vocal version of Apache

[jimbojet]

Did anyone hear the vocal version of "Apache" played on Radio Two's "Sounds of the Sixties" radio programme today? I was driving when I heard it and I think Brian Matthew said it was by an American artist, Sonny something or other, didn't quite hear the surname, apparently it was a hit, does anybody else on here know more about it, and was it before the instrumental version or after?

[Bazzer]

The vocal version of Apache was by Sonny James, an American Country Music singer/songwriter, who is best known for the 1957 hit "Young Love", apparently. Apache vocal was a hit in 1961, so after the Shads version. There are a couple of postings on Youtube of the song, and it was posted on this site some time ago. Hope this helps.

Regards,
Baz

[hankb56]

Aye heard it yesterday morning. Crap wasn't it? It will never better the original although I did like the 70's revision of it by
Hot Butter.
Ian

[hankb56]

I suppose it proves the other side of the some vocals never make instrumental coin that some instrumentals should never be vocals, dance on being an exception.

Ian.

[Didier]

There is worst :



With french lyrics, as "L'amour fait la loi" (Love rules), sung with an italian accent...

Didier

[Graham C. Marshall]

Didier, I would never had known that you raided skips.

[Paul Childs]

Can remember back in the 60s Cliff doing a vocal version of FBI on a TV show.

[Paul Childs]

Found it! It says 1964 but if I remember, I think it was a bit later on in the 60s than that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIZwMYB9Bgg

[Didier]

Didier, I would never had known that you raided skips.

My knowlegde of the english language is not good enough to know what "skips" are, but I more or less guess what it means !

Didier

[JimN]

Didier, I would never had known that you raided skips.

My knowlegde of the english language is not good enough to know what "skips" are, but I more or less guess what it means !

Didier

Am. English: "dumpster".

French: "benne".