Top 25 songs for a hot rod luau....your opinion

[Roothawg]

Putting together a set list for the band we are looking at hiring.

If you were to pick the top 25 beach/hot rod songs of all time what would they be? They should all be pre-1966.

Thanks

[FLAT-TOP BOB]

my fav. little duece coupe

[bigron]

hotrod lincoln.....don't know if it's pre-66

[DrJ]

Elvis
Bue Hawaii

Jan & Dean (I think)
Ride the Wild Surf

Beach Boys
Surfin Safari

Pollo Del Mar
"The devil and the deep blu sea" the whole CD

[RC]

Walk don’t Run

by the Drifters (I think)

[Fat Hack]

"Rockin' Little Roadster" - Jan & Dean
"Hey Little Cobra" - The Ripchords
"409" - Beach Boys
"Baby, who could really love this car but me?" - Brian Setzer
"Built For Speed" - Stray Cats
"Racing In The Street" - Bruce Springsteen
"Shut Down" - Beach Boys
"Hot Stocker" - Jan & Dean
"455 Rocket" - Kathy Matea
"Freeway Flyer" - Jan & Dean
"Little GTO" - The Surfaris
"Hot Rod Gang" - Stray Cats
"Ain't Nothin Wrong With The Radio" - Joe Diffie(?)
"Shut Down" - Beach Boys
"Bucket T" - Jan & Dean
"Drag City" - Jan & Dean
"Little Honda" - Beach Boys

Those are my personal faves, anyway! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Roothawg]

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Walk don’t Run

by the Drifters (I think)

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The Ventures.... but yeah that's one I was thinking of......

[Sean]

Here's a few:

The Ventures - He Never Came Back
Booker T and The MG's - Green Onions
Super Stocks - Midnight Run
Super Stocks - "T" Roadster
Link Wray - Rumble
Jack Nitzsche - The Last Race
Dick Dale - Hot Rod Racer
The Ventures - Night Drive

[Smokin Joe]

I like Ronnie and the Daytonas version of G.T.O.
Wipeout-Surfaris
Pipeline-Chantays
MiserLou-Dick Dale
Hey Little Cobra-Rip Chords
Anything by Jan & Dean or the Beach Boys
Hot Rod Man.

I'd have them do car songs then do a beach set while the eating's going on. Songs like in my room or surfer girl are quieter for better dinner conversation time. Kick in the faster stuff after dinner when the dancing and drinking starts. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Fat Hack]

You got it right, Smokin Joe...I goofed on the artist for "Little GTO"!!

[MBL]

Stick Shift by the Duals
Hot Rod by Roy Hogsed
May be hard to find though.

Tim
MBL

[bdrake]

Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

[Jeem]

Yeah, Pollo Del Mar is good. This 'un isn't pre 66 but, 40 miles to vengeance from the Penetrators is too cool.

[Smokin Joe]

I'm listening to Wild Thing by the Troggs in the computer right now. Can't get Jan & Dean outa my head this week. Add "Schlock Rod" to the list! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Now I've got Dick Dale doing Ghost Riders playing! Wish I could crank it up, but I'm at work.

[bdrake]

Or
Chuck Berry, No Particular Place To Go

[JamesG]

Go to O'Reillys, they have some good cd's called Car Tunes-Vol.1-Hot ROd Tunes. THeres a Ratfink on the front in a Deuce hiboy. It was only 4.99! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

"I want to be your driver"-Chuch Berry
"Roadrunner"-Bo Diddley
"Hot Rod Lincoln"-Commander Cody
"Draggin"-Curtis Gordon
"Rocket 88"-J.Brenton & The Delta's
"No Particular Place To GO"-Chuck Berry
"Highway 49"-Howlin Wolf
"Bring My Caddilac Back"-Baker Knight & The Nightmares

[lik2writ]

Out of Limits (instrumental) by The Marketts

[JamesG]

"Honky Tonk"
"Wipe Out"
Any Beach Boys song
"Green Onions"

[DrJ]

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini
Brian Hyland


Let There Be Drums- Sandy Nelson

And just for fun;

SUGAR SHACK
Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs
#15 song of the 1960-1969 rock era
#1 for 5 weeks in 1963

[Kinky6]

Three Carburetors - The Whirlaways

[Unkl Ian]

Dead Mans Curve.
Anything by Bo Diddly or Chuck Berry.

[bufordtjustice]

I really dig that song sleepwalk, dunno what the hell it has to do with this subject but its in the damn era

[Zeke]

Root pm me your address and I'll send you a copy of my luau CD. It's a mix of surf and Hawaiian song. It went over big at the last luau we catered.

[Smokin Joe]

Sleepwalk is by Santo & Johnny. Don't forget J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers "The Last Kiss" and stuff like "The Wanderer" and some of the late Doo-Wop

[Roothawg]

Well ya see there is a band we are hiring. They are more of a 70's band but better than most around here. They say they are willing to learn some different songs. We are thinking if we could come up with 25 songs that would be enough to do 2 sets about 45 minutes each with a break in between.

[chromedRAT]

man, i get around is the quintessential song of the era for me. timeless. as relevant then as now. everybody else really said it all. pipeline fucking rocks though!

[Zeke]

Anything Dick Dale or the Venturis then. Gotta keep it surf beachie flavored. Think about it do you want it to sound like a luau or a sock hop? See if to can get them to do some don ho stuff that stuffs cool and adds to the overall feel.

[InjectorTim]

Be Sure to have sleep Walk by the ventures for slow dancing with the kittens!

[InjectorTim]

Lullaby of the Leaves is another one by the Ventures, anything by Big Sandy and his Flyrite Boys.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

deadbolt is the best surf band ever. no close second.

[Detonator]

Louie Louie

[jerry]

APACHE, by anybody thats done it.

my all time favorite song. or just set up a computer with spinner on the surf channel.

zeke, send me a copy of that luau cd when you can.


jerry

[hillbillyhellcat]

Dear Dad - Chuck Berry
Hey Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Gear Jammer - George Thorogood
Take It Off - Dick Dale
Bustin Surfboards - Dick Dale
Hillbilly Hula Girl - Little Jimmy Dickens
We Belong Together - Robert and Johnny
Come On, Lets Go - Ritchie Valens
C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
Quarter to Three - Gary "US" Bonds
Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith
Flyin Saucers Rock and Roll - Billy Riley

[LUKESTER]

custom caravan, or "record run" by the Pyramids

[ramrod]

Tiny Bubbles - Don Ho

[Jeem]

Good choice Jerry

I have a few covers of that tune.
the Auavelvets
Hypnotwists (local band, defunct)
Pollo Del Mar (kinda-sorta)
Los Straightjackets

JFA did a cover of Walk don't Run didn't they?

[Jeem]

Man, I just listened to Hypno's version again. Wish you guys could hear it. Dare I say, better than Duane Eddy's?!

[zgears]

gene vincents, race with the devil. the drags, i like to die. oh and hot rod lincoln(hot rod race) is way old, ive got the county version on 78. i think its from about 53'.

[cheaterslick]

No one has mentioned "ONE PIECE AT A TIME" - JOHNNY CASH!!!!

[imfatdad]

Beep Beep by the Playmates..

[jerry]

jeem, get "nobody sings or the guiter gets it" by the cadillac angels. done with a stand up bass.


jerry

[52plybizcoupe]

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Beep Beep by the Playmates..

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how did he get that thing out of second gear