December 30th, 2008
Sibling Rivalry
So evidently a musical instrument company called Bushman holds a yearly ukelele-themed video contest. The winner receives $1000 worth of Bushman products of their choice. Kate brought this to my attention, because she and her flatmate Cory (who together make up Southeast London’s premiere uke-fronted early-90s top-40 cover band) produced a video for the competition.
She showed it to Kevin and I while she was home, and I guess it got us thinking: “1) we both have ukeleles, 2) this contest is free to enter, 3) this contest gives us a reason to make a ridiculous music video, and 4) this contest offers the chance for each of us to compete with our sister.”
We knew we had to do it. We kept putting it off, however, until The Day Before Kevin Was Leaving to Go Back to London with Kate, or — as it is more traditionally known — Christmas. As a result, we sort of had to throw together a rendition of a song and an accompanying video that afternoon. We even had to enlist Kate to film it for us. (It may surprise you that she assisted us, given the circumstances, but this is something of an unwritten rule in our family: if one of us is trying to accomplish a task and you are better at/more experienced with said task, you have to help the lesser skilled party, regardless of the fact that doing so could lead to your eventual demise.) She did a great job.
So here is Kevin and I’s contest entry:
Witchger Boys Bushman\’s 2008 Ukulele Contest (Bobby and Kevin\’s Entry)
And here is Kate’s far more elaborate production:
Our Entry in Bushman\’s 2008 Ukulele World Video Contest
And if you don’t need a little time away from ukeleles and cover songs after watching those, something is terribly wrong with you.
In all seriousness, it would be amazing to see either of these videos win. I bet there are other, completely mind-blowing submissions. The last day to turn one in is tomorrow, so I guess we’ll see very soon.
Hope everyone is having a happy and safe holiday!
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