Please name beach music and surf songs (but no Beach Boys) -- need them for

[bertha katzenengel]

my BIL's fiftieth birthday party. The theme is Hawaiian, and my sister's calling it

"ROSSII FIVE-0"

Need some beach music, some surf music, some Hawaiian music maybe.

On my list already:

Five-0 theme
Wipeout
Dead Man's Curve

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[begin_within]

1. "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen

[Richardo]

19. List OVER

That's my fave. :thumbsup:

[RetroLounge]

2. A few

Surfing Bird
Pipeline by The Chantays
Miserlou by Dick Dale

RL

[WolverineDG]

3. Tiny Bubbles by Don Ho

Anything by Jan & Dean

Why no Beach Boys? My fave is "Little Old Lady From Pasadena." :rofl:

dg

[Phillycat]

4. All Dick Dale. Don Ho for the Hawaiian. nt

[Roland99]

46. Gotta bunch of Dick Dale on my iPod right now

[Phillycat]

5. Also reggae. nt

[bertha katzenengel]

6. YOU ALL ROCK! I gotta go for now, but keep 'em coming.

Thank you! :bounce:

[Pendrench]

7. "Beach Baby" by First Class

Sounds like the Beach Boys, but it's not :)


Tim

[soleft]

8. That Yukaleli (SP!) version of over the rainbow

[KamaAina]

12. The 'ukulele version is by the late Bruddah IZ

it serves as our minister's intro on Sunday mornings!

IZ really didn't do much surfing stuff (he weighed over 700 lbs. when he died!) , but "Margarita", set in Tahiti, could work.

[Patiod]

17. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (Izzy)

Not just the gorgeous "Over the Rainbow" but some other fun stuff too:
- a Hawaiian "Gilligan's Island"
- a Hawaiian "Country Roads"
- Lots of other cool stuff.

We have "Facing Future" "N Dis Life" and "Alone in Iz World" - we're big Izzy fans from way back!
http://www.websterrecords.com/artists/israel.html


I'd also strongly recommend "Los Straitjackets", who play great hardcore surfrock, but with a real sense of humor. Amazing party music!!!!
http://www.yeproc.com/artist_info.php?artistId=44

Here's their take on some classic Christmas songs:
http://store.yeproc.com/album.php?id=33

[kmla]

9. How about....

Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
Beach Baby - First Class
Beach Blanket Bingo - Donna Loren
Surf City - Jan & Dean
Walk, Dont' Run - Ventures

Should get you started....

[SteppingRazor]

10. Anything by Dick Dale, The Ventures, The Surfaris, Jan and Dean...

I'd also add "Rockaway Beach" by the Ramones, as well as their cover of "California Sun" if you want a more-rocking approach.

If you're looking for a more Polynesian approach, check out Les Baxter, Martin Denny, or any of the other late-1950s/early-1960s exotica stuff.

[Texasgal]

11. Blue Hawaii..Elvis!

Day-O ( the bannana boat song) - Harry Belafonte

Island Girl- Elton John

Any Jimmy Buffet.... I'll think of some more.

On Edit: Silly me... ROCK LOBSTER! By the b-52's! :)

[KamaAina]

13. Jack Johnson: contemporary music from the capital of surf

to wit, O'ahu's North Shore.

A bit more mellow than the '60s "surf sound" you may be imagining, but he is one of the good guys, who runs the "Kokua (help) Festival" each year to support mainly environmental causes.

[seemunkee]

14. Look up Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Great Hawaiian musician who died way to young from obesity. There are several CDs of his music
This is a good one
http://www.amazon.com/Facing-Future-Israel-Kamakawiwoole/dp/B00000JFG3

[KamaAina]

15. Oh, and in a non-musical vein,

there is said to be a Hawai'i-style bakery in Oxon Hill, which, if memory serves, is at least on your side of the area. Sen. Inouye's staffers all go there to get "local kine grindz"!

[bertha katzenengel]

34. Hmm. I'll ask my sister if she wants me to bring anything that'll travel

-- coffee or such. The party's in Huntington Beach, CA. :) Thanks!

[KamaAina]

35. Oh, for Pete's sake,

there are bound to be full-blown Hawai'i stores over there. Any place that has large numbers of Hawai'i expats will have at least one. They usually have full lines of local-style candies, snacks, drinks and so forth, and maybe even a cheap imitation grass skirt, if anyone's interested. :-)

edit: punctuation

[taterguy]

16. Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts' "Baby Let Me Bang Your Box"

I'm not sure what it has to do with the beach other than that it appears on a beach music anthology I got from the library, which would be a great place to work on this project

[Patiod]

18. As mentioned upthread - gotta get some "Los Straitjackets"

Awesome surf rock!!!

[puerco-bellies]

20. The Safari's were already mentioned but a MUST is..

Wipe Out.

Bob Berryhill, the Safari's former lead guitarist taught a auto/marine mechanics course at Cypress College in Cerritos. A class I took way back in 76'. Cool guy.

[yellowdogmi]

21. There is some great beach music by

Jimmy Buffett. Also Kenny Chesney.

[Richard Steele]

22. For some MODERN surf-rock, check out a band called the "Red Elvises"

Take a listen to one of their best: "Love Pipe":
http://redelvises.net/mp3/Lovepipe.mp3

[Drum]

44. Niiiiiice!

Thanks very much for THAT!
:toast:

[Haole Girl]

23. There is so much good Hawaiian style music out there...

...you could start at: http://www.hawaiianmusicstore.com/


I enjoy E Ala E



And, also:




Have fun!

[Brewman_Jax]

24. How about Carolina beach music?

Here's an Amazon link...http://www.amazon.com/Original-Carolina-Beach-Music-Night/dp/B00000IIY8

[carlydenise]

25. heres a couple

I live for the sun- Sunrays
Surf City-Jan and Dean
El Gato-Chandelles
He's a Doll-Honeys


no Beach Boys? They rock! If you want some beach music pre-pet sounds:
Surfer Girl
Surfin Safari
Surfin USA
Surfin

[bikebloke]

26. A couple odd ones.

There's No Surf in Cleveland by the Euclid Beach Band.

I Want To Be a Lifeguard by Blotto

[dannofoot]

27. For your "slow dance"....

Here's IZ and "White Sandy Beach."

http://www.hawaii.gov/gov/music/white_sandy_beach_of_hawaii

[Lydia Leftcoast]

28. Get the Putumayo recordings Caribbean Party or Caribe Caribe

If you can stay still during that music, you're made of stone.

[enigmatic]

29. "There's No Surf In Cleveland"- Euclid Beach Band

http://www.clevelandintl.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=3&pos=22

[Lethe]

30. Pulp Fiction soundtrack has some good surf music

it would be easy to find.

also:

Laika and the Cosmonauts
The Lively Ones
The Pyramids
Dick Dale
The Ventures
The Tornadoes

[Arugula Latte]

31. It's hard to find, but I love "Belly of the Whale" by Burning Sensations

"I feel like Jonah in the Belly of the Whale..." Check out the video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k6q8wc6Wk20

[VeniceBeat]

32. I Bet You'll Find Some Good Stuff Here:

http://www.blognow.com.au/XtabaysWorld/

Happy 50th!

ALOHA!

[huskerlaw]

33. The Lilo & Stitch Soundtrack!

Ok, so that's a cartoon, but there are some instrumental pieces that would probably work.

[Raffi Ella]

36. For just general "Beach Music"

you can't go wrong with Jimmy Buffet and Bob Marley. B-)

[Burma Jones]

37. Sleepwalk

Jeff Beck has a nice version

[Minnesota_Lib]

38. Dick Dale and his Del-Tones: Misirlou, Get Back The Feelin', The Wedge....

...Let's Go Trippin', King Of The Surf Guitar, Night Rider, Mag Wheels, Surfing Drums, The Victor and others.

You can listen to samples here (scroll down a bit).

http://www.amazon.com/Dick-Dale-His-Deltones-1961-1976/dp/B000001OV4

This is really classic surf music. You can probably find samples at Amazon of some of the other great surf bands (like The Ventures) suggested by other posters as well.

Have fun at the party...SURFS UP! :party:

[greatauntoftriplets]

39. Under the Boardwalk....

:)

[Redstone]

40. Anything by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones.

Redstone

[Drum]

45. Absolutely.

[martymar64]

41. Fist Fight in Malibu by the Surf Punks

Or their other classic "My Beach"

[mykpart]

42. Original "Gidget" theme song by James Darren

Check the soundtrack from the movie "Donavon's Reef."
"Pineapple Princess" by Annette Funicello

[tuvor]

43. Not quite "surf" but old Link Wray music certainly has that vibe.

Also, ditto on the Ventures and Dick Dale.

[MassLiberal]

47. check out Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

What a voice.
http://www.hawaiianmusicstore.com/cds/cd21.html

[Floogeldy]

48. "Telstar" by The Sputnicks

;)