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One Of Rock's Most Oft Covered Songs Isn't Really A Song At All (there are no words)

Posted about 1 year ago
**Bert Weedon** wrote and recorded **Apache** in 1960 and it still possesses an immediacy & timelessness that so many of the subsequent covers lack.**Cliff Richard ** had a huge hit with their version, and it has since been recorded by a number of acts through the years.But none can touch the original (which will be posted in comments)But first, **Sunday Under The Covers With The Sugarhill Gang:**Apache
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  1. deadmandeadman
    deadmandeadman says Bert Weedon Apache
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  2. deadmandeadman
    deadmandeadman says Ritchie Blackmore: Apache.
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  3. runobodyii
    runobodyii says My brain files this under "surf music" against which I have an unaccountable prejudice.
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  4. Cody B
    Cody B says Nice one Deadman.The original is Tropical and Western...Brilliant. As for the Sugar Hill Gang, as a High Schooler myself and 2 mates donned Indian headdress and loincloths, and rapped to the instrumental and got a decent reception. Sugar Hill, I think, based their version on yet another cover of Apache. The original B-Boy classic Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  5. deadmandeadman
    deadmandeadman says Great one Cody. I wonder if there is anyone who'll listen to all the versions in this thread.
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  6. deadmandeadman
    deadmandeadman says runobodyii. Surf music is just a watered down (ouch!) offshoot of rockabilly, the primal scream of rock n roll.
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  7. ardyjormkiv
    ardyjormkiv says oh this one! the fresh prince song! nice. i like the first, but the second and third just don't seem to be the right tempo at all for the energy of this song. of course, i'm biased by the fresh prince dance. it has a certain beat, you know? haha, anyway. thanks.
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  8. I am
    I am says Is it me or do the Blackmore and Weedon tunes sound exactly the same? Did you miss a copy and paste Jeff?
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  9. I am
    I am says Jeff, My son Baylor Thanks You. One of his all time faves. He's 7 so you can imagine how many and what kind of favorites he has. I always thought Viner's was the original. Learned something new.
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  10. deadmandeadman
    deadmandeadman says Well I'll be darned, Chris, you're correct! My bad, I guess. ??This?? is the Ritchie Blackmore version.
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  11. dermahrk
    dermahrk says I'm listening to all (or at least sampling, should that prove too daunting). A complete listening to the original certainly takes it out of the surf music genre, which tends not to include flutes. I like it, though Marshall Crenshaw could improve on it fer sure. The Sugarhill Gang? Too much forced fun there. I bombed after less than a minute. Little Richie Rich? Possibly my favorite. Not a big Blackmore fan (I assume you know about his current faux-medieval incarnation with his goil-friend. Too embarassing for words). And der winner is...Michael VIner! The addition of horns to the simple melody really help drive this baby all the way home. Nice organ, too.
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  12. Bartleby
    Bartleby says I wouldn't like to come across as a quibbler but I think calling sampling a cover would be stretching the notion of cover a bit... Nevertheless, it's always refreshing to hear so many versions of the same riffs. Thanks DMDM. -- My vote will also to the Incredible Bongo Band.
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  13. Cody B
    Cody B says Bartleby, the Sugar Hill version has no sampling..An all the way live version by the Sugar Hill House band featuring Doug Wimbush,Keith LeBlanc, and Skip McDonald. All cats who would go on to make their marks in various guises. Michael Viner used the cream of LA session cats including Hal Blaine,King Erisson, Bobbye Hall, and Glen Campbell for his fictional band.. Oh my gosh, I just looked up Bert..My vote is for Bert. I wonder if he'll get paid for all these streams. I hope so. Viva Bert, the man who launched 1,000 head spins and provided the soundtrack for the consumption of numerous umbrella drinks. !http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/2629087.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=C829214BE645D91AD05470B5A335043DA55A1E4F32AD3138!
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  14. Lyrikhan
    Lyrikhan says I'll throw this version out there as well.... *Jørgen Ingmann*
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  15. Bartleby
    Bartleby says I've never heard of Jørgen Ingmann, I take it he's Norwegian -- kind of jazzy. Thanks Lyrikhan. Thanks also Cody for the precision. I had no idea. As per usual, your knowledge is ever so appreciated.
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  16. deadmandeadman
    deadmandeadman says It is a fine testament to a great piece of music that it can be done so well in such a wide variety of ways. It's a piece that has room for the listener ??&?? the performer
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  17. deadmandeadman
    deadmandeadman says It is a fine testament to a great piece of music that it can be done so well in such a wide variety of ways. It's a piece that has room for the listener ??&?? the performer
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008
  18. ZZTodd
    ZZTodd says that richie blackmore version is rockin'
    Permalink posted 05/04/2008

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