An Apocalypse Song From My Youth
I would not say that the four horsemen are exactly trending on the internet these days, but they have been mentioned far more than usual since the pariah world leader of the East declared the equivalent of a holy war on the satanic leaders of the West.
The potential escalation of conquest, war, famine, and death has cast an ominous shadow over the world. I remember experiencing a similar shadow as a youth in the 1980s during the final decade of the Cold War when some political analysts were consistently whispering stern warnings concerning a possible nuclear exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Against the backdrop of that simmering Armageddon, Robbie Robertson -- founding member of the 1960s Canadian-American rock band, The Band -- released Showdown in Big Sky, an energetic yet foreboding track that blends Native American, Christian, and apocalyptic imagery to create what, for me, formed a part of the end times soundtrack of my teenage years.
I had not thought about the song for well over two decades, but seeing the four horsemen with increasing frequency over the past week or so raised it from the half-forgotten past and thrust it back into the forefront of my mind.
Enjoy?
The potential escalation of conquest, war, famine, and death has cast an ominous shadow over the world. I remember experiencing a similar shadow as a youth in the 1980s during the final decade of the Cold War when some political analysts were consistently whispering stern warnings concerning a possible nuclear exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Against the backdrop of that simmering Armageddon, Robbie Robertson -- founding member of the 1960s Canadian-American rock band, The Band -- released Showdown in Big Sky, an energetic yet foreboding track that blends Native American, Christian, and apocalyptic imagery to create what, for me, formed a part of the end times soundtrack of my teenage years.
I had not thought about the song for well over two decades, but seeing the four horsemen with increasing frequency over the past week or so raised it from the half-forgotten past and thrust it back into the forefront of my mind.
Enjoy?
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