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Da Da Da - tiki mugs in Senor Coconut video |
ikitnrev
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jul 27, 2002
Posts: 1298
From: D.C. / Virginia
|  Posted: 2008-06-10 6:09 pm Permalink
One of my favorite groups (Senor Coconut) has recorded a video for one of my favorite songs, titled 'Da Da Da' (full title is 'Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha)
The video is very cool - spinning tiki mugs, beautiful women, gorillas, devils, all done very stylishly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqh9FpIVcnw
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and some more history and background of the song. It was originally recorded in 1992 by a German group named Trio - it reached #2 on the charts there, but was quite obscure in the U.S. I somehow came across an import LP and played it over and over and over -- I loved the minimalistic, repeating sounds.
The song received wider exposure in the U.S. in 1997 when it was featured in a Volkswagen 'stinky couch' commercial ... one of my favorite commercials of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_s5-R_JE4c
That commercial was parodied by Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrwnJDQy0ic
Here is the original somewhat surreal video performed (in German) by Trio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMikAeK8rL0
and some even more surreal footage of Trio performing the song (in English) on a live TV music show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAEauAKaed8
Finally, I will add that when doing a preview of this message, I clicked on and started all the links to the above video clips, and created a fantastic smorgasbord of Da Da Da .... and before those videos eneded, a blast of lighting came and briefly knocked out power to my house (true story)
Vern
[ This Message was edited by: ikitnrev 2008-06-10 18:15 ]
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virani
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 17, 2003
Posts: 1434
From: Volcanic area of France
| Posted: 2008-06-11 12:02 am Permalink
I love Senior Coconut too.
I saw him live a few years ago with his latin band playing the Kraftwerk songs. Awesome.
The making of this great video is here : http://pingmag.jp/2008/05/21/senor-coconut/
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QuietVillage
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jul 02, 2008
Posts: 48
From: Sunny Singapore!
| Posted: 2008-07-04 12:25 am Permalink
Dear fellow Trio and Senor Coconut fans!
What can i say- you guys have good tastes!!!
Ze Germans and their humor....
I prefer these 2 versions of Da Da Da:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDXaW8lfjKk&feature=related
-Bemused german audience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDXaW8lfjKk&feature=related
-Drummer boy standing on one foot.
Senor Coconut's Dadada:
wow. What a piece of work! Stripping karate girls, man with a droopy banana, revolving Tiki mugs... what more can one ask for!
My fave Senor Coconut post on da tube:
S.C covering Kraftwerk's Showroom Dummies up ante on the cha-cha!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLpfZpYn6XA
Anyone can identify the tiki mugs featured?
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Kenike
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Joined: Jul 24, 2003
Posts: 1201
From: McKinney, TX
| Posted: 2008-07-04 10:09 am Permalink
I had two Trio albums. Alas, I let both go in my big vinyl purge several years ago.
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