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Hey, they kept Donny Osmond’s “Puppy Love” from going to number one.*
And for that, they should earn the respect and admiration of a grateful music-loving public.
I like the Horse With No Name spoof that came out during or shortly after the invasion of Afghanistan (partial lyrics follow):
In the aftermath of the jihad
We were lookin’ for low-life scum
There were bombs and guns and caves and things
But Osama must have sprouted some wings
The next thing we saw was a videotape
And the proof, it left no doubt
The heat was hot but the trails been cold
And Bin-Laden has not been found
He could be riding through the desert on a horse with Hussein
It felt good to get out of the caves
In the desert you can make up a fake name
And there ain’t no bombs for to give you no pain
Al-lah, lah, blah blah blah blah
Al-lah, lah, blah blah…
The singer on this sounds remarkably like the America singer.
SNAG = Sensitive New Age Guy
I believe I have already made my opinions of America known throughout these boards. There is nothing more to say.
I always preferred “Tinman” to “Horse With No Name”, myself.
Although Three Dog Night kicks America’s ass.
Where the flying fuck is the Tropic of Sir Galahad?
America wasn’t that bad, but I can never forgive them for…
“Muskrat Love” :eek:
No. No, they bit hard. Only a career psychopath could write a song so painfully insipid as “Muskrat Love”.
What drugs did the Captain slip into Toni Tenille’s drink to get her to sing that hideous little cover?
Sorry, but you’re wrong, and so was The Peyote Coyote in that other thread. America did not write “Muskrat Love”: they merely covered it.
The Southern Alligator Lizard is native to coastal North America from Washington to Baja California. It sometimes climbs bushes and trees in search of prey, including bird eggs and chicks.
Ventura Highway runs along coastal California, and while travelling that route you may indeed find alligator lizards leaping from trees and bushes. It’s just a bit of local color added to the song.