Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Wailers - We're Goin' Surfin' c/w Shakedown
 | Ah, the Wailers. No, they did any real surf music, but the fad was everywhere in the day, and every band recording instro s did its share. A great single. |
Picks: We're Goin' Surfin', Shakedown
Track by Track Review
Surf (Instrumental)
Like every other band on earth at the time, the Wailers tried to move into the pop consciousness on the wave of the surf sound. Their vocal attempts (Party Time U. S. A.) were pretty lame, but this instro is quite good, though not very surfy in the traditional sense. No double picking, and no Fender reverb, but plenty of watery groove. The girls chorus singin' "everyone's surfin', we're going surfin..." etc. could have been dropped, but still, it was a great single, and stands up well over time. The melody is the same as Dave Myers and the Surftones "Aqua Limbo Luau."
PNW Rock (Instrumental)
Guitar boogie progression with a swingin' melody for the bachelor pad. Spunky fun, but doessn't rise above the jam.