Post #125331 by Tiki_Bong on Fri, Nov 12, 2004 9:29 PM

I recently bought a great CD entitled "Steeling Round The World", which basically showcases international bands during the steel guitar craze from about the 1930's to the 1950's.

The first track was a neat be-boppy, yet haunting tune in a minor key, which is very unusual for Hawaiian tunes.

I assumed (yeah, I know) it was a Hawaiian standard because it had alot of steel guitar work in it.

The CD was a bit misleading because I couldn't tell if the song had a Hawaiian sounding name done by a German steel guitar band, or vice-versa.

So I spent a week little the riff-heavy little toe-tapper.

Quite proud of my work one practice night, I played it for our ukulele player - the wildly fantastic Shirley Orlando - and she immediately started playing it on her uku.

She told me she played the tune frequently as a little girl with her on guitar and her dad on accordian. The tune was - Bei Mu Bist Du Schon!

(Turns out it was a hit for the Andrews Sisters in 1939)