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The song's lyrics, which refer to riding "the white horse" and "the white pony", have been interpreted as references to heroin and/or cocaine use. Rolling Stone described "White Horse" as "[p]erhaps the most unconvincing anti-drug song of all time". [5]
"White Horse" was released as an album cut on Fearless, on November 11, 2008, by Big Machine Records. [18] On December 8, Big Machine released the song to US country radio as the second single from the album. [19] In the United States, "White Horse" debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart week ending November 29, 2008. [20]
Chris Stapleton stated via iHeart Country: "White Horse" was a song that I wrote with my friend, Dan Wilson. We were out in Los Angeles, it was about I think probably late 2012, early 2013, and there was a movie called The Lone Ranger that was coming out, and I walked in the room to write with Dan at his house, and he said, "Hey they're looking for songs for this Lone Ranger movie."
The lyrics tell of the things "she" will do in increasing number up to ten, for example, "She'll be ridin' on a camel", "She'll be tuggin' on two turtles", and "She'll be carvin' three thick thistles". [3] Some sports fans at the University of Cambridge use this tune to sing "we would rather be at Oxford than St John's". [4]
In 1968, as 'Jacky', she had a UK Top Ten hit single with "The White Horses", [1] the theme from a children's TV programme. [3] In 2003, her definitive version was voted the best TV theme tune of all time by The Penguin Television Companion .
The UK theme song - written by Michael Carr and Ben Nisbet and later back dubbed onto all versions, was simply titled "White Horses", and credited to "Jacky" - was sung by Irish-born Jackie Lee. It became a top 10 hit in the UK charts in April 1968. The book The Penguin Television Companion claimed it to be the best television theme in history. [3]
"Ride a White Horse" is an electronic–dance song that was inspired by the disco era.Alison Goldfrapp had grown up listening to T.Rex and Polish disco music, and many assumed that she based the song's lyrics around Bianca Jagger's infamous entrance into Studio 54 on a white horse.
All the Pretty Little Horses" (also known as "Hush-a-bye") is a traditional lullaby from the United States. It has inspired dozens of recordings and adaptations, as well as the title of Cormac McCarthy 's 1992 novel All the Pretty Horses .