Songfacts:
The song was written about Air Pollution - "Crazy Horses" represents
automobiles - "horsepower" - that creates pollution in the skies
from the exhaust. (thanks to Cathy at Osmond.net)
This was written by Alan, Merrill and Wayne Osmond. They were the
oldest of the group, who were all fathers.
This song was originally banned in South Africa because "horses" is
a slang term for heroin there, so "crazy horses" was thought to be
referring to drugs. (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England,
for all above)
Comments:
I
think the song is truly about exhaust gas's & "fungus" in living
creatures "It's on
every tongue".
-
Shawn Marcell, California
In the early eighties, before there were enough doomy goth records
to fill a club night, goth DJ's used to play the 45rpm version of
this at 33rpm. Try it if you like that sort of stuff.
- Paul, Glasgow, Scotland
The Independent: Where did the inspiration for the song "Crazy
Horses" come from? Donny Osmond: It was Alan, Wayne and Merrill who
wrote "Crazy Horses". Wayne and Merrill were in the studio and Wayne
had started the main riff for the song. Then Alan came in and
brought a cohesive concept about pollution: the horses being
horsepower. Then Merrill added the "crazy" before the horses. It's a
very serious song.
- Artimus, Oxford, England
I thought that this was about the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse
- Christie, Edgewater, MD
This song was **NOT** about cars or buses - it is an anti-smoking
(or cigarette) song! There are many print interviews from that era
by the brothers stating such.
- Oriole, Birmingham, MI
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