One of those moods...

that strikes me about every two weeks hit again tonight. Today, I went to my boat to winterize the engine, water systems and air conditioning system, all of which would suffer severely if the temperature drops well below freezing. It took everything this 78-year-old had to do the tasks, which took about 4 hours.

Winterizing the boat is akin, IMO, to burying an old friend. I hate this job and so wish I were in the Islands right now and basking in 80 degree temperatures and watching the coconut palms sway in the trade winds. But, alas, I'm stuck in the People's republic of Maryland this winter.

With this in mind, I sat down at the PSR-S950 and recorded this song, one that I have always loved since I was just 18 years old when it first came out. I have to work on the balance between the vocals and backing, but that's a job for tomorrow.

Bali Hai

Gary

Thanks for sharing Gary!

All the best,

Mike

Very nice! Haven't heard that in years, until today..2nd time in last couple hours. Interesting. I remember an organ version from Kirby Griffin..

Gary thanks for posting that tune. I remember it well as I do all the tunes from South Pacific. Back in the late 50s my parents had the album and played it on a regular basis.

Musicals were in their "heyday" during my school years... and South Pacific was a box office smash. So many great tunes but Bali Hai topped them all. Great rendition. If winterizing your boat can bring about these desires to sing and record... you need to be out there scrubbing away, draining lines, etc. at least once a week! LOL! Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed all the memories it brought flowing through my frontal lobe. ----Dave Rice

"Better to have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy"

Here's another one I like..... "I always carry a flask with me in case of snakebite; and just to be on the safe side, I also carry a small snake"

and on his tombstone...."on second thought, I'd rather be in Philadelphia" (after years of proclaiming that he'd rather be in hell than in Philadelphia) .

Guess who said all these famous quotes.

chas

W.C. Fields?

W.C. Fields for sure!

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Yep. Good old humor is just like good old music, timeless.

chas

Of course you guys just dated yourselves .

Dang, Chas:

I thought it was Edgar Allan Poe! WC was for rich folks who could afford to see his movies. LOL!

Thanks for listening and commenting, guys.

All the best,

Gary

Bali Hai REMIX


After listening to Garys great rendition I felt the "MOOD" needed just a bit more as it took me away to another place in my head so I took the liberty of slightly remixing it with sound fx of what I thought in my head to create the right mood of laying in the sand in the south pacific...Great song Gary.

Back in high school, I totally stole the show in my grass skirt, and coconut bra!
What a great show to be in!

Dave, too bad that was in the days before Americas Got Talent..

Donny, nice remix but now I have to pee..

Absolutely Beautiful. What a gorgeous arrangement. Lush orchestration. I really enjoyed it.

Thanks for doing the remix, Donny - really makes a difference.

All the best,

Gary

Gary your very welcome buddy...glad you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed you playing and singing it!!

Jeez, Dave, I can't UNsee that now.

Gary...Now I cant get this song out of my Head!!

Yeah ... sorry 'bout that!

Laughing my way into the sunset... not far from Bali Hai! LOL!

----Dave Rice

Very nice rendition Gary.! I liked the style you used too. Is it on the 950?