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Uke can't be serious...?
Cat Power and Frames frontman Glen Hansard guest on the disc - imaginatively titled Ukulele Songs - which along with 12 originals features covers of the Everly Brothers' 'Sleepless Nights', the Mamas and the Papas' 'Dream a Little Dream', uke classic 'Tonight You Belong To Me', and even a Pearl Jam ditty, 'Can't Keep'.
Trivia time: the ukulele is most associated with music of Hawaii, where the name translates as "jumping flea".
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Eddie Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American musician and singer-songwriter who is best known for being the lead singer and one of three guitarists of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam. He is widely considered an icon of alternative rock. He is also involved in soundtrack work and contributes to albums by other artists. In 2007, Vedder released his first solo...
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