"Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" was the second single by country music duo Big & Rich from their 2004 debut album, Horse of a Different Color. It reached #11 on the US Country chart, making it the duo's highest-charting single until Lost In This Moment reached the top ten in 2007. The song received wide exposure when ESPN featured the song in commercials for its coverage of the 2005 World Series of Poker. The song was also used in Dancing with the Stars at least twice. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Big & Rich is an American country music duo comprising two singer-songwriters: Big Kenny (Kenny Alphin, former solo artist and lead singer for the group luvjOi) and John Rich (former vocalist and bass guitarist of Lonestar). ... Horse of a Different Color is the name of the first album by the country/rock duo Big & Rich. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Warner Bros. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Big Kenny (left), and John Rich (right) Big Kenny (born William Kenneth Alphin in Culpeper, Virginia on November 1, 1963) is a member of the hit country music duo Big & Rich. ... John Rich (born in Amarillo, Texas on January 7, 1974) is a member of the country music duo Big & Rich. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Big & Rich is an American country music duo comprising two singer-songwriters: Big Kenny (Kenny Alphin, former solo artist and lead singer for the group luvjOi) and John Rich (former vocalist and bass guitarist of Lonestar). ... Wild West Show was the first single by country music duo Big & Rich. ... Holy Water was the third single by country music duo Big & Rich. ... Big & Rich is an American country music duo comprising two singer-songwriters: Big Kenny (Kenny Alphin, former solo artist and lead singer for the group luvjOi) and John Rich (former vocalist and bass guitarist of Lonestar). ... Horse of a Different Color is the name of the first album by the country/rock duo Big & Rich. ... Hot Country Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... Lost In This Moment is the first single by country music duo Big & Rich from their third studio album, Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... For the current season, see Dancing with the Stars (US season 4). ...

Big & Rich also released a remixed dance version of the song which appeared on their compilation Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pack. They performed this remixed version at the CMT Video Music Awards in 2005. The song was also featured in a Chevrolet commercial that was aired during Super Bowl XLI and the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. CMT can refer to: Cadmium Mercury Telluride Canal Metropolitano Televisión Catalog Management Table Certified Market Technician Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Childrens Musical Theatreworks of Fresno, California Chip Multi Threading Comision del Mercado de las Telecommunicaciones, the Spanish communications industry regulator. ... Chevrolet (IPA: - French origin) (colloquially Chevy) is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors (GM). ... Date February 4, 2007 Stadium Dolphin Stadium City Miami Gardens, Florida MVP Peyton Manning, Quarterback, Colts Favorite Colts by 6. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Summary

The first two verses detail "Big" Kenny Alphin and John Rich's arrival into Nashville, going into a bar, "passing out hundred-dollar bills" and "buying [everyone] a double round of Crown." They vow that Nashville is "never gonna be the same." They ride around Nashville on horses, while everyone else says to "save a horse" and "ride a cowboy." Crown Royal is a blended Canadian whisky, 40% alcohol by volume, 80 proof. ...

Music Video

The music video for the song was filmed in Nashville during the summer of 2004. Big & Rich, other members of the MuzikMafia, including Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy, as well as dancers, marching bands, and other groups of people, parade on the Shelby Street Bridge in Nashville.^[1] The MuzikMafia is an informal collection of singers, songwriters and musicians. ... Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973) is an American country music singer and guitarist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Shelby Street Bridge (sometimes called the Shelby Avenue Bridge) spans the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

One World Gear controversy

In April 2007, the song was parodied by t-shirt manufacturer One World Gear, who began to offer a series of products on CafePress.com featuring snowclones of the slogan "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy", in which the word "cowboy" was replaced with the name of any one of 177 different nationalities, including "American". The version of the t-shirt featuring the slogan "Save a Horse, Ride a Taiwanese" was singled out as "racially discriminatory" and "insulting to Taiwan" by Taiwanese and Hong Kong media.^[2][3] Product selection screen of a premium shop. ... A snowclone is a type of formula-based cliché which uses an old idiom in a new context. ... The media in Taiwan is one of the freest and most competitive in Asia. ... Media in Hong Kong are available to the public conveniently in various forms: television and radio channels, newspapers, magazines and the World Wide Web. ...

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