Miserlou
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Miserlou is a famous traditional Eastern Mediterranean folk melody best known in the West through Dick Dale’s 1962 surf rock instrumental version.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
ⓘ
traditional melody ⓘ |
| countryOfPopularization | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInFilmDirector | Quentin Tarantino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInFilmYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| genre |
Eastern Mediterranean folk music
ⓘ
surf rock ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Misirlou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mousourlou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Arab music tradition
ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek music tradition ⓘ Levantine music tradition ⓘ Turkish music tradition ⓘ |
| hasDanceAssociation |
Greek folk dance
ⓘ
belly dance ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalVersions | true ⓘ |
| hasLyrics | true ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Agent Orange
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dick Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan and Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beach Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ventures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
Middle Eastern music repertoire
ⓘ
surf rock repertoire ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
| notableVersionBy | Dick Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVersionGenre | surf rock instrumental GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableVersionYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | early 20th century ⓘ |
| popularizedInWestBy | Dick Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfPopularity |
Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhythmicFeature | syncopation ⓘ |
| scaleUsed |
Hijaz scale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Eastern scale ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a woman from Egypt or the East ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| titleEtymology | derived from Turkish word for Egyptian woman ⓘ |
| usedAs | film opening theme ⓘ |
| usedInFilm | Pulp Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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