The evolution of "The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian (Indian Reservation)"

[Locutus]

The evolution of "The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian (Indian Reservation)"

It began with a songwriter of course:

John D. Loudermilk - 1960-1963

Nashville Songwriters Foundation

The man wrote a lot of notable songs including:

"Tobacco Road"
"Talk Back Trembling Lips"
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
"The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian (Indian Reservation)"
"Abilene"
"Windy and Warm"

...so the first version was by Marvin Rainwater



THE PALE FACED INDIAN

w & m by John D Loudermilk
©1960 Cedarwood Publ Co

(spoken)
They took away the whole Cherokee nation
And put us on this reservation.

(sung)
They took away our way of life
Our tomahawk and huntin' knife
And the old teepee we all loved so
They're using now just for a show
They put our papoose in a crib
and took the buck skin from our rib
And they took away our native tongue
and taught their English to our young

Hiya, hiya, ho! Hiya hi, hiya ho!
Hiya, hiya, Hiya ho!

Altho' they changed our ways of old
They'll never change our heart and soul
And tho' I wear a white man's tie
I'll be a red man till I die

All the beads we made by hand
are nowadays made in Japan

(source Country Hall of Fame No4 John D Loudermilk)

The Pale Faced Indian (Lament Of The Cherokee Nation) - Marvin Rainwater - 1960 - YouTube


Some lyrics were altered and it was covered by an Englishman named Don Fardon

LAMENT OF THE CHEROKEE RESERVATION INDIAN
a.k.a. INDIAN RESERVATION

w& m by John D. Loudermilk
©1963-1967-1971 Acuff-Rose Publ Inc.

They took the whole Cherokee Nation
Put us on this reservation
Took away our way of life
Tomahawk and the bow and knife
They took away our native tongue
Taught their English to our young
And all our beads we made by hand
Are nowadays made in Japan

Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe
So proud you lived, so proud you died

They took the whole Indian Nation
Put us on this reservation
Big built houses by the score
Won't need teepees anymore
Although they've changed our ways of old
They'll never change our hearts and souls
And someday, when the world has learned
Cherokee Indian will return


Don Fardon - Indian Reservation (HQ) - YouTube

then altered a bit more and recorded famously by the pop/rock group The Raiders with Mark Lindsay on lead vocal:

They took the whole Cherokee Nation
Put us on this reservation
Took away our ways of life
The tomahawk and the bow and knife

Took away our native tongue
And taught their English to our young
And all the beads we made by hand
Are nowadays made in Japan

Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe
So proud to live, so proud to die

They took the whole Indian Nation
Locked us on this reservation
Though I wear a shirt and tie
I'm still part red man deep inside

Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe
So proud to live, so proud to die

But maybe someday when they've learned
Cherokee Nation will return
Will return, will return, will return
Will return

Paul Revere & The Raiders - Indian Reservation - YouTube

 

[B00Mer]

Re: The evolution of "The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian (Indian Reservati

Where is your motorcycle Loc?

 

[Goober]

Re: The evolution of "The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian (Indian Reservati

Where is your motorcycle Loc?

Under his a*ss where it is supposed to be.
I mean really.

 

[Locutus]

Re: The evolution of "The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian (Indian Reservati

Where is your motorcycle Loc?

ok, I'll play

 

[gopher]

Re: The evolution of "The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian (Indian Reservati

Paul Revere, RIP:



Paul Revere, Leader of the Raiders Rock Band, Dies at 76 - NBC News




Paul Revere, the organist and leader of the Raiders rock band, has died. He was 76. Roger Hart, manager for Paul Revere and the Raiders, said he died Saturday at his home in Garden Valley, Idaho, from cancer. "He'd been quiet about it for some time," Hart said. "Treated at the Mayo Clinic, Paul stayed on the road as long as he could, then retired recently back to Idaho, where he and his wife, Sydney, always kept a home."

Revere, born Paul Revere Dick, became known as "the madman of rock and roll" for his theatrical colonial wardrobe and infectious onstage persona with the band. "From Day 1, we've always been a party band that accidentally had some hit records and accidentally got on a hit television series," Revere told The Associated Press in a 2000 interview.



High energy band that always had fun onstage and on tv.

 

[55Mercury]

Re: The evolution of "The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian (Indian Reservati

aw you don't need kicks

 

[gopher]

Re: The evolution of "The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian (Indian Reservati

aw you don't need kicks

from wiki:



Considered one of the earliest anti-drug pop songs, "Kicks" was composed and released during an era in which pro-hippie, pro-experimentation, and other counterculture themes were gaining popularity on U.S. FM radio stations.[4] The song's message was consequently perceived as outdated by the emerging youth counterculture, as popular artists ranging from The Beatles to Jefferson Airplane had written songs whose themes sharply contrasted that of "Kicks."[4] However, the song has received generally positive reviews by music critics in the decades since its release.[5][6][7] In 2004, "Kicks" was ranked number 400 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.





In truth, I would have ranked the song even higher.