Dick Dale performing Miserlou at Fender NAMM 2008 Gala (2)

JohnnySplattWadd Says:

Feb 6, 2008 - Plays with strings upside down or in reverse order as we know them. The king of surf guitar don't use no whammy bar either....

mamadew88 Says:

Feb 7, 2008 - I love this guy...he holds a special place in my heart. There is no other who can fill his shoes.

RJW882 Says:

Feb 7, 2008 - now here's a true original! his playing is awesome, for lack of better terms... yeah he uses really wacky heavy guages also he doesn't play the way conventional guitarists do he's just getting sounds out of his instrument and that's what he had to say about his playing a while back.... he's someone to be inspired by not even if you enjoy surf music but if you want to be creative as a guitarist

acidmario Says:

Feb 9, 2008 - the original composer of this song is a greek artist but i cant remember his name . the original song is much more different than this one

NicholausLee Says:

Feb 10, 2008 - I hate that this song has become associated with Pulp Fiction!

popcornsamurai Says:

Feb 14, 2008 - There is another video on here where Dick talks about how Quentin Came to him about a movie that he built around this song. And think about how many kids went out and bought his old albums because of the film. He compared the revival of Travolta's career to his own and it is all because of Pulp Fiction. Certainly Back to the Beach did not do much for him.

jma128 Says:

Feb 16, 2008 - Same here! Also, I wish people wouldn't like him just for Misirlou.

NicholausLee Says:

Feb 17, 2008 - Ditto, I actually think "checkered flag" is my favorite album by him, and it's not even what I would consider a surf album. I think other people have done/ do surf better than Dick, not to say he isn't great.

jma128 Says:

Feb 17, 2008 - It's hard to say that. Dick doesn't even consider what he does "surf music", other people just called it that. I do agree though that "Checkered Flag" is awesome too (not sure if it's my favorite).

hyppolitoocho Says:

Feb 17, 2008 - Yeah, I'm a cool guy too that knew about Dick Dale and resent how people are appreciating a good song and blowing my hip counterculture cover.

matthew65 Says:

Feb 18, 2008 - badass motherfucker.... 71 and able to play miserlou.. that is one hard song. alternative picking aint easy....

jma128 Says:

Feb 22, 2008 - actually he's 70

JPGR1987 Says:

Feb 27, 2008 - Is that guitar strung upside down?

fendermusical Says:

Feb 27, 2008 - Yup.

FunkKlock Says:

Feb 27, 2008 - wow never knew dick dale was that old

MattAull Says:

Feb 28, 2008 - miserlou isnt that hard

samba1990 Says:

Mar 2, 2008 - One of my Good friends knows Dick Personly. and man Dick still tears it up!!!!!!!!!!!

roadrashrobby53 Says:

Mar 4, 2008 - hahaha, seriously? cause he basically started surfer rock... screw the beach boys

roadrashrobby53 Says:

Mar 4, 2008 - hahahahaha, i love the pulp fiction reference

bentnosewp Says:

Mar 16, 2008 - anything is hard at 71

bentnosewp Says:

Mar 16, 2008 - Dick should play for Dragonforce.

jma128 Says:

Mar 17, 2008 - Only he'd never play with distortion

jasonofsepsis Says:

Mar 18, 2008 - this is a real trooper! this guy will play like this for 5 people or 50,000. he doesn't care!

hulkout666 Says:

Mar 21, 2008 - Why do people always associate this song with Pulp Fiction? This song was first performed by Dick Dale in the early 1960s 30 years before that fucking movie came out!

foxyvero13 Says:

Mar 21, 2008 - Hell yaHe learned to play upside down instead of getting a left handed guitar in the beggining.now he just strings the left handed upside down