This is a problem I’ve had for the past couple of weeks now.
The worst of it is there’s a country somewhere with the same name (I think).
Anyway, America, you’re all bastards.
If I hear that fuckin song again, there will be trouble. I can’t get it out of my head.
"I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert, they can remember your name
'Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain
Laa laaa la la la la "
You made me snort ice tea through my nose, dammit!
(the tea wasn’t so bad, but the ice cubes hurt) 
I like the song.
I’ve spent some time in the desert, and I thought it was a fascinating enviornment. The song captures some of that feeling methinks.
Concerning taste, there are no rules.
Uh… why would another country also be named America? And what would that have to do with your dislike of this song anyway? I am confused. 
Pssst! the band that sings the song is called “America”
JoJo some of us were sick of that song 30 years ago.
No, see…the band who did Horse With No Name was America. See now?
OK–I’m new so whack me with a clue-by-four if Mr. Bix’s post is sarcastic. America is the name of the band that performed the desert tune…and there is also a CONTINENT by the same name that the united states of america occupies. And, DAMMIT…I have been through the desert with a horse with no name…I can’t get this tune out of my head…
I LIKE America.
And I like “America” too.
God’s nipples, but I thought this thread was going to be a lot more fun.
I like ‘Horse with no name’.
And ‘Sister Golden Hair’.
*Well, I keep on thinkin’ 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise
And I just can’t live without you; can’t you see it in my eyes?
Now I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find
But it doesn’t mean you ain’t been on my mind
Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air?
Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care?
Well I tried to fake it, I don’t mind sayin’, I just can’t make it
Doo wop doo wop …
*
But Oz never did give nothin’ to the Tinman
That he didn’t, didn’t already have
And something something, for the heatwave
Or the Tropic of Sir Galahad…
Wow, most unexpected twist I’ve seen in ages. Although I disagree. It’s the perfect song to play to keep you from speeding.
But I guess I can see how it would be like a cheesegrater to the spine for certain people. Especially when muppets sing it.
Sister Golden Hair. Now there’s a song.
The song also features the world’s second-worst* lyric:
“The heat was hot”
No shit?! And here I thought the heat was gonna be frosty cold! :rolleyes:
Fenris
*Per bad song guru Dave Barry, the worst lyric in popular song history is by Neal Diamond:
“I am, I said
To no-one there!
And no-one heard at all
Not even the chair.”
Uh-huh. And you expected the chair to chat with you Mr. Diamond? Maybe that’s why no-one was there: because you’re a freaking LUNATIC who chats with inanimate objects!
Yeah!!! and name your FREAKIN’ horse!!!
I’ve always kinda thought the horse was in the witness protection program.
Come on, what about the line “There were plants and birds and rocks and THINGS”?
I mean, what the hell, did they just run out of items that can be found in a desert?
I could find plants. birds, rocks and THINGS on 95% of the friggin’ planet!! Hell, I was just in my backyard and saw plants, birds, rocks and THINGS!! I mean, shit, THINGS . . . and these people are composers and lyricists!!
What’s the line that I always sing:
In the desert you can’t remember your name
For there aint no one there to give you no shame.
That 's what I say, but those can’t be the real words, can they?
Biggirl, I think the lyrics you are refering to are as follows:
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain