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Buffy Sainte-Marie, CC (born Beverley Jean Santamaria; February 20, 1941) [1] is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and social activist. [2]Sainte-Marie's singing and writing repertoire includes subjects of love, war, religion, and mysticism, and her work has often focused on issues facing Indigenous peoples of the United States and Canada.
At the 2022 Sainte-Marie tribute show Buffy Sainte-Marie: Starwalker, the song was performed by singer-songwriter William Prince with the surviving members of The Tragically Hip. [10] Buffy’s first song demonstrates her connection to her alleged culture. Her claims of being Indigenous have recently been disputed.
Considered one of the earliest anti-drug songs, Sainte-Marie wrote the piece after becoming addicted to codeine which she had been given for a bronchial infection. She recorded it for her debut album, It's My Way! (1964). "Cod'ine" is a solo performance by Sainte-Marie, with her vocal accompanied by a twelve-string acoustic guitar. The lyrics ...
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'Carry It On' documents the life of Buffy Sainte-Marie, one of the most successful folk singers to come out of the 1960s, even as she faced unseen obstacles.
In the six verses of the song, soldiers of different heights, ages, religious and political backgrounds are depicted, fighting in different times, for different countries (starting with Canada, where Buffy Sainte-Marie claimed to come from), and with different motives, all thinking that they are fighting for peace but never realizing that they are part of the problem.
Sainte-Marie's version is much shorter than Newbury's original and is more straight-ahead rock with the Memphis Horns especially prominent. Owing to a major promotional campaign by Vanguard Records , eager to make up for losses incurred with past Sainte-Marie albums, the label promoted the single vigorously and as a result it became Sainte ...
'Carry It On' documents the life of Buffy Sainte-Marie, one of the most successful folk singers to come out of the 1960s, even as she faced unseen obstacles.