Featured BUG Jams & Events 23 December 2024 IMPORTANT NEWS! You will now always have a seat at BUG! How? Beginning with our jam on March 20, 2024, all folks must have a ticket to be admitted to our BUG Jams at Red Bird. Please share this news with anyone you know who comes to BUG!
Featured BUG Jam 01/25 23 December 2024 BUG Jam Live @ Red Bird! January 15, 2025 Happy New Year! Join us for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! It's FUN! And you don’t need to be any good.
Featured BUG Jams & Events 23 December 2024 BUG Jam Live @ Red Bird! February 19, 2025 Join us for an evening of ukulele songs and revelry! It's FUN and you don’t need to be any good.
Featured BUG Jam Videos 20 December 2024 2024 - December BUG Jam VIDEO & SONGBOOK Here's our Bytown Ukulele Group (BUG) Jam recorded on December 18, 2024, at Red Bird Live - a full house of enthusiastic ukers! We're in Ottawa Ontario Canada - join us to strum, sing, and be merry! It's FUN! And you don't need to be any good.
Songs 29 July 2017 Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, from their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was primarily written and composed by John Lennon, with additional input claimed by Paul McCartney. The song is credited to Lennon–McCartney.
Songs 3 July 2017 Eleanor Rigby Eleanor Rigby" is a song by The Beatles, released on the 1966 album Revolver and as a 45 rpm single. The song continued the transformation of the Beatles from a mainly rock and roll- and pop-oriented act to a more experimental, studio-based band.
Songs 25 June 2017 Girl "Girl" is a song written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and performed by the Beatles on their 1965 album Rubber Soul. "Girl" was the last complete song recorded for that album.
Songs 8 February 2017 Doo Wah Diddy Diddy "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich and originally recorded in 1963, as "Do-Wah-Diddy", by the American vocal group The Exciters.
Songs 5 November 2016 I'm Henry The VIII, I Am "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" (also "I'm Henery the VIII, I Am" or "I'm Henry VIII, I Am"; spelled "Henery" but pronounced "'Enery" in the Cockney style normally used to sing it) is a 1910 British music hall song by Fred Murray and R. P. Weston.
Songs 5 November 2016 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?) "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)" is a novelty song by Lonnie Donegan.
Songs 1 November 2016 Bus Stop "Bus Stop" is a song recorded and released as a single by the British pop band The Hollies in 1966. It reached No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the Hollies' first US hit, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard charts in September 1966.
Songs 11 August 2016 I Will "I Will" is a song by Paul McCartney that was released on The Beatles 1968 double album, The Beatles.
Songs 11 August 2016 You Won't See Me "You Won't See Me" is a song by the Beatles, from the album Rubber Soul (1965). Though credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was written by Paul McCartney. The song is a rare instance of McCartney singing a lower harmony to Lennon and Harrison's higher harmonies.
Songs 27 April 2016 This Diamond Ring "This Diamond Ring" is a 1965 song written by Al Kooper, Bob Brass, and Irwin Levine.
Songs 1 November 2015 Wonderful World "Wonderful World" (occasionally referred to as "(What A) Wonderful World") is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke.
Songs 14 August 2015 She Loves You "She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by English rock group the Beatles for release as a single in 1963.
Songs 10 August 2015 Lovely Rita "Lovely Rita" is a song by the Beatles performed on the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, written and sung by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney.
Songs 10 August 2015 In My Life “In My Life” is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Songs 27 July 2015 Yes It Is "Yes It Is" is a song by the Beatles, released in 1965. Written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney) it was first released as the B-side to "Ticket to Ride".
Songs 30 June 2015 I Got You Babe "I Got You Babe" is a song written by Sonny Bono. Sonny Bono, a songwriter and record producer for Phil Spector, wrote the lyrics to and composed the music of the song for himself and his then-wife, Cher, late at night in their basement.
Songs 30 June 2015 Downtown "Downtown" is a song composed by Tony Hatch which, as recorded by Petula Clark in 1964, became an international hit, reaching number one in Billboard Hot 100 and number two in UK Singles Chart.
Songs 23 June 2015 Do You Believe in Magic? "Do You Believe In Magic" is a song written by John Sebastian. It was first recorded and released by his group, The Lovin' Spoonful in 1965.
Songs 9 May 2015 Daydream "Daydream" is a popular song written by John Sebastian, published in 1966. The song was originally recorded that year by Sebastian's group The Lovin' Spoonful and released on their album of the same title.
Songs 27 March 2015 Pushbike Song, The "The Pushbike Song" is a song originally recorded by Australian band The Mixtures and released in 1970. The single was a chart success, reaching numbers one and two in the Australian and UK charts respectively. It has subsequently been covered by various artists.
Songs 9 January 2015 Love Potion #9 "Love Potion No. 9" is a song written in 1959 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally performed by the Clovers, who took it to number 23 on the US as well as R&B charts that year.
Songs 11 August 2014 I Should Have Known Better "I Should Have Known Better" is a song by English rock band the Beatles composed by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and originally issued on A Hard Day's Night, their soundtrack for the film of the same name released on 10 July 1964.
Songs 11 August 2014 Across The Universe "Across the Universe" is a song recorded by the Beatles in 1969. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney.
Songs 11 August 2014 Twist And Shout "Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). The song was originally titled "Shake It Up, Baby" and recorded by the Top Notes. It first became a chart hit as a cover single by The Isley Brothers.