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 Sun, Apr 19, 2009 8:17 PM Thank you both. The turnarounds in those two songs sound very similar but not identical to the one FZ used to play. I'm now more confident that FZ got the phrase from some Hawaiian song. When I was picking out the Lovely Hula Hands turnaround on piano, my wife noted its similarity to Cheek To Cheek (by Irving "Holiday Inn" Berlin), namely the "Oh, I love to climb a mountain" section. Neither Lovely Hula Hands nor Cheek To Cheek contains the first two notes of FZ's phrase. I've never been to Florida, but I did manage to hear Bogus Pomp in Buffalo, New York, a few years back. [ Edited by: drdork 2009-04-19 20:45 ]

Thank you both. The turnarounds in those two songs sound very similar but not identical to the one FZ used to play. I'm now more confident that FZ got the phrase from some Hawaiian song.

When I was picking out the Lovely Hula Hands turnaround on piano, my wife noted its similarity to Cheek To Cheek (by Irving "Holiday Inn" Berlin), namely the "Oh, I love to climb a mountain" section. Neither Lovely Hula Hands nor Cheek To Cheek contains the first two notes of FZ's phrase.

I've never been to Florida, but I did manage to hear Bogus Pomp in Buffalo, New York, a few years back.

[ Edited by: drdork 2009-04-19 20:45 ]

Post #448193 by drdork on Sun, Apr 19, 2009 8:17 PM