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Broken Ukulele by Zephyr Lane: Calling the Second Person

Broken Ukulele by Zephyr Lane—written to a future self, two chords on a cracked ukulele, recorded in a Lisbon kitchen.

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“Broken Ukulele” is written to someone the singer has not met yet. “You are the second person I called / The first one did not answer.”

Two chords for the whole song

A cracked ukulele body from Lisbon, two chords, and a voice that carries the melody.

The kitchen recording

Lane records in her kitchen with the window open. Traffic outside becomes part of the song.

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