Beach Music

Subject: Beach Music
From: GUEST,linksfiend
Date: 16 Apr 05 - 11:17 PM

I'm getting in the summer mood and trying to think of some good beach music - in the vane of Sloop John B, Under the Boardwalk, etc.

What other suggestions do you all have?

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Apr 05 - 12:33 AM

Well, I live in California, so this inspiring hymn comes to mind:

Surfer Girl
(Brian Wilson)

Little surfer, little one,
Make my heart come all undone;
Do you love me, do you surfer girl?
Surfer girl my little surfer girl

I have watched you on the shore,
Standing by the ocean's roar;
Do you love me do you surfer girl
Surfer girl surfer girl

We could ride the surf together
While our love would grow
In my woody I would take you
everywhere I go

So I say from me to you
I will make your dreams come true
Do you love me, do you, surfer girl

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: GUEST,Allen
Date: 17 Apr 05 - 03:44 AM

BOB MARLEY.

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 17 Apr 05 - 05:07 AM

The Beach Boys - who else?

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: Jos
Date: 17 Apr 05 - 05:38 AM

Eric Coates's 'By the Sleepy Lagoon' - Desert Island Discs Sig. tune

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Apr 05 - 06:42 AM

Sandie/Sandy Shaw/Shore

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: Leadfingers
Date: 17 Apr 05 - 06:53 AM

Beach Music for me was taking my 'Beach Guitar' and my snorkelling gear and spending the day on the beach - Swim a bit , cook a bit , run through chords a bit , swim a bit , ALL day then back to do the evenings singing !! The joys of a six month contract in Bermuda !

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: Severn
Date: 17 Apr 05 - 07:56 AM

Biloxi-Jesse Winchester,Ted Hawkins or Iain Matthews
Marblehead Neck-Cindy Kallet
Quiet Village-Danny Gatton (with or without Tom Principato)or Martin Denny
Sand In My Shoes-The Drifters
Ukulele Lady- Jim Kweskin Jug Band
Happiest Days Of All-The Carter Family
White Silver Sands-Frank Wakefield (or Brother Dave Gardner, for that matter!)
Albatross-Fleetwood Mac
Wipeout!-The Ventures (or was it The Surfaris? Or both?)
....and a couple of things by Gabby Pahanui or The Sons Of Hawaii spaced into the mix at decent intervals.Throw in a Bossa Nova guitar instrumental, and some Jan&Dean shake and stir and serve in generous proportions




Now, when you say Beach Music down in the Carolinas, you're liable to discover that people think you're talking about the old R&B people down there, especially blacks,used to listen to when they were
at the beach. A used record store in Carolina east of the nountains will have a large section marked Beach Music whrer you have almost as goodb a chance of finding good-time good-feeling R&B and Some soul as in the R&B section (where all the sadder, hard core bluesier stuff still resides. Beach Music denotes a feeling down there rather than any water or sand content.

All for now,
Severn

I always wanted to do a hybrid of surf and bluegrass (but could neever hit those high notes):


(to "California Girls")


Well, The Eastern States are dandy So the Western people sa-a-ay'
They've got NY and Chicago and St. Louie by the way
They've got some hills in Minnesota where those rippling waters fa-a-all (oo-wooo-ooo)
no changes can
be taken boys
upon the Wabash Canon [bass part] ba-ball-ball-ball-ball
I wish you all could see them Kentucky Gur-r-rls! Pick it!

(The harmonies and instrumentation to be mixed in your own imaginations)

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: GUEST,Partymike
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 10:48 AM

How about - But there ain't no cure for the "Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: John Hardly
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 10:59 AM

Turn Down Day - Cyrcle
Summer Rain - J. Rivers
Walkin Up A One-Way Street - Willie Tee
Mr Dyingly Sad - Critters
You're Secret's Safe With Me -- Michael Franks
Sailing - Chistopher Cross
Ferry Cross The Mersey, Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' - Gerry & the Pacemakers
Summer's Here, Mexico, Sugar Trade -- James Taylor
Come Monday, A Pirate Looks At Forty, Son Of A Sailor -- J. Buffett
On And On -- Stephen Bishop
Please Come To Boston -- D. Loggins
Vahevela, Be Free -- Loggins & Messina

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: John Hardly
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 11:03 AM

By the way, not only is Severn's comment about beach music and the Caolinas right on, but the book by Pat Conroy titled "Beach Music" talks about the inimitable, fabulous Red Clay Ramblers. So how 'bout...

Thouroughly African Band
Merchant's Lunch
Play Rocky Top (Or I'll Punch Your Lights Out)

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: PoppaGator
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 11:23 AM

How 'bout Jan & Dean's Surf City: "Two girls for every boy"?

Any pop song that was a summmertime hit during one's teenage years might well be associated with the beach for that person. I remember that Del Shannon's "Runaway" and Ernie K-Doe's "Mother-in-Law" were 1-2 at the top of the charts for one entire summer when I spent a memorable couple of weeks at the Jersey Shore at age 13 or 14. (Little did I know that I would meet and befriend the amazing Mr. K-Doe many years in the future and many miles away...)

I've learned a few things about Carolina "Beach Music" in the intervening years. Within the seashore culture of Myrtle Beach SC and environs, this term refers to R&B music made by (mostly) black musicians to which (mostly) white teenagers could dance the Stroll. The single quintessential Beach Music song, supposedly, is "Stay" by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. Some of you younger folks who don't know the original recording might be more familiar with Jackson Browne's cover version, which features additional lyrics about loading out after the rock 'n' roll show.

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 01:23 PM

Oak, Ash and Thorn, Peter Bellamy out of Rudyard Kipling

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: Padre
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 02:51 PM

Get anything recorded by Dick Dale and his band

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: GUEST,wealhtheow
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 03:09 PM

Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville" and "Cheeseburger in Paradise" are some of my beach favorites.

Subject: RE: Beach Music
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 24 Apr 05 - 05:10 AM

In Australia, especially Queensland, "Beach music" usually meant the records (or the Radio station playing the appropriate music) that were piped over the loudspeakers from the local Surf Lifesavers Club House for the enjoyment of the nearby populace. It was the trend for those camping at the beach or nearby to stroll along the shore in the evening to escape the heat of the day. Raffle wheels were often set up for fund raising.

Beach Boys & instrumentals - "Wipe Out" & other more languid tunes were popular - when the Beatles invaded, it began to be the end.