According to another version, the protagonist refers to the Templo Mayor (Templo Mayor), the main temple of the Aztecs, perceiving him as a living being. Perhaps Young was referring to La Malinche, Cortez’s adviser and mistress, whom the Spaniards called Doña Marina. Many things I composed because they came to my mind. The peculiarity of the interpretation of songs is that they are not necessarily constructive or justified. The song was meant to make people think about themselves. The song was not meant for them to think of me. Jimmy McDonough, author of Shakey’s book about Young’s life, asked the musician if he was referring to his ex-wife. Since he wrote the song after his breakup with Carrie Snodgress, fans were quick to link the events.
In the last verse, Neil sings in the first person, talking about a certain woman. However, the vices that existed in the Aztec empire do not justify the cruel crimes of Cortes and his conquistadors. He either did not know about endless wars, slaves, torture, class inequality and other “charms”, or preferred not to remember. His characters live happily under the guidance of the wise Montezuma, and if necessary, joyfully sacrifice themselves to the gods. In the song, the author poeticized the Nahua, presenting their civilization as an ideal, harmonious world. I was studying history, and in the morning I woke up and wrote this song. I ate, I think, six hamburgers … I felt terrible. One night I couldn’t sleep for a long time.
Young claimed to have composed the words to Cortez the Killer in high school: The story and meaning of the song Cortez the Killer The deeds of Cortez so impressed the young Neil Young (Neil Young), that he wrote a song about the tragic events that led to the death of the Aztec empire. The conquest of Mexico brought him the greatest glory, during which he deprived the Aztecs of statehood. The Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes (Fernando Cortes de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano) took part in several colonial expeditions in the New World.
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