You Cannot Be Serious (apologies to JM)

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:25 am

Here's something I thought we might have a bit of fun with.

In 1960 The Shadows released Apache here in UK which went to number for 6 weeks and prompted 1000's of kids to get guitars and try and form groups like The Shadows, that changed when the Mop Tops came along.

In the US however for some, IMO, inexplicable reason Jorgen Ingmann a Danish guy had the hit version.

Here are three great clips I had never seen until today, one of the earliest vids of The Shadows doing Apache, Jorgen Ingmann vid and also Ventures.

Shadows
click Here

Ingmann

click Here

Ventures

click Here

Send me your 1 2 3 to:[email protected] rather than posting on here and I'll publish the results of clough's classic forum Apache poll later.

Give it a week say.

winston · Post by **winston** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:23 pm

email sent Roy

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:18 am

Should it be something like, "who's the best"? Hard to rank, indeed...

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:20 am

Sheena it is simply which version in order of preference you like.

All versions date from same period so a far comparison.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:39 pm

So, are there any results of the voting yet?..

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:57 pm

Sheena thanks for asking but there was hardly any voting.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:27 pm

Uh. I see...

dedicated_follower · Post by **dedicated_follower** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:42 am

The votes of my household are now lodged. Just catching up after my recent holiday.

britye · Post by **britye** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:09 am

e-mail sent Roy

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:52 am

Thanks for vote Brian based on the few votes I got Shadows was the favourite version followed by Ingmann and then Ventures.