Karl Denver - Wimoweh

[david12lloyd]

This was out long before "lion sleeps etc"

[eldorado62]

I remember hearing this way back. There was no lion sleeps tonight on this version. It is as close to the original as you could get. I've never heard anyone come close to singing this like Karl did.

[charles1952ify]

Karl aka big Angus,a great Springburn boy just like me.(Springburn Glasgow)

[smengleur]

i'm sorry to see" thewhack64" comments. this version is as close to the original as

it should be,and karl denver certainly translated it into a commercial version.

brilliant.

[thewhack64]

@smengleur Sorry to see I upset you.It was just a reaction.I'll take down the comment.

[pm966]

Bizarre and brilliant.

[FleaBOXING]

@thewhack64 I'd stick to N-Dubz then

[KeldorDAntrell]

Who else in the world could ever sing like Karl does here? Masterpiece!!! What a voice!

[jovann20]

Thank you!!!! Brings back lovely times i had as a child! My dear old mum loved this.

[Varrius50]

Whatever anyone says about this song. 1, My Mum loved it and Karl.  2. I Love it. and 3. It stops the noisy cocks crowing in my village.

Steve in Thailand

[Varrius50]

Living in Surin in Thailand. They have just had their elections and are partying. So I played this at full blast. They loved it. God Bless Karl.

[13drumbeat]

my fave album when i was a child, (my voice never recovered from singing along to it), lol brilliant

[BigMcGublican]

WTF is this pish?

[walterstarkey]

one word only..great..



[lisbon117]

touch of class from glasgow

[charles1952ify]

original and the best

[TheChgz]

O.o wtf? dosent sound like what its suppost to and just killed it... now i will kill my self

[KeldorDAntrell]

@TheChgz, This sounds exactly as the single does when I play it at home.

[ivan67335]

this version it's a shit

[CeciliusHolton391]

Dowwnload the audio from this track at soundnabber doht cohm.

[rimaz777]

erky grant did a great version of this wit i cant get enough of you on the b side ...fantastic

[rimaz777]

erky grant did a great version of this

[1bridlington]

No one can sing this like Karl - a classic .

[willyumtaz]

Great Stuff!!!! Remember this when on T.V. in u.k. early 60's.

[roswellnwo]

Talk about,,video killed the radio star,,still remember recording this,,reel to reel,,prior to to casett 's.big thank you for uploading this K.D.classic.

[zaaritha]

Great!

[MsStolly]

I love this song, this version. The guitar playing is sublime. Terrific!

[whurlygurlie]

Wow, Loved this song when it came out in 1962, it was the 'horrible hit of the week' here in Melbourne on 3KZ.....but, this became the beer drinking song of all the 'bodgies' then.....got to love it.

[bootlehistory]

terrible , this song belongs to africa

[nikkilou66]

We have the original 45 vinyl of this!! Very cool indeed!

[Pali1984]

Really vivacious ! Cool :)

[hildibildibaldi]

Fab and Groovy - oocha boy!

[juliehermiz]

Oh this really is the business 10/10

[azaz09095]

i am 71 .and i remember when this first came out .everone went mad for it .the record stores couldnt keep up with demand.

brilliant voice.

[jackmo462]

Played in the Riverside Folk Club Glasgow Jed Morris and Serpents Skiffle Group late fifties. Karl also played there. I hated him, he was brilliant. Long blond hair, unheard of then, and a fabulous voice.

Jack Morris

[optandus]

Superb recording by a superb act - loved this from the day it first came out in 1962 and have only grown to love it all the more as the years have passed by! Wonderful - thanks for posting!

[Geoffthebull]

Karl was involved in a crash of some sort and did not really sing the same again.

Superb voice. My first record..!

[jamieolathon]

This song is just awesome, what a voice if only some modern singers could do some of this instead of the dirge that keeps getting released today

[panchopuskas1]

Incredible version of this song. What a fcking voice! Blew all the other versions away.

[MsStolly]

Ah memories! My dad loved this song and I learned as a small child, without realising at the time, all about the flexibility of the human voice......... and the amazing guitar playing!!

Happy times............

[Colonelniko]

He was with my granda out in Korea or Hong Kong I carnt remember when he was in the Gordon Highlanders.

[MrFriedemann]

Ein phantastisches Lied,es war bestimmt nicht einfach zu singen,großartig...

[MegaMarionn]

i love karl denver cause when i was a baby this song wimoweh got me out of my ill ness rip karl from ur ever loving 51 year old female fan marion nicol

[dizzydevil547]

love karl denver i first heard him when i was a kid in the eighties when my dad was given 1 of his albums i played it more than my dad did lol

[Melzmum]

I'll second that, ElledieWildandFree!

[ElledieWildAndFree]

Best version ever

[malcjow]

@ElledieWildAndFree WITHOUT A DOUBT.

[domofthavmakos]

Did this guy break his leg as an American para? So took up singing to earn money?

[HengistTheGreat]

Some say he was a British seaman.

[philly452008]

1st time hearing this after 40(yes 40!)years.Reminds me of my late father with the 8 track in his Mk1 Cortina(remember them?)Ahh,happy days..Still sounds great.

[madbloodydog]

ha ha the old MK1 cortina what a great little car for its day ,and an 8 track yep they both remind me of a misspent youth , happy days indeed

[gifu1960]

What a fantastic voice.

[gavinroto]

The best version of Wimoweh by far. What a voice. I've been searching for this for ages.

[raggy55]

magic

[joethemetaldude]

an original metal growler lol

love it

[gb52g4s]

nice

[666ravens]

yup the old man played this,but y know what? -he was right -Carl Denver is pretty amazingly original...still makes me smile......

[jrbrooks200]

one of shaun ryder's hero's. they sung together once.

[arthurdonachy]

So at about 13 this song expressed my silent scream,surely anally retentive times

[johnthomascarter]

thanks for this great song,brings back fond memories of my DAD and his tape recorder

[YATES001]

hahaha me too my dad had this

[MikeHudson65]

If you like this by Karl Denver you'll like a track of his called 'Markehta'

[MelonHed09]

phaha this brings back funny memories of me + my mate dancing in the car non stop to this.

cool kids (H)

x

[munkyjizz]

love it!!

[malcjow]

GREAT.

[JRNipper]

Great version, enjoy it very much. Thanks for posting!

[ozzicol]

just the best....

[tf424]

Karl Denver did great interpretations and his yodeling was so distinctive. Great song, thanks!

[stickmanpig]

remember this well,thanks for uploading.

[missweblash]

Thank you so much for uploading this track. When I was 10 or so this was my favourite song... and still is.  And it holds fantastic memories of my Mom too....

Again,thanks x

[sweedlepipe]

My favourite song, too, when I was nine back in the very early sixties. I haven't heard it since so it was a pleasure to hear it again. I feel it's aged a little yet I still got some of the spine tingling moments I used to get listening to it back then.