Hi, this is Neil. Link to the NYA info-card for this song with press, documents, manuscripts, photos, videos. Look around NYA for fun and listening! ALL my music in high resolution at neilyoungarchives.com/info-card?track=t1993_1206_01
Thankyou Neil. From the very first moment I heard your voice I couldn't stop listening to your music. 23 years after listening to Harvest for the 1st time from beginning to end I reckon everything you have made never gets old, only better and better. You help me through the tough times and I cry tears of joy and get tingles and goosebumps when I listen to your songs. You will always be my favourite singer/ songwriter/ guitarist. I hope and pray all is well with you and your loved ones. God willing, God bless.
I suffer from Hero worship. Neil Young has dealt with polio, type 1 diabetes, epilepsy, back surgery, brain aneurysm surgery. Yet he has created and continues to create the music of my life. He has done this with courage of conviction and tireless passion for his music. I have no doubt he is a flawed hero, I have no doubt he wrestles with his own demons. But when I hear his music, I am carried away to another world and I feel renewed. He has saved my life. I am grateful for Neil Young.
Thank you! These are exactly my thoughts, I heard the song first when my father got cancer at the end of the 90s, and it brought me to the point to learn guitar myself. Until today I love this song. My two parents are dead now, I myself got an organ transplantation in 2012 (kidney & pancreas) and I live, but I still hear it for the maybe 500th time and get thrilled, because it´s the best, and Neil, whom I saw 2 times live, ist the one and only. He's about feelings and music, not about fame. Rare thing today. I adore him in every way. Thank you for your comment :-)
I spent 2 weeks camping on Blue River in Tishamingo Ok listening to Rust Never Sleeps after I graduated college in 83. A Pivotal moment in my life . Catching trout / tent camping / listening to Neil !
Oh my god....from the lyrics, the guitar playing, the holes in his jeans, this whole video song. This is a modern masterpiece. Click fullscreen on this one, put on your best headphones if you want....Thank you Neil and band for sharing this. Gotta take this one in again.
I wonder where Neil goes - when the song takes over his body - and the energy flows through him. Stevie Nicks once said she sometimes finds herself on the ceiling looking down at the crowd through an astral projection - thus the silver chain. Neil goes as deep as anybody I've ever seen.
I absolutely dug how the dummer had tears in his eyes as he was looking at Neil in the background and I could tell it, when he starts that improvisational jam, I had tears in my eyes too as he was/is singing the lyrics, it is by far one of the many very emotional songs that I love by Mr. Young. - Bravo!
Neil... slips into... his “zone”... summoning something from deep inside.. through his fingertips to his guitar.. and through his amp.. into the atmosphere... for all of us to absorb.. and be there with him.. through his journey... that is.. the song! Such an incredible writer.. spirit.. musician.. So glad I’ve been along for the journey with you Neil... for the past fifty plus years.. Thanks for the adventure... and all the music 🎶...truly one of my rock and roll Heroes...acoustic or electric...this mans music 🎼...speaks to me..Thanks Neil.. Just Incredible...Thank You.. So much!
I imagine it as getting 'into the zone'. When it all comes together and the music just lifts the players to their inner feelings. As a listener I experience it when it makes me feel trippy even though I'm stone cold sober. If it can do that for me, just listening, how great must it feel to be creating it?
How the fuck does Neil Young write such consistently great songs during his entire career? when 99% of rock musicians seem to burn out creatively in their 30's. Fuck, Neil young was 50 years old when he wrote and recorded this song, the guy is damn gifted.
This is such a brilliant song, music and lyrics, a masterpiece. I have loved Neil's songs for years and I so admire that he doesn't care about his image, the mess on stage and the taped up microphones, you get what you get, good honest music played brilliantly with minimal overdubs. A true genius. Love ya Neil!
Woah, what a great performance, rediscovering Neil, old time hippy of 74 years, band is super strong.His guitar playing is just excessively brilliant....
You have such a profound impact on my career that even the biggest thank you text would fall shout to express my gratitude. Thanks for your support and the love shown stay safe ❤️❤️❤️
The music and talent in Neil is definitely being channeled from the source of life! Unbelievable how an artist can transform from album’s like Harvest to this incredible compilation. Neil’s music can take you to so many places in your mind.
Distracting you, concealing you , protecting you, destroying you - Genius . The songs come in sort of pictures in his mind - he says he doesn't plan them and that the song tells or instructs him in a way what to do - how to compose and perform. They erupt from an Intersection between 'normal ''conscious' and a Vast Source beyond.
peter moorenshon it’s an epistrophe (lol I’m an English teacher)! I love how Neil Young effortlessly uses poetic devices and figurative language. It’s natural. Sadly, it’s a lost art these days. Surprisingly, the best examples from my generation (I’m 28) are Taking Back Sunday and, I kid you not, Eminem. Lorde does it as well, but it’s very contrived. Except for Bob Dylan, I think Neil Young may be the best lyricist of all time.
@@stephaniegreen6606 major props for comparing Adam and Neil! TBS is my favorite band because of the lyrics. Are they the best singers and instrumentalists? No. But damn they can write songs.
You just HAVE to know that this was, and is something very special... In all my years I have never seen Neil playing or singing like he was just getting through it all. He ALWAYS puts the full percentage into what he is doing and ALWAYS becomes that integral part of his music, on the inside pushing it forward, steering and cajoling and engineering it to fit his exact mood, OUR exact mood. I love this man so much for what he has given me, what he has made me, what he has moulded within me... I am 71 and a half now and in 35 years time I will STILL be playing, singing and enjoying Neil and the Horse every single minute I get..... EVERY day without fail.... I am going to have to spin this track again right now....................................................................................................................
I agree with these accolades for Neil and his music/poetry. I would also like to just say, how cool is it , that we grew up in the sixties and seventies with so much amazing and varied music, acoustic and electric. So much so, old hippies like us make a reference to vinyl records, 8 track or cassette tracks, on a "smart" phone. Indeed, spin that track again. ( just don't try to play the "b side" of a cd. They all sound the same...no sound.😁) Now, back to Neil.
As every great artist does ' expressing the now' whats on his mind , rollin with the times ' Neil does it in his own way with compassion ' Thats what makes Neil Young touch the hearts of people around the world and especially in Canada . Not only does Neils music resonate in peoples souls but he has the ability to keep us strong when we feel weak and gives us hope when the world seems hopeless . Though he may not have intended to mean so much to so many, it means alot to us to mean so much to him . Thank you Neil
+Glen Gordon Love your comment. His music lead me to a Neil fan group 13 years ago that has brought a lot of meaning and great friends into my life. Started with Neil shows and events and turned into so much more. He is a beautiful spirit and we are so lucky that he was given the gift of musical expression.
He's meant a lot to the whole world- I don't know why Canadians seem so quick to point out the musicians they have "given" the world. It's like they have an inferiority complex or something. Neil wanted to get the fuck out of Canada. No other country seems to brag about the musicians that have come out of their respective countries like Canada does. The US has given the world lots more musicians than Canada but Canadians get so personal about it. When I think musicians from Canada that have had world appeal I think of Neil, Rush, The Tragically Hip, etc. but Canadians get so defensive about it.
What do you mean Neil wanted to get the fuck out of Canada , the only reason he went to LA was because thats where the music scene was at Canada was not really on the map in the music industry in the early - mid 60s . It was The Guess Who that put Canada on the music map ( Randy Bachman) & Neil were good friends in Winnipeg it had nothing to do with not wanting to be in Canada and whats wrong with being proud of people that are from your country , i think the reason why Canadians boast about famous musicians or actors is because there isnt that many huge names that are Canadian as compared to America or England , and when people mention Canada in the same sentence as Neil Young i think its because he lives in The USA but he is and always will be Canadian . I hope that answers the Canadian thing , i dont think its because we think we are better than anyone else i think its more of a proud country thing just as a patriotic American .. PEACE
I certainly understand sir- I didn't mean to come off as an ass hole about it - I understand pride in your country and all and Canada definitely has their greats like any other. Not that it has anything to do with this video or anything, but my heart goes out to Gordon Downie of The Tragically Hip right now as I've heard he has terminal brain cancer and I know he has meant a lot to many Canadians. Again, I am sorry for the ass hole comment. Peace to you as well...
The funny thing is they're only great with Neil - any time they try to play with anyone else, it just falls apart, they're really not objectively good. With Neil, though, they're fucking brilliant.
Every note from Neil Young is THE perfect note in that moment. Accept no substitute...because there simply isn't one. This man has more passion in his big toe nail than the rest can hope for in a lifetime.
Some people love him - some people hate him - and that is their loss. I have the deepest respect for this man. Very Very one of kind. You will rarely find the continuous river of honest deep passion from other artists. His playing may not be the chops nor his voice - but see him live a few times - In my case maybe 11 or 12. He is so passionate when he plays. It is very moving.
Lucky you to have seen him..i wish i had. Yes, he is very passionate with his music and it shows. Very moving too. He gets me going. When I am sad, I listen to him and it makes me feel so much better. I love it when Neil and Crazy Horse play together. They are great. ;0)
I've seen Neil play a dozen times myself. Mainly in the 80s and 90s. Was actually the first concert I ever went to. The energy that man has on stage is incredible.
The pace is spot on. Many musicians unconsciously speed up the tempo of songs they play through boredom, repetition and fatigue. Love Crazy Horse. Each song they play is organic; it lives, breathes, pauses and motors on.
Lots of bands play songs faster live consciously though too. Oasis come to mind trying to think of an example. You hear it a lot though going right back to TV performances of bands in the mid 60s like the Byrds or Stones.
Neil and the Allman Brothers Band are the two greatest jam bands or long song bands as you call them. ABB have ended but Neil still going strong. Rockin' out the Long Songs for years to come lets hope.
Honestly. I can't imagine my life without Neil's music in it all these years ..... It just resonates a peaceful rhythm in my soul.. Thanks Neil. Keep Rockin in the Free World!!!!!!!✌💗
Wow!! No matter how many times I watch this video it blows me away!! The soul wrenching organic nature of it and the emotional highs and lows!! Just amazing!! Love you Neil!!!!!
This song saved my life .... one of those horrible nights .... and that shitty six in the morning when you're too tired and fucked up to care anymore ... I called this up and it got me through .....
When you get weak, and you need to test your will When life's complete, but there's something missing still Distracting you from this must be the one you love Must be the one whose magic touch can change your mind Don't let another day go by without the magic touch Distracting you (change your mind) Supporting you (change your mind) Embracing you (change your mind) Convincing you (change your mind) When you're confused and the world has got you down When you feel used and you just can't play the clown Protecting you from this must be the one you love Must be the one whose magic touch can change your mind Don't let another day go by without the magic touch Protecting you (change your mind) Restoring you (change your mind) Revealing you (change your mind) Soothing you (change your mind) You hear the sound, you wait around and get the word You see the picture changing everything you've heard Destroying you with this must be the one you love Must be the one whose magic touch can change your mind Don't let another day go by without the magic touch Destroying you (change your mind) Embracing you (change your mind) Protecting you (change your mind) Confining you (change your mind) Distracting you (change your mind) Supporting you (change your mind) Distorting you (change your mind) Controlling you (change your mind) Change your mind (change your mind) Change your mind, change your mind (change your mind) Change your mind (change your mind) The morning comes and there's an odor in the room The scent of love, more than a million roses bloom Embracing you with this must be the one you love Must be the one whose magic touch can change your mind Don't let another day go by without the magic touch =====================================
I agree with you ten fold!! Thank you for not forgettin' Kurt as well, as Robin, such a tragic loss of just beautiful passionate lives that Touched So Many Hearts and Minds!! Among So Many Others S@crificed...k33
This is one of Neil's best songs and highly overlooked. It actually works very well at 16 minutes long. I love the lyrics but I also love the wall of sound and jamming throughout - it's a moving trip. Just as good a song as better known and loved classics such as Cowgirl In The Sound or Down By The River.
I agree! It is a very overlooked song….. I have much respect for the deep well inside Neil that sprung song! I have listened to this back to back many times and never tire of it! ☮️
One of my favorites Neil...such a great song for all of us and especially those struggling with the deepest depression. Suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem. Please please people seek professional help! So worth it! If you know someone struggling help them🙏🎵❤️
+Marsh Sherrif I read half of his autobiography and there was something about his writing style I didn't like. Petty, maybe, yes. Stupid? Yes. The music speaks for itself. Thanks for commenting tonight because I needed to hear this song right now.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse are the fucking greatest rock band of all time. Holy shit, talk about seasoned players. Molina drives most of their shows.Poncho and Billy are the mechanics. Neil owns the car.
Late to the Party, but... Been listening to your stuff since Buff Spring I. My friend and I were the dudes who untangled your Beige Chevy rental car from the roll-up fencing that you comically drove into, backstage of UCSB Stadium in Santa Barbara, 1970. After the slow speed plow-thru, you got out of the car, glanced at the car & fence, and looked at us with a funny smirk and a shrug of your shoulders, then proceeded to blend into the backstage territory. Too funny. That was a great concert. A high school buddy was working at UCSB in facilities maintenance, and got us into a side wing area just off stage a few feet. One of the production crew said "Sure, hang out here & dig it, but stay out of the way of the photographer shooting from the adjacent nook & cranny... he was shooting the outdoor pictures that went into the Deja Vu LP cover. I wish, through some magic and/or alchemy, that I could have had a cell phone with video recording that day, to save for posterity, you being seated at the Hammond organ, playing the bass notes of "Carry On" with your left foot on the Hammond foot pedals and singing your harmony parts, all the while tuning up that big gnarly Gretsch. Later.
I agree. Neil is a sage, a shaman, a free spirit, close to God, sincerity and truth emanating from every nuanced facial expression. I've idolized this man for 40 years.
What a deep,deep groove this song has.I wish this haunting jam would just go on forever and ever.Such an important message in the words.One of my top favorites for certain.Hope someone somewhere has changed their mind today.
45 years ago this week i was 15 years old and had my first jam session. the first 2 songs we learned were southern man and words. the amount of incredible material neil has come out with over the years is awe inspiring.
I'm a poet, songwriter, and I'm always listening. Neil Young's eternal boy voice enchants me. There is a care in the arrangements, in the melody, to accompany the lyrics. I like to listen. (Adriana Janaína Poeta / Clube de Leitura dos Poetas)
Nothing I can say would accurately describe how much this song like so many of his songs has touched my life. We owe Neil our deepest gratitude for being who is is.
Love the progression in this tune... such an airy infused sound.. based on the first minute thirty of many of his jams I wouldn't even think they'd be something I'd enjoy, yet not true at all........ unfortunately the average person doesn't allow enough time for sound to reach out and grab them when it fails to fit a generic, label-friendly mold... Make sense to anyone?
No small feat to make a song with only a few chords and that lasts for 15 minutes, sound so good, so inviting and so mysterious that you just can't stop listening. Brother Neil and Crazy Horse had that magic and they've got me,"Driftin' Back."
Epic!, Iconic, Timeless, and on and on.... this song says so much!!! Neil is now and has been a legend for years. He seems to have always had a never give in and no sell out approach to his music. Long may you run Neil!
No bigger NY fan ....but the man just out does himself here the whole Neil Young experience in one video. ..beautiful lyrics, harmonies, guitar jamming and just a great vibe of all the musicians.....i
Crazy Horse is one of the best bands in the world, very underrated! It makes mad to see those rubbish bands like motley crew, poison, Metallica, black Sabbath, iron maid, that have never made a good record, whose songs are idiot, being awarded merits they don't deserve. Neil young is at his best with them, perfect combination of talent, resulting in amazing songs, original, timeless. In the future,next centuries they will be heard like classic composers we do today. The others will be forgotten, or remembered as reality TV personalities or for their actions, their integrity. There will be theses from scholars studying every line to try to understand their emotions in that moment in their lives when they created a perfect song
Nah, Matallica, Black Sabbeth, Iron Maiden & Motley Crue are all important & influential & in a couple cases genre defining bands. As genre defining & defying or as brilliant & versatile as Neil Young & Crazy Horse? Maybe not, although my favourite Metallica album has to be their collaboration with Lou Reed "Lulu".
rustedglory1 Hi ! You are right, all those Neil vids are on the playlist I listen everyday, it is sooooooooo gooooooood! Don't let another day goes by without Neil's magic touch :D
You know when a song this long doesn't bore you, that's some genius. I still say he reminds me of a vulture Muppet when he jams with the band... Lol. Love him.
Have listened intently since Harvest to everything Neil did. I have spent an enormous amount of time considering every part of him and his music, yet I do not begrudge that time at all.’On The Beach’ really provoked me. Simply the best.
As off the wall and corny as this may sound I feel like that scene in Amadeus where Salieri goes through Mozart's written music that was delivered to him by his wife. When I first heard this I thought this isn't a veteran Rocker I am hearing ------ it is the voice of God . This masterpiece -------- Miraculous !
"Change Your Mind" When you get weak, and you need to test your will When life's complete, but there's something missing still Distracting you from this must be the one you love Must be the one whose magic touch can change your mind Don't let another day go by without the magic touch Distracting you (change your mind) Supporting you (change your mind) Embracing you (change your mind) Convincing you (change your mind) When you're confused and the world has got you down When you feel used and you just can't play the clown Protecting you from this must be the one you love Must be the one whose magic touch can change your mind Don't let another day go by without the magic touch Protecting you (change your mind) Restoring you (change your mind) Revealing you (change your mind) Soothing you (change your mind) You hear the sound, you wait around and get the word You see the picture changing everything you've heard Destroying you with this must be the one you love Must be the one whose magic touch can change your mind Don't let another day go by without the magic touch Destroying you (change your mind) Embracing you (change your mind) Protecting you (change your mind) Confining you (change your mind) Distracting you (change your mind) Supporting you (change your mind) Distorting you (change your mind) Controlling you (change your mind) Change your mind (change your mind) Change your mind, change your mind (change your mind) Change your mind (change your mind) The morning comes and there's an odor in the room The scent of love, more than a million roses bloom Embracing you with this must be the one you love Must be the one whose magic touch can change your mind Don't let another day go by without the magic touch Embracing you (change your mind) Concealing you (change your mind) Protecting you (change your mind) Revealing you (change your mind) Change your mind, change your mind (change your mind) Change your mind (change your mind) Change your mind, change your mind (change your mind) Change your mind (change your mind) Change your mind, change your mind Change your mind Change your mind, change your mind Change your mind Change your mind, change your mind Change your mind, change your mind
This is exactly what I need to here from Neil as usual. Everyone would like to change their mind but it's a lot easier when he told you to do it. Right on man!!!
Man, I don't have many people in the world that just stick on me..I find no flaws in Brother Neil, I' know he is like you and me...otherwise, how could he write so many songs with the intamacy that he GIVES to us..
Hi, this is Neil. Link to the NYA info-card for this song with press, documents, manuscripts, photos, videos. Look around NYA for fun and listening! ALL my music in high resolution at neilyoungarchives.com/info-card?track=t1993_1206_01
I had a little trouble with these links but it could be my phone.
❤️ you guys! TY for everything.
Thankyou Neil. From the very first moment I heard your voice I couldn't stop listening to your music. 23 years after listening to Harvest for the 1st time from beginning to end I reckon everything you have made never gets old, only better and better. You help me through the tough times and I cry tears of joy and get tingles and goosebumps when I listen to your songs. You will always be my favourite singer/ songwriter/ guitarist. I hope and pray all is well with you and your loved ones. God willing, God bless.
I had trouble with the link NEIL- Couldnt find that page error popped up and bummed me out.
neilyoungchannel
Long Live Crazy Horse.
Are they in FLAC format?
I suffer from Hero worship. Neil Young has dealt with polio, type 1 diabetes, epilepsy, back surgery, brain aneurysm surgery. Yet he has created and continues to create the music of my life. He has done this with courage of conviction and tireless passion for his music. I have no doubt he is a flawed hero, I have no doubt he wrestles with his own demons. But when I hear his music, I am carried away to another world and I feel renewed. He has saved my life. I am grateful for Neil Young.
I did know that about Neil. I’ve always loved and respected his music, but this adds so much more to the dimension of the man. Thanks!
And.. 2 sons born with cerebral palsy! Not easy for any man, musician ..
Thank you! These are exactly my thoughts, I heard the song first when my father got cancer at the end of the 90s, and it brought me to the point to learn guitar myself. Until today I love this song. My two parents are dead now, I myself got an organ transplantation in 2012 (kidney & pancreas) and I live, but I still hear it for the maybe 500th time and get thrilled, because it´s the best, and Neil, whom I saw 2 times live, ist the one and only. He's about feelings and music, not about fame. Rare thing today. I adore him in every way. Thank you for your comment :-)
Love!!!!!
I spent 2 weeks camping on Blue River in Tishamingo Ok listening to Rust Never Sleeps after I graduated college in 83. A Pivotal moment in my life . Catching trout / tent camping / listening to Neil !
Neil' solos are like eagles screeching out of the heavens and echoing in the mountains. pure bliss
Νice said,Neil always has that 'Keep it Simple" and Down to the Bone Attitude....
Yep. Everlastingly, too.
Oh my god....from the lyrics, the guitar playing, the holes in his jeans, this whole video song. This is a modern masterpiece. Click fullscreen on this one, put on your best headphones if you want....Thank you Neil and band for sharing this. Gotta take this one in again.
I wonder where Neil goes - when the song takes over his body - and the energy flows through him. Stevie Nicks once said she sometimes finds herself on the ceiling looking down at the crowd through an astral projection - thus the silver chain. Neil goes as deep as anybody I've ever seen.
I absolutely dug how the dummer had tears in his eyes as he was looking at Neil in the background and I could tell it, when he starts that improvisational jam, I had tears in my eyes too as he was/is singing the lyrics, it is by far one of the many very emotional songs that I love by Mr. Young. - Bravo!
Neil... slips into... his “zone”... summoning something from deep inside.. through his fingertips to his guitar.. and through his amp.. into the atmosphere... for all of us to absorb.. and be there with him.. through his journey... that is.. the song! Such an incredible writer.. spirit.. musician.. So glad I’ve been along for the journey with you Neil... for the past fifty plus years..
Thanks for the adventure... and all the music 🎶...truly one of my rock and roll
Heroes...acoustic or electric...this mans music 🎼...speaks to me..Thanks Neil..
Just Incredible...Thank You.. So much!
I feel the same, very underrated comment!!
I imagine it as getting 'into the zone'. When it all comes together and the music just lifts the players to their inner feelings. As a listener I experience it when it makes me feel trippy even though I'm stone cold sober. If it can do that for me, just listening, how great must it feel to be creating it?
Donald McAllister Yesss sirrrr!! Thrasher was my awakening moment with Neil Young!
I couldn't have said it better myself ✨🎸✨😇✨🙏✨🎵🎶👀😎✨🌹✨🎸✨Thanks Neil for your gift of Music to all Generations 🎧🎶🌟🎵🎺🎹🥁🎼🌻💐⭐🎤✨❤️✨
True story One of my Favs as well
How the fuck does Neil Young write such consistently great songs during his entire career? when 99% of rock musicians seem to burn out creatively in their 30's. Fuck, Neil young was 50 years old when he wrote and recorded this song, the guy is damn gifted.
He does it because he is NEIL YOUNG he is the best ✌🏼✌🏼🕊️
He was almost 49 when Sleeps With Angels was released.
Neil lets go ....feels....expresses thoughts...Rocks & Rolls........
yes He is!
he puts it all out there for people to listen to. the good and the bad. the way he plays and sings, though, it hardly ever sounds less than good.
This is such a brilliant song, music and lyrics, a masterpiece. I have loved Neil's songs for years and I so admire that he doesn't care about his image, the mess on stage and the taped up microphones, you get what you get, good honest music played brilliantly with minimal overdubs. A true genius. Love ya Neil!
What's not to love?!
One of the few musicians from the '60s that still make relevant and great music.
Woah, what a great performance, rediscovering Neil, old time hippy of 74 years, band is super strong.His guitar playing is just excessively brilliant....
Neil. is one of a kind.He is awesome and doesn't give a. damned what anyone thinks. Its all about the music.
You have such a profound impact on my career that even the biggest thank you text would fall shout to express my gratitude. Thanks for your support and the love shown stay safe ❤️❤️❤️
Ssssshhhh everyone.... Neill Young's playin', just close ur eyes n listen..
the best comes after 2 hours.
Oh fuck yes!
I hear you, Honestly I respectfully disagree, you have to keep your eyes open just to watch him bounce around 😉
I'm going to smoke some more Hawaiian and keep listening !
The dude in the red shirt with the Les Paul.. should not try to dance like Neil . Just joking he's great or he wouldn't even be there !
Neil is one of the all time greats a true balladeer and poet
Neil for a Nobel like Dylan.
sleeps with angels definitely one of his most underrated albums. and most solid.
Trans am
Its been a staple of mine for always, especially when driving a long way by myself
@dogmunch They just about destroyed those guitars
Arguably his last truly great, fully realized album.
The music and talent in Neil is definitely being channeled from the source of life! Unbelievable how an artist can transform from album’s like Harvest to this incredible compilation. Neil’s music can take you to so many places in your mind.
Distracting you, concealing you , protecting you, destroying you - Genius . The songs come in sort of pictures in his mind - he says he doesn't plan them and that the song tells or instructs him in a way what to do - how to compose and perform. They erupt from an Intersection between 'normal ''conscious' and a Vast Source beyond.
peter moorenshon it’s an epistrophe (lol I’m an English teacher)! I love how Neil Young effortlessly uses poetic devices and figurative language. It’s natural. Sadly, it’s a lost art these days. Surprisingly, the best examples from my generation (I’m 28) are Taking Back Sunday and, I kid you not, Eminem. Lorde does it as well, but it’s very contrived.
Except for Bob Dylan, I think Neil Young may be the best lyricist of all time.
@@stephaniegreen6606 major props for comparing Adam and Neil! TBS is my favorite band because of the lyrics. Are they the best singers and instrumentalists? No. But damn they can write songs.
You just HAVE to know that this was, and is something very special... In all my years I have never seen Neil playing or singing like he was just getting through it all. He ALWAYS puts the full percentage into what he is doing and ALWAYS becomes that integral part of his music, on the inside pushing it forward, steering and cajoling and engineering it to fit his exact mood, OUR exact mood. I love this man so much for what he has given me, what he has made me, what he has moulded within me... I am 71 and a half now and in 35 years time I will STILL be playing, singing and enjoying Neil and the Horse every single minute I get..... EVERY day without fail.... I am going to have to spin this track again right now....................................................................................................................
ROCK ON Chevron!!!!
I agree with these accolades for Neil and his music/poetry.
I would also like to just say, how cool is it , that we grew up in the sixties and seventies with so much amazing and varied music, acoustic and electric. So much so, old hippies like us make a reference to vinyl records, 8 track or cassette tracks, on a "smart" phone. Indeed, spin that track again. ( just don't try to play the "b side" of a cd. They all sound the same...no sound.😁)
Now, back to Neil.
Musicians like Neil Young knew how to get their groove on, not gimmicky and over produced like so much music today.
+Josiane Ochman SOOO TRUE 58 and still luvin the music
58 years old? who, you or Neil /when he performed this song here?
As every great artist does ' expressing the now' whats on his mind , rollin with the times ' Neil does it in his own way with compassion ' Thats what makes Neil Young touch the hearts of people around the world and especially in Canada . Not only does Neils music resonate in peoples souls but he has the ability to keep us strong when we feel weak and gives us hope when the world seems hopeless . Though he may not have intended to mean so much to so many, it means alot to us to mean so much to him . Thank you Neil
+Glen Gordon Love your comment. His music lead me to a Neil fan group 13 years ago that has brought a lot of meaning and great friends into my life. Started with Neil shows and events and turned into so much more. He is a beautiful spirit and we are so lucky that he was given the gift of musical expression.
+Glen Gordon not just Canada Glen.
Pennsylvanians like NY too
He's meant a lot to the whole world- I don't know why Canadians seem so quick to point out the musicians they have "given" the world. It's like they have an inferiority complex or something. Neil wanted to get the fuck out of Canada. No other country seems to brag about the musicians that have come out of their respective countries like Canada does. The US has given the world lots more musicians than Canada but Canadians get so personal about it. When I think musicians from Canada that have had world appeal I think of Neil, Rush, The Tragically Hip, etc. but Canadians get so defensive about it.
What do you mean Neil wanted to get the fuck out of Canada , the only reason he went to LA was because thats where the music scene was at Canada was not really on the map in the music industry in the early - mid 60s . It was The Guess Who that put Canada on the music map ( Randy Bachman) & Neil were good friends in Winnipeg it had nothing to do with not wanting to be in Canada and whats wrong with being proud of people that are from your country , i think the reason why Canadians boast about famous musicians or actors is because there isnt that many huge names that are Canadian as compared to America or England , and when people mention Canada in the same sentence as Neil Young i think its because he lives in The USA but he is and always will be Canadian . I hope that answers the Canadian thing , i dont think its because we think we are better than anyone else i think its more of a proud country thing just as a patriotic American .. PEACE
I certainly understand sir- I didn't mean to come off as an ass hole about it - I understand pride in your country and all and Canada definitely has their greats like any other. Not that it has anything to do with this video or anything, but my heart goes out to Gordon Downie of The Tragically Hip right now as I've heard he has terminal brain cancer and I know he has meant a lot to many Canadians. Again, I am sorry for the ass hole comment. Peace to you as well...
Lets not forget the great musicians in Crazy Horse Frank Sampedro - guitar, vocals- Billy Talbot - bass guitar, vocals - Ralph Molina - drums, vocals
Born to Rock
The funny thing is they're only great with Neil - any time they try to play with anyone else, it just falls apart, they're really not objectively good. With Neil, though, they're fucking brilliant.
And....... Danny Whitten for whom the song Needle and the Damage Done is written for, RIP.
@@HarvestTexas Danny Whitten was his musician partner?
@@FernandoMartinez-dq5bf He was an early member of Crazy Horse.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Whitten
Every note from Neil Young is THE perfect note in that moment. Accept no substitute...because there simply isn't one. This man has more passion in his big toe nail than the rest can hope for in a lifetime.
Some people love him - some people hate him - and that is their loss. I have the deepest respect for this man. Very Very one of kind. You will rarely find the continuous river of honest deep passion from other artists. His playing may not be the chops nor his voice - but see him live a few times - In my case maybe 11 or 12. He is so passionate when he plays. It is very moving.
To Scott Legere, So True, so very true...k33
+Scott Legere LUCKY BASTARD 58 yrs old and never got to see em live such envy but luv his music so cathartic
+Scott Legere Well said. Neil Young is a very unique man. Lets treasure him while he's still around!
Lucky you to have seen him..i wish i had.
Yes, he is very passionate with his music and it shows. Very moving too. He gets me going. When I am sad, I listen to him and it makes me feel so much better.
I love it when Neil and Crazy Horse play together. They are great. ;0)
I've seen Neil play a dozen times myself. Mainly in the 80s and 90s. Was actually the first concert I ever went to. The energy that man has on stage is incredible.
The pace is spot on. Many musicians unconsciously speed up the tempo of songs they play through boredom, repetition and fatigue. Love Crazy Horse. Each song they play is organic; it lives, breathes, pauses and motors on.
Always said Crazy Horse is the best garage band in the world :-)
Looseness that creates tightness. No one else like these guys.
Lots of bands play songs faster live consciously though too. Oasis come to mind trying to think of an example. You hear it a lot though going right back to TV performances of bands in the mid 60s like the Byrds or Stones.
Sampedro
Talbot billie
Kind of an emotional release when Neil solos...seriously cathartic ...dude.
Neil Young and crazy horse are masters of the long song.
+joninwakey long song band..u r right on..u can be a short song group...but Crazy Horse with Neil...always long song..peace bro!
Neil and the Allman Brothers Band are the two greatest jam bands or long song bands as you call them. ABB have ended but Neil still going strong. Rockin' out the Long Songs for years to come lets hope.
daniel morris The Dead are the best, but I see where you're coming from.
Cody Barker I don't know how I forgot to include the Dead in that comment. Too many doses in my younger days maybe? LOL
daniel morris Haha, I completely get it. I'm 25 and dosed enough for ten lifetimes. You follow the dead any?
Honestly. I can't imagine my life without Neil's music in it all these years ..... It just resonates a peaceful rhythm in my soul..
Thanks Neil. Keep Rockin in the Free World!!!!!!!✌💗
I’m with you. 💯
Wow!! No matter how many times I watch this video it blows me away!! The soul wrenching organic nature of it and the emotional highs and lows!! Just amazing!! Love you Neil!!!!!
It's funny how iconic his guitar playing is....I know instantly when I hear it it's him.
This song saved my life .... one of those horrible nights .... and that shitty six in the morning when you're too tired and fucked up to care anymore ... I called this up and it got me through .....
We are glad you're still with us. ❤
Fuck yeah
Absolutely beautiful!!! Neil Young fan for decades and forever!
Nobody does guitar solos like Neil.
that`s right you can`t teach that kind of improvison your born with it.
i like that description.
Dan S. Neil and Blackie have been friends a real long time. ✨😆🤘✨🇺🇸
Saved my night
I love him.
When you get weak,
and you need to test your will
When life's complete,
but there's something
missing still
Distracting you from this
must be the one you love
Must be the one whose magic touch
can change your mind
Don't let another day go by
without the magic touch
Distracting you
(change your mind)
Supporting you
(change your mind)
Embracing you
(change your mind)
Convincing you
(change your mind)
When you're confused and
the world has got you down
When you feel used and
you just can't play the clown
Protecting you from this
must be the one you love
Must be the one whose magic touch
can change your mind
Don't let another day go by
without the magic touch
Protecting you
(change your mind)
Restoring you
(change your mind)
Revealing you
(change your mind)
Soothing you
(change your mind)
You hear the sound,
you wait around
and get the word
You see the picture
changing everything
you've heard
Destroying you with this
must be the one you love
Must be the one
whose magic touch
can change your mind
Don't let another day go by
without the magic touch
Destroying you
(change your mind)
Embracing you
(change your mind)
Protecting you
(change your mind)
Confining you
(change your mind)
Distracting you
(change your mind)
Supporting you
(change your mind)
Distorting you
(change your mind)
Controlling you
(change your mind)
Change your mind
(change your mind)
Change your mind, change your mind
(change your mind)
Change your mind
(change your mind)
The morning comes
and there's an odor in the room
The scent of love,
more than a million roses bloom
Embracing you with this
must be the one you love
Must be the one
whose magic touch
can change your mind
Don't let another day go by
without the magic touch
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This song could be for Robin Williams, as well as Kurt Cobain, as well as for the rest of us.
I agree with you ten fold!! Thank you for not forgettin' Kurt as well, as Robin, such a tragic loss of just beautiful passionate lives that Touched So Many Hearts and Minds!! Among So Many Others S@crificed...k33
Kurt Cobain & Robin Williams were both murdered they did not commit suicide
Glen Gordon
Utter nonsense.
This is about Kurt Cobain lmao.
It’s his tribute Neil played for him. Kurt quotes neil in his “suicide” letter, “It’s better to burn out then to fade away.”
This is why we love Neil Young
This is one of Neil's best songs and highly overlooked. It actually works very well at 16 minutes long. I love the lyrics but I also love the wall of sound and jamming throughout - it's a moving trip. Just as good a song as better known and loved classics such as Cowgirl In The Sound or Down By The River.
I agree! It is a very overlooked song….. I have much respect for the deep well inside Neil that sprung song! I have listened to this back to back many times and never tire of it! ☮️
One of my favorites Neil...such a great song for all of us and especially those struggling with the deepest depression. Suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem. Please please people seek professional help! So worth it! If you know someone struggling help them🙏🎵❤️
beyond awesome! :)
Songs like this make me feel better. Hearing Neil and CH since the 80's. Thank you
I've been away from Neil for a while..... This song makes me want to go back to all of it.
+Sean Tubbs get back :)
+Marsh Sherrif I read half of his autobiography and there was something about his writing style I didn't like. Petty, maybe, yes. Stupid? Yes. The music speaks for itself. Thanks for commenting tonight because I needed to hear this song right now.
Damn, this Neil Young guy is a great Earthling!
Hypnotic perfection. Thank you Neil for cleansing my mind,heart and soul. ♥️
R.I.P. KURT COBAIN THANK YOU NEIL FOR RENDERING THE SADNESS INTO AUDIBLE UNDERSTANDING!!!!!!!!
Back in high school we had a drinking game where you’d drink every time they said change you mind. You’d kill about four beers
When I think I can't live another day, I turn his music on, and soon afterwards , my skies are blue and I know things will get better ! Thank you !
Neil Young and Crazy Horse are the fucking greatest rock band of all time. Holy shit, talk about seasoned players.
Molina drives most of their shows.Poncho and Billy are the mechanics. Neil owns the car.
Best version I know, even better than the Farm Aid one. Absolutely masterful.
I love that this song takes for fucking ever....
Why am I just discovering this now?! This might be one of his best.
Me too,only just found it and can't stop playing it.
It’s so epic amongst his very best recordings right here the best crazy horse performance for sure
Late to the Party, but... Been listening to your stuff since Buff Spring I. My friend and I were the dudes who untangled your Beige Chevy rental car from the roll-up fencing that you comically drove into, backstage of UCSB Stadium in Santa Barbara, 1970.
After the slow speed plow-thru, you got out of the car, glanced at the car & fence, and looked at us with a funny smirk and a shrug of your shoulders, then proceeded to blend into the backstage territory. Too funny.
That was a great concert. A high school buddy was working at UCSB in facilities maintenance, and got us into a side wing area just off stage a few feet. One of the production crew said "Sure, hang out here & dig it, but stay out of the way of the photographer shooting from the adjacent nook & cranny... he was shooting the outdoor pictures that went into the Deja Vu LP cover. I wish, through some magic and/or alchemy, that I could have had a cell phone with video recording that day, to save for posterity, you being seated at the Hammond organ, playing the bass notes of "Carry On" with your left foot on the Hammond foot pedals and singing your harmony parts, all the while tuning up that big gnarly Gretsch. Later.
This is as close to perfect as anything can be. 6/8 8/14 Three guitars. BTW Neil's playing with Crazy Horse here.
What a great tune ."don,t let another day go by with out the magic touch" just one great line from this incredible song .
This is Crazy Horse at their very best. Sublime.
perfectly imperfect
Neil and Crazy Horse have so many great, best tunes and this is certainly one of them. Long may they run.
I always go to Neil when I want to get down to earth!
I like that. Well said. :)
I always go to Neil when I want to float above the earth. He is out of this world
Incredible song. Top tier of the very best of Neil. Which is meaningless--it's all top tier. This particularly resonates right now, though.
Does it ever. ❤
Ralph Molina never seems to age -- he looks just like he did in 1969
This was shot in 1994.
I agree. Neil is a sage, a shaman, a free spirit, close to God, sincerity and truth emanating from every nuanced facial expression. I've idolized this man for 40 years.
hairymarx as
Think I gotcha beat, been grooving with him all my life. I'll be 80 October for sure. Yes he is a free spirit bro.
He is the best
Astute observation. Totally agree.
He and crazy horse are a match made in heaven!
Everyday Neil Young keeps getting better....time has really been on his side. His creativity keeps reaching new levels....Fan for life!
What a deep,deep groove this song has.I wish this haunting jam would just go on forever and ever.Such an important message in the words.One of my top favorites for certain.Hope someone somewhere has changed their mind today.
What an underrated masterpiece.
True Genius at work , talk about groove .
Best jam session ever.
Beautiful performance of a beautiful song from a beautiful album.
Created by and played by a beatiful soul.
Such a cool song. Only Neil Young could send this song right into your chest….🎸🎼
45 years ago this week i was 15 years old and had my first jam session. the first 2 songs we learned were southern man and words. the amount of incredible material neil has come out with over the years is awe inspiring.
Hello Neil Young
I do enjoy so much “Change your Mind” and “Down by the River”. Thanks so very much for these. Donna Reidt 🌹❣️
I'm a poet, songwriter, and I'm always listening. Neil Young's eternal boy voice enchants me.
There is a care in the arrangements, in the melody, to accompany the lyrics.
I like to listen.
(Adriana Janaína Poeta / Clube de Leitura dos Poetas)
I'll never change my mind about Neil Young. He's the best of the best
Nothing I can say would accurately describe how much this song like so many of his songs has touched my life. We owe Neil our deepest gratitude for being who is is.
Love the progression in this tune... such an airy infused sound.. based on the first minute thirty of many of his jams I wouldn't even think they'd be something I'd enjoy, yet not true at all........ unfortunately the average person doesn't allow enough time for sound to reach out and grab them when it fails to fit a generic, label-friendly mold... Make sense to anyone?
well said Katie
yea perfect sense. the solo keeps me here. :) glad i stayed.
glad you stayed also
Yep. A little mindfulness about what you are hearing can turn this into 14:57 of bliss.
do you play guitar ? or another instrument?
Neil Young is my second musical love. And song has so much power.
Such a simple guitar riff. One of Neil's best songs
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No small feat to make a song with only a few chords and that lasts for 15 minutes, sound so good, so inviting and so mysterious that you just can't stop listening. Brother Neil and Crazy Horse had that magic and they've got me,"Driftin' Back."
M Still there
The song is a meditation.
Epic!, Iconic, Timeless, and on and on.... this song says so much!!! Neil is now and has been a legend for years. He seems to have always had a never give in and no sell out approach to his music. Long may you run Neil!
Great tune..I have never heard before:)) Love his music as much as I did 30 years ago....cant believe I just said that....lol
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No bigger NY fan ....but the man just out does himself here the whole Neil Young experience in one video. ..beautiful lyrics, harmonies, guitar jamming and just a great vibe of all the musicians.....i
NYC???? Loved jamming with Neil since I was a kid..... to this day he is in my ❤ and soul
Going on 65ishhhhhhhh
Incredible! You always are Neil!! Been a fan for over 40 years!!
AWSOME, Ime a massive fan. Bless you Niel, you got me through my shit days of life. X
Dreamy Neil and Crazy Horse! At least 100 view of the 608,000 are mine!
Crazy Horse is one of the best bands in the world, very underrated!
It makes mad to see those rubbish bands like motley crew, poison, Metallica, black Sabbath, iron maid, that have never made a good record, whose songs are idiot, being awarded merits they don't deserve.
Neil young is at his best with them, perfect combination of talent, resulting in amazing songs, original, timeless.
In the future,next centuries they will be heard like classic composers we do today.
The others will be forgotten, or remembered as reality TV personalities or for their actions, their integrity.
There will be theses from scholars studying every line to try to understand their emotions in that moment in their lives when they created a perfect song
yes, there song are just so IDIOT 😂😂
Nah, Matallica, Black Sabbeth, Iron Maiden & Motley Crue are all important & influential & in a couple cases genre defining bands. As genre defining & defying or as brilliant & versatile as Neil Young & Crazy Horse? Maybe not, although my favourite Metallica album has to be their collaboration with Lou Reed "Lulu".
" Must be the one whose magic touch
can change your mind
Don't let another day go by
without the magic touch "
Nice treat for the ears. Enjoying concert sounds on this quarantine Sunday afternoon. All that's missing is the haze! Thanks Neil!
fucking awesome
Waouh!
How high you're flying Neil .... and makes me fly with you. What an amazing trip... you leave me breathless.
billenplum Hey friend see you on all the Neil vids just sayin' hi!
rustedglory1 Hi ! You are right, all those Neil vids are on the playlist I listen everyday, it is sooooooooo gooooooood! Don't let another day goes by without Neil's magic touch :D
+billenplum My heads spinning!!!
You know when a song this long doesn't bore you, that's some genius.
I still say he reminds me of a vulture Muppet when he jams with the band... Lol. Love him.
I truly appreciate what good ole Neil has done for us all these years 🙌
Have listened intently since Harvest to everything Neil did. I have spent an enormous amount of time considering every part of him and his music, yet I do not begrudge that time at all.’On The Beach’ really provoked me. Simply the best.
My favorite 15 minutes a day...
As off the wall and corny as this may sound I feel like that scene in Amadeus where Salieri goes through Mozart's written music that was delivered to him by his wife. When I first heard this I thought this isn't a veteran Rocker I am hearing ------ it is the voice of God . This masterpiece -------- Miraculous !
Love this song. First one I have ever heard that said very deep insights!!! Love Neil..
I've never heard this one. Stunningly good.
Top tier Neil right here. ❤
God bless Neil Young
The best band in the world. What chemistry.
He did this one for Kurt, That makes sense
Nah, it´s sleeps with angels but for me it is
True Legend....True Americana....Hands down one of the very best Guitarist /Singer/ Songwriters to ever grace a stage or studio......🎸🎤🔥
Neil Young should be next in line for a Nobel prize in Literature for his poetry , insights, influence and social relevance.
"Change Your Mind"
When you get weak,
and you need to test your will
When life's complete,
but there's something
missing still
Distracting you from this
must be the one you love
Must be the one whose magic touch
can change your mind
Don't let another day go by
without the magic touch
Distracting you
(change your mind)
Supporting you
(change your mind)
Embracing you
(change your mind)
Convincing you
(change your mind)
When you're confused and
the world has got you down
When you feel used and
you just can't play the clown
Protecting you from this
must be the one you love
Must be the one whose magic touch
can change your mind
Don't let another day go by
without the magic touch
Protecting you
(change your mind)
Restoring you
(change your mind)
Revealing you
(change your mind)
Soothing you
(change your mind)
You hear the sound,
you wait around
and get the word
You see the picture
changing everything
you've heard
Destroying you with this
must be the one you love
Must be the one
whose magic touch
can change your mind
Don't let another day go by
without the magic touch
Destroying you
(change your mind)
Embracing you
(change your mind)
Protecting you
(change your mind)
Confining you
(change your mind)
Distracting you
(change your mind)
Supporting you
(change your mind)
Distorting you
(change your mind)
Controlling you
(change your mind)
Change your mind
(change your mind)
Change your mind, change your mind
(change your mind)
Change your mind
(change your mind)
The morning comes
and there's an odor in the room
The scent of love,
more than a million roses bloom
Embracing you with this
must be the one you love
Must be the one
whose magic touch
can change your mind
Don't let another day go by
without the magic touch
Embracing you
(change your mind)
Concealing you
(change your mind)
Protecting you
(change your mind)
Revealing you
(change your mind)
Change your mind, change your mind
(change your mind)
Change your mind
(change your mind)
Change your mind, change your mind
(change your mind)
Change your mind
(change your mind)
Change your mind, change your mind
Change your mind
Change your mind, change your mind
Change your mind
Change your mind, change your mind
Change your mind, change your mind
Thanks for the lyrics Robert. Saved me a job looking them up 👌🧡
@@shelleymichelle9215 well, hearing, searching / reading are different thigs to mind and soul...
Incredibly good music, Neil. Some of the best that has been recorded, in ANY genre.
Between the Lyrics and the Grooving rhythm. UNBELIVABLE !! but LIVED IT.....
This is exactly what I need to here from Neil as usual. Everyone would like to change their mind but it's a lot easier when he told you to do it. Right on man!!!
Man, I don't have many people in the world that just stick on me..I find no flaws in Brother Neil, I' know he is like you and me...otherwise, how could he write so many songs with the intamacy that he GIVES to us..