This is a combination of cultural stereotyping and lounge music. I suspect that it will never be played on a radio station ever again.
The Electric Indian was a studio band put together by Len Barry. He was the lead singer of The Dovells, who reached the top ten in the early 1960s with "Bristol Stomp" and "You Can't Sit Down". According to Wikipedia (my go-to source, since I'm lazy), Barry "had an interest in Native American history, possibly inspired by watching The Lone Ranger TV series as a child".
"Keem-O-Sabe" was the phrase that The Lone Ranger and his trusty sidekick Tonto used to address each other; it supposedly meant "trusted friend". The song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the Easy Listening chart.
The Electric Indian produced an album of material, including a cover of "Land Of 1000 Dances", before its members moved on to other projects. One band member, Daryl Hall, became successful as part of Hall & Oates; other members became part of MFSB.
Created July 20, 2026.