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 Posted:   Jul 12, 2016 - 7:42 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

It's summer...what are your favorite surf instrumentals? I suppose we can allow stuff with a chant or an utterance of the title, such as "Wipe Out" or "The Bird." smile

Mine's "Walk Don't Run, by The Ventures.

https://youtu.be/WW21rcHiVU0

Second is "Pipeline" by The Chantays.

https://youtu.be/w7c2ZKamzS4

I prefer the midtempo, less-crazed surf tunes but many others have their charm.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 12, 2016 - 9:21 AM   
 By:   MikeP   (Member)

Does Telstar by The Tornadoes count?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBYdp84AwuU

 
 Posted:   Jul 12, 2016 - 9:25 AM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

If I add "Star Wars" to the thread title, I'll get more people to click on it. Hahahaha!

 
 Posted:   Jul 12, 2016 - 11:13 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

"Theme from Hawaii Five-O": The Ventures

http://youtu.be/rhhlodvXvwI

 
 Posted:   Jul 12, 2016 - 12:59 PM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

"Theme from Hawaii Five-O": The Ventures

http://youtu.be/rhhlodvXvwI


Love that cover imagine. And yes love the theme.

 
 Posted:   Jul 12, 2016 - 2:46 PM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

You want "Tsar Wars"?!? You got it!

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2016 - 6:10 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

The Beach Boys- Stoked



Surprisingly the Beach Boys had precious few surf instrumentals but I fondly remember "Stoked" because, well, I remember it fondly.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2016 - 7:46 AM   
 By:   OnyaBirri   (Member)


Surprisingly the Beach Boys had precious few surf instrumentals but I fondly remember "Stoked" because, well, I remember it fondly.


"Surf Jam" from the same LP is great.

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2016 - 8:56 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

The Shadows- Apache



Love this one. Too bad terrestrial radio has a moratoriam on anything made before 1980. You used to hear these songs on the radio all the time not that long ago. Now it's all '80s nostalgia--with the '90s soon to follow. frown

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2016 - 10:16 AM   
 By:   Recordman   (Member)

Dick Dale and the Del-Tones

Misirlou (think "Pulp Fiction")

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2016 - 10:32 AM   
 By:   DOGBELLE   (Member)

how can you leave out "surfer bird" by the trashmen




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZThquH5t0ow

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2016 - 12:10 PM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

You want "Tsar Wars"?!? You got it!

Gonna play this as I act all macho and lift weights.

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2016 - 12:48 PM   
 By:   Bill Carson, Earl of Poncey   (Member)

Wasnt there a surf track in Dark Star? Or Maybe i dreamt it.

And what was the surf track in Apocalypse Now?

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2016 - 12:51 PM   
 By:   jackfu   (Member)

Surf Rider by The Ventures (Surfing). First heard it when I was ~7 and the album was new. 54 years later still my all-time.

 
 Posted:   Jul 13, 2016 - 7:48 PM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

The beginning of "Surf Rider" sounds like music used to bridge scenes in a tv series; I like it!

 
 Posted:   Jul 14, 2016 - 6:44 AM   
 By:   Alexander Zambra   (Member)

The big problem with this thread is that actually only "Pipeline", Miserlou"; "Stoked and the Surfing LP of the Ventures are considered surfing songs.
Besides all the Dick Dale and Ventures stuff I like most of all The Marketts "Sun Power" and "Sunshine Girl".
both as a single and their World Pacific LP that's really terrific.

 
 Posted:   Jul 14, 2016 - 7:28 AM   
 By:   jackfu   (Member)

The big problem with this thread is that actually only "Pipeline", Miserlou"; "Stoked and the Surfing LP of the Ventures are considered surfing songs.
Besides all the Dick Dale and Ventures stuff I like most of all The Marketts "Sun Power" and "Sunshine Girl".
both as a single and their World Pacific LP that's really terrific.


True enough. Surfing music and the "California Sound" of the early to mid 60's are just so intertwined, I think, as to be almost indistinguishable sometimes.

 
 Posted:   Jul 16, 2016 - 4:53 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

The big problem with this thread is that actually only "Pipeline", Miserlou"; "Stoked and the Surfing LP of the Ventures are considered surfing songs.

"Big problem" Made me chuckle. God I love this effing place, as it's always so God-damned serious, like Benny Herrmann or something. wink

The reason for the expanded list was to incur more replies--I even briefly added the title of that shitty 1977 George Lucas fantasy film to inspire the FSM legions to post, but let's face it: Northern Europeans ain't exactly surf instrumental afficionados, and if they are, they ain't talkin'...

Me, I love surf instrumentals (and instrumental pop in general), it evokes my romantized image of what my part of the country (South Florida) looked and sounded like circa 1958-1963 give or take a year either way. Florida isn't exactly a surf mecca--though some try when the hurricanes are near and Sebastian Inlet is close to being one--I just love the sound of this stuff, unless it gets too cute or silly.

 
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