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Dick Dale — Miserlou
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MA
Posted: May 03, 2013 - 09:23
 
 jpapagelis wrote:
Το τραγούδι αυτό είναι ελληνικό, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misirlou
I love it in all versions

One of the first is  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW6qGy3RtwY

Ten points !!!




Thanks for the info! There is a Serbian version of this song (as an old folk song), but I didn't know about its origin.



Centabor
Posted: Apr 15, 2013 - 20:00
 
 PhoenixArtDj wrote:
Name a song that blends legendary guitar, those horns, and a piano all while making you want to cut a rug, ride a wave or watch Pulp Fiction...do it! I dare you!

 

 I've walked through life since a young boy with the thought that "There is always a faster gun".
 You sir, are a "faster gun" as many of PR's listeners are.
A good eye (and ear) you have.
Rock On

Tippster
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 19:08
 
 bachbeet wrote:
Always liked this song.  Don't agree with the average 8.6 rating though.
 
It came out in '62.  Think about how many buckets of kick-ass this contains compared to the other songs of that era.

Dick was an instrumental visionary - the guitar equivalent to Lennon/McCartney and Brian Wilson's songwriting.

PhoenixArtDj
(Star Idaho)
Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 19:07
 
Name a song that blends legendary guitar, those horns, and a piano all while making you want to cut a rug, ride a wave or watch Pulp Fiction...do it! I dare you!

Rotterdam
Posted: Feb 12, 2013 - 00:27
 
 Jacob_Kalkan wrote:
I can play this on saw
 
I can't even sing it in the shower. Am not used to the chord changes. What a wonderful, evocative and fun piece, and lovely to know it is so internationally loved.

Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK)
Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 11:31
 
A god walks amongst us!

Interesting that there's not a single rating of less than 6!

seangostage
(Bristol, UK)
Posted: Jan 11, 2013 - 16:08
 
Ties in nicely with the latest offering from MrTarrentino

j1sey
Posted: Dec 11, 2012 - 07:04
 
MORE!

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 13:44
 
It seems both goofy and ahead of its time. If that's possible. 

bachbeet
Posted: Sep 25, 2012 - 22:08
 
Always liked this song.  Don't agree with the average 8.6 rating though.

jpapagelis
(Thessaloniki, Hellas)
Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 09:54
 
Το τραγούδι αυτό είναι ελληνικό, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misirlou
I love it in all versions

One of the first is  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW6qGy3RtwY

Ten points !!!



deanofox
(Yorkshire, England)
Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 23:57
 
Wow.. just wow. Nothing less, nothing more.

Jacob_Kalkan
(Sweden)
Posted: Jun 23, 2012 - 13:10
 
I can play this on saw

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jun 05, 2012 - 07:48
 
Wow! Two (count 'em!) Dick Dale tunes this morning! Bill must be getting his jammies on...

jpfueler
(Burleson Texas, (South o' Ft Worth))
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 17:29
 
 fingerpin wrote:

the teen and twenties crowd no doubt recognize it from Guitar Hero. :)
 
does GH reverse the strings so you have to cord like Dick?
(for those who didn't know, Dale has his strings 'upside down', Bass on the bottom....)

Byronape
("post-capitalist wreckageville")
Posted: May 07, 2012 - 18:44
 
Our marching band in high school did this song, or at least a slightly altered version of it.  I always liked it and it wasn't until years later that I heard the original.  

jocelynsart
Posted: May 04, 2012 - 13:42
 
 scraig wrote:
CAKE should totally do a cover of this.
 
Oh, yeah, I can hear that now!

BEP borrowed this too 

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: May 04, 2012 - 13:40
 
 vito1975 wrote:
Anyone heard the 2 CELLOS cover? Awsome!

 
what?? that would be awesome. i'm going to have to look that up. thanks!

Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK)
Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 13:40
 
The ultimate!!!   Does the rating go up to 11?!

vito1975
Posted: Feb 24, 2012 - 00:51
 
Anyone heard the 2 CELLOS cover? Awsome!


scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 13:13
 
CAKE should totally do a cover of this.

Dinges,_the_Dude
(below sea-level, N52°22', E4°52')
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 11:53
 
I use this tune as a ringtone for my cellphone: GREAT!
BTW: Great movie too!!


sherf
(OCNY)
Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 20:11
 
Always a great show to see. Gonna see him next week...

palad1
(London UK. A froggie in exile.)
Posted: Sep 12, 2011 - 07:38
 
I FEEL 18 AGAIN!

MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Aug 25, 2011 - 08:45
 
 aaronm wrote:
Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction
 
Hamburgers! The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast!   Mmmm! That is one tasty burger!


RobRyan
(The lovely hills of Anaheim)
Posted: Aug 25, 2011 - 08:43
 
Gotta follow it with Jungle Boogie.

oldman
(Lost in Northern Virginia)
Posted: Jul 19, 2011 - 12:23
 
 cc_rider wrote:
Might not be because of your ring tone...

Just sayin'...
 
Yeah I know, thought of that..................

SinisterDexter
Posted: Jul 11, 2011 - 14:11
 
I'm in the mood for a Royale with Cheese.

fingerpin
(oHIo)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 11:01
 
 oldman wrote:
Have this as my "Ring Tone" on my iPhone
interesting, who recognizes the song when it rings
the older age group, recognizes it as "Miserlou"
The 30's to 40's crowd, recognizes it as the song from Pulp Fiction
the teen and twenties crowd just looks at me strange{#Tongue}
 
the teen and twenties crowd no doubt recognize it from Guitar Hero. :)

Quixmundi
(on the banks of Eagle Creek, Indiana)
Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 22:21
 
Chantays and Pyramids, too!

Propayne
(Richmond VA)
Posted: May 09, 2011 - 07:56
 
Baha by the Astronauts.

One of the best. 

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: May 09, 2011 - 07:47
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
Love the surfin tunes however you should play more obscure surfin tunes.
  Yes indeed:

The Aqua Velvets
The Mermen
man or Astro Man?
Laika and the Cosmonauts
The Sandblasters
Pollo Del Mar
Wheelie McSidewalk and the Ball Bearings
The Sir Finks

et al...



Ivana
(Praga caput regni or somewhere else)
Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 05:35
 
Love it, and I love Quentin - he is a god, evil but god...anyway did you hear besides US Tarantino has biggest fans group in the Czech Republic....interesting, such a peaceful nation

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 05:34
 
Love the surfin tunes however you should play more obscure surfin tunes.

coccyx
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 16:54
 
 SmackDaddy wrote:


Damn people, get off the Pulp Fiction connection, this song has a history way longer than Pulp Fiction.
 
Be cool, hunny-bunny


mvanderford60
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 16:31
 
Such an amazing cultural synthesis - you can hear the Mexican influence with the horns - the slack-key guitar hint the GI's brought back from Hawaii after WWII and raving dance frenzy, the waves hitting the beach in SoCal.

Rich cultural heritage here.

miahfost
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 17:06
 
OMG this is so annoying.

DrLex
(Belgium)
Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 08:28
 
 Dillinquent wrote:
Hows about some Black Eyed Peas?
 
How about no?


Chuckaluphagus
Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 08:25
 
 oldman wrote:
Have this as my "Ring Tone" on my iPhone
interesting, who recognizes the song when it rings
the older age group, recognizes it as "Miserlou"
The 30's to 40's crowd, recognizes it as the song from Pulp Fiction
the teen and twenties crowd just looks at me strange{#Tongue}
 
Hey, don't be lumping us all in together - I'm in my 30s and I knew this as Miserlou before "Pulp Fiction" hit the screens.


cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 08:25
 
 oldman wrote:
the teen and twenties crowd just looks at me strange{#Tongue}
  Might not be because of your ring tone...

Just sayin'...



Derecho
(A Land Without Traffic Lights)
Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 02:56
 
"Garçon means 'boy'."

oldman
(Lost in Northern Virginia)
Posted: Jan 03, 2011 - 14:07
 
Have this as my "Ring Tone" on my iPhone
interesting, who recognizes the song when it rings
the older age group, recognizes it as "Miserlou"
The 30's to 40's crowd, recognizes it as the song from Pulp Fiction
the teen and twenties crowd just looks at me strange{#Tongue}

BigIslandBlues
Posted: Nov 09, 2010 - 16:00
 
Follow this up with some Danny Gatton....{#Guitarist}

ce
(the Netherlands)
Posted: Oct 14, 2010 - 15:27
 
 unclehud wrote:
Vincent Vega stuck the needle right through her breastbone and I liked to puke.  That was graphic violence if I ever saw it.  Much worse than the guy in the zip-up leather hat/mask or the bullet to the face in the back seat.

 
To me, the really scary thing about the bullet-in-the-face bit was that it was FUNNY.
Especially the first time I saw it. It immediately worried me that I found it funny, even if it was from the surprise/shock in the scene.
And it is even more scary that we get used to this.

Great movie, though, even if it seems to be an ode to violence and not much else, it's performed very well. (Am I contradicting myself now?)


BKardon
(Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison)
Posted: Sep 12, 2010 - 12:28
 
 birdwatcher2 wrote:
< ... >  And the list of one liners goes on and on.  One of the best movies ever.  Definitely top ten.  Can't wait for my sons turn 30 years old so I can watch it with them.
 
You're going to make your sons wait until they are 30 to watch Pulp Fiction?


Dahlia_Gumbo
(San Francisco)
Posted: Sep 12, 2010 - 12:16
 
{#Bananajam}

aaronm
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 11:36
 
Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction

Zigi
(Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Posted: Aug 06, 2010 - 04:11
 
 jpfueler wrote:
the first performance of the tune on record is in 1927.
 
The song has been played by many bands since it was first performed in Greece, but Dick Dale sure made it his own by playing a really fast instrumental version. From Wikipedia

The song was rearranged as a solo instrumental guitar piece by Dick Dale in 1962. During a performance, Dale was bet by a young fan that he could not play a song on only one string of his guitar. Dale's father and uncles were Lebanese-Americans and musicians as well, and Dale remembered seeing his uncle play "Misirlou" on one string of the oud. He vastly increased the song's tempo to make it into rock'n'roll, and the result was the famous Dick Dale "Miserlou". It was Dale's version that introduced "Misirlou" to a wider audience in the United States as "Miserlou."


DavidS_UK
(Central England, UK)
Posted: Jul 05, 2010 - 07:13
 
I like this track - and the best version has to be used in the title of the Luc Besson movie "Taxi":



NickDanger
(Athens - not that one, the music one)
Posted: Jun 26, 2010 - 18:58
 
"Dick Dale is the best thing to happen to surfer music" — Dick Dale