The Enigmatic 'Misirlou': Unraveling the Story Behind the Timeless Song Greek City Times

Aliki Chrysochou on Instagram: "🎶 The Story of “Misirlou” “Misirlou” (Μισιρλού) means Egyptian girl in Greek. It’s not originally from Pulp Fiction — it’s a Greek folk song from the 1920s, inspired by the Eastern Mediterranean’s mix of Greek, Arabic, and Turkish melodies. It began as a slow, passionate love song about an unattainable exotic woman. Then, in the 1940s, it became a Greek-American rebetiko hit. In the 1960s, Dick Dale, the “King of Surf Guitar,” transformed it into a fiery instrume