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"The Mexican" is a piece of music on the album ''First Base'' by the 1970s British band Babe Ruth.〔(Allmusic entry )〕 The song has been compiled, covered and mixed many times and is considered one of the most influential songs in Hip hop music culture. The song was written by Alan Shacklock and recorded along with the rest of the ''First Base'' album at Abbey Road Studios in the summer of 1972. Shacklock wrote the lyrics of the song as a retort to the 1960 John Wayne film ''The Alamo'' which was full of historical inaccuracies and did not show the human side of the Mexican troops who defeated the Texian forces at the Battle of the Alamo. The song has a driving drum beat and funky bass and shows Shacklock’s fondness for African-American music and Wild West shoot outs.〔''"Classic Rock"'' magazine, May 2012, The Stories Behind The Songs: Babe Ruth - The Mexican.〕 The song composition interpolates "Per qualche dollaro in più" by Ennio Morricone, from the music soundtrack for the film ''For a Few Dollars More'' (stated on album credits). == Cover Versions == * 1978: first cover version by Montreal disco band Bombers * 1984: Jellybean with vocals by the original singer, Jenny Haan. This version went to number one on the US dance chart. * 1999: Helloween, released on ''Metal Jukebox'' * 2006: Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop feat. Sara Bourgeois * 2015: Gza, member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Mexican (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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