Brandon’s Jams


My son helped me create this site as a way to share my guitar and ukelele music.

I Should Have Known Better Old Beatles’ tunes are my favourite fall back – lively, fun, just hard enough for me.
California Dreamin’A quintessential 60s song. Not sure if that means there are 5 essential things and this song is one, but it is fun to play. 
Every DayFrom 1957, super high energy from Buddy with only a steel string guitar, drums, and stand up bass.
What a Wonderful WorldA really forward looking song that is from 1967. Maybe the first time the colours of folks’ faces were compared to a rainbow.
Norwegian WoodThe uke is supposed to be a sitar but I hope it is OK anyway. I thought the girl could have been more friendly than just offering up the bathtub. 
I Only Want to Be With YouOriginally written and performed by the Foundations in 1967, also covered by the Bay City Rollers (if anyone recalls them), and Allison Kraus. I think multiple covers are a testament to the quality of a song.
Forever YoungA great song, elicits lots of feelings while it could be talking about anyone of any age.
Baby Now That I Found YouAlway liked Allison, she has a voice like an angel – me, not so much. 
Breaking UpSedaka’s career was tapped out after he put this song out in 1962 until he put out a newer version of the same song in 1976. Both did well on the Billboard charts – I can’t even say what version I sing, it is just the song as I remember it. 
Fly Me to the MoonReminds me of “to the Moon Alice” from All in the Family, but this is the opposite – a nice, swinging love song. 
What Becomes of the Broken HeartedI really like this song and hope I did it some justice. The change up from the key of C to D is really nice.
Father and SonMy dear friend Norm Milan (link goes to his music site on Reverbnation) taught me this song and a number of others when we used to jam together in Calgary in the 70s. We still do it as a duet when we get together, which is way easier than trying to do both voices as I do here. The root of my love of music grew from those times – Thanks Norm!