Neil Young

thumb|Neil Young in 2009 Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation. Young began performing as a solo artist in Canada in 1960, before moving to California in 1966, where he co-founded the band Buffalo Springfield along with Stephen Stills, and later joined Crosby, Stills & Nash as a fourth member in 1969. Song lyrics Oh, to live on Sugar MountainWith the barkers and the colored balloons,You can't be twenty on Sugar MountainThough you're thinking thatYou're leaving there too soon,You're leaving there too soon. Sugar Mountain (1969) With Buffalo Springfield Did you see them in the river?They were there to wave to you.Could you tell that the empty quiver,Brown skinned Indian on the banksThat were crowded and narrow,Held a broken arrow? Broken Arrow, from Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) There you stood on the edge of your featherExpecting to fly.While I laughed, I wondered whetherI could wave goodbyeKnowin' that you'd gone. Expecting to Fly, from Buffalo Springfield Again I gave to you, now, you give to meI'd like to know what you learned.The sky is blue and so is the seaWhat is the color, when black is burned? I Am a Child, from Last Time Around (1968) With Crosby, Stills & Nash There is a town in north Ontario,With dream comfort memory to spare,And in my mind I still need a place to go,All my changes were there. Helpless, from Déjà Vu (1970) Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'.We're finally on our own.This summer I hear the drummin'.Four dead in Ohio. Ohio, from 4 Way Street (1971) If you guarantee the postage, I'll mail you back the key. The Last Trip to Tulsa Neil Young (1968) I've been looking for a woman to save my lifeNot to beg or to borrowA woman with the feeling of losing once or twice. I've Been Waiting for You Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969) A dreamer of picturesI run in the night.You see us together,Chasing the moonlight,My cinnamon girl. Cinnamon Girl You take my hand,I'll take your handTogether we may get awayThis much madness is too much sorrowIt's impossible to make it today. Down by the River After the Gold Rush (1970) Look at Mother Nature on the runIn the nineteen seventies. After the Gold Rush I was lying in a burned out basementWith the full moon in my eyes.I was hoping for replacementWhen the sun burst through the sky.There was a band playing in my headAnd I felt like getting high.I was thinking about what aFriend had saidI was hoping it was a lie. After the Gold Rush But only love can break your heartTry to be sure right from the startYes only love can break your heartWhat if your world should fall apart? Only Love Can Break Your Heart Southern man better keep your head.Don't forget what your good book said.Southern change gonna come at lastNow your crosses are burning fast.Southern man. Southern Man Don't let it bring you downIt's only castles burning,Just find someone who's turningAnd you will come around. Don't Let It Bring You Down When you dance,Do your senses tingle?Then take a chance?In a trance,While the lonely mingleWith circumstance? When You Dance I Can Really Love Harvest (1972) See the lonely boy, out on the weekend,Tryin' to make it pay.Can't relate to joy, he tries to speak andCan't begin to say. Out On The Weekend Will I see you giveMore than I can take?Will I only harvest some?As the days fly pastWill we lose our graspOr fuse it in the sun? Did she wake you upTo tell you thatIt was only a change of plan?Dream up, dream up,Let me fill your cupWith the promise of a man. Harvest I've been to HollywoodI've been to RedwoodI crossed the oceanFor a heart of gold.I've been in my mind,It's such a fine lineThat keeps me searchingFor a heart of gold.And I'm getting old. Heart of Gold Old man look at my life,Twenty fourAnd there's so much moreLive alone in a paradiseThat makes me think of two. Old Man Old man take a look at my lifeI'm a lot like you.I need someone to love meThe whole day through.Ah, one look in my eyesAnd you can tell that's true. Old Man I've seen the needle and the damage done.A little part of it in everyone.But every junkie's like a settin' sun. The Needle and the Damage DoneIf I was a junkman selling you cars,Washing your windows and shining your stars,Thinking your mind was my own in a dreamWhat would you wonder and how would it seem?Living in castles a bit at a timeThe King started laughing and talking in rhyme.Singing words, words between the lines of age.Words, words between the lines of age. Words (between the lines of age) A while ago somewhere I don't know whenI was watching a movie with a friendI fell in love with the actressShe was playing a part that I could understandA maid A man needs a maid On the Beach (1974) Oh, baby, that's hard to change,I can't tell them how to feel,Some get stoned, some get strange,But sooner or later, it all gets real.Walk on.Walk on. Walk On Well, I hear that Laurel Canyon is full of famous stars,But I hate them worse than lepers and I'll kill them in their cars. Revolution Blues You can really learn a lot that way,It will change you in the middle of the day,Though your confidence may be shattered,It doesn't matter. For the Turnstiles The world is turning,I hope it don't turn away. On the Beach Well, all those people, they think they've got it made,But I wouldn't buy, sell, borrow or tradeAnything I have to be like one of them.I'd rather start all over again. Motion Pictures I guess I'll call it sickness gone,It's hard to say the meaning of this song. Ambulance Blues, referring to the drug related death of bandmate Danny Whitten You're all just pissin' in the wind,You don't know it but you are. Ambulance Blues Zuma (1975) I have seen you in the movies,And in those magazines at night.I saw you on the barstool,When you held that glass so tight. Barstool Blues He came dancing across the water with his galleons and gunsLooking for the new world in that palace in the sun Cortez The KillerOn the shore lay Montezuma with his coca leaves and pearlsIn his halls he often wondered of the secrets of the worlds....The women all were beautiful, the men stood straight and strongThey offered life in sacrifice so that others could go on Hate was just a legend, war was never knownThe people worked together and they lifted many stones. Cortez The Killer Tonight's the Night (1975) A sparkle was in his eye, but his life was in his hand. Tonight's the Night Well, people let me tell you, it sent a chill up and down my spine,When I picked up the telephone and heard that he'd died out on the mainline. Tonight's the Night Oh tell me where the answer lies,Is it in the notebook behind your eyes? Speakin' Out And the world on a string doesn't mean a thing. World On A String I'm singin' this borrowed tune I took from the Rolling Stones,Alone in this empty room, too wasted to write my own. Borrowed Tune Think I'll roll another number for the road,I feel able to get under any load,Though my feet aren't on the ground,I've been standing on the soundOf some open-hearted people going down. Roll Another Number (For The Road) I'm not going back to Woodstock for a while,Though I long to hear that lonesome hippie smile,I'm a million miles away from that helicopter day,No, I don't think I'll be goin' back that way. Roll Another Number (For The Road) I've been flyin' down the road,And I've been starvin' to be alone,Independent from the scene that I've known. Albuquerque He tried to do his best but he could not. Tired Eyes Please take my advice, please take my advice,Open up the tired eyes,Open up the tired eyes. Tired Eyes American Stars 'n Bars (1977) You are like a hurricaneThere's calm in your eye.And I'm gettin' blown awayTo somewhere saferWhere the feeling stays.I want to love you butI'm getting blown away. Like a Hurricane It's a cold bowl of chili when love lets you down. Saddle Up the Palomino Comes a Time (1978) It's gonna take a lotta loveTo change the way things areIt's gonna take a lotta loveOr we won't get too far. Lotta Love It's gonna take a lotta loveTo get us through the nightIt's gonna take a lotta loveTo make things work out right. Lotta Love Rust Never Sleeps (1978) My my, hey heyRock and roll is here to stay.It's better to burn outThan to fade away.My my, hey hey. Hey Hey, My My, written with Jeff Blackburn; quoted by Kurt Cobain in his suicide note. Where the eagle glides ascendingThere's an ancient river bendingThrough the timeless gorge of changesWhere sleeplessness awaits. Thrasher The king is goneBut he's not forgotten.This is the storyOf a Johnny RottenIt's better to burn outThan it is to rust.The king is goneBut he's not forgotten. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) In my little boxAt the top of the stairWith my Indian rugAnd a pipe to share. Pocahontas Shelter me from the powderAnd the fingerCover me with the thoughtThat pulled the triggerThink of meAs one you'd never figuredWould fade away so youngWith so much left undone. Powderfinger Hawks & Doves (1980) Live music is better! Bumper stickers should be issued! Union Man Old Ways (1985) When I was a younger man,Got lucky with a rock 'n' roll band,Struck gold in Hollywood,All the time I knew I wouldGet back to the country,Back where it all began.Get back to the country,Back in the barn again. Get Back To The Country The economy was getting so bad, I had to lay myself off. Old Ways Freedom (1989) There's colors on the streetRed, white and bluePeople shufflin' their feetPeople sleepin' in their shoesBut there's a warnin' signOn the road aheadThere's a lot of people sayin'We'd be better off dead.Don't feel like Satan,But I am to them.So I try to forget it,Any way I can. Rockin' in the Free World We got a thousand points of lightFor the homeless man.We got a kinder, gentler,Machine gun hand.We got department storesAnd toilet paperGot styrofoam boxesFor the ozone layer.Got a man of the people,Says keep hope aliveGot fuel to burn,Got roads to drive. Rockin' in the Free World Weld (1991) Welfare mothers make better lovers. Welfare Mothers Harvest Moon (1992) I never believed in much,But I believed in you. From Hank to Hendrix Mirror Ball (1995) Need distractionNeed romance and candlelightNeed random violenceNeed entertainment tonightNeed the evidenceWant the testimony ofExpert witnessesOn the brutal crimes of love. I'm the Ocean Greendale (2003) And we'll be watching youNo matter what you doAnd you can do your partBy watchin' others too. Leave the DrivingQuotes about Neil Yong Neil, you know, was this rock & roller who was coming around to folk music through Bob Dylan. Of course. Anyway, Neil came out to the club, and we liked him immediately. He was the same way he is now – this offhanded, dry wit. And you know what his ambition was at the time? He wanted a hearse, and a chicken farm. And when you think of it, what he’s done with his dream is not that far off. He just added a few buffalo. And a fleet of antique cars. He’s always been pretty true to his vision. Joni Mitchell Interview with Rolling Stone (1979) Neil Young is not a singer, nor is he a guitarist. Neil Young is a force of nature, like the wind or the sea or the sun, and his blazing talent is never better showcased than when he sits and strums his old Martin. He is able to achieve more with one note than most guitarists can with a hundred, and while his playing is sparse and song-orientated, you won’t find a finer example of music’s power to move anywhere else in the known universe. A living, breathing musical genius. 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