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Laid Back are a Danish pop duo from Copenhagen, formed in 1979 comprising keyboardist Tim Stahl and guitarist John Guldberg. They are best known for their hit White Horse from 1983. They were able to focus on their music and "White Horse" after they were fired from their day-job in a dispute over $100 with a drunken publisher, leading them to the climax of their art, Sunshine Reggae. Best known throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, their music incorporated elements of synth and funk. WORK In the early 1980s, Laid Back were known in their own country and South America only, with the 1982 single "Sunshine Reggae" being one of their most successful. Though originally released as a B-side, their international standing was raised with the release of the 12-inch single "White Horse," (1983) a funk-influenced dance song with a memorable baseline that took favour in US dance clubs. The record was championed by none other than Prince. The record was later sampled by Monifah for her hit "Touch It" (US, #9). "White Horse" was an anti-drug abuse themed track about people who were lured into the drug culture/lifestyle (White Horse was another word for heroin) that was commonplace in the 1980s, with its famous lyrics "If you want to ride...don't ride the white horse" and "If you want to get rich, you've got to be a bitch". The latter part of the track that used the

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