Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson - Sings The Great Instrumental Hits CD
What happens when one of the world's great instrumental surf bands decides that classic instrumentals really ought to have words? Los Straitjackets join forces with Deke Dickerson for an inspired and gloriously unconventional collection in which 14 famous instrumental hits are transformed into vocal numbers. As Deke puts it, there are only two possibilities with a classic instrumental: either a song started with words and a garage band turned it into an instrumental, or somebody eventually came along and put words back on it. Here, they have enthusiastically embraced the latter idea.
The results range from Fury, Honky Tonk and Magic Star through Theme From A Summer Place, Perfidia, Apache, Misirlou and Kawanga to Wild Weekend, Walk Don't Run, Popcorn, Sleepwalk and Pipeline. Deke's newly supplied lyrics give these familiar tunes an entirely different personality, turning the Great Instrumental Songbook into something you can actually sing along with. The romantic vocal treatment of Misirlou and the newly worded Pipeline and Popcorn are particular highlights of this wonderfully oddball concept.
With 14 tracks of vocalised instrumental classics, this 2014 CD is a unique collaboration between Los Straitjackets and Deke Dickerson that pushes the surf instrumental format somewhere it has never been before. Whether you are a record collector, a Los Straitjackets fan or simply curious to hear what happens when beloved instrumentals acquire unexpected lyrics, this is one seriously entertaining addition to the collection. Turn it up and let the singing begin!
