Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)
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| “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” | |||||
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| Single by Big & Rich from the album Horse of a Different Color |
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| Released | May 1, 2004 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2003 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 3:20 (album version) 4:25 (dance mix) |
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| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Writer(s) | Big Kenny, John Rich | ||||
| Producer | Paul Worley | ||||
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"Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" was the second single by country music duo Big & Rich from their 2004 debut album, Horse of a Different Color. It reached #11 on the US Country chart. The song received wide exposure when ESPN featured the song in commercials for its coverage of the 2004 World Series of Poker. The song was also used in Dancing with the Stars at least twice.
Big & Rich also released a remixed dance version of the song which appeared on their compilation Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak. They performed this remixed version at the CMT Video Music Awards in 2005. The song was also featured in a Chevrolet commercial that was aired during Super Bowl XLI and the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.
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[edit] Summary
The first two verses detail "Big" Kenny Alphin and John Rich's arrival into Nashville, going into a bar, "passing out hundred-dollar bills" and "buying [everyone] a double round of Crown." They vow that Nashville is "never gonna be the same." They ride around Nashville on horses, while everyone else says to "save a horse" and "ride a cowboy."
[edit] Music Video
The music video for the song was filmed in Nashville during the summer of 2004. Big & Rich, other members of the MuzikMafia, including Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy, as well as dancers, marching bands, and other groups of people, parade on the Shelby Street Bridge in Nashville.[1]
[edit] One World Gear controversy
In April 2007, the song was parodied by t-shirt manufacturer One World Gear, who began to offer a series of products on CafePress.com featuring snowclones of the slogan "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy", in which the word "cowboy" was replaced with the name of any one of 177 different nationalities, including "American". The version of the t-shirt featuring the slogan "Save a Horse, Ride a Taiwanese" was singled out as "racially discriminatory" and "insulting to Taiwan" by Taiwanese and Hong Kong media.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Shoot of Popular Country Music Video Damaged Nashville Landmark". NewsChannel 5, WTVF Nashville. September 17, 2004.
- ^ "「騎台灣人」性暗示侮辱 美國網站賣歧視T恤 ("Ride a Taiwanese" insulting sexual implication - American website sells discriminatory t-shirt)", Eastern Television, 2007-04-10. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
- ^ Pang, Hau-wai. "美售「騎台灣人」T恤 (Americans selling "Ride a Taiwanese" T-shirts)", Ming Pao, 2007-04-11. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
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