I used to work for Graham Nash at his recording studio in Hollywood in the early 80's. One day they were playing the original master mix tape of this album, testing out a digital machine for converting it to that format. After this first song was over, Graham says "It still sounds great"! I asked him why he thought their music endured and he said "Because it was made with a lot of love man, a lot of love". And that's how he was about his art, that artists had a responsibility to put love in their art, in their messages, that's how they help change the world for the better, a little here and a little there. My old boss Graham was really a very cool guy.

@workingguy84

Жыл бұрын

Too bad David Crosby was such an ass. Loved their music.

@clannad99germany70

Жыл бұрын

I liked Graham since his time with The Hollies, when I was 12 years old. It seems he is a nice man. This song was written for or about Judy Collins, the woman Stephen Stills loved and, she left him or so. So one of the best written by Stills. Loved those different parts of this lovely song.

@judsonrowe3812

9 ай бұрын

Cool story

@susanfox6666

9 ай бұрын

How cool that you used to work with GN.

I think anybody hearing this song for the first time definitely comes alive for that ending!

Steven Stillsand Judy Collins had been together for a while when she broke it off, Steven wrote this to try to win her back. Her reaction was "That's a beautiful song but we're still not getting back together". Anotherfact that adds to the appreciation of this piece (and other Stills' songs) is that he is completely deaf in his right ear and has been since childhood.

@edprzydatek8398

Жыл бұрын

Did not know that. Wow! And he's one of my favorite guitar players.

@curiousman1672

Жыл бұрын

Correct! Nicely said.

David Crosby was with the band The Byrds before he joined CSN, Steven Stills was with the band Buffalo Springfield before he joined CSN, Graham Nash was with the band The Hollies before he joined CSN.

@coy0te9

Жыл бұрын

Three of the best male harmony singers in music at the time.

What many don't know is that when CS&N played at Woodsrock, it was the only the second time they had performed in public together

@tomroome4118

Жыл бұрын

And they were "scared shitless".

@brenthenderson3983

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was their first.

@ewetoobblowzdogg8410

Жыл бұрын

@@brenthenderson3983 You could be right. When I typed this, I thought the same but just wasn't sure.

This song always reminds me of going go to our local record/head shop. This album was generally on the turntable and thin streams of sandalwood incense gave the room a slight haze. At the back of the shop was a room you entered through a beaded curtain, the walls covered with glowing blacklight posters of Jimi Hendrix, psychedelic geometry and The Zig Zag Man. High Times.

@edprzydatek8398

Жыл бұрын

Hey, I think I've been there. Heh! Many years ago.

@mikemaricle9941

Жыл бұрын

Wow, we all grew up in the same town.

@mattharvey968

Жыл бұрын

We had a place like that in our town called Harmony Unlimited! Brings back a lot of memories!

@mikemaricle9941

Жыл бұрын

@@mattharvey968 We had 2, Headquarters, and Ear Wax.

@vicprovost2561

Жыл бұрын

We had Faces of Earth, one of the coolest shops ever, they would have also been a dispensary if around now.

one of my fave songs. I could listen to this all day.

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

You bet! Most of their music grabs me that way. Have seen them in concert twice.

It's also a great song to listen to while enjoying a summer day sitting by a beach or out in a park.

This is one of my favorite song from Crosby- Stills-and Nash

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Mine, too Donald...among many others!

A stone cold classic. So many layers- in my top 5 favorite songs, of all time!!

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Likewise, John! I was 24 when this was brand new..just turned 77 in September.

An amazing album in every way; it owned me on release.

Its a blessing that CSN and Collins still are with us.

Great song, great reaction. Can't go wrong with CSN or CSN&Y . Great music.

Exquisite harmonies. Classic.

A symphony of sounds both instrumental and vocal, showcasing the classic sound of the 60's!

I'm calling it early - this is your song of the week !

I love to see young people enjoy the music I grew up with!

Love this tune, It's about Judy Collins and he's written several other lovely tunes with her in his lyrics, 'Southern Cross' is one I can think of that you might like. Oh and you're hair looks great! Thank you

The song was written by Stephen Stills about his former girlfriend singer Judy Collins.

Beautiful song about a beautiful lady.Steven Stills wrote this about Judy Collins(another great singer/songwriter).

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

" Judy Blue Eyes "..and her eyes are a magnificent blue, just like her sweet, flute like voice!

I am USN Retired and a Disabled Veteran. Music is good for the Soul.

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Dale Souders Thank you for your service. This music in particular is 'good for the Soul', and everything else!

@lakerman1422

Жыл бұрын

The day I left for boot camp I drove back roads around my hometown and this is last album, should say 8 track, I listened to before I left. Joined the NAVY.

He is so in love with Judy Collins, singer, poet, song writer (try some of her sonGS too!)

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

' Whales and Nightingales ' is her album to start with.

Great harmonies. Romantic musings of one of them for Judy Collins.

Suite Judy Blue Eyes is the full name

Yes!!! Thanks (largely) to the Everly Brothers for their harmonies. All this before autotune.

@ptournas

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and thanks to them for The Beach Boys, The Mamas and the Papas, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles and The Bee Gees harmonies too! I can't even remember a group from the 60s and 70's that sang harmonies and didn't name them as a major influence!

@Blue-qr7qe

Жыл бұрын

@@ptournas Zombies, Kinks,...on and on. Simon And Garfunkel even brought them along on a tour, they revered them so much. Once you've listened to a good number of their songs, you hear their presence in all the groups you named and so many more.

@ptournas

Жыл бұрын

@@Blue-qr7qe Yes, I really wanted to see them together on that Old Friends tour when they did the Boston concert in 2003. Unfortunately my work had sent me to Montreal that week. I regret not ever seeing the Everly Brothers live, but I did see Simon and Garfunkel a few times, starting with a concert in Massachusetts on their 1966 "Sounds of Silence" tour.

@Blue-qr7qe

Жыл бұрын

@@ptournas Very special experiences to have in your life. I got to see Jimi Hendrix in San Diego. And The Mothers of Invention. And Canned Heat. And John Mayall. And George Benson. I saw Tom Waits in Santa Cruz. And the Doobie Brothers. And the Marshall Tucker Band. And Al Stewart. I saw Miles Davis at Lincoln Center in NYC. And a ton of great jazz players in close quarters down in the Village. When i close this, another half-dozen will come to mind. Fortunate to have been there/then.

@ptournas

Жыл бұрын

@@Blue-qr7qe I guess we were both lucky to be in areas with a lot of great venues. I was in the Boston/Cambridge area. First live performance I saw was Dion and the Belmonts when I was 14. Was lucky enough to see many of the bands I loved in the early years of rock. Being a guitar player, I got to see most of my personal guitar heroes, Charlie Byrd, Andre Segovia, Peter Green, Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield and Dave Van Ronk, along with others. We had a great venue called The Boston Tea Party, which was similar to the Fillmore East. Most of the same acts played both venues. Saw the Allman Brothers open for The Velvet Underground before they were very well known. All the people you mentioned in your post played there except Al Stewart, George Benson and Tom Waits. I miss all those smaller venues that closed down with the growth of arena rock in the early 70s. And for folk, blues and jazz I liked the really small clubs even more. The Passim in Cambridge was great for folk and acoustic blues and Pall's Mall was great for blues and jazz. I could ramble on forever about those times, as I'm sure you could, but I'm getting really wordy here. :) Enjoyed discussing this with you!

Seeing a young person discover songs that were daily fare on we old folks radios is gratifying! Much of the 60's and 70's sucked, but our music was GREAT!!!

@valerianportus7409

Жыл бұрын

Compared to today's woke world, I'll take Watergate and Vietnam all over again. At least we had hope for a better tomorrow. Not sure how my grandkids will handle this new angry cancel culture world

Very few songs are as good as this one, pure talent.

This is their master piece! Great Song! 😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

One of my favorites. Such beautiful harmonies.

I am totally gobsmacked that this woman of color has delved into classic rock and GETS IT. You go lady!

the song name is "Suite Judy Blue Eyes"

A "suite" is a musical piece composed of separate, distinct elements. So in "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", you can hear the three separate movements, each with their own particular style. A classic forevermore!

@MrRondonmon

Жыл бұрын

Actually he wrote three songs for Judy but could never finish any of them, so they just combined them all thus the suite.

@AkelaTalamasca

Жыл бұрын

@@MrRondonmon that's incredible! Thank you for that!

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Akela...just like a 'suite of rooms', various rooms for different purposes joined together. The ' Suite Judy Blue Eyes ' is a magnificent composition in its own right. I remember hearing it for the first time, and knew I had to have it. As I listened to it on CSN, their debut album in '69, then the rest of the album - I knew I was a fan for life. And, here I am at age 77 still extolling the music of 'our day'. We had the best!

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

@@MrRondonmon I didn't know that! Never too old to learn something new.

Stephen Stills wrote the song about Judy Collins. He had been in Buffalo Springfield with Neil Young et al and Neil quit the band before they were supposed to play Monterey Pop. David Crosby had been in the Byrds and was on the verge of quitting and played with Buffalo Springfield at Monterey. Graham Nash was with the Hollies. They were hanging out and found that they could produce these amazing harmonies. All of 3 of them were great songwriters and singers. Stephen Stills was the only one of the three that was a virtuoso musician and played most of the instrumental parts on their brilliant debut album. In the glow of the record's successful release, Stills told Crosby and Nash they didn't play well enough to play on a supporting tour. He suggested they add Neil Young who he knew could really play from Buffalo Springfield. That's how they went so quickly from CSN to CSNY, one of the greatest bands ever. It was also foreshadowing of how much this band would argue with each other and how poorly they got along at times. Pretty sure some them aren't on speaking terms any more.

I'm not the first one to say this, but your hair looks amazing and you're looking great tonight! This is one of my very favorite songs and has been since 1970. 😊

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Likewise Steven! First cut on their 1969 debut album...still have my original vinyl copy, and play it on the cabinet model Fisher Philharmonic combo AM/FM radio and turntable my wife and I bought in 1968! It plays flawlessly after 54 years, and we're still married after 55 years! I was practically a kid then - just turned 77 in September & still feel like a kid 😆 I hold the music totally responsible!

if they could only sing... said no one ever

Great harmonies

Thank you so much for doing this Angela and thank you for the happy birthday wish!! What a nice surprise!! Glad you liked the song!! 😅

Love this song

They were at at Woodstock 1&2. And also Niel Young was part of them. They also have cool songs likes : OHIO & WOODEN SHIPS.

Love this song...they have soooo many great songs!!!

Absolutely beautiful ❤

Just one more.. Helplessly Hoping.. Crosby Stills & Nash. Best harmonies ever.,, Stay beautiful

Judy and Steven were touring together just before Covid. I don't know why no one has reacted to Judy before but please try Farewell to Tarwathie. Just beautiful voices to fill your head. This song pushed the Save the whales foundation in the 70's.

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Hey Dan..I have the Whales and Nightingales album on vinyl, my original copy in fact. Every song is a gem, but I especially like Time Passes Slowly..." ...up here in the mountains, we walk beside rivers, and sit beside fountains."

Another great harmony group that gets little love is Spanky and Our Gang-check out Lazy Day, Sunday will Never Be the Same and Like to Get to Know You.

"Suite. Judy Blue Eyes." is obviously a suite. It has 3 or 4 movements (changes in things like theme, tempo, timing, etc. signifying another movement) I have never before heard this song announced as "Judy Blue Eyes". The word suite has always been part of the title. Mimicking the phrase, "sweet judy blue eyes". I believe Stills came up with the Judy Blue Eyes, due to his appreciation of the beautiful blue eyes of the popular folk signer Judy Collins, of that time. And former girlfriend.

I love the way you don't constantly interrupt the songs to make remarks. You sure know how to appreciate the music of my day, and give very good reviews. Which was why I subbed to your channel. Thank you, DayOne.

Might I recommend "Southern Cross" by the same band.

I think their greatest song is "Southern Cross." I've never met anyone who didn't love it.

@valerianportus7409

Жыл бұрын

A beautiful mind trip down memory lane

I don 't know who played the bass line but he was hitting it hard throughout the whole song. It was perfect.

SUITE Judy Blue Eyes... double meaning. It's a suite, type of musical composition, and she's sweet.

And, just a side note, your hair is so beautiful here!

Great choice of songs! Love your emotional reaction to some of the "older" songs. Music and emotions are inextricably linked; it is imprinted on our soul. Wishing great things for you! Any chance you may review Tom Jones and a few of his live performances from his show in the late 1960s? Many other artists to suggest to you, as well~ Many thanks! Charles

This song is a classic. One of the interesting pieces of trivia that has come out about this band is that the Beatles turned them down for their new record label Apple records. You needed a yes from all four and this group was only able to get three. They played many of their future hits to the Beatles. It’s really hard to believe. Paul just laughs about it now. You can’t get every decision right.

C.S.&N. were thinking about an album cover. Nash had seen a small house with a sofa on the porch the day before and thought it would be a great place to take some photos. They got in their car and found the house. Got out and took several pictures with Nash on the left, that didn't match the groups name so they wanted to put Crosby on the left and Nash on right. They went back the next day to take another photo but the house had been demolished in a pile pushed to the back of the lot....Oh Well.... use the first picture.

"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" Suite = Sweet

@ahronlong9846

Жыл бұрын

Suite is a musical composition with multiple distinct movements. This song has three movements.

@rondpert5167

Жыл бұрын

@@ahronlong9846 I hope double entendres are not beyond you.

happy thanksgiving, angela.

A WONDERFUL song!

Love you, love CSN&Y too...

I haven't heard this in so long but it always makes me feel good. It's just beautiful.

Their guitars harmonize as well as their voices do!

Cool CSN harmonies in this one. check out their wooden ships or almost cut my hair.

I remember when C,S&N came along. We all knew the individual voices from other contexts (i.e. The Hollies, The Byrds, and Buffalo Springfield) but the combination was new and magical. This group took off like a rocket, and the release of the Woodstock movie didn't hurt. Incredible amounts of personal drama followed, but the magic of the vocal harmonies never faded. Thanks for this.

I was fortunate enough to have seen C.S.N Live 3 times.... last time at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown N.Y. It was a fabulous show as it always was.

Helplessly Helping is another CLASSIC from this same album 💿

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Dale Souders - The harmonies on that one are breathtaking to say the least. That album 'CSN' doesn't have a bad song on it.

When this comes on the radio in the car with the kids, my wife and I sing along the whole thing. Classic. Stephen Stills' ;love song to Judy Collins, who is wroth a few listens on her own merit.

Hello Angela! This is such a great song with fantastic songwriting and beautiful vocal harmonies and it's one of my favorites from C,S and N. BTW, the full name of the song is Suite: Judy Blue Eyes because of the distinct separate parts which makes it seem like multiple songs.

Great reaction. Have you tried the song Helplessly Hoping by CSN. Much shorter, but one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Enjoy.

another banger!

Ultimate hippy song, performed at Woodstock 1969.

Try "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Another Great by CSN/Y is " Guinnevere" ---Treat yourself--you'll be glad you did!

your hair is gorgeous

This is about Judy Collins. Stephen Stills girlfriend at the time.

Fwiw, the correct song title is *_Suite: Judy Blue Eyes._*

❤ ❤ ❤

love your reactions, you should listen to Traffic, walking in the wind

"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" takes the unrequited love song to new places. Dig the Spanish bits too. Chestnut brown canary Ruby throated sparrow Sing a song, don't be long Thrill me to the marrow Voices of the angels Ring around the moonlight Asking me said she so free How can you catch the sparrow? Lacy lilting lady Losing love lamenting Change my life, make it right Be my lady For insight into the comparisons with song birds and angels found in the final verses of this song, react to Judy Collins 1968 top ten hit "Both Sides, Now", a song written by Joni Mitchell. Collins also has intensely blue eyes. They seemed to sparkle when she sang her songs on television way back when I was a kid.

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Mike Caetano Where do you find such quality music today? The answer: You don't!!! There's nothing remotely related to such mastery in lyrics and singing in 2022. I didn't realize it at the time, but I was privileged to live in a Golden Age of song.

@mikecaetano

Жыл бұрын

@@jaycorby Yes, we were privileged to live in a golden age of song. But I'm not one to bash contemporary music. If you're lost in present day pop, here's a list of artists making music over the last ten years that you might find compelling: Tame Impala, St. Vincent, Courtney Barnett, Cage The Elephant, Chuck Prophet, Father John Misty, Lord Huron, Still Corners, Aurora, The Black Keys, The Pretty Reckless, Wolf Alice, Chicano Batman, Bonobo, Summer Salt, H.E.R., Hitsujibungaku, Brats, Japanese Heart Software, Kills Birds, Tshegue, Iyeoka, ...

For rich harmony, try Manhattan Transfer

You have a nice smile.

CLASSIC

This is one of the top debut albums ever released …

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

No doubt about that, Vincent! I was a 'kid' of 24 when this was brand new music, and I've been listening to it for 50+ years - sometimes on my original vinyl. Just turned 77 in September. Btw, like your thumbnail.

@vrvaughn

Жыл бұрын

@@jaycorby you’re a little bit older than me but we still got to go through a great period of music with incredible bouts of creativity. Sargent Pepper’s, Are you Experienced, Beggars Banquet, The first Led Zeppelin album, In Search Of The Lost Chord, Tommy, Court Of The Crimson King, CSN… all groundbreaking records.

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

@@vrvaughn Indeed thay are! We were living through music history, and didn't fully realize it. I can't even imagine anyone listening to much of the crap put out today in 50 years. Can you?

I’m pretty sure I first heard this while working in my not quite local head shop on Sunset Strip in Hollywood. It immediately grabbed my attention, and it was irresistible on first listen. It still sounds great all these years later. Side note: Sorry to disappoint all my fan(s), but I was the only guy working there who wasn’t getting high!

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Barry Cowan...Just like Bill Clinton, ehh? You smoked but you didn't inhale!! LOL

This is obviously one of the sessions without Neil Young! This song is about Judy Collins, and I forgot which band member she was with! At the end of the song, whoever is singing, is singing in Spanish with a Cuban accent! It's pretty cool for them to incorporate that into the song! Ciao amigas y amigos!

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias! Steven Stills was the band member.

Angela... The best version of this song was at Woodstock... Stephen Stills made his acoustic guitar sound like a sitar... Plus amazing vocals...

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Chris Nicol Love your Christ icon thumbnail. Are you Orthodox Christian?

@chrisnicol1644

Жыл бұрын

@@jaycorby That is not J. C.... That is my patron saint... Saint Christopher...

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisnicol1644 Sorry bro..I hadn't checked your FB page when I wrote that, which enlarged the thumbnail. I could see clearly that it wasn't what I thought it was after I did. It is however in traditional Byzantine style - hence the 'icon' reference.

CSN at the time were considered to be the American Beatles.

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Classic CSN, check out "I almost cut my hair" another classic. David Crosby has a documentary called Remember My Name, excellent watch.

I’ve never seen you frown during a song and I love this song. 🙁

👍👍🎄🎄🎄

Nice, great song and harmonies, you should try their Wooden Ships, both they and the Jefferson Airplane do great jobs on that amazing song. Thanks for giving them a try and Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

The group called Marmalade did a fantastic cover of this song. Do a search for "Marmalade - Suite Judy Blue Eyes and Cripple Creek - live 1970"

totally different to csn but ck out Tom Macdonald "The System" . Love your reactions

Can you please review Mark Morrison Return of the Mack and The Goo Goo Dolls..Iris. 🇬🇧💞✝️🙏👍

The title is "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"

Do “Southern Cross,” probably their best harmonized song.

The video is mislabeled. The song is “Suite Judy Blue Eyes.”

Not to be picky but, I always thought the song was Suite Judy Blue Eyes. Anyway you say it, it’s a GREAT song.

If you like harmonies, try the Beach Boys.

About Judy Collins....

Snow? Be careful, snow can be tricky.