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“Low Rider” is a song written by the band War and appearing on their album Why Can’t We Be Friends?, released in 1975. It reached number one on the Billboard R&B charts and peaked at number 7 on the Pop Singles chart.

According to the All Music Guide review of the song, “the lyric takes the cool image of the low rider — the Chicano culture practice of hydraulically hot-rodding classic cars — and using innuendo, extends the image to a lifestyle”.[1] The song’s most distinguishable feature is its driving bass line, which is present for nearly all of the song. It also ends with a siren-like noise that then becomes a saxophone solo.

The writers and performers of “Low Rider” have formed the Lowrider Band. The band consists of Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott, B.B. Dickerson and Harold Brown.

Cover versions

* The song has been covered by the following artists:
o Blues Traveler
o Peter Cetera
o George Clinton
o Epsilon Minus
o Exodus
o Gary Hoey
o JFA
o Terry Kath
o Korn
o Latin Alliance
o Phish
o Popa Chubby featuring Galea
o Quando Quango
o Son of Dave
o Barry White
o Yukon Kornelius


* “Low Rider” was sampled by The Offspring in the remix version of “Pretty Fly For A White Guy”.
* War’s “Low Rider” was also significantly sampled by The Beastie Boys for their track “Slow Ride” on the 1986 album Licensed to Ill.
* The song “Jorge Regula” by The Moldy Peaches borrowed the main riff from “Low Rider.”
* Sublime sampled the song in the bassline of Forman Freestyle on disc 2 of their posthumous release Everything Under the Sun.
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  • Why Can't We Be Friends
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  • The Best of War and More
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  • Why Can't We Be Friends?
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  • The Very Best Of War
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  • Cool8840

    I got this song so I could do epic things like take down cult leaders without them brainwashing me. [5]

    yesterday afternoon

  • ProfoundShaolin

    I got this song so I could do epic things like take down cult leaders without them brainwashing me. [4]

    17 days ago

  • KingFahtah

    Do we need any more cowbell

    25 days ago

  • Daniel_Green

    Awesome!

    26 days ago

  • mackpm

    old school

    27 days ago

  • BoBs933

    Tu tu tu tu tu tu tututututu

    last month

  • lisabemine

    When I had my 81 malibu I played this song ALL the time. The best.

    last month

  • oldiesfanjohn

    "Up In Smoke'''...Cheech & Chong at the intersection,hydraulic lift-a bouncin`,haha!..Forever associated with them..Just a simple G chord,colossal hit!...Just Lonnie Jordan now,the rest,Lowrider,,,Ain`t right!

    last month

  • johnnclarkee94

    Best ringtone EVER Everytime I get called it brightens my day. Even if it's vodafone.

    last month

  • CustomCabF100

    Greatest car song.

    last month

  • dd8ch

    Defined West La Sound ....it was the barrio!

    March 2012

  • rolf-kock

    ein ekeliger sänger

    March 2012

  • linkntinks

    cheech ~n~ chong memories lol!!!

    February 2012

  • Ottavianoants

    ahhhhhhhhhh, OUR WEDDING SONG~~~

    February 2012

  • EarlGreyBlack

    a nice girl...a bottle of wine...and this song!!!!

    January 2012

  • shedonist

    "such a song u get blazed to and then eat cheezits..." LOL!

    January 2012

  • oyveychris

    Bye bye, lardass!

    January 2012

  • Jester0one

    Oh I am a bad man...

    January 2012

  • KingFahtah

    terrible version

    December 2011

  • aubrexxi

    song of the year, every year.

    November 2011
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