I was 18 and now 64. How can one play a ballad so subliminally and then turn around and knock it out of the park with _"Powderfinger"_ or _"Cinnamon Girl"_ with such emotive note bending. And to think George Harrison dissed his guitar playing.
@@benjira Well, for me, now at 72. Having switched ends of the song and am the old man now it gives me understanding of my Father, which when I was 20 I really did not understand him. It is just perspective I guess.
🎼Neil Young is 78 years old now. He’s got a Heart of Gold. His son was born with a very involved case of cerebral palsy and he’s poured his heart into him. I love the guy and truly identify with him because my brother was born with the same. I am 70 years old and have been listening to Neil for years now. In fact, my whole adult life. Dig into his work. The man is gifted.❤️❤️
Keep in mind he had just finished this song three days before and this was his first time playing it live. It remains the best performance he's ever done!
I'm a veteran of the Navy and I had a shipmate whose Italian family had a ranch/vineyard adjacent to the Young Ranch in California. The shipmate told me the Neal Young used to hire Navajo Cattlemen to tend for his cattle and livestock. The shipmate had told me this story because I'm Navajo too. The Neil Young's stories continues...
The reason why we love Neil Young is that he's never been complicated by others people's ideas or culture or whatever, even when he was young. Neil has always just been Neil, and if he decides to write a song about something, it sticks to you.
I love it when younger people discover musical treasures that older Fowlkes grew up with. The 50's, 60's and 70's were the best music ever recorded - and it was everywhere. Keep on exploring those musical treasures and broadening your perspective.
I’m in my mid 60s and I absolutely agree with you as far as the music we grew up with being so much better than what is currently being produced.. The music industry has become a cookie cutter product anymore where looks and songs that sound the same are more important than talent and songs that have long lasting staying power. Look up Johnny Bravo on the Brady Bunch, it doesn’t matter if they’re talented or not, they fit the suit😆
I'm 75 and grew up in CA. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young was one of my favorite groups in the late 60's and all during the 70's and 80's. Each musician was a great talent individually. Together they made some of the most memorable songs of those decades.
🎼Hello there! I’m the 70 year old whose brother was born with cerebral palsy. My sister was the last one of us 6 kids to take care of our brother. When she died, her funeral was a tear-jerker. We played her favorite song by Neil Young. “Heart of Gold” and yes… she had one.
So right, so much amazing music and all we get on reaction channel's is the same old restricted selection Mostly from Harvest, which is so overrated, he has so many better album's out there
@@jameswiglesworth5004 True, but Harvest is still helluva an album, but that's one of the things with a so creative and experimental artist as mr. Young, I think he has an album for everyone. I guess I have most of his albums and they have a great span of different music, from country and 50's rock to acoustic music and really heavy rock. There is even a "synth album", which I also love by the way. =) And I agree, I too always wish that reaction channels would dig a little deeper in Neil Young's song treasure.
@@jameswiglesworth5004 A few observations by critics: ...most of Harvest reduced the lean power of After the Gold Rush to elementary formula. If Young had stuck to the Harvest approach (country-flavored soft-rock), he could have had more hits, but as he famously proclaimed, the middle of the road was a bore, so he headed for the ditch... [Tonight's the Night is] one of Young's staggering achievements... one of the bravest and most moving albums of the decade... On the Beach was savage and ultimately triumphant... a consummate album and a crucial turning point in Young's career.
Today’s music lacks artists showing their vulnerability, especially men. That’s what Neil Young was so great at doing when he was “younger“. You can still be strong yet acknowledge and share your vulnerability. Thank you for showing this video on your channel.
Quite possibly he is. I recall watching a documentary many years ago and I can’t recall if it was Crosby, Stills or Nash speaking, but Neil saw the news reports about the Kent State shootings, grabbed his guitar and locked himself in another room. It was something crazy like 20 minutes later he’s re-emerges from the private room and has the lyrics and chords the timeless, classic song “Ohio” Straight from his heart to the guitar to our ears (and hearts).
Sarah, the irony in listening to this version of 'Old Man' is that Neil IS the young man at the point in time that this video was made. But such vision! He is now 78 years old and still performing. I've been a fan of his throughout his career, from my own youth to my present age of 70. I truly enjoy watching your channel. Thank you.
I never listened to Neil Young until I was an adult. His music brings with it so much emotion. Songs like, "Needle and the Damage Done," for one. He was never afraid to sing about the darker side of life, the fragility of humans.
I played this for my son on his 24th birthday. He, too is a wise young man and he ‘got’ it, as I knew he would. He’s 33 now and soon to be a father - truly, there is “so much more”… I hope I’m still around to play this for my grandson on his 24th birthday, but if I’m not, maybe my son will remember…🙏💕 I love your heartfelt reactions. You always make my day… 💕
I first heard this song when I was 8 years old in 1972. My brother had a cassette of this album. I put it in the player and pressed PLAY and even back at the time this song touched me. I didn't know why . Now I do.
Neil Young is one of the most essential figures in rock history. He is inducted in The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame twice, as a solo artist and also as a member of the legendary group Buffalo Springfield. He has countless classics: "Like A Hurricane", "Cinnamon Girl", "Heart Of Gold", "Down By The River", "Cowgirl In The Sand", "Sugar Mountain" are among the best.
I really enjoyed this reaction. I’ve been watching music reactions for several years and yours made me cry❤ thank you. Neil Young is very important to me and my family🇨🇦
Thank you thank you thank you for getting Neil Young. So many reactors just don't get him. His songs stay relevant to your heart as time goes by. What it meant to me as an 18yo, a 30yo, a 60yo changes
Yeah, chills. I still get them after all these years and I'm tearing up too. I love this guy. Our Neil is a proud Canadian and we are very proud of his contribution to music history.
I saw him in concert decades ago. No dancers or fancy lights or props. Just him, his guitar and a few candles lit on stage around him. It was beautiful and unforgettable. So talented and genuine.
Beautiful song, lady and reaction...thank you so much! This beautiful and moving song touches on what we all need and seek in the form of home, stability and love. Both the Old Man and Neil are drawn to the same property in paradise yet they're from opposite situations. Such a simple yet beautiful message.
Neil was 24 when he wrote this song. Recorded in Nashville, TN with some fantastic backup singers and players like James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt. Very cool story, one of my favorite songs.
Neil Young is The MAN. He has so much variety in his catalog, classic songs such as: "Powderfinger", "Rockin' In The Free World", "Sugar Mountain", "Harvest Moon", "After The Gold Rush", "My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)", "This Note's For You" and "Sedan Delivery". Lots more... .
He's the most prolific song writer of he's era mainly from 60s to now. I've listened to this song at least 500 times and eveytime I here this song I get teary eyed just like you. You picked a good song. Thank you for breaking it down.
My favorite Neil Young song. Neil was always true to himself, and didn't care what anyone else thought about his art. Most I like, some I really don't. Of course, that's the traits of a real artist. It's not about populism, as much as it is about expression. I respect Neil, even if I don't care to share a beer with him. In 1978, he made an album called "Comes a Time". It was a master work. It didn't sell that well. Quite a shame. I think this is his best work.
I was 20 when I heard this. I'm 72 now. I've kind of seen both sides of this song now. It always touches me.
I was 18 and now 64. How can one play a ballad so subliminally and then turn around and knock it out of the park with _"Powderfinger"_ or _"Cinnamon Girl"_ with such emotive note bending. And to think George Harrison dissed his guitar playing.
Beautiful song. I've always interpreted it as "old man" "father". My father raised me.
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@@benjira yes, played that way for me too.
@@benjira Well, for me, now at 72. Having switched ends of the song and am the old man now it gives me understanding of my Father, which when I was 20 I really did not understand him. It is just perspective I guess.
🎼Neil Young is 78 years old now. He’s got a Heart of Gold. His son was born with a very involved case of cerebral palsy and he’s poured his heart into him. I love the guy and truly identify with him because my brother was born with the same. I am 70 years old and have been listening to Neil for years now. In fact, my whole adult life. Dig into his work. The man is gifted.❤️❤️
Amen to that.
Wow you know alot about him. You must be a close friend
Wow, I never knew this. But it doesn’t surprise me. Thank you!
@chrisjenkins6120. Both of his sons have cerebral palsy and his daughter has epilepsy.
I used to buy weed from his neighbor and could hear them banging around in their barn from our perch.
I was a young man when I first heard this, now I'm The Old Man. Still sounds good. Thanks.
my wife passed 2 years ago and this song makes me cry then i'm alone
Same here now I am a old man too . When I first heard it it reminded me of my father .
I was a kid old man when I first heard of you….now I am an old man and hope some kid gets to hear of you too…..
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Same with me. Well I’m just past the half century mark.
Some reaction videos remind you that great art should sometimes be appreciated with silence.
That episode is the finest acoustic performance by a solo artist in TV history.
Agreed
Keep in mind he had just finished this song three days before and this was his first time playing it live. It remains the best performance he's ever done!
No way! Wow
Fresh
Wow....really? Three days before!! So natural, easy. Just rolls right through him. 😲❤😊
I heard this song when I was fifteen, now I’m 67, and totally hear it from another perspective. Beautiful.
ditto
me too !!
and I been a fan ever since.
Same here now 68 and still listen to him and sometimes tear up . Reminds me of dad now passed.
Glad to see a new generation rediscovering a genius like this artist
I'm a veteran of the Navy and I had a shipmate whose Italian family had a ranch/vineyard adjacent to the Young Ranch in California. The shipmate told me the Neal Young used to hire Navajo Cattlemen to tend for his cattle and livestock. The shipmate had told me this story because I'm Navajo too. The Neil Young's stories continues...
Been enjoying this song since I was a teen, now I'm the old man.
The reason why we love Neil Young is that he's never been complicated by others people's ideas or culture or whatever, even when he was young. Neil has always just been Neil, and if he decides to write a song about something, it sticks to you.
He became a lunatic leftist in recent years.
Those tears tell me you have a heart of gold.
It's not just emotional, it is existential, philosophical and has wisdom to it.
In this terrible world today....who's the President??😢😮
One of the very few perfect live performances ever captured on film.
Yes. It's just pure perfection. Masterful.
Just a young man sitting on a chair with his guitar... Neil Young at his best :)
please NEVER apologize for feeling emotions. EVER. it's beautiful!!!
Yes agree 100%
The three things everyone needs. Something to do, someone to love and something to hope for.
I love it when younger people discover musical treasures that older Fowlkes grew up with. The 50's, 60's and 70's were the best music ever recorded - and it was everywhere. Keep on exploring those musical treasures and broadening your perspective.
I tell people that all of the time. Any music, pop, jazz, rock, fusion, folk, whatever you want, that age of music is absolutely the best of all time.
I’m in my mid 60s and I absolutely agree with you as far as the music we grew up with being so much better than what is currently being produced..
The music industry has become a cookie cutter product anymore where looks and songs that sound the same are more important than talent and songs that have long lasting staying power.
Look up Johnny Bravo on the Brady Bunch, it doesn’t matter if they’re talented or not, they fit the suit😆
I'm an old man now. Didn't hear how deep and true this song was in my youth.
Thanks, Sarah.
I'm 70. In my 20's I played and sang Neil's songs.
Me too. Now we are the old man. I always hope these young people will find "someone who's turning".
I'm 75 and grew up in CA. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young was one of my favorite groups in the late 60's and all during the 70's and 80's. Each musician was a great talent individually. Together they made some of the most memorable songs of those decades.
🎼Hello there! I’m the 70 year old whose brother was born with cerebral palsy. My sister was the last one of us 6 kids to take care of our brother. When she died, her funeral was a tear-jerker. We played her favorite song by Neil Young. “Heart of Gold” and yes… she had one.
Great reaction. Neil Young is a legend.
Neil Young is one of the true music legends. There are so much amazing music to find in his enormous catalogue. A genius if you ask me. ❤
So right, so much amazing music and all we get on reaction channel's is the same old restricted selection Mostly from Harvest, which is so
overrated, he has so many better album's out there
@@jameswiglesworth5004 True, but Harvest is still helluva an album, but that's one of the things with a so creative and experimental artist as mr. Young, I think he has an album for everyone. I guess I have most of his albums and they have a great span of different music, from country and 50's rock to acoustic music and really heavy rock. There is even a "synth album", which I also love by the way. =)
And I agree, I too always wish that reaction channels would dig a little deeper in Neil Young's song treasure.
@@jameswiglesworth5004 A few observations by critics: ...most of Harvest reduced the lean power of After the Gold Rush to elementary formula. If Young had stuck to the Harvest approach (country-flavored soft-rock), he could have had more hits, but as he famously proclaimed, the middle of the road was a bore, so he headed for the ditch... [Tonight's the Night is] one of Young's staggering achievements... one of the bravest and most moving albums of the decade... On the Beach was savage and ultimately triumphant... a consummate album and a crucial turning point in Young's career.
Today’s music lacks artists showing their vulnerability, especially men. That’s what Neil Young was so great at doing when he was “younger“.
You can still be strong yet acknowledge and share your vulnerability. Thank you for showing this video on your channel.
The greatest songwriter of our generation, Live on Neil😊
Quite possibly he is.
I recall watching a documentary many years ago and I can’t recall if it was Crosby, Stills or Nash speaking, but Neil saw the news reports about the Kent State shootings, grabbed his guitar and locked himself in another room. It was something crazy like 20 minutes later he’s re-emerges from the private room and has the lyrics and chords the timeless, classic song “Ohio”
Straight from his heart to the guitar to our ears (and hearts).
I'm 67 and I have loved Neil Young since the 70's and CSNY! I really enjoy your reactions
Neil Young is just a living legend!
Sarah, the irony in listening to this version of 'Old Man' is that Neil IS the young man at the point in time that this video was made. But such vision! He is now 78 years old and still performing. I've been a fan of his throughout his career, from my own youth to my present age of 70. I truly enjoy watching your channel. Thank you.
I never listened to Neil Young until I was an adult. His music brings with it so much emotion. Songs like, "Needle and the Damage Done," for one. He was never afraid to sing about the darker side of life, the fragility of humans.
Neil Young has a voice that speaks to the heart an soul.
I played this for my son on his 24th birthday. He, too is a wise young man and he ‘got’ it, as I knew he would. He’s 33 now and soon to be a father - truly, there is “so much more”… I hope I’m still around to play this for my grandson on his 24th birthday, but if I’m not, maybe my son will remember…🙏💕 I love your heartfelt reactions. You always make my day… 💕
Gosh kids....in this terrible world today.... hope his kid will be ok.
I first heard this song when I was 8 years old in 1972. My brother had a cassette of this album. I put it in the player and pressed PLAY and even back at the time this song touched me. I didn't know why . Now I do.
Through the decades I still love this song I never tire of hearing it. One of the all time classic greats.
Neil Young is one of the most essential figures in rock history.
He is inducted in The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame twice, as a solo artist and also as a member of the legendary group Buffalo Springfield.
He has countless classics: "Like A Hurricane", "Cinnamon Girl", "Heart Of Gold", "Down By The River", "Cowgirl In The Sand", "Sugar Mountain" are among the best.
Neil Young has been a fantastic performer for nearly 60 years & his lyrics are brilliant
Truly a beautiful song and never grows old.
I am now 70 and have followed, played and listened to Neil since I first heard him in the sixties and seventies. Love the guy!
I really enjoyed this reaction. I’ve been watching music reactions for several years and yours made me cry❤ thank you. Neil Young is very important to me and my family🇨🇦
I was 15 when I bought Harvest....now I’m 67 and stil have goose bumps hearing these gem...from a french "old man"....
Your beautiful soul comes thru in your reactions. I wish you nothing but a life of love and health.
Thank you thank you thank you for getting Neil Young. So many reactors just don't get him. His songs stay relevant to your heart as time goes by. What it meant to me as an 18yo, a 30yo, a 60yo changes
Just by watching you I can tell you are a beautiful soul and a great person ☝️
Mr young is one of the best artist in history of music he don't need others musicians he is band himself
One of the best songs ever written. Ever.
If you liked this song and the emotion in it then you got to listen to Heart of Gold from this same concert
You can't go wrong with Niel Young, acoustic or blazing electric.. he's as real as it gets.
I appreciate your ability to listen to the music and let it speak. Your analysis is spot on.
I'm Old, because it seems like this just came out to me. IT still seems new to me at 60 years old.
Yeah, chills. I still get them after all these years and I'm tearing up too. I love this guy. Our Neil is a proud Canadian and we are very proud of his contribution to music history.
This song has such real life depth, and you get it!
Sarah, thanks so much for your beautiful reactions, which I enjoy without fail. You have a beautiful soul.
‘There’s one more kid,
that’ll never go to school,
Never get to fall in love,
Never get to be cool..
Keep on rockin in the free world..’
He has done what artists have done since the dawning of time,,,whether it be music or any other form of art, an artist strives to move your soul🎼🎵🎶
I saw him in concert decades ago. No dancers or fancy lights or props. Just him, his guitar and a few candles lit on stage around him. It was beautiful and unforgettable. So talented and genuine.
Beautiful reaction. Keep this song close to your heart. The older you get, the more powerful it is
thank you for your sensitive beautiful reaction to our beautiful musician Neil Young
This song brings tears to my eyes too. Its nice to know a beautiful woman could enjoy such a beautiful song.
Simply gorgeous!! Sweet reaction Sarah 😊
Bless you, thanks for listening ❤️
Sarah, another excellent choice on songs, Thank You
Pure genius well written Niel and very well sung we all love you Neal 💐💕xx
A MUST HEAR Classic,, Neil Young "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" 💔
Birds.
Bears.
COWGIRL IN THE SAND!
Thank you for reigniting my interest in him 🙏
Neil Young is a genius he pulls at our heart strings and reminds us who we really are as humans ✨
🧡
So many other great songs from this same performance await your ears.❤😊
Love Neil Young.... A fellow Canadian!
This performance blows my freakin mind every time I see it. What a talent he was.
Is
This was Bob Dylan’s favourite Neil Young song
Now that says a lot! Bob didn't like some of Neil's stuff and didn't often offer his opinions. 😊
Great reaction, heard this song when it first came out and it still stands the test of time.
Truly a great song...
Good job!!
One of the Great Folk singers. LEGEND!!!
That really is a masterwork of a song, and great guitar playing.
Loved the reaction to one of my all time favorite songs from the day
My wife and I are in are 70’s we named are 52 year old son Neil Santana for two people with heart, soul, and a message !
You named him when he was 52?
Beautiful song, lady and reaction...thank you so much! This beautiful and moving song touches on what we all need and seek in the form of home, stability and love. Both the Old Man and Neil are drawn to the same property in paradise yet they're from opposite situations. Such a simple yet beautiful message.
Thank you Sarah. Your reaction to Old Man was stunning. I agree with your sentiments. ❤
The legend. I also grew up listening to his music. I'm 66 years. He's definitely gifted and knows how to create emotion with his music. ❤ thanks. 😊
This man is a genius and has written untold amounts of songs in folk, rock, country and blues. ❤🇬🇧 lovely reaction
This song reminds me of my grandfather and I riding in the car and listening to this song when it first hit the airwaves. I miss him so much. 😔
Every time you listen to this song he's with you!
He is so talented. He sure left his mark on America.
You’re a so wonderfull emotionell Person….nice to see that Neil reaches your Heart with this outstanding Song….good luck and love for you👏👏👏👏🌹🌹
Neil Young, just class, so many memories of listening to this genius ❤❤
❤truth I love your reaction really
THANK YOU
gorgeous song
Neil was 24 when he wrote this song. Recorded in Nashville, TN with some fantastic backup singers and players like James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt. Very cool story, one of my favorite songs.
I Love the way you GET our old beautiful. Thanks!
Love that you played this song, so it's not lost!
Neil Young is The MAN. He has so much variety in his catalog, classic songs such as: "Powderfinger", "Rockin' In The Free World", "Sugar Mountain", "Harvest Moon", "After The Gold Rush", "My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)", "This Note's For You" and "Sedan Delivery". Lots more... .
He's the most prolific song writer of he's era mainly from 60s to now.
I've listened to this song at least 500 times and eveytime I here this song I get teary eyed just like you. You picked a good song. Thank you for breaking it down.
Her reaction was exactly mine when I first heard it all those years ago. Love this girl!
Forgot how fkin brilliant this song is,fantastic guitarist Neil Young...just brilliant
Lol
I still can't understand why George Harrison didn't like Neil's guitar playing. What's up with that?
Bbart77 because it sucked?
Yes, this is really a special song 💜
I learned this on the bass guitar recently, amazing amazing song!
Salute this song! Thank you Neil Young.
One of my favorite tunes from all time.
HARVEST MOON IS A WINNER2 ,,,BY NEIL YOUNG🎉🎶
I'm 67 now, loved this song then and I love this song now.
Been following you for a while now Sarah.....great to see your reaction.....you get it!!! You understand!!!
My favorite Neil Young song. Neil was always true to himself, and didn't care what anyone else thought about his art. Most I like, some I really don't. Of course, that's the traits of a real artist. It's not about populism, as much as it is about expression. I respect Neil, even if I don't care to share a beer with him. In 1978, he made an album called "Comes a Time". It was a master work. It didn't sell that well. Quite a shame. I think this is his best work.
Nice reaction. I saw him back in the early 80's and now, 40 years later, I'm going to see him again in a couple of months.
@Sarah- Old man is one of my fav Neil young songs. Thanks for reacting to this one.
When I was younger, this was just another song. I'm 62 now, and it hits differently.