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Subject: 1980's band ID search
there was an electronic song that appeared i believe 1983 or possibly early 84-something about a "White Horse". someone told me at time it was an anti-drug thing-can't remember more. lyrics ran in part,"...don't ride the White horse.." and something like,"..rich..you got to be rich..." and so forth. it was one of the first obviously electronicly made things i ever heard on the radio. who did that thing? i want to buy a vinyl album with that song on it. i've asked everyone i know and no one can come up with the artist's name.
Subject: Re: 1980's band ID search
The song "White horse" is by Laid Back from the 1984 album Keep Smiling. It has the line "If you want to be rich..you got to be a bi*ch..." It was an anti-drug riff. This was big with the break-dance croud at the teen clubs.
Subject: Re: 1980's band ID search
> there was an electronic song that appeared i believe 1983 or possibly
> early 84-something about a "White Horse". someone told me at
> time it was an anti-drug thing-can't remember more. lyrics ran in
> part,"...don't ride the White horse.." and something
> like,"..rich..you got to be rich..." and so forth. it was one of
> the first obviously electronicly made things i ever heard on the radio.
> who did that thing? i want to buy a vinyl album with that song on it. i've
> asked everyone i know and no one can come up with the artist's name.
The song is "White Lines (Don't Do It)" by Grandmaster Flash with the Furious Five featuring Melle Mel. I don't know about vinyl but you can get it on Millenium Hip Hop Party. It's one of those compilation CD's that are all the rage right now...all hip hop CD.