Horse With No Name - cover

Recorded by the folk rock band “America” and written by Dewey Bunnell. It was the band’s first and most successful single, released in late 1971 in Europe and in early 1972 in the United States. “Horse With No Name” became a #1 song in the United States. “Horse With No Name” is also the name of the band’s fourth live album, released in 1995. This cover was performed at “Lakes Park” in Ft. Myers, Florida. The best background of a desert that we could find in Florida! “Horse With No Name” was originally to be called “The Desert Song”. It was intended to capture the sensation of the hot, dry desert, and was meant as a metaphor for a vehicle to get away from life’s confusion into a quiet, peaceful place. However, the song was originally banned by some U.S. radio stations because, incorrectly, some people thought “horse” referred to heroin use (“horse“ is a common slang term for heroin). Original performers: America: Dewey Bunnell – lead vocals, acoustic guitar