Horse With No Name (America) by West&Coast Band Live

"A Horse with No Name" is a song by the band America and their first single. It became their biggest hit single, topping the charts in the US and several other countries. It was certified GOLD by the RIAA.

HISTORY OF THE SONG:
America's self-titled debut album was initially released in Europe with only moderate success and without the song "A Horse with No Name." Looking for a song that would be popular in both the United States and Europe, producer Ian Samwell helped the group to record the song and persuaded the Warner Brothers label to re-release the album with "Horse with no name" included.
Originally entitled "Desert Song," the song was renamed at Samwell's suggestion. It was written on a rainy day in England, in 1971, and was intended to capture the feel of the hot, dry desert Bunnell remembered from his childhood travels through the Arizona and New Mexico desert when his family lived at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

ABOUT THE MUSIC OF THE SONG:
"A Horse with No Name" was recorded in the key of E minor with acoustic guitars, bass guitar, and bongo drums. The only other chord is a variation of the Em, fretted on the low E and G strings, second fret.[2] A 12 string plays an added F# (second fret, high E string) on the back beat of the Em. A noted feature of the song is the driving bass line with a hammer-hook in each chorus.

This cover has been performed by West&Coast Band live in Ancona (Italy) last year.

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[milantaus]

Plans and Bears, and a Hearst with no name, a Reever? Under the Kitties? These are not the lyrics to the song.

[bluebeardit]

The lyrics to the song?

You mean "of" the song?

:)

You know... we wanted to sing it in italian... or maybe spanish... but Gerry did not agree...

Peace

Massy

[8bape]

i´ve heard that Michael Jackson has covered the song with the titel "A Place with no name"

It also sound good like the original.

But the M.J version sounds a bit better,its my opinion

[gitarrefish08]

wow , this is very,very good i love this song

[1111Isis1111]

I love the band but what the heck reeeever bed auuuur hurrrrrrse what the heck is up with the strange accent....Yuck! And those damn kids running everywhere...sheeesh.

[1111Isis1111]

@ksolo012

I know right, I was thinking the same thing! how distracting...UGH!

[meshugga2112]

It makes me sick to see a band that created such great songs relegated to play carnivals just to make a buck.

[ksolo012]

why are dumb kids jumping all around

[samvanderveen]

badass bass

[luciliuk]

Nice song guys!!

[Sarasdad91]

May not be America but it sounds very good

[1959321]

Me gusta esta Rola

[rosenetangie]

love this song...

[Hottmeandu4200]

im cute