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we saterted discussing this back about 5 or 6 years ago.
I hear surf music( usually new stuff done by studio musicians).
on Radio and tv comercials all the time.
also on 3 or 4 different So. Cal. radio stations play new or old
surf songs to do their surf reports over.
So it's there, but it's made to talk over, just like when a surf
band plays at a bar. The people who aren't there to see the band
are yelling at the top of their lungs, to their friend/chick about
anything under the sun. Except the band onstange. Unless they are
saying "where is the singer"???
too friggin funny,
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , "Dave Becker" <novapup@...>
wrote:
>
> I agree with Paul. It's always a "who would have thought?"
possibility.
> Anything can happen with the right stargazer alignments. Although,
I'd
> say it is more likely to be a "pop phenomenon" radar blip than an
actual
> top 10 hit (as if the pop charts matter anymore).
>
> For instance, with the surge in baby boom themes on TV commercials,
> (e.g. Ebay's "Oh what can IT mean...." Daydream Believer ripoff)
all it
> takes is some sustained car company ad budget and a song like
Pipeline
> can be as popular again as it was in '63...just not on radio and
not in
> terms of record sales. I don't know about you, but I'd be happy to
hear
> a good Surf tune ad nauseum during news hour (as opposed to some
of that
> other kitsch) when they sell all those cars.
>
> BW Dave
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From:
> [mailto:]
> >On Behalf Of obmosquito
> >Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 9:11 AM
> >To:
> >Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Will a surf band ever crack the top
10
> again?
> >
> >The last one(s) I remember is that Herbie Hancock song that had
the
> >mannequin video, or I
> >believe the Miami Vice theme?
> >
> >I agree that mainstream radio sucks, but it pretty much always
has. I
> >would't say a surf
> >song will "never" break the top 10. Never is a big word and
stranger
> types
> >of music have
> >made the charts in the past. Who would have thought the Stray Cats
> >(rockabilly) would
> >have gotten so big during the age of Flock of Seagulls, or that
Swing
> and
> >Ska would be so
> >big in the age of Grunge. Then there's those macarena guys...
anything
> can
> >happen.
> >
> >-Paul
> >
> >--- In , "-Clint-Beachwood-"
> <beachwood@>
> >wrote:
> >>
> >> I gave up listening to commercial radio (except an occasional
oldie
> >station) many, many
> >years ago. So I'm curious, what was the last "instrumental" song
to be
> >considered a
> >'hit'???? Not necessarily surf instro... but ANY instro??
> >>
> >> Clint
> >
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