Songs Without Words 4
Last year I sort of promised Michael Bates I’d have another Songs without Words, and “Rinky Dink” would be in it. Well, I do, and it is. (There’s also a discussion of pop/rock instrumentals at that link, and at this one.) And yes, it’s that David Seville.
Track listing for 111141-2:
- The Tornadoes: Telstar
- Spencer Ross and His Orchestra: Tracy’s Theme
- The Rebels: Wild Weekend
- A. B. Skhy: Camel Back
- Johnny and the Hurricanes: Reveille Rock
- Mongo Santamaria: Watermelon Man
- Billy Strange and His Orchestra: Goldfinger
- The Marketts: Surfer’s Stomp
- Morris Stoloff and His Orchestra: Moonglow and Theme from Picnic
- Los Indios Tabajaras: Maria Elena
- The Incredible Bongo Band: Apache
- Charles Randolph Grean Sounde: Quentin’s Theme
- Dave “Baby” Cortez: Rinky Dink
- The Brass Ring: Love Theme from Flight of the Phoenix
- Sandy Nelson: Let There Be Drums
- Les Paul: Whispering
- Duane Eddy and the Rebels: Because They’re Young
- Henry Mancini and His Orchestra: Baby Elephant Walk
- David Seville: Armen’s Theme
- The Astronauts: Baja
- Ferrante and Teicher: Theme from The Apartment
- Travis Wammack: Scratchy
- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass: Casino Royale
- Chris Barber’s Jazz Band: Petite Fleur
- The Fireballs: Torquay
- Mantovani and His Orchestra: Games That Lovers Play
- The Ventures: Nutty
- The Beach Boys: Let’s Go Away for Awhile
- The Champs: Tequila

December 20th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
[...] decorating its tailgate. At that moment on the stereo: “Baja,” by the Astronauts, from this homegrown mix. I was hoping for something appropriate when “Tequila” finally came up, but I suppose [...]