London
(ANI):
Two
musicians
have
taken
it
on
to
them
to
recreate
the
entire
back
catalogue
of
The
Beatles
on
the
ukulele.
Roger
Greenawalt
and
David
Barratt
are
aiming
to
re-record
each
of
the
Fab
Four's
185
original
compositions,
using
different
singers
for
every
hit.
Greenawalt
plays
ukulele
and
Barratt
contributes
on
a
variety
of
different
instruments.
The
pair
is
publishing
their
work
on
their
blog,
Roger
&
Dave
Present
The
Beatles
Complete
on
Ukulele,
reports
the
Telegraph.
They
are
also
producing
each
song
and
making
one
available
to
download
every
Tuesday.
For
the
first
instalment
of
the
project,
the
pair
released
a
cover
of
'While
My
Guitar
Gently
Weeps" performed
by
Dandelion
Wine,
a
New
York-based
group,
in
January
2009.
Since
then
they
have
extended
their
list
of
covers
to
71
songs,
including
'Yellow
Submarine",
'Hey
Jude"
and
the
latest
entry,
'Nowhere
Man",
sung
by
Emily
Bindiger.
Each
entry
on
the
blog
also
contains
a
commentary
on
the
song,
detailing
the
history
behind
it
and
analysing
the
music
and
lyrics.
The
next
cover
will
be
'I've
just
Seen
A
Face",
performed
by
Mumtaz
Jefri,
on
June
8,
with
a
number
of
hits
including
'Michelle",
'Strawberry
Fields
Forever" and
'Help"
to
follow
later
this
year.
The
project
is
scheduled
to
finish
on
July
31,
2012,
the
eve
of
the
London
Olympics,
with
a
cover
of
'The
End",
to
be
performed
by
'Everybody".