THE ORIGINAL CASTE One tin soldier REACTION - First time hearing

THE ORIGINAL CASTE One tin soldier REACTION - First time hearing
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[@bushyprout]

Hats off to Billy Jack!

[@anonamoose5673]

Billy Jack was the ultimate hero when I was in high school. Rip

[@judyodom994]

Featured in the movie “Billy Jack”. This movie defined my generation.

[@garyarnett1220]

Iconic movie.

[@cathyortiz1280]

One of my fav movies of all time!!

[@reneeeiier4818]

You must be close to my age (60). I love this song. I actually prefer the version by Coven for the movie.

[@cathyortiz1280]

@@reneeeiier4818 Same! I was the only Mexican-American in a small, conservative town in the desert when Billy Jack came out. You have no idea the impact it made in me. I could really identify with the Native American's in the film.

[@Johnny96ri]

Though a cover by Jinx Dawson.

[@incensejunkie7516]

There are very few songs that bring up emotion in me like this one. I can never get through this song with dry eyes. I hate war and violence, and wish we could all figure out how to peacefully co-exist on this tiny pale blue dot in a vast universe.

[@ruddiestmanx5116]

I hate war too. I like learning about the world and we are so similar yet we don’t care about each other. When I was younger I used to watch videos about the international space station and I felt happy that all the countries were working together. And now I see a division. It might sound far fetched but I hope one day there will be a United Earth.

[@tessesmom]

I am the same

[@NewYorker8312]

This makes me think of the movie Billy Jack right away

[@colibri1]

This was a really popular song back in the late sixties and early seventies. It actually used to be sung in our church at the time, and I still love it.

[@carolwilliams8281]

Still gives me goosebumps every time.

[@dsusan17]

This was sang in the movie Billy Jack. I was very young when it came out. It got heavy radio play. All of the youth in America loved this song and Billy Jack

[@firedoc5]

One of my all-time favorite songs. I know it mostly from the movie Billy Jack and was done by a group called Coven. The horns are just fantastic, and the lyrics are so thoughtful and wise. Great choice.

[@alexhollowell5016]

Coven did not get to do sound tracks for Billy Jack

[@bradleyrogers8073]

I used this song as a teaching tool for youth group at church. Has such a powerful message. I wish everyone would listen and take heed of this song.

[@richardfox1605]

One of the greatest songs ever written!!

[@Balero01]

The message in this song is timeless and sadly humanity keeps repeating the same mistakes of greed and power-seeking to this day. Will we ever learn ?

[@Pippin14]

Heard this song a lot on the radio, back then, forgot about it. Always liked it. Unfortunately, it didn't sink in to the world.

[@Maureanna]

I'm 60 .they played this every morning during cartoons .it had a children's cartoon version.we need this now for future generations to be heard

[@jollyj3285]

I remember the cover by Coven.....from Billy Jack...that was the first song I ever downloaded using Napster back in the day!!!

[@sharonholsapple]

Yes I love that version!

[@mikeyates7931]

BILLY JACK ! ! !

[@paulwhite5840]

I can't help but like the movie, "The Legend of Billy Jack." I was 10 years old when it was released and I still watch it every year or two.

[@kimberlylopez1476]

Yes yes I love the movie Billy Jack sad but great

[@JimiBurleigh]

If memory serves, the version in the film was done by Jinx Dawson of the band Coven. Although it was actually session players that cut the soundtrack version, when it started to gain traction on American radio they released it as a single credited to the band Coven. It's possible that they had no idea that the film version would take off the way it did. Just to be clear, I prefer The Original Caste version ✌️🤘🙂 By the way, if you haven't already seen it, I highly recommend the "prequel" to the Billy Jack saga, "Born Losers". That one is not as well known generally, but Billy Jack fans seem to be familiar with it.

[@gypsygirl3255]

"I'm going to take my left foot and hit you on the right side of your face"

[@mikeyates7931]

@@JimiBurleigh I know it well ; that's actually my favorite , Billy Jack movie

[@IllumeEltanin]

This is the original, but I first heard the cover by Coven when I saw the movie Billy Jack in the theater when I was 11 years old. The movie and song left me gob smacked, and while I held it together on the ride home, I immediately went to my bedroom and cried for a solid hour. Yeah, I was a gullible, easily influenced pre-teen in '71. Truth be told, this 62 year old US liberal still feels the same way.

[@Hobodeluxe960]

Same here. 62 yr old liberal born and raised in the southeast so I'm a bit of a rare bird around here. But yeah the music back then formed my political outlook. Probably the one song that really did it for me was " He Ain't Heavy" - The Hollies.

[@murrayjennex1377]

just to let you know, conservatives feel the same way about this song, you liberals don't have a monopoly on it

[@Hobodeluxe960]

@@murrayjennex1377 yeah but conservatives aren't big on sharing.

[@murrayjennex1377]

@@Hobodeluxe960 another fallacy! my research and teaching is all about collaboration and knowledge sharing and I am not at all unique as a conservative! conservatives will give you the shirt off your back if you are in need

[@Hobodeluxe960]

​@@murrayjennex1377 funny that doesn't translate at all to conservative legislation. unless you're talking tax cuts for the rich.

[@Cynthia...]

This is such a great song Craig but I’d forgotten all about it. Great to hear it again thanks for that.

[@craigaust3306]

You’re welcome!

[@grahamkemble3917]

This was also the theme song from the original Billy Jack movie.

[@IllumeEltanin]

I apologize for being nitpicky, but... Billy Jack was a sequel to a lesser known movie from 1967 called The Born Losers.

[@grahamkemble3917]

@@IllumeEltanin true, but my comment was in regard to “One Tin Soldier” being associated with Billy Jack. It was about the song.

[@garyny4073]

@@grahamkemble3917 by koven not this band

[@aerynoftalyn1307]

You are so right. What an empty victory.

[@elysehfm8797]

This song (and many others like it) had such an impact of so many of us growing up at that time. I feel sorry for the people who never understood or gave up the message for their current greed, whatever form that takes.

[@1SECRETBILLY]

Theme song on the iconic movie "Billy Jack"

[@larsholzke8475]

One of the best Songs I have ever heard

[@marybaillie8907]

Great Canadian pop group. 🇨🇦 This song was only released in North America, snd made it to Number 1 in Canada. Sad song of 2 tribes, The Valley people and the peaceful Mountain tribes. The Valley people killed the Mountain tribe for their hidden treasures. But only found a message buried reading "Peace on Earth". Beautiful song, lovely instruments and great message. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Craig. Great memory. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@danitaketchum9198]

Loved this song as a little kid

[@sourisvoleur4854]

This was part of my setlist when I was playing in the early 80s. Great song.

[@diane-]

I haven't heard this one in a while but I do love it.

[@timing134]

I discovered this song, and this version on a cassette tape my dad had. The Original Caste were a band from Canada. Very good music.

[@jimelzey5066]

Loved it then. Love it now.

[@debbiechang5781]

Great choice from Craig! I haven’t heard this song in years but I remember how huge it became. Nice commentary Harri🌺✌️

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

Loved this, remember singing it as a kid in aussie.

[@hawaiivolcanosquad3322]

Peace on earth is the greatest treasure. Mankind hasn't found it yet....

[@michaelarrowood4315]

This song made me cry when I heard it at the end of "Billy Jack" in the early 1970's. It is so meaningful, and evocative of the times. Evil actions never result in good... love your neighbor instead. That's the true way. Thank you for the reaction!

[@jimp6755]

You got the conflict and the ultimate message of the song. There is power in hate, but no glory or wealth.

[@cynthiachatterton1465]

RIP and we miss you Billy Jack

[@scottromer8584]

Every time I hear this song, can't help but think of the movie Billy Jack

[@ekathrynlee7757]

It's still a wonderful song ‼️

[@lindaleebahr6651]

I believe they are commenting on the wars that have been waged through the centuries on our neighbors and countries to get what they have whether it be treasures or lands. Many times in the name of God and Religion and that God himself is not having any of it on Judgement Day. They are saying go ahead , but do not expect God to reward you for it.

[@anitaharris9095]

I saw the movie Billy Jack for the first time when I was 7 years old, my brother-in-law to all of us children to see it. My sister was 15 and since she was going I wanted to go too. I didn't understand it at that age and was in awe of the fight scenes as I had never really seen fighting like that before. Since then I have watched it every chance I get. When I was old enough to understand it, I realized what an awesome and profound movie it was.

[@bettyf2893]

It was the 60's I think. I remember this song!

[@karensheline6958]

You LAUGHED at the point in the song where I CRIED !!! 🥺

[@dedehe7582]

I love your interpretation of these songs!!!!... you are so on point!!!! I’m sure that they were before you were born!!!

[@Dimcle]

One of my all-time favourites. Don't overthink it, though. It was written during the peace movement and the Vietnam War. Little to do with religion/heaven. More to do with war and peace.

[@RowdyRuth]

This song shaped my life’s path! Love it! I heard it was in the movie Billy Jack. ❤

[@stephenmartinez5069]

I remember this song from Billy jack. My conscience was woken when this movie that I saw. Still to this day.

[@edithdavis2848]

Great song marvelous movie series. Billy Jack was so true, wish they still showed it, a remake would never work. This song needs repeated for the world, was true back then is true now.

[@bobbierobinson6269]

Love the song, love the thought of world peace, love people, hate it's not going to happen. We can't have peace when people can't even agree to what a person is.

[@agnetesorensenelbom5085]

I wakely remember this song from way back ❤❤❤ Always nice to revisit memories 😊❤ Thank you

[@dlla2661]

I was just thinking about this song. I was 13 when the movie "Billy Jack" came out. It broke my heart.

[@123denz]

In about 1977 I moved from Texas to Florida at the age of 17. I went to work at a gas station in Central Florida. My boss told me a story that he had written the lyrics for this song (One Tin Soldier). He said he mailed them in to a contest, but never heard back from the contest reps. The next thing he knew, the movie Billy Jack came out and this song became a radio hit. His story is probably not true, but I remember the story every time I hear this song...

[@dbergerac9632]

It was a hit for a time a couple of years before the movie.

[@WendyJoJohnston]

I suppose I am just an old hippie, wishing for unity and peace. This song is more important now than it was in the far away days when I first saw the movie Billy Jack. All we need is love, sang a group of young men back in those troubled days of the 60s, I wish we had realized just how good we had it then.

[@user-ld5xt3vx5m]

RIP Tom & Delores

[@ChuckHackney]

So prophetic and so sadly human. Bloodshed, death, and war all in the name of having something somebody else has, of the evil of coveting what your neighbor has. You finally get it, you win, and you discover what you have won is simply a message of brotherhood, of common humanity. Such an incredible message. BILLY JACK AND TOM.LAUGHLIN.❤ ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lynhaynie6102]

I love this song and Billy Jack is one of my favorite movies

[@wombatwilly1002]

Best version of this tune!

[@Grendelbc]

Pretty sure I still have the single on 45 (by Coven) in a box up in my attic. Have you never seen Billy Jack? The credits mention the movie and the Coven version.

[@elysehfm8797]

I have that 45 too! Cool label.

[@cathyortiz1280]

Awesome song! BILLY JACK movie! One of my very, favorite movies of all time!!!!!!! Check it out!! Original by "Coven." They're go ahead & hurt your neighbor - but on judgement day you won't make it to heaven (no trumpets blowing.) It's an anti-war song.

[@kevindohn6776]

no, this was the original, then Coven did it

[@banksperdue1983]

loved the movie and the song too

[@flutesong5527]

Billy Jack was so much a thing of my teens and one of the first Violence Porn movies. I was totally taken in when I saw it, but that's youth.

[@garyarnett1220]

On a roll again Mr Aust. Love your choices.

[@craigaust3306]

Thanks!

[@dsusan17]

Great reaction Harri!

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Great song ! .. Loved it since I was a kid, having heard it in the movie Billy Jack and on the radio in Australia where it was a hit .. However, that version was by The Coven ( sung by Jinx Dawson ) .. I actually like this original version by The Original Caste even better .. Definitely my favourite !

[@Sunvio]

The gist of the story is the “treasure,” which was so jealously coveted, was honoring Peace on Earth

[@patticriss2238]

This is one of the best. They were an interesting couple.

[@georgesheffield1580]

Long time since I've heard this . Very good .

[@karendaniel620]

I learned this in middle school long before I heard it. Billy Jack movie was my intro to it.

[@debbiecox3186]

I love your mum we are kindred spirits lol

[@kevindohn6776]

What a classic ! Great song, beautiful singing, awesome arrangement, great drumming, and a great message in the story. I couldnt find any video or live performance by this band, too bad, on my list of all time favourite sucky pop songs !

[@GaiaOne]

You have to remember that this was at the height of the Viet Nam war. A lot of anti war music was written and sung then. Music was a huge instrument of protest by the young people.

[@cynthiachatterton1465]

So love what you got

[@craigreid7178]

This is IMHO the best version of this song and the one that was used in the movie. Billy Jack was one of my all-time favorite movies and I've seen it a dozen times. Tom Laughlin and Delores Taylor (his wife in real life) did this film - mostly self funded. It was an incredibly inspiring story.

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

Coven's version was in the movie, with "witch" Jinx Dawson singing lead.

[@Johnny96ri]

@@user-gt2uf8cq9y sort of-credited to Coven (at Dawson's request), it was actually Jinx Dawson backed by a full orchestra. And maybe she really is a witch. Because she's 71 and looks to have barely aged a day.

[@j9andphoenix]

Now you have to listen to TIN SOLDIER bt The Small Faces-different song -it's awesome!

[@cindycowan249]

First time I heard this,Conroe theater, 1973 or1974, cried like a baby as the wild horses were killed.

[@hlawrencepowell]

It was the main song on the soundtrack of the movie Billy Jack.

[@Don-wf3iy]

wisdom is the treasure.

[@johnmathieu3430]

This song has an interesting story behind it. Centuries ago, the Maori were told about a culture that couldn't defend themselves, so the Maori went to the island and the people there said that we'll share whatever they have. The Maori killed them off anyway. They found nothing.

[@burkepota]

Watch the film Billy Jack and you'll really appreciate the song. Great station Harri.

[@gypsygirl3255]

I have the entire Billy Jack boxed set!

[@mamakittyluvsjesus]

What I remember most with song is camp counselor singing this song song to us must of been in 4th and 5th grade

[@alansmith7626]

I hear this and all I think of is Billy Jack...You must see Billy Jack!

[@susanengland3919]

From the famous film "Billy Jack",

[@normanrose2711]

speaking of 1970's gems please do song called wildflower by a group called skylark

[@Wheelchairspeeder]

This is a good one

[@michelle172ct]

We sang this in 6th grade chorus 😂

[@genecase9464]

I think what it means is, in their minds, what you do, and who you do it to, doesn't matter as long as you get what you want when you want it. Mainly material things. And they will worry about their "Judgement Day" when it arrives, if they worry about it at all. But they're certainly not worried about it now.

[@sandralorenz1796]

This song was from the movie Billy Jack.

[@M00159]

Billy Jack! ❤️

[@pixxz4737]

We were against war in the 60s

[@carolinebizzell5974]

The time was during the Vietnam war. We were all about sharing, caring, loving.

[@auntier7700]

The animated version of this song on YT is even better. Dare I say groovy?

[@sythompson9331]

Billy Jack movie came out when I was in college. Viet Nam era

[@bryonensminger7462]

This was the theme song from Billy Jack the movie

[@Rosedach]

Theme song for the movie "Billy Jack."

[@alexissmith4512]

I think of the lines "Go ahead and cheat your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend, do it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the end" as sort of sarcastic. Like you can tell yourself you are doing what you need to do, or are order to do as a soldier can be, and find someway to justify your actions to yourself, but the real treasure is Peace On Earth, not gold or fame, and people need to stop letting themselves be motivated by greed. The song also says "there won't be any trumpets blowing, come the judgement day" which means that as much as they may try to justify their actions it won't get them into heaven, which is often the ultimate goal, the treasure of the mountain people was peace on earth, which is the true way to heaven. So by justifying their actions to get what they wanted they lost out on the ultimate prize, Peace on Earth.

[@rigelmoon9030]

Well, the extended version of this song saw the one tin soldier return with an army of 500,000 bad asses armed with nukes and you can imagine what they did to the valley people. Revenge is a soup best served cold, right?

[@randykillman6475]

Your mom sounds like a lady who would be nice to have a chat with... maybe a cup of tea and a good chat to get to know her.

[@angelajohnson9979]

This was a anti Vietnam song released to protest that war.

[@allensaunders449]

Says peace in earth

[@Dee-JayW]

Great Canadian choice 🇨🇦 sang this a lot in school, girl guides, etc. Also anti war song ❤

[@ChuckHackney]

On the bloody morning after, one begraggled, sad human, wounded, rides away. What in the hell did anyone of them win??????

[@pixxz4737]

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