Feb 2022 swing ukulele u-bass birds
I play my music by a window overlooking the backyard. The birdfeeder has been mobbed this year; it's hard to keep the feeders full.
3 Track recording with u-bass, uke and vocals.
Feather to feather round the thistle tube
Redpolls and goldfinches feelin’ the groove
Everyone’s a flappin’ and eating their fill
Lucky squirrels clean up the spill
Chorus
Lunch hour rush at the backyard diner
No need for forks or fancy china
Lunch hour rush at the backyard diner
A banquet fit for the birds
Flash of red when the cardinals appear
Noisy squawks mean blue jays are near
Sparrows lining up for the sunflower seed
Free for all, take what you need
Bridge
A wary chickadee sounds the alarm
Sharp-shinned hawk is out to do harm
Everyone take cover in the nearest tree
‘Til the skies are danger-free
Suet attracts the lovely nuthatch
One woodpecker with a red belly patch
Large and small, those two look the same
Hairy and Downy by name
Repeat chorus
@tseaver Feb 2022
Fun write: we've enjoyed seeing many of the same birds here. The chorus is charming.
Around our feeder, the damned squirrels don't wait for spills, they try to empty the feeder by jumping on it.
@readwrite Feb 2022
Great song, you've painted such a vivid, animated portrait of your backyard feast of birds. The lovely melody really fills it out and the UBass is a great sound for this small tale of small feathered creatures doing what we all do, getting some food in us in good company ('cept for that hungry hawk!)
@kenmattsson Feb 2022
Nice feeling to this, and I love the way the UBass sounds here. It's easy and breezy, just like you want in the backyard. Nice job.
@richaaaay Feb 2022
Well done Oaks. That u bass really adds a lot. Nice delicate playing and your lyrics and vocal delivery are superb. Your song made me kinda hungry...If it's ok, I might stop by for a snack!
@berni1954 Feb 2022
Ooh the tweeters are going to love this. What a delightful evocation of a bird filled sunny day.
Your narrator is lucky to have such a host of visitors. Here in our Mediterranean town the main visitors are screeching parakeets who are taking over the town, leprous pigeons and the odd little sparrow.
Lovely song and I love the "backyard diner" image
@rayboneor Feb 2022
What a sweet, bouncing tune--and a lovely vocal. You make me want to get some bird feeders. I just feed crows and hummingbirds :)
@sjbatavia Feb 2022
This is a really cute song. I can definitely relate. This year I've been having a hard time keeping up with my feeders. I'm envious of you bridge, I can never figure out how to get a bridge in my songs but I think they add so much interest.