Everytime I hear this song it makes me want to bust out and thrown down the cardboards in the street and start trying to do some break dancing!
I didn’t realize that “Apache" was an instrumental tune that was first written by a guy named Jerry Lordan and was recorded by the British group The Shadows in 1960. It started to get a little more recognition in North America, when it was recorded by Jørgen Ingmann, a jazz guitarist from Denmark in 1961.
Now, it wasn’t until 1973, when the Incredible Bongo Band recorded it with more “bongo” drumming that it really started to gain some momentum. At that time, it was called "hip-hop’s national anthem" even though this version was not a hit when it was first released.
So, in 1981, the Rap Group Sugar Hill Gang covered this tune and took it to a whole different level!! Outside of the lyrics featuring references to the Lone Ranger, the long percussion break in the middle is the reason I got into this song and gets me going everytime!
In 1995, the Sugar Hill Gang's version of "Apache" gained new popularity after being featured in a sixth-season episode of the NBC’s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air!!
Still sounds great after all these years!
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