Post #491516 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Nov 2, 2009 1:02 PM

On 2009-11-02 12:25, nature boy wrote:
The Shadows and The Ventures HIGHLY influenced the 1st generation of surf musicians, but are not actually considered surf. Kind of like poly-pop is to tiki, close but not really. I wouldn't use Hawaii 5-0 because like the show, the song is not really tiki.

I am using it tongue-in-cheek, the version I feature is SUNG... by DON HO! My liner notes (which will bring me lotsa gripes by Don Ho fans!) will hopefully explain:

Stylistically, Don Ho is to Tiki style what the 70s Elvis is to Rock ’n’ Roll: Part of the whole phenomenon, yet a sign of its end being near.
Similarly, when compared to “Hawaiian Eye”, “Hawaii 5.0” was a post-Tiki television series: Instead of being produced on the mainland, it was shot on location in high-rise Waikiki, aiming for contemporary realism and shunning outdated Hawaiian clichés such as Tikis, which rarely played a part here.
It seems like you are matching song titles to Tiki rather than the sound. If you want a really Tiki/Exotica sounding surf song listen to "Adventures in Paradise" by The Atlantics. It's a good mix of exotica and surf.

Good one! I already wanted to use a version of "Adventures..." on the next CD. :) IF there will be one...