The song "O' Brien is Trying to Learn to talk Hawaiian" peaked at number two in the U.S. charts in January, 1917. Dynamite Johnny O' Brien died in June of that year. I use this version of the song by Horace Wright in my documentary film "A Captain Unafraid, the Story of Dynamite Johnny O' Brien." I like to imagine Johnny heard the song in the few months before he died!
Unfortunately, the tune doesn't appear in the actual cd soundtrack due to copyright. I do sing the song to myself on occasion, not surprising, it goes quite well on ukelele! Have a listen here to Horace Wright...
