The last non-holiday piece I recorded was in the fall! I get asked, are you still taking ukulele lessons? Yes, I am. I just haven’t been recording everything and now there is a backlog. Today, I start clearing that out.

Let’s go to post-World War II France. La Vie en Rose was written in 1945 by É dith Piaf, Louiguy, and Marguerite Monnot. Piaf’s recording (this was her signature song) was released in 1947 and has been covered by many artists. In English, the title is Life in Pink. It is also loosely translated as meaning life in rose-colored glasses or life in happy hues. It’s a sweet love song.

I play two verses here. The first is arranged for ukulele and is more traditional in its approach. The second verse uses the same arrangement but in a style I heard played on guitar. I wrote a simple C scale to G7 chord bridge to join the two verses:

I have a big project on the way next!