On Neil Young’s folk-rock classic “Pocahontas,” the singer travels at warp speed through history. His surreal tale addresses North American colonization and how its consequences lingered in 20th-century Hollywood films. Young recorded an acoustic version of “Pocahontas” for Chrome Dreams in the mid-’70s. However, that compilation wouldn’t see a release until 2023. It’s also available on Hitchhiker, which saw an archival release in 2017.
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