hawaiian war chant

howdy all

just wondering if any one out there is collecting versions of the song "hawaiian war chant" i have about 70 versions so far drom rag time to banjo to whatever type of music bill muir plays.maybe if someone out there s into it let me know, maybe we could do some trades... later days cats

I assume you have the Muppets Version?

On 2003-02-11 19:25, canadatikipunk wrote:
howdy all

just wondering if any one out there is collecting versions of the song "hawaiian war chant" i have about 70 versions so far drom rag time to banjo to whatever type of music bill muir plays.maybe if someone out there s into it let me know, maybe we could do some trades... later days cats

70 versions?! Can they be burned to CD? I'd be willing to trade one of my mugs for that! Email me at [email protected] if you interested.

This post got me interested in seeing how many versions I could download from the internet/file-sharing programs. So far I have found 19 (including the Muppet version lol). That was just 15 minutes of searching....

Having numerous versions of the Hawaiian War Chant is one thing, memorizing the lyrics is another!

I've been working on a compilation album for years I'm calling "Hawaiian War Caravan" with alternating version of the Hawaiian War Chant and Caravan.

70 versions -- nice going! I probably have somewhere in the mid-30s of each. :)

Howard, interesting idea for a compilation. Have you ever heard of the Exotic Trilogy? See the last entry on this page:

http://www.tikicentral.com/music/savage-alsoworthnoting.htm

~Hanford

On 2003-02-12 05:51, tikifish wrote:
I assume you have the Muppets Version?

there's a muppet version? on a particular album? ooh ooh!!!

added a few minutes later

actually a very quick search yielded:

http://shopping.yahoo.com/shop?d=product&id=1921151385

cool stuff,
chris

[ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2003-02-15 03:41 ]

I have several versions myself but have never actually tried to see how many I could find. Hmmm. Inspiration strikes.

Already in my collection I have Hawaiian War Chant by:

Don Ho
Sandy Nelson
Muppets
Jack de Mello
Spike Jones
Billy Vaughn
Martin Denny
Arthur Lyman
Ella Fitzgerald
University of Michigan Marching Band

billy muire's version is exceptional.

After a little searching I've added these versions to my collection:

Ventures
Webley Edwards
Ames Brothers (ED Ames)
Johnny Meijer
Kilima Hawaiians
Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room (Already had this one and forgot)
Kim Kahuna
Johnny Ukelele
MIT Logarhythms (MIT Men's Corus)
New Hawaiian Band
Roger Marks Armada Jazz Band
One unnamed just titled Hawaiian War Chant (I don't recognize it)

stunrut,
My alltime favourite has to be the Enchanted Tiki Room version, probably becuase it was the first time I heard it at the E.T. Room when I was about 8 years old and it had a heavy impact on me that lasts to this day. Imagine having Micheal Jackson's recources as an adult & being capable of creating a personal amusement park to your own specifications. I'd have a perfect re-creation of the Enchanted Tiki Room I could hang out at any time...but it would have to have a really well-stocked Witco bar at one end serving up all my favourite drinks in vintage tiki mugs for me and my freinds anytime we desired. By the way...I'd really like to hear that Spike Jones "War Chant". Will have to check into that.

The Spike Jones is awesome. I do have to agree however that Enchanted Tiki Room is the best. I am a HUGE Disney fan. (Well, actually, I'm just kinda big but I love Disney!) I love the Tiki birds. I wish that Walt Disney World Fl would go back to the original. I'm not happy with the new show.

By the way if you go to http://www.spaceagepop.com/hwc.htm You can find a list of just about every version available.

Hey, check out my radio station on live365. It's called Exotica Tiki Lounge
http://www.live365.com/stations/300703

[ Edited by: stunrut on 2003-02-18 09:58 ]

[ Edited by: stunrut on 2003-02-18 09:59 ]

[ Edited by: stunrut on 2003-02-18 10:01 ]

The one one I have that's not on those lists is a version by Bob Willis and the Texas Playboys. Yee-ha!

I hadn't heard of the Exotic Trilogy before -- that's pretty funny. I just happened to notice that verson of The Hawaiian War Chant and Caravan were on my exotica-albums over and over again. I think my original idea was an all THWC album but even I couldn't put up with that! :D

[ Edited by: purple jade 2006-03-20 21:09 ]

Yeah, I have the Texas Playboys version too. I'm also into cowboy music!

wow there are some versions out there i don't have cool,this weekend i will list all the ones i have for you cats,and we can see what we can come up with(another song i collect is the country classic "Jackson" don't have as many versions but quiet a few.

later days cats and thaks for the interest and information

On 2003-02-18 23:05, Hoahele Howard wrote:
The one one I have that's not on those lists is a version by Bob Willis and the Texas Playboys. Yee-ha!

I actually have that one, too! :)

[ Edited by: purple jade 2006-03-20 21:05 ]

It's getting harder and harder to find more recordings without spending a lot of money.

The Satin Dollz singing The Hawaiian War Chant at the Cicada Club in Los Angeles. They had a vintage supper club Hawaiian show on July 31, 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEZsqks3E1s

On 2012-12-26 19:33, tikilongbeach wrote:
The Satin Dollz singing The Hawaiian War Chant at the Cicada Club in Los Angeles. They had a vintage supper club Hawaiian show on July 31, 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEZsqks3E1s

WOW That was some video. It looks like a video straight out of the 1940's.

youtube has several Satin Dollz videos that look like the 1940's.
Here they are singing 'Honolulu' the same night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkv6OKaYSjs

This is totally awesome...!!!!

Vintage supper club, period correctness, great music! I will be surprised if anyone on this forum actually likes this!

:)

[ Edited by: lucas vigor 2012-12-29 09:55 ]

On 2012-12-28 17:25, tikilongbeach wrote:
youtube has several Satin Dollz videos that look like the 1940's.
Here they are singing 'Honolulu' the same night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkv6OKaYSjs

Thanks, I found this video after I watched Hawaiian War Chant. Very cool. I wish we had a supper club like that in Vegas.

Dusting off this old tread but I feel an important one. I knew there were ton of Hawaiian War Chants in the music industry but my thing is moving images like movies and TV where the Hawaiian War Chant is found all over the place. I noticed in this part of the broader entertainment industry that there are a lot of faux versions of this song with made up Polynesian words or sounds like in I LOVE LUCILLE or in OZZIE & HARRIET versions. All done in fun. My favorites are the big band versions with Tommy Dorsey featuring the great drummer Buddy Rich in SHIP AHOY (1942)which also featured a giant tiki and Eleanor Powell in a big Hollywood Hula at the end of the scene. Another favorite is the Merry Macs version found in MOONLIGHT IN HAWAII (1941)featuring the McMichael brothers. What I like about this version is the group sings the song only in the Hawaiian language. Their pronunciation was clear and almost flawless and considering it was an up tempo swing version I really enjoyed it.

Too bad... I'm not sure if one can put clips on this site for all to enjoy so I'll just share some great Hawaiian War Chant screen captures.

MOONLIGHT IN HAWAII with the Merry Macs

SHIP AHOY with Tommy Dorsey & Buddy Rich on drums

SHIP AHOY with Eleanor Powell doing the Hula

SHIP AHOY put these three together and one can imagine what a great number this was

Tiki Movies & Tiki TV @ southseascinema.org

[ Edited by: creativenative 2013-01-07 01:56 ]

[ Edited by: creativenative 2013-01-16 22:39 ]

The Satin Dollz put out a new video of the Hawaiian War Chant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK_A5OR1zvk

Well, well...I just saw this post today. I don't specifically collect versions of "Hawaiian War Chant," but it happens to be one of my favorite tunes. I'm currently in the process of digitalizing my entire Hawaiian/Exotica LP collection (about 2,300 LPs) and am a bit over half way through. Presently I have 147 versions of "Hawaiian War Chant" as MP3 files...so I imagine I'll end up with over 200 version when I'm done.
Believe it or not, I do sometimes create a playlist of all the versions & listen for an hour or two with headsets...I wouldn't put anyone else through that. Some artists recorded it two or three times in different renditions.
It's a great tune that lends itself to a variety of treatments...well, it's actually kind of an annoying song, but I love it. I consider it the "Jungle Bells" of Hawaiian music.
I always feature a few versions at any given time on my internet radio station, "Hawaiian Hi-Fi."
http://www.live365.com/stations/kaiwaza

WNYC in New York has run a Hawaiian War Chant marathon several times. The last being in 2012. You can listen to an hour of it here.
http://www.wnyc.org/story/251389-the-hawaiian-war-chant-extravaganza-2012/

There is even a PDF diploma you can print out stating that you listened to the entire show.

A song that has its roots in a languid love ballad, The Hawaiian War Chant appears on nearly every album of Hawaiian and exotic music recorded in the 1950s and '60s. Usually it was an album's only up-tempo number, and so a lot of eccentric, excited arrangements of the tune were made. Played one after another, these varied arrangements display wild imagination and irrepressible verve. David Garland's first Hawaiian War Chant Extravaganza was on WNYC in 1989, prompting articles in the Wall Street Journal and Honolulu Magazine. Garland offered listeners a suitable-for-framing diploma to anyone who survived the ordeal, and received many requests. Diplomas from Spinning On Air's Fully Discredited University of the Air are available on the honor system. Download the diploma below, if you listened to the whole show, if you wish you had, or even if you wish you hadn't.

I have an LP in my collection dated 1964 - Luau at Waikiki - recorded live at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. It has the luau menu on the back notes and in the program the Master of Ceremonies, Ray Kinney performs the Hawaiian War Chant. I'll post some pics.