill! Whereabouts in the world are you? I think some of The Kinks songs at that time were a little too 'English' for some overseas listeners. They were banned from touring the US during the 1960s (refused permits by the American Federation of Musicians) and began looking inward, writing songs with quite an English flavour. If you don't know it already, I'd highly recommend their album 'The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society'.
@btlocher
@btlocher 3 жыл бұрын
@@JezQuayle Hey Jez, thanks for the Kinks record recommendation. I'm in the middle of the USA in Wisconsin. After their early "British Invasion" hits we didn't hear anything until "Lola" and " Celluloid Heroes". Now with all the streaming music I've discovered a lot of your music for the first time. Imagine, not a single record by the Merseybeats ever charted here. Never heard of them, now it's like living the Brit Invasion all over again. It's true for music from each decade following. Great fun! Especially for those of us with ukes looking for songs to play! Keep posting your versions. You do them well! And I'll try and play along...
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 3 жыл бұрын
If you like the Merseybeats, then you'll probably like The Searchers, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Rocking Berries, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Freddie and The Dreamers, The Dave Clark Five, Herman's Hermits, The Liverbirds and The Fourmost -- maybe there are some names you haven't heard of amongst these? It's interesting that you mention the 'British Invasion'. Last Thursday evening a couple of friends and I linked up with The Turlock Sunshine Strummers (a mostly uke group/club based in California) via Zoom from my home in Yorkshire, England. We performed a set of 'British Invasion' songs so participants could strum and sing along with us. If you fancy a look, here are a couple of the songs we played (one is a Kinks song) -- recorded on a camcorder positioned to the side of the Zoom webcam: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/itGDjaaj28DGnGQ.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fteKnruIqJmscnk.html
@btlocher
@btlocher 3 жыл бұрын
@@JezQuayle A great list. Some are more recent to me, and some didn't get the same chart success here, as they did by you. But love this period of music. And you did a fine job on your zoom call!
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill!
@gingernut53
@gingernut53 7 жыл бұрын
I love this song. Well done Jez!
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Georgia!
@AmazingPeanuts
@AmazingPeanuts 3 жыл бұрын
Lovely version, I would love a songsheet too!
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! I’ve created a songbook blog where you can view and download a song sheet (with lyrics and chords) for this song, and many others. Here's a link for ‘Waterloo Sunset': jezquaylesongbookhome.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Waterloo-Sunset-uke-in-C.pdf ...and here's a link to the main ukulele songs page: jezquaylesongbook.home.blog/ukulele-songs/
@AmazingPeanuts
@AmazingPeanuts 3 жыл бұрын
@@JezQuayle Thanks Jez, that's fantastic. Love your interpretations of songs.
@andrewellis6341
@andrewellis6341 6 жыл бұрын
Love it !!! Can u send a chord sheet please
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrew! If you let me have an email address I'd be happy to send one to you.
@andrewellis6341
@andrewellis6341 6 жыл бұрын
Jez Quayle aje147@gmail.com Thank you
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 6 жыл бұрын
It's on its way to you. All the best, Jez
@andrewellis6341
@andrewellis6341 6 жыл бұрын
Jez Quayle thank you
@rockroll456
@rockroll456 7 жыл бұрын
class bud
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! 😊
@kaelisaac
@kaelisaac 5 жыл бұрын
Chords pls?
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve created a free online songbook where you can view and download a song sheet (with lyrics and chords) for this song, and many others. Here's a link to the ukulele songs: jezquaylesongbook.home.blog/ukulele-songs/
@jiriburyan7088
@jiriburyan7088 7 жыл бұрын
Which chords do you play in intro? Please.
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 7 жыл бұрын
If you let me have an email address, I'll send you a song sheet - Jez
@jiriburyan7088
@jiriburyan7088 7 жыл бұрын
My email address bu-bak@seznam.cz. Thank you in advance
@JezQuayle
@JezQuayle 7 жыл бұрын
I sent the song sheet to you. I hope you've found it useful. 😊
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