#war #lowrider #reaction WAR - Low Rider REACTION! That's who sings this!? I thought he was Hispanic Join this channel to get access to perks: / @blackpegasusraps
War has some good ones, Slippin' Into Darkness, Cisco Kid, The World Is a Ghetto, Spill the Wine and of course, Why Can't We Be Friends. They are all awesome.
@@smbonna .. Those that were exposed to the song when it was released in 75 , were happy to hear it in Up in Smoke and the new fans that sought out the song in 78 when it was played in the opening intro scenes in the movie .. I have the War’s why can’t be friends album on vinyl and the single low rider on 45. ..
Freddie Prinze was the popular comedian of the Mexican race at the time-star of Chico & the Man which is also a great theme song sung by Jose Feliciano back in 1974.
Son, you're firing up the brain cells today! Saw WAR, Alice Cooper, Dolly & Kenny and Billy Joel all back in the mid 70's. What a magnificent time in music history we had!
Don't feel bad man I'm a 74-year-old white man and I always thought this was a Hispanic singer myself. Love your channel! May your path always rise up to greet you!
Now, don't you go berserk with just about every song you hear? You just don't realize how talented people were back in the day and your mind is blown every day.
Oh, you're quite correct that low-rider culture is Los Angeles Chicano culture. Started in the 1940s and really picked up with the Chicano movement in the 60s and 70s. Intentionally rebellious because of the CA Vehicle Code regs that outlawed low-rider cars starting in 1958. Basically, if you were young and streetwise in LA in that era, you couldn't NOT be acquainted with many aspects of Chicano life. War, the band, was a blend of Latin and funk/soul, by their musical sound. By song content (lyrics), some of their biggest hits were about Chicano life, so yeah, I can understand people thinking they were a Mexican-American band. Just goes to show ya, once again, music is a great blender of cultures and people.
'What's that on his belt?' Lee Oskar is the harmonica player. The harmonica is unusual, in that each instrument has limited notes available. So you need multiple harps to be able to play in multiple keys (except for the chromatic harmonica, which is a whole different sound than blues harp). So you often see harp players with harp belts to hold their most commonly used instruments. If you really want to get mind blown again, check out early War when Eric Burdon (of The Animals fame) was fronting the group. They have incredible tracks like 'Spirit', Magic Mountain, Spill the Wine. There is a really amazing video of War featuring Eric Burdon on the German TV show Beat Club doing 'Tobacco Road' that's totally jaw-dropping!
A lowrider or low rider is a customized car with a lowered body that emerged among Mexican American youth in the early 1940s. Lowrider also refers to the driver of the car and their participation in lowrider car clubs, which remain a part of Chicano culture and have since expanded internationally. These customized vehicles are also artworks, generally being painted with intricate, colorful designs, unique aesthetic features, and rolling on wire-spoke wheels with whitewall tires. The lowrider cars did started in the east side of LA in whittier boulevard where most of the Mexican Americans lived plus low Riding was originally born in the year 1938 with the Pachuco style and put weights in the back of the car to drop it low but caused the suspension to blow out but a few years later they cut the coil springs, bent the frames and sometimes flip the body frame upside down untill they made it illegal because it was too low to drive and caused problems to the road and accidents.. In 1959, a customizer named Ron Aguirre developed a way of bypassing the law with the use of hydraulic Pesco pumps and valves that allowed him to change ride height at the flick of a switch. Ron Aguirre developed this modification with help from his father, after conceiving of the idea. Aguirre's motivation was to stop being targeted with traffic tickets, as he had been by local police in his city of Rialto, California after the statewide ban was enacted... Mexican community thought it was stupid until a cop drove by and one of the brothers hit the switch raised up the car until the cop drove off and then he hit the switch to drop the car so everyone loved and began the hydraulic lowrider style and Started hop competitions and more... than in the late 70's the lowrider magazine came out... So yes it was the Mexican Americans started lowrider cars until the black Americans wanted to follow and support the lowrider lifestyle... Their was a racial problem in the beginning brown vs black but both race decided to just low ride... It's true
You were today years old when you found out that the group War was not Hispanic. A lot of people don't realize that the group Living Color are all African-American. I am sure that there will be many more wonderful surprises on your journey of discovering music. Enjoy the ride!
I grew up in the 1970s and this song was a huge part of the last half of that decade. All us "Heads", pot smokers, jammed on this half the decade after 1975. And after. The 1970s was the greatest decade to grow up in and, I'm so proud I was a part of it. Rock on, 1970s! Great choice, Black Pegasus.
War was assembled to back Eric Burdon, who you have heard as the lead singer for the British Invasion group, the Animals.. Eric wanted a multicultural band to promote a message of brotherhood and harmony. Trivia fact, Jimi Hendrix was in the audience and invited on stage with Eric Burdon and War to close out a London gig on the day before Jimi overdosed. Spill the Wine, a psychedelic masterpiece, was the only major hit with this configuration of the War. Burdon had to abandon the group, mid-tour, due to asthma problems, and War continued without him, to middling success. The World is a Ghetto and Cisco Kid were hits off of one of their early albums after Burdon's departure. Why Can't We Be Friends and Low Rider were from their 7th album.
Check out Sly and the Family Stone...a late 60's band who did perform at Woodstock( the good one) They are jazz. Psychedelic funk !! Great songs, "EVERYDAY PEOPLE", THANK YOU", "FAMILY AFFAIR", and"HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME"...All great songs. He held his wedding at Madison Square Garden ..lol
WAR is an experience and treat for your ears. Erik Burdon, previously with the Animals, joined WAR in 1969 and they released their first album in 1970 which featured "Spill the Wine" and "Tobacco Road." You need to check out "Spill the Wine" After a second album was released Erik Burdon left WAR and the band went on to it's greatest era of numerous hits, like "Low Rider." Check out their catalog, like "So," "The World is a Ghetto," "What is Hip?" "You' Got to Funkafize" and many more. Lee Oskar played the harmonica and he release a couple of solo albums.
I was 4 years old when this song came out. Back in the 70's low riders were iconic and the Hispanics were the best at modifying the cars. Cheech and Chong were also associated with them in their movies. I have an 89 Cadillac sedan Deville that I drive and I always play this song. I grew up listening to this song and it always takes me back to how tough the streets were in the 70's. Enjoy the song. It is really a home run.
You probably have heard most of their songs because a large portion of their music is attached to movies, TV shows, and commercials. 'Why can't we be friends' is one of my favorites ❤❤
Charles Miller, who sang on this song, was actually the bands sax player. He was sadly killed in a botched mugging in LA in 1980. And to this day, his murder remains unsolved. RIP
Bruh. How can you NOT know about War? Sigh, guess I'll just shuffle along back to my Four Cornered Room and contemplate the state of the world while I'm Slippin Into Darkness.
dude! I've heard this song on the radio for decades and knew it was War...but I never knew what these fellas "looked like" to put it crudely... "Cisco Kid" made me think they were Hispanic as well as this song!!! you learn something new every day!
It's the only lead Charles ever sang for the band..all thier other hits were done by Scott, ( Guitar) Jordan, ( Keys) and Dickerson ( Bass). His sax/flute solos were beautiful musicianship. 6:53-Harmonica player Lee Oskar kept 4 on his belt to cover different keys. War's Latin Groove was about Conga player Papa Dee Allen playing Cuban music before he joined. When starting out , garage rehearsals at Scott's house in L.A.'s Latino 'hood became impromptu neighborhood parties, the blend of latin-jazz-funk was loved even then...My first show at 13, 1974!!
I worked as head of security for them in Nashville Tennessee many years ago. I got to spend the entire concert sitting on the left side of the stage with my feet propped up on an amp. Some of the coolest people I've met. He has a belt full of harmonicas, lol.
The harmonica player - Lee Oskar - the only "Scandinavian" in the band has his own harmonica brand. I use them exclusively! Lee and I met years ago at Blues Alley in D.C. Lee has a "harp belt" which holds the harmonicas that he uses. Of course Lee uses his own brand of harmonicas (made by Tombo) but when this video was made he appears to be using Honer Golden Melodies. Lee and his wife Sri currently live in Seattle WA. War is still touring I believe with Lonny doing the lead singing. But Lee and Howard (the guitarist) have their own band called "The Low Rider Band".
As a kid I learned to swim at a local swim hole called the Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach California… and War rehearsed at the public “band shell” there. So I grew up listening to this band almost every day of every summer growing up in the LBC!
I absolutely love seeing your mind getting blown!😂 The look on your face was priceless my friend!😂 This is the kind of reactions are what I look forward to.. I remember when this song was first played on the radio. My parents went out to the record store and bought it that same day. Those were the days.. Great reaction! ❤ God Bless you and yours.
War is from Long Beach and Compton. You should check out Nappy Head, All Day Music for their Latin influence. As a So. Cal Latino I always considered them a Latin band who can also play funk. They are still touring. They have an east coast band who goes by the name of Mandrill, also borne of the 70's. They mix Latin and funk. They are fronted by the Wilson Bros, who are all multi-instrumentalists. They are black Latinos (Panamanian). You will not be disappointed. They are one of the most sampled bands from that era. It's a pleasure to see you react to the music I grew up with. By the way I'm 70 so that's a lot of music. Take care.
My daughter was 9 months old when she first heard this song. I looked back while driving ('87 Grand Marquis) to check on her. She and her goofy self was bouncing in time to the beat. And at almost 20 yrs old she still bounces, sometimes without even realizing it.
Low Riders started in the Black and Latino communities. I worked at a shop that made custom rides and it was Black owned and operated. Some of those rides ended up on tv, including the George Lopez Show. I live in LA. The funny thing is "Low Rider" the song came out in 1975.
Dude! Takes me back to the early seventies, riding in Dave’s Ford with no shocks bouncing along getting high, high, high. Listening to Low Rider and Spill the Wine by War. Kicked out of bowling alleys for seeing who could sail the ball the furthest and still hit the pins. Crazy times and still here at seventy to enjoy the music.
Charles Edwin Hatcher, an American singer songwriter well known for his #1 hit War, went by the stage name Edwin Starr. This song is the national anthem for low riders! - I love it. He was a Vietnam veteran. He passed in 2003 at 61 in his home in Nottinghamshire and is buried in Nottingham.
When you asked "are those clips in his belt?..." No my friend, those are different types of harmonicas which each give a different sound from very chromatic to very soft and mellow.
I saw Dooby Brothers around 75 in Boulder, CO and this new band that we heard of on the radio called War was opening up for them. It was almost 4 hours of great music from 2 great bands with the introduction of a new band and sound. Thx for the memories.
You missed Eric Burden . You were right next to him with your pointer. You know the guy from the Animals, We gotta get out of this place , House of the rising sun . That guy. '' Spill the wine'' . There are so many rabbit holes, so little time. It seems like every reaction opens up a whole new world. Once again,,, Welcome to our World. Kinda grabs you by the boo boo don't it?
@@grammybeatrice7081 I think that our generation had the best music of all time. Of coarse every generation thinks their music is the goat. But if you put the styles side by side and compare them. Our 60's through the 70's by a landslide had the best generation. And that reminds me of a song,, Lol. I can't stop it. Generation Landslide by Alice Cooper. see what i mean? It's a curse , but a good curse.
The Cisco kid served as an homage to the Chicano culture. Mexican antihero turned freedom fighter from a show back in the 50s. Songs like Lowrider served as a connection which Chicano Culture because there weren’t a lot of representation for them at that time, although low riding began around the time of the Zoot suiters of the twenties with los bombas. Still treated as a third world class. But if you ask me we relate because Chicano and Aborigines are actual brothers. Like for real brothers. Many tribes… one people! Keep on keeping on and Gritos from Tejas.
Well technically. The band is full of black dudes and Mexicans. So, you are half way correct lol. They are from southern California. WAR. They also sing "Cisco Kid", "World is a Ghetto" etc. Latin style rock and funk fusion. Low Riders culture is latino and black culture in the southwest US (Cali, AZ, NM, Texas etc). When I was little and heard this on radio used to think it was ZZ Top or Cheech and Chong singing this. lol. Until I seen the video ('80s).
You must check out their song "The World is a Ghetto". It sends out a whole other vibe and shows you how talented they were. Sadly, Charles Miller was stabbed and killed in an attempted street robbery. He was only 41 when he died.
I saw War at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally about 10 years ago or so. It was an open arena and I was able to kick back right in front of the stage. I've seen a lot of concerts but their concert is still one of my favorites. They were having fun, jamming, and just having a good time. You could tell that they didn't care of there were 10 or 10 million people in the audience. They would still play as hard. An amazing band!
We listen to music differently than when i grew up , when i was a kid i might hear a beatles song followed by sly & the fam followed by the carpenters and a little war followed by santana~ all on the same station now everything has its own station rap,rock, heavy metal, soul or the Elvis channel idk i loved the randomness of it all you never knew who was next
If I remember correctly, "Low Rider" was basically just something they threw together while practicing. The drummer started a riff, and the lead singer just started spouting lyrics stream of thought.
Back in the 60s it wasn't an ethnic culture thing to have low riders,it was a car culture thing. I think in the 70s it came to be more associated with each ethnic group having their own versions of low riding. My step-dad's car was in American Graffiti and I was a kid back then.I can remember going riding down the strip in Oakland to San Leandro and back just for the joy of being seen by all the other cars doing the same thing. Meeting up at a Denny's to have a meal and walking the parking lot to see all the other sharp rides.
Ya know when I was a young girl, well actually a teenager. I was around fourteen -fifteen. I was listening to Zepplin on the radio. They were playing “Black Dog” a song I’d heard many, many times. But it wasn’t until then when I heard the DJ say it was Zepplin, that it clicked and I knew who Led Zepplin was. It all made sense and all the songs I didn’t know they sang but had heard forever, it fell into place! So I know exactly what and how you feel right now. It’s a mind blower finding out stuff like that. When all the pieces fall into place and you’re like “now I get it”. As Martha Stewart say’s, “it’s a good thing”!!! ❤️💜💚
Lee Oskar, the harmonica(blues harp, each specific to a particular key, unlike the chromatic harmonica for which Stevie Wonder is justifiably revered)player has a line of premium (?) harmonicas bearing his name. In 1978, I walked into the office on Hollywood Boulevard which War shared with jump-blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon, Ghettospoon. Simple curiosity. It wasn't really a walk-in type of place. I continued down the street to the Guitar Center, hung out there awhile. John Sebastian - Loving Spoonful, solo artist/songwriter('Welcome Back Kotter' TV theme) came in. Whee. 'Spill the Wine', with Eric Burdon, 'The World Is A Ghetto', 'Why Can't We Be Friends', 'Slippin' Into Darkness', Cisco Kid'. Great band, iconic music. Enjoy! 😎🤙🏼🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊
It’s mostly a Chicano thing, but it’s really an LA/SoCal thing. You can find black, white and Asian low riders! And War is a VERY talented band. Dive into their catalog!
I didn't know, either, and I grew up East of Los Angeles, in a suburb where classic cars STILL cruise the boulevards on weekends. AND I was a teenager in the '70's. Live and learn, I guess.
Got to see these guys waaaay back in 1991 in Waikiki. Such a great show. Guy came out with a bandolier of harmonicas and started the show just wailing a badass harmonica solo that just blew me away.
These guys put one on fantastic concert back in the day, I saw War live in concert in Merced CA back on July 4 1987, they played all their big hits at the time. What great memories, thanks for doing the reaction!
I'm always surprised when I hear someone before seeing them, can't say I ever get the imagined visuals right, but this one sounded like a black dude to me from the get go, he's probably got some Hispanic heritage in his DNA. Love this tune, thanks BP.👍❤️
I remember this! Growing up in the City Orange CA near Santa Ana, CA (Orange County) it's what happened, big cars, glitter in the paint, low riding, slow and bouncing up and down. 😂😂😂
The things on the guys belt were more harmonicas. Harp players often carry multiple harmonicas in different keys for different songs. Some just stuff them in a pocket or have them on a stand or table, others will have nice holsters for them. The lead singer for Blues Traveler has a vest that is covered in holsters for his other harmonicas.
I’m a bit freaked out, I was listening to this track on the way home from work, a couple hours before you dropped this reaction! 😮 Haven’t heard it in an age
Synchronicity can seem very surreal for sure. Those kinds of things make me wonder about reality and how accurate ideas like The Matrix and The Truman Show might actually be. 🤪
When this came out I was a kid & not only did I associate low rider to muscle cars but also the Harley Low Rrider so it resonated with many people on many levels. I'm thankful my mother loved music of all genres so I was exposed to great music from many era's & genres. Music moves & soothes the Soul... well some of us that is. 😉 💃 Be Safe & Blessings EVERYONE ❣️
Charles miller is singing, He plays sax and flute for WAR. This was released in 75 and 5 years later On June 4, 1980, two days after his 41st birthday, Miller was stabbed to death in Los Angeles during a botched street robbery. To this day, no one has been arrested or prosecuted for his murder.
Dude had a bandolier of harmonicas. That's epic! Low riders, hot rods, muscle cars, jacked up trucks. We all rode the streets together in little podunk towns in Florida in the 70s and 80s.
