'Come And Get Your Love' By Redbone: American Indians In The Top 40

By | April 12, 2021

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Redbone circa 1972. Photo by Charlie Gillett/Redferns

“Come and Get Your Love” by Redbone made waves in 1974, reaching #5 on Billboard's Hot 100. The catchy earworm spent an impressive 18 weeks in the Top 40, selling a million copies, and becoming certified gold by the RIAA. Written and produced by Native American and Mexican brothers, Pat and Lolly Vegas, the song made Redbone the first Native American band to ever reach Billboard’s top five.

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Redbone rocking out in their Native American duds. (WSJ)

 The Hall of Fame karaoke song reached an entire new generation in 2014 when superhero movie Guardians Of The Galaxy featured “Come and Get Your Love'' in its opening. There’s nothing like Chris Pratt rocking out to your song (and singing into a space-lizard like it's a microphone) to put it right back in the zeitgeist.