Quite possibly the Coolest video ever. The black and white, the smoke, the looks, the way the camera moves. And, I mean, show me a more quietly confident bunch of musicians outside the jazz world. Hank Marvin, well, he may not be the definition of cool here but just look at him, what a sweet smiling face! He is cool by default, being the lead guitarist and all. The bassist is Jet Harris, leather jacket cool that really ties the room together. He takes a puff on his cigarette, blows out the smoke, saves it for later. The drummer is Tony Meehan, and he's spellbound, all dreamy and far away. And the rhythm guitarist is Bruce Welch, fedora tough, fancying a pint or a fight.
Apache is a pretty well-known instrumental. Covered also by The Ventures, Jørgen Ingmann, and of course the "hip hop national anthem" by The Incredible Bongo Band.
The Bears lost to the Rams today, and I'm a bit sad that their season is over. At least we'll always have Apache.
Will the Bears win the Super Bowl next year? Only the Shadows knows.
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