Indonesian Region/City-Titled Exotica songs - Tiki Music

DTG DJ Terence Gunn Member Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 250	DTG DJ Terence Gunn Posted posted on Tue, May 26, 2009 8:53 PM On 2009-05-25 03:31, Quiet Village Idiot wrote: Maybe you could also use one of the many versions of "Bali Hai" or "Surabaya Johnny"? A great song and I have many versions, but 'Bali Hai' does not refer to Bali island in Indonesia, but is rather a song about a fictional island in the South Pacific (based on the real island Ambae), and featured in the musical 'South Pacific' by Rodgers and Hammerstein. 'Surabaya Johnny' is not very exotic, is it? Especially when sung in German. I've never heard an instrumental Exotica recording of it. Still, I appreciate the suggestion. It's interesting that there are very few songs in the short-lived Exotica musical genre of the late 1950s/early 1960s that have Indonesian place names in the song titles. Les Baxter probably had the most, but so much of his music is a bit too cinematically-orchestral for my purposes (not that that is a bad thing; but just not what I'm looking for). Anyway, thanks Quiet Village Idiot for the suggestions, as well as everyone else. The search continues. I'm wondering about any of the surf bands in the early 1960s, too, if there may be some songs relating to Indonesia. I can't see why there would be. But then again, one never knows. Perhaps bigtikidude may know of one or two?

On 2009-05-25 03:31, Quiet Village Idiot wrote:
Maybe you could also use one of the many versions of "Bali Hai" or "Surabaya Johnny"?

A great song and I have many versions, but 'Bali Hai' does not refer to Bali island in Indonesia, but is rather a song about a fictional island in the South Pacific (based on the real island Ambae), and featured in the musical 'South Pacific' by Rodgers and Hammerstein. 'Surabaya Johnny' is not very exotic, is it? Especially when sung in German. I've never heard an instrumental Exotica recording of it. Still, I appreciate the suggestion.

It's interesting that there are very few songs in the short-lived Exotica musical genre of the late 1950s/early 1960s that have Indonesian place names in the song titles. Les Baxter probably had the most, but so much of his music is a bit too cinematically-orchestral for my purposes (not that that is a bad thing; but just not what I'm looking for).

Anyway, thanks Quiet Village Idiot for the suggestions, as well as everyone else.

The search continues.

I'm wondering about any of the surf bands in the early 1960s, too, if there may be some songs relating to Indonesia. I can't see why there would be. But then again, one never knows. Perhaps bigtikidude may know of one or two?

Post #456443 by DJ Terence Gunn on Tue, May 26, 2009 8:53 PM