I saw Neil Young in 1998 playing a solo acoustic set, while I was as a high school junior. The entire show was magical, but the way he played this song has always resonated with me to this day. Sometimes a single song and a single performance can change you as a person. This is that for me.
"They might have left some babies crying on the ground". Indigenous people paid a heavy price of having a beautiful country. So sad. God Bless them all.
I think maybe the album “ Decade “ is my Neil Young go to Album . Im a trucker in Hawaii and I was one of the drivers that hauled Neil Young’s equipment from Kona air port to Hapuna prince hotel for some private party ( oops ) . Anyways we delivered in the day to the hotel but had to get their after midnight to help load and move equipment out right after the party ( 3 - 40 ‘ trailers ) after the party concert . I was hoping maybe Neil young would be hanging out in the trenches while loading but no chance a bunch of Hands at work . Was interesting . They didn’t look to happy . Maxed me a 70 hr . Work week OT . But I helped - shake and bake . Oh yeah I got 2 shirts that said “ The Real “ . Thanks , God Bless .
I learned harmonica by listening to this album, I used to play along badly time and time again. I got there in the end. I knew I had it when I could only hear myself play, I knew then I was playing the same thing.
...my buddy and I saw him in his 'Unplugged' concert at the James L Knight Center in Miami in 1984...we walked in as he was finishing 'Cinnamon Girl'...WOW whatta concert!!!
@@Jimt-s5p ...my buddy traded a drunk a bottle of wine for his pair of tickets...he was working for Crown Liquors in Lauderhill at the time...hope I never get so desperate as to sell concert ticks for cheap wine...
Neil Young Aurora borealis The icy sky at night Paddles cut the water In a long and hurried flight From the white man to the fields of green And the homeland we've never seen. They killed us in our tepee And they cut our women down They might have left some babies Cryin' on the ground But the firesticks and the wagons come And the night falls on the setting sun. They massacred the buffalo Kitty corner from the bank The taxis run across my feet And my eyes have turned to blanks In my little box at the top of the stairs With my Indian rug and a pipe to share. I wish I was a trapper I would give thousand pelts To sleep with Pocahontas And find out how she felt In the mornin' on the fields of green In the homeland we've never seen. And maybe Marlon Brando Will be there by the fire We'll sit and talk of Hollywood And the good things there for hire And the Astrodome and the first tepee Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me Pocahontas.
A great song highlighting the genocide perpetrated on the Native American Indian. They have done it too every indigenous tribal race starting in Scotland with the Celtic Clans.
Teresa the celts at one time lived through out Northern Europe. After the defeat of the Roman general Varius in what is now Germany the romans made a special effort to wipe us out. This effort has. Never stopped right into the highland clearances and the same for the Irish and Welsh.
"Pocahontas" (from "Paradox" soundtrack) Aurora borealis The icy sky at night Paddles cut the water In a long and hurried flight From the white man to the fields of green And the homeland we've never seen. They killed us in our tepee And they cut our women down They might have left some babies Cryin' on the ground But the firesticks and the wagons come And the night falls on the setting sun. They massacred the buffalo Kitty corner from the bank The taxis run across my feet And my eyes have turned to blanks In my little box at the top of the stairs With my Indian rug and a pipe to share. I wish a was a trapper I would give thousand pelts To sleep with Pocahontas And find out how she felt In the mornin' on the fields of green In the homeland we've never seen. And maybe Marlon Brando Will be there by the fire We'll sit and talk of Hollywood And the good things there for hire And the Astrodome and the first tepee Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me Pocahontas.
Sure, but it wasn't just some "unfortunate instances". The massacre of the American Indians was one of the worst genocides in world history. It's estimated that 100 million natives were slaughtered. That can and should NEVER be forgotten.
@@Holymakinaw thats what this whole song is about. and the genocide continues with native people having their kids stolen by children's aid to this day. in canada where neil young is from there are more native children in the "care" of children's aid then there ever were in residential schools.
@@Holymakinaw people act like its something that happened in the past but it's a genocide that is still happening *right now* to people that *i know personally*. This song was one of the first pop culture attempts to deal with the reality of that ongoing genocide.
Pocahontas Neil Young  Opções Original Tradução Aurora borealis The icy sky at night Paddles cut the water In a long and hurried flight From the white man To the fields of green And the homeland We've never seen They killed us in our tepee And they cut our women down They might have left some babies Cryin' on the ground But the firesticks And the wagons come And the night falls On the setting sun They massacred the buffalo Kitty corner from the bank The taxis run across my feet And my eyes have turned to blanks In my little box At the top of the stairs With my indian rug And a pipe to share I wish a was a trapper I would give thousand pelts To sleep with pocahontas And find out how she felt In the mornin' On the fields of green In the homeland We've never seen And maybe marlon brando Will be there by the fire We'll sit and talk of Hollywood And the good things there for hire Like the astrodome And the first tepee Marlon brando, pocahontas and me Marlon brando, pocahontas and me Pocahontas Pocahontas Aurora Boreal O gélido céu à noite Remos cortam a água Numa longa e apressada fuga Do homem branco Para os campos verdes E a pátria Que nunca vimos Eles mataram-nos em nossa tenda E tomaram nossas mulheres Eles podem ter deixado alguns bebês Chorando sobre o chão Mas as queimadas E os vagões vêm E a noite cai Sobre o sol poente Eles massacraram os búfalos A diagonal do banco Os táxis topam com meus pés E meus olhos se voltaram para as balas Na minha pequena caixa No topo das escadas Com o meu tapete indiano E um cachimbo para compartilhar Eu queria ser um caçador Eu daria mil peles Para dormir com Pocahontas E descobrir como ela se sentiu Na manhã Nos campos verdes Na pátria Que nunca vimos. E talvez Marlon Brando Vai estar lá ao lado da fogueira Sentaremos e conversaremos sobre Hollywood E as coisas boas lá para alugar Como o Astrodome E a primeira tenda Marlon Brando, Pocahontas e eu Marlon Brando, Pocahontas e eu Pocahontas
my name is little river im cherokee and potowatomi this song makes me feel deep inside the sounds the melody breaths my life it speaks of obsessions of yearning it speaks the feelings of love and lust if u truly feel like this is a horrible i honestly feel like ur opinion needs to be reviewed re thought and maybe this song needs to be listened to bt u after uve drank smoked and made love to someone uve lustged qafter
I dont get lust from it at all. The one line about sleeping with pocahontas is more or less probably about actually sleeping, and this song is a heartbreaking tribute to the horrors the native people of this country endured all those years ago. Young was inspired to write it after watching Marlon Brando refuse to accept his Oscar win in 1972, and unstead sent a native woman to advocate for native issues.
It's called songwriting...no different than story telling...Neil Young is a Canadian born, world renown, multi-platinum rock star. He doesn't anyone anything.
Neil Young is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Buffalo Springfield, & Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, were groups he was in, always goes back to playing solo though. His usual Backing Band is Crazy Horse, there are others, He's been a Recording Super Star since the 1960's.
From Wikipedia: Young has been a vocal opponent of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would run from Alberta to Texas. When discussing the environmental impact on the oilsands of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Young asserted that the area now resembles the Japanese city of Hiroshima in the aftermath of the atomic bomb attack of World War II. Young has referred to issues surrounding the proposed use of oil pipelines as "scabs on our lives". In an effort to become more involved, Young has worked directly with the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation to draw attention to this issue, performing benefit concerts and speaking publicly on the subject. In 2014, he played four shows in Canada dedicated to the Honor the Treaties movement, raising money for the Athabasca Chipewyan legal defence fund. In 2015, he and Willie Nelson held a festival in Neligh, Nebraska, called Harvest the Hope, raising awareness of the impact of tar sands and oil pipelines on Native Americans and family farmers. Both received honours from leaders of the Rosebud, Oglala Lakota, Ponca and Omaha nations, and were invested with sacred buffalo robes.
My biggest complaint about this song is it makes the cardinal sin of treating all the Native American nations as if they were one culture. p.s. Cash's version is better, sorry.
Well, it would be sort of difficult if he had to break down every tribe within the span of a 4 minute song. Pretty unrealistic, plus I think he captures the sentiment very well regarding the horrors many native people endured for decades in this country.
