This might be my very favorite of the videos I've made. Most people associate “Mah Nà Mah Nà” with the Muppets or Benny Hill, but it was actually written by an Italian composer named Piero Umiliani in 1968 for a film entitled “Svezia, inferno e paradiso” (Sweden: Heaven and Hell). In my mind it will always be a Muppets song, but the Muppets version didn’t debut on Sesame Street or The Muppets Show. It was broadcast as early as 1969 (November 30th) on the Ed Sullivan Show. The rest is history. Mah Nà Mah Nà!

Celtic Harp, Guitar, Drum, Bass

#mahnamahna #manamana #harp #funny #humor #cover #funnyharp #funnyvideos

This is a short video about how I make FunnyHarp videos. FunnyHarp is a one-mn operation, so I do pretty much everything, including playing clips of all the singers and musicians, and then editing them into a single coherent (well, most of the time...) video.

Instruments laid out next to performance area, ready for video recording.

Yup, I finally gave in to social pressure and uploaded a cat video to the Internet! Winston Sharples wrote the theme song to the very popular Felix caartoons, and Ann bennett sang it. Felix was made between 1919 and 1966, but didn’t need a song until the TV show debuted in 1959.

Celtic Harp, Guitar, Bass

#felixthecat #felix #tvthemesongs #tvthemes #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Are you a Big Bang Theory fan? Do you remember Sheldon’s favorite lullaby? You may not have heard it like this! Like many in the harp world I was thrilled when it was revealed that his girlfriend Amy played lever harp, and even more thrilled when I read that the actress who played Amy, Mayim Bialik, actually took lessons so she could play the pieces in those episodes! (Here is the story: https://www.harpcenter.com/category/big-bang-theory-harps )

So this is my tribute: “Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty” in Lullaby, Classical, Country, Baroque, Jazz, Rap (I even got my hip to hop!), Opera, Folk, R&B, Gospel, and Simple (as Sheldon might like it — Amy may have played it on her harp this way if Sheldon allowed it) styles.

Celtic Harp, Electronic Keyboard, Organ, 6 and 12 String Guitars, Pedal Steel Guitar, Banjo, Tambourine, Recorder, Bass

#bigbang #softkitty #DanHarpMusic #funnyharp #funnyvideos #bigbangtheory #mayimbialik 

Irving Berlin’s 1954 song was written for the movie White Christmas. And later that year Rosemary Clooney recorded it with her real-life sister, Betty Clooney.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

#sisters #funny #humor #harp #cover #coversong #funnyharp #funnyvideos

The Israeli national anthem, in honor of Israeli Independence Day. The words came from a 19th century poem. The melody for "Hatikvah" is based on a 16th-century Italian song,”La Mantovana", written by Giuseppe Cenci. This is my instrumental version of "Hatikvah”, for harp and bass.

Celtic Harp‚ Bass

#hatikva #israelnationalanthem #jewish #harp #funnyharp

Having a Barking good time recording "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?"

The SlowjamaDans are back, this time with a tribute to Slowjamastan’s (dry but mighty) Lazy River, a slow jam. Slowjamastan is a micro-nation in the California desert. It’s national animal is the ring tailed raccoon. It boasts the Lazy River that is so very lazy that it rarely bothers to have any water.  Hoagy Carmichael and Sidney Arodin wrote “Lazy River”in 1930, almost a century before the Lazy River was a twinkle in the exalted Sultan of Slowjamastan’s eye. The song was way ahead of its time! So here’s a little desert harp rendition.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

#lazyriver #slowjamastan #harp #humor #funny #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Paul McCartney wrote this song in 1968 to comfort Julian Lennon when Julian’s father left his mother Cynthia for Yoko Ono. It was the first release on the Apple label, and became a #1 hit across the world.

Celtic Harp‚ Electric Guitar‚ Tambourine‚ Bass

#heyjude #paulmccartney #beatles #cover #coversong #harp #funnyharp

Pete Seeger’s 1959 song, with lyrics taken from the Bible’s Book of Ecclesiastes. With dizzying effect!

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

#turnturnturn #peteseeger #cover #coversong #harp #funny #funnyharp #funnyvideos

Howard Johnson and Theodore Morse wrote this ode to Mother in 1915. Kind of an old chestnut, but perfect for Mother’s Day.

Celtic Harp‚ Piano, Ukulele, Bass

#mother #mothersday #harp #funnyharp

Bob Merrill’s 1952 novelty song. Famously recorded the next year by Patti Paige.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass

#howmuchisthatdoggieinthewindow #harp #noveltysong #cover #funnyharp #funnyvideos

A frequent questions for harp players is “What made you learn the harp?”  I’ll answer that question with this song, which, by the way, is a true story.  I got my private pilot’s license a year or two before taking up the harp, and it just stood to reason that I’d have guaranteed employment in the next world.

"Celestial Employment" is on my Album, "The Fun Stuff" at https://funnyharp.com/albums.html

“Celestial Employment” words and music Copyright © 2020 by Dan Veaner

A 17th century English folk song. "The Grenadier and the Lady" is on my album, "Just Nice" at https://www.funnyharp.com/albums.html

Note: DanHarp.rocks has been replaced by http://funnyharp.com

#grenadierandthelady #thegrenadierandthelady #englishfolkmusic #britishfolkmusic #funnyharp #funnyvideos #danharpmusic

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A traditional Welsh song thought to have originated in the 19th century. It portrays a blacksmith at work in his smithy.

Celtic Harp‚ Recorder‚ Guitar‚ Micro-Bass

#migldimagldi #welsh #harp #funnyharp #funnyvideos

A German folk song extolling the longevity of music.

Celtic Harps‚ Lyre‚ Recorder‚ Bass

#musicaloneshall live #round #harp #lyre #funnyharp #lyrelyrepantsonfire #funnyvideos

All things shall perish from under the sky. Music alone shall live, Music alone shall live, Music alone shall live, Never to die.

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller’s 1962 became an instant anthem for the power of womanhood and a hit for Peggy Lee. But I’m not a woman… so my version states the obvious.

Celtic Harp‚ Guitar‚ Bass‚ Drums

#imawoman #cover #funny #humor #harp #funnyharp #fuunyvideos @DanVeaner

Bobby Darin's first hit was this 1958 song that he wrote with Murray Kaufman (aka Murry the K) with Murry’s mother Jean coming up with the idea.

Celtic Harp‚ Electric Guitar‚ Bass

#splishsplash #bobbydarrin #cover #harp #funny #humor #funnyharp #funnyvideos

The Irish Travellers recorded a variation of Dropkick Murphys’s 1966 “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” for the theme for the Rizzoli and Isles TV show. Here is my harp version.

Celtic Harp‚ Bass‚ Drum

#rizzoliandisles #tvthemesong #harp #funnyharp