The Shadows - Theme From The 'Deer Hunter' (Cavatina)

The Shadows were a British instrumental rock band, best known for their sleek guitar sound and influence on 1960s pop. Originally forming in the late 1950s as the backing band for Cliff Richard they helped shape the sound of early British rock 'n' roll together. Their first hit as Cliff Richard’s band was “Move It” (1958), widely regarded as one of the first authentic rock 'n' roll songs produced outside the U.S.. Over the years, Cliff Richard & The Shadows scored numerous hits including “Living Doll,” “Travellin’ Light,” “Please Don’t Tease,” and “The Young Ones.” Independently, The Shadows became stars in their own right with instrumental hits like “Apache” (1960), which reached No. 1 in the UK, and classics like “Wonderful Land,” “F.B.I.,” and “Kon-Tiki.” In 1979, they scored a surprise hit with their cover of “Theme from The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)”, originally composed by Stanley Myers and popularized by classical guitarist John Williams. Their version brought the haunting melody to a wider pop audience, reaching No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The piece featured prominently in Michael Cimino’s 1978 film “The Deer Hunter”, a powerful Vietnam War drama starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and Meryl Streep. The film was a critical and commercial success, winning five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and grossing over $49 million worldwide. This recording was made by TROS TV Program TROS TOP 50 and broadcast on June 9, 1979. Watch our great music videos ❯ https://goo.gl/feVLNN More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ https://goo.gl/X9FOAU More info on Wikipedia ❯ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TopPop Broadcast date: 09/06/1979 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.