Playing copyrighted music in Trader Vic's - Tiki Music

TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Mon, Aug 20, 2007 6:49 PM I feel your pain. However, the copyright laws may not be the whole story. The real story is that tiki music died a long time ago, and there are too few of us around that really enjoy it. That's why you will find tiki bars (even really good ones) playing anything but tiki. Unfortunately, to bring paying customers in, they have to pander to modern tastes. This is a hard lesson I learned on another thread, when I tried to give my opinion on this touchy subject. In the end, I had to concede that thank god there are even tiki bars left, so don't rock the boat. although tiki music died around 1964 (when rock music became the in thing) there are tons of modern day music that fits into that category that in my opinion could be played simply by having the permission of the artists (not huge record companies) given. Tikiyaki orchestra Fisherman Ape King Kukulele Mai-kai gents To name a few. In the end the end, though, the only way this thing will survive is if some tikiphile with money to spend buys one of these places and bans all forms of Jimmy Buffeteria and it's ilk.

I feel your pain.

However, the copyright laws may not be the whole story. The real story is that tiki music died a long time ago, and there are too few of us around that really enjoy it. That's why you will find tiki bars (even really good ones) playing anything but tiki. Unfortunately, to bring paying customers in, they have to pander to modern tastes. This is a hard lesson I learned on another thread, when I tried to give my opinion on this touchy subject. In the end, I had to concede that thank god there are even tiki bars left, so don't rock the boat.

although tiki music died around 1964 (when rock music became the in thing) there are tons of modern day music that fits into that category that in my opinion could be played simply by having the permission of the artists (not huge record companies) given.

Tikiyaki orchestra
Fisherman
Ape
King Kukulele
Mai-kai gents

To name a few.

In the end the end, though, the only way this thing will survive is if some tikiphile with money to spend buys one of these places and bans all forms of Jimmy Buffeteria and it's ilk.

Post #326852 by tiki mick on Mon, Aug 20, 2007 6:49 PM