Buffy Sainte Marie - Up Where We Belong (1996) Review

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(More customer reviews)From the opening scene with Buffy talking to us from a campfire with wolves howling in the background, to the opening song "Darling Don't Cry", to the fantastic "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" and the final track "Starwalker,"this video is absolutely mesmerizing! She weaves her own life's story through her most famous songs in such a way that you are absolutely spellbound. Backed by a great band and the famous Pow Wow singers "Red Bull and "Stoney Park", Buffy treats us to her updated version of all of her greatest songs. Her powerful mature voice renders the old recordings outdated to say the least. If there is a negative it's that it is much too short. This video is so captivating that it is over before you realize it and you want to yell out for more. The only thing better than this video is Buffy in concert. I had the privilage of attending her concert at Pottsdam, New York March 11th, 2001. She was every bit as exciting to see in person and she does many of her songs not found on this video. This video won Canada's version of the Emmy Award in 2000 and when you view this video, you'll know why. Buffy, we need MORE videos like this!

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Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong features Buffy Sainte- Marie in concert along with aboriginal singing groups Red Bull and Stoney Park, twice world-champion powwow singers from Alberta, Canada. Sainte-Marie sings hits, which she also wrote, ranging from protest anthems to classic love songs: "Universal Soldier," "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," "Starwalker," "Until It's Time for You to Go" and "Darling, Don't Cry," a new song co-written with Edwin Bull. Although she won an Academy Award for the song "Up Where We Belong," written for the film An Officer and a Gentleman which was a hit for Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker--Sainte-Marie only recently recorded it herself and performs it on this show. A renaissance woman, Sainte-Marie is fiercely proud of her native heritage and has always celebrated the power of fire and drums. Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong touches on the many aspects of the life and music of this singer, songwriter, artist, activist and scholar.47minutes.

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