Why Can’t We Be Friends?
War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk/rock/soul band[8] from Long Beach, California, known for several hit songs (including “Spill the Wine“, “The World Is a Ghetto“, “The Cisco Kid“, “Why Can’t We Be Friends?“, “Low Rider“, and “Summer“).[9][10] Formed in 1969, War is a musical crossover band that fuses elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, psychedelia, and reggae.[2] According to music writer Colin Larkin, their “potent fusion of funk, R&B, rock and Latin styles produced a progressive soul sound”,[11] while Martin C. Strong calls them “one of the fiercest progressive soul combos of the ’70s”.[12]
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