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1. vinyldialogues.com › VinylDialoguesBlog › the-storyThe story behind 'A Horse With No Name," straight from the ...

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   But the controversy surrounding the song wasn’t that the horse didn’t have a name, it was that some radio stations refused to play it because of its supposed references to heroin use. “Horse” is a slang term for heroin.

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2. startsat60.com › media › entertainmentToday in 1972 an unnamed horse became famous - Starts at 60

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   Mar 27, 2015 · However it was originally thought to be about heroin use because ‘horse’ was a slang word for heroin. The song was therefore originally banned from some US radio studio stations. When it was...

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   Despite the song being banned by some US radio stations, most notably WHB in Kansas City, because of supposed drug references to heroin use ("horse" is a common slang term for heroin), [13] the song ascended to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the album quickly reached platinum status.

4. www.loudersound.com › features › the-story-behindThe story behind the song: A Horse With No Name by America

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   Sep 1, 2021 · With its lyrics of feeling ‘good to be out of the rain’, the meaning of the song was rooted in escape from the drudgery of everyday life in the city – not promoting drug use, as a Kansas City radio station that banned it wrongly assumed [‘horse’ being a slang term for heroin].

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5. interestingliterature.com › 2023 › 05The Curious Meaning of America’s ‘A Horse with No Name’

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   ‘A Horse with No Name’, the best-known song by the folk group America, has invited a slew of interpretations since it was first released in 1971. But what is the actual meaning of ‘A Horse with No Name’?

6. sites.psu.edu › sarabethrcl › 2019/09/22Horses or heroin? – Sarabeth's Blog - Sites at Penn State

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   Sep 22, 2019 · They were aware of the drug-infested accusations, many listeners claiming that “horse” was a slang term for heroin—“I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name”—but stayed adamant that their song was sober.

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   Was horse a slang song?

   • "Horse" is slang for heroin, leading to myriad rumors (denied by the band) that the song was about drugs. Dewey Bunnell played 6-string acoustic guitar on this track; his bandmate Gerry Beckley played 12-string acoustic, and the third member of the group, Dan Peek, played bass.

   A Horse With No Name by America - Songfacts

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   Why did 'horse' not have a name?

   • But the controversy surrounding the song wasn’t that the horse didn’t have a name, it was that some radio stations refused to play it because of its supposed references to heroin use. “Horse” is a slang term for heroin.

   The story behind 'A Horse With No Name," straight from the horse's

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   Why was 'horse' banned?

   • Despite the song being banned by some US radio stations, most notably WHB in Kansas City, because of supposed drug references to heroin use ("horse" is a common slang term for heroin), the song ascended to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the album quickly reached platinum status.

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   Should 'horse' be a drug song?

   • On the otherside of the Atlantic some college students and hippies had been using the word "Horse" as one of hundreds to describe heroin (Comprising about 0.000000001% of the population at the most)for the past few years. Using all logic the song MUST be about drugs.

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   What is the song 'Horse a horse' about?

   • Jonathan from Perth, Australia The song is obviously about drugs. Let's examine the facts: The song was written in the United Kngdom where 99.9999999% of the population has been calling a horse a horse for the past 800 or so years.

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   Where was a horse with no name created?

   • Indeed, despite their name and the fact that all three founding members of the group were American (or part-American), America was actually founded in London, in 1970. The song was retitled ‘A Horse with No Name’, with the desert imagery in the song’s lyrics inspired by Dewey Bunnell’s childhood memories.

   The Curious Meaning of America’s ‘A Horse with No Name’

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8. www.songfacts.com › facts › americaA Horse With No Name by America - Songfacts

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   "Horse" is slang for heroin, leading to myriad rumors (denied by the band) that the song was about drugs. Dewey Bunnell played 6-string acoustic guitar on this track; his bandmate Gerry Beckley played 12-string acoustic, and the third member of the group, Dan Peek, played bass.