| Joni Mitchell – Lakota Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| This is an amazing song and really shows Joni's intellectual contribution to music as well as her artistry. The phrase "pity me" was taken from a prayer by Chief Sitting Bull before the battle of Little Big Horn. Here is his prayer: "Wakan Tanka, pity me. In the name of the tribe I offer you this peace pipe. Wherever the sun, the moon, the earth, the four points of the wind, there you are always. Father, save the tribe I beg you. Pity me. We want to live. Guard us against all misfortunes or calamities. Pity me." Amazing how she wove this obscure prayer by Sitting Bull into the fabric of a truly powerful song. | |
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