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  • #46
    Re: Your Favorite Island Music Songs- Hawaiian & English

    The 'wash your hands' jingle currently going around has me hoping for a full CD release soon.
    https://www.facebook.com/Bobby-Ingan...5875444640256/

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    • #47
      Re: Your Favorite Island Music Songs- Hawaiian & English

      One of my Hawaiian language favorites is "Ka Wai Lehua A'ala Ka Honua" by Kawai Hewett but only his version. Nobody else has the kind of magic he has in that song with his halau, Aaron Mahi on bass and Haunani Apoliona on slack key.

      Another one sort of both is the Kahumoku Bros. "Ho'kupu Kama Pua'a". Such a well written song.

      Gabby's "Pu'uanahulu" is another awesome song.

      I mostly prefer Hawaiian language songs.

      English ... "Waimanalo Country Song" - Jerry Santos

      "Maui Mountain Home" - Sons of Hawai'i

      I'm kind of stuck on titles at the moment.

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      • #48
        Re: Your Favorite Island Music Songs- Hawaiian & English

        Ka Huila Wai - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

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        • #49
          Re: Your Favorite Island Music Songs- Hawaiian & English

          Bump!
          Im a violinist/violist, and its time for me to learn some popular classic Hawaiian music! Id love some recommendations for songs that arent too difficult, Thanks!
          ~ This is the strangest life I've ever known ~

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          • #50
            Re: Your Favorite Island Music Songs- Hawaiian & English

            I've been listening closer and rediscovering my old Hawaiian language favorites--songs you know from hearing them all the time but never bothered to follow. That's been a pleasure. It's a good excuse to learn how to bang em out on the uke, too. I hope you have fun adding the violin to that, turtlegirl.

            For Island music sung in English, J Boog's "Backyard Boogie" has been treating me pretty well so far this year...

            Also, Makawao Dump/Bottles and Cans fans: thanks for the memories of that great social scene. What's Upcountry for "swap meet," eh?

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            • #51
              Re: Your Favorite Island Music Songs- Hawaiian & English

              Thank you! I am still around...
              This song actually has importance to me, as funny as that may sound. But my father worked for Makawao baseyard -County of Maui Solid Waste since before I was born-actually he was literally working while I was being born. LOL!
              I'm going to be 31 soon and he retired 2 years ago. So a few years back we were reminiscing about how we'd listen to this song on the cassette or radio when I was about 6 or so while actually driving to the Makawao Dump! It's a very vidid memory that I have so this is truely appreciated. Mahalo!


              Originally posted by grateful View Post
              Aloha!
              I do not know if you are still around, but I have been looking for this song for over a dozen years too!

              I recently found (thanks to some very wonderful people online) that I had been looking in the wrong direction for it!
              The title of the song is actually "Bottles & Cans", and it wasn't by Osorio and Borden (although they might have a version too, I don't know)... but the hit version I listened to over and over in Hanalei and Honolulu was by Ron Kuala'au...wow! So now you should be able to find it online too ^_^

              And here are the lyrics you were looking for also:

              written by Thomas Merrill
              performed by Ron Kuala'au

              Bottles and cans, old pots and pans
              Even a half jug of wine
              Humpty-back jugs, unlimited junk
              Today the Makawao Dump is fine

              He comes down before daybreak, in dim and misty haze
              Browsing through moments of old yesterdays
              ...for the good times, and bad times
              ...old times, and sad times
              ...sometime in your life, you may hear Louie say:

              Bottles and cans, old pots and pans
              Even a half jug of wine
              Humpty-back jugs, unlimited junk
              Today the Makawao Dump is fine

              To those who are passing by, it's merely a sin
              Full of castaway nothings, all worthless to them
              ...but to Louie they are treasured things
              ...valuable, pleasures of things
              ...all things, with no strings, just ask, and he will lend

              Bottles and cans, old pots and pans
              Even a half jug of wine
              Humpty-back jugs, unlimited junks
              Today the Makawao Dump is fine ...

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              • #52
                Re: Your Favorite Island Music Songs- Hawaiian & English

                Thanks, Pohaku!
                I play well by ear, but some songs have so much going on with their vocal harmonies, I can't figure out the primary melody's notes. Sigh! Practice = perfect!
                ~ This is the strangest life I've ever known ~

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