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Brian

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Posted on Sep 10 2008 08:10 AM

You can find the original Morpheus on the "Get a Board" compilation on Satan records. There was a vinyl version that had 16 tracks, and then later they made a CD version and added some tracks (from another comp?). A random googling produced this:

http://www.swapacd.com/cd/album/267581-get+a+board

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Sonichris

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Posted on Sep 10 2008 08:19 AM

In all fairness - I think the Merrel Fankhauser videos are aimed a children - I bet my 3 year old niece would LOVE that "we love Tikis" song -

If they aren't aimed at kids, then I'd be worried.

I've watched some "wiggles" videos with her, and it's very similiar.

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Klas

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Posted on Sep 10 2008 10:33 AM

Brian
There was a vinyl version that had 16 tracks, and then later they made a CD version and added some tracks (from another comp?).

Yeah, the Get A Board CD is comprised of two earlier vinyl comps, Get A Board and Wail On The Beach.

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wooza

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Posted on Sep 10 2008 11:29 AM

Sonichris
In all fairness - I think the Merrel Fankhauser videos are aimed a children - I bet my 3 year old niece would LOVE that "we love Tikis" song -

If they aren't aimed at kids, then I'd be worried.

Yeah I was wondering if it was a kids' song myself. The agonizingly simple chord progression, the agonizingly soft tone of his voice, the agonizingly stupid lyrics--it has to be for kids, right?

But then again I don't know. Was the "Don't Give Up the Rock" song about struggling with crack addiction?

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bigtikidude

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Posted on Sep 10 2008 11:46 AM

Klas

Brian
There was a vinyl version that had 16 tracks, and then later they made a CD version and added some tracks (from another comp?).

Yeah, the Get A Board CD is comprised of two earlier vinyl comps, Get A Board and Wail On The Beach.

image

yes, but they took off about 4 songs or so, from the 2 lps to get it to fit on the cd.
But I'm pretty sure that they were the worst songs if I remember correctly.

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Klas

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Posted on Sep 10 2008 12:45 PM

Really? Non of the comps have any worst songs Haha, I just checked and you're right, two tracks from Wail On The Beach is missing and one from Get A Board.

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bigtikidude

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Posted on Sep 10 2008 12:51 PM

and are they killer songs or just so so???

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Klas

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Posted on Sep 10 2008 01:24 PM

I went and compared the track lists and one of the missing Wail On The Beach tracks is definitely killer - "Bucket Seats" by The Rally-Packs. However, it's also included on the Toes On The Nose comp which might explain why they left it out for the CD.

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Tuck

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Posted on Sep 17 2008 07:55 PM

Nebula3
...you'll have that shit in your head for weeks. ...
Sweet baby Jesus that's embarrassing.

Sonic Chris is probably right. This looks like "children's music" to me. Raffi, Hap Palmer, etc. When the kids were little we had an extensive collection of it on cassettes and video cassettes.

I think Hap Palmer is a bit better at it than Merrell Fankhauser, but I'd rather not do the research. I can still sing My Mommy Comes Back (She always comes back, she always comes back, she always comes back to get me. She never would forget me!) in my sleep. Raffi wasn't bad at times, either, but he didn't do videos, at least not back in the day, and Palmer did. Raffi had this take on Baa, Baa, Black Sheep which I thought was folklorically interesting ...

Anyway, the kids would watch them for hours and I didn't want to run puking from the room like I did with Barny. I could even sit with them, and keep them company, if they wanted. Help them sing along. (But usually, "Shh, Daddy, shh!") Maybe I'm a bit more tolerant of the stuff than some. Who knows? Occasionally Palmer would do one that I sort of figured was in there to keep the parents from revolting.

I'm a big fan of rushing through this MF/HP/R stage if it occurs at all to the next one which is playing more or less suitable real music. Anyone ever hear that album of rock & roll covers of Disney songs? Some of that was actually pretty cool. Now who was it that did Louie Prima's "I wanna be like you-oo-oo!"? I also remember that Gladys Knight and the Pips used to do a nice a capella train thing that was on one of the cassettes we had. I did get to the point where I could sort of take or leave the Banana song. Mostly leave. "Daylight come and me wanna go do something else now kids." (Hmm, how about this "Take this banana, and take it to the captain." Repeat. Repeat again molto impassionato and end with "Then you can tell him I'm gone, tell him I'm gone, and what to do with his banana!" Don't teach this one to your kids, though.)

Is that surf flute I hear?

I think not. But, though it's hard to do, it can be done. I kind of like Al Garcia & the Rhythm Kings' version of Moment of Truth, which substitutes Al's flute for the original trumpet. Odd, because Al was a trumpeter, too. However, there's another flute number (as opposed to Lute Number) that they did that was a little too trippy for me. It's OK once in a while, but not very often. It'd be OK maybe with another instrument in the lead. I don't remember the title. It's the one that goes "Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo doot-doot! Doo-dooo-doo doooo-doo-doo! etc., etc."

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Brian Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19195 Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Posted on Sep 10 2008 08:10 AM You can find the original Morpheus on the "Get a Board" compilation on Satan records. There was a vinyl version that had 16 tracks, and then later they made a CD version and added some tracks (from another comp?). A random googling produced this: http://www.swapacd.com/cd/album/267581-get+a+board — Site dude - S3 Agent #202 Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1873 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Sep 10 2008 08:19 AM In all fairness - I think the Merrel Fankhauser videos are aimed a children - I bet my 3 year old niece would LOVE that "we love Tikis" song - If they aren't aimed at kids, then I'd be worried. I've watched some "wiggles" videos with her, and it's very similiar. — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
Klas Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 2270 Stockholm, Sweden	Posted on Sep 10 2008 10:33 AM Brian There was a vinyl version that had 16 tracks, and then later they made a CD version and added some tracks (from another comp?). Yeah, the Get A Board CD is comprised of two earlier vinyl comps, Get A Board and Wail On The Beach. image — T H E ✠ S U R F I T E S Top
wooza Joined: Apr 24, 2006 Posts: 1618 Ithaca, NY	Posted on Sep 10 2008 11:29 AM Sonichris In all fairness - I think the Merrel Fankhauser videos are aimed a children - I bet my 3 year old niece would LOVE that "we love Tikis" song - If they aren't aimed at kids, then I'd be worried. Yeah I was wondering if it was a kids' song myself. The agonizingly simple chord progression, the agonizingly soft tone of his voice, the agonizingly stupid lyrics--it has to be for kids, right? But then again I don't know. Was the "Don't Give Up the Rock" song about struggling with crack addiction? Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25313 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Sep 10 2008 11:46 AM Klas Brian There was a vinyl version that had 16 tracks, and then later they made a CD version and added some tracks (from another comp?). Yeah, the Get A Board CD is comprised of two earlier vinyl comps, Get A Board and Wail On The Beach. image yes, but they took off about 4 songs or so, from the 2 lps to get it to fit on the cd. But I'm pretty sure that they were the worst songs if I remember correctly. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
Klas Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 2270 Stockholm, Sweden	Posted on Sep 10 2008 12:45 PM Really? Non of the comps have any worst songs Haha, I just checked and you're right, two tracks from Wail On The Beach is missing and one from Get A Board. — T H E ✠ S U R F I T E S Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25313 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Sep 10 2008 12:51 PM and are they killer songs or just so so??? — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
Klas Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 2270 Stockholm, Sweden	Posted on Sep 10 2008 01:24 PM I went and compared the track lists and one of the missing Wail On The Beach tracks is definitely killer - "Bucket Seats" by The Rally-Packs. However, it's also included on the Toes On The Nose comp which might explain why they left it out for the CD. — T H E ✠ S U R F I T E S Top
Tuck Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO	Posted on Sep 17 2008 07:55 PM Nebula3 ...you'll have that shit in your head for weeks. ... Sweet baby Jesus that's embarrassing. Sonic Chris is probably right. This looks like "children's music" to me. Raffi, Hap Palmer, etc. When the kids were little we had an extensive collection of it on cassettes and video cassettes. I think Hap Palmer is a bit better at it than Merrell Fankhauser, but I'd rather not do the research. I can still sing My Mommy Comes Back (She always comes back, she always comes back, she always comes back to get me. She never would forget me!) in my sleep. Raffi wasn't bad at times, either, but he didn't do videos, at least not back in the day, and Palmer did. Raffi had this take on Baa, Baa, Black Sheep which I thought was folklorically interesting ... Anyway, the kids would watch them for hours and I didn't want to run puking from the room like I did with Barny. I could even sit with them, and keep them company, if they wanted. Help them sing along. (But usually, "Shh, Daddy, shh!") Maybe I'm a bit more tolerant of the stuff than some. Who knows? Occasionally Palmer would do one that I sort of figured was in there to keep the parents from revolting. I'm a big fan of rushing through this MF/HP/R stage if it occurs at all to the next one which is playing more or less suitable real music. Anyone ever hear that album of rock & roll covers of Disney songs? Some of that was actually pretty cool. Now who was it that did Louie Prima's "I wanna be like you-oo-oo!"? I also remember that Gladys Knight and the Pips used to do a nice a capella train thing that was on one of the cassettes we had. I did get to the point where I could sort of take or leave the Banana song. Mostly leave. "Daylight come and me wanna go do something else now kids." (Hmm, how about this "Take this banana, and take it to the captain." Repeat. Repeat again molto impassionato and end with "Then you can tell him I'm gone, tell him I'm gone, and what to do with his banana!" Don't teach this one to your kids, though.) Is that surf flute I hear? I think not. But, though it's hard to do, it can be done. I kind of like Al Garcia & the Rhythm Kings' version of Moment of Truth, which substitutes Al's flute for the original trumpet. Odd, because Al was a trumpeter, too. However, there's another flute number (as opposed to Lute Number) that they did that was a little too trippy for me. It's OK once in a while, but not very often. It'd be OK maybe with another instrument in the lead. I don't remember the title. It's the one that goes "Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo doot-doot! Doo-dooo-doo doooo-doo-doo! etc., etc." Top

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