I fail to understand the appeal of “A Horse With No Name.” To me, the lyrics make no sense, yet it was probably the bestselling record of 1972.
Re: A Horse With No Name
The song has received criticism for its banal, oddly phrased lyrics, including “The heat was hot”; “There were plants, and birds, and rocks, and things”; and “’Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain.”[7] Penn Jillette asked the band about their lyrics, “there were plants, and birds, and rocks, and things” after a show in Atlantic City, where America opened for Penn & Teller.
According to Jillette, their explanation for the lyrics were that they were intoxicated with cannabis while writing it.[8] In a 2012 interview, Beckley disputed Jillette’s story, saying, “I don’t think Dew was stoned.”[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Horse_with_No_Name#Reception
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A Horse With No Name - America
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
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
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
“To me, the lyrics make no sense, yet it was probably the bestselling record of 1972.”
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