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Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO 
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Posted on Jan 13 2007 02:03 AM
Susan & the Surftones and the Supertones do No Matter What Shape, which I remember from a 60s commercial, but which one? I move that this song only be performed by bands whose name includes "tone." (A pun.) Last edited: Jan 13, 2007 02:08:30 |
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Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO
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Posted on Jan 13 2007 02:07 AM
Also done by Dave Edmunds, but I suspect you knew that! |
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Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO
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Posted on Jan 13 2007 02:15 AM
You turn out to be a good judge of character. There's a Clash surf tribute collection, Charley Does Surf. I am amazed that it doesn't include (title approximate) My Baby Drove Up in a Big Black Cadillac (Jesus Christ, baby, where'd you get that Cadillac!), preferably by the Huntington Cads, but maybe it's because the Clash were only covering it themselves. The Beloved Seachickens' cover is on that tribute album, of course. |
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Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO
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Posted on Jan 13 2007 02:23 AM
A few modestly tendered suggestions: Rory Gallagher's Crest of a Wave. (And the title is good.) Fleetwood Mac's Black Magic Woman and Albatross (suggestion originally mostly Phil Dirt's, to be perfectly honest), and maybe (Various things) for Madge. And a weird one: The Theme from Woodie Woodpecker (or, actually, the laugh). I see it maybe crossed with Link Wray's Chicken number. |
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Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO
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Posted on Jan 13 2007 02:31 AM
Oops. I missed this exchange. But speaking of incendiary versions of things by Dave Edmunds, how about his cover of Chuck Berry's You Can't Catch Me? This was from his incendiary phase, before he got into the "I have to play all the instruments and sing all the parts." phase. |
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Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO
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Posted on Jan 13 2007 02:45 AM
OK, one more and I'll shut up. Has anyone else noticed that the Bambi Molester's second CD Intensity! is about 50 per cent (Balkan?) folk music cleverly disguised as surf music? Heck, I think if I were more knowledgable I'd even recognize the sources. Some of them sound pretty familiar. The Breeze and I - ..., Supertones, Eliminators, Bambi Molesters, ... Short'nin' Bread - Astronauts, ... Silver Bullet - Crossfires (= Theme from the William Tell Overture. I'm pretty sure that the Who's The Ox is essentially a psychedelic Wipeout!. The Small Faces had a version of it, too, but I can never remember the name. It was about their only instrumental. And about 10% of early surf music is different versions of Ray Charles' What'd I Say?. Many of them pretty good, too. |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19342 Des Moines, Iowa, USA 
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Posted on Jan 13 2007 12:19 PM
Pollo del Mar and Satan's Pilgrims do this song very well. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5108 San Francisco
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Posted on Jan 13 2007 12:56 PM
Alka Seltzer http://youtube.com/watch?v=-nY-lWTbtGE CLASSIC!!!! Buy Endless Drummer @ Bandcamp |
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Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19342 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jan 13 2007 12:58 PM
Oops, I was talking about "Music to Watch Girls Go By". —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Jan 13 2007 05:25 PM
Britney spears - toxick -Fly on little wing- Couldn't Stand The Weather... www.myspace.com/yougottabeshittenme |
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Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO
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Posted on Jan 15 2007 05:32 PM
's'OK. I like that one, too. |
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Joined: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 100 England |
Posted on Jan 16 2007 01:25 PM
My band have a bit of a penchant (if that's a word) for Surfing up vintage electronic tunes, e.g The Model by Kraftwork goes down very nicely. We also sometimes close out our set with Oxygene II by Jean Michelle Jarre.. Hello by the way! |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Jan 16 2007 01:31 PM
That Thing You Do |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3790 tn
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Posted on Jan 16 2007 01:46 PM
Andy Williams does a good version it too. Swingin. —http://www.satanspilgrims.com |
Joined: Feb 23, 2007 Posts: 1650 Santa Rosa, CA
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Posted on Feb 23 2007 05:32 PM
Recently we've added a surf version of Secret Agent Man. — |
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Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO
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Posted on Feb 25 2007 03:43 PM
Hmm. Isn't being able to do S.A.M. in the by-laws of the Surf Band Professional Association? If not, it should be. Good add, Ken. |
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Posted on Feb 25 2007 11:35 PM
Nah, it should be banned just as "stairway to heaven" is banned at any reputable (or non reputable) guitar shop. Terminally verbotten. g |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5321 the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Feb 27 2007 08:40 AM
love it or hate it, whenever someone plays 'secret agent man' everyone sings along — |
Joined: Feb 17, 2007 Posts: 281 Murfreesboro, TN
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Posted on Feb 27 2007 11:36 AM
As a guitarist with The Mariners, I've found that non surf songs can make awesome surf intros as long as you find a melody strong enough to allow it to be carried by lead guitar. It doesn't hurt for the melody to have a few minor chords so that it works well in the surf music realm. Our lead guitarist (otherwise known as Woody) has a good ear for selecting that unusual song that works great as a surf instro. White Wedding turned out to be a big hit during live performances but The Mariners version of Objection Tango (coming out in our new CD) will be even better!!! —Ron (ToneBoy) |
Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2687 Ventura, CA
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Posted on Feb 27 2007 11:45 AM
I just saw a portion of a Tchaikovsky Ballet (Swan Lake?) and was surprised to hear The Lava Pond by the Kilaueas coming from the TV. It sounds too modern/jazzy for Tchaikovsky. They really cooked on it at the Baja Cantina. |
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