Zorbas

"Zorbas"
Instrumental
Published 1964
Composer(s) Mikis Theodorakis

"Zorbas" (or more commonly, "Zorba's Dance") is an instrumental by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis.[1] The song featured in the 1964 film Zorba the Greek, for which Theodorakis wrote the soundtrack,[2] and became popular around the world. It is now commonly played and danced to in Greek tavernas. The film's track has since been recorded as a standalone song by many different musicians from around the world.[3] Some of the more notable are listed below.

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass recorded a 4:25 version of the song (as "Zorba the Greek") for their 1965 album Going Places.[4] Issued as an edited single with live audience dubbed in, the song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The tune reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1965, performed by Marcello Minerbi (Durium Records DRS 54001).[5]

The song was featured, among others, in the film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and in the "Subdivision" episode of Prison Break, where Charles "Haywire" Patoshik raided a fast food joint and gorged himself on soda and ice cream.

The song is particularly infamous in Peru for its association with Sendero Luminoso.[6] In the early 1990s, a video of Sendero Luminoso's leadership dancing to the song was given to the media, showing that the organization's heads were hiding in Lima itself.[7]

The British dance act LCD covered the song in 1998. Their version peaked at number 20 in the UK chart that year, and at number 22 when re-issued in October 1999.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Eder, Bruce (1925-07-29). "Mikis Theodorakis - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  2. ↑ "Zorba the Greek (Soundtrack) - Mikis Theodorakis : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  3. ↑ "Zorba's Dance (search results)". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  4. ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "Going Places - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  5. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 368. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ↑ Retamozo, Damián (October 22, 2014). ""Zorba El Griego", bailando con Abimael". Diario Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved September 13, 2018. "Zorba the Greek", for many in Peru, it's a popular Greek dance that evokes a night of partying by the subversive leader Abimael Guzmán and the central committee of the Communist Party Shining Path.
  7. ↑ Robinson, Eugene (February 21, 1991). "PERU'S PRESIDENT NARRATES VIDEO OF RARELY SEEN GUERRILLA CHIEF". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 309. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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