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To: rktman
No Jan & Dean?

Not enough Beachboy tunes either, IMHO.

3 posted on 10/13/2014 9:06:59 AM PDT by PROCON (Ask Yourself This..Are You More Likely to be Infected or Beheaded Today Than You Were 6 Years Ago?)
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To: PROCON
"Not enough Beachboy tunes either, IMHO."

Roger that. If the list was honest it would be 9 Beach Boys songs plus Jan & Dean's "Surf City".

6 posted on 10/13/2014 9:08:51 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: PROCON

It can be argued by aficionados and players of the genre (like me) that proper surf music is instrumental.

If the point of the music is to evoke the sensation of riding a wave, the anticipation, elation and aftermath of same, then lyrics and vocal parts can be viewed as surplus to requirements, even distracting. Surf’s simplicity - two guitars, bass, Fender amplifiers and a basic drumkit, along with mostly novice musicians - is its calling card.

I suppose it’s an insider/outsider debate but surf compilations (from Guitar Player Magazine, Rhino Records, et al) usually restrict themselves to instrumentals.


8 posted on 10/13/2014 9:13:26 AM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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To: PROCON
No Jan & Dean?

"SURF CITY" by Jan and Dean is #9 on the list.


9 posted on 10/13/2014 9:17:21 AM PDT by Iron Munro (We can make it work with only one square per restroom visit -- Sheryl Crow)
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