@laura10140 It's easy to see how you could think that — when Sally Ride (her name is spelled "Ride" BTW) got famous, unsurprisingly, plenty of people made inane references to this song — but @Baritone55 has it right. Ride was born in '51. I'm not sure how @Baritone55 knows the song was written that early; I don't recall ever seeing it listed on any of the VU's live concert listings, and whenever it was written, it didn't make it onto a studio album until 1974's Sally Can't Dance. (Notably, the title song also referenced a "Sally;"...
@laura10140 It's easy to see how you could think that — when Sally Ride (her name is spelled "Ride" BTW) got famous, unsurprisingly, plenty of people made inane references to this song — but @Baritone55 has it right. Ride was born in '51. I'm not sure how @Baritone55 knows the song was written that early; I don't recall ever seeing it listed on any of the VU's live concert listings, and whenever it was written, it didn't make it onto a studio album until 1974's Sally Can't Dance. (Notably, the title song also referenced a "Sally;" one would tend to guess that whoever it refers to, it's the same person in both songs.) Nonetheless, even if @B55 is wrong about when the song is composed, it still would have been before Sally Ride became famous: she couldn't have been more than 23 when said album came out, and I think it's safe to assume she was still at university at that age, since she stuck around to get her PhD (in physics), which usually takes around 5 years of grad school at least. (Many of those of us who were nerdy little girls in the '80s practically worshipped her; my college roommate attributed to Ride her own aspiration to become an astronaut.)
In that Wikipedia article, you'll see that Mustang Sally was released by Mack Rice in May, 1965 and again in 1966 by Wilson Pickett.
In that Wikipedia article, you'll see that Mustang Sally was released by Mack Rice in May, 1965 and again in 1966 by Wilson Pickett.
"According to music historian Tom Shannon the song started as a joke when singer Della Reese wanted a new Ford Mustang. Rice called the early version "Mustang Mama" but changed the title after Aretha Franklin suggested "Mustang Sally".[5]
"According to music historian Tom Shannon the song started as a joke when singer Della Reese wanted a new Ford Mustang. Rice called the early version "Mustang Mama" but changed the title after Aretha Franklin suggested "Mustang Sally".[5]
The song is influenced by the children's game song (recorded by various artists) "Little Sally Walker", versions of which include the lyrics "Rise Sally rise, wipe your weepin' eyes", with variations."...
The song is influenced by the children's game song (recorded by various artists) "Little Sally Walker", versions of which include the lyrics "Rise Sally rise, wipe your weepin' eyes", with variations."
Once again, white people making big money off black people's music.
Is it about Sally K Wride the American Astronaut
@laura10140 Impossible. The song was written in 1965. Sally Ride became an astronaut in 1978. Look both facts up on Wikipedia.
@laura10140 Impossible. The song was written in 1965. Sally Ride became an astronaut in 1978. Look both facts up on Wikipedia.
@laura10140 It's easy to see how you could think that — when Sally Ride (her name is spelled "Ride" BTW) got famous, unsurprisingly, plenty of people made inane references to this song — but @Baritone55 has it right. Ride was born in '51. I'm not sure how @Baritone55 knows the song was written that early; I don't recall ever seeing it listed on any of the VU's live concert listings, and whenever it was written, it didn't make it onto a studio album until 1974's Sally Can't Dance. (Notably, the title song also referenced a "Sally;"...
@laura10140 It's easy to see how you could think that — when Sally Ride (her name is spelled "Ride" BTW) got famous, unsurprisingly, plenty of people made inane references to this song — but @Baritone55 has it right. Ride was born in '51. I'm not sure how @Baritone55 knows the song was written that early; I don't recall ever seeing it listed on any of the VU's live concert listings, and whenever it was written, it didn't make it onto a studio album until 1974's Sally Can't Dance. (Notably, the title song also referenced a "Sally;" one would tend to guess that whoever it refers to, it's the same person in both songs.) Nonetheless, even if @B55 is wrong about when the song is composed, it still would have been before Sally Ride became famous: she couldn't have been more than 23 when said album came out, and I think it's safe to assume she was still at university at that age, since she stuck around to get her PhD (in physics), which usually takes around 5 years of grad school at least. (Many of those of us who were nerdy little girls in the '80s practically worshipped her; my college roommate attributed to Ride her own aspiration to become an astronaut.)
@GwiberWyrddon It's very simple to see the song was written in 1965. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustang_Sally_(song)
@GwiberWyrddon It's very simple to see the song was written in 1965. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustang_Sally_(song)
In that Wikipedia article, you'll see that Mustang Sally was released by Mack Rice in May, 1965 and again in 1966 by Wilson Pickett.
In that Wikipedia article, you'll see that Mustang Sally was released by Mack Rice in May, 1965 and again in 1966 by Wilson Pickett.
"According to music historian Tom Shannon the song started as a joke when singer Della Reese wanted a new Ford Mustang. Rice called the early version "Mustang Mama" but changed the title after Aretha Franklin suggested "Mustang Sally".[5]
"According to music historian Tom Shannon the song started as a joke when singer Della Reese wanted a new Ford Mustang. Rice called the early version "Mustang Mama" but changed the title after Aretha Franklin suggested "Mustang Sally".[5]
The song is influenced by the children's game song (recorded by various artists) "Little Sally Walker", versions of which include the lyrics "Rise Sally rise, wipe your weepin' eyes", with variations."...
The song is influenced by the children's game song (recorded by various artists) "Little Sally Walker", versions of which include the lyrics "Rise Sally rise, wipe your weepin' eyes", with variations."
Once again, white people making big money off black people's music.