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@kilroywashere1828

3 жыл бұрын

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3 жыл бұрын

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@Azznbad

2 жыл бұрын

I really want to see your eyes pop out when you listen to crazy horse. Something like down by the river, Hey Hey My My, Southern man, or Cinnamon Girl. Much harder and electric

@thomasgittin5388

2 жыл бұрын

Gordon Lightfoot is phenomenal: Wreck of the Edmund's Fitzgerald or Sundown

@thomasgittin5388

2 жыл бұрын

OR........ Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills and Nash.......🙂

My favorite Neil Young quote: “It’s more important to have an honest singing voice than a “good” one.”

@ThelSuperlKing

3 жыл бұрын

During the recording of "We Are the World" the following discourse ensued between producer/musician David Foster and Neil Young: David Foster: Hey Neil! Can we do another take on that part of yours? You're a bit off key! Neil Young: No Dave.....it's my thing, that's my sound man! 🤣🤣🤣

@patrickdecambra2219

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the movie made in heaven Neil Young does a cameo he plays a truck driver picking up a hitchhiker the Hitch-Hiker ask him where he's going. Neil Young responded if you don't know where you're going it doesn't matter what road you take. That's my favorite quote by him PS Tom Petty did a cameo and so did Ric Ocasek pretty good movie

@TimGallant

3 жыл бұрын

I'd rather have both.

@robbpowell194

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThelSuperlKing That's the truth

@stephenwylie1041

3 жыл бұрын

He had both what unique great voice

My favorite quote about Neil: "He doesn't sing his songs, he bleeds them".

@marcusott5054

2 жыл бұрын

That expresses exactly what I feel when I see him performing. You can see it in the contortions he does with his face. It's all emotion that drives it.

@crabie7027

Жыл бұрын

"Sang" is the word for "blood", in French... ;)

I've no idea why, but I cry every time. He's always searching and never finding the heart of gold. And even at that young age, he feels time is running out. And it's so beautiful.

@tomgardner8825

Жыл бұрын

of course he has found love, lost it and found it again.

@busterburwash8435

Жыл бұрын

Spot on iris. Nobody will ever convince me that Heart of Gold is anything other than a 'lost love' song. You can feel the pain in his voice.

@beatemiller3951

9 ай бұрын

Each time I hear this song, tears fill my eyes. Right to the soul.

@jpmmustonen

8 ай бұрын

Imagine to live Your whole life with a disease that kills you in 24h if You dont take Your insulin.

@giulioperroni6543

Ай бұрын

@@beatemiller3951 Yeah, me too

Neil Young was 27 when this track was released and he sang that he was growing old. He was an old soul in a young man's body even at that time. When David Crosby met Neil Young he said that he pulled up and Neil sang to him 3 or 4 of the best songs he had probably ever heard.

@colgrey438

Жыл бұрын

It was released 2 months after he turned 26. But your point was right on. He was an old soul. Listen to After the Gold Rush he was 23-24 when he recorded those songs. He was wise beyond his years.

@chrisweidner4768

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. The genius of “Ambulance Blues.” Written when he was 24. 2 lines: “I never knew a man who could tell so many lies. He had a different story for every set of eyes. How can he remember who he’s talking to? But I know it isn’t me and I hope it isn’t you.” “You’re only pissing in the wind. You don’t know it, but you are. And there ain’t nothing like a friend who will tell you you’re just pissing in the wind.” Genius. Neil’s catalogue has been the centerpiece Soundtrack for this 65 year old’s life.

@gosman949

10 ай бұрын

remember these were the days when we said don't trust anyone over 30. Hitting 30 was far worse than any decade I hit and I'm in my 7th decade now.

@Bill_N_ATX

7 ай бұрын

I was at a recording session with Stephen Stills and he talked about a time when CSNY met to demo new songs for an album. He said that the rest of the band had a new song. Neil had enough for the whole album. He’s just that prolific.

@OslerWannabe

6 ай бұрын

Remember -- 5 years earlier the byword was "don't trust anyone over 30."

definitely worth checking out "the needle and the damage done", one of the most haunting songs he ever did. and staggeringly beautiful.

@dirkkruisheer

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I think it is closely related to this song. (See my remarks above.)

@JoriDiculous

3 жыл бұрын

Hardly any bad tracks on the Harvest album. Needle is hauntingly 'beautiful'.

@WhiteDragon13

3 жыл бұрын

I definitely have to agree with you

@corbettmanley932

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, Harvest was definitely his signature album Barr None ! I agree with you on "Needle and the Damage Done" being the BEST SONG among many on that Album !✌💯

@analogblues

3 жыл бұрын

Seconded!! Elizabeth - please react to this song, too!

"I don't know if I have charisma or not, but I know I can't sing. But it doesn't really matter. I'm around the note somewhere. I'm near it. I know it. It knows me. We've been together for a while. Not for long though. " Neil Young at his inauguration into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame, 2017. A proud Canadian.

@EgmontLabadie

2 жыл бұрын

And a fantastic naturaly beautiful voice. A gift.

@treetopjones737

2 жыл бұрын

He's a singer-songwriter, singing his compositions. Not an amazing singer but he got it done.

@StripeGurger

2 жыл бұрын

You don't have to be good to be great, man. Love that energy. I had a biology teacher that used to say "close enough is good enough" and that's become such an important phrase for me because I am a perfectionist to such a prohibitive degree.

@emilyflotilla931

2 жыл бұрын

Great lines! We'll said Neil. 👏

Neil Young released one of the greatest folk/classic rock albums ever with Harvest. Neil has a very infectious voice and the lyrics on the album are great. No wonder Dylan was jealous of it.

It’s not Hollywood or Redwood that’s important to Neil Young - it’s what is in his mind that matters. He’s hopeful, he’s searching for a heart of gold, that’s what matters to him. And look how how he carries the whole story. He’s so skilled.

My interpretation of this song has changed jarringly over the years. Here's my story . . . I was 16 years old when the song came out and it was one of my very favorite songs of the '70s. I interpreted it as he was looking for a girlfriend that he could spend the rest of his life with who had a heart of gold. But now that I have grown and changed so has my interpretation . . . I'm now convinced that he intended it as a song about a person searching for his or her heart of gold inside. That's tipped off by the first verse in which he says I want to live, I want to give . . . It's these expressions I never give That keep me searching for a heart of gold. In other words, he's looking for something deep inside that right now he cannot express. . . But if he can reach his own heart of gold, then he will be able to be the type of person that he longs to be. In verse 2 he likens the great distances from Hollywood to Redwood and crossing the ocean -- to the distances he's traveling in his mind, internally, to find that Heart of Gold. Because that is where it can be found. And the optimism, to me, comes from his unwritten implication that everyone has that Heart of Gold inside -- if they just do the work that needs to be done to access and express it.

@sampen5744

3 жыл бұрын

He tricked me too. I found a woman of a heart of gold. It was my mom.

@suzannecerniglia5803

3 жыл бұрын

💗🏅💗

@armadillotoe

3 жыл бұрын

That was an excellent analysis.

@beckyrubin3754

3 жыл бұрын

How fascinating. I’d never thought of this song in the way you have now that we are older. I’m slightly younger than you. Love reading these comments!

@russosborne

3 жыл бұрын

Great interpretation. I'll think of that when I'm listening to Heart of Gold in the future.

The pride of Canada. Neil is not only a wonderful singer, but also a prolific songwriter and musician. Thank you so much for doing this! ♥️🇨🇦🍁🎵

@leofinley4144

3 жыл бұрын

As good as he is, I think Rush hold that title.

@dirkkruisheer

3 жыл бұрын

A poet, I would say!

@metalgirlinthemaritimes

3 жыл бұрын

@@leofinley4144 oh believe me I love them too. I was thinking more as a solo artist. Rush are incredible. RIP Neil Peart ♥️

@metalgirlinthemaritimes

3 жыл бұрын

@@dirkkruisheer most definitely 🎶

@matthewteague623

3 жыл бұрын

Canada's got a lot of singers to be proud of. I am hoping for some Gordon Lightfoot, but, we'll see. :)

I'd like to think that what Neil is searching for via this song, isn,t an external heart of gold (someone else who has a heart of gold), rather he is searching within himself for a heart of gold.

Neil Young has honestly had a very hard life. His music really reflects that.

"I'm spoiled by metal" that was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard anyone say.

@analogblues

3 жыл бұрын

I loved when she said that, too! Metal does indeed spoil you :)

@geolinkin6579

3 жыл бұрын

Some rare artists transcend all genres and touch our collective souls at the core. This ethereal and eternal quality is this guy's life blood. And I doubt anyone would not agree...even Dylan.

@karenwindham507

3 жыл бұрын

cracked me up, Elizabeth...but Truth :)

@rosemma34

2 жыл бұрын

@@karenwindham507 spoiled by metal lol

@ricowhoo1313

2 жыл бұрын

Godfather of Metal i see that , i quit my band when i got to practice 1 night and they were doing Nirvana , i said hell no later

I personally think that Neil Young is one of the most important musicians of the twentieth century, but his real greatness will be found only decades from now. He has been ahead of his time in many ways, you cannot understand the whole punk and grunge without understanding his influence

@IwasInThe60s

Жыл бұрын

I agree. His music will live on, just like that of The Beatles, for millennia to come.

When Neil Young hits the ball, it goes out of the park. Such a talented dude.

@pango-y8j

8 ай бұрын

Nice baseball analogy 🌍🍄

Neil Young is so underrated as a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, even after decades I often stop in my tracks when I hear a classical chord progression or time shift. Absolutely adore his music, it has such a wide range of styles and collaborations over the years too (Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, Crazy Horse, Pearl Jam, etc...)

I think lyrically this is one of those songs where we bring our own perspective or baggage into it when it comes to interpretation; For me it is a song of wistful longing, an unending search for something we feel we'll never find.

@Paul_Halicki

3 жыл бұрын

This is the best comment I've ever seen on any video. Ever. Thank you, pencil necked

@mymusicmixminute

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. The very best songwriters shape their lyrics to allow the listener to find their own life in another's words. We discover that we share these feelings with others and don't exist alone in the world.

Watching her reaction to "Old Man" and to "Heart of Gold" made me feel like I was listening to these songs again for the first time. I love her emotional reactions to both songs. Elizabeth, it would be interesting to see and hear your reaction to "Long May You Run", the best love song ever written...to a car.

Neil is bad ass and always has been. Listen to all of his stuff.

So Neil Young has been one of my favorite artists/ musicians/ songwriters since I was young ironically. I’m 71 now . I remember probably being 17 or 18 and listening to his album After the Gold Rush very often. This song Searching For A Heart of Gold is an all time classic. In our culture we’re taught to search for the pot of gold . This song obviously focuses on a deeper meaning of life . To me it’s the real message in life finding the higher meaning of why we are here . Finding the true purpose of life . Finding that feeling that connects us to our heart that innately feels good within us . We are after all mortal and immortal beings . This time of life we have is temporary. Those who seek and find that the answer is within and oh by the way it feels great to feel that spark of the divine that is inside of us . Then life makes sense amongst so much that doesn’t make sense . It’s a beautiful song that has an eternal message for the ages 🙏👌😊☮️

@yarsivad000.5

Жыл бұрын

You have a bit (or more) of the poet in you. Nicely put.

Needle And The Damage Done is one of the greatest "social commentary" songs ever.

Always loved this song. One of my favorite factoids is that, on the studio recording, the backup vocals are actually James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt, who happened to be in town for a TV spot. James was already known by then, but Linda hadn't had a single hit yet!

@stormryder811

Жыл бұрын

Linda did have hits but they were country not rock. Neil recorded this track in Nashville where Linda appeared on the Johnny Cash show

@88wildcat

Жыл бұрын

@@stormryder811 And she wasn't known yet as a solo artist but she was known for being the lead singer of The Stone Ponies.

Learning the harmonica part made me a very happy kid! Bless you Elizabeth.❤

I bought this as a fresh faced 15 year old hippy still at school. Harvest , the album Heart of Gold comes off , is still one of my all time favourite albums.❤️😁🤩😃

@watkinssixtyfive7788

6 ай бұрын

i wore out my copy long ago too

Linda Ronstadt singing backup on the studio version is still my favorite part.

@krkhns

3 жыл бұрын

Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor

@SirCarcass

3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that while this is a great version, I still prefer the studio because of the backup singers. I didn't know that was Linda Ronstadt, but that makes sense.

@andrewhutchinson4228

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my my, How did I not recognise her after all these years of knowing the song. Thanks for pointing it out.

I can never decide if he’s talking about a heart of gold in others, or a heart of gold in himself…

@greg967

3 жыл бұрын

I have always interpreted as he is looking for both, and only both will make one complete. It isn't necessarily one or the other, in my view.

@buzzbomb67

3 жыл бұрын

@@greg967 for sure

I've always found a contrast between Neil's hopeful-sounding vocals and his plaintive harmonica solos in this piece. It's that tension that makes it for me.

Neil had already had his back injury at the time of this recording. He is actually wearing a back brace at the the time of this concert tour, he references this on the Massey Hall 1971 concert recording when he drops his pick "bending over is not much fun"... this is probably why he was always hunched over in an abnormal posture during this BBC performance.

@JRoss707

2 жыл бұрын

The wincing eyes and face, which most assume is emotional reaction to the lyrics, may well have been actual pain and discomfort from his injury.

Neil is perfectly imperfect his voice and songs take me away from life's problems !

Neil Young is Bob Dylan to the 70's generation. Long may he run!

Her expression says enough, she's melting by the beauty of this song.

Neil Young's voice sounds the same live as he does in a studio recording. I love him. 🌹

Neil Young is the greatest singer/songwriter of all time, and a brilliant musician

@corbettmanley932

3 жыл бұрын

Taking nothing from him, that's a bold statement.

@gregraines1599

3 жыл бұрын

He’s definitely more than the sum of his parts.

@robbienance3526

3 жыл бұрын

A Southern man don't need him around anyhow.

@durwardsaar6000

3 жыл бұрын

@@corbettmanley932 Review his life's work, the guy was a legend for three different generations.

Neil Young is a great songwriter. He is a musical treasure. One of my all time favorites. I feel like his music resonates with a lot of people but not everybody likes him. I think Harvest saved my life. It helped me to break through a deep depression. I did find my heart of gold and we were together >45 years. I lost her in 2019.

Neil Young is a lyrical master. I’ve been listening to him for 45 years and he still has the gift

WHen music actually meant something, and actually conveyed something and more importantly, resonated in the heart of the listener.

@durwardsaar6000

3 жыл бұрын

It still does, it's just not "mainstream". KZread is a cornucopia of fine artists if you seek them out or stumble across them. Pretty much all I like about KZread. It's not the musicians that are lacking it's the industry and media and who they chose to promote or ignore.

It's amazing to see an analyzis by a professional musician on Neil Young, when she isn't familiar with his work. Neil has influenced an entire generation, if not two, through his gigantic life's work. I love him deeply.

@iz-296z4

3 жыл бұрын

Neil Young has long been one of my favourites. So much so that my fiancé and I will have our first dance to his 'Harvest Moon.' We're age 27 and 24, and we look forward to many more years of hearing his music. Hope to see him in person someday soon.

The lyrical message in Neil's song ... is...that there is always a better person to be.... If we try.

The actual God father of the Grunge music movement. Neil Youngs a AMAZING musician and his career has been crazy from Motown to where he is now. Love Neil Young music.

I always interpreted this song as a person who is looking for a real love they can spend their lives with. It’s not about where you live or outside influences but a real connection that lasts. A live performance of “Needle and the Damage Done” by Neil Young, you will not be disappointed. Another good one is “Southern Man”….and yes just like this song the lyrics are exceptional.

@bernddoolmann247

3 жыл бұрын

The Best lyrics from Neil Young for me is "Rocking in the Free World "

@blusbees8151

3 жыл бұрын

You can't listen to Southern Man without following up with Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man! Just saying.....The battle between the 2 is legendary in the day!

@joshuas193

3 жыл бұрын

@@bernddoolmann247 When I was younger he did a version of this with Pearl Jam that I love.

@joshuas193

3 жыл бұрын

@@blusbees8151 Was that not in Sweet Home Alabama?

@michaeldarr225

3 жыл бұрын

@@blusbees8151 and they have played those 2 songs on the same stage. I believe it was a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert that they brought Neil Young in to sing. I believe there is no real bad blood...just 2 different views.

The impression I got from this song by Neil is that he is searching for a heart of gold. . .for himself. Not that he's a "bad" person or anything, of course, but that he is striving to be what he aspires to be as a man. . .as a human being. Seeking for the truth of things; of how he can be and his potential, perhaps. And yes, this song was short but sweet 🎶👍

The Neil Young song to react to…”The Needle and the Damage Done.” The title, alone, pulls you in like a life preserver…that’s thrown in too late. Such a moving song on so many levels.

He didn’t want to be in the spotlight, yet he is on stage in a spotlight… which paradoxically makes the audience blacked out, as if he was singing only to himself.🤗

Neil Young is known as "the father of grunge" for his very strong influence on the West Coast emo acoustic singer songwriters of the 1990s, and their rock/metal contemporaries. The poetic intelligence of lyrics in particular improved due to his influence, if it's not a good poem it's not often a good song.

@ricowhoo1313

2 жыл бұрын

Thats the worst thing they ever did to him , i bet most of those seatle dudes never listend to Neil

@dragonlizard89

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricowhoo1313 Eh, I'm sure they did listen to him some. Chris Cornell was inspired by Down By the River when he wrote Burden in My Hand. I believe Pearl Jam and Neil Young also got to know each other and even played together.

I would have given anything to be in that intimate crowd at the BBC studios. This is one of the great performances of our time.

Neil Young is incredibly prolific and has never stopped evolving as a musician. I was a big fan of his music when this song was released and I follow him to this day. In fact I was lucky enough to see him perform this song in Berkeley last year. He initially faced resistance to him singing the first few songs he wrote when he was with Buffalo Springfield until he eventually insisted on singing lead on his own songs. Although his vocal style was unique, especially for that era, he broke through and has become the quintessential singer-songwriter of our time.

Neil is searching for the heart of gold within himself. I was struck by Neil's look beyond the lights (3:42 Live 1971). I'm imagining he sees his older self. He's older now. He has lived. He has given us so much.

@treetopjones737

2 жыл бұрын

It's funny how people can hit their 30's and think "I'm getting old." Nope. just wait 30 years plus.

I would suggest adding “Like A Hurricane” to the Neil to do list as well. I am just a dreamer but you are just a dream….

@itsyeboijosh4488

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@martingahan2267

2 жыл бұрын

Guitar playing in studio recording of Hurricane is (for me) the best I've ever listened to.

@seaneden9991

2 жыл бұрын

You could have been anyone to me

This evokes memories of a bygone era. I'm getting so nostalgic.

@corbettmanley932

3 жыл бұрын

Happens with AGE, doesn't it ?

@55Christer

3 жыл бұрын

@@corbettmanley932 Yes, this is what makes one realize how old one is.

@jpkatz1435

2 жыл бұрын

Can the nostalgia be a stepping stone to understanding?

This song is authentic and honest, yearning, a little melancholy due to the prospect of an endless search, yet hopeful because the songwriter refuses to give up in his search.

Love Ms Zharoff with her passion and authenticity!

This song reminds me of my best friend who had a heart transplant at 14 and then past away at 22. He was the most amazing person and had a heart of gold.

Now it's time for a Neil Young rocking tune. Keep on Rockin' in the Free World.

@onewayup5

3 жыл бұрын

WITH with with... PEARL JAM! yayyyy

It is a sweet, positive song, which is something that Neil is not always about. The studio recording has Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor on backing vocals., which are amazing.

This song resonates with me very deeply. I'm someone who I think is probably not a bad person, but who has done some pretty rough stuff. I've definitely spent a lot of years of my life not thinking I was a good person, but wanting to be. That's what I always took from this, this desire to be a kinder person than you are but not knowing how to find that in yourself.

@jpkatz1435

2 жыл бұрын

Keep searching, sincerly ask for guidance from HIGHER POWER, it will come.

I appreciate you choosing a version where he just accompanies himself. He can get magical that way.

The studio version is really completed by perfect accompanying vocal by Linda Ronstadt in the last chorus. Amazing what she adds.

@David_7-n3q

2 жыл бұрын

No doubt.

I never want this song to end either It's SO beautiful.

A true heart of gold is rare and hard to find so getting old and still searching

First time hearing it in 2021? Man am I old. I still find wisdom in this song and it still rings true today. Neil is genius at making music you can directly relate to. Now Neil and I really are old.

@andrew348

2 жыл бұрын

There are people your age that haven't heard all kinds of music. We all have different life experiences.

@clearcontentment3695

2 жыл бұрын

this is a really good song. not like my favourite super man song by the crash test dummies.

@JacoWium

2 жыл бұрын

It does seem surprising if one has been exposed to this genre, especially for us who grew up in a certain time and environment. But she has been operating in different genres and has heard - and sung - a hell of a lot of great music that I (or we) have never heard, for sure. One lifetime is not enough to hear it all.

One of the best Neil Young's songs in a great live performace. Anxious to watch here from Brazil!

I always found this to be a poignant song. It used to make my heart ache and bring a tear to my eyes just for the yearning in the song, but these days it evokes sadder feelings because it makes me think of special loved ones who have passed.

Had a day off and started to watch your takes on these songs and performances. Now I'm completely hooked and have a slight crush. 🥰😄

@corssecurity

2 жыл бұрын

Left hand third finger.

@imCurveee

2 жыл бұрын

@@corssecurity He said a crush, it's not a wedding proposal lol

@corssecurity

2 жыл бұрын

@@imCurveee thou shalt not covet another man's wife. Heard that somewhere Of course a duel is perfectly acceptable. To the Winer the spoils.

@imCurveee

2 жыл бұрын

@@corssecurity Nobody cares man

@corssecurity

2 жыл бұрын

@@imCurveee then why did you reply if you don't care. Or maybe you are a nobody. Ok if you say so. But I am somebody and your wasting my time.

Love this song. Really have a hard time when reactors stop the song in the middle…. Still, thanks for spreading the love of NY to new generations

I grew up with Neil Young and CSNY. It is such a powerful thing how emotional memories are entwined with the songs of those days.

@davidstevenson6817

Жыл бұрын

I saw them at Wembley with Joni Mitchell and The Band … fantastic concert on a beautiful day and a full stadium that was 1974 and I’m 69 now … one of my best memories.

I love the way he decays the last word of lines quite often. Neil always seems to sound like he's right next to you when he sings.

I think his posture is indicative of his gentle nature and shyness.

I have been a fan of Neil Young since somewhere around the age of thirteen years. I enjoy many of his songs, including "Heart of Gold", a song of which I have always been fond. However, more recently the song has acquired a more personal significance for me, and now it tears at my heartstrings, and pulls on my tears. A local Tucson artist, Wil Taylor, created a group of work featuring various women involved in the Tucson art scene/community. He created a portrait of each lady, and if I recall correctly, he titled each piece after a song. My girlfriend, with whom I moved to Tucson, is an artist, and she was included in this particular project of Wil's. He titled the portrait of her as "Heart of Gold". That is why "Heart of Gold" has come to carry extra weight for me whenever I hear it . . . I was left with a enormous hole in my life when I lost her, and over twenty years later, I still have barely filled any of it. I still carry a tremendous amount of love for her, never once did I ever stop loving that heart of gold. If there ever was a "one", then she was it. Her absence still pains me. I'm growing old in my search.

That's funny what you said about Dylan because Neil Young has stated that hearing Dylan sing(?) was what gave him the courage to do it even with his voice. Glad that happened because I love them both.

Neil Young, "Old Man" is also authentic . Also, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" AND " Comes a Time" Nice reaction!

How in Gods holy name has anyone never heard " heart of gold " by Neil Young . I mean even accidentally you'd think she woulda heard it . Mind blown

@romangeneral23

3 күн бұрын

From the looks of it. She has not heard a lot of music!

It is a pleasure to hear you review these classic songs by iconic artists.

@daveburns3886

Жыл бұрын

I’m a first timer and glad it’s with my 2nd fave artist ever and one of his finest songs

Thank you for getting back to Neil Young!! "The Needle and the Damage Done" unplugged!! More solid gold!

Thank you Elizabeth for your professional interpretations, your positive responses and your heart felt postures. You, have "a heart of gold."

Not to be all boomer-y n' stuff, but I remember hearing this on the radio when it was new. Between the sound of his voice, the lyrics, and his spectacular sounding Martin, I was infatuated with this song. I used to carry around a little transistor radio in my neighborhood and always turned it up when this came on 13Q. I still drive by the old house on my way home from work these days, remembering this sound as the soundtrack of that time. This song has never aged to my ears. It's a hopeful song with an open ending. He's been searching so long that he's getting old. Yet, there's no indication that he's giving up on that quest.

Brother Neil is either crying or dying. In the original track (on the record, Harvest), Linda Ronstadt backs him up at the end, clear as day! She's such a songbird :)

I've always thought this whole concert was brilliant. He's playing original music and doing the guitar, the harmonica and singing. And it's all good. Some of these songs from this concert are timeless classics.

My gosh...how could you have never heard Heart of Gold before now, lol ...makes me feel old... amazing tune... amazing artist ...amazing reaction 🔥

I love that rather than critique and judge the technical prowess, you appreciate the soulful expression of the singer. My daughter turned me on to you, and I'm so happy she did. Thank you for your great content. I remember hanging clothes in my parents' back yard as a teenager and hearing Ohio after the Kent State shootings and virtually crumbling.

@pango-y8j

8 ай бұрын

Aa very thoughtful post thank you 🌍

Great analysis. Can I go off topic, and just say, Elizabeth is absolutely gorgeous. I love the way she looks, I love the way she speaks. The man in her life is one lucky guy. Keep up the good work.

Please react to more Neil Young! For me, the raw talent of his voice is very good...but what elevates it to amazing is his authenticity and "bare-your-soul" emotion. No pretentiousness. No ego. Just a man looking to share his art and pain.

I always thought Man Needs a Maid was the classic song from that album . . . I remember driving in a group back to Aberdeen from Edinburgh in a University van. This was in the 90s and we still used cassettes in some old vans and cars. Everyone was happily talking away, when Man Needs Maid came on. It was about 6pm on a winter's evening so you can imagine the streets were already dark .... Anyway, the whole van become deathly silent as we all focused on the same song in total unison, all of us enslaved to Neil Young's strange meaning and piercing voice. Total magic, mesmerising and literally gob-smacking.

He has a beautiful voice one of the most soulful and sincere it’s brilliant as he is.Gives me goosebumps personally because it’s genuine and has a unique resonance

When I grew up with Neil, he took me to places that we never thought was possible with songs like Down by the River or Cinnamon girl and his voice still haunts me to this day. I am 77 years old and love his music. He is special and followed his own interpretation of what is Neil Young, much like Eric Clapton followed his dream as a blues guitarist. It is so nice to see younger people enjoying and in awe of this kind of talent.

When I saw Neil Young live acoustically, he referred to Heart Of Gold as his "hit," haha. Also of note, the live version you've chosen here pre-dates the release of the album/song. The audience was literally hearing this song for the first time.

@rodgerpalmer9872

3 жыл бұрын

Chances are it's from the concert I went to at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Hollywood/LA before the release of Harvest,I bought a boootleg of that concert shortly after at Licorice Pizza and learned to play some of the songs before the record came out and when it did my friends wanted to know how I had learned those songs Way before 😏🤫 I'm 71and have played since 15 , guess I must have been around 19+? when I bought His first solo after the Buffalo Springfield and learned to play the Loner, I've been waiting for you,Tulsa etc

@nathanielcampbell3488

3 жыл бұрын

I believe he was doing a solo acoustic tour because of his back issue at the time

@DinsdalePiranha67

3 жыл бұрын

Neil Young had a habit of performing new material live before recording it in the studio.

@michaelgibson6204

3 жыл бұрын

@@rodgerpalmer9872 this was done in England

@davidfischer7895

2 жыл бұрын

You're probably right. I have a bootleg that was recorded around this same time and Heart Of Gold was just a bridge in the middle of A Man Needs A Maid.

I get the feeling that your a Neil Young fan now.. his library is extensive and more than worth while keep up the great work

Neil Young's father was Scott Young, a well-known sports journalist and columnist for Canada's top newspaper, the Toronto Globe and Mail. No surprise here: his Dad was outspoken and opinionated and he got banned from Maple Leaf Gardens, the home of the Toronto hockey team, for his criticisms. Scott became a successful free-lance writer. The home life was difficult and Neil emerged as a strong personality with no time for fakery -- his lyrics are flinty and spare with striking juxtapositions that make you think, with a journalist's nose for crises and issues of all kinds, yet with a poet's eyes and ears.

Neil Young is one of my favorite musicians and watching you for the first time was phenomenal. Keep doing what you do. I could watch you for hours!

Authenticity, sincerity, & a sense of sweetness. -- three attributes that describe both Neil's performance, & your interpretation of it ; kudos to you both.

@andrewhutchinson4228

2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, yes she's got me too!

I love this song. My band used to cover "Rocking in the Free World", but "Heart of Gold" just hits different. I enjoy everything Neil Young, from "Sample and Hold" to "Be The Rain".

Neil's work covers a wide range of emotions and experiences whether in 'folk mode" as here or in rock mode with electric guitar and band. I like that Neil never shelved his early folk music roots, as we hear here. I like honest music, and Neil is always honest,. and like Dylan and Joni Mitchell his lyrics are thoughtful and often magical with mystery. Thank you Neil.

I've always heard this as he was searching for someone else who had a heart of gold. But this time with your deep dive I heard he was searching for his heart of gold. He is a miner digging inside himself searching, where is it? He knows it's there. He keeps searching. There is hope. It keeps him going.

Neil Young made a lot of money with his voice entertaining his fans which says his voice is loved. Neil also has a superb non-opera voice; the voice of a story teller. Playing the guitar and harmonica together is difficult and that's partly why he's in that particular posture. His voice is absolutely wonderful.

Harvest was and still is an incredible album.

Those lines about Hollywood, redwood, and him being in his mind always kind of reminded me of that line by Hemingway, "Listen, Robert, going to another country doesn't make any difference. I've tried all that. You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another. There's nothing to that." But I think your interpretation was more so what Neil Young was going for.

It blows my mind that this is the first time you ever heard this song !!! Welcome to the real rock music Era Miss Elizabeth.

Thank you for reacting to Neil Young. His songs are timeless and will challenge your perceptions and tear at your heart. In 1995 he put out an album with Pearl Jam titled Mirror Ball. The song "Throw Your Hatred Down" screams in my mind across the decades to what is happening now.

Hi Elizabeth, I loved this performance. Neil is a great singer-songwriter, and his guitar work (and harmonica), deep personal lyrics, and his high tenor singing voice are amazing. And at 75, he's still rockin' the world. Thank you, Elizabeth!!! 💙

@geolinkin6579

3 жыл бұрын

Did u mean FREE 🌎❗😘

I love when classically trained singers review the "stylized" singers... I can't express in the same musically educated terms how a lovely but specific voice can be so beautiful despite the lack of formal voice training. Thank you so much, your reflections broaden my interpretations and appreciation of songs I might have heard/played/sang 1000 times. Good work; cheers!