Carolyn Franklin wrote “Ain’t No Way” for her elder sister, Aretha Franklin in 1968. It was a hit for Aretha, but a bummer for Miss Muffet.

Celtic Harp‚ Piano‚ Bass

#aintnoway #carolynfranklin #arethafranklin #harp

Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell’s 1956 song became a hit two years later when Peggy Lee released her recording of it. In my version the bass player should take two aspirin and call me in the morning. Thank Heavens the harp player didn’t catch it!

Celtic Harp, Bass

#fever #peggylee #cover #coversong #funny #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos

This charming song was was written by Harry Akst and Grant Clarke in 1929.

Celtic Har‚ Guitar‚ Wood Block‚ Bass

#nobodycaresifimblue #harp #funny #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Ann Hampton Callaway wrote and sang the theme song for “The Nanny” in 1993. Arguably one of most memorable theme songs in television history.

Celtic Harp, Guitar, Bass

#thenanny #thenannynamedfran #tvtheme #harp #funny #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Duke Ellington wrote the music in 1931. Irving Mills wrote the lyrics. The first release was in 1932. It must not mean a thing, because my video ain’t got a swing…

Celtic Harp, Guitar, Bass

#shorts #itdontmeanathngifitaintgotthatswing #itdontmeanathing #cover #coversong #harp #funny #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos @danharpmusic

Cole Porter’s classic song, with a slightly less romantic slant…

Celtic Harp, Guitar, Micro-Bass

#ivegotyouundermyskin #coleporter #cover #harp #funnyvideos #funny #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos #DanHarpMusic

Fred Astaire I am not! Not to mention that this is an idea for a kinda disgusting snack...

Celtic Harp, Guitar, Bass

#puttinontheritz #twistedcover #harp #humor #funny #funnyharp

A 1924 vaudeville song by Gene Austin and Roy Burgere. Later that year jazz and pop singer Marion Harris’s performance brought it to #5 in the US charts. The comedy team’s song was later performed and recorded by a plethora of artists.

Tenor Banjo‚ Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Micro-bass

Written by Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, and B.G. Desylva for the 1929 movie “Sunny Side”, this song is full of fun and optimism. In this video I’m trying to bee all I can bee, and keep my sunny side up.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitars‚ Bass

#keepyoursunnysideup #sunnyside #harp #FunnyHarp #FunnyVideos #DanHarpMusic

in 1964 Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick’s “Under The Boardwalk” was recorded by The Drifters. It was number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that year.

Celtic Harp‚ Bass‚ Maracas‚ Triangle

#undertheboardwalk #funnyharp #funnyvideos #danharpmusic @DanVeaner

Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer wrote and recorded “Lazybones" in 1933. During a musically unproductive week or two, it occurred to me that I ought to do this song to shame myself into getting back into creative mode. It must have worked, because here is my rendition.

Celtic Harp, Guitar, Bass

#lazy #lazybones #FunnyHarp #FunnyVideos #DanHarpMusic

I’m not sure Scott Joplin envisioned his masterpiece as sung by the Google Opera Blobs, but it does kinda work!

Celtic Harp‚ Honkey Tonk Piano‚ Bass‚ Google Opera Blobs

#FunnyHarp #FunnyVideos #DanHarpMusic #blobopera #blobopera #ragtime #scottjoplin

Louis Jordan and Billy Austin’s 1943 “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t” was a number one hit on the Folk/Country charts, and two on the pop charts.

Celtic Harp, Piano, Guitar, Micro-bass

Nat King Cole and Irving Mills wrote “Straighten Up and Fly Right" in 1943, and it became a number one hit for the King Cole Trio. It was based on a folk tale (not a buzzard tail).

Celtic Harp, Bells, Guitar, Micro-bass

James F. Hanley’s 1934 "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" was first heard in”Thumbs Up”, a musical review. It is irresistible for a harp adaptation about broken harp strings.

Celtic Harp, Bells, Guitar, Micro-Bass

#FunnyHarp #FunnyVideos #DanHarpMusic #zing #cat #brokenstring

Tommy Durden and Mae Boren Axton’s “Heartbreak Hotel “was Elvis Presley’s first #1 hit, but did he also have harp break? getting my Elvis on…

Celtic Harp, Guitars, Bass Guitar

#heartbreakhotel #elvis #cover #coversong #funnycover #funny #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos #danharpmusic

I’ve always loved playing this 1930s hit song, kind of bluesy, on my guitar. The harp lends another dimension to it.

Celtic harp, Guitar, Micro-bass

#FunnyHarp #FunnyVideos #DanHarpMusic

Here is a classic song, written in 1909 with music by Gus Edwards, and lyrics by Edward Madden. My version is set in beautiful Myers Park in Lansing, New York.

Celtic harp, Guitar, Micro-bass

#FunnyHarp #FunnyVideos #DanHarpMusic

The 1988 classic, reworked (mangled?) for harp. With apologies to Bobby McFerrin. Stop worrying! Be harpy!

Celtic Harp, Guitar, Micro-bass, Recorder, Kalimba, Keyboard

#FunnyHarp #FunnyVideos

Ukulele Lady, by Gus Kahn and Richard Whiting, is one of my favorite songs. This video is actually a remake of my family’s 2004 video . The singing Pineapples reprise their role in this new version.

Celtic Harp, Ukulele, Banjolele, Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Bass

#FunnyHarp #FunnyVideos #DanHarpMusic