# Who really did the funky 80's song "White Horse."

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 24, 2004, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-really-did-the-funky-80s-song-white-horse/236082 "2004-03-24T04:58:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-really-did-the-funky-80s-song-white-horse/236082/1 "2004-03-24T04:58:24Z")

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That song got into my head lately (If you wanna ride, ride the white horse). For some reason I never knew just who did that song. I did a little web search and found it was from a group called “laid back.” Another web site says it is from the Gap Band. Now I feel no need to provide links, since I am not defending anything, but it is not unknown for performers or groups to do stuff under a pseudonym.

So tell me what you know about this funky slop.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-really-did-the-funky-80s-song-white-horse/236082/2 "2004-03-24T05:05:26Z")

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I remember only the “Laid Back” version. IIRC, they were a Dutch or German group, unlike the Gap Band.

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**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-really-did-the-funky-80s-song-white-horse/236082/3 "2004-03-24T05:45:49Z")

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You pulled _THAT_ one outta your butt, **Road Rash**! Whoa… haven’t heard that in years.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-really-did-the-funky-80s-song-white-horse/236082/4 "2004-03-24T13:41:01Z")

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The All Music Guide says the song was by Laid Back. They were Dutch.

NRBQ also seems to have recorded a version.