War - 'Low Rider' Reaction! Funky Horns, Distinct Singing! Showing Love to the Low Rider Community!

[@catserver8577]

I have never, in my whole 50+ years, met a single person who didn't like this song. If you've heard it, you like it. Period.

[@kathybwell]

Amen!

[@quincee3376]

Agreed.

[@bernardk5189]

No doubt, gotta love it. Then again I haven't heard anything by War that I didn't love.

[@Shoeshineman24]

👆💯Fact

[@suzannebaker5270]

YESSSS!

[@chrisjarvis2287]

Lowriders with hydraulics have been around since the 50's

[@loisrogers9042]

Yes!!! "Why Can't We Be Friends " next?

[@kimberelyanngunter6341]

Native born Angelino here ..I grew up hearing this constantly on the radio & still love it to this day.

[@philchurch1115]

Back when I was a teenager you could hear this blaring out of my bedroom and a lot of TURN YOUR MUSIC DOWN..loved it.

[@lindamarlow4756]

That style isn't mariachi, it's boogaloo. Puerto Rico black music. Absolute fire!

[@willynilly2545]

It's a blend of it

[@drainbramagebrandon1047]

One of my favorite bands in the 70's. The Cisco Kid is another great one!!!

[@DocLong1]

War were just effortlessly cool. And what a catalog!

[@workingman6681]

I had the privilege to meet Lonnie Jordan ( Singer, piano , guitarist) of WAR. He was at the Friendly Hills Country Club in Whittier playing the piano. My father in law was also a musician and starting playing piano while Lonnie sang. It was an incredible night.

[@bobschenkel7921]

I well remember the Summer of 1975, the album "Why Can't We Be Friends?" was everywhere, especially on the radio. The title track and "Low Rider" were BIG hits, and it made me vary happy every time it came on. The only band member of WAR I know for sure is the Harmonica player, Lee Oskar. Great song, great reaction.

[@jimmoore8951]

Big memories of hanging at the beach and hearing this play out of car windows as they cruised by... extra bonus points for hydraulics then

[@christinewaide5249]

We had the best cars in the 70’s. Thats why when you see pictures, we were always standing next to them. Nowadays, all the cars look the same.

[@Ilikeryche]

And they were American cars, not this global junk posing as American cars that we get now.

[@ffjsb]

Mmmmm, some of them were absolutely crap. Rust was a HUGE problem. Had a '72 Vega that was completely rusted out when I bought it in early '79. Only paid $50 for it though.

[@theodoreritola7641]

77 FIRE BIRD SMOKEY N THE BANDIT WAS TOTAL🔥

[@philipmccarthy6175]

They looked good but mechanically pieces of s**t.

[@christinewaide5249]

I disagree. Like anything else, you have to take care of it. I have friends that still have their old cars because they’ve maintained them. 🤷‍♀️

[@Mike-pi2bo]

This song was first on the movie "Car Wash" with Richard Pryor and George Carlin. Great vibe song.

[@debbiewallace4907]

I am pretty sure it was also the theme song for the George Lopez sitcom.

[@ThomVial]

The great Lee Oskar played harmonica in the band, and yes that is the signature sound you hear during the break in vocals!

[@stephenlesliebrown5959]

Wow! Never knew that was a harmonica for all these years. Thank you 🙂

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

I'm 70. My dad was in a Detroit Car Club in early 50's...drove a 1949 Mercury Coupe...about 4 inches off the ground!!!! He LOVED that car❤❤❤😎😎

[@revaflowers3115]

In a lot of states your car couldn't have bumpers higher or lower than a certain specified standard.In 1959, a customizer named Ron Aguirre developed a way of bypassing the law with the use of hydraulic Pesco pumps and valves that allowed him to change ride height at the flick of a switch. Ron Aguirre developed this modification with help from his father, after conceiving of the idea. And so the birth of lowriders was born.

[@lorilxn1597]

I remember when my daughter was about 15, back in the 80's and she came home and wanted me to listen to a new song she heard, I laughed so hard because I'd been listening to this song for years and years

[@rosemarywatson1231]

Every song by WAR is fire!

[@glassontherocks]

I think of Cheech and Chong every time I hear this.

[@cotadog4472]

Sir where's your license ? Isn't back there on the bumper man ?

[@glassontherocks]

@@cotadog4472"I rescued a burning baby and I got burning baby all over me" -Cheech

[@Serai3]

The Love Machine!

[@Serai3]

@@cotadog4472 "What do you guys want? Can I have a bite of your hot dog?"

[@whaleoilbeefhooked62]

Hey,dont take those man!

[@kentzepick4169]

Love this song. So funky.

[@jhas727]

Cruisin' around always got better when Low Rider came on.

[@vinceaaron8921]

slippin into darkness is some fine funk

[@weezy8029]

Cisco Kid, Why Cant We Be Friends, Spill the Wine is a good one, a collaboration with Eric Bourden from The Animals. Lots of good tunes out there.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

The big 9 minute The world Is A ghetto fantastic tune great album

[@ffjsb]

All Day Music is a great one too.

[@Roadtrip635]

I was a kid growing up in the 70's and I have an older cousin that had a El Camino lowrider called "Sweet & Low". I thought that was the coolest thing ever!

[@Serai3]

I remember sitting on the quad with a group of my high school friends in 1975, singing this song _a capella,_ each of us taking an instrumental part. I did the bass line. (Exhausting!) Great times, great memories.

[@singluna888]

I was in Southern California in the late 70's when i saw my first low riders. I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. I love WAR.

[@vampfashions]

I saw a few at a car show in the mid 70s and was hooked. I also love the paint jobs, the engraving, the chrome everything... I still kind of prefer a 200+ spoke normal size wheel and standard suspension, but hey, you bought it you can break it. Also really really miss the custom vans from the 70s into the 80s.

[@HoraceAymett]

Every time I hear this song, I think of Up In Smoke scene when Cheech drives to the house right across the street. LOL

[@freeforever6971]

Great song 1975!

[@chapo0815]

LEE OSKAR... BEFORE THE RAIN... IS A MUST.

[@mzliz1249]

The song “WAR” by WAR is a great song!

[@kellahella5286]

All Day Music is 🔥 Great layed back groove

[@sueprator9314]

MY FAV ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

LOS ANGELES IS A CAR CULTURE ONLY SECOND TO DETROIT...❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@waynethorn7218]

Not heard this in years. Thanks for playing it. The colour film in this video is also great. They don’t use colour film like this no more😢 Great channel Gentlemen✌️

[@suemitchell6291]

This one was in our , my brother's 45 collection. I was in grade 6 . Loved it

[@michaelwebster8389]

Such a great song. Always great to find the originals to some of these songs that had big covers, and find they're even funkier.

[@t.s.9656]

My teenage years cruising the main. It was wonderful.

[@jimmoore8951]

What a scene that was

[@vincecramer7950]

This one hands down is always been one of my favorite songs of all time 🤘😎

[@deantait8326]

I was a Surfer and Drag Racer but still loved this show…. I was in LA then

[@charlottedixon6628]

Oh yeah..Like this funky sound..⭐️

[@kikivon3501]

This song is a whole mood!!!!!

[@gdubbya804]

Lee Oskar, harmonica extraordinaire.

[@SIXX2772]

Ahhhh...Our golden days!!

[@tenjed4224]

First time I could remember hearing this song was when my pops was playing it in the stereo. We had a record player/TV combo, back then.

[@dalenikolitch4627]

Fricking Loved this song Forever😊

[@flyingardilla143]

This song can never be stopped before the Take a Trip part.

[@hippylong]

Top 100 greatest song!

[@elitetrainercynthia7394]

It has an infectious groove

[@SoniT]

Oooh, I love War! They are one of my favorite bands along with Earth Wind and Fire and Parliament. I was just listening to War's The World Is a Ghetto album today.

[@kathybwell]

I went to a WAR concert a couple of years ago-they still had some original members and sounded amazing!

[@paulmurphy8993]

There are a few "perfect" songs in the past fifty years. This is one of them!

[@GinnyRobertsonLLC]

I love War and have seen them in concert 5 times or so and once with Eric Burdon. Thank you for doing this reaction today because I then searched to see if they're still touring. I discovered they'll be in Ocean City MD, 3 hours from us, in January and just got tickets. The beach and War - can't miss.

[@spacecardinal]

"Whose Cadillac is that" is a fun time too!

[@kikivon3501]

This song is a whole mood

[@genaseidenschwarz2119]

It was wonderful to have good music on the radio, like when this was made. Much obliged. I enjoy visiting about music with y'all.

[@vampfashions]

Remember turning on the AM radio in the car and inevitably a great song was playing in one of the 5 presets. And, disco and rap had not even been dreamt of yet!!!

[@robpannell390]

70’s man they were the best and the worst for music….this is great

[@vampfashions]

Sadly listening to this, knowing just several months later dreaded disco was coming to kill your soul.

[@neverettebrakensiek8771]

This song will forever remind me of my daughter as a teen who would make up her own lyrics to songs. From her bedroom one morning I heard her singing to this song as she dried her hair : Blow- dry-er- blow a little harder. Blow- dry-er- dry a little hotter. Use a lil gel -use a lil gel, use a lil gel and see-ee. I died laughing and now her lyrics are what I hear when this song plays. I have this on the best of WAR cd and its one of my fav cruising cds to play.

[@vampfashions]

Your daughter was relentlessly cool!

[@neverettebrakensiek8771]

@@vampfashions LOL Was and is, she still crackin me up

[@sgholt]

I was in High School at the time, this was a big song in South Texas back in the day , thanks guys

[@aldobelli8300]

One of my all time favorites bands when I was in my early 20's!!!! Definitely a Southern California sound. I was also a big fan of their harmonica player, Lee Oskar, who started playing at 5 years old. Lee Oskar also came out with 3 solo albums, all of which were very good.

[@KLStorer]

One of the greatest grooves ever!

[@holysmokes5817]

A time and place. No doubt. Cheers! 🌲🌲💥✨🌈🌲🌲

[@EverendeverGroup]

That video is a priceless time capsule.

[@anthonyhedberg6471]

If you haven't already, you guys really need to check out "Summer", "All Day Music", and "The World Is A Ghetto" by these guys. I'm telling you now, they will blow your mind. When I was a much younger guy, I got to see them perform with Parliament/Funkadelic, and to this day it is one of the greatest concerts this pasty white boy ever attended...outside, in the cool summertime breeze. Everyone was there...black, white, Puerto Rican, you name it, and we were all havin' a gooood time! Why? Because we had it like that back then. It was all about the music. Peace out! ✌😎

[@kellyb.3600]

Love ❤ for War! Excellent song. Always reminds me of Cheech. 😂

[@DEBBKIRK11171965]

One of the BEST SONGS OF MY LIFE TIME!! I was 10 years old when this was released! Thank god my mama appreciated good music. All genres!! And here I am listening to it with my 9 month old granddaughter 🩷🩷

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Cheech & Chong's "Up in Smoke" is one place you can hear it.

[@Jolinga]

I was born in 1975, great year 😂

[@quincee3376]

Yeah baby. Classic stuff!!! I remember The Beastie Boys sampled Low Rider on their Slow Ride track from Licenced to ill. Have a great weekend!!!

[@SavageSniperGirl]

This such a hot summer day song. This was definitely part of my soundtrack growing up :)

[@Cchan53]

Saw this group in a high school gym ( in the late 60's) WITH Alice Cooper, The Velvet Underground AND Roy Orbison!!!!! And the tickets did not cost any kind of Taylor S prices ...those were the good days of music, concert going ,etc....

[@morbiouslenoir]

Seen thee guys about 4 times. A great show!

[@vickiz6076]

It was the opening song for Cheech & Chong’s “Up in Smoke”. I was in 7th grade when this came out and didn’t know what a low rider was until the 90’s lol

[@vampfashions]

I was 9 when this song came out, I got the 45 the day it hit radio (cool cousins). I hadn't a clue what a low rider may be. Fast forward to the ripe age of just past 13, and I bought 2 baby blue 64 Chevs for $500, of my own money (good taste is maybe a gene thing). I then also bought a 53 (1st hemi) Dodge, and later a 53 Chev. I was a damn Mexican lowrider before I ever saw one, and I'm a Scot Canadian Prairie boy. Still love this song, still love the cars, still love the music, the culture, and the vibe. Miss all my old cars though.

[@leemorgan4799]

I remember this song..it5good

[@jessicaleblanc-nh1yl]

This is certainly a classic. Love the video...of course, the lyrics, too! One of the best.

[@weezy8029]

Love War!🔥🔥🔥😁🤘🏼

[@steelers6titles]

Great band.

[@sotexsailor]

The soundtrack of my youth!!

[@stevenaleman7454]

Great song! Thanks for sharing a classic song by War…this song is my new ringtone..✌️

[@jimmoore8951]

I don't play the bass but I grab a guitar and play the bass line whenever this song comes on. If you grew up with the lowrider culture you can still picture the 60s Impalas cruising by

[@vampfashions]

I bought 2 64 chevs when I was barely 13, never got to cruise them lol, but they were likely the best polished cars in North America for a few months lol.

[@MrCharon1965]

Vibe of the times :)

[@christinawoolley6206]

Such a classic! Love! 😽💋🎶🖤

[@johnnyallen5736]

Great group, great song , and great reaction! Thanks

[@bernardk5189]

War always had it going. They fit in to so many genres, rock,funk, soul. You gotta check out Me and Baby Brother... I never hear anyone request it. Now that's soulful, funk, shaking your ass song

[@artemiasalina1860]

I think that was a harmonica and an alto sax playing together. I love that sound! Did you notice all the harmonicas on that guy's belt? He's into it.

[@StevenNewcombe-gd7rd]

Loved dancing on this song back then!!!

[@tonytony5380]

You need to do The World is a ghetto

[@christinawoolley6206]

Used to listen to the album All Day Music on repeat and dance! In fifth grade I definitely felt too cool for school (in my mind anyway!) 😹

[@patrickmcevoy5080]

My favorite War song has always been "The World is a Ghetto", from the album of the same name. Very Jazzy, very funky, and really complex.

[@flogg8635]

War, Outlaw is badass too !

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Went to BBQ in LA....with WAR!!!! THE 70'S WERE AWESOME!!!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼✌✌✌✌😎😎😎

[@kierstenridgway4634]

I went Fresno High School in the late 70s early 80s. Every single day we had low riders out in front. The ones with the little tires and hydrolics and the dumped down low with fat tires. I was in the fat tired ones with suicide doors. ❤️✌️😆

[@stewpot6998]

The very beginning features a misplaced beat. You can hear the drummer stumble right out of the gate. But it funks it up and is essential to the song.😎👍 Awesome.

[@pamelabanin5212]

Low Rider....you cannot sit still for that tune! Very cool video! Love it!!

[@vickihirsch8340]

The harp player is Lee Oskar. Excellent harmonica player. Has a great solo album called Before the Rain. Check it out.

[@kathybwell]

Impressed that Fenom202 knows Slippin Into Darkness! One of the funkiest songs E.V.E.R., don't ya think? Notorious beat, and that cowbell. Other great WAR hits are Summer, All Day Music, and The World is a Ghetto.

[@daveking9393]

Love it! Must watch movie Up in smoke....

[@AttackChefDennis]

These guys were way before the Chicano lowrider scene.

[@kevinstarr516]

The sound you are referencing is the harmonica and saxophone playing the song motif.

[@philipmccarthy6175]

Check out their back catalogue , great band.

[@hog7203]

War has a bunch of great songs. I need to check out your previous reaction to the band.

[@bishlap]

If u were a kid in the 70's, you didn't even need to buy the album to know the tune or the words because it was playing EVERYWHERE!