For the last 2 season it has been bothering me that I can't figure out
what song is played when Dan Wilson of the Seattle Mariners is at bat.
It's not the "What A Man" song by En Vogue, rather it is a remake of
an older song from the 60's or 70's with sort of a "Western TV Theme
Song" feel to it. In fact, one day I heard the original song on the
radio on an oldies station and the next day at the baseball game heard
the newer version played during Dan Wilson's plate appearance.

I have seached the web high and low to no avail. I really like the
song, but don't know name of it or the artists who perform it.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 19 Nov 2002 15:31 PST

Please let me know whether or not this is the tune of the song you're looking for:

http://www.mortalwombat.com/Music/Wilson.mid

If that's the song, I can help you. If not, we'll keep looking!

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Clarification of Question by jackih-ga on 19 Nov 2002 15:35 PST

That is exactly the tune! :)

Very quick response, too!

The tune that is often played when Dan Wilson is at bat is "Apache."
The best-known version of this song was a worldwide hit for a British
group called The Shadows in 1960.

Here's a bit of info about The Shadows:

Wanadoo: Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame
http://home.wanadoo.nl/rock_and_roll/shadows.htm

I found a bargain CD (only $5.99!) that contains "Apache" and many
other hits by The Shadows:

CDnow.com
http://cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=211053690/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/ArtistID=SHADOWS/ITEMID=433533

My Google search strategy: "apache" + "the shadows"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=apache+%22the+shadows

I hope this helps! Please request clarification before rating my
answer if anything more is needed, and I'll gladly offer further
assistance.

Best wishes,
pinkfreud

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Request for Answer Clarification by jackih-ga on 19 Nov 2002 15:54 PST

Perfect, thank you! I will definitely rate this answer as a 5, but I
am wondering how you figured it out so quickly....

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 19 Nov 2002 16:38 PST

In answer to your question about how I figured it out so quickly, I
can't really say. I just have a very good memory for song melodies.
I've been able to identify songs ever since I was a youngster. Wish I
could have gotten on the "Name That Tune" show.

"Apache" was a hit when I was in junior high school, so this was not a
difficult tune to recognize. I'm not a big baseball fan, but I have
seen the Mariners play. Great song choice they made for Dan Wilson.

~Pink

Perfect answer... and so quickly! Even a link to a bargain CD with the
song, what more could you ask for?