Line #16 Music/Steppenwolf


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_steppenwolf.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:L-R: Goldy [=McJohn=], Jerry Edmonton, John Kay, Larry Byrom and George Biondo.]]
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4	->"''Like a true nature's child\
5	We were born, born to be wild\
6	We can climb so high\
7	I never wanna die...''"
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9	'''Steppenwolf''' are a Canadian-American rock band from UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}} and UsefulNotes/LosAngeles that formed in 1967. They are best known for their hits "Born to Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride".
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11	!! "Like a trope nature's child":
12	* AnimalMotifs: Wolves, of course.
13	* AwesomeMcCoolName: Dennis Edmonton wrote "Born to Be Wild" under the pseudonym Mars Bonfire.
14	* BadassBiker: Ever since ''Film/EasyRider'', "Born to Be Wild" has been associated with them, and pretty much with being a badass in general.
15	* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: ''Steppenwolf The Second''.
16	* ConceptAlbum: ''Monster'' was a political statement about the times (1970). ''For Ladies Only'' is apparently about feminism, although the lyrics don't really put that across. The cover art didn't help.
17	* ContinuityNod: "Hippo Stomp" is mentioned in the title track of ''For Ladies Only''.
18	* CoolShades[=/=]SunglassesAtNight: John Kay, due to being nearly blind.
19	* CoverVersion: Music/MuddyWaters' "Hoochie Coochie Man" and Hoyt Axton's "The Pusher" and "Snowblind Friend".
20	* DanceSensation: "Hippo Stomp".
21	* DemBones: On the cover of ''[=SkullDuggery=]''.
22	* DrugsAreBad: Played straight with "The Pusher" and "Snowblind Friend". "Don't Step on the Grass, Sam" rips a politician for speaking out against marijuana.
23	* HardRock: One of the popularizers.
24	* HeavyMeta: "Rock Me".
25	* IAmSong: "Rock Steady (I'm Rough and Ready)".
26	* IAmTheBand: John Kay is the only original member left.
27	* {{Instrumentals}}: "Black Pit".
28	* LiteraryAllusionTitle:
29	** Named for the Creator/HermannHesse novel of the same name.
30	** Also doubles as GratuitousGerman as it is simply the German name for Steppe Wolves (Canis lupus campestris).
31	* LiveAlbum: Their first was ''Early Steppenwolf''.
32	* OneWomanSong: "Annie Annie Over", "Caroline (Are You Ready for the Outlaw World)".
33	* ProtestSong: ''Monster'' is a protest ''album''.
34	* RevolvingDoorBand: Many different members covering two separate versions of the band.
35	* ShoutOut[=/=]SongOfSongTitles: "Berry Rides Again" is this to Music/ChuckBerry.
36	** "Magic Carpet Ride" mentions "Literature/{{Aladdin}}'s lamp".
37	* SingleStanzaSong: "Reflections".
38	* SomethingBlues: "Gang War Blues", "Smokey Factory Blues".
39	* SpokenWordInMusic: "Don't Step on the Grass, Sam" ends with a police raid interrupting the recording.
40	* UrExample: "Born to Be Wild" is credited with introducing the term "HeavyMetal" in the music itself (the term had been used by critics to describe contemporary hard rock bands, and was taken from Creator/WilliamSBurroughs' ''Literature/NakedLunch'').
41	* AWildRapperAppears: They rerecorded "Magic Carpet Ride" in 1988 with [[Music/GrandmasterFlashAndTheFuriousFive Grandmaster Flash]].

Context Music / Steppenwolf