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Apr 16, 2003 18:24

Does anyone know what the deal is with this song? Was War (the band) a one-hit wonder? Did they only exist for this song ( Read more... )

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amiga500 April 16 2003, 19:03:17 UTC

War did Lowrider, and maybe a couple others I can't recall. I think I have them on an eight-track around here somewhere. Edwin Starr sang War (what is it good for? . . .), and nothing else that I'm aware of. I think this is a classic MP3 mislabelling.

dutchman04 April 16 2003, 23:15:58 UTC

This DJ agrees. Edwin Starr did the song you're thinking of, and it was his signature hit. Ironically enough, he passed away just after the start of the war a few weeks back. Ol' Edwin was always sort of gimmicky, he made a big splash in the 1960's by dressing up as a superspy and singing some song called "Agent Double-O Soul." When that gig ran out of steam, I guess he turned to protesting the war, which everyone else was righteously doing back then too ( ... )

dzuunmod April 17 2003, 19:31:27 UTC

There's that encyclopedic memory, comin' through in the clutch again!