Frank Zappa goes Hawaiian - Tiki Music

D drdork Member The Planet Of My Dreams Joined: Apr 18, 2009 Posts: 3	D drdork Posted posted on Sat, Apr 18, 2009 11:23 PM I'm trying to identify a nine-note melody that Frank Zappa quoted in several of his concerts. It may be a Hawaiian song, since his earliest known use of it was in the context of Hawaiian music--after FZ announced "Hawaiian music" and while Ray Collins was singing the Hawaiian Eye theme song. Here's a brief clip from 1968 . And here's a clip from 1980, where the nine-note phrase is preceded by something that may or may not be more of the same song. . Can anyone identify this song? Thanks for any help you can provide. I've been listening to vintage Hawaiian music all week and haven't spotted it. (FZ was also known to quote Sweet Leilani, Hawaiian War Chant, and a Hawaiian Punch commercial starring Donny & Marie Osmond.)

I'm trying to identify a nine-note melody that Frank Zappa quoted in several of his concerts. It may be a Hawaiian song, since his earliest known use of it was in the context of Hawaiian music--after FZ announced "Hawaiian music" and while Ray Collins was singing the Hawaiian Eye theme song. Here's a brief clip from 1968 .

And here's a clip from 1980, where the nine-note phrase is preceded by something that may or may not be more of the same song. .

Can anyone identify this song? Thanks for any help you can provide. I've been listening to vintage Hawaiian music all week and haven't spotted it.

(FZ was also known to quote Sweet Leilani, Hawaiian War Chant, and a Hawaiian Punch commercial starring Donny & Marie Osmond.)

Post #448039 by drdork on Sat, Apr 18, 2009 11:23 PM