| Neil Young – Pocahontas Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| The Marlon Brando reference really makes the song, taking what would be trite nostalgia and giving it a real sense of emotional authenticity. Marlon Brando was the epitome of sexual power and grace, and, as noted, a vocal friend of Native Americans. This song retells Young's adolescent dreams as he grew up on a remote reservation, at once lamenting and resenting modernity and at the same time drawn powerfully to it. And like anyone, longing for love and true friendship. Marlon Brando, Pocahontas, a campfire on the fields of green... like a vision of Heaven, a homeland never seen. | |
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