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* EpicRocking: Nearly every album of theirs has a song that qualifies for this.



* PimpedOutCar: "Low Rider" is about the demonstration of one such car

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* PimpedOutCar: "Low Rider" is about the demonstration of one such carcar.
* ProtestSong: "Fidel's Fantasy" is one of those.
* RearrangeTheSong: "The World Is A Ghetto" was rerecorded as a disco instrumental for ''The Music Band 2''




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** "That's What Love Will Do" also counts.
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* ArtistAndTheBand: Eric Burdon and War was formed in 1969 when record producer Jerry Goldstein paired the ex-[[Music/TheAnimals Animals]] frontman with some up-and-coming musicians he'd seen performing around Los Angeles. They released two albums together before Burdon left in 1970. The rest of the group, now simply calling themselves [[Music/WarBand War]], would go on to have a very successful recording career of their own.

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* ArtistAndTheBand: Eric Burdon and War was formed in 1969 when record producer Jerry Goldstein paired the ex-[[Music/TheAnimals Animals]] frontman with some up-and-coming musicians he'd seen performing around Los Angeles. They released two albums together before Burdon left in 1970. The rest of the group, now simply calling themselves [[Music/WarBand War]], group would go on to have a very successful recording career of their own.
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* ArtistAndTheBand: Eric Burdon and War was formed in 1969 when record producer Jerry Goldstein paired the ex-[[Music/TheAnimals Animals]] frontman with some up-and-coming musicians he'd seen performing around Los Angeles. They released two albums together before Burdon left in 1970. The rest of the group, now simply calling themselves [[Music/WarBand War]], would go on to have a very successful recording career of their own.
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* 1976 - ''Love Is All Around''

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* 1976 - ''Love Is All Around''Around'' (with Eric Burdon; [mostly] unreleased tracks recorded 1969-71)
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* RevolvingDoorBand: Only one of the original eight members - lead vocalist and keyboardist Lonnie Jordan - is still performing with the band, and a total of 35 have performed with the band throughout its fifty-year history. One founding member [[Music/TheAnimals Eric Burdon]] had two very brief stints with the band, all within the 70's.

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* RevolvingDoorBand: Only one of the original eight members - lead vocalist and keyboardist Lonnie Jordan - is still performing with the band, and a total of 35 have performed with the band throughout its fifty-year history. One founding member [[Music/TheAnimals Eric Burdon]] had two very brief stints with the band, all within the 70's.band (1970, 1976), with three albums from those times.
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War is an American {{Funk}} band formed in 1969 as "[[Music/TheAnimals Eric Burdon]] and War" until 1970. They have also crossed over with various genres including rock, jazz and Latin music, and has a multi-ethnic lineup to promote racial harmony and promote brotherhood. They especially had a series of hits in the early-to-mid 1970's, with among the best known including "Why Can't We Be Friends" and "Low Rider".

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War is an American {{Funk}} band formed in 1969 as "[[Music/TheAnimals Eric Burdon]] and War" until 1970. They have also crossed over with various genres including rock, jazz and Latin music, and has a multi-ethnic lineup to promote racial harmony and promote brotherhood. They especially had a series of hits in the early-to-mid 1970's, with among the best known including "Why Can't We Be Friends" and "Low Rider".
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Not to be confused with [[Music/WarU2Album the U2 album of the same name]].
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->''"I've seen you 'round for a long long time.\\
I remembered you when you drank my wine.\\
Why can't we be friends?\\
Why can't we be friends?\\
Why can't we be friends?\\
Why can't we be friends?"''
-->--'''"Why Can't We Be Friends"'''

War is an American {{Funk}} band formed in 1969 as "[[Music/TheAnimals Eric Burdon]] and War" until 1970. They have also crossed over with various genres including rock, jazz and Latin music, and has a multi-ethnic lineup to promote racial harmony and promote brotherhood. They especially had a series of hits in the early-to-mid 1970's, with among the best known including "Why Can't We Be Friends" and "Low Rider".

!!Discography
* 1970 - ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Eric Burdon Declares "War"]]''
* 1970 - ''The Black-Man's Burden''
* 1971 - ''[[SelfTitledAlbum War]]''
* 1971 - ''All Day Music''
* 1972 - ''The World is a Ghetto''
* 1973 - ''Deliver the Word''
* 1975 - ''Why Can't We Be Friends?''
* 1976 - ''Love Is All Around''
* 1976 - ''Platinum Jazz''
* 1977 - ''Galaxy''
* 1978 - ''Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''
* 1979 - ''The Music Band''
* 1979 - ''The Music Band 2''
* 1982 - ''Outlaw''
* 1983 - ''The Music Band -- Jazz''
* 1983 - ''Life (is So Strange)''
* 1985 - ''Where There's Smoke''
* 1994 - ''Peace Sign''
* 2014 - ''Evolutionary''

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!!The low rider tropes a little slower:
* CarSong: "Low Rider", about the [[PimpedOutCar pimped-out variety]].
* PimpedOutCar: "Low Rider" is about the demonstration of one such car
* RevolvingDoorBand: Only one of the original eight members - lead vocalist and keyboardist Lonnie Jordan - is still performing with the band, and a total of 35 have performed with the band throughout its fifty-year history. One founding member [[Music/TheAnimals Eric Burdon]] had two very brief stints with the band, all within the 70's.
* TitleOnlyChorus: "Why Can't We Be Friends?" has this phrase repeated four times every chorus.

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