The Victor

My rendition of Dick Dale's "The Victor", a very Middle-Eastern sounding instrumental from his 1964 album, "Mr. Eliminator". Special thanks to my wife Amy for providing the zils for the backing track, and also for pointing me towards great video footage of a lovely and talented belly dancer, who hopefully made this video not suck as bad. (By the way, her name is Boubouka; it's a clip from a Greek movie called "Another in a Million", also from 1964.)

[@lilbambella]

Awesome!! The song was kick ass and you paired it really well with Boubouka who is absolutely amazing as well. Thanks for posting!!

[@hlieboff59]

excellent job Mike. Alright fess up, who's the belly dancer!!!

[@morphballio]

@NicosPourpourakis WOW, thanks for posting this! I even love the music, and her dancing is of course pure class!!

[@daviddavison7836]

Outstanding Job!

[@counterstriving]

Awesome dancer (and guitarist)

[@tokaicarl]

great guitar mate- really nailed that sound---

[@KingOMiami]

Great work as usual Dude!

[@CharlieFreakin]

Very cool video

[@TheTakeOffs]

GREAT!! nice guitar playin'!!

[@morphballio]

@leadakis123 Wow, thanks! I'm glad to hear she is alive and well, there is such little information about her out there; what an amazing dancer.

[@frankiepoolboy]

Awesome!

[@NicosPourpourakis]

I I see it now. I thought you might have wanted to see looked like 30 years later. I am playing the bouzouki.

[@livewire77]

nice rendition

[@morphballio]

@leadakis123 Please feel free to keep posting these!! Nick's playing is truly inspirational; what a master, I am just in awe of it right now.

[@bonezinho1987]

Excitement

[@morphballio]

@Zac360TURN Thanks, Zac! That's a Yamaha SGV800.

[@iskandertime747]

Sigh.. rest in peace, Dick Dale.

[@joymanlegro1550]

😊

[@morphballio]

@ugotpimp Haha... thanks man, that's awesome...

[@NicosPourpourakis]

I attached a video of Boubouka and me at my daughter's Christening party but I can't see if it is here on your wall. This was taken about 23 years ago.

[@The40thThief]

This is excellent. Shame no tabs though.

[@LordMattyA87]

This would be better with Orion Slave Girls too 😆

[@78recordrepair]

Have you heard this rendition by Dale from 1975? /watch?v=vledhp4e6rI&list=UUxx4RQ_eZ3_KJ5UWuUI3idg

[@morphballio]

Woah! This is my first time hearing this version. It sounds a bit more ethnic, more Greece than California, really liking it. Thanks!

[@mjb42280]

love dick dale and this song forever