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C canadatikipunk Member windsor ontario Joined: Feb 11, 2003 Posts: 6	C canadatikipunk Posted posted on Tue, Feb 11, 2003 7:25 PM 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
T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Wed, Feb 12, 2003 5:51 AM I assume you have the Muppets Version?
P PolynesianPop Tiki Socialite Corona, Ca Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2371	P PolynesianPop Posted posted on Wed, Feb 12, 2003 8:43 AM 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.
P PoiBoy Member Tulsa, Oklahoma Joined: Feb 11, 2003 Posts: 17	P PoiBoy Posted posted on Wed, Feb 12, 2003 11:14 AM 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....
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on Wed, Feb 12, 2003 11:18 AM Having numerous versions of the Hawaiian War Chant is one thing, memorizing the lyrics is another!
HH Hoahele Howard Member Joined: Feb 02, 2003 Posts: 26	HH Hoahele Howard Posted posted on Sat, Feb 15, 2003 12:18 AM 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. :)
H hanford_lemoore Tiki Socialite Tiki Central Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 1899	H hanford_lemoore Posted posted on Sat, Feb 15, 2003 2:10 AM 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
TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Sat, Feb 15, 2003 3:37 AM 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 ]
S stunrut Member Zanesville, Ohio Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 118	S stunrut Posted posted on Sat, Feb 15, 2003 12:07 PM I have several versions myself but have never actually tried to see how many I could find. Hmmm. Inspiration strikes.
S stunrut Member Zanesville, Ohio Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 118	S stunrut Posted posted on Sun, Feb 16, 2003 2:48 PM 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
TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Sun, Feb 16, 2003 3:45 PM billy muire's version is exceptional.
S stunrut Member Zanesville, Ohio Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 118	S stunrut Posted posted on Sun, Feb 16, 2003 9:22 PM 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)
S Shipwreckjoey Member San Diego, CA Joined: Nov 29, 2002 Posts: 1794	S Shipwreckjoey Posted posted on Sun, Feb 16, 2003 10:31 PM 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.
S stunrut Member Zanesville, Ohio Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 118	S stunrut Posted posted on Tue, Feb 18, 2003 9:57 AM 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 ]
HH Hoahele Howard Member Joined: Feb 02, 2003 Posts: 26	HH Hoahele Howard Posted posted on Tue, Feb 18, 2003 11:05 PM 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
PJ purple jade Member New Orleans Joined: Feb 19, 2003 Posts: 1450	PJ purple jade Posted posted on Thu, Feb 20, 2003 5:53 PM [ Edited by: purple jade 2006-03-20 21:09 ]
S stunrut Member Zanesville, Ohio Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 118	S stunrut Posted posted on Fri, Feb 21, 2003 9:08 AM Yeah, I have the Texas Playboys version too. I'm also into cowboy music!
C canadatikipunk Member windsor ontario Joined: Feb 11, 2003 Posts: 6	C canadatikipunk Posted posted on Fri, Feb 21, 2003 2:35 PM 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
B Biotron2000 Tiki Socialite Bakersfield, California Joined: Apr 13, 2002 Posts: 383	B Biotron2000 Posted posted on Sun, Feb 23, 2003 9:12 AM 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! :)
PJ purple jade Member New Orleans Joined: Feb 19, 2003 Posts: 1450	PJ purple jade Posted posted on Sun, Feb 23, 2003 9:36 AM [ Edited by: purple jade 2006-03-20 21:05 ]
S stunrut Member Zanesville, Ohio Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 118	S stunrut Posted posted on Mon, Feb 24, 2003 1:01 PM It's getting harder and harder to find more recordings without spending a lot of money.
T tikilongbeach Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA via Dallas, TX Joined: Aug 05, 2011 Posts: 1686	T tikilongbeach Posted posted on Wed, Dec 26, 2012 7:33 PM 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
TT Trailerpark Tiki Member Las Vegas Joined: Mar 27, 2010 Posts: 352	TT Trailerpark Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 27, 2012 4:25 PM 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.
T tikilongbeach Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA via Dallas, TX Joined: Aug 05, 2011 Posts: 1686	T tikilongbeach Posted posted on Fri, Dec 28, 2012 5:25 PM 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
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4105	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Sat, Dec 29, 2012 9:53 AM 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 ]
TT Trailerpark Tiki Member Las Vegas Joined: Mar 27, 2010 Posts: 352	TT Trailerpark Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Dec 29, 2012 12:06 PM 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.
C creativenative Tiki Socialite Drifting on my outrigger canoe Joined: Feb 17, 2012 Posts: 352	C creativenative Posted posted on Mon, Jan 7, 2013 1:54 AM 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 ]
T tikilongbeach Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA via Dallas, TX Joined: Aug 05, 2011 Posts: 1686	T tikilongbeach Posted posted on Fri, Mar 8, 2013 10:27 AM The Satin Dollz put out a new video of the Hawaiian War Chant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK_A5OR1zvk
K Kaiwaza Tiki Socialite Waikiki Beach, Hawaii Joined: Aug 06, 2003 Posts: 560	K Kaiwaza Posted posted on Sat, Mar 9, 2013 1:19 AM 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
T tikilongbeach Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA via Dallas, TX Joined: Aug 05, 2011 Posts: 1686	T tikilongbeach Posted posted on Wed, Oct 15, 2014 10:37 AM 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.
THI Thurston Howell IV Member Hervey Bay Australia Joined: Apr 08, 2013 Posts: 113	THI Thurston Howell IV Posted posted on Thu, Oct 16, 2014 4:08 PM 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.

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