was also banned in France when authorities believed the lyric "smoking up the sky" was about drugs. Appreciation According to Donny, Ozzy Osbourne once told him that "Crazy Horses" was "one of his favorite rock and roll songs." Cover versions It has been covered by numerous other artists including The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The Mission, Tank, Lawnmower Deth, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, The Frames, KMFDM, Electric Six, Pretty Maids, Tigertailz, and Butcher Babies. Westlife covered the song live in 2003, and even performed the song alongside Donny Osmond. English band Pop Will Eat Itself sampled the record on their 1988 single "Def Con One". The song was also covered by Tigertailz on the 2010 live album Bezerk: Live...Burnin' Fuel. The song was also covered by Mat Sinner on the solo album Back to the Bullet 1990. Donny Osmond recorded a new version of the song as a hidden bonus track on his 2002 covers album Somewhere in Time and performs the song frequently on his tours. He did not sing on the original record. In 1995, the electronic music group Utah Saints released a remixed version of the song, which reached number 50 in the UK singles chart. This version was reissued in 1999 and peaked at number 34. Revolution 409 (which in reality was American band Redd Kross) covered the song on the SST Records 1989 compilation The Melting Pot. Chart performance References 1972 songs 1972 singles Songs written by Alan Osmond Songs written by Merrill Osmond Songs written by Wayne Osmond The Osmonds songs Environmental songs Dutch Top 40 number-one singles Number-one singles in France MGM Records singles Song recordings produced by Michael Lloyd Songs about horses