Wild West Show (song)
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“Wild West Show” | |||||
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Single by Big & Rich from the album Horse of a Different Color |
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B-side | Saved | ||||
Format | CD single | ||||
Recorded | 2003 | ||||
Genre | Country | ||||
Length | 4:20 (album version) 3:59 (radio edit) |
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Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
Writer(s) | Big Kenny John Rich Blair Daly |
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Producer | Paul Worley | ||||
Big & Rich singles chronology | |||||
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"Wild West Show" was the first single by country music duo Big & Rich. The song appeared on their 2004 debut album, Horse of a Different Color. It reached #21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.
The song talks of a love that has gone wrong, in the context of 1800s Western imagery, furthered by an opening piano/flute instrumental. The main character and his love interest have purportedly had a big argument ("It was a big showdown/Oh yeah, we stood our ground/Shot out the lights, it got a little crazy"), but he wishes that their love can survive and not end ("Don't want to see us go / The way of the buffalo / Don't wanna have another Wild West show").
According to the liner notes, the percussionist shakes a can of peanuts at the very end.
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