Day 104. Red Elvises Surfing In Siberia

Back in 1999, I moved to the Lehigh Valley and attended my first Musikfest as a resident. There, under the Volksplatz tent, I saw them for the first time: Red Elvises. They were a four-piece surf band from Russia (Ukraine, actually) who had moved to California and played surf music mixed with traditional Slavic melodies and tongue-in-cheek lyrics. They were so much fun! I still enjoy listening to their 1997 album, Surfing In Siberia. Though 3/4 of the original members left the group, their leader Igor is still touring as Igor and Red Elvises. They’re not the same, but they still are a fun band.

 

[kanaloa]

That's a blast from the past! I haven't thought about that band in years or decades.

 

[Kahikina]

I want that guitar!

 

[andypanda]

That's a blast from the past! I haven't thought about that band in years or decades.

Kanaloa that’s because they haven’t been a good band for years, ever since Zhenya and Boris left. They’re just Igor’s clown show now.

 

[Chicago Jake]

Waitaminute!!!!!

That song "Surfing in Siberia" is just a cover of a very old song called "Miserlou," popularized by Dick Dale in 1962, and resurrected by Quentin Tarantino in 1994 in Pulp Fiction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKpsuGMeqHI

 

[andypanda]

Waitaminute!!!!!

That song "Surfing in Siberia" is just a cover of a very old song called "Miserlou," popularized by Dick Dale in 1962, and resurrected by Quentin Tarantino in 1994 in Pulp Fiction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKpsuGMeqHI

Chicago Jake very old indeed! I heard a version of the original tune from the Middle East and it was very interesting.