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One of the crowning achievements of the literal genius that is Stephen Stills. That bass trill in every pause before the music and vocals kick back in is sublime.
Stephen Stills, the songwriter, had a great fondness for Latin American music. It’s his influence that led to using Latin rhythms and stylistic flourishes in this and other CSN songs. 👍🏻
I’m 64 and I listen to this song almost once a week since I was 14. It s a very special way of tuning to make a guitar sound so great . I think it’s a G or E open tuning . It took me decades to play it right. If you like this song you should also listen to the David Crosby album « if I could only remember my name ». You will reach the clouds where angels live…
I was fifteen when this album came out, we had such extraordinary music in the sixties and seventies. Good times. Try Long Time Gone, I think you’ll enjoy it too.
Stills would later say that he worked on this for many months and had various parts that he eventually assembled into this masterpiece of popular music. Illustrates his capacity for poetic lyrics and inventive music, and with Crosby and Nash they elevated harmonies to entirely new levels. One of the first supergroups, bringing together Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield), David Crosby (The Byrds) and Graham Nash (The Hollies). Many wonderful songs on that first album. Wooden Ships is a classic.
Thanks for listening to this group. Fun fact.. Did you know that back in the early 70's Musicians in the Philippines really look up to this group. There was of course the Beatles but then came CSN. This was their first public performance as a group CSNY. They performed this song in Woodstock 1969. They came from 3 popular groups the US Band BUCKINGHAMS (Crosby ), Buffalo Springfield, Byrds (Young & Stills), and the British group the Hollies (Graham Nash). Their songs are the musician's music.
Your passionately angelic reaction is wonderful to see. This album burst hard onto the music scene in 1969 just as Woodstock loomed on the horizon. Their first public performance was at that concert.
Group was made stronger when an even better songwriter, Neil Young, joined up later; he and his Buffalo Springfield bandmate Steve Stills have had an on-again, off-again musical relationship for decades.
Pre Covid, I was at a guitar workshop in Nashville. Between classes, about 15 of us were sitting out in a hallway and a young guitarist was trying to learn the first riffs of this song.Most of the rest of us were at least in our fifties, so we all starting singing along to his playing. More guitars were brought out and we finished the entire song. Best music experience I ever had❤❤❤.
Thank you for checking out the music of my youth, there are so many great bands of this era! CSN, Yes, ELO, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers/Michael McDonald and so many more.
I think Crosby, Stills and Nash have the best harmony of any group of any genre.... period! I love their music and my favorite song by them is "Teach Your Children".
This IS one of the great harmonies of all time, but if you heard them at Woodstock doing this song......? they're in a studio and can do take after take to get it right, they are great at harmonies tho
@@rubroken one of the stories. They came in one morning, cut a master take of this. listened, said, " That's good, but let's cut come little bits as alternates, improvements ." They spent the whole DAY on it. Came in, started editing, threw away almost all the alternates. The finished product is almost entirely that master take.
@@larrystuder8543 Thanks for the history lesson on this song. My point was, at Woodstock, they didn't sound anything like this. I know they said they were scared s***less, but they were all experienced musicians who had played for large audiences
@@rubroken didn't mean it as a criticism of your post. Just wanted to share the story. At Woodstock, I imagine anybody would have been scared- what, there were 300,000 people there? Some humongous number like that.
@@larrystuder8543 Larry, I didn't take your reply as criticism, I just thought you might not have understood the meaning of my post, and anyway, I'm no music expert(just old) so I could handle any criticism
Stephen Stills was raised in Columbia. His father was a diplomate of some type. He speaks perfect Spanish BUT what he sang at the end of Judy Blue Eyes was Mock Cuban Spanish. He did it for their percussionist who was from Cuba and couldn't go there.
Judy's reply after hearing this for the first time? "That is a beautiful song, Steven. We're still not getting back together but it's a beautiful song"
ANything by CSN is worth listening to. Try their version of "wooden Ships." It was written by members of CSN & Jefferson Airplane so both groups recorded it. Both are great. Hope you do it!
Thank you for this wonderful analysis. I grew up in the seventies and Crosby stills and Nash were my favorite group. They created masterpieces of instrumental and vocal Harmony. I never thought I would hear another group that had that ability. But you must hear Foxes and Fossils! This is a group out of Atlanta that started 12 years ago. Their very first public appearance was in a pub and their very first song was Suite Judy Blue eyes, a very ambitious undertaking to say the least. I have listened to that song on TH-cam, and after the first time have played it 100 more times. My feeling and the feeling of many as you read the comments is that this performance rivals that of the original and there are some that believe it's even better. Personally I won't get into comparisons like that, but suffice it to say that this is a performance worth listening to and reacting to. They absolutely killed this song! There is a channel called Unhinged Reactions, two musicians from the '70s who played this song themselves. They were real doubters going into this, but upon hearing it, they were floored.
Hey there Ron, fancy seeing you here! I know your estimate of 100 times is way too low. It certainly is for me. F&F has since done Southern Cross and Carry On and, of course, they did Helplessly Hoping back when the girls were in high school. I wish more people would review them but for some reason folks who do reviews seem to like to only review the original artists even though those are frequently covers of someone else's song. It is kind of funny though that a video posted for just friends a family has garnered 4.5 million views so far.
@@rgoers Hi Ralph! Thanks for commenting. I can't say I disagree with anything you've said! I'm looking forward to them local touring I believe starting in December or shortly after. They haven't done live for years. If successful I hope it expands.
Love Crosby Stills and Nash (and Young, from back in the day)! I highly recommend "Southern Cross" - And Home Free does an AMAZING rendition of CSN's "Helplessly Hoping". ENJOY!
_Suite: Judy Blue Eyes_ is a play on words for 'sweet Judy blue eyes', written by Stephen Stills as a 'make-up song' to try and repair his relationship with singer Judy Collins. After hearing it in a private session, Judy told him it was a lovely song, but that they were still not getting back together.
Great reaction to Crosby, Stills, and Nash. One of my favorite songs by them. They are great when Neal Young joins in too. Could you react to Judy Collins, or Jodi Mitchell? Thank you.🎸
When this song first came out, I was attending CU in Boulder Co. One could not go anywhere on campus without this song playing somewhere in the background. The year was 1969 or 1970. Judy Collins who was the subject of this song and had a hit at the same time 'Someday Soon. Loved both songs. Ironically Neil Young became one of my all-time favorite artists.
NICE! Love this song 🎸. Love your work. ❤️ The transitions are fabulous 🎶. BTW, I recall that back in the 1970's recording studios didn't have the viable recording technology that we have today or even back in the '80s. Remember quad stereo, 4 channel recording, etc? Well, much of the older stuff I think that was put together by recording or sound engineers couldn't master that overall beautiful blend of sound that we have today. So, I think that sound from the 60s and 70s, for the most part, would have maybe the bass on the left, the vocals on the right or somewhere in the middle and other instruments on one side or the other. It was a mixed bag. So, while it sounds cool, I think if those guys would use our current technology that we have today they would produce a better fuller sound, a richer quality. Something like that. Thank you! Again, love your voice and your work. ~ Rob
This song has been to me; 4 separate acts: 0.01: Act I: The Realization, something is not working 4:08: Act II: The Breakup, but still open to reconciliation 6:03: The Acceptance; it's over, C'est le vie 8:01: Moving On, with the Cuban at the end, to Havana? LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, this song, thanks for sharing, Maggie
The Eagles version of "Seven Bridges Road" highlights how well their harmony is. You might want to check it out. I believe the song was only recorded once. The Eagles routinely sang the song backstage to their harmony was good before they went on stage.
they performed this for the first time live at Woodstock......3 acoustic guitars, 3 voices.....Graham Nash was actually English; from the English Invasion band, the Hollies
Didn't see all the comments so I'll mention that Stills wrote this for folk singer Judy Collins, they were involved in a relationship that didn't work out. This is his love song to Judy.
Memories of my youth ✌️😎 This song has been an anthem for me more than once. 😁 By the way Maggie, my miniature Yorkie, Princeton, shares his birthday with you, July 12. Wishing you a happy upcoming birthday! 🎂 Happy Birthday 🎉🎇🎉🎈 Blessings from Georgia, USA 🙏🌹
It's funny how you mentioned that they're a cross between the Beach boys and Pink Floyd. The reason I say that is David Crosby and Graham Nash sing with David Gilmour and Richard Wright during David gilmour's concert at earls Court in London in 2006. During that concert they also had David Bowie singing with them and I think it was David Bowie or David Crosby said " hey 3D" cuz of the three Davids!!! And when David Crosby, Graham Nash and David Gilmour harmonized it sounded almost angelic!!!
Stephen Stills speaks fluent Spanish. His father was a military man and Stills spent almost his entire teenage years living in Central America he graduated high school there. The Spanish they sing in the last part of the song is about Cuba.
One of the original supergroups. Their performance at Woodstock was only their second live performance. Crosby had been a member of the Byrds, and Stills was in Buffalo Springfield until the band broke up. Graham Nash had spent several years with The Hollies but left due to creative differences. Nash had been introduced to Crosby in 1966 by Mama Cass Elliott. At some point in 1968 they found themselves together and decided to do a quick jam session. They found that their vocal chemistry was instantaneous. Nash took the high harmonies, Crosby took the middle, and Stills took the lower end.
One of the greatest rock songs ever! And it was written about the relationship between Stephen Stills and Judy Collins, who is also of the greatest singers ever! And you need to react to her as well! Her biggest songs were her covers of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now", Sondheim's "Send In the Clowns" and "Amazing Grace". But she also writes her own songs, and from that group I would recommend "My Father" and "Song For Judith (Open the Door)" But having loved and followed her for the last six decades, I have many favorites that weren't meant to be hit singles, but still knock me on my backside every time I hear them. You should hear her versions of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" and the title track from the album "Running For My Life". This song is mostly ignored, to the point that makes me wonder if it is only on my copy of the album and no one else has ever heard it. By the way, Judy is just about to release a brand new album, her first with only originals! (Release date 2/25/22.) All of this is despite the fact that she is 82 years old! Listen to her sing now and you will have trouble believing her age! She has a range that will stun you.
Graham Nash is English, he has the highest voice of the three. He was the one who spotted how their voices would blend and he left the Hollies to join with Crosbie and Stills, also occasionally Neil Young.
I remember the original 1969 version! I was 14 years old at that time. I always liked Crosby, Stills, & Nash. I also remember Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young when the had a fourth member. Maggie, please react to Voice Play's latest (The Dragonborn Comes from Skyrim). It is epic.
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If not the longest love song ever done in R&R it is right up there And by the way one of the very few Love songs I really Like Listen to it often My play list when I am out working is very random but some tunes have a play more often then others and when I looked up this ones rating it was 68 Which means it has a 68% chance of coming up if it has not been played in the last 72 hr of play time. the longer it goes un-played its chance of replay goes up.
I love this song. He's singing in Spanish doing a pretty bad Cuban accent. I'm a native Cuban Spanish speaker and I can't understand a word he says. But I love Stephen Stills giving it a go.
Stills spent much of his youth in Costa Rica, Panama C.Z., and El Salvador. He graduated high school in Costa Rica. Others have said his Cuban effort was for a band mate.
Having lost my right ear I just came to the realization that I won’t get to hear the separation of left and right anymore. At least I’ve got 20/20 in my left ear!
Stills had congenital hearing loss from age 9 that progressed even as he was doing this level of work. He is 100% deaf in his right ear and very nearly that in his left at this point. Sad irony.
Long before auto-tune existed. These guys are great at harmonizing. This is a great tune. The long studio version is the best versions on this song, In my opinion.
That sound is a small drum called a tabla from India/Pakistan. BTW - Spanish was the first European language widely spoken in America, which is made up of both north and south America, and is still the most widely spoken language in the Americas. In the U.S. alone, which many mistake as being America, there are approx. 51 million Spanish speakers.
Okay I checked all the comments before I said anything. Using your fingers to drum on the body of the guitar is a really common way to add percussion to folk music which usually lacks percussion. My mother played folk all the time when I was a kid and she did the same.
Maggie, love your reviews! It seems that when you comment on sounds being in one ear or the other, it is the reverse of what we hear listening to your videos. We can see you have your headphones on right so either cables are reversed in your listening system or the music audio channels are being panned to wrong side in production, channels panned to wrong side in mixing or music input cables crossed or ??? This is very minor but correcting this would help us stay in sync with your reviews about sound locations.
He wrote this beautiful song to win Judy back. Played it for her as nd she said " nice song,but no we are never getting back together" . Makes me wonder what he did to.push her away?
Great Reaction! The album cover photo was taken before they came up with their group name. When they went back to reshoot in group name order, the abandoned house they had used was razed. So, they used the previous photo instead. Not an expert on the subject but stereo, multichannel channel recording could provide for sound effects, a soundstage, and ambience. Finally, any comment on how the song relates to a music suite?
Just discovered your site. Great stuff. Fun watching you enjoying it. You mentioned The Beach Boys. If you only know the early stuff, listen to "Add Some Music to Your Day" (1970) and "From There to Back Again" (2012). Magnificent song structure, harmonies, and pure bliss!
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This was Stephen Stills song after breaking up with Judy Collins (Suite: (sweet) Judy Blue Eyes)
One of the crowning achievements of the literal genius that is Stephen Stills. That bass trill in every pause before the music and vocals kick back in is sublime.
Thanks for listening to this. Stephen Stills is one heck of a song writer. I would recommend "Southern Cross" Thanks Mike for sponsoring this one.
Ah man, yes! Great recommendation. Searching for that woman/girl...
Southern Cross - Great song!
not to be confused with "Sign of the Southern Cross" by Black Sabbath, with Ronnie James Dio as lead singer
@@skylinerunner1695 Steven wrote this about his relationship with Judy Collins!
This whole song is a conversation between the two people. And four transitions. Amazing and a classic.
Stephen Stills, the songwriter, had a great fondness for Latin American music. It’s his influence that led to using Latin rhythms and stylistic flourishes in this and other CSN songs. 👍🏻
He was a military brat who grew up, in part, in Central America.
I’m 64 and I listen to this song almost once a week since I was 14. It s a very special way of tuning to make a guitar sound so great . I think it’s a G or E open tuning . It took me decades to play it right. If you like this song you should also listen to the David Crosby album « if I could only remember my name ». You will reach the clouds where angels live…
If you listen closely, you’ll notice they go through the days of the week. Brilliant!!
Stills was hurting and its like it was a contagious hurt. Beautiful song for sure. And I loved your reaction.
This whole album is fantastic. Best harmonies ever,
They had magical harmonies!! The best in the USA!! Great 60’s and 70’s music the music of my teenage years!!
MY all time favorite group. Stills is one of the best guitarists, ever!
He had a major outrage when studio heads wanted to sub him out for the wrecking crew guitarists
The first time they sang this in public was at Woodstock in front of a gazillion people in the audience
They had just got together, and they sounded like it.
I was fifteen when this album came out, we had such extraordinary music in the sixties and seventies. Good times. Try Long Time Gone, I think you’ll enjoy it too.
I was the same age, and I was given this album for my birthday by my first boyfriend. The music holds up!
A masterpiece.
Stills would later say that he worked on this for many months and had various parts that he eventually assembled into this masterpiece of popular music. Illustrates his capacity for poetic lyrics and inventive music, and with Crosby and Nash they elevated harmonies to entirely new levels. One of the first supergroups, bringing together Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield), David Crosby (The Byrds) and Graham Nash (The Hollies). Many wonderful songs on that first album. Wooden Ships is a classic.
Stills grew up in Florida and Costa Rica (his dad was a freelance engineer; they moved around a lot). Thus, latin music at the end.
Thanks for listening to this group. Fun fact.. Did you know that back in the early 70's Musicians in the Philippines really look up to this group. There was of course the Beatles but then came CSN. This was their first public performance as a group CSNY. They performed this song in Woodstock 1969. They came from 3 popular groups the US Band BUCKINGHAMS (Crosby ), Buffalo Springfield, Byrds (Young & Stills), and the British group the Hollies (Graham Nash). Their songs are the musician's music.
Please do helplessly hoping by them, you will love the harmonies. Quite a magical sound.
Your passionately angelic reaction is wonderful to see. This album burst hard onto the music scene in 1969 just as Woodstock loomed on the horizon. Their first public performance was at that concert.
Group was made stronger when an even better songwriter, Neil Young, joined up later; he and his Buffalo Springfield bandmate Steve Stills have had an on-again, off-again musical relationship for decades.
Stephen Stills, who wrote this song and played all of the instruments, was primarily raised in South America. Hence, the Spanish.
Stephen Stills also did the beautiful guitar work. Very underrated guitar player.
Pre Covid, I was at a guitar workshop in Nashville. Between classes, about 15 of us were sitting out in a hallway and a young guitarist was trying to learn the first riffs of this song.Most of the rest of us were at least in our fifties, so we all starting singing along to his playing. More guitars were brought out and we finished the entire song. Best music experience I ever had❤❤❤.
Thank you for checking out the music of my youth, there are so many great bands of this era! CSN, Yes, ELO, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers/Michael McDonald and so many more.
I think Crosby, Stills and Nash have the best harmony of any group of any genre.... period! I love their music and my favorite song by them is "Teach Your Children".
This IS one of the great harmonies of all time, but if you heard them at Woodstock doing this song......? they're in a studio and can do take after take to get it right, they are great at harmonies tho
@@rubroken one of the stories. They came in one morning, cut a master take of this. listened, said, " That's good, but let's cut come little bits as alternates, improvements ." They spent the whole DAY on it. Came in, started editing, threw away almost all the alternates. The finished product is almost entirely that master take.
@@larrystuder8543 Thanks for the history lesson on this song. My point was, at Woodstock, they didn't sound anything like this. I know they said they were scared s***less, but they were all experienced musicians who had played for large audiences
@@rubroken didn't mean it as a criticism of your post. Just wanted to share the story. At Woodstock, I imagine anybody would have been scared- what, there were 300,000 people there? Some humongous number like that.
@@larrystuder8543 Larry, I didn't take your reply as criticism, I just thought you might not have understood the meaning of my post, and anyway, I'm no music expert(just old) so I could handle any criticism
Judy Collins had such a clear beautiful voice, you need to check out her doing Amazing Grace
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I just love how you love this! A song I've been listening to since I was a kid. Seeing your appreciation for it renews my love of CSN and Y.
Stephen Stills was raised in Columbia. His father was a diplomate of some type. He speaks perfect Spanish BUT what he sang at the end of Judy Blue Eyes was Mock Cuban Spanish. He did it for their percussionist who was from Cuba and couldn't go there.
Costa Rica, Panama C.Z., and El Salvador.
Judy's reply after hearing this for the first time? "That is a beautiful song, Steven. We're still not getting back together but it's a beautiful song"
Funny! Well, at least he was with her for a bit of time
How amazing is the harmony
Great job Maggie. I love these guys. I love their Southern Cross as CSNY.
ANything by CSN is worth listening to. Try their version of "wooden Ships." It was written by members of CSN & Jefferson Airplane so both groups recorded it. Both are great. Hope you do it!
Awesome review to such a classic song! Forgot what a great tune this was.
One of the many 'greatest song's of the greatest era.
Just such brilliant harmonies and musicians... timeless music... thank you for the reaction :)
Thank you for this wonderful analysis. I grew up in the seventies and Crosby stills and Nash were my favorite group. They created masterpieces of instrumental and vocal Harmony. I never thought I would hear another group that had that ability. But you must hear Foxes and Fossils! This is a group out of Atlanta that started 12 years ago. Their very first public appearance was in a pub and their very first song was Suite Judy Blue eyes, a very ambitious undertaking to say the least. I have listened to that song on TH-cam, and after the first time have played it 100 more times. My feeling and the feeling of many as you read the comments is that this performance rivals that of the original and there are some that believe it's even better. Personally I won't get into comparisons like that, but suffice it to say that this is a performance worth listening to and reacting to. They absolutely killed this song!
There is a channel called Unhinged Reactions, two musicians from the '70s who played this song themselves. They were real doubters going into this, but upon hearing it, they were floored.
Thank you soooo much Ron R. That is a sublimely beautiful interpretation of an
arguably demanding song to cover.
@@normansiegel6637 agreed! You should check out the rest of their discography. Helplessly Hoping, and many other incredible covers.
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Hey there Ron, fancy seeing you here! I know your estimate of 100 times is way too low. It certainly is for me. F&F has since done Southern Cross and Carry On and, of course, they did Helplessly Hoping back when the girls were in high school. I wish more people would review them but for some reason folks who do reviews seem to like to only review the original artists even though those are frequently covers of someone else's song. It is kind of funny though that a video posted for just friends a family has garnered 4.5 million views so far.
@@rgoers Hi Ralph! Thanks for commenting. I can't say I disagree with anything you've said! I'm looking forward to them local touring I believe starting in December or shortly after. They haven't done live for years. If successful I hope it expands.
One of them was in love with Judy Collins. That's where the song came from. I saw them in concert twice.
Love Crosby Stills and Nash (and Young, from back in the day)! I highly recommend "Southern Cross" - And Home Free does an AMAZING rendition of CSN's "Helplessly Hoping". ENJOY!
_Suite: Judy Blue Eyes_ is a play on words for 'sweet Judy blue eyes', written by Stephen Stills as a 'make-up song' to try and repair his relationship with singer Judy Collins. After hearing it in a private session, Judy told him it was a lovely song, but that they were still not getting back together.
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Great reaction to Crosby, Stills, and Nash. One of my favorite songs by them. They are great when Neal Young joins in too. Could you react to Judy Collins, or Jodi Mitchell? Thank you.🎸
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And they sounded exactly like this live.
It's a Buffet of Loveliness !!!!❤
When this song first came out, I was attending CU in Boulder Co. One could not go anywhere on campus without this song playing somewhere in the background. The year was 1969 or 1970. Judy Collins who was the subject of this song and had a hit at the same time 'Someday Soon. Loved both songs. Ironically Neil Young became one of my all-time favorite artists.
Love this song. Love CSN. Always entertaining reactions!! 🎸
Can't wait to see you tonight! ☺️💖
I am gonna fly away, what have I got to lose!!!
NICE! Love this song 🎸. Love your work. ❤️ The transitions are fabulous 🎶. BTW, I recall that back in the 1970's recording studios didn't have the viable recording technology that we have today or even back in the '80s. Remember quad stereo, 4 channel recording, etc? Well, much of the older stuff I think that was put together by recording or sound engineers couldn't master that overall beautiful blend of sound that we have today. So, I think that sound from the 60s and 70s, for the most part, would have maybe the bass on the left, the vocals on the right or somewhere in the middle and other instruments on one side or the other. It was a mixed bag. So, while it sounds cool, I think if those guys would use our current technology that we have today they would produce a better fuller sound, a richer quality. Something like that. Thank you! Again, love your voice and your work. ~ Rob
This song has been to me; 4 separate acts:
0.01: Act I: The Realization, something is not working
4:08: Act II: The Breakup, but still open to reconciliation
6:03: The Acceptance; it's over, C'est le vie
8:01: Moving On, with the Cuban at the end, to Havana?
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, this song, thanks for sharing, Maggie
Love this reaction
You rock! Can't wait to see you tonight! 🤗💖
The live version from Woodstock is amazing!
The Eagles version of "Seven Bridges Road" highlights how well their harmony is. You might want to check it out. I believe the song was only recorded once. The Eagles routinely sang the song backstage to their harmony was good before they went on stage.
I have to suggest their song
"Guinnevere" as your next CSN reaction.
Very much in your wheelhouse and features the voice of Graham Nash.
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they performed this for the first time live at Woodstock......3 acoustic guitars, 3 voices.....Graham Nash was actually English; from the English Invasion band, the Hollies
the "sitar " sound is Stephen Stills guitar tuning all but the B string is tuned to E( three octaves)
I feel their best harmonies are on "Helplessly Hoping". Now covered by various artists.
Didn't see all the comments so I'll mention that Stills wrote this for folk singer Judy Collins, they were involved in a relationship that didn't work out. This is his love song to Judy.
It's the vocal harmonies of C,S,N(&Y) that won me over...and that drew me to a capella groups.
Memories of my youth ✌️😎
This song has been an anthem for me more than once. 😁
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Take a listen to Foxes and Fossils live cover of this CSN song. Guaranteed you will not be disappointed. Awesome cover of Suite Judy Blue Eyes.
It's funny how you mentioned that they're a cross between the Beach boys and Pink Floyd. The reason I say that is David Crosby and Graham Nash sing with David Gilmour and Richard Wright during David gilmour's concert at earls Court in London in 2006. During that concert they also had David Bowie singing with them and I think it was David Bowie or David Crosby said " hey 3D" cuz of the three Davids!!! And when David Crosby, Graham Nash and David Gilmour harmonized it sounded almost angelic!!!
Stephen Stills speaks fluent Spanish. His father was a military man and Stills spent almost his entire teenage years living in Central America he graduated high school there. The Spanish they sing in the last part of the song is about Cuba.
So... you're saying his father was probably spreading some democracy in CA? 😂😂😂
I never said anything or even inferred anything like that.@@koki84ji7
@@koki84ji7 You saying otherwise?
Other than backup vocals, every instrument is played by Stephen Stills.
The “drum” is Stills using a guitar as a percussion instrument. .
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One of the original supergroups. Their performance at Woodstock was only their second live performance. Crosby had been a member of the Byrds, and Stills was in Buffalo Springfield until the band broke up. Graham Nash had spent several years with The Hollies but left due to creative differences. Nash had been introduced to Crosby in 1966 by Mama Cass Elliott. At some point in 1968 they found themselves together and decided to do a quick jam session. They found that their vocal chemistry was instantaneous. Nash took the high harmonies, Crosby took the middle, and Stills took the lower end.
Right. Allan Clarke and Graham Nash founded The Hollies.
Steve Stills was trying to write a song for Judy, as they were breaking had broken up? He started three, trouble deciding THE ONE, so combined them.
Hah! I can tell you are an opera singer...your speaking voice is very musical as well! [Former music teacher here].
Actually a combination of Buffalo Springfield. The Byrds and the Hollies
Love that bass line!
Basically, a love letter from Stephan Stills to Judy Collins...
They r singing in Spanish at the end!!! You got it!!
One of the greatest rock songs ever! And it was written about the relationship between Stephen Stills and Judy Collins, who is also of the greatest singers ever! And you need to react to her as well! Her biggest songs were her covers of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now", Sondheim's "Send In the Clowns" and "Amazing Grace". But she also writes her own songs, and from that group I would recommend "My Father" and "Song For Judith (Open the Door)" But having loved and followed her for the last six decades, I have many favorites that weren't meant to be hit singles, but still knock me on my backside every time I hear them. You should hear her versions of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" and the title track from the album "Running For My Life". This song is mostly ignored, to the point that makes me wonder if it is only on my copy of the album and no one else has ever heard it. By the way, Judy is just about to release a brand new album, her first with only originals! (Release date 2/25/22.) All of this is despite the fact that she is 82 years old! Listen to her sing now and you will have trouble believing her age! She has a range that will stun you.
love the reaction
You need to the live Woodstock appearance. Their second live show. Stills,".… We're scared chitless..."
CSN just worked together. So much good music.
One of NY favorite bands!
I wonder what Judy thought about Stills singing "For What it's Worth" when he was with Buffalo Springfield?.
Graham Nash is English, he has the highest voice of the three. He was the one who spotted how their voices would blend and he left the Hollies to join with Crosbie and Stills, also occasionally Neil Young.
Great call on The Beach Boys and Pink Floyd mix!
Wonderful!
'Helplessly Hoping' is shows off the CSN harmonies the best imo
My favorite CSN is Southern Cross. Judy Blue Eyes is great too.
Me too I adore Southern Cross.
I remember the original 1969 version! I was 14 years old at that time. I always liked Crosby, Stills, & Nash. I also remember Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young when the had a fourth member. Maggie, please react to Voice Play's latest (The Dragonborn Comes from Skyrim). It is epic.
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If not the longest love song ever done in R&R it is right up there
And by the way one of the very few Love songs I really Like Listen to it often
My play list when I am out working is very random but some tunes have a play more often then others and when I looked up this ones rating it was 68 Which means it has a 68% chance of coming up if it has not been played in the last 72 hr of play time.
the longer it goes un-played its chance of replay goes up.
great harmonies
I love this song. He's singing in Spanish doing a pretty bad Cuban accent. I'm a native Cuban Spanish speaker and I can't understand a word he says. But I love Stephen Stills giving it a go.
Stills spent much of his youth in Costa Rica, Panama C.Z., and El Salvador. He graduated high school in Costa Rica. Others have said his Cuban effort was for a band mate.
Having lost my right ear I just came to the realization that I won’t get to hear the separation of left and right anymore. At least I’ve got 20/20 in my left ear!
Stills had congenital hearing loss from age 9 that progressed even as he was doing this level of work. He is 100% deaf in his right ear and very nearly that in his left at this point. Sad irony.
Long before auto-tune existed. These guys are great at harmonizing. This is a great tune. The long studio version is the best versions on this song, In my opinion.
Stills wrote this for his love Judy Collins. It didn't get her to stay though. LOL. But still a classic. She is the "ruby-throated sparrow."
It is a classical suite, in 3 parts. Hence the name.
Proto-prog! ('proto' is my prefix of the day)
That sound is a small drum called a tabla from India/Pakistan. BTW - Spanish was the first European language widely spoken in America, which is made up of both north and south America, and is still the most widely spoken language in the Americas. In the U.S. alone, which many mistake as being America, there are approx. 51 million Spanish speakers.
Okay I checked all the comments before I said anything. Using your fingers to drum on the body of the guitar is a really common way to add percussion to folk music which usually lacks percussion. My mother played folk all the time when I was a kid and she did the same.
Maggie, love your reviews! It seems that when you comment on sounds being in one ear or the other, it is the reverse of what we hear listening to your videos. We can see you have your headphones on right so either cables are reversed in your listening system or the music audio channels are being panned to wrong side in production, channels panned to wrong side in mixing or music input cables crossed or ??? This is very minor but correcting this would help us stay in sync with your reviews about sound locations.
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He wrote this beautiful song to win Judy back. Played it for her as nd she said " nice song,but no we are never getting back together" . Makes me wonder what he did to.push her away?
Great Reaction! The album cover photo was taken before they came up with their group name. When they went back to reshoot in group name order, the abandoned house they had used was razed. So, they used the previous photo instead. Not an expert on the subject but stereo, multichannel channel recording could provide for sound effects, a soundstage, and ambience. Finally, any comment on how the song relates to a music suite?
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My God, college days flashback to the MAX. Don't Bogart that joint!
Listen to the entire CSN&Y album “So Far.” And follow it up with “Deja Vu.” A favorite of mine is “4 and 20”
Definite not just a compilation album and not their best!!! 4 way street with Carry on way better!!! Harmonies and electric
You have a beautiful voice. I would like to hear you sing.
RIP Cros.... ❤❤🙏
Just discovered your site. Great stuff. Fun watching you enjoying it. You mentioned The Beach Boys. If you only know the early stuff, listen to "Add Some Music to Your Day" (1970) and "From There to Back Again" (2012). Magnificent song structure, harmonies, and pure bliss!
So many great songs - Carry On from the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young album Déja vu would be a good next stop.