American Ghost Dance Lyrics
This song and Vonnegut's novel Player Piano are both references to The Ghost Dance, a Native American spiritual movement based on the belief that the Earth would open up to swallow all whites and to revert back to its natural state so that the Native Americans, along with their ancestors, could live in peace. It was claimed that by dancing the round-dance continuously, the dream would become a reality.
[Edit: Removed “vague”]
Well its kinda obvious what this song is about. Its about how when whites came to america they destroyed peaceful indian tribes without reason.
Ghost dance is what the indians used to do to scare the invaders. I think I heard that in U.S History class.
very true. the theme seems to be a recurring one throughout the red hots career (thinking of "johnny kick a hole in the sky" especially)
Considering anthony has native american roots this song is very personal.
Don't want to disagree with anyone... There's a book by Kurt Vonnegut jr called Player Piano that deals with a US in which people have no function and bring back the Ghost Shirt idea to fight a revolution. I don't know the song but having read the lyrics and knowing the topic, i figured that I had to connect it to something for pepole.
so im not crazy if i thought the whole album was sort of like that
Native Americans really are the greatest......
It's about the last of the great race of Natives, and they look toward the ghost dance for revival.
Native Americans really are the greatest......
It's about the last of the great race of Natives, and they look toward the ghost dance for revival.
beautiful song