In addition to his band name, America was a real source of influence for lead singer Dewey Bunnell, with the British-born musician recalling a trip to the country as a young boy, as the inspiration ...

In February 2019, Stereogum looked back at America’s “A Horse With No Name” success, and it included a passage criticizing the song's lyrics. "'A Horse With No Name' is, to put it bluntly, a stupid ...

A song that has repeatedly been dismissed as “stupid” and even got banned managed to defy expectations and climb to No. 1 on this day, 54 years ago. Here’s the song’s history and why it is often ...

As rock history has proven over and over again, oftentimes a band's biggest hit is a song they didn't expect to do particularly well. A perfect example? America's classic 1972 #1 hit, "A Horse With No ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty-four years ago today, a song that is still mocked for being "stupid" reached No. 1 and stayed there for weeks. America's "A ...