As a Native American, this is meaningful, as I was born and raised on a reservation. We speak our language and practise our traditions. A huge struggle over the dacades but we are still here. Thanx for this. I remember when it first came out. All tribes were placed on reservations. Cherokee is just one tribe ..there are many more.

@gregprickett

Жыл бұрын

You're exactly right. My grandfather (1/2 Menominee) was taken from the rez and sent to an "Indian School" in Douglas, KS. They cut off his hair and forced him to speak English, then when he was finished at the school, the Indian Service sent him to the Kiowa Agency in Oklahoma. My dad was born on the rez and I was born in Indian country (but not on the rez).

@shawnlittle3184

Жыл бұрын

I am so grateful for your traditional life and Culture. I am Norwegian descent. My culture to was invaded by the same minds and mentality. I try to learn both of our tradition and Culture.To you I am grateful.

@WhiteMaurice

Жыл бұрын

Ya'll were savages and Cavemen that got bested and Conquered by Bigger, Stronger, Smarter, Faster, More technically advanced people. Yaaaawn. Sad But True!

@gregprickett

Жыл бұрын

@@WhiteMaurice And those people that you apparently love have yet to honor their word. Every single treaty you liars made with the tribes you also broke.

@Amen.22

Жыл бұрын

@@WhiteMaurice Only the last part of your comment was correct. The technically advanced part. The main reason was that eventually they were outnumbered.

The late 60s and early 70s were filled with raising awareness of the plight of Native Americans. Johnny Cash and the actor Marlon Brando used their celebrity status to draw attention to it. This song was HUGE in my childhood. It's one of the songs you waited to hear on the radio. Loved it then and still do

@timcarr6401

Жыл бұрын

Sacheen Littlefeather was a fake Indian. Her real name was Marie Louise Cruz. She's the one who accepted the award for Marlon Brando.

@noraelliott7304

Жыл бұрын

I remember when this song came out and how my generation were starting to learn about the how the Native North Americans were cheated and treated. I also remember how my parents reacted to it and I was surprised, confused and angry. So much prejudice. Speaking as a white Canadian, there are so many shameful attitudes and actions.

@timcarr6401

Жыл бұрын

@@noraelliott7304 You are aware, are you not, that Indian tribes massacred one another for centuries before the white man came to North America?

@magnificentfailure2390

Жыл бұрын

@@timcarr6401 In your mind that excuses the atrocities visited upon Native Americans? Europeans had a long history of massacring each other as well. Perhaps they should have been conquered by an alien race, too? Racists like you make me ill. You expose your inner darkness every time you say anything on the internet.

@charlenelesher1198

Жыл бұрын

@@timcarr6401 Yes, there were rival tribes. But they kept things in balance and did not irradiate the entire race to a dwindling few. White Germans fought English. English fought the Irish and Scotts. War is everywhere. People have always fought wars.. especially over land. But the early Politicians went far and beyond extremes. The Native Americans were deliberately infected with blankets carrying smallpox. Bows and arrows were no contest against the riffles. And whether anyone believes it or not, white people began scalping the Natives to take their long black hair as a trophy. Native Americans fought back and in turn scalped the white people. You cannot compare small tribal wars on a continent as vast as the Americas with the near total genecide on the Native Americans. Children are taught to hate and the prejudices that are still around today.

I'm part Cherokee as well , and THIS song is like A CHEROKEE NATIONAL ANTHEM - You can't help but feel PROUD and EMPOWERED when you hear it ♥

@knightdragon5640

Жыл бұрын

Live in Paiute and Shoshone country, but haven't got an ounce of Native American blood. But have always had great respect for them and lots of sadness for how they were treated. Must be why this song makes me cry.

@mikeyates7931

Жыл бұрын

@@knightdragon5640 you sound like a very special person

@renee8437

Жыл бұрын

What Band are you documented with?

@phila3884

9 ай бұрын

This song resonated with so many people, including me, a 10 year old boy when it was on the radio.

@ellensmith5349

7 ай бұрын

A strong & powerful song. I have great respect for Native Americans. Even though I'm an Aussie with proud Italian heritage, the culture of the Native Americans has always haunted me. Their beliefs, music and pride in their culture are amazing.

As a descendent of Apache, this song is the first I heard as a child that made my heart swell with both tears and pride that everyone was listening to this song.

At this time Paul Revere and the Raiders featured Mark Lindsay on vocals. Mark is 80 years young today and is still touring. Check out his solo hit from 1970 titled "Arizona"

@andreadeamon6419

Жыл бұрын

Friends of mine were his band here and there. We all ended up at the same hotel. We had a blast. I am 75% Cherokee and blackfoot. I just learned about the Irish part. My mother passed in 96 so my aunt's have been telling me about the family. I do remember my mom talking about her grandma. She said she scared the 💩 out of her so she made sure i was raised 100% the American way. She never wanted me to deal with what they went through. I do wish she told me about some of it though.

@raymondluxuryacht86

Жыл бұрын

They've done Arizona, actually.

@ReleaseTheQuackers

Жыл бұрын

@@andreadeamon6419 My maternal grandmother was terrified of being 'outed' as Native American. Her husband, on the other hand, was loud and proud about being Cherokee. They 'escaped' rez life in Georgia and lived in sunny places where their tan wouldn't be as noticed for the rest of their lives.

@1972mrgray

Жыл бұрын

I had a big crush on Mark Lindsay. 😀

@andreadeamon6419

Жыл бұрын

@@ReleaseTheQuackers i was told her family hid in the mountains and would move mostly at night. That's how they ended up where they were. Hazard ky. Mom said she never said a word. Just would watch everyone. My grandmother never cut her hair. Only washed it in rain water. Was up in a bun all day with just a couple Bobby pins. Night time - she'd take them out and i swear it hit the floor and went back twice that distance. When she got too sick from dementia they tried to cut it. She knocked (punched) someone out cold. Even us kids knew better than to touch her hair unless she was 100% able to control it. I'm 55 now and i still haven't touched anyones hair as soft as hers. Kept most of its color black also - really hard to find grey.

Oh my God I haven’t listened to this song in more than 30 years! I remembered every word like I heard it yesterday❤

@bobg8378

Жыл бұрын

Last time I heard this was much more than 30 years too, it would've been playing in the 8-track in my '70 Plymouth duster

@breckrichardson390

Жыл бұрын

Same!

@jamesknutson3873

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you Bob!!! I had a '70 Chevelle and an 8 track player. This song brings back lots of great memories!!!

@tinapatterson5022

Жыл бұрын

@@bobg8378 I had a 4-track then an 8-track. Had to put a matchbook or sometime that would stop it from Skipping in the Car. Oh, The Memories!!!!!

@sassymess7111

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I was like 4 or 5 and I totally understood the lyrics especially " Took away our native tongue/ taught their English to our young".

First Nations Canadian here. My grandfather was a residential school survivor who lost his brother while they resided at the school. He was strong and managed to keep his language (Cree) and became what the oppressors hate - an educated Indian. He earned 3 university degrees, including a Masters degree. He worked hard his entire life to rebuild the language for our people. I remember being 3-4 years old and hearing this song being played by one of my aunts on the record player and I have loved it ever since.

@haroldmadden887

Ай бұрын

And the “oppressors” even made this song! 🙄

Some people are hearing this song for the first time. But when this came out, it was such a powerful song. And now the younger generations are hearing it for the first time and they feel the power of this song. Music can convey so much. Never lose music in your life.

@theodoreritola7641

5 ай бұрын

This was a big hit in the early 70s I use to be a huge 70s Fan. But no I live my life for the Lord Jesus Christ. He is Awesome.

I still get tears in my eyes when I hear this song. Especially now reading about all the reservation schools and all the indigenous children who died in them.

@johnhale2907

Жыл бұрын

I do as well

@Kim-dm4yb

Жыл бұрын

Same with me, bring tears to my eyes...this song captures the history and Pride of Native Americans!!! 💔❤

@ugaais

Жыл бұрын

@@Kim-dm4yb they should have fought harder… to the victor goes the spoils….most native Americans were vicious look at the Cheyenne Indians Apache etc….they weren’t all weaving cloth ….there will always be wars and lands changing hands…if they could China would March in here and conduct mass genocide on our citizens….No one has any rights to land it’s there for the taking and the winners to set up types of Government and defend it until they lose…good Lord folks are naive…

@ugaais

Жыл бұрын

they should have fought harder… to the victor goes the spoils….most native Americans were vicious look at the Cheyenne Indians Apache etc….they weren’t all weaving cloth ….there will always be wars and lands changing hands…if they could China would March in here and conduct mass genocide on our citizens….No one has any rights to land it’s there for the taking and the winners to set up types of Government and defend it until they lose…good Lord folks are naive…

@lawrencesilver4661

Жыл бұрын

It hits HARDER now.

Always loved this song growing up in the 70's.... Amazing lyrics!!!!!

@ursulabklyn_mia6148

Жыл бұрын

Same here. 70s haunting memories.

@kidpoker007

Жыл бұрын

@@ursulabklyn_mia6148 even I has kid in the 70’s the lyrics made me feel their emotion

@LaPinturaBella

Жыл бұрын

Me too. To this day, it hits me right in the gut and makes me cry. PR&TR did a wonderful job with this sing. So authentic.

@sheilaholmes996

Жыл бұрын

I love the original which hardly anyone remembers.

1971, the year this song came out & a very, very good movie of a half-breed American Indian & his fight for justice in a small rural town titled Billy Jack!!

@shyman99

5 ай бұрын

You should have requested "One Tin Soldier" by Coven

@RonSafreed

5 ай бұрын

@@shyman99 , yes, I remember that song from 1971& a lot of the lyrics, it was played much on both the am & the newly started fm rock & pop music stations of the early seventies & I was 15 in 1971 in 9th grade in school!!

@chercare1557

5 ай бұрын

Oh yes!!!! You guys should react to the movie, Billy Jack.

@rickygraham8838

4 ай бұрын

Half breed is a little derogatory don't you think ? But it is a meaningful movie

@kennyhuskisson2684

2 ай бұрын

​@@rickygraham8838Cherokee & Blackfoot here & proud of it👍✌️

Paul Revere & the Raiders formed in Boise, Idaho in 1958. They went to Portland,Oregon in 1960 & began playing in the small club & lounges there. In 1965, they became the “house band” on Dick Clark’s TV show,”Where the action is.” They had multiple hits during the middle to late 1960s & were very popular. Indian Reservation was a number one hit in 1971 & it was their biggest charting song. Paul Revere died October 4th,2014. During their time from 1958 until Paul’s death in 2014 they had 14 studio albums, 2 live albums, 15 compilation albums, and 39 top 10 singles. I was a big fan back in my wayward youth. 🎶🎸💕👌🤘👍

I am so glad you got to Paul Revere and the Raiders. Great band. Would recommend Kicks (anti-drug message) and Hungry next. They have a lot of great songs. RIP Paul Revere. Loved this song growing up in the 70s.

@timcarr6401

Жыл бұрын

Mark Lindsay is 80 now.

@kbusby4824

Жыл бұрын

@@timcarr6401 And still gigging I believe. Unfortunately, Paul Revere, the keyboardist, passed away several years ago.

@janell8115

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Kicks!

@dans.5095

Жыл бұрын

Definitely Kicks, Hungry, Let Me, are some of my favorites.

@azstarbar

Жыл бұрын

"Kicks" is still one of my favorite songs. I had the pleasure of waiting on Paul Revere at a Home Depot I worked at. Was very sad to hear of his passing not long after.

I love being Cherokee I am so proud and honored to be native American

@user-vl3hn2dc9v

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for responding it is such a honor God bless you and your family

@MrHandy-nr5hi

7 ай бұрын

👍

@kennyhuskisson2684

2 ай бұрын

Me also, Cherokee & Blackfoot👍✌️

@yvonnemendez3075

24 күн бұрын

Yes u should be 😅

My family comes from the Eastern Band of Cherokee who hid in the Smoky Mountains instead of being herded out to Oklahoma. Today, the Eastern Cherokee live in a reservation in Cherokee, North Carolina along the Oconolufte River. So many people died on that long Trail of Tears as the walked the entire way. Many got sick and died along the trail and we're not given proper burials because the soldiers would not stop to rest the old, the very young, or the sick. They wept the whole way... henceforth called "The Trail of Tears. Thank You for sharing this song. I used to sing it and play it on my piano when I was a little girl. This brought back a lot of memories for me, and I'm sure for others as well.

Being Cherokee & Choctaw, this song has always touched me. Rita Coolidge (who is Cherokee), her sister and niece formed a band called Walela (Cherokee for hummingbird). I think you'll like the songs Wash Your Spirit Clean & Circle of Light. A Cherokee named Sequoya created an alphabet for the Cherokee language. Jimi Hendrix was 1/4 Cherokee on his mother's side.

@beedeegee9374

Жыл бұрын

I wish A&J would react to Rita Coolidge songs.

@clannad99germany70

Жыл бұрын

Yep, the wonderful Rita Coolidge !!

@beedeegee9374

Жыл бұрын

@@clannad99germany70 Saw her and Kris in concert along with Jimmy Buffett years ago, GREAT concert and she was gorgeous!

@ericseiler2491

Жыл бұрын

I second that. Walela is amazing. The rhythmic beats and songs are all amazing. Any song on their self titled album is worth listening to. Cherokee Morning Song, Wash Your Spirit Clean and Circle of light. Even Amazing Grace is great

@clannad99germany70

Жыл бұрын

@@ericseiler2491 Was or is this the band of Rita with her sister ?

This was literally one of the first 45 RPM singles I ever bought in my life, I think I was about 10 years old. I'm 61 now. I haven't heard this song literally in years, I've never seen this video, but I remembered every single word. I'm sure it has a very emotional impact on Jay since he is Cherokee. I have also attended many powwows, and I am very happy to see that Native American culture has survived.

@tomcarpenter700

Жыл бұрын

It used to be on the radio a lot, Back In 1971,, I wasl about 20, Always like that, Song, I'm part Cherokee,,,,

@ChuckHackney

7 ай бұрын

Me, too, one of my first 45s!!!

I hope that people took this month as an opportunity to learn about the Trail of Tears. A part of history not taught properly in schools. As a proud decendant of the Caddo, I am glad to see you embrace your native heritage as well. By the way "Kicks" is another great one from them.

@lifewuzonceezr

Жыл бұрын

It is our sadness!! Love from Edm

@ugaais

Жыл бұрын

They should have fought harder….

@sharonalverson6743

Жыл бұрын

I had great great great grandparents that was said that died on The Trail of Tears

@MrTech226

Жыл бұрын

I believe some of my family forced on the Trail of Tears from Georgia to Oklahoma. I do have family living in Georgia from my father's side.

@sharonalverson6743

Жыл бұрын

@@ugaais really that’s what you have to say about The Trail of Tears, you do realize how much more gun power the white men had. It was a sad time in our history for both sides.

The biggest selling hit in the history of CBS records at the time it was released!

I'm Diegueno (Kumeyaay) English and Cherokee, my grandmother was full blooded Diegueno my grandfather was English and Cherokee. My 3 younger brothers lived with our grandparents on the reservation in Southern California. We elders are teaching the younger generations our language, stories, songs, dances, customs and traditions, we're still here and we're getting stronger.

Love Paul Revere and the Raiders!

This was released in 1971 by Paul Revere and the Raiders and in July it reached Number 1, their only Number 1 on the Hot 100's. The original version which has different lyrics in lines than this tune was written by John Loudermilk in 1959 and was sung by Marvin Rainwater. It was thought up by Loudermilk when he visualized what it would be like to lost and be raised in a Cree village. A great song with some great history lesson. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

"Hungry" and "Kicks" are absolute musts for Paul Revere and the Raiders.

The Raiders had so many great hits, among them Good Thing (my favorite), Him Or Me -- What's It Gonna Be?, Just Like Me, Hungry, Kicks and Steppin' Out. They were fairly heavy musically for their time, but they were derided at the time for their costumes and silly stage antics. They were an absolutely terrific singles band, and deserve much respect.

@rolo1955

4 ай бұрын

I didn't mind the customs. You have to remember back then it was the uniform look. They just wore Revolutionary customs while the rest of the bands wore suits, but what I think might have made them appear like a novelty act was the Marks Brothers' antics. It was kind of corny, and it took so much from the true talent they really were!

This was actually recorded during Mark Lindsay's first solo album. The song features only "Wrecking Crew" members and no Raider members other than Mark. At the last minute Mark decided to bill the song as being a "Raiders" song. It's the only number one hit by Paul Revere and The Raiders. Thank you Mark!

@stevensprunger3422

Жыл бұрын

Wrecking crew wrecking crew wrecking crew oh my goodness yes everybody has to watch the documentary showing all the wrecking crew crew members they were a total part of the 60s they’re back up bands for there is a back up for the Beach boys Sonny and Cher and all the 60s pop groups and they never got any credit for their work watch the movie wrecking crew

@sheilameyers152

Жыл бұрын

Cherokee people Cherokee tribe….that’s my people ……we were so proud to learn this song!

@markmaioli4

Жыл бұрын

You can tell right away it's a Wrecking Crew record!

@stevensprunger3422

Жыл бұрын

@@scifinut111 unfortunately that link is not available in my country? But I will look futher into it…

@sheilameyers152

Жыл бұрын

@@scifinut111 …the video has been blocked! To bad I wanted to find out what it was all about !

I am not Indian American at all. I am Irish Catholic and came here in the late 60s, I liked this song, It hit a chord with me.

I first heard this song when I was a kid. That organ riff at the end was the coolest thing I ever heard.

Paul Revere was on keyboard, Mark Lindsay is lead singer. There earlier stuff (Kicks, Good Thing and more) were more light and fun. Live performances were great.

The song talks about the plight of the Cherokee Indians following the Trail of Tears. Written by John D. Loudermilk, the first version came out in 1959 by Marvin Rainwater.The release did very little on the pop chart. In 1968, it was covered by Don Fardon that charted. But it was this cover by Paul Revere and the Raiders that went to #1.

Before my class read, "Code Talkers" we listened to this song and discussed it. These were 4,5 and 6 years. I feel like kids don't learn about these things anymore.

Aho` my brothers and sisters . This is a great song with a great message . Yet , still , not enough has been taught about our ways and the atrocities our people suffered . So many different nations almost completely wiped out . And our relatives literally treated worse than animals . This month is a proud , yet somber month . Greetings , kindness and love to all my brothers and sisters . And this includes everyone . Not just Native Americans .

@helenmalina799

Жыл бұрын

Right back at you 😘 ❤️

@paulbaker7193

Жыл бұрын

@@helenmalina799 ❤

@renee8437

Жыл бұрын

This song is based on a made up story by Mark. He is not indigenous. AHO is not Cherokee it is Kiowa specifically used by the men of the Ho Chunk Tribe. It means Kill him or thank you depending on the context it's being used in. It's not a universal word that means anything. It's Offensive and Disrespectful to use the lang. of a tribe you aren't affiliated with. The Cherokee Nation are offended by this song. It's appropriation at it's worst. Unless you are a documented member of the Nation you can't claim it. It damages there Sovientry.

@JohnJackson-si5bz

Жыл бұрын

@@renee8437 Have you been hitting the peace pipe a little too hard there, lately?

@user-yy1lz8mm7x

7 ай бұрын

God bless you!

1st time I heard this was on the car radio in 71. Driving through the Oglala Sioux reservation on vacation with my Mother. Major chills.

When they came out in the 60’s all members were dressed as Revolutionary War soldiers. They had some great songs.

Loved this song, on early 70s during the 'Troubles' in Ireland this resonated with us as young people, we swore we would rise as a nation. Also there is great respect and warmth between our nation and first nation people, when we where starving during the famine, the Choctow nation help us and sent a considerable amount of money to help . God bless them even with their own problems they tried to help an other people thousands of miles away.

This song was introduced to me back when I was just a kid, knowing I was Indigenous but that’s it. Here in Canada, we as First Nations peoples can relate to the song completely. My mother’s family is First Nations and I have spent the last years learning all I can about my heritage and will continue to do so. ✌🏼💜

@sandyjameswilliams40

Жыл бұрын

Love seeing a fellow Canadian here and to hear that you are First Nation Indigenous! These songs are powerful to raise awareness and create change!

We were idiots when this song came out. We didn't realize they were describing the actual things that were done to the Native American. We should be doing so much more for the remaining Native Americans.

@brokl26

2 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, the last “Indian” boarding schools were closed in the 1980s and 1990s. These boarding schools were simply the worst of everything that was done to indigenous peoples in North America. Not only did these schools strip every single ounce of culture and history away, these schools also taught the Native Children that they were never going to be good enough. These stolen children were told over and over again that they were less than human, less than white. Even now, on a national level, Native Americans are still less than. Only in state and local elections does our vote matter. How often does a Presidential candidate come visit the Blackfoot in Browning or the Chippewa-Cree on Rocky Boy ( Stone Child )? Natives were made to take Christian names, learn of the Christian religion but treated in less than Christian ways. Abuse, physical, emotional and sexual was rampant. Remember this concept, “ Kill the Indian: Save the man”. Captain Pratt said what needed to happen was to “ kill the Indian in him and save the man”. We are a minorities minority. Unless your Native, you never consider the Native Americans first when considering minorities. Black and Hispanic or Latinos, maybe Jews or Asians, Middle Easterners. We read stories that become national news when some white gurl goes missing, but our own state barely makes note of a missing Native girl. We needed to start a movement for at least some people to take us serious. The “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” movement is what’s trying to bring to light what is an epidemic to Native Females across our continent. Native Americans deserve better, still.

Mark Lindsay(lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders)went solo and had a hit called Arizona which was also about an female Indian.

This song raised awareness in the white Community to a next level. What the historical white men did to the Indian way of life is unforgivable, and there really is no retribution. Every time I hear this song, it makes me cry

I was 12 years old when this song came out. It was on the radio all the time back then. I still remember the house, my family, and the neighborhood we lived in when ever I hear this song. It was one of the first songs that first WOKE me up to the plight of cultures other than my own. Thank you for this video. It really took me back! :)

They were singing about the Trail of Tears. They were rounded up in Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama and were herded to the reservation. Thousands died on the trip. In my genealogical research I discovered I had a grandfather who was a soldier on that mission. It was President Andrew Jackson who ordered the round up. A very sad part of our history.

NOTE:The "Society's Child" song that's mentioned in the item below is an equally powerful song about bigotry over interracial relationships. You've already heard her sing "At Seventeen" and that is equally affecting--FEMALE FRIDAY definite choice. "In the recording, lead singer Mark Lindsay cut the basic track with session musicians of the Wrecking Crew, and later overdubbed backing singers and strings arranged by John D'Andrea. According to Lindsay, when he suggested ending the song with an organ riff similar to the one in Janis Ian’s Society's Child', the song's arranger Artie Butler, who also played organ in the track, suggested that they re-use it, as he was the organist on "Society's Child".[13] The original track was recorded on December 3, 1970."

@vincentschmitt7597

Жыл бұрын

I remember Janis Ian killing it with At Seventeen on SNL.

@joiedevivre2005

Жыл бұрын

I love Janis Ian! "Society's Child" is one of my favorites.

@davethompson8283

10 ай бұрын

HEY,AMBER. CHECK OUT THREE TIMES IN LOVE,, AND ,AND THE GRASS WONT PAY NO MIND...BOTH FANTASTIC!!!!!

They had some really good hits back in the day. They had a really good sound, good music. Song in particular was very special to this group very meaningful

Paul Revere and the Raiders were one of my favorite bands as a kid. Their song, "Kicks" was always my favorite song. Very cool band that had songs with meaning.

Love this I remember hearing this when I was a kid in the 60's and 70's , being Mississippi Choctaw and Cherokee helps me relate all the more since I myself have been through a major crock of shit 🤣🤣🤣✌️♥️🎸🎇

Never was and never will be again a song like this! When it came on everyone sang. Paul Revere and the Raiders were HUGE!! Heartthrobs in the day. 😊❤ Thanks for this!

Came out when I was in junior high and was on the radio constantly. Brings back great memories. Thanks!

As I understand it, the main songwriter spent time with a Cherokee tribe, although against his will, and they wanted him to write a song telling of their plight at the time and they were looking for him to bring awareness to their situation!!

this song became popular when i was in the later days of grammar school. It opened my eyes to a lot of things we didn't know. Every day after school on the way home (we walked. no school bus) there were three of us and we were best friends. We would stop at the first guys house we passed on our way home and listen to music. This song was always in the playlist. This was in the 60's. Found out many years later that my great grandmother was a full-blooded Cherokee. This song has always had a special place in my heart.

The Raiders were a pop group in the late 60s with a number of huge hits, but this one stood alone as something special, to be remembered.

Mark Lindsay is the lead singer here. Paul Revere is on the keyboard. This is one band from my era and I'm glad you finally got around to reacting to them. One of my favorite songs is "Wednesday's Child". I'm not sure if it is on YT. Probably their biggest hit was "Kicks".

This was always my favorite by this band.

I remember hearing this song on the radio often when I was about 10 years old and I always loved it. In the early 1970's there was some awareness about of Native Americans' plight.

There was a big movement at that time to raise awareness about the plight of First Nation people. A great movie from that time about this is “Billy Jack” which had a song that became a hit called One Tin Soldier.

"Indian Reservation" was written by John D. Loudermilk, a singer/songwriter who recorded as "Johnny Dee" and wrote "Tobacco Road" for The Nashville Teens and "Ebony Eyes" for The Everly Brothers. The song is about the plight of the Cherokee Indians, who in 1838 were displaced from their home in Georgia to a reservation in Oklahoma. Raiders frontman Mark Lindsay, whose ancestry was part Native American, thought this would be a good song to record. >> A country singer named Marvin Rainwater recorded an early version of this song called "The Pale Faced Indian" in 1959. Rainwater, who was part Cherokee, incorporated chanting into it. "Indian Reservation" wasn't the only song John D. Loudermilk wrote for Rainwater along this theme: "Half-Breed" (not the Cher hit), was another one. That song, about the struggles of a man whose father is white and mother is Indian, reached #66 in 1959. The first hit version of this song was recorded in 1968 by a British singer named Don Fardon, who took the song to #20 in the US and #3 in the UK. Raiders used more keyboards and modern production elements in their 1971 rendition, which reached #1 in the US in July that year. When Casey Kasem, host of the popular radio show American Top 40, asked John D. Loudermilk about writing this song, Loudermilk embellished a story about meeting a Cherokee Indian named Bloody Bear Tooth who told him about the plight of his people. Kasem repeated the story on his show, giving the song an intriguing, but false, backstory. The group was formerly known as Paul Revere and the Raiders. This song became not just their biggest hit, but the best-selling single for Columbia Records. Isn't it ironic that a song like this, brimming with simmering rage and an implied threat to retake the land for the natives, was written by a white country songwriter, recorded by a band named after the white European patriots whose colonization of the US took the land from the Cherokees in the first place, and sold by Columbia Records, a company originating as "Columbia Graphophone Company" in the UK? (Songfacts.com)

@marthaz

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for providing them with some history of the lyrics and original song. As well as the historically more accurate comment on how it fits in the big picture. 🙏

@marxlover100

Жыл бұрын

I listened to Casey Kasem describing the history of how the song came about. He said Loudermilk got stranded in the hills when some Cherokee young men came across him. Upset over a white man on their land, they began badgering him and torturing him. They asked him what he did for a living. John D told them he was a songwriter. They told him they'd let him go if he promised to write a song about the plight of the Cherokee people. John said he would do that and he was released. Sounds very embellished. I looked at Wikipedia to see about the song's origins and there is nothing to suggest that this was how the song came about. It does say that John D. Loudermilk did love to embellish his stories. Anyway, I never forgot the Casey story, apparently false as it is.

You know the big thing is it’s like that’s one of my favorite songs of all time

Never learned our language. My great grand mother was sent to "Indian school" she was HORRIBLY abused and refused to let that happen to us. The stories she told were horrifying

Very underrated group. Their best hits include: "Good Thing", " Kicks", "Just Like Me", "Hungry", "Him Or Me, What's It Gonna Be".

@kbusby4824

Жыл бұрын

All great suggestions.

One of my favorite songs. Amber the SO proud to live. So proud to die. Was a reference to the Trail of tears 😢. Such a fantastic powerful song in honor of the native American culture and proud people.

@lorizrhythm8171

Жыл бұрын

Rich Remaly - Speaking of Trail Of Tears, Europe has a song named that, about the Cherokee's.

I was incredibly lucky to hear this song being played live by Paul Revere and the raiders in the early 90s and it gave me chills.

I’m 64 years old and I love my music and I raised my daughter on the great stuff and she will soon be 34 years old and she has my love of music, she will be having them play Rock Steady and Foreigner and all the other ‘s at sending off.

Yea! I am one who had suggested Paul Revere & Raiders a few times. Can't get whole picture of the '60s without them! :) This song was one of their later hits when getting political became more popular with Rock. It's good, but I'd still suggest 'Kicks' 'Hungry' 'Just Like Me' 'Steppin Out' 'Good Thing' as my top Suggestions. Thx for the Review Guys!

So glad you finally got to this one! I knew J.would especially love it,Mark Lindsey is Cherokee also

Wonderful song... Mark did an amazing job as lead singer!! ❤️🎶

I'm from Oregon myself, born and raised for 13 years and a proud member of the Klamath Tribe by way of my mother who was 100% Klamath. My mom never shared much about our heritage due to some of her own traumatic experiences and took many adult years for me reconcile this. Examining both hers and my ancestors culture helped me gain a deeper respect for the road traveled, the obstacles and the perseverance that courses through us today. Listening to this song now versus as a child there's a different gravity to the story told within this song. Great reaction guys. There's a few Native American hip hop songs I enjoy and have deep meaning....Def-I "Water is Life" and "Land of Enfrackment", A Tribe Called Red "Black Snakes" and Taboo "We are One"

I had this record on a 45 as a kid. Loved it then, appreciate it now.

I remember hearing this song on the radio a lot during high school

Paul Revere & The Raiders had many hits, many in a high energy, passionate, garage band style pop. My sentimental favorite is Mr Sun, Mr Moon. I appreciate you! 🙏

Thank you for reacting to this song. It was always one of my favorites. My great grandmother was 1/4 Cherokee (from Oklahoma) and even though what is left in me is miniscule, I am very proud of it.

I have always loved this song and it speaks a great truth.

I'm telling you that the best music is from the 60s and the 70s. Love this song!! Great stuff. Still need to check out Gary Puckett and the union gap, BJ Thomas, Johnny Rivers, Tommy James and the Shondells, the Hollies, all great stuff. Thanks again for being my favorite channel.

@salliemoore5472

Жыл бұрын

Ýes! Loved Gary P and the Uniom Gap and Johnny Rivers.

@janell8115

Жыл бұрын

I love Gary Puckett!

I started listening to the radio in 1971, this was my first favorite song!! When I was 23, my boss (and girlfriend) had gone to high school with members of this band....and yes, she was older than I by about 17 years...I DO love those unconventional relationships!! Also, check out their song called Kicks..

Have loved this song since I was a kid. Thank you for the reaction. As a person of Cherokee lineage this song hits home. Over 700,000 people identify as part Cherokee but only 2000 still speak the language. I have recently started trying to learn some of it again.

Growing up, I and my siblings (I'm the youngest of 8), thought we were 1/4 Cherokee on my father's side, so this song always meant a lot to me. And even after finding out from my father's brother a few years back, that the Cherokee blood story was just a story (a rumor that no one knows how it started), this song still packs a punch. Very powerful message, indeed...

@wallyboy6666

Жыл бұрын

@susan lab Isn't that funny when that happens? Our Grandparents, Uncles and Aunts all said we had Seneca in our Ancestry... my niece had her DNA done last year ... not a drop of any Native American DNA! Haha! :) :) The whole family was like, "What?? Where did that big family story even come from then??" Yep, plain ol' Scotts-Irish and German mostly. We did learn a bunch of true family history and cool ancestors through Ancestry, though! :) Take care! :)

@bobbrinkerhoff3592

Жыл бұрын

@@wallyboy6666 actually Ancestry has major problems trying to pick up on Native American DNA , as they have such a limited database to sample from and compare to . They claim that as time goes on they will have a more comprehensive database to work from , so don't give up on the anecdotes from your ancestors, I haven't .

@jackieblue1267

Жыл бұрын

@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 They are actually good at picking up Native American. The same with 23&Me. It's a common occurrence on dna type boards that Americans complain about not getting any Native American on their tests.

@wallyboy6666

Жыл бұрын

@@bobbrinkerhoff3592 Thank you for the information. Yeah, my Mom's side of the family is huge, 11 brothers & sisters. My niece & I seem to be the only ones that care about our Ancestry now :) Once her DNA results showed no Native American everyone seemed to lose interest. :)

@bobbrinkerhoff3592

Жыл бұрын

@@jackieblue1267 The comments I made came from Ancestry themselves. There are tribes that they are having problems picking up on , and Cherokee is one of them . They need more people with purer bloodlines to submit samples that they can compare to . I have a neice that is Native from both parents , Ancestry can't pick it up .

Bro! So glad you finally listened to this. I remember sending it your way about a year ago. My heritage is Cherokee from my fathers side and Irish from my mothers side. Isn't it funny how much we all have in common? Always loved this song.

@andreadeamon6419

Жыл бұрын

Haha - cool. Our families are opposite. Mom - Cherokee and Irish. Dad blackfoot

@judyduduks7022

Жыл бұрын

My father Cherokee, my mother Irish.

The great Hal Blaine on drums! He had two sets with all those toms he moved from session to session and was in high demand. He was a studio drummer and part of the famed Wrecking Crew and not in the video.

I was a HUGE fan of this group. They were around when I was in my early teens and now at nearly 70, they still make me smile! This song was like an anthem and ironically, the singer on this song, Mark Lindsay, was performing at Disneyland the night I graduated high school! So that night I saw both him AND Linda Ronstadt!! If you want to really get a feel of the Raiders music, listen to some of their early stuff..."Just Like Me:, "Kicks" and some of their early albums. They used to appear on a teen show, "Where the Action Is" and they would be really a fun band to watch!! You guys really missed out on the fun days of Rock and Roll!!! I just love seeing you discovering all of this today!!!

Big fan of the lead singer here, Mark Lindsay who also plays the Saxophone. I'd suggest 'Hungary' next for a Raider song or 'Silver Bird' and or Arizona by Mark as a solo Artist. Interesting snippet on how he got his start. It all started with the Red Hughes Band with Paul Revere Dick on piano. One night at the IOOF Hall in Caldwell, Idaho, Mark Lindsay showed up to listen, but he soon ripped off his glasses and made his way blindly to the stage, then asked if he could sing a song. He did, relished the crowd response for a bit and then - overcome with shyness hastily left the hall. The next morning, Mark was back at his job at McClure's Bakery. Covered in flour and with his coke-bottle glasses back on, he was soon visited by Revere, who had come in to pick up buns for his hamburger stand. While Mark wrapped the order, Revere started talking about an incident that had happened at the dance that he played the night before. “It was the weirdest thing!” said Revere. “In the middle of the show, this skinny kid with a crazy look in his eye came up to the stage and asked to sing a song. So we let him.” Mark, knowing full well who the stranger was, casually asked, “How was he?” “Not bad,” Revere admitted. “It was ME!” replied Mark. Thus began the Lindsay-Revere association. Mark began sitting in regularly with the Red Hughes band and began to attract his own following, which Red did not appreciate. It all came to a head the night Red took his date to the prom, and showed up late to the gig. Mark was on stage rocking out with the band when Red came in the door, and he was furious. That night he delivered an ultimatum to the band. “If you ever let Lindsay on the stage again, I'll fire the whole band!” With that ultimatum, the band quit, and approached Mark about starting a new band with him as lead singer. They were nameless for a few months, but then called themselves The Downbeats, after Mark noticed a Downbeat magazine on his sax teacher's coffee table and suggested it. The group recorded some demos and got their first contract with Gardena Records in 1961. Owner John Guss, after reviewing the document, noticed the full name of Paul Revere Dick and suggested it would make a good gimmick. And thus the band was christened Paul Revere and the Raiders. Source: www.paradiseartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mark-lindsay-bio.pdf

They were just known as The Raiders at this point. The song was written by John D. Loudermilk and first done by Marvin Rainwater in 1959 as "The Pale Faced Indian". Then by Loudermilk, Don Fardon who had a semi-hit of it and the Raiders , who had the big hit of it.

Paul Revere And The Raiders were a unique Rock band in the 1960s. They wore Revolutionary War soldiers' costumes when they performed in concert and for TV performances. They came on to the Rock music scene during the time of The Beatles, and the First British Invasion. Paul Revere And The Raiders were doing whatever they could to grab listeners and viewers attention during that time period. They had their own following of fans, just like a lot of Rock and Soul music groups of the 1960s. Paul Revere And The Raiders were at the end of the road as a concert draw, when "Indian Reservation" was released as a single in 1971. It was a good way to finish out the band's history on a high note.

Paul Revere and the Raiders, like their patriotic namesake, rose up in the mid-60s to stem the tide of the British music invasion. The band dressed straight out of the Revolutionary War era! They were a highly underrated group that produced vintage R & R of the mid 60s that I know you will both LOVE!! ❤ Great hits like "Him or Me", "Ups and Downs", Kicks, and Hungry. Please serve up a few of these.😮

Iconic song from 1970. Paul Revere & The Raiders sort of exploded on the pop music scene in 1965 or 1966 with a string of hits. I've seen their tune, Kicks, recommended, but I'd also recommend Good Thing, which makes me think of a Laugh In gogo dancing party. It's a lot of fun. Give it a listen ♡

I knew you guys would love this song, especially you Jay. I’m glad you got the opportunity to hear it. It’s a great song that was a favorite of mine when it came out, and remains so after all these years.

This song hit number one in two distinct years almost a decade apart. "And maybe someday when they've learned" ... Goose bumps!

Paul Revere was a great mid to late '60's band with numerous hits. If you want to check them out here's a full list: 1) Just Like Me 2) Kicks 3) Louis, Go Home 4) Hungry 5) The Great Airplane Strike 6) Good Thing 7) Ups & Downs 8) Steppin' Out 9) Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be? 11) Melody For A Unkown Girl (Nice ballad in which Mark Lindsay plays a lengthy sax solo). Mark also had a real nice hit ballad in the summer of '69 named 'Miss America' and a song named 'Silverbird' in '70.

This is a great tune. Loved me Paul Revere and the Raiders. Alright Jay! A tribal beat... This was part of my generation's learning about this as young adults. Powerful for us back then. Well, "Kicks" was heavy. Maybe try their tune "Hungry" next. Nice reaction. Thanks.

Jay & Amber, you might like their "Just Like Me" and "Kicks"! For me, none of their other hits were as memorable as this one.

Wow! I haven't heard this song in years! I'm from the Pacific NW & Paul Revere & the Raiders were a BIG thing in the 60's & early 70's. This song really hits home about the horrible treatment we interlopers from Europe, have inflicted on our Native population. It still saddens me.

How wonderful to see a whole new generation discovering Paul Revere & the Raiders. I've been a "Rabid Raider Rooter" since I first heard the group in 1965 (I'm now 74!) "Indian Reservation" has special meaning for me as my partner, Michelle, is Metis (of Chippewa & Dakota descent) AND because this video was shot in the studios of CFTO-TV {NE of Toronto, Canada} WHERE I WORKED - WAY back in 1971. Although this video {& another one for "Birds of a Feather"} was shot on a "closed set," the Floor Manager was a friend, and he snuck me in for the recordings. So, I was IN THE STUDIO {up against the back wall with only a handful of others } WHEN THIS WAS SHOT. I can't BELIEVE that video is now being rediscovered over HALF A CENTURY since it was recorded. Good on ya for bringing it to the attention of your followers - and I really envy all the incredible music you're going to discover as you dig deeper into The Raiders catalogue of Hits {AND brilliant Album Cuts). To get some idea of the range of music The Raiders covered - and the arranging skills of lead singer, Mark Lindsay - I'll suggest something VERY different: "Angels of Mercy" from their "Country Wine" album. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZullsSFfrTFZco.html Thanks again and "Keep Spreading The Word"! ❤ (Liked & Subscribed.)

I strongly suggest Ghost Dance by Robbie Robertson. His mother was Cayuga and Mohawk. He was raised on the Six Nations Reserve in Canada. Excellent song.

@steverelaford48

Жыл бұрын

Another excellent song by a Native artist is Wounded Knee by Buddy Red Bow.

Redbone. Come and get your love. An all native band

Ever since that song came out in the seventies by Paul Rever, I listen to it and I cry😢 unbelivable how he discribed word for word the life of the Cherokee and the other ttibes. Its just overwelming. ❤

I'm Irish, Dutch and Cherokee, my grandfather on my mom's side half Cherokee Irish preacher, grandmother was Dutch. To know he had to Break all kinds of barriers being Indian, mixed marriage, raised up in the 40s, to become one of the greatest church planters from the church of God ministry mostly in Georgia is a awesome testimony on the American dream.

This song is amazing! Have loved it forever. Great reaction from my fav reaction channel. Love you guys ❤☺😁 There is a commercial from the early 70s as well with "The Crying Indian". Its a public service announcement commercial that stills packs a punch even now. Its here on YT ☺

Love, love, love this song!

Midnight Confessions - Paul Revere and the Raiders is yet another super mega rock hit of the 70s by this awsome creative group recommended

One of my favorites. It struck a chord with a generation of people who wanted to reach out and change the sins of the past.

@ugaais

Жыл бұрын

they should have fought harder… to the victor goes the spoils….most native Americans were vicious look at the Cheyenne Indians Apache etc….they weren’t all weaving cloth ….there will always be wars and lands changing hands…if they could China would March in here and conduct mass genocide on our citizens….No one has any rights to land it’s there for the taking and the winners to set up types of Government and defend it until they lose…good Lord folks are naive…

First time hearing this song and wow!!! I too have a native heritage and it brought tears to my eyes and a sense of pride 💖

Love Paul Revere & The Raiders, my favourite from them is Kicks, and the lead singer's solo hit Arizona

This song was NOT Paul Revere and the Raiders but it was actually a solo performance by Mark Lindsay and because of some contractual obligations the band appeared in this video and was credited with the single. None of the members of the band other than Lindsay were on the recording. Thanks for pulling up the Raiders. They were a fun band.

@rolo1955

4 ай бұрын

You're right. It was a Mark Lindsay follow up to his top 10 hit, "Arizona," which happens to be a song about a girl named Arizona, not the state. It was recorded by Mark Lindsay and the Wrecking Crew with Hal Blaine doing that wonderful drum work. However, Paul Revere deserves credit. The story goes, he toured the country on his motorcycle, promoting the song, because he believed the song was going to take off on the charts, and it paid off. Even though the album covers say, "The Raiders," people still say Paul Revere and the Raiders due to the fanaminal success they had in the 1960's!

@justtere

Күн бұрын

Despite what is said, Mark Lindsay was not Paul Revere. He was the keyboardist, Mark was the singer.

I don’t remember this song as sounding so good! Brings back memories good reaction