High Plains Drifter (song)
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| “High Plains Drifter” | |||||
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| Song by Beastie Boys | |||||
| Album | Paul's Boutique | ||||
| Released | July 25, 1989 | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 4:13 | ||||
| Label | Capitol Records | ||||
| Writer | MCA Adrock Mike D |
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| Producer | Beastie Boys Dust Brothers Mario Caldato Jr. |
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| Paul's Boutique track listing | |||||
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High Plains Drifter is the 5th track on the album Paul's Boutique by American hip hop group the Beastie Boys, released on July 26, 1989.
- Produced & written by the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers.
- Engineered by Mario Caldato & Allen Abrahamson.
The song is based on a sample from the Eagles song "Those Shoes". It also contains a sample from Loggins and Messina's "Your Mama Don't Dance" and one from the Ramones song "Suzy Is a Headbanger".
[edit] Samples
- A gun reloading
- "Those Shoes" by The Eagles
- "Suzy Is a Headbanger" by The Ramones
- "Your Momma Don't Dance" by Loggins & Messina
- "Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)" by The Fatback Band
[edit] References
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- 7-11
- Black and Tan
- Dirty Harry
- Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
- Harry Houdini
- K-mart
- TCB
- Motel 6
- KOOL
- OTB
- Steve McQueen
- Travis Bickle
- Lemonade
- Jello
- "I bet on one horse to win and another to show...that nag came in" from The Band's "Up on Cripple Creek", actual lyrics are "She bet on one horse to win and I bet on another to show, the odds were in my favor, I had 'em five to one, and when that nag to win came around the track, sure enough she had won."
