America - A horse with no name (clip HQ)

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Comment by Tammy Routley on June 20, 2013 at 1:46pm

I also love America's music :)

Comment by Tammy Routley on June 20, 2013 at 1:33pm

OOPs,, not Neil..LOL!

A Horse with No Name" was written by Dewey Bunnell and originally recorded by the band America. It was the band's first and most successful single, topping the charts in several countries when released in 1972.

The song's resemblance to some of Neil Young's work aroused some controversy. "I know that virtually everyone, on first hearing, assumed it was Neil", Bunnell says. "I never fully shied away from the fact that I was inspired by him. I think it's in the structure of the song as much as in the tone of his voice. It did hurt a little, because we got some pretty bad backlash. I've always attributed it more to people protecting their own heroes more than attacking me." Coincidentally, "A Horse with No Name" replaced Young's "Heart of Gold" at the #1 spot on the U.S. pop chart..

Comment by Tammy Routley on June 20, 2013 at 1:29pm

Lyrics:
On the first part of the journey 
I was looking at all the life 
There were plants and birds and rocks and things 
There was sand and hills and rings 
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz 
And the sky with no clouds 
The heat was hot and the ground was dry 
But the air was full of sound 
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name 
It felt good to be out of the rain 
In the desert you can remember your name 
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain 
La, la, la la la la la, la la la, la, la x2

After two days in the desert sun 
My skin began to turn red 
After three days in the desert fun 
I was looking at a river bed 
And the story it told of a river that flowed 
Made me sad to think it was dead 
You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name 
It felt good to be out of the rain 
In the desert you can remember your name 
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain 
La, la, la la la la la, la la la, la, la x2

After nine days I let the horse run free 
'Cause the desert had turned to sea 
There were plants and birds and rocks and things 
there was sand and hills and rings 
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground 
And a perfect disguise above 
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground 
But the humans will give no love 
You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name 
It felt good to be out of the rain 
In the desert you can remember your name 
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain 
La, la, la la la la la, la la la, la, la...

I love Neil Young... ♥  lol