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Re: A Swingin' Affair

Klas Fjellgren (surfites_64) - 16 Aug 2005 12:03:20

The movie is available from The Video Beat:
Haven't seen "A Swingin' Affair" myself but DD's appearances in the
two beach party movies are grrreeeaaaat and he's too cool playing the
bongos with a big golden ring in his ear! :-D
/ Klas
--- In , DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
>
>
> --- Chris <chris@b...> wrote:
>
> > DP -
> > Have you seen the movie "A Swingin' Affair? I think it's
> > from
> > about 'late '62, '63. D.D. does this version (Miserlou
> > Twist)without
> > the strings, if I remeber correctly. It starts with a
> > spotlight on
> > just his guitar, then explodes into the whole band. I
> > only saw the
> > clip once, but it was VERY COOL!
>
>
>
> Chris:
>
> You know, I have been looking for that movie (A Swinging
> Affair) for a while now...maybe it's on NetFlix? I know
> Terri Garr is in it...If anyone finds it, please let me
> know...
>
> btw: I have viewed the two old "Beach" movies with
> DD...funny stuff!
>
> -dp
>
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________
> Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page
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Chris (kahunatikiman) - 16 Aug 2005 22:37:15

Thanks for the head up Klas! $29 for a DVD-R, though, I don't
know.....I'm a big D.D. fan, but....
I agree, Dicks scenes in the beach movies are great, and he's
waaayyy to cool to be hangin' with Annette and Frankie! Plus, he
gets to play back-up for Lil Stevie Wonder!
--- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
<surfites@b...> wrote:
> The movie is available from The Video Beat:
>
>
>
> Haven't seen "A Swingin' Affair" myself but DD's appearances in
the
> two beach party movies are grrreeeaaaat and he's too cool playing
the
> bongos with a big golden ring in his ear! :-D
>
> / Klas
>
>
> --- In , DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- Chris <chris@b...> wrote:
> >
> > > DP -
> > > Have you seen the movie "A Swingin' Affair? I think it's
> > > from
> > > about 'late '62, '63. D.D. does this version (Miserlou
> > > Twist)without
> > > the strings, if I remeber correctly. It starts with a
> > > spotlight on
> > > just his guitar, then explodes into the whole band. I
> > > only saw the
> > > clip once, but it was VERY COOL!
> >
> >
> >
> > Chris:
> >
> > You know, I have been looking for that movie (A Swinging
> > Affair) for a while now...maybe it's on NetFlix? I know
> > Terri Garr is in it...If anyone finds it, please let me
> > know...
> >
> > btw: I have viewed the two old "Beach" movies with
> > DD...funny stuff!
> >
> > -dp
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ____________________________________________________
> > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page
> >

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Neal S. (memoryover) - 17 Aug 2005 16:52:17

i really thought i had this movie. A few years ago,
98,99 AMC ran a program called "American Pop" I taped
#'s 1-3, i thought it was on there, but no !
But they ran the "swingin and a surfin" video along
with the beach boys lost concert, and the movie "The
girls on the beach"
sorry !
--- Chris <> wrote:
> Thanks for the head up Klas! $29 for a DVD-R,
> though, I don't
> know.....I'm a big D.D. fan, but....
>
> I agree, Dicks scenes in the beach movies are
> great, and he's
> waaayyy to cool to be hangin' with Annette and
> Frankie! Plus, he
> gets to play back-up for Lil Stevie Wonder!
>
>
> --- In , "Klas
> Fjellgren"
> <surfites@b...> wrote:
> > The movie is available from The Video Beat:
> >
> >
>
> >
> > Haven't seen "A Swingin' Affair" myself but DD's
> appearances in
> the
> > two beach party movies are grrreeeaaaat and he's
> too cool playing
> the
> > bongos with a big golden ring in his ear! :-D
> >
> > / Klas
> >
> >
> > --- In , DP
> <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Chris <chris@b...> wrote:
> > >
> > > > DP -
> > > > Have you seen the movie "A Swingin' Affair? I
> think it's
> > > > from
> > > > about 'late '62, '63. D.D. does this version
> (Miserlou
> > > > Twist)without
> > > > the strings, if I remeber correctly. It
> starts with a
> > > > spotlight on
> > > > just his guitar, then explodes into the whole
> band. I
> > > > only saw the
> > > > clip once, but it was VERY COOL!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Chris:
> > >
> > > You know, I have been looking for that movie (A
> Swinging
> > > Affair) for a while now...maybe it's on NetFlix?
> I know
> > > Terri Garr is in it...If anyone finds it, please
> let me
> > > know...
> > >
> > > btw: I have viewed the two old "Beach" movies
> with
> > > DD...funny stuff!
> > >
> > > -dp
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> ____________________________________________________
> > > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home
> page
> > >
>
>
>
>

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ipongrac - 17 Aug 2005 20:32:29

I have the video clip of DD doing Miserlou Twist (w/o the strings).
I got it off American Pop on American Movie Classics, some five or
six years ago, just as Neal mentioned. It sounds like they used the
version of the song that is Surfer's Choice, but just got rid of the
overdubbed strings - everything else about it is exactly the same
(and it's clearly not a live performance).
Though it's awesome to see Dick and ALL of the Deltones in action,
pretty much as you would have seen them in '63, I gotta say it's a
bit underwhelming. The Deltones guys all look really nerdy, and
stand in place, gently swaying from side to side - they look like a
country band from that era! And Dick is hamming it up a bit for the
camera, but not a whole lot, though he does look a LOT cooler than
his band. I guess that was the idea, probably....
Finally, this clip is not from A Swingin' Affair - I think in that
movie Dick was some Elvis-copycat dude, and didn't perform. This
Miserlou is from a movie called Rebel In The Ring - at least that's
what it says on my American Pop clip. The movie is from '63.
Wouldn't it be cool if we could digitize that and put it up on a
website? That and Dick's Ed Sullivan performance, which I also
have. I can't imagine anyone would really care if we put up these
two clips somewhere on the internet space...
Ivan
--- In , "Neal S." <memoryover@y...>
wrote:
> i really thought i had this movie. A few years ago,
> 98,99 AMC ran a program called "American Pop" I taped
> #'s 1-3, i thought it was on there, but no !
> But they ran the "swingin and a surfin" video along
> with the beach boys lost concert, and the movie "The
> girls on the beach"
> sorry !
>
> --- Chris <chris@b...> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the head up Klas! $29 for a DVD-R,
> > though, I don't
> > know.....I'm a big D.D. fan, but....
> >
> > I agree, Dicks scenes in the beach movies are
> > great, and he's
> > waaayyy to cool to be hangin' with Annette and
> > Frankie! Plus, he
> > gets to play back-up for Lil Stevie Wonder!
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Klas
> > Fjellgren"
> > <surfites@b...> wrote:
> > > The movie is available from The Video Beat:
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> > >
> > > Haven't seen "A Swingin' Affair" myself but DD's
> > appearances in
> > the
> > > two beach party movies are grrreeeaaaat and he's
> > too cool playing
> > the
> > > bongos with a big golden ring in his ear! :-D
> > >
> > > / Klas
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In , DP
> > <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Chris <chris@b...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > DP -
> > > > > Have you seen the movie "A Swingin' Affair? I
> > think it's
> > > > > from
> > > > > about 'late '62, '63. D.D. does this version
> > (Miserlou
> > > > > Twist)without
> > > > > the strings, if I remeber correctly. It
> > starts with a
> > > > > spotlight on
> > > > > just his guitar, then explodes into the whole
> > band. I
> > > > > only saw the
> > > > > clip once, but it was VERY COOL!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Chris:
> > > >
> > > > You know, I have been looking for that movie (A
> > Swinging
> > > > Affair) for a while now...maybe it's on NetFlix?
> > I know
> > > > Terri Garr is in it...If anyone finds it, please
> > let me
> > > > know...
> > > >
> > > > btw: I have viewed the two old "Beach" movies
> > with
> > > > DD...funny stuff!
> > > >
> > > > -dp
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > ____________________________________________________
> > > > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home
> > page
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
> >

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Brian Neal (xarxas) - 17 Aug 2005 21:04:56

> Wouldn't it be cool if we could digitize that and put it up on a
> website? That and Dick's Ed Sullivan performance, which I also
> have. I can't imagine anyone would really care if we put up these
> two clips somewhere on the internet space...
>
> Ivan
I got the Ed Sullivan clip off the internet somewhere....maybe it was
Lil Steven's site...can't remember now. I am sure someone on this list
can digitize the other clip....? <looks around>
BN

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supertwangreverb - 17 Aug 2005 23:29:20

> I have the video clip of DD doing Miserlou Twist (w/o the
strings).
> I got it off American Pop on American Movie Classics, some five or
> six years ago, just as Neal mentioned. It sounds like they used
the
> version of the song that is Surfer's Choice, but just got rid of
the
> overdubbed strings - everything else about it is exactly the same
> (and it's clearly not a live performance).
I remember when AMC was doing the American Pop thing, that was one
of my early introductions to surf music and that whole early 60s
California movie/sound/look. Boy, I hope that wasn't on Saturday
nights, that just goes to show how cool I was in highschool!
> Though it's awesome to see Dick and ALL of the Deltones in action,
> pretty much as you would have seen them in '63, I gotta say it's a
> bit underwhelming. The Deltones guys all look really nerdy, and
> stand in place, gently swaying from side to side - they look like
a
> country band from that era! And Dick is hamming it up a bit for
the
> camera, but not a whole lot, though he does look a LOT cooler than
> his band. I guess that was the idea, probably....
Sweet, that's what I like about these older surf bands, you see
these clips and they are playing this balls against the walls music,
yet hardly moving around. Not jumping around like a bunch of
punks :)
We hardly move and we've thought maybe we should do something to
liven up the live show. But last week at our show someone said, "I
love the dead pan looks, very era appropriate." I remember seeing
the Ventures Live in '65 for the first time finding it funny how
still those guys were. Cool stuff Ivan, glad you brought it up!
Bill
www.reluctantaquanauts.com

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spskins - 18 Aug 2005 08:36:48

Ivan, Brian,
I work with pro video equipment and would be happy to digitize it. I'd
also love to get that clip! Let me know...
Ted Pilgrim
--- In , Brian Neal <bgneal@g...> wrote:
> > Wouldn't it be cool if we could digitize that and put it up on a
> > website? That and Dick's Ed Sullivan performance, which I also
> > have. I can't imagine anyone would really care if we put up these
> > two clips somewhere on the internet space...
> >
> > Ivan
>
> I got the Ed Sullivan clip off the internet somewhere....maybe it was
> Lil Steven's site...can't remember now. I am sure someone on this list
> can digitize the other clip....? <looks around>
>
> BN

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Klas Fjellgren (surfites_64) - 18 Aug 2005 09:35:17

Ivan, I'm quite sure it's the same movie (both are from 1963 and both
seems to be about boxing) but with an alternative title. According to
the "A Swingin' Affair" movie description "Dick Dale rocks
on "Miserlou," "A Swingin' Affair" and others!" which should mean that
there could be more cool DD performances in the film.
/ Klas
--- In , "ipongrac" <ipongrac@g...> wrote:
>
> Finally, this clip is not from A Swingin' Affair - I think in that
> movie Dick was some Elvis-copycat dude, and didn't perform. This
> Miserlou is from a movie called Rebel In The Ring - at least that's
> what it says on my American Pop clip. The movie is from '63.
>
> Ivan
>

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westcoastpaeb - 18 Aug 2005 10:06:26

--- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
<surfites@b...> wrote:
> Ivan, I'm quite sure it's the same movie (both are from 1963 and
>both seems to be about boxing) but with an alternative title.
>According to the "A Swingin' Affair" movie description "Dick Dale
>rocks on "Miserlou," "A Swingin' Affair" and others!" which should
>mean that there could be more cool DD performances in the film.
> / Klas
Yes, you're right Rebel in the Ring is a lesser known alternate title
for A Swingin' Affair, it's the same movie.
westcoastpaeb

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DP (noetical1) - 18 Aug 2005 10:23:51

--- ipongrac <> wrote:
"I can't imagine anyone would really care if we put
up these two clips somewhere on the internet space..."
the only person who might care would probably be DD
himself...
-dp
ps: it would be cool to see those (or any other) DD clips
up on the net...I have a VHS of good old DD live at Night
Moves in Santa Ana back in the early eighties, also on that
VHS is DD live at some outdoor gig as a three piece with
Ron Eglit on bass...from the early nineties.
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ipongrac - 18 Aug 2005 14:53:06

--- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
<surfites@b...> wrote:
> Ivan, I'm quite sure it's the same movie (both are from 1963 and
both
> seems to be about boxing) but with an alternative title.
Oh, OK, cool. Thanks for straightening that out. It's interesting
you never see mention of these movie titles in any DD biography....
In fact, neither movie is even mentioned in the Videhound's Golden
Movie Retriever, which I thought had EVERY movie listed!
> According to
> the "A Swingin' Affair" movie description "Dick Dale rocks
> on "Miserlou," "A Swingin' Affair" and others!" which should mean
that
> there could be more cool DD performances in the film.
Now, that's interesting! I'm not familiar with a song A Swingin'
Affair by him, though. Maybe it was just in the movie? Probably a
vocal... (shudder!) :)
BTW, Ted and I are working on making the Miserlou video clip
available to the masses, and maybe go even a bit further... Stay
put.
Ivan

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ipongrac - 18 Aug 2005 14:56:33

--- In , DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> --- ipongrac <ipongrac@g...> wrote:
> "I can't imagine anyone would really care if we put
> up these two clips somewhere on the internet space..."
>
> the only person who might care would probably be DD
> himself...
First of all, I doubt he owns the movie rights. Second of all, he
doesn't have to find out, does he? And third of all, it's more Dick
promotion - why wouldn't he like it??
> ps: it would be cool to see those (or any other) DD clips
> up on the net...I have a VHS of good old DD live at Night
> Moves in Santa Ana back in the early eighties
How is this show? I recently got the Tiger's Loose LP, from around
that time (the early eighties) and the instros are totally vicious,
sounding incredible, while the vocals are SOOOOO unbelievably lame!
(The Spencer Davis Group' "Gimme Some Lovin'" retitled "Pick and
Play", all about Dick playing his guitar - Oh God, the humanity!!)
Ivan

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DP (noetical1) - 18 Aug 2005 20:33:57

>
> "ps: it would be cool to see those (or any other) DD
> clips up on the net...I have a VHS of good old DD live at
> Night Moves in Santa Ana back in the early eighties"
>
> How is this show? I recently got the Tiger's Loose LP,
> from around
> that time (the early eighties) and the instros are
> totally vicious,
> sounding incredible, while the vocals are SOOOOO
> unbelievably lame!
> (The Spencer Davis Group' "Gimme Some Lovin'" retitled
> "Pick and
> Play", all about Dick playing his guitar - Oh God, the
> humanity!!)
>
> Ivan
Ivan:
Dick's "Tiger's Loose" period/revival (circa 1980-1985) was
a weird time for him. Like you wrote...his instrumental
selections are awesomely powerful...almost atom bomb
like...
and conversely, his vocal selections are incredibly super
lame...with all the cool punk and retro tunes floating
around at that time, old DD chose the lamest of the lame to
sing!
The VHS I have is definately "bootleg"...I don't even know
who shot it...
but it fits the mold...his instrumentals are scorching
hot...super high DD energy...
maybe I will get the opportunity to convert it to DV and
then I can make an "instrumental only" version. also I can
tweak the video and audio quality a bit in order to produce
an improved higher-quality "second generation" digital
master of sorts...
If I am able to digitize soon, I will get the files out to
whoever ends up hosting the DD video internet archive.
If anyone out there wants to tackle the VHS>DV>AVI
conversion, let me know...as long as you send me my VHS
back, I'll gladly trust my tape to a fellow SG101 DD-phile!
-dp
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Marty Tippens (mctippens) - 19 Aug 2005 00:56:36

Now wait a minute. I love "Listen to the King of the Surf Guitar" complete with
the girl singers on that "Tiger's Loose" album but yes, "Pick and Play" is purdy
bad. I do recall the instros bein' purdy hot.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: ipongrac
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:56 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: A Swingin' Affair
--- In , DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> --- ipongrac <ipongrac@g...> wrote:
> "I can't imagine anyone would really care if we put
> up these two clips somewhere on the internet space..."
>
> the only person who might care would probably be DD
> himself...
First of all, I doubt he owns the movie rights. Second of all, he
doesn't have to find out, does he? And third of all, it's more Dick
promotion - why wouldn't he like it??
> ps: it would be cool to see those (or any other) DD clips
> up on the net...I have a VHS of good old DD live at Night
> Moves in Santa Ana back in the early eighties
How is this show? I recently got the Tiger's Loose LP, from around
that time (the early eighties) and the instros are totally vicious,
sounding incredible, while the vocals are SOOOOO unbelievably lame!
(The Spencer Davis Group' "Gimme Some Lovin'" retitled "Pick and
Play", all about Dick playing his guitar - Oh God, the humanity!!)
Ivan
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ipongrac - 19 Aug 2005 10:08:25

--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Now wait a minute. I love "Listen to the King of the Surf Guitar"
complete with the girl singers on that "Tiger's Loose" album but
yes, "Pick and Play" is purdy bad. I do recall the instros bein'
purdy hot.
I have no problem with "King of the Surf Guitar" song - after all,
it's not Dick singing! It's when he starts singing that things turn
really bad.... A case in point: Summertime Blues. Around the same
time that I got "Tiger's Loose," I also got a CD bootleg copy (on
that Samurai Surf Guitar CD on eBay) of "Rock Out: Live At Ciro's"
from '65 (oh what a terrible, terrible album...). Anyway, some 15
years separates these two live releases - but he performs Summertime
Blues on both of them. Here's the thing: he's only learned the
first half of the first verse, which he repeats three times! That's
it! So, here are the full lyrics by Mr. Cochran:
Summertime Blues
(Eddie Cochran)
I'm gonna raise a fuss,
I'm gonna raise a holler
About a workin' all summer
just to try to earn a dollar
Every time I call my baby,
and ask to get a date
My boss says, "No dice son,
you gotta work late"
Sometimes I wonder
what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure
for the summertime blues
Well my mom and pop told me,
"Son you gotta make some money"
If you want to use the car
To go ridin' next Sunday
Well I didn't go to work,
Told the boss I was sick
"Well you can't use the car
'cause you didn't work a lick"
Sometime I wonder
What I'm a gonnna do
But there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
I'm gonna take two weeks,
gonna have a fine vacation
I'm gonna take my problems
to the United Nations
Well I called up my congressman
he said, quote:
"I'd like to help you son
but you're too young to vote"
Sometime I wonder
What I'm gonnna do
There ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Here's Dick's version:
Well I'm gonna raise a fuss
And I'm gonna raise a holler
About a workin' all summer
Just to try to earn a dollar
Sometime I wonder
What I'm gonnna do
There ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
[repeat 3 or 4 times]
Oh, it drives me batty!!! It doesn't even make sense! Can't stand
it. And he does it exactly the same in '81 as he did in '65!! As
it appears that this song was a staple of his live shows for 15+
years, I can't understand why he wouldn't learn three simple verses
in all that time??? (I think he does the same with Bob Dylan's
Blowing In the Wind on Live At Ciro's - just sings the first verse
over and over again - I'm not sure cause I couldn't bear to hear it
more than once. Truly awful.)
Anyway, Dick, Dick, Dick, when will you learn that nobody wants to
hear you sing House of the Rising Sun, Summertime Blues, Blowin' In
the Wind, Fever, Jessie Pearl, or pretty much anything else....
Ivan

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fiberglassrocket - 19 Aug 2005 11:31:21

Here's the bottom line on Dick Dale's film appearances for anyone still
interested....
He was in four Hollywood films in the early 60s. The first two were "Let's
Make Love" (1960) with Marilyn Monroe, and the second was "A Swingin'
Affair" (1963). In the former, he was on screen for less than 30 seconds,
playing the part of an Elvis lookalike singer auditioning for a Broadway
play. The guitar he's slinging in this clip is NOT his Strat. It's a pawn
shop, custom special which is now on display at the Huntington Beach Int'l
Surfing Museum.
"A Swingin' Affair" included his full band "lip syncing" their way through
"Misirlou" and two versions of the title song, one a vocal and the other an
instrumental. These two tracks remain unreleased as do about 2 dozen
recordings he's made since 1970, some for an unreleased RCA album that Gary
Usher produced and others for the two beach party films.
john blair
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Brian Neal (xarxas) - 19 Aug 2005 11:58:21

--- In , john.blair@s... wrote:
>
> Here's the bottom line on Dick Dale's film appearances for anyone
still
> interested....
>
> He was in four Hollywood films in the early 60s. The first two
were "Let's
> Make Love" (1960) with Marilyn Monroe, and the second was "A
Swingin'
> Affair" (1963).
John! I'm so glad you made it to the list! Welcome! I was just
listening to The Nightrider the other day...killer!
Anyway, what are the other 2 60's movies Dick was in and can you
summarize what his roles were? I think they were beach movies as I
recall...
Thanks,
BN

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Ferenc Dobronyi (ferencnd) - 19 Aug 2005 11:59:56

John,
Welcome to SG101, great to have you and your expertice
here!!!
Ferenc
--- wrote:
>
> Here's the bottom line on Dick Dale's film
> appearances for anyone still
> interested....
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Marty Tippens (mctippens) - 19 Aug 2005 12:03:53

Yeah, I always hated that lazy lyric version of Summertime Blues on Ciro's and
TL as well.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: ipongrac
To:
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:08 AM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: A Swingin' Affair
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Now wait a minute. I love "Listen to the King of the Surf Guitar"
complete with the girl singers on that "Tiger's Loose" album but
yes, "Pick and Play" is purdy bad. I do recall the instros bein'
purdy hot.
I have no problem with "King of the Surf Guitar" song - after all,
it's not Dick singing! It's when he starts singing that things turn
really bad.... A case in point: Summertime Blues. Around the same
time that I got "Tiger's Loose," I also got a CD bootleg copy (on
that Samurai Surf Guitar CD on eBay) of "Rock Out: Live At Ciro's"
from '65 (oh what a terrible, terrible album...). Anyway, some 15
years separates these two live releases - but he performs Summertime
Blues on both of them. Here's the thing: he's only learned the
first half of the first verse, which he repeats three times! That's
it! So, here are the full lyrics by Mr. Cochran:
Summertime Blues
(Eddie Cochran)
I'm gonna raise a fuss,
I'm gonna raise a holler
About a workin' all summer
just to try to earn a dollar
Every time I call my baby,
and ask to get a date
My boss says, "No dice son,
you gotta work late"
Sometimes I wonder
what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure
for the summertime blues
Well my mom and pop told me,
"Son you gotta make some money"
If you want to use the car
To go ridin' next Sunday
Well I didn't go to work,
Told the boss I was sick
"Well you can't use the car
'cause you didn't work a lick"
Sometime I wonder
What I'm a gonnna do
But there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
I'm gonna take two weeks,
gonna have a fine vacation
I'm gonna take my problems
to the United Nations
Well I called up my congressman
he said, quote:
"I'd like to help you son
but you're too young to vote"
Sometime I wonder
What I'm gonnna do
There ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Here's Dick's version:
Well I'm gonna raise a fuss
And I'm gonna raise a holler
About a workin' all summer
Just to try to earn a dollar
Sometime I wonder
What I'm gonnna do
There ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
[repeat 3 or 4 times]
Oh, it drives me batty!!! It doesn't even make sense! Can't stand
it. And he does it exactly the same in '81 as he did in '65!! As
it appears that this song was a staple of his live shows for 15+
years, I can't understand why he wouldn't learn three simple verses
in all that time??? (I think he does the same with Bob Dylan's
Blowing In the Wind on Live At Ciro's - just sings the first verse
over and over again - I'm not sure cause I couldn't bear to hear it
more than once. Truly awful.)
Anyway, Dick, Dick, Dick, when will you learn that nobody wants to
hear you sing House of the Rising Sun, Summertime Blues, Blowin' In
the Wind, Fever, Jessie Pearl, or pretty much anything else....
Ivan
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ipongrac - 19 Aug 2005 12:05:01

Here, here!! Talk about STOKED!!
John, can you tell us anything more about that '70s unreleased
DD/Gary Usher RCA album? I don't know anything about that one.
Ivan
--- In , Ferenc Dobronyi
<ferencnd@y...> wrote:
> John,
> Welcome to SG101, great to have you and your expertice
> here!!!
> Ferenc
>
> --- john.blair@s... wrote:
>
> >
> > Here's the bottom line on Dick Dale's film
> > appearances for anyone still
> > interested....
>
>
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