Grass Skirts Blowing (Hilo March)
Appearance
"Hilo March" (also known as "Grass Skirts Blowing") is an arrangement of Joseph Kapeau Ae'a's song of the same name, and it was arranged by The Hawaiian Serenaders in 1970. The main instruments being played in the arrangement include steel guitars, a ukulele, a bass guitar, bongos, congas, a tambourine, a vibraphone, and a xylophone. It is mainly used as title card or ending music. There is also another track with a very similar name called "Old Hilo March."
Usage
Grass Skirts Blowing (Main)
The main version of this track.
Episodes
- 3b. "Plankton!" - The ending.
- 4a. "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" - "Wow, Patrick, you saved me!"
- 5a. "Pizza Delivery" - The ending.
- 9b. "Opposite Day" - Title card.
- 10b. "F.U.N." - SpongeBob takes Plankton to Jellyfish Fields.
- 13a. "Scaredy Pants" - "Ooh, I'm the Flying Dutchman!;" "Roar, roar! I'm the Flying Dutchman!"
- 14a. "SB-129" - The ending.
- 16b. "The Paper" - Title card; Squidward finally gets the paper from SpongeBob.
- 18b. "Walking Small" - "Steppin' on the beach! Doo-doo-doo-doo! Steppin' on the beach! Roo-doo-doo! Steppin' on the beach! Doo-doo-doo-doo! Steppin' on the beach! Roo-doo-doo!"
- 21a. "Your Shoe's Untied" - Title card.
- 23a. "Big Pink Loser" - SpongeBob and Patrick happily walk home.
- 35a. "The Secret Box" - Title card.
- 37b. "I'm with Stupid" - The ending.
- 42a. "Club SpongeBob" - Title card; The ending.
- 49b. "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve" - The ending.
- 70b. "Ghost Host" - The ending. (normal-pitched and high-pitched +2)
- 78a. "Born to Be Wild" - The ending. (low-pitched -2 and normal-pitched)
Shorts
- "Plankton's Plan" - The ending.
Other
- "The First 100 Episodes" - Disc 2 and Disc 7 main menu.
- "The Best 200 Episodes Ever" - Disc 2 and Disc 7 main menu.
- "The Best 300 Episodes Ever" - Disc 2 and Disc 7 main menu.
Games
- "Frosty Fling!" - cutscene
Grass Skirts Blowing (60 sec)
The 1 minute version of this track.
- 4a. "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" - The ending.
- 9a. "Nature Pants" - SpongeBob follows the jellyfish wherever they're going.
- 11b. "Squidward the Unfriendly Ghost" - SpongeBob and Patrick play their game.
- 15b. "Suds" - SpongeBob calls Sandy to go to the doctor.
Trivia
- Of its 25 usages, 15 are from Season 1 episodes.
- This is the first track to play in Season 2.
- "Naughty Nautical Neighbors" is the only episode to use both versions (Main and 60 sec).
- In the Dennis Music or CTM Music website, a different track is played in the album called "Green Grass of Hawaii," however in the TRF Music website, before it was updated, the actual track played in the album.
- This track was never used as an APM track, but as a TRF Track. The series used to have the rights to use TRF tracks until 2008. Dennis Music is no longer part of TRF, and joined with CTM Music and Current Music.
- For this reason, this track has been retired since Season 5. Since Season 4 and Season 8, the tracks "Wahini Wobble" and "Bikini Bottom Bound" have tended to be featured in similar narrative contexts.