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A Swinging Safari by Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert
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Bert Kaempfert Also Kämpfert B. 16 October 1923 - D. 21 June 1980 Was A German Orchestra Leader And Songwriter. He Made Easy Listening And Jazz-Oriented Records And Wrote The Music For A Number Of Well-Known Songs Such As "Strangers In The Night" Originally Recorded By Ivo Robić And "Spanish Eyes". He Was Born In Hamburg Germany And Studied At The School Of Music There. A Multi-Instrumentalist He Was Hired By Hans Busch To Play With His Orchestra Before Serving As A Bandsman In The German Navy During World War II. He Later Formed His Own Big Band Toured With Them Then Worked As An Arranger And Producer Making Hit Records With Freddy Quinn And Ivo Robic. In 1961 He Hired The Beatles To Back Tony Sheridan On "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean " "When The Saints Go Marching In " "Ain't She Sweet" And "Cry For A Shadow " In A Session For Polydor. These Turned Out To Be The Beatles' First Commercial Recordings. When Beatles Manager Brian Epstein Asked Kaempfert About Further Promoting The Beatles Kaempfert Informed Epstein That The Company Was Only Interested In The Beatles As Tony Sheridan's Backup Group. It Also Turned Out British Decca Executive Dick Rowe Turned Them Down In Favor Of Local Beat Combo Brian Poole And The Tremeloes. He Then Released The Beatles From Their Contract With Polydor.
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"A Swingin' Safari" Is An Instrumental Composed By Bert Kaempfert In 1962. It Was Recorded By Kaempfert On Polydor Records And Released In The United States On Decca Records But Failed To Chart. It Was Then Recorded By Billy Vaughn That Same Year And Vaughn's Cover Reached Number 13 On The Billboard Charts In The Summer Of 1962. The Song Features A Distinctive Main Theme Reminiscent Of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Played On The Tin Whistle And A Trumpet Solo By Manfred "Fred" Moch. Kaempfert's Original Version Served As The Original Theme Music To The Television Game Show The Match Game From 1962-1967. It Is Also Featured As The Main Theme In The Swedish Game Show Called Vi I Femman Where Two Teams Of Fifth-Graders Compete Against Each Other. The Song Was A Title Track Of An LP Consisting Of Orchestrations Of The South African Kwela Style Of Penny-Whistle Music Popular In The 1950s. The Tune Continues To Be Popular Having Been Used In Television Advertisements For ING Direct In The UK And As The Rolling Lap Theme For The Saloon Stock Car Class In UK Oval Racing. It Also Featured In The Films An Elephant Called Slowly 1969 And The Dish 2000 And Over The End Credits Of The 2009 Motion Picture Mary And Max. It Is Also Used In A 2010-11 "Become An Ex" Anti-Smoking PSA For The Ad Council. In 1971 The Song Was Used As The Theme Music To The Blue Peter Royal Safari.
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Bert Kaempfert Also Kämpfert B. 16 October 1923 - D. 21 June 1980 Was A German Orchestra Leader And Songwriter. He Made Easy Listening And Jazz-Oriented Records And Wrote The Music For A Number Of Well-Known Songs Such As "Strangers In The Night" Originally Recorded By Ivo Robić And "Spanish Eyes". He Was Born In Hamburg Germany And Studied At The School Of Music There. A Multi-Instrumentalist He Was Hired By Hans Busch To Play With His Orchestra Before Serving As A Bandsman In The German Navy During World War II. He Later Formed His Own Big Band Toured With Them Then Worked As An Arranger And Producer Making Hit Records With Freddy Quinn And Ivo Robic. In 1961 He Hired The Beatles To Back Tony Sheridan On "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean " "When The Saints Go Marching In " "Ain't She Sweet" And "Cry For A Shadow " In A Session For Polydor. These Turned Out To Be The Beatles' First Commercial Recordings. When Beatles Manager Brian Epstein Asked Kaempfert About Further Promoting The Beatles Kaempfert Informed Epstein That The Company Was Only Interested In The Beatles As Tony Sheridan's Backup Group. It Also Turned Out British Decca Executive Dick Rowe Turned Them Down In Favor Of Local Beat Combo Brian Poole And The Tremeloes. He Then Released The Beatles From Their Contract With Polydor.
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"A Swingin' Safari" is an instrumental composed by Bert Kaempfert in 1962. It was recorded by Kaempfert on Polydor Records and released in the United States on Decca Records, but failed to chart. It was then recorded by Billy Vaughn that same year, and Vaughn's cover reached number 13 on the Billboard charts in the summer of 1962.
The song features a distinctive main theme (reminiscent of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight") played on the tin whistle and a trumpet solo by Manfred "Fred" Moch. Kaempfert's original version served as the original theme music to the television game show The Match Game from 1962-1967. It is also featured as the main theme in the Swedish game show called Vi i femman, where two teams of fifth-graders compete against each other.
The song was a title track of an LP consisting of orchestrations of the South African kwela style of penny-whistle music popular in the 1950s.
The tune continues to be popular, having been used in television advertisements for ING Direct in the UK, and as the rolling lap theme for the saloon stock car class in UK oval racing. It also featured in the films An Elephant Called Slowly (1969) and The Dish (2000), and over the end credits of the 2009 motion picture Mary and Max. It is also used in a 2010-11 "Become an Ex" anti-smoking PSA for the Ad Council.
In 1971, the song was used as the theme music to the Blue Peter Royal Safari. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.