Source: They're Wearing Them Higher in Hawaii

They’re Wearing Them Higher in Hawaii

Hawaiian

Title

They’re Wearing Them Higher in Hawaii

Date

1916

Genre

Hawaiian Music

Performer

Collins and Harlan
Arthur Collins

Writer

Halsey K. Mohr

Location

Camden, NJ

Recording Technology

Disc

Description

Hawaii was often associated with exoticism and the forbidden. This song describes “Henry Meyer” who “was a buyer, buying ladies wear” for the New York fashion industry. His head is turned by the shorter skirts they wear in Hawaii. Meyer is likely Jewish: the song blends two kinds of ethnic characterization

Type

Hawaiian
Hawaii was often associated with exoticism and the forbidden. This song describes “Henry Meyer” who “was a buyer, buying ladies wear” for the New York fashion industry. His head is turned by the shorter skirts they wear in Hawaii. Meyer is likely Jewish: the song blends two kinds of ethnic characterization