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ok, you've got a band member that can actually sing and you want to throw a few songs in your surf instrumental mix. name three songs that would make the list..........

california sun
i fought the law
hippy hippy shake

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Tommy Gun by the Clash
Rock the Casbah by the Clash
Armagadeon Time by the Clash

it's a bleak dark world out there, and words only seem make things worse...

Shocked dp

I second, " I Fought the Law", plus
"Secret Agent Man" Wink , and
"Don't Fear the Reverb (Reaper)".

Bob

oh, i forgot...

"down by the river" by Neil Young

and perhaps, "Hey Hey My My (out of the blue and into the black)" by Neil Young

and "Cortez, the Killer" by good old Neil Young

and maybe...

"substitute" by the who

and "i got erection" by turbonegro

and "Corona" by the Minutemen

and "Plateau" by the Meat Puppets

like I said, though, words just don't seem to make any of it any better...

Surfin' Bird
Let's Go To The Beach
Hot Rod High

T H E ✠ S U R F I T E S

okay...

I'll stop with the gloom and doom...

"Surfin' Bird" would be the best ever!

"The bird bird bird...the bird is the word..."

and "Poppa Om Mau-Mau" ...cause they're it's the same song...

and "Shout!"...

Goo Goo Muck (sp?)
If you have a girl vocalist - "Get Off the Road" from the movie "She Devils on Wheels".

The Scimitars

Shut Down
409
Catch A Wave

Dirty Robber
Justine
1 Potatoe 2 Potatoe 3 Potatoe 4(Crossfires)
Koko Joe
Showmen Stomp
You Better Tell Me Now (Fender 4)
Keep On Dancing - Bobby Fuller 4
anything by the Trashmen or the Astronauts

"as he stepped into the stealthy night air... little did he know the fire escape was not there"

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anything by the Trashmen or the Astronauts

Ha-ha...I was gonna say that.

The Volcanos do a great version of Devil Driver.

Bill are you gonna go to the Madeira/Volcanos/CP show on May 27 in Chicago?

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BillAqua
anything by the Trashmen or the Astronauts

Ha-ha...I was gonna say that.

The Volcanos do a great version of Devil Driver.

Bill are you gonna go to the Madeira/Volcanos/CP show on May 27 in Chicago?

Yeah I hadn't even heard of it.

"as he stepped into the stealthy night air... little did he know the fire escape was not there"

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all depends on what type of vibe you wanna go for.
I really like the laid back lounge vibe, vocals of the Blue Hawiians, live or studio cd's there are 5 now I believe.
Or Chris Isaak. but your singer will have to be real good for that stuff.

also a few Calexico songs have a great vibe to them, that would work with surf. But I'm sure many people wouldn't recognize the songs. Sad

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BillAqua
1 Potatoe 2 Potatoe 3 Potatoe 4(Crossfires)

Definitely. The other two would have to be "Our of Our Tree" and the Replacements' "Raised in the City."

-Warren

That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it.

wow dp, your a clash fan too. I knew you were coolest forum member for a reason.

Just for variety...
Rockaway Beach
Shakin All Over
Wicked Game

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Just for variety...
Rockaway Beach
Shakin All Over
Wicked Game

fd

"shakin all over" is a great one: blue hawaiians do a wicked cover of that one on the "savage night" cd...

(way better than johnny kidd and the pirates original and the who live at leeds versions put together!)

I go for the same vocal stuff that you'll hear on many first-gen surf LP's -

California Sun
Suzie Q
Party Doll
Runaway
Come On, Let's Go
Peggy Sue and anything else by Buddy Holly
Be Bop A Lula

Bruce D

Klas
Let's Go To The Beach

Anyone interested can check out our version of the Larry & The Loafers original:

The Daytonas : Let's Go To The Beach (Early 90's live recording)

I think we tore down the stage at the end...

T H E ✠ S U R F I T E S

We do...

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - (a mix of the Nancy Sinatra and Shadowy Men versions)
Police Truck (Dead Kennedys)
Aloha Steve & Danno (Radio Birdman, with alternate Hawaii 5-0 drum intro)
Planet Claire (B-52's, subbing double picking and theremin for the organ)

The Disasternauts

cavefishbutchdelux
We do...

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - (a mix of the Nancy Sinatra and Shadowy Men versions)
Police Truck (Dead Kennedys)
Aloha Steve & Danno (Radio Birdman, with alternate Hawaii 5-0 drum intro)
Planet Claire (B-52's, subbing double picking and theremin for the organ)

Those are all great tunes.

We don't do any covers right now, but if I had my way. It would be

The Surfing Dead (The Cramps)
Pirates Life (The Vandals)
Winneabago Warrior (Dead Kennedys)
Smash Alley (Faster Pussycat)

There are a tone more, but these are in the top 10.

Redd Tyde
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