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Song of the Summer 100 Years Ago - Yaka Hula - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 07-01-2016 The biggest song in America 100 years ago was a little ditty called "Yaka Hula Hickey Doola:" Down Hawaii way, where I chanced to stray On an evening I heard a Hula maiden play Yaaka hula hickey dula Yaaka hula hickey du Even I can't defend what white people did to Hawaiian music, it's a travesty. But take a listen for yourself at the link below. Unfortunately it wasn't the only hit song about Hawaii that summer, there were others such as "Oh How She Could Yacki Hacki Wicki Wacki Woo." If you don't think you can bear to listen to the music, there's a black and white photo of Kaimu Black Sands Beach from the early 1900's worth seeing at the link: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/1916s-song-of-the-summer-was-the-fakehawaiian-tune-yaka-hula-hickey-doola “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” -Joseph Brodsky RE: Song of the Summer 100 Years Ago - Yaka Hula - EightFingers - 07-01-2016 Da kine in Hawaii is not a new thing. RE: Song of the Summer 100 Years Ago - Yaka Hula - Lee M-S - 07-01-2016 There seem to be a lot of songs "based" on romantic or heroic ethnic groups. A few I can think of offhand (showing my age): Cherokee nation...Cherokee tribe. So proud you lived...so proud you died Gypsies, tramps and thieves So Running Bear loved Little White Dove ><(((*< ... ><(("< ... ><('< ... >o> |