Slow Ride

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"Slow Ride"
Single by Foghat
from the album Fool for the City
Released	1975
Genre	Hard rock Blues-rock
Length	8:14 (LP version) 3:56 (single version) 8:21 (1977 live version)
Label	Bearsville
Writer(s)	Dave Peverett
Producer	Nick Jameson

"Slow Ride" is a song composed by "Lonesome" Dave Peverett and recorded by the rock band Foghat, appearing on their fifth album Fool for the City (1975). This was Foghat's top single, peaking at number 20. It also appears on Foghat Live (1977), which was their best selling album at over two million copies. In 2009 it was named the 45th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.^[1].

There are 5 versions of this song on the market. The original LP version from Fool For the City lasts 8 minutes and 14 seconds. The single version, found in several compilations was truncated to 3:56 with a fade-out ending. The 1977 live version is 8:21, the King Biscuit Flower Hour: Foghat version is 10:37 and the 2007 live version is 9:44.

Contents 1 Appearances in popular culture 1.1 Films 1.2 Television 1.3 Video games 2 References

[edit] Appearances in popular culture

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (November 2009)

"Slow Ride" has been featured in many films, television shows and video games.

[edit] Films

• Barnyard, near the end of the movie when Otis and the gang steal a group of motorcycles.
• Dazed and Confused, at the end of the movie when Mitch returns home after his exciting night, and Pink, Slater, Simone and Wooderson drive off to Houston to get Aerosmith tickets. This is its most famous usage and has been parodied multiple times.
• FM
• Nighthawks
• The Ride of Their Lives
• Wild Hogs, when the gang first rides their motorcycles together.

[edit] Television

• Showtime's Dexter, Season 1, Episode 9, "Father knows best".
• Family Guy, when evil monkey is smoking marijuana. This in itself is a reference to Dazed and Confused.
• Malcolm in the Middle, when Hal is steamrolling different objects.
• In an episode of NewsRadio when Bill McNeil relives his college DJ years in front of a comatose Jimmy James.
• "Spin City", when the Mayor and Stewart drive a limo and sing Slow Ride in the episode "Trainstopping" (season 5, episode 16)
• Seinfeld ("The Slicer"), when Elaine Benes dances to it to drown out a crying cat in her neighbor's apartment.
• That '70s Show, when the characters go to the prom.
• My Name Is Earl, Season 3, Episode 6.
• The Sopranos, "Watching Too Much Television", during a discussion scene between Tony and Christopher.
• Cavemen, at the end of episode five when Nick gets a scooter.
• Spike TV Video Game Awards, was covered by Kid Rock about 50% through the show.
• America's Funniest Home Videos, a bunch of clips of people with vehicle wipeouts.
• Don't Forget the Lyrics, sung by Penn Jilette
• American Idol, Season 8, Top 4, duet by Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert, before being reprised on the subsequent 50 city tour.

"Slow Ride" has also been used in advertising; namely by Carl's Jr./Hardee's and also by Honda.

[edit] Video games

• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• RoadKill
• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as a cover. It is based on the shortened version from The Best of Foghat.^{[citation needed]} It is the first song on the setlist.

[edit] References