Howdy folks, LT here with the Saturday Sonata. I've been away for some weeks - my apologies. Last time I was here we listened to some music from Mongolia. Today we'll spin the globe a bit, stay up North, and end up in Iqaluit, Nunavut, where we'll find Inuit rocker Lucie Idlout.
And look: in the course of searching the internet for her music, I found Native American Tube, a YouTube-like site for Native Americans. Who knew?
But back to Lucie Idlout. Hold on. I'm serious - hold on. This song will raise your hackles like an angry dog got inside your head. This is "E5-770: My Mother's name":
You farmed my mother, E5-770
You imposed your name number
E5-770, my mother's name
Your tongue unfitt, too frail to speak
Identities of thousands cattled 'E'
E5-770, my mother's name.
Had you ever wondered of the days to face you
Now in your future I testify
Had you ever wondered of the days to face you
Now in your future you wish I was lying. I'm not lying.
You farmed my mother, E5-770
You imposed your name number
E5-770, my mother's name.
Your tongue unfitt, too frail to speak
Identities of thousands cattled 'E'
E5-770, my mother's name.
And what beautiful number
Would I be called by, born unto, tagged?
You farmed my mother, E5-770
You imposed your name number
E5-770, my mother's name.
Your tongue unfitt, too frail to speak
Identities of thousands cattled 'E'
E5-770, my mother's name.
Lucie Idlout on MySpace.
A bio and short interview.
