| “Low Rider” | ||
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| Song by War | ||
| Album | Why Can't We Be Friends? | |
| Released | 1975 | |
| Format | LP | |
| Genre | Funk, Latin, Rock | |
"Low Rider" is a song written by the band War and appearing on their album Why Can't We Be Friends?, released in 1975. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed War is an American Funk band from California, known for the hit songs " Low Rider " " Spill the Wine " and " An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Why Can't We Be Friends? is a recording by War, recorded in 1974 and released in June 1975 Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓ Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America (and the Caribbean) and comes in many varieties Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. War is an American Funk band from California, known for the hit songs " Low Rider " " Spill the Wine " and " Why Can't We Be Friends? is a recording by War, recorded in 1974 and released in June 1975 It reached number one on the Billboard R&B charts and peaked at number 7 on the Pop Singles chart. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry
According to the Allmusic review of the song, "the lyric takes the cool image of the low rider — the Chicano culture practice of hydraulically hot-rodding classic cars — and using innuendo, extends the image to a lifestyle. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Chicano (feminine Chicana) is a politically-loaded word for a Mexican American (in the sense of native-born Americans of Mexican ancestry as opposed to Mexican "
The writers and performers of "Low Rider" have formed the Lowrider Band. The Lowrider Band consists of four of the five surviving original core group members of the multi-platinum selling band War: Howard E The band consists of Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott, B.B. Dickerson and Harold Brown. Lee Oskar (b March 24, 1948 in Copenhagen Denmark) is a Danish Harmonica player notable for his contributions to the sound Howard E Scott (b March 15, 1946 in San Pedro Los Angeles California) is an American funk/rock guitarist and founding member of the successful Morris "B B" Dickerson (born August 3, 1949 in Torrance California) was the bass player for the 1970s Latin/funk group War Harold Brown may refer to Harold Brown (basketball (1923 -) Harold P
Cover versions
- The song has been covered by the following artists:
- Blues Traveler
- Peter Cetera
- The Fantômas Melvins Big Band
- George Clinton
- Cypress Hill
- Epsilon Minus
- Exodus
- Gary Hoey
- JFA
- Terry Kath
- Korn
- Latin Alliance
- Phish
- Popa Chubby featuring Galea
- Quando Quango
- Son Of Dave
- Barry White
- Yukon Kornelius
- ZZ Top
- "Low Rider" was sampled by The Offspring in the remix version of "Pretty Fly For A White Guy". Blues Traveler is an American rock band formed in Princeton New Jersey in 1987 Peter Paul Cetera (born September 13, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, U Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles California. Epsilon Minus was a Canadian dance / Future pop / trance band formed in 2000 by Bogart Shwadchuck and Jennifer Parkin Exodus is an American Thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by guitarist Gary Holt, current Metallica Gary Hoey (born August 23, 1960 in Lowell Massachusetts) is a Surfer - rock musician Terry Alan Kath ( January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) born in Chicago Illinois was the original Guitarist and founding member Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following Popa Chubby (born Ted Horowitz is a New York Blues singer and guitar player Quando Quango was a Manchester England based new wave dance project formed by The Haçienda DJ and Factory Records A&R man Mike Pickering, Hillegonda Benjamin Darvill (born January 4, 1967 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian Musician and Singer-songwriter Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, &ndash) was an American Record producer, Songwriter and Singer. Yukon Kornelius is a rock band put together for charitable purposes ZZ Top (ˌziːziːˈtɒp is an American rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston Texas. The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American " Pretty Fly (for a White Guy " is a single released by The Offspring, from their 1998 album Americana.
- War's "Low Rider" was also significantly sampled by The Beastie Boys for their track "Slow Ride" on the 1986 album Licensed to Ill. Licensed to Ill is the debut album by the Beastie Boys, released in 1986.
- The song "Jorge Regula" by The Moldy Peaches borrowed the main riff from "Low Rider. The Moldy Peaches are an indie group from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, founded by Adam Green and Kimya Dawson. "
- Sublime sampled the song in the bassline of Forman Freestyle on disc 2 of their posthumous release Everything Under the Sun. Everything Under the Sun is a Box set of rarities from the band Sublime.
Cultural references
- CWF Superstar 'The Casino Kid' Vegas Ford used the song as his entrance theme from 1996-97. "CWF" redirects here For the other American Professional wrestling promotion which used the CWF Acronym, see Championship
- The song was featured on the first compilation in the Lowrider Soundtrack series. The Lowrider Soundtrack series is a series of compilations dedicated to music inspired by Lowrider Magazine and events presented by Lowrider Magazine
- The song has been featured in ten movies, including the Cheech and Chong series, Robots, 21 Grams, Dazed and Confused, Paulie, Beverly Hills Ninja, A Knight's Tale, the 2000 remake of Gone in Sixty Seconds, The Young Poisoner's Handbook and Friday. Cheech & Chong are a Comedy duo, consisting of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong, who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated Comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox (the 21 Grams is a 2003 Drama directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. Dazed and Confused is a 1993 Comedy / Coming of age Film written and directed by Richard Linklater detailing a final Paulie is a 1998 film starring Tony Shalhoub, Gena Rowlands, Hallie Kate Eisenberg and Jay Mohr. Beverly Hills Ninja is a 1997 comedy Film starring Chris Farley as a bumbling Ninja in Beverly Hills. A Knight's Tale is a 2001 action / adventure / romantic comedy directed produced and written by Brian Helgeland. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. This is about the 2000 remake For the original 1974 film see Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film Gone in Sixty Seconds is a 2000 The Young Poisoner's Handbook is a 1995 British - German - French -produced Black comedy film based on the life of Friday is a 1995 dramedy Buddy film directed by F Gary Gray. Starring Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long
- Low Rider is the theme song for The George Lopez Show and for its titular star's stand up comedy appearances. George Lopez (also known as The George Lopez Show) is an American Sitcom starring comedian George Lopez that originally aired George Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is a Mexican American Comedian and Actor.
- At the 2007 ALMA Awards, George Lopez also called this song, "The Chicano National Anthem". The 2007 ALMA Awards honors the accomplishments made by Hispanics in Film and Television in 2006. George Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is a Mexican American Comedian and Actor. Chicano (feminine Chicana) is a politically-loaded word for a Mexican American (in the sense of native-born Americans of Mexican ancestry as opposed to Mexican
- Low Rider is featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (playing on Master Sounds 98.3) and Driver: Parallel Lines. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and Video game developed by Rockstar North The soundtrack of the computer and video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, which is set in 1992 in the fictional U
- Los Angeles Dodger Nomar Garciaparra and San Diego Padres Khalil Greene use this song as their entrance music when they come up to bat. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (ˈnoʊ̪mɑɹ ɡɑɹˈsiəˌpɑɹə born July 23 1973 in) is an American Baseball player who currently plays shortstop for the Los Angeles The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Khalil Thabit Greene (born October 21, 1979 in Butler Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop who plays for the
- In That 70's Show, it is considered by Eric to be his and Donna's song, since they heard it on their first date. That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of Eric Christopher Forman is a Fictional character on Fox Network's That '70s Show, played by Topher Grace. Donna Jo Pinciotti is a Fictional character in the FOX sitcom, That '70s Show.
- It can be heard in MLB 08: The Show , an exclusive Playstation 2 game. MLB 08 The Show is a Baseball simulation Video game produced by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation
- Part of the song was used in advertisements for Marmite. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Marmite (/ˈmɑːmaɪt/ is the name given to two similar food spreads a British version produced in the United Kingdom and South Africa and the other in New
| Preceded by "Sweet Sticky Thing" by The Ohio Players |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single (War version) November 8, 1975 |
Succeeded by "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention |
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