Song of the Day 7/19: War, “Slippin’ Into Darkness”
After two albums with Eric Burdon, who left the band in the middle of a tour, War was on its second LP without him when it scored its first hit in 1971. “Slippin’ Into Darkness” doesn’t really get started until two minutes in, but its funky groove kicked off several years of hits for the band, which despite two nominations still hasn’t gotten into the Hall of Fame.
Ah- haven’t heard this in many years. It brings back vague memories of driving to class at U of D in my 61 Ford Falcon, singing along with this on the radio and hoping that car got me where I had to go for another day.