Topical Non-Surf Music Every Surf band Should Know

Fripperton

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Posts: 270
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Posted on Feb 15 2007 03:38 PM

Tonight at Martini Blues our set list includes Cleveland Rocks, The Simpsons, My Heart Will Go On, , Eleanor Rigby, and Goldfinger.

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Tuck

Joined: Sep 02, 2006
Posts: 3166
Denver, CO
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Posted on Feb 15 2007 04:35 PM

JakeDobner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AS5y2MCd4k&mode=related&search=

Is that the Bouree you are thinking of? This kid is good but he has awful feel.

Well, this is proving an education for me. Must be life. Anyway, not a traditional drinking song per se, though I think I have seen that description somewhere. I couldn't run that down. Instead, in principle a bourree is a traditional dance and also a Cajun card game. It would have helped some if I'd spelled it bourree though it appears that the Web as a whole are vague on the spelling. I have seen bourree, bouree and boure. I suspect the Bach piece the youthful violinist is playing was intended by Bach to have two movements, a bourree and then a jig (giga). I didn't wait through the bourree for the jig, because it was not <u>the</u> bourree. (The kid is good for his age and enormously more accomplished than I ever was, but he does lack a certain feel for the piece.)

I am beginning to suspect that the spelling bouree might be an acceptable alternative to bourree.

I checked Wikipedia, which has an article on the bourree as a musical form. So, there are lots of bourrees, which was news to me. Fortunately, in this article they spelled it bouree once, too, so I found it.

Anyway, the article notes that the bourree popular with rock musicians is Bach's Bourree in Em. The Jethro Tull album was Stand Up. The article mentions a version by Tenacious D. It doesn't mention the Baronics' version.

There's a passable rendition of this at

Bourree in Em

It's spelled bouree here, too.

The next YouTube clip after that when I got there, performed by the same artist, Michael Fix, is my long-lost theme song:

Two Left Feet

It sounds like this one has some connection with Taj Majal's I'm a-Goin' Fishin' (title estimated).

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MikeG

Joined: Mar 29, 2006
Posts: 309
Springfield, Oregon

Posted on Feb 15 2007 06:29 PM

Gotta know the Hokey-Pokey song if you wanna do weddings.

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dp

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3546
mojave desert, california
United States

Posted on Feb 16 2007 10:21 AM

the original MTV "Astronaut Theme Song"...

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PhatTele

Joined: Jun 05, 2006
Posts: 445

Posted on Feb 16 2007 11:59 AM

Speaking of The Simpsons theme, there's a great version by Danny Gatton on his "88 Elmira St." album.

As for non-surf...we cover Theme to a Summer Place as a medley paired w/I Got You Babe

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surfraptor

Joined: Dec 27, 2006
Posts: 336
near Amsterdam

Posted on Feb 16 2007 01:02 PM

IronMaiden

bigtikidude

IronMaiden
A guy I work with is having a party and were gonna play there and he is a Deadhead so were gonna cover some dead song, Im not sure which though...

ouch, Im very sorry for you.
Metal surf is one thing,
but Dead songs, oh no, say it aint so.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Yeah, Im not much of a Deadhead...But I thought it would be a nice suprise for him. The good thing is it doesnt really have to be a Gratefull Dead song per se, as they do a lot of covers themselves, I always liked thier version of 'Operator' which is a standard blues song.

A Jim Thomas like 15 minutes surf version of Dark Star, I'm sure he'll love that! I would...

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Fripperton

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Posted on Feb 16 2007 11:39 PM

We've got A Summer Place on our CD. We couldn't decide if we should do the slow version or the fast version so we start it off with the slow romantic beat and then kick it in the ass after the first chorus

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JakeDobner

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Feb 16 2007 11:52 PM

Tuck, thanks for the run down. The Jig you mention, can that also be spelt Gigue? I have lots of classical gigues. When I think Jig I thinks specifically Celtic music.

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D22

Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 2054
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Posted on Feb 17 2007 09:40 AM

Apache
The Savage
Jack The Ripper
Rumble
Honky Tonk

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Tuck

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Denver, CO
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Posted on Mar 05 2007 09:55 PM

JakeDobner
Tuck, thanks for the run down. The Jig you mention, can that also be spelt Gigue? I have lots of classical gigues. When I think Jig I thinks specifically Celtic music.

I'm pretty sure gigue is just the French spelling of jig. OK, I broke down and looked on Wikipedia again.

The gigue or giga is a lively baroque dance, usually in a compound metre such as 6/8, 6/4, 9/8 or 12/16. It is rare for one to be written in a simple metre such as 3/8, but some do exist. They often have a contrapuntal texture.

As a musical form, gigues frequently occur as movements in binary form in larger works such as concertos and sonatas. It was the most common final movement in a baroque suite.

Writers during the baroque era distinguished French and Italian gigues, and occasionally the gigue anglaise. The Italian and French forms seem to have derived from the British jig which was danced at least as far back as the 15th century and is a common ancestor of modern folk dance jigs.

Is the Irish Washerwoman a jig? There's a link in the gigue article to jigs in the Irish sense, but no mention of any familiar musical examples.

I guess the question has an answer in terms of steps as well as musical form, and for steps it sounds from the jig article like the answer is no, but it's hard to say beyond that. I get a bit lost when the meter isn't 4/4 or 3/4. I'd need audio examples and a couple of months to ponder them ...

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Tuck

Joined: Sep 02, 2006
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Denver, CO
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Posted on Mar 05 2007 10:03 PM

Joelman
How about something like a country song, say last date,

How about something by Terry Ware? It'd already be in instrumental form. I really like his take on Dusty Springfield's You Don't Have to Say You Love Me.

Note: I don't claim this is a song everyone should play. Like Bouree (sorry, my fault) this is more of a cool song one could play, than a topical or situationally appropriate non-Surf song that might be useful. For a topical song, I think Happy Birthday would be a canonical example.

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IronMaiden

Joined: Nov 02, 2006
Posts: 564
Virginia Beach

Posted on Mar 05 2007 10:10 PM

surfraptor
A Jim Thomas like 15 minutes surf version of Dark Star, I'm sure he'll love that! I would...

"Surf Odyssey"?

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Fripperton Joined: Aug 14, 2006 Posts: 270	Posted on Feb 15 2007 03:38 PM Tonight at Martini Blues our set list includes Cleveland Rocks, The Simpsons, My Heart Will Go On, , Eleanor Rigby, and Goldfinger. — There is Surf east of Sepulveda. Top
Tuck Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO	Posted on Feb 15 2007 04:35 PM JakeDobner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AS5y2MCd4k&mode=related&search= Is that the Bouree you are thinking of? This kid is good but he has awful feel. Well, this is proving an education for me. Must be life. Anyway, not a traditional drinking song per se, though I think I have seen that description somewhere. I couldn't run that down. Instead, in principle a bourree is a traditional dance and also a Cajun card game. It would have helped some if I'd spelled it bourree though it appears that the Web as a whole are vague on the spelling. I have seen bourree, bouree and boure. I suspect the Bach piece the youthful violinist is playing was intended by Bach to have two movements, a bourree and then a jig (giga). I didn't wait through the bourree for the jig, because it was not <u>the</u> bourree. (The kid is good for his age and enormously more accomplished than I ever was, but he does lack a certain feel for the piece.) I am beginning to suspect that the spelling bouree might be an acceptable alternative to bourree. I checked Wikipedia, which has an article on the bourree as a musical form. So, there are lots of bourrees, which was news to me. Fortunately, in this article they spelled it bouree once, too, so I found it. Anyway, the article notes that the bourree popular with rock musicians is Bach's Bourree in Em. The Jethro Tull album was Stand Up. The article mentions a version by Tenacious D. It doesn't mention the Baronics' version. There's a passable rendition of this at Bourree in Em It's spelled bouree here, too. The next YouTube clip after that when I got there, performed by the same artist, Michael Fix, is my long-lost theme song: Two Left Feet It sounds like this one has some connection with Taj Majal's I'm a-Goin' Fishin' (title estimated). Top
MikeG Joined: Mar 29, 2006 Posts: 309 Springfield, Oregon	Posted on Feb 15 2007 06:29 PM Gotta know the Hokey-Pokey song if you wanna do weddings. Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Feb 16 2007 10:21 AM the original MTV "Astronaut Theme Song"... Top
PhatTele Joined: Jun 05, 2006 Posts: 445	Posted on Feb 16 2007 11:59 AM Speaking of The Simpsons theme, there's a great version by Danny Gatton on his "88 Elmira St." album. As for non-surf...we cover Theme to a Summer Place as a medley paired w/I Got You Babe Top
surfraptor Joined: Dec 27, 2006 Posts: 336 near Amsterdam	Posted on Feb 16 2007 01:02 PM IronMaiden bigtikidude IronMaiden A guy I work with is having a party and were gonna play there and he is a Deadhead so were gonna cover some dead song, Im not sure which though... ouch, Im very sorry for you. Metal surf is one thing, but Dead songs, oh no, say it aint so. Jeff(bigtikidude) Yeah, Im not much of a Deadhead...But I thought it would be a nice suprise for him. The good thing is it doesnt really have to be a Gratefull Dead song per se, as they do a lot of covers themselves, I always liked thier version of 'Operator' which is a standard blues song. A Jim Thomas like 15 minutes surf version of Dark Star, I'm sure he'll love that! I would... Top
Fripperton Joined: Aug 14, 2006 Posts: 270	Posted on Feb 16 2007 11:39 PM We've got A Summer Place on our CD. We couldn't decide if we should do the slow version or the fast version so we start it off with the slow romantic beat and then kick it in the ass after the first chorus — There is Surf east of Sepulveda. Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Feb 16 2007 11:52 PM Tuck, thanks for the run down. The Jig you mention, can that also be spelt Gigue? I have lots of classical gigues. When I think Jig I thinks specifically Celtic music. Top
D22 Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2054	Posted on Feb 17 2007 09:40 AM Apache The Savage Jack The Ripper Rumble Honky Tonk — Top
Tuck Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO	Posted on Mar 05 2007 09:55 PM JakeDobner Tuck, thanks for the run down. The Jig you mention, can that also be spelt Gigue? I have lots of classical gigues. When I think Jig I thinks specifically Celtic music. I'm pretty sure gigue is just the French spelling of jig. OK, I broke down and looked on Wikipedia again. The gigue or giga is a lively baroque dance, usually in a compound metre such as 6/8, 6/4, 9/8 or 12/16. It is rare for one to be written in a simple metre such as 3/8, but some do exist. They often have a contrapuntal texture. As a musical form, gigues frequently occur as movements in binary form in larger works such as concertos and sonatas. It was the most common final movement in a baroque suite. Writers during the baroque era distinguished French and Italian gigues, and occasionally the gigue anglaise. The Italian and French forms seem to have derived from the British jig which was danced at least as far back as the 15th century and is a common ancestor of modern folk dance jigs. Is the Irish Washerwoman a jig? There's a link in the gigue article to jigs in the Irish sense, but no mention of any familiar musical examples. I guess the question has an answer in terms of steps as well as musical form, and for steps it sounds from the jig article like the answer is no, but it's hard to say beyond that. I get a bit lost when the meter isn't 4/4 or 3/4. I'd need audio examples and a couple of months to ponder them ... Top
Tuck Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO	Posted on Mar 05 2007 10:03 PM Joelman How about something like a country song, say last date, How about something by Terry Ware? It'd already be in instrumental form. I really like his take on Dusty Springfield's You Don't Have to Say You Love Me. Note: I don't claim this is a song everyone should play. Like Bouree (sorry, my fault) this is more of a cool song one could play, than a topical or situationally appropriate non-Surf song that might be useful. For a topical song, I think Happy Birthday would be a canonical example. Top
IronMaiden Joined: Nov 02, 2006 Posts: 564 Virginia Beach	Posted on Mar 05 2007 10:10 PM surfraptor A Jim Thomas like 15 minutes surf version of Dark Star, I'm sure he'll love that! I would... "Surf Odyssey"? Top

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