The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Performs The Ramones “I Wanna Be Sedated”

You have seen The Ukulele Orches­tra of Great Britain (UOGB)  pay trib­ute to The Clash, Nir­vana and Bowie. Now, it’s time for The Ramones and their 1978 clas­sic, “I Wan­na Be Sedat­ed.” The UOGB took shape in 1985, and they’ve been per­form­ing cre­ative cov­ers of pop­u­lar songs and musi­cal pieces ever since. Enjoy this one, and find a long playlist of their oth­er cov­ers here.

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Relat­ed Con­tent 

The Ukulele Orches­tra of Great Britain Per­forms The Clash’s “Should I Stay Or Should I Go”

The Ukulele Orches­tra of Great Britain’s Head­bang­ing Cov­er of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spir­it”

David Bowie’s “Heroes” Delight­ful­ly Per­formed by the Ukulele Orches­tra of Great Britain

Ukulele Orches­tra Per­forms Ennio Morricone’s Icon­ic West­ern Theme Song, “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” And It’s Pret­ty Bril­liant.

The Ukulele Orches­tra of Great Britain Per­forms The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Sat­is­fac­tion”