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Your top 15 Tiki songs...

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D dreadpyrat Member Bay Area, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2004 Posts: 8	D dreadpyrat Posted posted on Mon, Nov 15, 2004 10:43 AM If you had to make a CD with say 15 songs...the ULTIMATE tiki CD...what songs would it feature? Lets leave out the usual party faire like Monster Mash and Tiny Bubbles. But do consider that the songs should be commercially available to and easily attainable. I'd like to make this ultimate CD as a gift for my wife! In my mind, these songs evoke the mood of the islands..exotic, mysterious, upbeat, and most of all: fun! So, lets compile a list! [ Edited by: dreadpyrat on 2004-11-15 10:44 ]
UT Urban Tiki Member The Tropical Isle of Manhattan Joined: Aug 18, 2004 Posts: 529	UT Urban Tiki Posted posted on Mon, Nov 15, 2004 1:38 PM At the top of my list I would put Les Baxter's "Quiet Village". The problem is which version to choose- it has been done many times. Les Baxter's version (the one I have- he probably did more than one) has strings in it. Martin Denny did a great version with less orchestration. Arthur Lyman did a great version as well.
J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Tue, Nov 16, 2004 6:58 PM Baxter's original rendition of Quiet Village is nice but in my opinion Martin Denny's version complete w/bird calls, etc. is the best! I've found that Denny's Quiet Village is actually one of those tunes that makes you want to reach for the volume and jack it up - which I'm not really inclined to do with a lot of other exotica!
K Kaiwaza Tiki Socialite Waikiki Beach, Hawaii Joined: Aug 06, 2003 Posts: 560	K Kaiwaza Posted posted on Wed, Nov 17, 2004 3:54 AM Oh man...do they have to be easily obtainable??!! That elimates a lot of the GREAT stuff.....Haha. So, you're looking for things already available on CD then? I'd have to say #1..Jungle Madness by Martin Denny. to me, one of the ULTIMATE tiki songs...great wordless chorus, drums, dark, mysterious. #2 from the Chaino compilation CD would be Jungle Chase..drums, a male & female grunting and panting..it's crazy. #3 from Arthur Lyman's "Pearly Shells" CD, Poinciana..I think his best number..fast tempo, bird calls, a great haunting tune. #4..from Eden Ahbez's Eden's Island CD "The Old Boat"..mystic tune with a creaking boat effect. I also like "Chant Of The Moon" from Robert Drasnin's Voodoo CD..love the ooohhing female vocal. Plenty of others, but are rather obscure CDS and we're not even TOUCHING the LPs that haven't been reissued. (Exotic Night by The Surfmen and S'Pacifica by Johnny Spencer & The Kona Koasters being two of the best, I think. )
B BarkerBird Member Joined: Jul 20, 2004 Posts: 168	B BarkerBird Posted posted on Fri, Dec 3, 2004 6:31 PM The entire soundtrack of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. MAN that thing is TIKI NIRVANA. The Hawaiian War Chant was the closest thing my grandparents' generation got to real Rock N Roll, and right there in the drums and chant, you've got the 1960's version of Rap music. It's all there, the one music that honored the past and pointed straight at the future. It is without a doubt, UBER-Tiki.
F FreakBear Member Springfield, Ohio Joined: Apr 15, 2004 Posts: 361	F FreakBear Posted posted on Fri, Dec 3, 2004 8:00 PM Norman Luboff Choir Bamboo-Tamboo: Technically this is Calypso but give it go! It's everything you'd expect from a great Exotica song if not more. Duke Kamoku Pagan Love Song: Happy island tune! A classic! Hawaiian War Chant! There are several awsome versions of this song, each one great in it's own right!
T tikitortured Member Huntington Beach Ca. Joined: Apr 08, 2004 Posts: 332	T tikitortured Posted posted on Sun, Dec 5, 2004 1:06 PM Watusi Zombie would be #1 Hands down!!! If you don't know this song, log onto http://www.stonetigerrecords.com click on Jan Davis-Boss Guitar and don't get hurt by the spears flying outa yer computer!
T tikitortured Member Huntington Beach Ca. Joined: Apr 08, 2004 Posts: 332	T tikitortured Posted posted on Sun, Dec 5, 2004 1:08 PM House of Bamboo by Southern Culture on the Skids would be #2.
MO Matthieu Oxbow Member Joined: Sep 13, 2004 Posts: 12	MO Matthieu Oxbow Posted posted on Tue, Dec 7, 2004 8:27 AM Tak Shindo's Bali Hai has to be on it.
C CruzinTiki Member Santa Cruz, CA Joined: Apr 13, 2003 Posts: 215	C CruzinTiki Posted posted on Fri, Dec 17, 2004 8:39 PM The Boy from Ipanema by Peggy Lee
SS Satan's Sin Member Imperial Beach, CA Joined: Jun 13, 2004 Posts: 729	SS Satan's Sin Posted posted on Sat, Dec 18, 2004 10:09 AM There's also a "Boy from Ipanema" by Peggy Lee AND Diana Krall, singing as a duo. Hot beyond belief.
T tikitortured Member Huntington Beach Ca. Joined: Apr 08, 2004 Posts: 332	T tikitortured Posted posted on Tue, Feb 8, 2005 7:19 AM Not to be homophobic or anything, but I like the "girl from Ipanema" better.
D Digitiki Tiki Socialite L.A. baby! Joined: Jul 22, 2004 Posts: 811	D Digitiki Posted posted on Tue, Feb 8, 2005 8:54 AM "Yellow Bird" by Arthur Lyman "Tiki" by Gene Rains "Chant to the Moon" Robert Drasnin "Bahia" Arthur Lyman "Quiet Village" Martin Denny and of course some Les Baxter
K Kaiwaza Tiki Socialite Waikiki Beach, Hawaii Joined: Aug 06, 2003 Posts: 560	K Kaiwaza Posted posted on Tue, Feb 8, 2005 10:28 AM If they HAVE to be commercially available...my absolute favorites would be Jungle Madness/Martin Denny (Personally, the best exotica number EVER recorded) The Old Boat/Eden Abahz (sp) (Actually all the instrumentals from Eden's Island are good)
S Shipwreckjoey Member San Diego, CA Joined: Nov 29, 2002 Posts: 1794	S Shipwreckjoey Posted posted on Thu, Feb 17, 2005 7:28 PM Endlessly - Sonny Chillingworth Taboo - Arthur Lyman Xtabay - Yma Sumac Quiet Village - Les Baxter Sleepwalk - The Smokin' Menehunes My Little Grass Shack - I Bella Di Waikiki Aloha O'e - Gabby Pahinui Eden's Cove - Eden Abbez Hypnotique - Martin Denny Hula O' Makee - Gabby Pahanui Destination Oasis - Clouseaux I Hear Hawaii Calling - Axel Stordahl Miserlou - Arthur Lyman Quiet Village - The Fisherman Scimitar - Martin Denny
T tikitortured Member Huntington Beach Ca. Joined: Apr 08, 2004 Posts: 332	T tikitortured Posted posted on Thu, Feb 17, 2005 8:14 PM "Welcome to the Jungle"- Guns 'n Roses
M mrtikibar Member Neskowin, OR Joined: Jul 07, 2002 Posts: 837	M mrtikibar Posted posted on Thu, Feb 17, 2005 8:24 PM My Les Baxter choice would be Simba.
K Kawentzmann Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Mar 28, 2002 Posts: 254	K Kawentzmann Posted posted on Fri, Feb 18, 2005 1:30 AM On 2005-02-08 07:19, tikitortured wrote: Not to be homophobic or anything, but I like the "girl from Ipanema" better. But THAT was sung by a lady, too! KK
T teaKEY Tiki Socialite The thumb ! Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 3687	T teaKEY Posted posted on Tue, Mar 1, 2005 7:33 AM The one I like the best it Thank god the tiki bar is open by John
T tikitortured Member Huntington Beach Ca. Joined: Apr 08, 2004 Posts: 332	T tikitortured Posted posted on Wed, Mar 2, 2005 9:06 PM ?
M motiki Member New Joisey Joined: Feb 21, 2004 Posts: 67	M motiki Posted posted on Sat, Mar 5, 2005 6:32 PM Tiki Tortured, I have to agree that "The Girl from Iponema" is a true classic. I would like to add that if anybody is into old timey Hawaiian, I love Hukilau Hulas and listen to it whenever I plow snow for the rural town I work for in New Jersey. You can listen to it at Amazon.com. Hukilau and Little Grass Shack, it just doesn't get any better than that! [ Edited by: motiki on 2005-03-05 19:28 ]
E exoticaJunkie Member Joined: Mar 08, 2005 Posts: 1	E exoticaJunkie Posted posted on Tue, Mar 8, 2005 1:49 PM Hawaiian Tattoo by Martin Denny The whole cd is spellbinding! Now if I could only find a cleaner copy of it? [ Edited by: exoticaJunkie on 2005-03-08 13:50 ]
TSW The Sperm Whale Tiki Socialite Lakewood California Joined: Aug 23, 2004 Posts: 1553	TSW The Sperm Whale Posted posted on Tue, Mar 8, 2005 7:09 PM I love "simba" by Les Baxter as well.. My wife walked down the the isle to marry me to that song at Sam's Seafood. That is an awesome song!!! Later, Spermy
T toobtiki Member Joined: Aug 24, 2010 Posts: 1	T toobtiki Posted posted on Tue, Aug 24, 2010 10:57 AM I just came back from Tiki Oasis 10 and because I was suffering from withdrawls I made this music playlist inspired by your suggestions! THANK YOU! Listen to this and enjoy your week: http://toobbox.com/playlist/tiki-oasis-2010
T Tasco Member Mid-Missouri Joined: Aug 25, 2010 Posts: 8	T Tasco Posted posted on Wed, Aug 25, 2010 5:31 PM On 2010-08-24 10:57, toobtiki wrote: Listen to this and enjoy your week: http://toobbox.com/playlist/tiki-oasis-2010 I first listened to lounge (coffee house) music during my second deployment to Iraq. I liked what I heard but never ventured any further than the CD I had. I get back back to the states where my wife has just made friends with someone who is in to tiki. Now that she has her torches, shes content. But I'm not. I like the idea so much that I have been researching everything tiki for the last few months. I found almost everything I would like to get for my yard but its been the music that's been hard. Now that you gave me a great starting point, I shouldn't have any problems finding ones I like.
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10860	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Thu, Aug 26, 2010 7:19 AM Tacso, welcome back from Iraq and THANK YOU!!!!! Welcome to Tiki Central
T Tasco Member Mid-Missouri Joined: Aug 25, 2010 Posts: 8	T Tasco Posted posted on Thu, Aug 26, 2010 7:36 PM On 2010-08-26 07:19, MadDogMike wrote: Tacso, welcome back from Iraq and THANK YOU!!!!! Welcome to Tiki Central Thank you for your support.
DJ Dr. Jacoby Member Joined: Aug 27, 2010 Posts: 3	DJ Dr. Jacoby Posted posted on Fri, Aug 27, 2010 10:18 AM Wow, this is hard! It would have to have Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Arthur Lyman and Hui Ohana on it!
BBS Beach Bum Scott Member The Ranch in CO Joined: Oct 28, 2008 Posts: 307	BBS Beach Bum Scott Posted posted on Mon, Aug 30, 2010 3:10 PM Just put in "Jungle Jetsetter" by Tikiyaki or a Quiet Village podcast and be done!!!

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