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using a slightly shorter edit. However, it did not appear in the UK charts until 1967, making number 36 in the spring of that year and staying on the charts for six weeks. It was The
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who provided various shouts on the track. The rhythm section of drummer
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whose single was released in 1965, and reached No. 35 on the
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Filmgoers' History of World War II
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435:"The 19th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1962)"
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591:Songs with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
493:"Les Compagnons De La Chanson – Navarone"
596:Song recordings produced by Coxsone Dodd
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303:. www.mtv.com. Archived from
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98:Les Compagnons de la Chanson
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475:"Hits of the World: France"
407:. July 10, 1961. p. 3.
360:The Official Charts Company
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104:The Skatalites version
92:and vocal versions by
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257:The Specials version
51:The Guns of Navarone
30:Paul Francis Webster
481:. December 4, 1961.
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209:The Jamaican group
601:The Specials songs
511:"Guns of Navarone"
327:"Guns of Navarone"
111:"Guns of Navarone"
60:Sinfonia of London
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246:Muzik City
165:Muzik City
44:Background
566:Ska songs
479:Billboard
461:Billboard
405:Billboard
239:rim shots
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40:in 1967.
539:22 April
535:. Itunes
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497:Ultratop
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273:toasting
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139:Released
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68:Oscar
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