Bruce Cockburn - Stolen Land - 1994

[@christiangillian5133]

Bruce is one on the top 10 living songwriters in the world. His live performances are a truly spiritual experience. He is also an amazing guitarist.

[@charleshostovsky9627]

a true Canadian treasure! what a message, from a great guitarist!

[@Gentle50113]

As someone says,Bruce is a national treasure of Canada and the good conscience of the world.THX for share!

[@nissi.k]

This is incredible! Thank you for sharing! Bruce Global Gem!🙌

[@charleshostovsky9627]

Hey Bruce, I have been showing this video and the William Prince & Elisapie Isaac cover to my students at Simon Fraser University to highlight the lecture material.

[@afga666]

I love this man!!

[@stevenwelp7165]

Still a mind blowing, transcendental solo.

[@RocketKirchner]

chunky funky and true

[@geryrefail]

Awesome!

[@robdavidson1876]

one my fave artists and Scots Canadian

[@loranelizabeth9148]

ABSOLUTELY!! My favorite of 'em ALL!

[@buzzardbro1]

Cockburn understands the need for reconciliation. The imagery in the song is pretty good - but then he is an accomplished songwriter if you know his work.

[@leebaker5518]

Ghost of Annie Mae..😪

[@leeshepherd3842]

That's so fuck'n hot!

[@calver48]

Good song and true, but how should we respond today?

[@davidjodrey8185]

keep learning about and help others learn about what happened - and what might be done now in service of truth and reconciliation - it's part of a generational process and won't be finished anytime soon, but there is still love and joy, as well as sorrow, to experience along the trail

[@creationdreams]

Columbia Records Music Hour - 1994

[@kathyparkwoolbert7350]

read his memoir

[@bellestarr6484]

Thirty years ago - and it's only gotten worse in Amerikkkkka.

[@clavedausen7528]

Jasper Sullivan

[@DolphinRichTuna]

hehe, cockburn

[@LEO-xo9cz]

Free Palestine. Return the Golan Heights to it's original owners.

[@charleshostovsky9627]

the Canaanites

[@MANDREW33]

No.

[@1949carlton]

Maybe you should write a song called Stolen Freedom. Better men than you fought and died to give it to you... you didn't earn it. In war , land is won or lost, not stolen. America fought and won two world wars, but didn't take land..we restored freedom and rebuilt nations.

[@real_Dark_Star]

The U.S. is the biggest cancer on earth. So, you can kindly go fuck your America, you ignorant, obtuse addlepate.

[@easandymackay]

this song refers to land stolen from 1st nations by european settlers.

[@loranelizabeth9148]

Oh, so just screw the few 100,000 indigenous peoples the "settlers" murdered?? Yeah, ok.

[@lukestrachan3677]

@@easandymackay The land was empty except for tribes of hunter-gatherers when the English/French/Dutch/Swedes arrived. Nothing was stolen.

[@easandymackay]

Yes, what we call North America and South America had millions of inhabitants prior to the European settlers. “Empty except for tribes of hunters-gatherers”, yes, that’s what this song is all about, Luke. The original inhabitants have been subjected to hundreds of years of genocide and systemic racism by European settlers. “Empty except for...” shows that there is awareness of previous inhabitants. This was their land.