"Quiet Village" by Martin DENNY

[11115gary]

This was the very first 45 rpm record I ever had. First of thousands I still have .Always loved this song and the TIKI bar boom it started.

[TheDejael]

Martin Denny and his Exotica music makes me wish I had my own Tiki hut, hot tub and swimming pool with surround-sound Stereo playing Exotica music!

[zippythepinhead1960]

Before my Dad passed away he asked what I wanted of his. I told him I wanted all his vinyl LPs. When I was a kid, I used to raid his record collection. Martin Denny was my favorite. I believe I have all the MD LPs in the original covers. The music still brings back good memories. Thanks for contributing to my eclectic taste in music, Dad.

[cmdmama]

Back in about 1959, our gal pal who owned a car, named it Quiet Village. She even had it painted in a beautiful script on the back fender. Whenever this song came on the radio, we turned it up full blast and cruised through 'the loop'. Great memories.

[pmccray551]

When ever my parents left the house I would play the grooves off this 331/3!!!

[milkleg]

Right in the middle of the Rock-N-Roll era I bought this 33 1/3 album. I was rooming with my buddy Jerry, and we decorated his room with a fishing net and all kinds of beach and ocean stuff. We played this album on his home built amp and store bought turntable. I still have the album. I believe all the creature sounds were made by the recording staff.

[phoebecatgirl]

PEEWEE's PLAYHOUSE LIVES!!!

[sirhorsechoker]

Naw you guys might not be all that old. I'm 26 and be bumpin that denny hard!

[cricketjam]

so cool



[LordHORSEY]

This piece really brings back some great memories. Thank goodness I now have a copy of it. I too had this on a 45 rpm. I've sent the link to my brother and sister who have fond memories of this piece as well. Thank you. Jax,Fla.

[spynlcolmn]

Billeagel51, thank you so much for your comment and update on El Toro. Actually, kind of saddens me to hear this about that place that was so incredibly active in late 50s. My friend, if you and yours happens to visit your nation's capital, please plan to stay with my wife and me, instead of the fortune it takes to stay in a hotel. Just let us know, and we will work on the accommodations. Thanks, again, for your kind remark. I thoroughly enjoyed it/them. Semper Fi, sir. Ole Johnny B.

[SavageRick]

This is one of the first songs I remember growing up. My mom would play this while she cleaned house. I seem to remember her in a muumuu also. LOL thanks for the posting!

[SavageRick]

This is one of the first songs I remember growing up. My mom would play this while she cleaned house. I seem to remember her in a muumuu also. LOL thaks for the posting!

[spynlcolmn]

Yes, this brings back many very fond memories of my youngs days in the USMC stationed at El Toro MCAS, Santa Anna, Calif. So young and great shape. Now, 07/11, I still love this loving exotic music. Wanted a girlfriend then, but have one now for nearly 50 years come Nov. My woman only get "gooder and gooder." Love you all.

Ole Johnny B.

[billeagle51]

@spynlcolmn Gee! El Toro MCAS is a Ghost town..U should take the train from LA Central Station to San Diego and goes right through the base..and its a complete ghost town. Back in the early 80's I worked at Seal Beach Weapons Station and would take equipment their, and now! Wow! hard to believe that place was a booming base..U ask yourself.."What happen"?

[Ezdduf4kuZ]

This is a most unusal instrumental, let alone being termed a r&r song.  It was never played at the Highschool sock hop of coarse & anybody can see why......Not that instrumentas weren't played at the dance. When I think about it the "Limbo Rock" by the Champs was probably the biggest song to be played at the hop & it too was an instrumental. Thx4 postin'

[KTKTRock]

I've been looking for this recording. I've heard Danny Gatton's version, but didn't associate it with the same tune as I didn't know the title of this one and haven't heard it in a very long time.

For anyone here who is a dancer it's great for Rumba and Cha Cha.

[EdwardsGirl404]

It's the theme from "Pee-Wee's Playhouse."

[1957thack]

Classic, This was the first LP my Father bought for the family household. This was also the theme for Pee Wee Hermans Play House.

[DrUNkeNM0NkeeE]

@Remulak56 It have nothing to do with being old or young when it come to good music, i'm young in my early 20's and this is beautiful and dope. IT'S MUSIC!!!

[Joema2]

Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman, I still have my albums.

[Joema2]

WOW! Memories!

[remulak56]

Does anyone else realize that they're old listening to this??  :)

[Ilovemyhorsenick1]

oh this really brings back memories of happier times!!! thanks for posting

[msjuniejane1]

I love this song! For some reason, from the time I was just a little kid I always thought it was called Jungle Bird. It's no wonder that I could never find it. It's so exotic and wonderful! Thanks for posting it!

[TheDrRJP]

My dad, a music lover from birth til death loved this tune and when he first heard it, he ran out and bought every one of Denny's albums.

For some odd reason, I was hearing this tune in my head...well,,, actually just the jungle riff, so I had to log on and listen to the whole thing again.

[fassstEddie]

Hi, saw and heard Mr. Denny several times. I'm from da islands. Augie Colon doing the bird calls and some percussion is a distant cousin of my wife's. I have also seen and heard Augie's son once in San Jose.  Forgot the name of his group. I have the Martin Denny vinyl with Quiet Village. It's the one you have pictured on the top with the gal looking through some bamboo (?) curtains.

btw, still married to the same gal 53 years next month.

Eddie

[tanslec2]

i wonder who else came here because of Gorillaz...

[MrUnderdude]

@tanslec2 I did. :P I think we might be the only ones.

[eamonosu]

it speeded up for a moment at 0.25, must have been a cicada running across the record

[jeannebrookervin]

Mister Denny was quite unique.

[tarbalvis]

Pee Wee's Play House.

[nsenderoff]

I rember this hit well. I was in hight school and it was so differant to the other doowop hits..

[DavesParadiseTikis]

Good background to listen to after carving a my latest tiki with the tiki torch is lit sipping on a beer.

[Anoectangium]

Yeah me too I can't believe it's 51 years since I bought the 45rpm single London 45 HLU 8860. I remember "dancing" to it, lights turned down low at the local dance hall

Happy days, Many thanks for posting.

[Achel41]

@Anoectangium

You're welcome.

Are you sure you was only dancing on it?

[CBordages]

There was a restaurant in Galveston that stopped changing out the jukebox when "Top 40" music became the norm. As a consequence, I was able to listen to this song every time I went there. Unfortunately, the restaurant is gone now. I can't even find the building it was in.

[BONNEVILLAIN2012]

remember mom playing this 45 on the rca mahogony hi fi record player

[daytimetexas]

Makes me feel good! I like to put it on to play over and over and go to sleep! So very restful! No one else can make this wonderful sound!!!!!!

[MilkyLicker3587]

This song was used as the theme at the beginning of Pee-Wee's Playhouse!

[OneCharmedLife]

nice images. Love the album covers

[alexanuchid]

Those days people had had a chance to listen to intrumetal music, unlike trash- songs of today.

[jonycuddlesgert]

THIS album, Which I bought, LP/vinyl... was THE song which literally made me fall in Love with Polynesia... where I then moved, and lived for more than 20 years. ALOHA nui loa. ... J.

[Achel41]

@jonycuddlesgert Only from Polynesia? I'm a sure there was also a beautiful little girl ........

Greats from Brussels (Belgium)

[notyourmind]

I need a Maitai

[fillmorehagan]

Fabulous tune from yesteryear!



[LittleSweety]

This song was in the top 10 in the world charts in 1959

[fillmorehagan]

A great tune from the 1950s

I must have palyed it 20 times.

[froggie6608]

You've gotta love this, takes me back to my childhood BIGTIME!

[Mixtil22]

I prefer Quiet Pillage by 23 Skidoo.

Its not on Youtube, unfortunatley.

[Achel41]

@Mixtil22 Maybe you're right. But who is "23 Skidoo" ?

Unknowd in US and UK hits....

Can you give me more information ?

[Mixtil22]

@Achel41 British post-punk funk/industrial band. Quiet Pillage is not on Youtube, but search youtube for Vegas El Bandito and Coup to get an idea.

(I can't seem to be able to link to them in this reply box)

[amsterm8]

@Achel41 Google it, I tied to post the link, no luc 23 Skidoo Quiet Pillage take you to a website wher you can listen to a sample

[justmusicandme]

five stars, great memories!

[justwannamakeluv]

~my dad used to play this song often and at the end he would say "there's that f-ing frog again"~

[23lokelani]

I still remember my Mom and Dad listening to this over and over...it was so nice to hear this and all of us together...It was Memorable!

[til847]

...Charlie... are you out there? .... Miss T(you are, you'll know who this is)

[1acroyear1]

What the fuck?!? That's a lot of noise for a quiet village.

[StubbornCanary]

Hahaha :D I love this song but that did make me laugh :P

[billeagle51]

@1acroyear1 Could say the title is a "oxymoron" title..didn't think about it til U brought it up!

[DickAllen4HOF]

It appears that Martin Denny's Quiet Village was Polynesean. When I hear this song I always imagine myself floating down the Amazon.

[gingerbread1231]

I remember this song so well! Thanks for the posting.

[angelasga]

I love Martin Denny's music!!!

[markathickory]

Hit #4 on Billboard week of June 1, 1959

[sugarfootone1]

For some reason whenever I hear this song I remember the Baptist missionaries speaking about their little "quiet village" in the congo when I was growing up!

[smokiebird06]

Can you believe that this song is 51 years old? I remember it as a kid when it first came out, yet I'm only 26!! Something's wrong with this picture, and it ain't me!!

[Achel41]

Can you believe that I was dance this song in 1959 with a beautiful girl; and I am only 68 !!!!!

[kiddio1231]

Beautifully Done. My Parent's Cha Cha dance record when I was a child. I just took a magic carpet ride back to my childhood! Thank u for sharing Ache141.....tyvm

[BeHappySATX27]

Hi, slwfingrs80221--I have one of the original albums of Ritual of the Savage, Les Baxter, which includes the original version of Quiet Village.

[sucijo]

My father gave me this 45 in 1973, at age 3 I STILL have it I think it was Capital RecordsQuiet Village and Enchanted Sea

[TikiBands]

A Classic from one of the Tiki Godfathers...

[franklindavid]

I can picture myself in the Amazon forest, nice arrangement.

[swordfighter38]

Was stationed at Pearl Harbor in 1959/60. Saw Martin Denny several at Don the Beachcomber's in Waikiki. Great times. Great music!

[slwfingrs80221]

I own one of the original albums of Quiet Village

[Achel41]

Great ! I also

[picark]

Make that three of us ! I like "Firecracker" as well on this album.

[chkjns]

I had just seen this title and it's description on another music site and thought "boy, that must sound cool!' I was born the year Denny recorded this - 1956. I have just burst into tears to hear it's a song I have known and loved for 40 years ! ! ! ! ! Just never knew it's name, and NOW it is at my fingertips whenever I want ! ! WoW ! ! ! Thanks Achel41 ! ! ! ! ! !

[Achel41]

I'm very glad. You're welcome !!!

Greats from Brussels (Belgium)

[northcoast69]

Thanks for the post.  Great for a tranquil escape from a sometimes harsh reality.

[sisteralberta]

AMEN!

[AnthonysDen]

This song brought back a lot of great memories for me!I used to listen to it all the time on New York's Oldies Station,WCBS-FM 101.1,on a program called 'Friday Night 50s' with DJ Bobby Jay hosting.How I miss those days!

[Achel41]

I think you're not the only one ..........

[singinjohnny]

I can recall my older brother and I listening to this song on our Dad's car radio in 1958 or 59 and being blown away by the ambience of this beautiful recording. At that time, I had no idea what that word meant. But it does the same thing to me today. Enchanting. I always loved the sound of vibes.

[sisteralberta]

I had a hell of a lot of fun with this song playing in the background a long time ago!

[Achel41]

Magic moment I guess...... with your wife perhaps ?

[sisteralberta]

No, not my wife, but a good guess.

[jaydee38116]

This is an AWESOME song!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!

[califgirl101]

Awsome! I will be looking for it! Thanks again. :)

[califgirl101]

Love this song so much. One of my own lounge/exotica favorites. I have a favor to ask. Could you please post the song Jungle Flower? I've hear that particular tune a couple of different times and have not heard it again since. I would be so happy if you did so. Thank you again my friend. :)

[Achel41]

Thanks for your message.

"Jungle flower" is coming soon.

Greats from Belgium

[1400deadwood]

Musical perfection!!

[Achel41]

Thank you for your comments.

Do you like very much music from '50s and '60s ?

Go and look to : Achel41 and Loupi52.

So long