Shiver Me Timbers - Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Ukulele Lockdown, Episode 2, clip 1.

Shiver Me Timbers performed by George Hinchliffe's Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain while in self isolation.

Musicians:
Jonty Bankes
Peter Brooke-Turner
Hester Goodman
Will Grove White
George Hinchliffe
Leisa Rea
Ben Rouse
Dave Suich
Richie Williams

Sound: Doug Beveridge
Editing: Laura Currie

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Dedicated to Professor Harry Brighouse and Philosophy 557 at UW-Madison.

In March 2020 the orchestra were supposed to play Wisconsin Union Theatre in Madison.

In 2018 a couple of students came to our show after their Professor recommended us to them. When our 2020 show was announced those students and their professor convinced the rest of their senior class to get tickets so they could all attend the show together. Then Covid 19 meant the tour was cancelled and the students had to cut their final year short and go home to finish their degrees remotely.

Harry Brighouse contacted us to tell us how great his students are and how disappointed they were at not getting to see us live. He asked we dedicate our next song to his class.

We then received an email from his class saying how much they respected Professor Brighouse and could we dedicate our next song to him.

Those that follow the orchestra know that we don’t do requests but this time we decided to make an exception.

Head over to our Ukulele Lockdown page to find all the latest Lockdown content and music sheets!

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Please note that all of the footage was filmed following the social distancing rules of the country they were filmed in.

[bobdexter]

Five minutes of brilliant sunshine in a uncertain world. Special effects out of this world - no expense spared.

[BHarry]

Thank you so much. I had no idea they'd written to you and, obviously, they had no I idea I had written. When we're all out of this I hope you'll be coming back to Madison: some of the students will no doubt still be here, and I'll make sure we get a good contingent along!

[digitalramyun]

For anyone like me who didn't know: this is a Tom Waits song, from "The Heart Of Saturday Night" (1974). Continuing "The Ukes"' fine tradition of unexpected cover versions, and making the songs their own...

[keetrandling]

Kudos to the assistants sailing the ships, flying the seagulls, and swimming the fishies & whale.
Oh! And the octopus! (Cracken?)

[jeffnettleton]

I was just going through the Lockdown playlist, listening to a few favorites and then this one came up....and suddenly, I am missing my wife, who passed away Nov 30, 2022, from COVID-related causes. The song captures what it felt like, so beautifully. Thank you.

[Singapom]

I want this song, and this performance, at my funeral. It's absolutely lovely 😪

[victoriamorris]

I really hope everyone involved in the videos gets as much joy out of this as I do! Thank you all so much, it's all been very cheering!

[carenginsbergctcszae]

Wonderful! Congratulations to Philosophy 557 on their graduation and to the brilliant Prof.Brighouse for adding the Ukes to the syllabus!

[palomar]

My 15-month-old daughter got emotional watching this video. Thank you!

[MoosePantz]

So very, very beauty beautiful!! Bless you and thank you all.

[MDJTUBE]

You people never cease to please. I was smiling so much by the end of your video, it felt great! Oh, kudos to the prop masters with the added enjoyment!

[stanharris]

Just fantastic. I love the UOGB. Hester's voice on here is just perfect.

[alansturgess]

Didn't see this one coming. Lovely version and all credit to Hester for such beautiful singing and, as ever, all the various lunacies from everyone in the Ukes. I'm sure all we ukesters look forwards each week to the next in this series of lockdown performances. Must also say, all the individual tours of personal collections of ukes is proving to be really interesting. Many thanks to everyone concerned - including Doug and Laura.
Now can someone hand Hester a towel please?

[smithysmith]

This is such a delight! I love the extra visual effects by little hands just barely offscreen, waving fish, birds, ships and some sort of sea monster. Lovely voice, Hester! Loved seeing your daughter during the "water's my daughter" line. Even now that the lockdowns are over, it's a wonderful and lighthearted rendition of a soulful song.

[MrWhiteknight]

thank you so of my favorite Songs from Tom Waits.... i love the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain... Greetings from switzerland

[steppen]

I absolutely love this performance. Bravo to Hester and the group.

[tonyanddeb]

That was bloody brilliant. Beautifully sung and very moving. Lots of love from here in SW France

[mhangell]

Such brilliant, long-range thinking for Richie to have cultivated his sea captain look just for this moment!

[winniepeg]

Nice to see some of you outside in the fresh air! And also nice to see Hester’s daughter with the props!!!

[alanh]

I've lost count of the number of times I've played this, everything about it is just brilliant. Hester's singing, the musical arrangement, the special effects :-) and a great song from Tom Waits combine to produce 4 minutes of absolute joy.