Uploaded by victrolaman on Jul 27, 2009
Here is Ada Jones & Billy Murray from 1911 Singing My Hula Hula Love, & Buddy Knox singing Hula Love from 1957. Was the 1957 hit "Hula Love", lifted from the 1911 song My Hula Hula Love composed by Percy Wenrich & Edward Madden? This question was pursued by Recorded Sound Historian and Grammy Award winner Tim Brooks who researched the two songs back in 1984. According to Brooks in an article from Goldmine in March of 1984, "Ascap had passed my letter of inquiry along to Remick Music. They and the heirs of Wenrich and Madden,stood entitled to all composer royalties from 1957 & 1965 hits of Hula Love. Ironically, Remick was then owned by Warner Bros., the Company that made the 1957 movie that featured the 1957 version of the song, and Warners presumably paid for the rights to use their own song in 1957. When I inquired of Remick several months later about what had happened, they would only say curtly that the matter had been settled out of court and "we do not feel we should authorize any further publicity in this." Brooks closed his 1984 article by saying, "Percy Wenrich and Edward Madden did not live to see their song become a hit among the rock generation. Both men died in 1952. But next time you're in a record store and see an LP of 1950's hits including "Hula Love", note the composer credits. Perhaps at last Wenrich & Madden will receive credit for a clever little song that appealed to record buyers of both the 1910's and the 1950's. "My Hula Hula Love".
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i cant help but listen to the Ada Jones and Billy Murray version every day... i love them <3 please dont ever take this video down cuz i cant find there version anywhere else thank you
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@jorgecubria In South America, a "bola" is a weapon that involves -- if you'll excuse me -- balls. In the Pacific, "bolo" refers to a type of machete. Either way, it was a smart move on Buddy Knox's part to move the "bolo" bit to the beginning of the verse, instead of leaving it right next to "Come be my hula hula love." :-)
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Great versions
But
What is a BOLO and ZING A ZULA ?
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lol today u can just press the side that says 1911 and listen to this
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Given both versions, there doesn't seem to be any contoversy. It's clearly the same song with some adjustment to the lyrics. If the 1957 "authors" did not provide proper attribution it was clearly because they thought they could get away with it.
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I like the 1911 version so much better :)
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It's a pity that buddy knox didn't record much more music. The comparison was very good and the background that you provided was great. Six stars for your efforts and well done ~
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What controversy? It's obviously the same song.
Shoknifeman 2 years ago
The Controversy dates back to the original release in 1957 of Hula Love. At that time, and almost several decades to follow, No one had ever challenged the origins of that song, until Tim Brooks pursued it. See the detailed information in the upper right. When it charted in 1957 it was if it was a completely new song, complete with new composers. Thanks for watching.
victrolaman 2 years ago
I really enjoyed your back to back comparisons of these songs. It's rather obvious that at least part of the lyrics from the '57 version were taken from the 1911 version. Thank you for what you do. I know I appreciate it.
Lloyd
althazarr 2 years ago
Thank you Lloyd for your very positive comments. It is very nice to hear that people appreciate the detail and historical information I supply with my videos.
victrolaman 2 years ago
I absolutely LOVE how you fleh out the song, by providing so much background to it. Keep them coming!!
5+ stars!!
MissP.
MissPickletoes 2 years ago
Thank you Miss Pickletoes, as a longtime collector, I was aware of the controversy about the song years ago, and this new medium now gives us a chance to hear the two versions from 46 years apart, back to back on the original 78rpm records for anyone of interest to compare on youtube. How good is that? thanks again for the compliment.
victrolaman 2 years ago