Neil never cared about fame or bands. He cared about making music. He did whatever he wanted which made him a success in life before a success selling records.
This is where music and talent are king. No pyrotechnics or jumping around on stage shaking your ass, just a man in the shadows, his voice, and his guitar.
Im African Americsn and 64 years young lol. But I remember back in the early 70s when Neil Young released the Harvest album and it was a huge deal at the time. Not only was Harvest huge but Neil Young was part of the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Old Man was my favorite on that album and Ive listened to it many times back then. Its a poignant tune that brings back many memories and your open minded observations are on point. Its good to listen to all kinds of music and the fact that you can clearly see that Young has and still has a raw talent is very telling of your observational skills. I wish you were my grandaughter..lol.
Neil Young is an absolute all time great. He was already big by this time, having cofounded Buffalo Springfield and playing with Crosby, Stills, and Nash (which became Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young). He is still writing and performing new music to this day. I recommend reacting to his song 'Ohio' next. It will blow you away.
From an 'old white man': You are beautiful. Remind me of one of my own young ones. Very honest and insightful reaction to what is now called a 'classic'. Keep the reactions going! A Dad.
"Needle and the damage done".."heart of gold"...."Southern Man"....young lady you just stumbled upon a incredible icon of singer songwriter who helped provide the sound track to a generation ..and more...enjoy!
Leonard Cohen and Neil Young have a place in my heart. Reminds me of simpler times growing up. Neil Young with Pearl Jam - rocking in the free world. Preferable from the MTV awards. Great song, awesome performance, and timeless.
My personal favorite from that wonderful album is "Words (Between the Lines of Age)." It's so brooding and beautiful. Never fails to bring a tear to my eye. The content and its obscurity make me weep with joy.
Everytime I hear that song it makes me think of my dad. He passed away in 2002 and I never got to thank him and tell him how much I love him for all the sacrifice he made for me , and I know now he only trying to show me the best way to live life . As a young teenager I thought he didn't know much about anything , but now as an adult with kids I see so plainly what he was saying. In my life who has had trouble with relationships, financial hardships and addictions that I have fought since I graduated high school makes me realize, if I would have followed his advice I could have avoided all of those problems. This song makes me tear up because it reminds me of him so much. Didn't tell you then , but Dad , I love you. RIP.
One of the most prolific singer/songwriters ever. Still putting out stuff to this day. His stuff runs across a lot of genres from folk to country to rock. Known as the King of Canadian Rock, the Godfather of Grunge. Plus he`s an avid activist and conservationist.
Neil is one of the godfathers of grunge and modern rock. Hes also a national hero of sorts here in Canada... I will cry when father time takes him from us.
Love your take on this old classic. Wish more of the younger generation like yourself would appreciate music like this, not just the music but the meaning behind the words also. Will be listening to more, thank you.
It's hard to believe Neil Young is 73 years old now! Some of my favorite music is a singer with a guitar or on piano. No band, just their instrument, voice, and talent.
Old Man is one of my favorites, but Heart Of Gold is, imo, his best song. Neil Young is one of those artists I grew up listening to in my house, but really only appreciated once I got older.
when I first heard this long I was' 14 years old ' now I'm in my fifties, my love for this song has changed with me, as I've loved this song all these years.
The studio version, he's got James Taylor doing the little riff on banjo. There are other clips of him talking about the old man, where he tells the full story. He was kind of amazed at how this young hippie-looking kid came into so much money, that he could buy that ranch. And when Neil told him.......the old guy said something like ...."Isn't that something...."
Neil Young classic! Back in the day musicians played their own instruments and sang their own songs!!! Talented! I loved growing up in the in the 60s and 70s never anything like it since. Right On!!!
As someone born in the 1960s, and having literally grew up on this music, it really warms my heart to see people discovering this music for the first time... so I really like these first time reaction videos. I must admit, I hadn't listened to this Neil Young song in a month of Sundays, because I tend to stay up with current rock and alt-rock trends, and I *really love* listening to new music then guessing their influences from the past 60 years of rockabilly, soul, R&B, rock and roll, psychedelic rock, art rock, pop rock, disco, big hair bands, hip hop, rap, alt-rock, progressive rock, industrial, heavy metal, electronic, and everything in between... you can hear the influences of all these great bands seeping into each through the years, as well as hear the influences in current music, and it's a wonderful thing.
"My My, Hey Hey.......Rock'n'Roll is here to stay......It's better to burn out, than to fade away,....My My, Hey Hey......" "Peace Out.....& Rock On Beyond"
Great song and reaction....it is very nice that people are getting into older music...for me this is real music meaning thought and soul...also this is live and back then they didn't have the means to fake it like they do now so the artist had to Know how to sing and play their instruments...miss the classics keep up the great work pink
I was 24, 40 years ago. Can't believe I'm here. Things are starting to fail. From being extremely fit and into sport, to rolling an ankle the other day and tearing three tendons in my shoulder. Old man.
Neil Young singing Philadelphia from the movie with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. It's the song that plays at the end when you're seeing home movies of Andy as a child. It's hauntingly beautiful!
This song was on his album Harvest. Heart of Gold was another big hit on that album. Neil Young has a long history. He used to be in the band Buffalo Springfield with Stephan Stills. When Buffalo Springfield broke up, a new band was formed called Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. CSNY has a mega long history but Neil Young was only with them part time. CSN stayed together for decades. Neil Young went solo in the very early 70’s I believe. The famous song everybody knows, Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd was written to defend their state after Neil Young wrote a song called Alabama that was critical of the state (also on the Harvest album). His name is mentioned in the lyrics of Sweet Home Alabama. I’ve always loved his folk/rock songs but never cared for his all rock songs. Most real Neil Young fans love his rock songs. His sound is iconic. 3 verses of Old Man that stay with me forever are, “24 and there’s so much more”, “give me things that won’t get lost, like a coin that won’t get tossed”, and my favorite, “it doesn’t mean that much to me to mean that much to you”. Such a great line and a life lesson on being yourself without the worry of what someone else thinks. Love your reaction. More tears!!!
Neil Young has never been my favorite rocker, BUT his performance of this song here is nothing short of a masterpiece, IMO. I feel honored every time I see it.
My feelings for this song continue to change because I'm closer in age to the old man now than I was when I first started getting into this song in college.
I'm going to see him live in Ireland in a few weeks. He's playing with Bob Dylan but it's Neil I'm going to see really. It'll be great I hope. He's a legend.
Hey PMH I just started watching your videos & what I like about them is that you react both an emotional level & to the skill of the artist which is way cool! Neil Young is an excellent singer, songwriter & guitarist. He got his start in a band called Buffalo Springfield in the 1960's & one of his best songs with them was Mr Soul. Then he went on to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young & then solo. Some other fine songs by him that you might want to check out are Cinnamon Girl, Southern Man, Like A hurricane, Cortez The Killer, Ohio , Only Love Can Break Your Heart & his primo golden song Heart Of Gold. there are many more. he is both a great acoustic player & electric player & he is still going strong today!
I love Neil Young! I've seen him in concert twice, once with Crazy Horse, performing their rock opera Greendale (with a whole cast of actors acting scenes of everything he was singing, replete with sets, backdrops, video screens, etc.) And once with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. I love how his voice and his songs are so honest. Sometimes I just want some rugged honesty in the music that I hear; I prefer that over any technical perfect singer any day. I would recommend any one of his albums. Even if you were to pick up his greatest hits and give that a listen, you will be amazed. His entire body of work is incredible, some songs are simple like this, some are hard rocking, some are disarmingly offbeat, but I'm sure you'll find that even the work he's done that is weaker is hundreds of times more interesting than the works of a lot of current artists. I would also recommend watching this entire BBC performance, its intimate, its casual, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be entertained, you'll be amazed. But you don't have to take my word for it, just trust me and watch this entire performance!
This is just one of his iconic songs...What strikes me about this is you can tell the audience had never heard it before, otherwise they would have broken into applause right off, because it's such a well known classic...Neil, as a writer/performer takes a back seat to no one...Of course he was a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young...When they played at the original Woodstock, he refused to let them film him, so he was not in the movie. He can be heard, but remained off camera...Definitely his own man.
Very insightful response. Neil is one of my all-time favorites. Hmmmm.... Southern Man, Cinnamon Girl, Harvest Moon, My My Hey Hey, Mr. Soul, Keep on Rocking in the Free World..... Don't forget to get back to those other Canadians you just discovered. Rush 👍
One of the most beautiful songs ever written, song by the writer with a golden voice. That's what we grew up with. Sorry you missed it but glad you are trying to catch up 50 years later.
Br Greg One time, Neil & Rick were arguing & Neil said, “Do you know who you’re talking to?? I’m Neil Young, bitch!” That’s where Rick got it from. True story 😏
Neil Young has this amazing ability to live in the present, and like the hippies tried in the 60s and 70s and like they did as primarily farmers as the settlers did when they invaded North America. Neil is part Native American like me, so we can relate. 100 million people lost that way of thinking, so the old man who lived like the hippies did, lived like the Native Americans did. Neil's soul is like the soul of the past, early pioneer immigrants that lived off farming and the hippies in the 60s and the leftover remnants who noticed that this way of life, farming, hunting, and gathering was actually the permanent state of mankind. Catch a little buzz, show love and peace along the way. Neil Young is not a dazzling guitar wizard, but the soul and meaning of this ability to capture souls from the past makes him amazing in his own special way. One of the greatest composers and peace/human rights/green earth persons, Neil Young. \
What is beautiful about this song is of course the clean finger picking, and seems to be playing a bass line in there. His rhythm is dead on and so needs no drum. His vocals are raw and imperfect in their perfection. The subject matter is that we are all in this life mirroring one another in the endless routine of living and dying.
He performed this song for this crowd before he released it...just Neil and his guitar, nothing more and nothing less. The sound is so pure and raw and his voice just penetrates and permeates every ounce of your being and your soul.
paul mccartney was a superior singer, plays guitar, bass, drums and piano and is one half of the greatest songwriting partnership in history. i got love for neil young but thats a mighty big statement
Crazy, haven't heard this song in a couple of years and then it came on to the radio yesterday. So I pulled over turned it up and me and my 9 year old son listened to it carefully. Now you are reacting to it. Love the song love Mona.
This is the song I want played at my funeral. I lost my dad at 21 and this song had just come out. I'm getting closer to seeing him again and can't wait.
This song has always made me think about my father I went into the military at 18 and moved across the country whenever I heard this I thought of him and would try to call he passed away in April and this song still makes me think of him
“One day he’s gonna be the old man.” As a follow up, check out Jimmy Fallon and Neil Young perform this from a few years ago. It started as a comedy bit but ends up being incredibly touching and poignant. th-cam.com/video/H6otmy3DAK8/w-d-xo.html
Neil Young is from Canada. He was struck by what he saw when he visited the South, U.S. back in the early 70’s enough to write a song about it and attend various public events. Besides that another good song from him is “Down by the River”. Thanks for reviewing this song!
Neil Young is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where my Dad is from, (well Neil lived some time in Ontario). The old house is still there in Winnipeg and one day the current owners were surprised by a knock on the door. It was Bob Dylan. He asked to come in and see Neil’s bedroom. He told the owners he wanted to see what Neil looked out the window at when he was growing up. Helpless is one of the most beautiful songs Neil did with Cosby Stills Nash and Young. Thanks for your teaction❤️
You felt it..! I could see it on your face..awesome! He is a mellow man..and he and his wife, Daryl Hannah, were passing thru town and stopped at the local pub, hung out & played for some lucky patrons at Slo Brew..right on and great choice..
When you reach 40 this song hits even harder but loved it since I was a kid. Nice choice and reaction. Neil connected with 3 generations and it continues to this day. Nice to see a young woman rock to this
Neil's body of work solo and with Crazy Horse is immense. This barely brushes the surface of the beautiful music he has created and btw, Crazy Horse is an absolutely phenomenal band. SO MANY awesome songs to listen to: Words (Between the Lines of Age), Alabama, You are Like a Hurricane, Cinnamon Girl, Heart of Gold, Hey Hey My My (Into the Black), and Over and Over is a relatively newer and obscure incredible jam! What an incredible artist indeed.
It's amazing to hear how one man and a guitar can create such a good, inspiring and emotional song. It's also amazing to see black people listening to and actually appreciating the music that old white people grew up listening to. Thanks!
Unmistakable voice and talent. Neil's done it all. From late 60's hippie/psychedelic rock, to folk, classic hard rock and country. React to Cinnamon Girl, one of his finest rockers.
I'm usually not a fan of using live performances for reactions but this is probably the best version of this song. A true master singer, songwriter and musician!
my favorite Neil Young songs are this one, Heart of gold, Cortez the killer, down by the river, ohio, and rockin in the freeworld. also, the needle and the damage done is one of the most powerful songs ever written about drug addiction.
This is one of those live performances that just transcends time. Neil Young at his best here, no band, just him and an acoustic guitar.
Stone Cold Classic. One of the very best songwriters of the post sixties era. Amazing. Absolutely timeless.
Post 60's? His solo career was post 60's, but Nail Young came up in Buffalo Springfield.
@@jflaugher Of course but his strongest writing period was as a solo artist in 70's.
We going to act like Bob Dylan didn’t exist?
Neil Young, now an old man but still rockin’ !
a song, you will listen in hundreds years too... a classic like from beethoven or mozart...
"The Needle and the Damage Done". Wonderful song about the friends he lost to drugs.
More specifically on guitarist Danny Whitten who succumbed to heroin all though it was not the immediate cause of his death.
Really good song.
...and every junkie's like a setting sun...
This...this right here.
@Stephen Murphy My sympathy. I wouldn't disagree, my post was simply the last (beautiful) line to the song.
Neil Young is one of my favourite artists ever. Pure genius and talent.
Neil young was grunge way before grunge.
@ctguitarguy they made a whole album together, no? Called "Mirror Ball" in 1995
Very true
He is literally named the Godfather of Grunge
Like 20 years before.
What is the big deal about wearing jeans and checked flannel shirts? A lot of people have been dressing that way for generations.
"Heart of Gold" by Neil Young" 1972
How did I forget to suggest that one?!
for me it's after the gold rush.
@@JerryDurante you just got me to check out the rendition from Dolly Parton Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris. It can make a grown man cry!
After the Goldrush '71.
Yup... Heart of Gold.
Neil never cared about fame or bands. He cared about making music. He did whatever he wanted which made him a success in life before a success selling records.
Bob Donovan
So true! He stayed true to the music and let that take him wherever it was! Brilliant move!
Neil Young was such an original and unique talent .
Still is...
This is where music and talent are king. No pyrotechnics or jumping around on stage shaking your ass, just a man in the shadows, his voice, and his guitar.
Im African Americsn and 64 years young lol. But I remember back in the early 70s when Neil Young released the Harvest album and it was a huge deal at the time. Not only was Harvest huge but Neil Young was part of the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Old Man was my favorite on that album and Ive listened to it many times back then. Its a poignant tune that brings back many memories and your open minded observations are on point. Its good to listen to all kinds of music and the fact that you can clearly see that Young has and still has a raw talent is very telling of your observational skills. I wish you were my grandaughter..lol.
Favorite Neil Young song by a mile. So amazing. But man does he have a lot of good ones
hell yeah
oh this is a good one...but Needle and the Damage Done is probably my fav.
Neil Young is an absolute all time great. He was already big by this time, having cofounded Buffalo Springfield and playing with Crosby, Stills, and Nash (which became Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young). He is still writing and performing new music to this day. I recommend reacting to his song 'Ohio' next. It will blow you away.
After the Goldrush, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, and Harvest Moon.
@@AdrianDeVore and Alabama and Powderfinger and Keep On Rocking In the Free World and on and on and on 😁
From an 'old white man': You are beautiful. Remind me of one of my own young ones. Very honest and insightful reaction to what is now called a 'classic'. Keep the reactions going! A Dad.
Early 70's Neil, what you see, is what you get. Honest thoughts, down to earth no BS. One of Canada's national treasures!
"Needle and the damage done".."heart of gold"...."Southern Man"....young lady you just stumbled upon a incredible icon of singer songwriter who helped provide the sound track to a generation ..and more...enjoy!
Leonard Cohen and Neil Young have a place in my heart. Reminds me of simpler times growing up.
Neil Young with Pearl Jam - rocking in the free world. Preferable from the MTV awards. Great song, awesome performance, and timeless.
The two best. You must be Canadian.
Naw....dad was a Neil fan, and Natural Born Killers was my babysitter. Haha.
Amazing This man is. The very next song on this same show is a MUST Heart of Gold will melt you. Heart of Gold please...
Absolutely!
You've just touched the surface of something wonderful. He has a fabulous album, Harvest, with many treasures to pick from.
My personal favorite from that wonderful album is "Words (Between the Lines of Age)." It's so brooding and beautiful. Never fails to bring a tear to my eye. The content and its obscurity make me weep with joy.
After the gold rush too
Everytime I hear that song it makes me think of my dad. He passed away in 2002 and I never got to thank him and tell him how much I love him for all the sacrifice he made for me , and I know now he only trying to show me the best way to live life . As a young teenager I thought he didn't know much about anything , but now as an adult with kids I see so plainly what he was saying. In my life who has had trouble with relationships, financial hardships and addictions that I have fought since I graduated high school makes me realize, if I would have followed his advice I could have avoided all of those problems. This song makes me tear up because it reminds me of him so much. Didn't tell you then , but Dad , I love you. RIP.
This same concert had Neil debuting Heart of Gold. That should be your next Neil Young song, and one you might have already heard.
“Heart of Gold”! Best harmonica in a song ever!
Even Out on the weekend!
Listen the Unplugged of this man !
The studio version of this song has the best steel guitar playing of all time.
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
Neil young can sing about anything and make it great. Legend
It's a heartbreaking song. The singer has paradise with no love. You show a real soul and human quality in this video...keep it up and thanks.
One of the most prolific singer/songwriters ever. Still putting out stuff to this day. His stuff runs across a lot of genres from folk to country to rock. Known as the King of Canadian Rock, the Godfather of Grunge. Plus he`s an avid activist and conservationist.
Neil is one of the godfathers of grunge and modern rock. Hes also a national hero of sorts here in Canada...
I will cry when father time takes him from us.
That's old school talent. No auto tune, no overdubbing, no sampling, just real talent.
Love your take on this old classic. Wish more of the younger generation like yourself would appreciate music like this, not just the music but the meaning behind the words also. Will be listening to more, thank you.
I am 14 year of age and this song along with piano man are absolutely my favorite
@@luther_ateriol1641 Try Billy Joel's "Ballad of Billy the Kid." Keep listening!
His album "Harvest" (which this song is on) is a masterpiece...
Even the sequel 1992 Harvest Moon is a masterpiece album!
A perfect album!!
Many albums, many styles. Comes a Time (1978) gets my vote.
Neil is the Masterpiece. The 🐐
It's hard to believe Neil Young is 73 years old now!
Some of my favorite music is a singer with a guitar or on piano. No band, just their instrument, voice, and talent.
I'm a huge Neil Young fan. I know I haven't commented in a long while but I had to come to this one lol
Old Man is one of my favorites, but Heart Of Gold is, imo, his best song. Neil Young is one of those artists I grew up listening to in my house, but really only appreciated once I got older.
when I first heard this long I was' 14 years old ' now I'm in my fifties, my love for this song has changed with me, as I've loved this song all these years.
One of my favorite musicians of all time...as well as one of my inspirations for getting into music ❤️
The studio version, he's got James Taylor doing the little riff on banjo. There are other clips of him talking about the old man, where he tells the full story. He was kind of amazed at how this young hippie-looking kid came into so much money, that he could buy that ranch. And when Neil told him.......the old guy said something like ...."Isn't that something...."
Yeah, Neil was pretty humble, he just said 'just lucky I guess'
MUST MUST MUST listen to the studio version! The slide guitar that is missed in this acoustic version will go straight to your soul.
Neil Young classic! Back in the day musicians played their own instruments and sang their own songs!!! Talented!
I loved growing up in the in the 60s and 70s never anything like it since. Right On!!!
I am sure you will love Neil Young "Only Love will Break your Heart"!
Southern Man has to be your next Neil Young reaction.
I agree 100%
Another good choice.
Then she must listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd's reply in Sweet Home Alabama!
If you're idiot!
@@MrBallisticbob And "Alabama" ;o)
Neil Young, a Canadian treasure. 🇨🇦✌
As someone born in the 1960s, and having literally grew up on this music, it really warms my heart to see people discovering this music for the first time... so I really like these first time reaction videos.
I must admit, I hadn't listened to this Neil Young song in a month of Sundays, because I tend to stay up with current rock and alt-rock trends, and I *really love* listening to new music then guessing their influences from the past 60 years of rockabilly, soul, R&B, rock and roll, psychedelic rock, art rock, pop rock, disco, big hair bands, hip hop, rap, alt-rock, progressive rock, industrial, heavy metal, electronic, and everything in between... you can hear the influences of all these great bands seeping into each through the years, as well as hear the influences in current music, and it's a wonderful thing.
"My My, Hey Hey.......Rock'n'Roll is here to stay......It's better to burn out, than to fade away,....My My, Hey Hey......"
"Peace Out.....& Rock On Beyond"
“He was kinda humble, kinda chill.” Kinda like a Canadian.
You picked one of his best live performances!its just amazing what 1 man and a guitar can do.Neil young is a legend
Great song and reaction....it is very nice that people are getting into older music...for me this is real music meaning thought and soul...also this is live and back then they didn't have the means to fake it like they do now so the artist had to Know how to sing and play their instruments...miss the classics keep up the great work pink
I was 24, 40 years ago. Can't believe I'm here. Things are starting to fail. From being extremely fit and into sport, to rolling an ankle the other day and tearing three tendons in my shoulder.
Old man.
I love your choice of music. Neil young is my all time favorite singer/songwriter...
And 50 years later Neil Young has become the old Man. We all where young once.
This performance always amazes me to see such a beautiful song come out of one human being holding a piece of wood.
That's a beautiful quilt. Keep listening to Neil Young, you'll love everything
Maybe not the geffen years!
That's enough David hahaha @@pts1971
Neil Young singing Philadelphia from the movie with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. It's the song that plays at the end when you're seeing home movies of Andy as a child. It's hauntingly beautiful!
I LOVE THAT SONG. THIS JAM HAS ALOT OF EMOTION. NICE PICK HUN
horns up. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
This song was on his album Harvest. Heart of Gold was another big hit on that album.
Neil Young has a long history. He used to be in the band Buffalo Springfield with Stephan Stills. When Buffalo Springfield broke up, a new band was formed called Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
CSNY has a mega long history but Neil Young was only with them part time. CSN stayed together for decades.
Neil Young went solo in the very early 70’s I believe.
The famous song everybody knows, Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd was written to defend their state after Neil Young wrote a song called Alabama that was critical of the state (also on the Harvest album). His name is mentioned in the lyrics of Sweet Home Alabama.
I’ve always loved his folk/rock songs but never cared for his all rock songs. Most real Neil Young fans love his rock songs.
His sound is iconic. 3 verses of Old Man that stay with me forever are, “24 and there’s so much more”, “give me things that won’t get lost, like a coin that won’t get tossed”, and my favorite, “it doesn’t mean that much to me to mean that much to you”. Such a great line and a life lesson on being yourself without the worry of what someone else thinks.
Love your reaction. More tears!!!
Neil Young has never been my favorite rocker, BUT his performance of this song here is nothing short of a masterpiece, IMO. I feel honored every time I see it.
My feelings for this song continue to change because I'm closer in age to the old man now than I was when I first started getting into this song in college.
Do "Heart of Gold" from this same performance. He sings, plays guitar and plays harmonica at the same time...seriously.
I'm going to see him live in Ireland in a few weeks. He's playing with Bob Dylan but it's Neil I'm going to see really. It'll be great I hope. He's a legend.
Hey PMH I just started watching your videos & what I like about them is that you react both an emotional level & to the skill of the artist which is way cool! Neil Young is an excellent singer, songwriter & guitarist. He got his start in a band called Buffalo Springfield in the 1960's & one of his best songs with them was Mr Soul. Then he went on to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young & then solo. Some other fine songs by him that you might want to check out are Cinnamon Girl, Southern Man, Like A hurricane, Cortez The Killer, Ohio , Only Love Can Break Your Heart & his primo golden song Heart Of Gold. there are many more. he is both a great acoustic player & electric player & he is still going strong today!
Youngin smilin and groovin tells the whole story. He’s a rock n roll Legend.
I love Neil Young! I've seen him in concert twice, once with Crazy Horse, performing their rock opera Greendale (with a whole cast of actors acting scenes of everything he was singing, replete with sets, backdrops, video screens, etc.) And once with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. I love how his voice and his songs are so honest. Sometimes I just want some rugged honesty in the music that I hear; I prefer that over any technical perfect singer any day. I would recommend any one of his albums. Even if you were to pick up his greatest hits and give that a listen, you will be amazed. His entire body of work is incredible, some songs are simple like this, some are hard rocking, some are disarmingly offbeat, but I'm sure you'll find that even the work he's done that is weaker is hundreds of times more interesting than the works of a lot of current artists. I would also recommend watching this entire BBC performance, its intimate, its casual, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be entertained, you'll be amazed. But you don't have to take my word for it, just trust me and watch this entire performance!
So glad you are listening to Neil Young! Cinnamon girl is one of my favorites..
Pure voice. Pure guitar. No autotune. No distortion. Real music.
This is one of the most beautiful versions of this amazing song.
Raw emotion and talent. Life is better with Neil Young singing. 🌟
This is just one of his iconic songs...What strikes me about this is you can tell the audience had never heard it before, otherwise they would have broken into applause right off, because it's such a well known classic...Neil, as a writer/performer takes a back seat to no one...Of course he was a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young...When they played at the original Woodstock, he refused to let them film him, so he was not in the movie. He can be heard, but remained off camera...Definitely his own man.
Very insightful response. Neil is one of my all-time favorites.
Hmmmm.... Southern Man, Cinnamon Girl, Harvest Moon, My My Hey Hey, Mr. Soul, Keep on Rocking in the Free World.....
Don't forget to get back to those other Canadians you just discovered. Rush 👍
imagine how many views these songs would have if the internet was around back then
He doesn't need views, he's sold well over 10 million albulms
One of the most beautiful songs ever written, song by the writer with a golden voice. That's what we grew up with. Sorry you missed it but glad you are trying to catch up 50 years later.
This song was from HARVEST. One of his classic albums and by far his best.i believe it was released in 74 or 75
"Rust Never Sleeps" is his best in my not so humble opinion.
Harvest was a 1972 album.
I'm glad you did this one, I love it
This cat was awfully young to write lyrics that imply many years of life experience behind him. He's an incredible story teller.
Fun fact: Neil Young and Rick James were in a group together before either became famous
Yorkville days in Toronto.
The Mynah Birds
@Randy Rome and Rick went on to Leavenworth 😁
Br Greg One time, Neil & Rick were arguing & Neil said, “Do you know who you’re talking to?? I’m Neil Young, bitch!”
That’s where Rick got it from.
True story 😏
Neil Young has this amazing ability to live in the present, and like the hippies tried in the 60s and 70s and like they did as primarily farmers as the settlers did when they invaded North America. Neil is part Native American like me, so we can relate. 100 million people lost that way of thinking, so the old man who lived like the hippies did, lived like the Native Americans did. Neil's soul is like the soul of the past, early pioneer immigrants that lived off farming and the hippies in the 60s and the leftover remnants who noticed that this way of life, farming, hunting, and gathering was actually the permanent state of mankind. Catch a little buzz, show love and peace along the way. Neil Young is not a dazzling guitar wizard, but the soul and meaning of this ability to capture souls from the past makes him amazing in his own special way. One of the greatest composers and peace/human rights/green earth persons, Neil Young.
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Simply always awesome Neil Young.
NEIL YOUNG GREAT SINGER AND SONGWRITER SO VERY TALENTED ONE OF THE VERY BEST EVER.
The inventor of the "quiet - loud - quiet" musical attack.
What is beautiful about this song is of course the clean finger picking, and seems to be playing a bass line in there. His rhythm is dead on and so needs no drum. His vocals are raw and imperfect in their perfection.
The subject matter is that we are all in this life mirroring one another in the endless routine of living and dying.
Lovely reaction, very sincere and thoughtful.. thank you for sharing
He performed this song for this crowd before he released it...just Neil and his guitar, nothing more and nothing less. The sound is so pure and raw and his voice just penetrates and permeates every ounce of your being and your soul.
Arguably the most talented all around musician of all time. Pure Genius!!
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paul mccartney was a superior singer, plays guitar, bass, drums and piano and is one half of the greatest songwriting partnership in history. i got love for neil young but thats a mighty big statement
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Just my opinion, and like I said it’s arguable. Paul McCartney is definitely up there with the greats.
Pink, gotta check out " cinnamon girl" by Neal young!! Think you would love this! ;)
The studio version contains the only one-note guitar solo on record, and very soulful it is too.
Yes! Great song, probobly my favourite by Neil Young
One of the most pure and beautiful songs ever written and sung!
Crazy, haven't heard this song in a couple of years and then it came on to the radio yesterday. So I pulled over turned it up and me and my 9 year old son listened to it carefully. Now you are reacting to it. Love the song love Mona.
This is the song I want played at my funeral. I lost my dad at 21 and this song had just come out. I'm getting closer to seeing him again and can't wait.
Hopefully you got a few more years under your belt, but I think he'll be standing there when it is your time with a hug.
This song has always made me think about my father I went into the military at 18 and moved across the country whenever I heard this I thought of him and would try to call he passed away in April and this song still makes me think of him
“One day he’s gonna be the old man.” As a follow up, check out Jimmy Fallon and Neil Young perform this from a few years ago. It started as a comedy bit but ends up being incredibly touching and poignant. th-cam.com/video/H6otmy3DAK8/w-d-xo.html
Neil Young is from Canada. He was struck by what he saw when he visited the South, U.S. back in the early 70’s enough to write a song about it and attend various public events.
Besides that another good song from him is “Down by the River”.
Thanks for reviewing this song!
Fantastic story teller by a brilliant musician. Classic for sure
Neil Young is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where my Dad is from, (well Neil lived some time in Ontario). The old house is still there in Winnipeg and one day the current owners were surprised by a knock on the door. It was Bob Dylan. He asked to come in and see Neil’s bedroom. He told the owners he wanted to see what Neil looked out the window at when he was growing up. Helpless is one of the most beautiful songs Neil did with Cosby Stills Nash and Young. Thanks for your teaction❤️
You felt it..! I could see it on your face..awesome! He is a mellow man..and he and his wife, Daryl Hannah, were passing thru town and stopped at the local pub, hung out & played for some lucky patrons at Slo Brew..right on and great choice..
When you reach 40 this song hits even harder but loved it since I was a kid. Nice choice and reaction. Neil connected with 3 generations and it continues to this day. Nice to see a young woman rock to this
Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River. You Should Also Check Out Some Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young.
Neil's body of work solo and with Crazy Horse is immense. This barely brushes the surface of the beautiful music he has created and btw, Crazy Horse is an absolutely phenomenal band. SO MANY awesome songs to listen to: Words (Between the Lines of Age), Alabama, You are Like a Hurricane, Cinnamon Girl, Heart of Gold, Hey Hey My My (Into the Black), and Over and Over is a relatively newer and obscure incredible jam! What an incredible artist indeed.
It's amazing to hear how one man and a guitar can create such a good, inspiring and emotional song. It's also amazing to see black people listening to and actually appreciating the music that old white people grew up listening to. Thanks!
Unmistakable voice and talent. Neil's done it all. From late 60's hippie/psychedelic rock, to folk, classic hard rock and country. React to Cinnamon Girl, one of his finest rockers.
Also Cortez the Killer by Neil Young and Crazy Horse... ❤
I second that notion
Might be a bridge too far. :-)
I'm usually not a fan of using live performances for reactions but this is probably the best version of this song. A true master singer, songwriter and musician!
my favorite Neil Young songs are this one, Heart of gold, Cortez the killer, down by the river, ohio, and rockin in the freeworld.
also, the needle and the damage done is one of the most powerful songs ever written about drug addiction.
And 64 others as well.
Yes yes yes... everything u said was a YES!!! Nice job... there r KNOWBODY the sings, writes, and plays caustic like that anymore!! Masterpiece
Just like Devin, another Canadian legend.