Buffy Sainte Marie - "The Priests of the Golden Bull"

[@guyglowmore1]

been listening to this song since first released. it got to me deeply. still makes me weak, makes me cry. this is one of the most powerful poems ever written and it's fitting that buffy would be the one. she deserves a grammy for this one and it's typical that anything of this importance never reaches a large audience because the beasts of the golden bull keep it supressed as usual...

[@alohakauai]

I fully agree. Everything about this song is magnificent, among the most powerful anthem poems I have ever heard.

[@stephenabelsr]

It is 2023 and it is still the same. Sad. Very sad. Money talks and truth suffers.

[@3DDoor]

Wonderful how Buffy Sainte-Marie translates Wendigo from a legend about cannibalism into a legend about capitalism. Very true and important to give this destructive force a name.

[@buttership]

We stand with those who defend their rights against the corporations of greed, we stand with our friends in Dakota and elsewhere, we are Standing Rock

[@petclark1]

I remember being blown away by her lyrics 19 or 20 years ago when I first heard this song. Sadly, of course, her take on things is even more true today. Where is there real hope? I'm glad I didn't bring children into this world.

[@JennyWren333]

Angel of Song, Lady I love you!

[@patriciaburke2401]

Her message is needed now more than ever! God bless you and keep you safe, strong and brilliantly writing and singing Ms. Buffy.

[@andrewzeegers]

I am one with this spirit and this song...

[@Klaudiart]

Me too!

[@alohakauai]

Magnificent poem and music. She is wide awake in America. Like Bruce Cockburn and a few other performers. The powerful feeling in this song is an anthem to the wild parts of our souls that know the perfect peace of the high mountains and the deep forests. Thank you.

[@marjoriegoodwin2993]

Buffy, what will we do without you, if you ever retire? You are such a good girl.

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

This comment has not aged well.

[@marjoriegoodwin2993]

Well, ya got me there.@@ValleyoftheRogue

[@jimmyjoeh2o]

Wow this song is so powerful, if u listen to the lyrics it just goes to show u how intelligent and wise this amazing woman really is. I am so proud to be CREE and to be alive here and now.

[@elizabethbradford8198]

I didn't know she was still recording this late into 21st century. Still love her political stance & her beautiful ways of expressing it.

[@karikantonen9353]

Fantastic song.how peace g coming.😍

[@lastrada52]

Stunning. Lyrics are incredible. Damn the music business for not realizing who the real singers and writers in this world are. The world and its politicians can learn from such an artist. I have thousands of songs in my collection but this is one of the best songs I have ever heard. This, and Keith Barbour's version of "Echo Park," another neglected and wonderful song.

[@nykelpigan]

THANK YOU FOR ALL BUFFY YOU POSTED HERE, I JUST LOVE THAT WOMAN AND ALL HER LYRICS

[@nanomicroart]

Heartfelt Prayers Always, Amen.

[@guyglowmore1]

wow. this song gets me deeply. didn't know it was on utube. thanks. it's a different version than the one i was accustomed to but still the same song, same effect. amazed i'm the only one who's commented this song is a masterpeace

[@guyglowmore1]

so true. so cutting. touches my deepest soul. trembling

[@jandoerlidoe3412]

I came across this song while reading Paul Levy's " Dispelling Wetiko ", where he mentions Buffy & this song ( on p. 311 of the large print edition )

[@NoniMovieYT]

love love love this song!

[@Klaudiart]

Yes!

[@jehosh5577]

A truly great album from 1992!

[@guyglowmore1]

tell it like it is buffy. i love you

[@WenzelMartini]

I'm reading "Dispelling Wetiko Breaking the Curse of Evil" by Paul Levy

[@LibertyTreeBud]

Windego - is a mythical creature appearing in the mythology of the Algonquian people. It is a malevolent cannibalistic spirit into which humans could transform, or which could possess humans. Windego were embodiments of gluttony, greed, and excess; never satisfied after killing and consuming one person, they were constantly searching for new victims. In some traditions, humans who became overpowered by greed could turn into Windego. "sounds like the gangster government and accomplices."

[@freemangriffin4953]

Thank you for this teaching! (:

[@andrewzeegers]

Awesome, Wind Ego's, build houses on sand, may their ego's be blown away by the wind...and their houses washed by the sea... such a great song...

[@ThatGuyDownInThe]

preach. beautiful stuff.

[@El-Kevo68]

Very Apt for the World at Present

[@vikkidylan]

Incredible!! one of my favorites. thanks for posting. I beleive Buffy will never be forgotten.

[@robertdeal410]

Thx Marti for the music

[@mjohn9199]

I thought I had heard all of Buffy''s song, but this one is new to me. Wow, she tell it like it is. It is so relevant in Trumps' America.

[@AbadonBelial]

truth

[@lastrada52]

Listen to this magnificent Buffy Sainte-Marie song and follow it up with Steppenwolf's "Monster." Listen carefully to the lyrics....doesn't seem to apply to any one Party or Liberal / Conservative group. Today, it seems to apply to every one of them loud and clear. Considering that these two songs were released a while back -- we haven't learned anything have we?

[@wakokid2]

John LaStrada although I think its probably aimed more towards the right wing.

[@lastrada52]

"...probably aimed." wakokid2. But she never actually says a thing about who. Right wing? Yeah, maybe. But she is focused on people here more than parties. What people do. I see left and right people appreciating this song and its message. I'm basically conservative, but I understand what liberals would like to see. It's not always evil. But the "people" who do what she describes -- they won't. Money talks. But we need money and much of what Liberals would like to do would take money. She has held a mirror up to their faces in this composition and they don't like what they see. How can I say this? I have seen pictures of right wingers and left wingers shaking hands with many devils. Devils. Windego. Rock radio should be playing this song endlessly along with "Monster" by Steppenwolf.

[@richardbonner2354]

Right you are, my fren'... there's a Monster on the loose..., an' it'll eat our livers..., if we WILL not..., FIX it.

[@lastrada52]

@@wakokid2 - Considering what's going on today I respectfully ask you -- have you changed your mind yet wakokid2?

[@SwingStreetCafe]

It's a radical!

[@karikantonen9353]

Very nice song. U dont ask to mats.

[@grahamsimpson1683]

James connections.this song is the fucking truth...windego..boom...spiitis on the astral plains

[@NativeAmerican4Life]

I know, it's very meaningful :) Cree eh? Awesome :D

[@NativeAmerican4Life]

Your welcome :)

[@MarkConnely]

Hey, Trump! This means you!

[@a57252cfeo]

What a load of twaddle... 'Windego' is what it says on the tin....Wind...de.... go

[@JBinOtown]

I thought wendigo were monsters

[@abileche]

i'm a third world man. :)

[@mjohn9199]

Sounds like Trumps world.

[@a57252cfeo]

What a load of twaddle... 'Windego' is what is says on the tin....Wind...de.... go

[@karikantonen9353]

Ugh