[re_nortex]

I never cared for this group or for the hippies of the 60's. They aided the undermining of our effort in what was otherwise a very winnable war in Vietnam. The anti-American lyrics of their semi-hit, "Indian Reservation" (although written by John Loudermilk) is yet another reason why I shun most of the music of this entire era:

Took away our native tongue,
And taught their English to our young...

Though I wear a shirt and tie,
I'm still part red man deep inside.

...as if learning English is a bad thing! And why be a "red man" when you can be an American.

[Fiji Hill]

You can hear John Loudermilk's original recording of "Lament of the Cherokee Nation," aka "Indian Reservation," here. In the summer of 1971, while Paul Revere & the Raiders' version rode high in the charts, this got some airplay on KREL, broadcasting out of Corona, Calif. at 1370 kilocycles on the AM band.

[Reaganite Republican]

Note in my post above I mentioned that ‘Paul Revere’ was a unconscious objector... I’m no fan of the guy’s politics, obviously

And ‘Indian Reservation’ is BS, fully agreed... but I do LOVE their sound

[Reaganite Republican]

By the way, it was just the era- I thought differently back then too

Can’t limit myself to bands that match up with my politics... pretty short list.

I chalk it up to ‘naivete’... but give ‘em a break for what they said in the 60s, I’m aware of the damage that movement caused BUT even John Lennon became a (closet) Reaganite in his later years!!!

http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2011/06/shocker-of-decade-john-lennon-was.html