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Topic: Jerry Byrd-"Waikiki Chickadee" |
Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Nic Neufeld
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Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 4 Feb 2024 4:49 pm |
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I have scans (somewhere) of Jerry's handwritten tablature for this song. Jerry had some very unique notation markings as I recall, takes some interpretation.
These videos have been available for a while so I assume most of us might have seen them...but JB playing the same song on a tricone on public tv:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nudiAFnbYg0
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Waikīkī, at night when the shadows are falling
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 5 Feb 2024 12:55 pm
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The correct song title is Waikiki Chickadee. "My Little Chickadee" was a 1940 movie starring W C Fields and Mae West.
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Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Nic Neufeld
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Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 5 Feb 2024 6:24 pm
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Growing up we had a Betamax tape of that movie! WC Fields was great (It's a Gift was my favorite).
I too was confused since the JB video also named it My Little Chickadee...part of the confusion may stem from that being the final words or hook of the song.
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Waikīkī, at night when the shadows are falling
I hear the rolling surf calling
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 6 Feb 2024 12:51 pm
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I would not be surprised if it turned out that the movie title inspired the song.
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Joe A. Roberts
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