tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post3293940983714352370..comments2024-03-28T15:38:54.673+08:00Comments on .: Shadows' "Apache" With Sonny James LyricsANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©http://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-78886067633695171882023-05-27T11:28:06.022+08:002023-05-27T11:28:06.022+08:00THANKS TO ALL ON THE LIST FOR LIKING AND LOVING TH...THANKS TO ALL ON THE LIST FOR LIKING AND LOVING THIS POST<br /><br />Colin Colin<br />Irene Yap<br />Winston Koh<br />James Kwok<br />Hiroshi Deguchi<br />Somkid Lakhawat<br />Ben van der Laan-Hatikustia<br />Stephen Han<br />Roop Singh<br />Rose Khoo<br />Lris Chin<br />Peter Cheong<br />Kali Dass S<br />Michael Lee<br />Moody Cash<br />Jimmy Appudurai-chua<br />Lim Nance<br />Ann Rowena Lim<br />Yip Dick<br />CHIT CHATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-8872644346250232162023-05-27T11:26:00.402+08:002023-05-27T11:26:00.402+08:00Jimmy Appudurai-chua
Lovely
Andy Young
Thanks Ji...Jimmy Appudurai-chua<br /><br />Lovely<br /><br />Andy Young<br />Thanks Jimmy for the support.CHIT CHATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-50697403841330309852023-05-27T11:25:01.896+08:002023-05-27T11:25:01.896+08:00Andy Young
I must thank all those who LIKE this po...Andy Young<br />I must thank all those who LIKE this post. 'Apache' IS 60s music theme song!!!<br /><br />Winston Koh<br />Wow, was told by a friend recently Apache had singing version! love it, nice! Thank you!<br /><br />Andy Young<br />Winston Koh yes, and sung by Sonny James, who made 'Young Love' famous. Thanks.CHIT CHATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-73961429401362761542023-05-27T11:23:53.832+08:002023-05-27T11:23:53.832+08:00Ivor Lesslar
Just in case a string breaks, can do ...<br />Ivor Lesslar<br />Just in case a string breaks, can do the vocal version �<br /><br />Andy Young<br />Ivor Lesslar ha, ha. That's a great point. You are always the wise and humorous one. Thanks for the contribution. [Actually the lyrics are on the blog too.]CHIT CHATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-42965146385692462642023-05-27T11:22:20.499+08:002023-05-27T11:22:20.499+08:00nstrumental APACHE has so many versions besides th...nstrumental APACHE has so many versions besides the one by: THE SHADOWS. And most SINGAPOREAN BANDS play this tune too often. Read how many there are...<br /><br />Stephen Han<br />I had heard “Apache” by Sonny James but I like the instrumental version by the Shadows<br /><br />Peter Cheong<br />Stephen Han I love the Shadows' version too.<br /><br />Andy Young<br />Stephen Han Yes, Shadows' best for its dramatic appeal. Powerful and strong... Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />Andy Young<br />Peter Cheong hi! Yes, and I know you play it well. Cheers!CHIT CHATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-43646359451412343272019-06-15T16:20:39.637+08:002019-06-15T16:20:39.637+08:00Thank you Leirbag for the beautiful yet moving tri...Thank you Leirbag for the beautiful yet moving tribute you gave for the song. <br />You spoke from the heart.<br />Do visit the blog again and fill it with your comments.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-29660109907376938142019-06-15T11:59:26.515+08:002019-06-15T11:59:26.515+08:00I have spent many years looking for the song with ...I have spent many years looking for the song with the lyrics again, I discovered it when I was a teenage but it was so hard for me trying to remember part of the lyrics or who played it. Thank you, I really love this song,its a poem to my soul... Makes me cryLeirbaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892396501746960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-20931641422024598222016-02-27T04:52:15.063+08:002016-02-27T04:52:15.063+08:00Thank you all for reviving this post about Sonny J...Thank you all for reviving this post about Sonny James and 'Apache'. A big thank you to John Cher for sharing his experience.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-89796837670011620252016-02-27T04:49:05.625+08:002016-02-27T04:49:05.625+08:00Thanks for a very informative article.Thanks for a very informative article.LAM CHUN SEEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-35909046518803050882016-02-25T20:29:07.990+08:002016-02-25T20:29:07.990+08:00So sad, so many talented musicians died recently. ...So sad, so many talented musicians died recently. Quite young too.GRANDMA MARY HO (GUITARIST IN HER 80's)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-36162734207195196672016-02-25T18:43:51.398+08:002016-02-25T18:43:51.398+08:00Hi Andy. A few years ago while at SRC, I heard the...Hi Andy. A few years ago while at SRC, I heard the vocal version of Apache for the first time. It was the birthday of my friend, Jerry Lee, a public accountant. Each year to celebrate his birthday he would have his birthday party at SRC and his band would entertain through the night. I was not aware that there was a vocal version of Apache until that night. We are all learning something new all the time! <br /><br />While the Shads version of Apache is more vibrant and is the version most of us are accustomed to, the version by The Ventures, to me, seems to have more depth and a certain "feel" to it. The Apaches were the true Americans, the sons of the soil and The Ventures being an all American outfit were able to interpret the piece, for lack of a better term, in a more American style.<br /><br />The Apaches were a proud people and were a warrior tribe. Led by their greatest chief, they were able to win many battles against West Point trained Calvary officers. That great leader was of course Geronimo. By coincidence, Geronimo, was another big hit by The Shads.<br /><br />For many years, Marlon Brando, tried to make a movie based on the novel, I Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee. He was totally against the way the American Indians were portrayed in Western movies and he wanted people to know how the Whites mistreated the native Americans when they started to arrive in the "New World". He was unsuccessful in his attempts as no banks were prepared to finance the production of the movie. To make a personal statement, when Marlon Brando won an Oscar for The Godfather he sent an Indian girl to accept the Oscar on his behalf. Many years later the movie was eventually made as a TV special but not as a movie for theatrical release. This would translate into the probability that there were still budget constraints, as making a TV movie is considerably cheaper.<br /><br />As always, many thanks to Andy for his untiring passion to keep all things 60's alive!<br /><br />All the best to you Andy!<br /><br />Cheers! JOHN CHER (WRITER/ PERCUSSIONIST)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-37853072666415316442016-02-25T13:55:42.404+08:002016-02-25T13:55:42.404+08:00Young Love was an evergreen hit of the old days. I...Young Love was an evergreen hit of the old days. It's a nice choice selection. You will never get bored hearing over and over again. Thanks.RICKY CHNG (LEAD GUITARIST FOR: THE ESQUIRES AND SILVER STRINGSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-68539150937147130602016-02-25T13:42:02.558+08:002016-02-25T13:42:02.558+08:00Because of his passing away, this posting about So...Because of his passing away, this posting about Sonny James and the pop APACHE has been slightly revised.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-25350129287365639902016-02-25T13:05:36.367+08:002016-02-25T13:05:36.367+08:00Hi Andy,
wow...first time I'm listening to th...Hi Andy,<br /><br />wow...first time I'm listening to the lyrics of the famed Apache instrumental hit. Had all along thought that it was a purely instrumental composition. Thanks for posting it on your blog and a big thank you to contributor Maureen712 as well.<br /><br />JCJCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-12290438157350207142016-02-25T10:27:28.767+08:002016-02-25T10:27:28.767+08:00Thanks Andy, remembered him for YOUNG LOVE.Thanks Andy, remembered him for YOUNG LOVE.OLIVER BALASINGAM (DRUMMER WITH SILVER STRINGS)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-73323025987930824832016-02-25T10:26:19.978+08:002016-02-25T10:26:19.978+08:00Thanks for video of Young Love and didn't know...Thanks for video of Young Love and didn't know he is the original singer for Only The Lonely. Thought it was Roy Orbison.AUDIE NG (LEADER, BASSIST 'SILVER STRINGS')noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-28865589518628126372016-02-25T10:10:26.424+08:002016-02-25T10:10:26.424+08:00"James Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928 – February 22,..."James Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928 – February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the 'Southern Gentleman' for his congenial manner, his greatest success came from ballads about the trials of love.<br /><br />James had 72 country and pop charted releases from 1953 to 1983, including an unprecedented five-year streak of 16 straight Billboard #1 singles among his 26 #1 hits. Twenty-one of his albums reached the country top ten from 1964 to 1976. James was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007 (extract from WIKI)".<br /><br />He passed away on Monday 22nd Feb 2016, today being Thursday 25th February 2016.<br /><br />RIP Sonny James. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-57347726157522032522013-04-07T16:28:05.599+08:002013-04-07T16:28:05.599+08:00Thanks FL for your interest in the posting. You ar...Thanks FL for your interest in the posting. You are right; I should have posted this information earlier but I thought many 60s pop song lovers would have known about it earlier.<br /><br />Regarding UK artistes, it is true that even up till today Cliff Richard is not popular in the US. <br /><br />"Many a tear has to fall but it's all in the game..."<br />ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-8889284256542505072013-04-07T13:32:57.755+08:002013-04-07T13:32:57.755+08:00Like all of you, I was very surprised indeed to he...Like all of you, I was very surprised indeed to hear the vocal version of the Apache for the first time in my life !! Andy, how did you suddenly post this and not earlier ? Most of us or rather of all, have been listening to the instrumental version by the great Shadows in the early sixties. You really beat of us, eh ? I mean many thanks to you. Also, I concur with Maureen712 that it was difficult for some British artistes' hits to be accepted by the US around 1960/70, Cliff Richard included. It was the Ventures (US group) who re-recorded the Apache with a different beat.FLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429286415685838183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-3999051565210627192013-04-07T09:07:26.402+08:002013-04-07T09:07:26.402+08:00Thank you both for sharing. It's true that man...Thank you both for sharing. It's true that many pop song enthusiasts are not aware of this version by Sonny James.<br /><br />I am still learning too. Yes, he does sound like Frankie Laine although I thought he was Perry Como :)ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-29819159336117731242013-04-07T08:44:45.579+08:002013-04-07T08:44:45.579+08:00Hi Andy,
This article/video is a gem for oldies l...Hi Andy,<br /><br />This article/video is a gem for oldies like me.<br /><br />The singer sounded like Frankie Laine but of course it's SonnyJames who sang the song. <br /><br />After all these years we learn of the lyrics to Apache! Incredible!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing. Stay well Abang.BATURO45noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-18110990110468223292013-04-06T11:21:43.581+08:002013-04-06T11:21:43.581+08:00All Comments above are from You Tube and extra inf...All Comments above are from You Tube and extra information is meant to be shared with those who love this song. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-65264031585372243102013-04-06T11:18:57.675+08:002013-04-06T11:18:57.675+08:00Apache was written by Jerry Lordan. Lordan had giv...Apache was written by Jerry Lordan. Lordan had given the song to Bert Weedon to record but he didn't like Weedon's version. Jerry liked a British group named The Shadows so he played the song for them. The Shadows recorded it and their version was a hit. It used to be difficult for British performers to get air time in the U.S. so when a song was a hit in Britain, it was re-recorded by an American and released in the U.S. Apache was covered by the Ventures, the Safari's and others.<br /><br />(Maureen712 contributed this whole posting and video on You Tube).Maureen712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-41446274392749278062013-04-06T11:15:57.825+08:002013-04-06T11:15:57.825+08:00I am a touring entertainer on the casino circuits....I am a touring entertainer on the casino circuits. For years, I've told my guitar player that there are words to this song, but could never find a copy to prove it. Now I finally can. Excellent job on the slide show. Thx. DannyDannyDeeCountrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-15082951242504742702013-04-06T11:14:58.321+08:002013-04-06T11:14:58.321+08:00This IS one of my favorite Sonny James songs! He ...This IS one of my favorite Sonny James songs! He was with RCA at the time-released as an RCA Camden lp from 1967 but the recording is from 1962. Awesome video-it really does go with the song!!ThePossumboynoreply@blogger.com