🎸Back to the Uke-ture – Totally 80s!🎶

 

Yo! It’s time to break out your neon bangles, leg warmers, your pin-covered denim jackets, your parachute pants, scrunchies, and lots of hairspray. Wear a bandana over your mullet, and upgrade those totally tubular air-guitar skills to real uke skills! This month we’re taking it totally back to the 1980’s for our play-along jam.

Dressing up 80’s style is, like, totally encouraged but not required. You can channel Madonna, Devo, Miami Vice… or just take a chill pill and show up with a uke and a smile. (see below for easy 80s costume ideas) 🤪

Dude! You know what to expect?: Only a totally beginner-friendly jam! â€“ yea, lots of easy chords and check it out: Tutorials and play-along videos for almost every song to scope out before the jam!

And hey, if that wasn’t fresh enough for you, we have 6 rad new charts that we’ll be hitting’ at the Jam! So, y’know, like, you gotta totally grab your uke and come strum with us — it’s gonna be rad, bodacious, and outrageous to the max!

When/Where?

When: Saturday, October 18th
Time: 10:00 AM – Noon
Where: SVUUS (South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society – no affiliation)
Cost: Free (because fun shouldn’t cost a fortune)
Extras: Treats afterwards!

Our Bodacious Set List

  1. Old Time Rock and Roll
  2. Hallelujah New to the Strummers! (video)
  3. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go New to the Strummers (video)
  4. Karma Chameleon New to the Strummers (video)
  5. Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For New to the Strummers
    NEW KEY: G (the one in our music library is in key of C)
  6. I Won’t Back Down New to the Strummers (video)
  7. Time After Time (video)
  8. I Just Called to Say I Love you ( video)
  9. Walk of Life New to the Strummers (video)
  10. Don’t Stop Believing’ New to the Strummers (video)

🎶The Freakin’ Awesome Charts!

Sorry, the charts for this jam are no longer available to the public. But you can get them from our Music Library if you Become a Member!

👕 Some Wicked Easy 80’s Costume Combos

1. The Rocker

  • Band tee (any faded concert shirt works)
  • Ripped jeans (scissors + old denim = instant authenticity)
  • Bandana tied around your head or wrist
  • Sunglasses (the darker, the better)

2. The Workout Warrior

  • Leg warmers (cut up old socks if you don’t have them)
  • Bright leggings or bike shorts
  • Oversized sweatshirt with the neck cut out (Flashdance style)
  • Sweatband on head or wrists

3. The Preppy Kid

  • Polo shirt with the collar popped
  • Sweater tied around the shoulders
  • Khakis or pastel pants
  • Boat shoes or loafers (bonus points if sockless)

4. The Mall Queen

  • Acid-wash jeans or denim skirt
  • Off-the-shoulder top or oversized sweater
  • Huge scrunchie or teased hair
  • Chunky plastic jewelry (bright bangles, hoops, anything neon)

5. The Punk/New Wave Rebel

  • Black leather jacket
  • Spiky hair (hairspray does wonders)
  • Safety pins as accessories (on jacket, earrings, wherever)
  • Heavy boots (Docs or anything clunky)

6. The Casual Throwback

  • Windbreaker or Members Only jacket
  • High-top sneakers
  • Jeans (the baggier the better)
  • A Walkman clipped to your pocket (real or just a prop!)

Map to the Jam