Lisa Hannigan performs "Knots" on the ukulele

[Video Link] Lisa Hannigan performs "Knots" on the ukulele. (Thanks, @funnelbc!)

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Toby

Uke-kkake?

edit: My stupid joke aside, I’m listening to her album right now on Spotify, and it’s great.
- Guest
  
  That was supposed to be a ‘joke’?
  
  I could swear you were just sexualizing a woman, even though she is PLAYING A FRACKING UKELELE.
  
  FTP.
  - Toby
    
    You’re right, I guess it was more of a pun than a joke.
  - bwcbwc
    
    Actually, I think he was sexualizing the paint. My own reaction was similar, but with an overriding sense of “they can’t REALLY be trying for that imagery can they?”
BarBarSeven

The joyful sounds of a ukulele triggers indiscriminate squid sperm distribution? Who knew!
waetherman

A combination of fetishes that almost seems designed to make the front page of BoingBoing. But I’m actually really glad for that; despite the fantastic but distracting video, the music is really good – sort of Neko Casey/Cat Powery (but more upbeat). $8 for the album at Amazon – I’m buying it.
- Guest
  
  Seems like that’s all some people see some other people as: ‘a combination of fetishes’.
  
  FTP.
Hank

I just knew that the appearance of the banana fan meant that a uke video couldn’t be far behind
Grim Beefer

This seems heavily influenced by the “Baby Doll” video from Tapeheads…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnTUSgHzZx0
http://artdonovan.typepad.com Art

This fine song and terrific performance was strong enough not to require the silly spray paint routine.
subhan

I watched a little while, trying to figure out what that thing at the bottom of the screen was – it looked like she was being sexually assaulted by a muppet. I watched some more, and realized it was a hand. I watched even more, and realized that she was apparently being sexually assaulted by a *whole bunch* of muppets.
- jeligula
  
  Yeah, those hands playing around like that were annoying and did have a vague assault-like vibe to them.
- bwcbwc
  
  Rule 99: ukelele bukkake.
http://nelc.livejournal.com/ NelC

I’d kind of like to hear the live take on that video, just to hear how well she kept up while being drowned in paint.

Also, not enough banana.
- http://www.legrandbazart.com sigismund
  
  yep, will Cory ever find a banana ukulele ?
EH

There’s a uke bubble if that lip sync’ing is supposed to pass muster.
Paul Bryden

Very cool video indeed. BTW Mark, where has that lovely chanteuse Clara Belle got to? I see that many of her songs and videos have been subject to take-down notices and she no longer appears to have a web site. If memory served me correctly she was on the cusp of releasing an album.
Sockeater

I’d like to buy this directly from her site but I can’t because “This product is not available in your region.” Classic.
http://www.kmoser.com kmoser

She really should have worn a face mask to prevent the spray paint from entering her lungs.
- http://twitter.com/nialldebuitlear Niall de Buitlear
  
  It’s not spraypaint. the paint is being squirted. If it was real spraypaint her lungs would be the least of her worries as her skin would badly burnt all over.
  - bwcbwc
    
    It looked to me like the stuff going on her skirt was spraypaint. The stuff on her upper body was “squirt paint” as you say. (to coin a phrase).
  - Chevan
    
    There were a couple hands holding cans of spraypaint at the bottom of the screen.
- Guest
  
  So concerned…
http://oneofme.ca Paul Turnbull

The album is also available on eMusic for ~$5. I am intrigued so I got it. :)
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Stewart/100000007064250 Jim Stewart

Knots by Gentle Giant

http://youtu.be/mI8dBOIuG9I

for those who have not been exposed to this amazing 70′s progressive band.
manicbassman

talk about being buried in the mix… you can barely hear that Ukulele… anyway peeps… let’s turn you on to another Ukulele talent:

Miss Sophie Madeleine

http://www.youtube.com/user/misssophiemadeleine

she’s on tour over in the US very soon
- manicbassman
  
  meh… she’s in the list of other Ukulele related articles… how did I miss that… :(
allybeag

I’d guess they were using some sort of vibrant food colouring mixed with something like custard to give it body. Great fun, and I did like her singing too!
Paul Renault

Was the song written by RD Lang?
jeligula

What a beautiful, talented young lady. I wish her well.
pjcamp

I especially like the way the ukelele kept playing while she wiped the goop out of her eyes.

Not everybody can do that.
http://twitter.com/mjfgates Michael Gates

The spray-paint hands were linked to a spray-ish sound in the soundtrack… somebody playing a cymbal with a brush, I think?… Anyway, that’s why they were there. The other paint things were not quite so, er, closely linked with particular sounds. I think.
Fang Xianfu

How hard is it to get paint out of hair? The impression I get is that it’s quite difficult. And that’s a lot of paint.
opmaroon

Meh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ES53REY9Y&feature=related
quipling

Charlotte Hatherley did this backwards and still managed better miming! http://youtu.be/brS8pYY2dnY
andyhavens

Nice song, lovely voice, fun video. Bought album.