Following on our trip to the water park on Saturday, and my steadfast refusal to allow Winter the satifaction of breaking my spirit, here are the TOP FIVE SURF TUNES OF ALL TIME!!!! As chosen by me. It’s my blog, so STFU.
First up: Honorable Mention goes to Jan & Dean – Surf City – From the cheesy 1978 TV movie which I still love to death. Best TV movie ending ever! OK, the Boy in the Plastic Bubble was cool too.
#5.) The Chantay’s – Pipeline Watch these nice young boys rip it up on the Lawrence Welk show.
#4.) Davie Allen and the Arrows – Apache 65 You’ve got to watch this just to see the two dancers in the background. I think the early Sixties can be summed up in their interpretive dance.
PS- “For Research Purposes Only”
#3.) The Ventures – Wipe Out Still one of the best guitar hooks ever written, and playing air drum to the drum solo’s could be considered a cardio workout.
#2.) Dick Dale – Nitro Yeah, I know everyone likes Miserlou, but Pulp Fiction kinda ruined the song for me. Now all I think about when I hear it is Travolta and Umma Thurman dancing. So “Nitro” gets the nod. QUICK! LETS ALL GO RACE OUR HOT RODS!!!!!
#1.) The Trashmen – The Surfin’ Bird You will now have this song stuck in your head all week. You’re welcome.
um-mau-mau, boppa-um-mau-mah-mau, boppa-um-mau-mau…
HOT DAMN! If that don’t make you want to marry Gidget I don’t know what will.
Dude! Those tunes me feel gnarly. Awesome.
I know! I’m afraid I’l get a speeding ticket on my way to work this morning.
Don’t you know, about the bird?
That’s going to be playing in all the ice cream trucks roaming Dollywood at my incestuous wedding, you know.
So are you and Thom going to hold this wedding when Elly is 8 1/2 month preggers? Because there’s nothing better than seeing a Pregnant Bridesmaid in a foofy Prom Dress. Reminds me of High School.
The Trashmen?! Did you know they’re from Minnesota? And they like it here?
Yes sir I did! It’s always amused me that there was a Surf Rock band from Minnesota.
Everybody’s heard about the bird! There goes my entire day….
Your welcome.
boppa-um-mau-mau, boppa-um-mau-mah-mau, boppa-um-mau-mau…
Oh, the bird! I’ve got a bird for you . . .
Is it a foofy bird by any chance?
word on #1. bird bird bird, bird is the word.
ps: i finally responded on all the REM posts on Culture Brats.
and… I’m off to Culturebrats to read them now!
PS – Check out Dufmanno’s awesome interview with Henry Rollins. She’s like my new hero!
I saw your link from Gunnar and I had to laugh. Surf tunes from Minn.
You forgot the Sandals and Honk.
Cheers from Laguna Beach, CA USA
PS: I ride goofy foot.
JG
Hang Ten Moondoggie!
Surf tunes are an interesting way to battle the evils of winter. Great list.
It was that or Bourbon, and I’m out of Bourbon.
I will send you some bourbon…..whatever it takes to rid myself of these earworms……..
Can you throw in some good fried chicken? The stuff up here sucks.
Thinking of bourbon and fried chicken at 6am……not the most glorious way to begin my day. ICK!