i saw him live at Munich a few days before the Hurricane festival ... it was the best show i ever witnessed :) don't miss out his next visit to Europe :)
Ranks right up there with the Bobfest version of All Along the Watchtower..if Neil had said to me "hey, I am thinking I'll do a version of A Day In the Life, I would have said he was crazy, but hearing is believing and he never asks me anyway. Absolutely everything.Wow.
Im usually very cynical when it comes to beatles covers. but i have to say i really like how neil young sings this. I think its a great version and very suitable for concerts. I saw him sing it at glastonbury on telly and it sent a shiver down my spine so it must have really been somthing to actually be there
I agree 100%. I really fucking love this cover, its just amazing. He defiantly captured the emotion Lennon and McCartney conveyed in the original song. I love it.
this makes me sad, because it makes me realize that John never got a chance to perform this awesome song live. Imagine if John did it live in concert, that would have been amazing.
I caught the worcester show too.. fantastic.. Neil plays like the light from some guy welding.. brilliantly brilliantly bright.. I almost worry about him.. how long can he keep it up?
wow, I think this rendition of Day in the Life is the best and even in some ways better than the original-- Neil sure does emulate the Hendrix like guitar feedback at the end but with his own unique style. what I really have always like about his music is the grittiness that permeates his sound. McCartney surely must have listened to this and enjoyed this rendition. man Niel, you RocK-- your a great muscian
@ShineOnCrazyDiamond1 yes u must. i was lucky enough to see him, long long time ago. i love him. he walked off stage when the audience wouldnt let him play his accoustic music. he came back & gave them the rock they wanted saying, i'm never ever coming back to pittsburgh again. i love him. i love how he was riding around in a pick up in the mud with jimi hendrix when he was Sposed to be on stage wi. stills nash & crosby....hahahahaha.......i love him. perfekt.
my dear friend, if there's one thing certain, then it is that the original ahhhs are Lennon's and not Macca's (it's one of these songs they actually did make together). As for the ones in the Neil Young concert - most probably done by some of his stage musicians (doesn't need to be play back after all!) Good cover after all, especially given the absence of a classical orchestra for the psychedelia touch
@blsplr51 He is a Canadian citizen but a master of the American invention, discovery, creatiion, of rock n roll. He is a world icon in the same league with Dylan and Lennon. one of the gods of rock n roll. I love Neil Young
yeah, you're right, but hats off to neil young for giving it his own twist. he's a massive beatles fan and proves it here by getting as near as possible to the original recorded version. imagine how someone like U2 would butcher this with there effects laden guitars, over produced so called live sound and bono's grating voice. i think neil's version has a nice raw quality that he pulls off! i'm a beatles purist by the way and don't think anyone should cover them but i'll let him off! top man!!!
@jasonriggs What do you mean never got the chance?Sgt Pepper was recorded in 1966/67 and John died in 1980 that's 14 years of a opportunity to play the song live,he had the chance he just couldn't be bothered.
@bluesboy25000 Jeff's version is pretty epic, but very different, comparison aint neccesary, it may be the same song but the genres and mood each artist tries to achieve on each version is completly different
I have worked Farm Aid concerts and this year was BY AND FAR the best I have ever seen Neil Young. This rendition was amazing!
What a solid performance! One of the best covers of this song by a legend like Neil of course!
Proud to say I was there 7th row.
I had goosebumps thru his whole set.
Going to see him again this week!
Poor Willie....what a tough act to follow. This was without a doubt one of the greatest concerts of my life, and I've been to a few. Thanks Neil!
The Beatles' greatest song covered by my favorite guitarist!!! Thank you, Lord!
this is brilliant. tough to cover, i never thought i would see another great live version of this after the j. becks one.
absolutely brilliant
i saw him live at Munich a few days before the Hurricane festival ... it was the best show i ever witnessed :)
don't miss out his next visit to Europe :)
THE greatest song ever written covered by one of the greatest artists ever to set foot on earth. Speechless. No words to describe this.
Ever?
WOW what an incredible performance from one legend by a group of other legends. Incredible cover. Cheers!
No one else should have done this ...the man, the legend...Ladies and Gentleman the one and only Neil Young
I was fortunate enough to be at this show, it absolutely blew my mind.
If you haven`t seen Neil play "A day in the life" live, you have no frame of reference here. One of the best music moments I`ve ever seen.
Love it! The one in Calgary was scarier. John lives.
In person this was magical. It was Mr. Young's Opus.
From the fifth row I was in awe...
nice!great post~~~~~~~i had a smoke,someone spoke & i went into a dream~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~neil is 1 in a million
Brilliant adaption! Long live Neil Young! The Beatles ForEver!
dude my hats off to mr. Niel Young. Great Cover.
to and Awsome song! Beatles Forever!
no one plays with more feeling than mr. young--bar none. long live the king. boutlerontarioman-mr. weber
im 16 and i saw him at hyde park london and him and paul mccartny sang this song it changed my life
Ranks right up there with the Bobfest version of All Along the Watchtower..if Neil had said to me "hey, I am thinking I'll do a version of A Day In the Life, I would have said he was crazy, but hearing is believing and he never asks me anyway. Absolutely everything.Wow.
always a passionate man and passionate musician!
thanks for the pots and mean post ;)
Ik zag hem enige tijd geleden in Antwerpen met zijn vrouw in het voorprogramma. Fantastische ervaring, schitterend optreden!
neil young is a legand, top guy, top tunes, and top cover. the one and only neil young.
Saw the show last night in Halifax. A brilliant encore!
Incredible version. Great Neil Young.
i like how his voice hasn't changed in 35 years. : )
I couldn't believe he played this!!! What an amazing version!!!
damn, i live 1/2 hr from where he played this and i missed it. my favorite beatles song and my favorite solo artist. what a shame.
Neil Young & Beatles...great great great!!!
plus The Guess Who, BTO, Rush........Canada is a goldmine for musical talent.
John Lennon would have been smiling down on his performance! Well done Neil..Rock On!
legends playing another legends song... legendary
neil young is so bleedin good and wonderful version of my fav beatles song....
he did this at the I O W 09 and man it blew my head off :)
Truly Amazing Version.
Amo todas as suas interpretações. Esta música fica magistral na sua performance.
Beatles Forever!
Neil Young Can't Never Die!
Yeah we left after Neils performance, it couldn't get any better.
75pro76, It was in Mansfield, MA at the Comcast Center
he made it a neil young song! awesome!
sae this tonight in philly. damn it was awesome.
Just Amazing!!!
i think its his voice when he sings the verses that gets me the most
Im usually very cynical when it comes to beatles covers. but i have to say i really like how neil young sings this. I think its a great version and very suitable for concerts. I saw him sing it at glastonbury on telly and it sent a shiver down my spine so it must have really been somthing to actually be there
Probably the only Beatles cover I've heard that can come close to the quality of the original.
I agree 100%. I really fucking love this cover, its just amazing. He defiantly captured the emotion Lennon and McCartney conveyed in the original song. I love it.
OMG!
who'd have thought it possible?
Only Neil Young would have the vision to do this insanely difficult song successfully.
wowowowowowowowow!
Neil! Doing Beatles. Excellent
awesome! why does it matter if hes canadian or american? music is universal! and he's a legend.
AMAZING!!!
Neil Young covers my favourite Beatles song and owns it.
Ik was er ook bij tijdens het optreden. Was toen ook 17 jaar en had ook examens :)
Neil, just too much, amazing.
this makes me sad, because it makes me realize that John never got a chance to perform this awesome song live. Imagine if John did it live in concert, that would have been amazing.
He could have. I doubt he wanted to. Its not like he died in 67
Great great Neil !
I caught the worcester show too.. fantastic..
Neil plays like the light from some guy welding.. brilliantly brilliantly bright.. I almost worry about him.. how long can he keep it up?
Incredible.
So young and so Young !!!
@iamurfather69 a Canadian citizen with the American sense of rock n roll and freedom, oh and over thirty years of living in California. Rock on
Long live Neil!!
wow, I think this rendition of Day in the Life is the best and even in some ways better than the original-- Neil sure does emulate the Hendrix like guitar feedback at the end but with his own unique style. what I really have always like about his music is the grittiness that permeates his sound. McCartney surely must have listened to this and enjoyed this rendition.
man Niel, you RocK-- your a great muscian
this is by favorite beatles song
Niel could sing any song!!
wow.. me too.. I was there.. wow.. man..! wow..
@ShineOnCrazyDiamond1 yes u must. i was lucky enough to see him, long long time ago. i love him. he walked off stage when the audience wouldnt let him play his accoustic music. he came back & gave them the rock they wanted saying, i'm never ever coming back to pittsburgh again. i love him. i love how he was riding around in a pick up in the mud with jimi hendrix when he was Sposed to be on stage wi. stills nash & crosby....hahahahaha.......i love him. perfekt.
neil young is great same with the beatles = amazing
Amazing
Good for Neil Young. He's still around and doing well. Nonetheless, he's not the guy to cover this song. And the Beatles will never be "gone."
fantastic
my dear friend, if there's one thing certain, then it is that the original ahhhs are Lennon's and not Macca's (it's one of these songs they actually did make together). As for the ones in the Neil Young concert - most probably done by some of his stage musicians (doesn't need to be play back after all!) Good cover after all, especially given the absence of a classical orchestra for the psychedelia touch
neild young blew me away with this song.
every great artist sings beatles' songs...why? because they are the greatest band in history...period.
@blsplr51 He is a Canadian citizen but a master of the American invention, discovery, creatiion, of rock n roll. He is a world icon in the same league with Dylan and Lennon. one of the gods of rock n roll. I love Neil Young
Great Comment! Could not have said it better.
Sensacional.Mágico!
The original is where its at for most things but mad props to Neil for making it believable (not an easy task with this tune).
Ya, qmort, I saw the show in L.A., in Oct, '78. It was so fucking loud. Neil was wearing a Jackson Browne t-shirt. What a memory, huh?
wow! what a hybridization!
Rivals anything from Monterey. If you watch one video all year - this is the one.
yeah, you're right, but hats off to neil young for giving it his own twist. he's a massive beatles fan and proves it here by getting as near as possible to the original recorded version. imagine how someone like U2 would butcher this with there effects laden guitars, over produced so called live sound and bono's grating voice. i think neil's version has a nice raw quality that he pulls off! i'm a beatles purist by the way and don't think anyone should cover them but i'll let him off! top man!!!
@jasonriggs What do you mean never got the chance?Sgt Pepper was recorded in 1966/67 and John died in 1980 that's 14 years of a opportunity to play the song live,he had the chance he just couldn't be bothered.
after crush & ants marching this was that best song at the entire concert!
very much true.....
Basically this is awesome.
WOW!
@what1111000 He also covered imagine.
It's in the suggestions.
They are all amazing covers!
sweet cover
maestro...¡¡
He's probably the only guy who can cover this song.
Anyone remember the Rust Never Sleeps Tour when John Lennon's version played immediately before Neil opened with Sugar Mountain?
this is even better then the original song...
You're dead right. Down by the River was the best song of the night though! And those extra few chorus's of Rockin' in the Free World were great!
paul mccartney actually came out and sang this song with neil young at one of the shows
String Mutilation! I love this guy so fuckin much. I can't wait to see him in April. Hope he does this song.
I was waiting for Pete Townsend to come out and smash that LP into the amps and floor!!! amazin' cover!!
look at him go!
I MUST SEE NEIL YOUNG Li
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3:34, did anyone else notice how much he fucked up here? (rewind to the beginning of the retransition) Nice cover though, gotta love neil!
young beatles😁
good cover
@bluesboy25000 Jeff's version is pretty epic, but very different, comparison aint neccesary, it may be the same song but the genres and mood each artist tries to achieve on each version is completly different