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It's My Way!
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by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Sales Rank: 822607
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$10.65
At Amazon
on 10-2-2008.
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1. Now That the Buffalo's Gone
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2. Old Man's Lament
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3. Ananias
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4. Mayoo Sto Hoon
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5. Codine
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6. Cripple Creek
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7. Universal Soldier
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8. Babe in Arms
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9. He Lived Alone in Town
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10. You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
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11. Incest Song
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12. Eyes of Amber
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13. It's My Way
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Buffy Sainte-marie's Very First Album, Recorded for Vanguard in 1964, which Earned her Billboard's Award for Best Newcomer of the Year. A Staggering Debut, Recorded When She was 23, which Addresses Usually Difficult Subject Matter: War ('the Universal Soldier', Later a Hit for Donovan); Drugs ('cod'ine'); Sex ('the Incest Song'); And the Mistreatment of Native Americans, of which Sainte-marie is One ('now that the Buffalo's Gone').
Buffy Sainte-Marie is the continent's leader in Native American music. This was her first album, on which she introduced her unique style to the vinyl record buying public back in the 60's. As a long time fan of hers, I could not give this cd five stars because it hardly matches the power and sophistication of her more recent work. Nevertheless, it contains some amazing pieces: Now that the Buffalo's Gone, (Okay, fine, they're really bison, but who cares?), is a brilliant song about the early white intervention and genocide of a way of life on the Plains. It is a metaphor for cultural destruction, and continues to be relevant. Her recent update of this song changes a few words here and there, but this original version is extraordinary. The Universal Soldier was composed on route from CA to Toronto, apparently, after BSM saw wounded Viet Nam soldiers returning in an airport. It's a war song that keeps on going. Nothing seems to change in this world, and this song should be on the airwaves daily. Mayoo Sto Hoon is Hindi, not Native American Indian. I never understood why she put this on the album, but it has a haunting melody. Buy this...buy all of her albums. Your life will improve.
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It's My Way!
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Price: $10.65
Updated on 10-2-2008.
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