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Entry: Apache (Tommy Seebach)

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h2. About

On YouTube, <strong>Apache</strong> commonly refers to the Danish singer "Tommy Seebach's":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Seebach 1976 rendition of the original composition by Jerry Jordan (see below). The music video--featuring Seebach and his band having a good time with a group of tribal-clothed babes--first came to the spotlight at the Fantasia Film Festival in 2006, when "DJ XL5":http://www.fantasiafest.com/2006/en/films/film_detail.php?id=94 dubbed Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nih72UdCiCQ over the original M/V footage. The dub was a success and soon enough, remixes and dubbed renditions of Apache music video took on a life of its own on YouTube.

h2. About "Apache" the Song

In pop culture, <strong>Apache</strong> is a well-known, often-covered instrumental track written by English songwriter "Jerry Jordan":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_(instrumental). Inspired by the 1954 western film Apache, his song has been numerously sampled by other musicians across generations, from "The Shadows":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY-rPDwzM9M and "Incredible Bongo Band":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY-Z6wm6TMQ to "Sugarhill Gang":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCFRJEjM3fc and "Sir Mix-A-Lot":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIDrtVE5zUY (check out the links).

h2. Derivatives

Several variation exist on youtube with different techno tracks from AC/DC, Chemical Brothers, Air, Voodoo people, Snoop Dogg, etc.

* With Prodigy (by DJ XL5):

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* With AC/DC:
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* With Chemical Brother:
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* With Electric Six:
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* With Air:
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* With Pulp Fiction Theme:
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* With Snoop Dogg:
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* With Mogwai&apos
;s The Sun Smells Too Loud
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