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A Horse with No Name
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For the 2010 film, see A Horse with No Name (film).
"A Horse with No Name"
Single by America
from the album America
B-side
"Everyone I Meet Is from California"
"Sandman"
Released
January 12,1972
Format
7-inch single
Recorded
1971
Studio
Morgan Studios, London
Genre
Folk rock[1]
Length
4:08
Label
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Dewey Bunnell
Producer(s)
Ian Samwell
America singles chronology
"A Horse with No Name"
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"A Horse with No Name" is a song written by Dewey Bunnell, and originally recorded by the folk rock band America. It was the band's first and most successful single, released in early 1972 in the USA, and topped the charts in several countries.[2] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3]
Contents
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1 Development
2 Composition
3 Reception
4 Personnel
5 In popular culture
5.1 Soundtrack appearances
5.2 Musical references
6 Charts
7 References
8 External links
Development[edit]
America's self-titled debut album was released initially in Europe, without "A Horse with No Name", and achieved only moderate success. Originally called "Desert Song", "Horse" was written while the band was staying at the home studio of musician Arthur Brown, near Puddletown, Dorset.[4] The first two demos were recorded there, by Jeff Dexter and Dennis Elliott, and were intended to capture the feel of the hot, dry desert that had been depicted at the studio from a Salvador Dalí painting, and the strange horse that had ridden out of an M.C. Escher picture. Writer Dewey Bunnell also says he remembered his childhood travels through the Arizona and New Mexico desert when his family lived at Vandenberg Air Force Base.[5]
Trying to find a song that would be popular in both the United States and Europe, Warner Brothers was reluctant to release Beckley's "I Need You" ballad as the first single from America. The label asked the band if it had any other material, then arranged for America to record four more songs at Morgan Studios, Willesden in London.[6] "A Horse with No Name" was released as the featured song on a three-track single in the UK, Ireland, France, Italy and the Netherlands in late 1971. On the release, "A Horse with No Name" shared the A-side with "Everyone I Meet Is from California"; "Sandman" featured on the B-side. However, its early-1972 two-track US release did not include "Sandman", with "Everyone I Meet Is from California" appearing on the B-side.
Composition[edit]
"A Horse with No Name" was recorded in the E Dorian mode with acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drum kit, and bongo drums. The only other chord is a D, fretted on the low E and G strings, second fret. A 12-string guitar plays an added F♯ (second fret, high E string) on the back beat of the Em. A noted feature of the song is the driving bass line with a hammer-hook in each chorus. A "waterfall"-type solo completes the arrangement. [7] Produced by Ian Samwell on the day of final recording at Morgan Studios, when at first the group thought it was too corny and took some convincing to actually play it. Gerry Beckley has explained in Acoustic Guitar magazine (March 2007) that the correct tuning for the guitar is D E D G B D, low to high. The chord pattern that repeats throughout the entire song is: 202002 (Em), then 020202 and 000202. [8] The tuning is unique to this song; they did not use it on any other America song.
Reception[edit]
Despite the song being banned by some U.S. radio stations (most notably WHB in Kansas City) because of supposed drug references to heroin use,[9] the song ascended to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and the album quickly reached platinum status. The song charted earlier in Ireland (reaching number 4), the Netherlands (reaching number 11) and the UK (reaching number 3, the band's only Top 40 hit in the country[10]) than it did in the United States. The interpretation of the song as a drug reference comes from the fact that the word "horse" is a common slang term for heroin.
The song's resemblance to some of Neil Young's work aroused some controversy. "I know that virtually everyone, on first hearing, assumed it was Neil", Bunnell says. "I never fully shied away from the fact that I was inspired by him. I think it's in the structure of the song as much as in the tone of his voice. It did hurt a little, because we got some pretty bad backlash. I've always attributed it more to people protecting their own heroes more than attacking me." By coincidence, it was "A Horse with No Name" that replaced Young's "Heart of Gold" at the number 1 spot on the U.S. pop chart.[11]
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."[12] 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 was that they were intoxicated with cannabis while writing it.[13] In a 2012 interview, Beckley disputed Jillette's story, saying, "I don't think Dew was stoned."[14]
Personnel[edit]
(Per back cover of 1972 vinyl issue of America.)
America
Dewey Bunnell – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Gerry Beckley – 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Dan Peek – bass, backing vocals
Session musicians
Ray Cooper – percussion
Kim Haworth – drums
In popular culture[edit]
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Soundtrack appearances[edit]
The song was featured in Hideous Kinky, a British–French 1998 film, during a trip on the Moroccan desert. In 2008, it was used in a Kohls[15] TV commercial for Vera Wang.
The song bookends the second episode of the third season of Breaking Bad, "Caballo sin Nombre" (Spanish for "Horse without Name"), where the song plays on a car radio as Walter White drives through the desert in the beginning,[16] before being pulled over for driving with a cracked windshield. At the end of the episode the song is sung by Walter in the shower. The song was also featured in the show Friends in Season 5, Episode 22, "The One With Joey's Big Break".[17]
The song is also featured in the movies The Devil's Daughter, The Trip, and Air America. The song is also featured on the soundtrack of the 2013 motion picture American Hustle directed by David O. Russell and 2016 movie The Nice Guys.
In the season 4 episode of BoJack Horseman "The Old Sugarman Place", the title character drives through the desert to Patrick Carney and Michelle Branch's interpretation of the song. This version also appears on the soundtrack album of the series.[18]
The song appears in the video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas on the ingame classic rock station, K-DST
Musical references[edit]
The song was one of many popular songs quoted and parodied on the album The Third Reich 'n Roll by The Residents.
The song "Face" by American rock band Aerosmith released in 2001 bears a strong resemblance towards "A Horse With No Name".
Michael Jackson's song "A Place with No Name" was released posthumously by TMZ as a 25-second snippet on July 16, 2009. The snippet closely resembles "A Horse with No Name". Jim Morey, both Jackson's and America's former band manager, has stated that "America was honored that Michael chose to do their song and they hope it becomes available for all Michael's fans to hear."[19] The song was remastered and released in its entirety along with the original Michael Jackson recording on Jackson's 2014 album, Xscape.
Charts[edit]
Chart (1972)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 2
Canada (RPM) 1
Finland (Finnish Singles Chart)[20] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 3
US Billboard Easy Listening 3
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 1
US Cash Box Singles Chart 1
US Record World Singles Chart 1
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. SpinMedia. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
Jump up ^ "A Horse with No Name" USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
Jump up ^ RIAA. "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
Jump up ^ http://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2015/06/decadence-and-depravity-with-added-cheese/
Jump up ^ "Highway Highlight (from the box set booklet)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
Jump up ^ Rosen, Craig (September 30, 1996). The Billboard book of number one albums: the inside story behind pop music's blockbuster records. Billboard Books.
Jump up ^ Guitar Noise [1]
Jump up ^ Guitar Coach Mag [2]
Jump up ^ "Liner notes, Highway Highlight". Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2006.
Jump up ^ "America singles charts history". Official Charts. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
Jump up ^ America biography at Billboard
Jump up ^ John Mendelsohn (1972). "Rolling Stone Review". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2006.
Jump up ^ Jillette, Penn. (2012). Gilbert Gottfried Again! (Episode 14, 2012/05/21). Penn's Sunday School. Ace Broadcasting Network.
Jump up ^ "Q&A With America Singer Gerry Beckley". Patch.com. Dec 19, 2012.
Jump up ^ splendAd - Kohl's - Simply Vera Spring 2008 commercial
Jump up ^ AMCTV (2010). "Walt Gets Arrested". Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
Jump up ^ IMDB (1999). "The One with Joey's Big Break". Retrieved November 10, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Hear Patrick Carney, Michelle Branch's New Song for 'BoJack Horseman'". Rolling Stone.
Jump up ^ "Place with No Name sounds like Horse with No Name". news.com.au. July 17, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
Jump up ^ Billboard: 53. October 7, 1972. CS1 maint: Untitled periodical (link)
Jump up ^ Search for Irish peaks
Jump up ^ "America Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
External links[edit]
Official America Homepage
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"Heart of Gold" by Neil Young Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
March 25, 1972 (three weeks) Succeeded by
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack
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The Thinning
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The Thinning
Promotional poster
Directed by
Michael Gallagher
Produced by
Michael Gallagher
Jana Winternitz
Michael Wormser.
Written by
Michael Gallagher
Steve Greene
Starring
Logan Paul
Peyton List
Lia Marie Johnson
Calum Worthy
Matthew Glave
Michael Traynor
Ryan Newman
Music by
Brandon Campbell
Cinematography
Greg Cotten
Edited by
Brian Ufberg
Production
company
Legendary Digital Media
Distributed by
YouTube Red
Release date
October 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)
Running time
83 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
The Thinning is a 2016 American social science fiction thriller web film set in a dystopian future in which population control is enforced through a school aptitude test. Those who fail it are executed. Two high school students learn, to their horror, that the tests are rigged. The film stars Logan Paul, Peyton List, Lia Marie Johnson, Calum Worthy, Matthew Glave, Michael Traynor, and Ryan Newman.[1]
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 Delayed Sequel
5 References
6 External links
Plot[edit]
In the year 2039, Earth's resources are nearly depleted by overpopulation, and global warming leaves less land for the world population to live. So the United Nations declares that all nations must cut their population by 5% each year. While some countries remove their elderly, others enforce a one-child policy. The United States implements a policy known as 10-241 or the "Thinning", a standardized test taken from first grade to twelfth grade. Those who pass continue to the next grade, while those who fail are executed.
The story is set in Austin, Texas where Laina Michaels (Peyton List) helps Simon (Miles Elliot) study for the Thinning. When he is unable to understand the content, Laina reluctantly sells Simon a small contact lens that will solve the questions on the test for him, and uses the money earned to pay for treatments for her sick mother. On their way to the Thinning exam, Simon is nudged and his contact falls out. The guards usher him into the building, and without the lens, he fails his exam and is ultimately executed. Before the test, Laina meets up with her friend Kellan (Calum Worthy) whose father is a teacher at their high school.
Blake Redding (Logan Paul) is the son of the Texas governor Dean Redding (Matthew Glave). Although he lives the high life, he is dating a wild girl named Ellie (Lia Marie Johnson). Blake sneaks out of his house to hang out with Ellie one last time before the Thinning and they sneak off to a hilltop pool. While they are kissing in the car, one of Governor Redding's agents discovers them, and Blake is taken home to be lectured by his father.
Ellie fails the exam the following day, and Blake calls his father in an attempt to free Ellie, but he refuses. Blake causes a diversion and screams at Ellie to run, but she is blocked by students in the hallway and is recaptured. Ellie is executed in the Thinning.
One year later, Laina's mother has died and she is helping her younger sister Corrine (Dimitra Leontidou) study for her first Thinning test. Blake has become cold and distant towards his father since Ellie's death. He makes a video explaining that he will purposefully fail his Thinning exam in order to punish his father for what happened to Ellie and to try to get his father to stop supporting the Thinning. Blake drops his tape in the mail, but his father's agents remove it and have it delivered to him personally. The agents are ordered by Dean Redding to pass Blake regardless of his score. Because Blake and Laina finish the test at the same time, the agents switch Blake's and Laina's scores. Laina fails as a result, and Blake passes. Another student, Sarah Foster (Ryan Newman), had sex with her teacher the day before the test as motivation for him to alter the test. However, her teacher betrays her and ensures she fails so to hide what he did. Sarah fails the test and is led away with Laina and the other students to be Thinned.
The students that pass go to the Recreation Room, having a party while the "failing" students are being Thinned. Ms. Birch, Laina's teacher, then watches Sarah's teacher lure another girl into having sex with him. Mrs. Birch leaves the room and sees Laina in the hall, walking with other students towards a room where they will be executed. Ms. Birch tries to convince a guard that Laina is too smart to fail the test, but the guard is told by his superior, Mason King, that Laina failed the test and must be executed. As Laina is being led away, Ms. Birch presses a key card into Laina's hand so she can unlock the doors and escape.
Blake causes a power outage in the school, allowing Laina to escape using Ms. Birch's key card while the school goes under lockdown. News about the events spreads that parents have no information about what has happened to their students. Because of this, Dean Redding has to reassure to the parents that their students are safe.
After using a key card given to her by her teacher, Laina meets up with Blake and they explore through the vents to avoid the guards.
Meanwhile, all of the teachers are taken to a holding room to be investigated. Ms. Birch flirts with Sarah's teacher and steals his key card. She shows Mason King her key card and is allowed to leave, while Sarah's teacher is kept behind and beaten when he cannot reveal Laina's whereabouts to King.
Blake, disguised as a guard, leaves Laina to go to the Thinning while Laina goes to the server room to check the scores. To her horror, she finds out that test procedures are rigged and have resulted in the wrongful deaths of many students with passing scores, including Ellie, who failed with an 88%. Blake passed with a 15%, and Laina failed with a 98%. Laina sends this information to Keller. Mason King and the DPC track Laina down to the server room using security cameras, apprehend her, and return her to the Thinning, where she finds Blake, who tried and failed to free the students in the Thinning room and is tied up in the corner. The teacher that had sex with Sarah is also executed for giving Laina his keycard.
After photos of the Thinning results are leaked to the media by Kellan, Governor Redding has no choice but to review the results and execute all those who actually failed, including Blake. He also has to free all the students who passed. Laina is greatly upset by this, and after sharing a kiss with Blake, Blake is taken by guards to be Thinned while Laina is dragged outside. Blake and the other failing students are executed. After the school finally lifts the lockdown, Laina is reunited with Corrine outside the school.
Blake and the other supposedly executed students, including Sarah, are shown in a large elevator deep underground, where they see many people working for the company that makes the tablets for the test. As Blake slowly wakes up from the drug that actually put him and the others to sleep instead of killing them, he sees a girl taking off a white mask. The girl is Ellie.
Cast[edit]
Logan Paul as Blake Redding
Peyton List as Laina Michaels
Calum Worthy as Kellan Woods
Lia Marie Johnson as Ellie Harper
Matthew Glave as Gov. Dean Redding
Michael Traynor as Mason King
Ryan Newman as Sarah Foster
Stacey Dash as Kendra Birch
Patrick O'Sullivan as Mr. Glass
Jana Winternitz as Ms. Cole
Kiersten Warren as barbara michaels
Miles Elliot as Simon
Tara Platt as Animation Voice Over
Reception[edit]
Adi Robertson of The Verge wrote negatively of the film, describing its plot as "a mess" and that it was a bad take on the dystopian formula, comparing it to the Netflix series 3% as the lower quality of the two dystopian meritocracy premises released that year.[2]
As of April 2018[update], the film has an IMDb rating of 5.9 out of 10.[3]
Delayed Sequel[edit]
On November 17, 2017, Logan Paul announced on his YouTube channel that a sequel, titled The Thinning: New World Order was starting production.[citation needed]
On January 10, 2018, YouTube announced that production of New World Order was put on hold, as part of repercussions instated upon Paul for posting a controversial video in which he visited Aokigahara, a Japanese forest known for being a common place for suicides to occur, and filmed a dead body.[4] This sparked outrage across social media against Paul, forcing an apology from himself and repercussions from YouTube, including delaying The Thinning - New World Order and his appearance in the upcoming season of YouTube Red series Foursome.[5]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Weiss, Geoff (October 6, 2016). "Logan Paul Unveils Official Trailer For YouTube Red's First Feature Thriller, 'The Thinning'". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
Jump up ^ Robertson, Adi (2016-12-15). "3% and The Thinning are this year's best and worst take on dystopian meritocracy". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
Jump up ^ The Thinning on IMDb
Jump up ^ "Logan Paul, and the toxic YouTube prank culture that created him, explained".
Jump up ^ Alexander, Julia (10 January 2018). "YouTube removes Logan Paul from top-tier Google ad platform, YouTube Red projects on hold". Polygon.
External links[edit]
The Thinning on IMDb
The Thinning at Rotten Tomatoes
The Thinning on YouTube
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