“This clearly means that people go on a journey or quest for love and validation from others, like the Tinman sought a heart from the Wizard, “Oz,” or Sir Galahad sought the Holy Grail but it’s a trap, since it can’t be found that way– rather, the person has it all along, and needs to believe in themselves.” He invites her to accept Jesus by reminding her that “If you want, you can ride my train and soon forget the reason that you’re leaving” – leaving the old life behind, and that “You’ll lose yourself but then some time, maybe even save yourself some grieving'” – you’ll leave certain pleasures behind but soon forget about them and save yourself many heartaches and hours of loneliness. He tells her, “Don’t cross the river if you can’t swim the tide,” meaning that if she is going to live life for her own fleshly reasons, she will likely be unhappy and do not expect otherwise. “The lyrics are Peek’s advice to a lost and lonely girl who loves life in the fast lane but feels emptiness within. “I think it’s about a man hiding his girl from a cop who might be pursued by the law… This is the America of the early 80s and they sound great.”Ĩ. Inspector Mills (View from the Ground, 1982) Here are all of America’s songs ranked.ĭon’t miss the TIMELESS of America! Click and enjoy all the classic hits of this influential group!ĩ. The band’s final Top 40 hit was “The Border”, which reached no.33 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983. Peek left the group in 1977 and their commercial fortunes declined, despite a brief return to the top 10 in 1982 with the single “You Can Do Magic”. 1974’s Holiday featured the hits “Tin Man” and “Lonely People” and 1975’s Hearts generated the number one single “Sister Golden Hair” alongside “Daisy Jane”. History: America’s Greatest Hits, a compilation of hit singles, was released the same year and was certified multiplatinum in the United States and Australia. Its debut 1971 album, America, included the transatlantic hits “A Horse with No Name” and “I Need You” Homecoming (1972) included the single “Ventura Highway” and Hat Trick (1973), a modest success on the charts that fared poorly in sales, included one minor charting song “Muskrat Love”.

The band came together shortly after the members’ graduation from high school, and a record deal with Warner Bros. The band released a string of hit albums and singles, many of which found airplay on pop/soft rock stations. Achieving significant popularity in the 1970s, the trio was famous for its close vocal harmonies and light acoustic folk-rock sound. The trio met as sons of US Air Force personnel stationed in London, where they began performing live. America is an American rock band that was formed in London in 1970 by Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley.

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