Being alone is not the worst thing in the world. The worst thing is being with someone who makes you feel all alone.

@dannelson4209

7 ай бұрын

Well said Dave.

@Greggster1

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, and Robin Williams took his life because of that...😢

@richardcummins5465

6 ай бұрын

Never had that misfortune. Im one the lucky ones, absolutely no complaints.

@robertcollis1875

6 ай бұрын

Very well said and true

@stevenfoster754

6 ай бұрын

Ive been in both situations and they both seem to suck the life out of you.. Being alone is probably better but after years of it , it's equal to me.. and i mean being ALONE.. No friends, family or lovers. You just see no point to life

I was very alone in my youth, had no friends and never had a girlfriend until I was thirty years old. So I constantly longed for a heart of gold. I must have played the song a thousand times on the guitar in my youth. Neil Young was always a role model for me for many, many years.

1 of the greatest artists of all time.

An absolutely masterful singer-songwriter. The complexity of his lyrics and message contrast with his simple. uncomplicated melodies and production.

He had the talent of creating iconic songs out of just basic chords and simple strumming. He rarely uses complex finger picking or other technical methods in his songs.

@lipby

7 ай бұрын

"Old Man" has some tricky syncopation and pull offs

@jackempson3044

5 ай бұрын

That's because being technical has nothing to do with it. Why would you write a song based on how hard it was? It's art and you do what's called for to make it a good song that people want to hear.

Neil has a way with lyrics, and his singing tone is unique. His music brings me so much pleasure. It can calm us down and pump us up, So many of his songs bring back memories of my youth, deep friendships, and happy times. That's the magic in music; it transports your soul to a different time and space. It can fill you with happiness or make you weep from lost love and friends. Thank you, bright Angel Aileen, for playing Neil You (I hope you play more), and I love your witty and heartfelt commentary and thoughts.

@daveburns3886

7 ай бұрын

Well put, he’s my fave (after Bruce- but bruce meant something special to me in late 70’s when I didn’t know about Neil)

I was lucky enough to see Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in June 1974 at the Oakland Stadium outdoor Day on the Green Concert. It was incredible. They played for almost 4 hours, 2 hours as a band and 30 minutes for each for their solo. The Band and Joe Walsh & Barnstorm and Jessie Colin Young played before CSNY. Neil was always my favorite out of the CSNY group. He was amazing when he left the band and was on his solo career. And he formed a band called Crazy Horse. You must listen to his music with that band. wow

"Needle and the damage done" next? And certainly "Rocking in the free world" has to be on your list as well, Neil is a lyrical master and it shows in every song he created or was a part of.

Dont let it bring you down ... great young song ... amazing lyrics

Bought this back in 74. Was 13 then. And I still feel it. Harvest. WOW! Still have that feeling. Love your reaction. Wish you all the best. And your analys of the lyrics. Just sigh! You're spot on. Thank you.

Since you are just dipping your toe into Neil's abilities starting with his great softer acoustic classics you will actually be amazed at how diverse he is in his song writing, sound, and voice. For an awesome harder rockin Neil check out "COWGIRL IN THE SAND" and "DOWN BY THE RIVER". For some searing political content and musicianship check out "SOUTHERN MAN" (the title hints at the topic), and "OHIO" a true story song about 4 students at Kent State University that were gunned down by State Troopers during an anti-war rally.

@ostlandr

7 ай бұрын

"Down by the river" is a favorite of mine. I love how Lnyrd Sknyrd did "Sweet Home Alabama" as a direct response to "Southern Man." And it is a testament to the commitment to pacificism of the Woodstock Generation that "Ohio" didn't touch off a civil war. That song should have been like a match dropped in a field of dry grass.

@user-ip5dm6jf8k

6 ай бұрын

Neil youngs cover of Four strong winds" is perfect!

@DENVEROUTDOORMAN

6 ай бұрын

Yes too many wimpy boys only stupidly ask for his inferior overplayed tip 40 garbage crap need something with balls

This brings back sooo many memories for me. I was maybe 15 when I first started listening to whole band "Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young" Neil's solo songs still melt my heart! Thank you for reacting to this timeless song. ❤❤❤❤

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Thanks Aileen, this brought back memories. My brother (who sadly passed away a few years back), got me into Neil Young, playing his songs on his Ovation acoustic, then with his Telecaster for the rock numbers. I paid him back by taking him to the Hop Farm festival in Kent, England, where Neil headlined. He's a prolific songwriter, Aileen, loved that you've dipped your toes in! As a different vibe, I'd highly recommend Rocking in the Free World, the lyrics are astonishingly moving.

@timmyrushton9203

7 ай бұрын

+1 on rocking in the free world. 🙂some people think of it as a party song, perhaps they just haven't read or listened to the lyrics. it's far and away not a party song...like you said, it is moving. the subject matter is dark in a realistic way, if that makes sense? kind of like a list of things in this world that we turn a blind eye to, things that could be fixed, some horrible things that we don't want to have to address...but hey, "keep on rockin' in the free world" because some of us are not paying attention at all. ...got fuel to burn, got roads to drive...😉🙂

Great reaction to an amazing singer songwriter.

What a treasure! This moved people back in the day AND now. Such a special heart contributing to humanity through his music.

For me the Harmonica always has a nostalgic and wholesome sound to it, always takes me back to a place I've never been, but yet feels so familiar to me, Especially when I hear this song. I can relate to the lyrics in a sense now that I am older from when I first heard this song as a teenager. Time flies.

Found that person when I was fifteen. Took a lot of work...she was two years older, but she took to me. That was 1975. We've been married for over 46 years now. I found my heart of gold. Thanks Neil. Thanks Aileen.

I don' t know this singer and his song but i love all !! Thank you bellisima Aileen ( from France ) 👍👍

Gotta love classic Neil Young. Great songwriter and musician.

Your emotions is a big reason I follow you 😊

Neil is such a phenomenal storyteller. Each song is a journey, and an absolute pleasure to listen to.

Cinnamon Girl is also a classic! Or Hey Hey My My or Rockin in a Free World There is s version with Pearl Jam!! ❤️❤️

Honesty, authenticity, and the love of words. That's his magic.

Much love too you little lady 🍀😘🍀

Once you listen to Neil Young you can never go back. The great music still exists just go back further. 🎸

Great reaction aileen. Neil Young is a amazing singer I love all his live performances

Love it... Keep the older music alive! peace

Your expressions to these sorts of videos is always so heart warming watching you just get lost in the song with how much you’re loving and appreciating it 😭 ❤️ That harmonica adds that little extra good stuff throughout the song too. I was getting the same vibe about it with how the ending was like a drawn out sigh at the end given the theme of the song and how you broke it down

Keep shining Aileen.

THERE YA GO GIRL!!!👍😊

You NAILED NAILED NAILED IT! So much time spent working to find that treasure...but the older you get, the farther that gold seems away...

Love this reaction!! Seeing you fall in love with this music causes me to fall in love all over again. Than you.❤✌🏽

Check out his live version of “keep on rocking in the free world” with Pearl Jam.

Hi Aileen In the song, Young sings of being in Hollywood, Redwood (forests, presumably), and crossing oceans in search of a heart of gold. Indeed, the song is about salvation-either someone or something-that can give him the treasure-metaphorical or actual-that he requires.

@marke8323

7 ай бұрын

Redwood was his Ranch he was talking to the "Old Man" about. I think his ex-wife might had been given it before she passed away in the divorce,

@dawnknox4640

7 ай бұрын

He also grew up in Winnipeg Manitoba close to Redwood Ave?? I have always wondered 🤔

@samuellord8576

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Aileen for another generous, heartfelt reaction! Neil is such a treasure, his songs were the very first folk songs I learned to sing (starting with “Old Man” 🙏). But note, only recently did I learn, by listening, that he is one of the greatest guitarists ever. Beautiful acoustic playing, but he also shreds like a banshee. Listen to both his acoustic and electric versions of “Cowgirl in the Sand,” a song with more Neil-Young-level lyrics. Best wishes! 🌈

@tonydelapa1911

7 ай бұрын

I appreciate you doing this as your next Neil Young song - I so enjoyed your reaction and what you brought to the discussion. We are fortunate today that BBC (British Broadcasting Co) captured such great sound and film on this from way back in 1971. The entire concert that aired was only about 30 min. He was trying out a few as yet unreleased songs, including “Heart of Gold.” Neil has written SO many terrific songs across several genres or styles. I can’t wait for you to discover his electric side with his band Crazy Horse. It;s funny to think his triple LP (record) called “Decade” that covered his first 10 years was released ~45 years ago and he is still making music, recoding and performing. There is no other like Neil Young. Thank you kindly for this one!

Beautiful song and a beautiful reaction as always Aileen.

A poet of rock .... no wonder he was an inspiration to Vedder

Great, timeless song. Watching songs I grew up with hit you so viscerally is quite powerful. Thank you. ❤

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Hi Aileen, I have loved this song for decades. I really enjoyed your heart felt reaction. 🙂

Pure talent.

If you want to see the other side of Neil from the "folk singer", go with Hey Hey, My My (Into the black)...the 1991 live version is a suburb example. This is one of those rare songs which just keeps getting better and better the louder you turn it up. It cannot be played too loud 😊

@craigplatel813

7 ай бұрын

I think that would be more medium hard rock, for harder stuff I would go with like a hurricane and a lot of stuff from that era.

What a good understanding of the song. Thank you for sharing that.

@Robert-cc7up

7 ай бұрын

@_official_Aileen_Senpai What's my luck exactly? Getting you? Just kidding. 😉Greetings from the Netherlands.

It's a shame that the video didn't show Neil looking for the correct harmonica in the key for the song and making jokes. I tried to find a version that included it but couldn't find it anymore. Neil Young is legendary.

Thanx! Great reaction! You might love up the grateful dead!

As far as more Mr Neil young, there are so many. He was just so big in so many ways. I really really would love to see you react to something a little more upbeat with his band Crazy Horse. Powderfinger would probably blow you away. And I don't know that it's 100% belting? But for Neil Young it really kind of is at certain points. But the story itself is historic and everything about it rings so true and it's powerful and by the way I love his solo stuff but I also love his band Crazy Horse. And I love some of the solo career stuff he did later as well, like, Rocking In The Free World. I saw him live twice back early on when I was so young and those are still incredibly memorable concerts to this day. I actually had eye contact with him now and then and some verbal interplay, I was so close to the stage.

Aileen, beautiful reaction 😊 Yes, Neil Young.... wonderful singer and songwriter with a philosophical message. All the song suggestions are great and I will look forward to seeing and hearing your thoughts and reactions 😊

Neil Young is great at expressing emotion in his songs through his vocals, facial expressions, guitar, harmonica, story telling, and great lyrics. He has a lot more great songs like this where he plays acoustic guitar, harmonica and piano. However he also has a lot of great rock type songs that express emotion in the same way, and Neil Young is fabulous on the electric guitar. Cortez the Killer, Powder Finger, Southern Man, Hey Hey My My, are just a few of these songs. I think it would be great if you also reacted to this side of Neil Young.

I remember being like 5 or 6 years old watching the Live Aid concert with multiple artists and like the whole world watching, it was a really big deal to have so many people coming together to watch and listen to the same thing at once. In comes this Man with a cut-off logger shirt, completely unassuming and humble and He is alone on stage with only His Guitar and Harmonica. I looked up to My Father and asked. WHO IS THAT? - That's Neil Young Son my Father replied with a smile. He doesn't need any back-up band or electrics. I was so impressed right off the bat, even before He started singing. Been loving Him and His Music ever since

I was in a Military school when this song came out. I loved it and played it a lot on my stereo. He is a great writer and singer.

Thank you for your reaction to our Canadian treasure, Neil Young! Before you finish your journey through the catalogue of his music be sure you touch on "Helpless" (I would suggest from Live Aid 1985) and "The Needle And The Damage Done". Thank you also for making your channel such a joy to visit and hang out!!!

@user-bh5jv8hi3b

7 ай бұрын

I'd nominate the performance of "Helpless" from "The Last Waltz" . I love the look of Neil & the guys from The Band singing onstage & reacting as Joni Mitchell's voice is added to the mix from a hidden back stage microphone . 🙂

Your best reaction and commentary to date.

Well you are just killin it with your choices for songs ❤….. well done

You hit the nail on the head Aileen 👍👍👍

I love his voice

He's is one the greatest

I watched rhis twice a couple months ago and again today. Came back just to comment. This is a terrific reaction video. You are so right about his songwriting, despite many other fine qualities and talents, being what sets Neil apart. You’ll find that in any genere or decade he has tackled from the late 1960s until now. He has many beautiful, almost mournful, songs and plenty where he is good and pissed off and has something to say. Acoustic or electric, solo or with his band Crazy Horse, it would be difficult to exhaust or run out of songs in Neil’s catalog. I’ve added this one to my folder of Exceptional Reaction Videos and I thank you.

Just wait until you check out the songs , yes , two songs , one is My My Hey Hey , and the other is Hey Hey My My !! If you listen to one of these then you have to listen to the other . Yes , Neil Young has a bunch of cool tunes !!

Some recommendations for further Neil Young exploration: "Powderfinger", "Cinnamon Girl", "Sedan Delivery", "Needle and The Damage Done", "Harvest Moon", "Down By The River", "Cowgirl In The Sand", "Cortez the Killer", "Ohio", "Rockin' In The Free World", "This Notes For You", "Sugar Mountain", "After The Goldrush", "Tonight's The Night". That's enough to get you started Aileen. Enjoy.

Love your comments... you understand...

Rocking in the Free World - there is even a live collaboration with Pearl Jam

Another one from his acoustic days is The Needle and The Damage Done and sadly it’s about someone we have probably known in our lives but it’s a beautiful song and really hits home for me having lost friends who became lost and eventually losing the battle with addiction via the needle and the damage done The song really help me get through their tragic passing and help me to understand the situation and the pain they were going through and And Neils song does it in such a sad but poetic way

@DENVEROUTDOORMAN

6 ай бұрын

Nope Need his Rock stop the wimpy acoustic crap

Hello Aileen, one of my many favourite songs, and precisely, because of the simplicity! Great channel also and great reactions! I always love to see younger people listening and discovering great music, it always fill me with joy. I would love to see you react to something very different, something in Spanish, it's an Argentinan rock group called Soda Stereo, the song I would like you to check out is called "Prófugos" live version from Gira Me Verás Volver (tour), you will not be disappointed at all, I know you will truly enjoy it, musically and energetically, especially how the huge crowd reacts to the energy of the band, if youu just search the song you will see it's very poplar internationally to many other reactions and people around the world are truly falling in love with this no longer existing band and the lead singer who is a true Latin genius named Gustavo Cerati, he already passed away, but he is also worth checking out as a solo artist, very talented, very beautiful voice, very deep thinking and intellectual individual and even highly spiritual in a way... If you don't speak Spanish you can find the transaltions somewhere and read them as you listen, that's how many others have done it. Well, I hope you do it sometime. Stay safe, be happy and stay very blessed! Oh! And stay beautiful! ❤🙏 BTW: I don't know if others who do know Soda Stereo could somehow chip in and vote to my request?

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 have a wonderful beautiful day God bless 🙏

i like Words (Between The Lines Of Age)from the same album .Harvest (Neil Young album)cheers young lady.

That big beautiful Martin Guitar compliments Neil Young's great talent as a song writer and of course as a singer. He was at his very best back then in his earliest career.

love Neil , i've got "its better to burn out than to fade away" on my wrist.

Your smile and eyes listening to this true master really warms my soul, love your reactions. Thank you for sharing yourself!

Neil has been one of the most talented and innovative artist over the past 55+ years!You might want to try reacting to his tune Southern Man or The Needle and The Damage Done.

Neil Young, "Southern Cross." ✌️❤️🌹

@BeastrealDT

7 ай бұрын

@_official_Aileen_Senpai thanks. ✌️❤️🌹

Great reaction Aileen, 'out on the weekend' from his 1971 BBC is another great song from Neil

just found you i love your thoughts and emotion

Nice one, Aileen. 😊

KNOCKED LOOSE “Deep in the Willow/ Everything is Quiet Now” LETS GET THE BIG BANGER HEAVIES BACK.

Rock on Aileen 🤘 🎸 🎶😊

I come from Germany and I can still vividly remember dancing to this song with a girl when I was a teenager. I will never forget it.

Amazing singer / song writer

Regarding you showing your emotion, I really thought that was the most incredible balanced assertive way to state that you don't have a problem showing your emotions and taking ownership of them. I think this is a great example. And I say this as a 60 year old dude, so you can imagine the environment I was raised in including my extended family that went back a few generations. It's been a long journey to get to where I am in that respect, and I'm still not half as good at it as you are.

This made my day much better loved the reaction to Neil young

Neil Young the Godfather of Grunge. Recorded an album with the members of Pearl Jam and his song Hey Hey MY My was quoted in Kurt Cobain suicide note. Other songs to recommend The needle and the damage done- MTV unplugged, Pearl Jam Just Breathe Austin city, or Pearl jam covering Neil Young Rockin in the free world Immagine in Cornice.

"when god made me" would have a lot of people in tears if they heard it. it's not one of neil's well known songs, but it is gorgeous and powerful. thanks for continuing to check out neil! 🙂

I think you have a heart of gold I'm 100% sure to that

When it comes to finding " the heart of Gold " beauty is often in the eye of the beholder,

Whole Lotta Love-from this performance.

Gotta hear Nieil Young and his band Crazy Horse.A rock and roll Young..😊

Talent amazes me. The way he can play the guitar and the harmonica simultanioulsy; with rhythm on guitar and melody on harmonica! Seems like the musical equivalent of simultaneoulsy rubbing your belly and patting your head to me!

And so it begins , your journey down the rabbit hole of Neil Young. So far you've done 2 folkier acoustic songs by Neil. There are a few more to do before getting into his electric heavier side. Check out Lotta Love , The Needle and the Damage Done and Harvest Moon.

yes

This was one of the first songs 🎵 I learned

Neil is so beloved and such a huge influence on musicians from literally every genre, it comes down to hitting this incredible sweet spot of his lyrics, tunes, sound and performance - he keeps it simple but says volumes - it is every song writer's dream to be able to do, it almost gives him a supernatural vibe. (Artists like him that come to mind - and leaving so many out just who is coming to me, are Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Paul Simon..in more modern times I'd say they were gone so fast but on the path, both Kurt Cobain and Jeff Buckley, and Chris Cornell with his tragic story; Lauryn Hill gave us so much,, and Thom Yorke who is still with us and continues to do it) - obviously one man's take. There are a special class of performers who have done it and Neil is definitely in the top of the class. I'd even say his understated approach kept him more under the radar than he may otherwise have been, but he nor anyone else should want to change one little thing. He was writing songs of such a caliber at such a young age, truly amazing. "Needle and the Damage Done: MTV Unplugged" is another great example that will hit you so hard, but sometimes that emotional response a song elicits is the true beauty of it, bittersweet but in the end, sweet. We all need that cathartic effect such music can offer. The journey with Neil is almost meant to be taken slowly and taken in as gifts to be unwrapped as you traverse life.

Neil's strumming? I recall seeing this performance on BBC TV back in 1971, and being very taken by Neil's strumming technique/sound.

My parents were both Neil Young’s so I grew up listening to him. It’s really nice seeing reactions to what I just grew up with and didn’t really think about it

Absolutely incredible song.

One voice In this world you shouldn't've missed this It 😉

When music was meaningful. Timeless

Tons of emotion in all his songs 🎶

"Chisel your way through life" Love your commentary!

This reaction was great. Neil is so awesome ❤ I will recommend my favs from him😊 "Don't Let it get you down," ( the live version of this is fun because he does a little anecdote beforehand. "Needle and the damage done" is another sad one. He is such a good storyteller.❤❤

This is your song aileen you have a heart of gold

listening to am radio in the 70s was at and all time high!