jomel77 - Low Rider

jomel77
Mar 20, 2024 05:59am
<p>"<strong>Low Rider</strong>" is a song written by American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">funk</a> band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">War</a> and producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Goldstein_(producer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Jerry Goldstein</a>, which appeared on their album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Can%27t_We_Be_Friends%3F" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Why Can't We Be Friends?</em></a>, released in 1975. It reached number one on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Billboard</em> R&B singles chart</a>, peaked at number seven on the Hot 100 singles chart, and number six in Canada.</p><p>According to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">AllMusic</a> review of the song, "the lyric takes the cool, laidback image of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowrider" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">lowrider</a>—the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicano" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Chicano</a> culture practice of hydraulically <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_rod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">hot-rodding</a> classic cars—and using innuendo, extends the image to a lifestyle". The song features a driving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">bass line</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._B._Dickerson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">B. B. Dickerson</a>, which is present almost throughout, and an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alto_saxophone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">alto saxophone</a> and harmonica riff by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Miller_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Charles Miller</a>, who also provides lead vocals and a saxophone solo towards the end of the song that includes a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(alarm)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">siren</a>-like noise. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Oskar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Lee Oskar</a> plays harmonica throughout the song doubling the alto sax line.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Rider#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[4]</sup></a> This song is the theme song for the TV series <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lopez_(TV_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>George Lopez</em></a>, which ran from 2002 to 2007.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Rider#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[5]</sup></a></p><p>In 2014, the 1975 release of "Low Rider" by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">War</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Artists" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">United Artists</a> label was inducted into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Grammy Hall of Fame</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Rider#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[6]</sup></a></p>