One of the strongest, most heartfelt, songs ever recorded!

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Buffy St Marie is a full-blooded Native American. She pours all her anger at how her people were mistreated into this song. This epic is one of the greatest!

This is a song that sends shivers through me every time I play it.

Never have the words run more true. At this time of the fascist corruption of Trump, Musk and the whole MAGA movement it is very true to say that My Country Tis Of Your People You’re Dying. All morality is being set aside, along with compassion and empathy. The environment is to be plundered. All that matters is greed and profit! America is a heartless business in which the bosses exploit the workforce. This is now the land of inequality, run by billionaires for billionaires. People conned, duped and fleeced. Profiteers run the media. Profiteers pour fake news and propaganda onto the internet. The social media has become the main method of control.

They spread fear, hate and division through mass of lies!

People are indeed killing anything good. The land of guns, hate and callousness. The land of destruction and gross exploitation. The poor and weak are dumped. The wealthy gloat.

It’s a land of racism, violence and shame.

Tis of your people you’re dying!

Youtbe Buffy St Marie My country – Search

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Roy Harper – One Of Those Days In England – Parts 2-10

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One Of Those Days In England – Parts 2-10

Although side one does have some melodic numbers of importance,  a  fun track and a slightly iffy single, side two is once again the main event.

   This 19.26 minute epic is one of Roy’s best songs.

   The political humour and references to drugs and sex in the opening (almost spoken) section guaranteed that this song would never ever get airplay, even if a song of this length would be considered, but to Roy’s loyal fans it has been one of his most revered songs.

   It is hard to analyse and explain a musical composition of such scope, complexity and imagination.

   The nine sections are all distinct and each is unique. The instrumentation is sophisticated and varied, ranging from driving heavy riffs through to delicate acoustic sections. The power of the guitars stems from the DADGAD tuning. His vocal delivery displays Roy’s complete range and tone of expression.

   Once again this is an epic progressive rock track that challenges classical music in its complexity.

   The content is impressive. The lyrics are a poem and dwell on the full spectrum of human experience from our history to our future conquest of space.

   One of Roy’s themes is the mad expansion and control exerted by society, often resulting in violence and terrorism. Another is the futility of resistance to such a global system. Roy juxtaposes these strong themes with that of the healing power of nature, with nature extending to include infinity and the universe.

   In Roy’s poem – history – our lives and times – is slowly fading into the past, taking all we have cherished. Soon we shall all be gone, along with our dearly held beliefs.

   The song ends with a positive note. We have time enough to make the most of what we have, to live and love in the moment and enjoy life.

   Part of the pleasure of any poem is unpicking the meaning of the imagery and inspiration. There’s plenty in this song.

   ‘One Of Those Days In England’ is a mammoth accomplishment from Roy at the very peak of his powers.

This only really touches on the intricacy of the poetry but illustrates the main themes.