Born to Be Wild by Vikings Cowboys

Born to Be Wild is a song written by Mars Bonfire and first performed by the band Steppenwolf. It is often invoked in both popular and counter culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude. It is most notably featured in the 1969 film Easy Rider. Sometimes, Born to Be Wild is described as the first heavy metal song, and the secondverse lyric heavy metal thunder marks the first use of this term in rock music (although not as a description of a musical style but rather a motorcycle) Born to Be Wild was Steppenwolf s third single off their selftitled debut album and became their signature song, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. It was kept from the No. 1 spot by People Got to Be Free by the In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed Born to Be Wild at No. 129 on the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Also in 2004, it finished at No. 29 on AFI s 100 Songs survey of top tunes in A