Hello Friends!
For those who have been following me for a while - you know how much I love to play music covers on my ukulele. I thought it would be fun to start a new series called "Unexpected Ukulele Covers" where I pick songs that you would NEVER expect to see played on a ukulele!
I couldn't think of a better song to kick off the series than Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio. If you guys have any suggestions for more songs that could fall in this series - shoot them in the comments below! I'm open to lots of different genre suggestions too.
I didn't have a gold chain to wear, so I thought wearing my #goldmoney hat from @goldmatters would be equally baller.
Here are the lyrics to Gangsta's Paradise...
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's none left
'Cause I've been brassing and laughing so long that
Even my mamma thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you talking, and where you walking
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip but I gotta lope
As they croak I see myself in the pistal smoke fool
I'm the kinda G that little homies want to be like
On my knees in the night, saying prayers in the street light
They been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
They been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
They got the situation, they got me facing
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the strip
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
I'm a educated fool with money on my mind
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loped out gangsta set trippin banger
And my homies is down so gonna rouse my anger fool
Death aint nothing but a heart beat away
I'm living life do or die, what can I say
I'm twenty three never will I live to see 24
The way things is going I don't know
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me.
They been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
They been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking
What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cooking
They say I've got to learn but nobody's here to teach me
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me
I guess they can't
I guess they won't
I guess they front
That's why I know my life is out of luck fool
They been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
They been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me.
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me
I hope you guys got a kick out of today's cover. Thanks for listening!
xo, Lea
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You are so smart girl! I really enjoyed! :D
Has to be the next one... Or the one after that I'm a paitent friend.
OMG you are a genius. I LOVE this song. Except now I want to also play piano... and flute... and choreograph a whole dance routine. This might need to be a multi media experience. 😂
Quick fun fact about me... I once was a part of the entertainment for a fashion show and danced a salsa dance routine to this song on stage while the models walked the runway.
Well that's an image I just can't get out of my head. I would throw so much money at this that it might be excessively embarrassing.
But yes, that would be awesome, a 1 woman show!! Brilliant!
Finally got to watch this! The funny thing is, this wasn’t unexpected at all. Today I woke up this morning and thought to myself “I bet @coruscate wears a goldmoney hat and plays ukulele singing Gangstas paradise :) Great job as always my friend!
I’m super predictable like that... 😜 hahah I’m glad you enjoyed this crazy cover! Gotta keep people on their toes.
This is amazing :)
YES!! Hahah I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Okay try these...
"Children of the Grave" by Black Sabbath
"Billion Dollar Baby" by Alice Cooper
" Aqualung" Jethro Tull
Oooh thanks for the awesome suggestions!
Civil War- By The last Great Rock Band, Guns N'Roses! Or This Cowboys Hat- By The King of Cowboy Country, Chris LeDoux!
Thanks for the fun suggestions!! Ps... I LOVE the Civil Wars! They have the most incredible harmonies.
Again you did a really entertaining cover. I enjoyed it very much.
For me the most unexpected (and most silly) cover would be an aria from any of Mozart's operas. Or maybe thunderstruck by ACDC.
Ooh I like the range of your suggestions!! I’ll have to practice my opera voice. 😉
Really an unexpected change of song path with a different song mood. A change can also be refreshing! Great idea!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it my friend!
why such a quiet recording?:( but stil so brilliant!
Weird that it is quite for you... it came across plenty loud on my end. Thanks for taking the time to listen anyway! 😊
an ambitious attempt
Music give me refreshment ..And the source of that refreshment is your writing...
Thanks @coruscate
You sing very nice., A greeting from Spain. I'll take you down, so you see more people.
I love music because I am singer ..
Good job , great to hear you sing and play❤️🎼🙌🏽
The music is the lief, I love your post I enjoy your serie music ukulele bravo coruscate.
Beautiful song,but the performance is even more beautiful <3