The Cisco kid- War

oldies

[emj]

One of the funkiest, coolest songs ever. Love the percussion. Hardly ever hear it on the radio, what a shame.

[philippinesandbeyond]

the 70's was the best decade to grow up in!

[ziongirl]

The instrumentation on this song...Lord have mercy!! Love Bad to da bone!

[maryquinn]

He drink whiskey, poncho drink the wine....I love this song! Great cruising song...

[cstingray]

The best brotherly song about AfroAmericans and Chicanos. Back in the 70's it was a unity of both Blacks and Hispanics. A great decade in deed. The unity of 2 cultures fighting for justice and their respect. Truly admirable. 👍👍👍👍👍

[edboi]

War is one of the all time best rock and roll bands

[magnum]

This is my dad's favorite song. He has less than two weeks to I will miss and always love my dad!

[hammerhead]

It doesn't matter how you got here young ones, its just cool you got here! Warms my heart to see young people dancing and getting into WAR!!

[newamericancurrency]

Brown. Our Father's Music. The Music We Grew Up On!

[Michael-clmd]

Love this song reminds me of the 70s and 80s best party time.

[michaelglickman]

For those wondering, the musicians are lead Howard Scott, bassist-percussionist-backing vocalist B. B. Dickerson, drummer-percussionist-backing vocalist Harold Brown, bongo player-conga player-percussionist Thomas Allen, vocalist Lonnie Jordan, alto saxophonist-baritone saxophonist-tenor vocalist Charles Miller, and harmonica player-percussionist-backing vocalist Lee Oskar.

[sidneymoore]

Boys bring back some memories here good old days good old days and great living didn't have much but we had it all. Thank you War!!!!

[brianmann]

I love Eric Burden And War They have always been one of my favorites.

[jajanesaddictions]

"The Cisco Kid" is a song performed by War, and written by Thomas Allen, B. B. Dickerson, Harold Brown, and Charles Miller, all members of War at the time. It is the first song on their 1972 album The World Is a Ghetto, and is the group's highest-charting song, reaching #1 on the RPM 100 Canadian singles chart, #2 on the Billboard Top 40, as well as #5 on the R&B chart. It became a gold record.
The song describes the adventures of Cisco and Pancho, two cowboys from the 1950s TV program The Cisco Kid. The song is known for having a different sequence of notes following each line. A distinct four-note phrase played by saxophone, harmonica, and flute punctuates the end of the first few lines, while a brief jam from the rhythm section follows the next couple. A completely different four-note phrase (this time played by guitar) follows some of the later lyrics, as well as lines of dialogue from the television show---and a three-note sequence repeated twice in a row is played by the harmonica and saxophone. These easy-to-remember hooks, along with the funk-driven rhythm section, make this song one of War's signature tunes, and the "most fun." according to lead vocalist and guitarist Scott.

[dmsw.]

Memories of my childhood in the early 70's! A really cool time.

[jamesscudder]

I'm fifty something. The funk and soul of this band is incredible

[frederickrodriguez]

Saw War, The Pointer Sisters and Chaka Kaun(sp) at the Pontiac Sliver dome and War blew the pants all of them. When they did the Cisco Kid they had a giant screen behind them with the Cisco Kid's actions matching the songs lyrics. Was fantastic. One of the best best I'd ever heard and seen.

[bluetopguitar]

We loved this tune back when I was in high school. A great time for music in the 1970s!

[themmman]

I had the pleasure of witnessing these phenomenal musicians playing live at a concert at City College in San Diego in the late 80's. At one point they were touring some 250 days out the year. A true legendary group. They should be in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

[bris]

It feels good being 13 and having a good music taste because of riding around in your dads 64 bumping oldies. Blacks, whites, mexicans no racism oldies make us unite together