[Verse 1] Old man sitting by the side of the road With the lorries rolling by A blue moon sinking from the weight of the load And the buildings scrape the sky A cold wind ripping down the alley at dawn And the morning paper flies A dead man lying by the side of the road With the daylight in his eyes [Chorus] Don't let it bring you down It's only castles burning Find someone who's turning And you will come around [Verse 2] A blind man running through the light of the night With an answer in his hand Come on down to the river of sight And you can really understand Red lights flashing through the window in the rain Can you hear the sirens moan? A white cane lying in a gutter, in the lane When you're walking home alone [Chorus] Don't let it bring you down It's only castles burning Find someone who's turning And you will come around Don't let it bring you down It's only castles burning Find someone who's turning And you will come around [Outro] Don't let it bring you down It's only castles burning Find someone who's turning And you will come around [Mt.Joy Has Lead me on some of my favorite and scariest trips will jam with them until I’m laying on the side of the side of road with the daylight in my eyes]
I think Neil played it in a double drop C with it tuned down a half step to begin with. That's how I remember playing it back in the day. Then because of my voice changing, I played it in a double drop D. Now because I'm really aging, I play it in D standard tuning. What I'm getting at is: I'll play it in any key as long as I feel confident and comfortable having the transposition fit my voice for one thing, and also have the end result sound like the freedom of expression I want to achieve for the audience. I think this artist was going for expression rather than correctness, and I'm sure he moved his capo up and down the neck a few times to figure out the exact sounds he was looking for to make this video. I gave the video a thumbs up because he played and sang the song the way he wanted to with sharing his emotions through the relationship with the notes he was playing and the vocals he was projecting. I really enjoyed how they performed this song. As far as comments: Everyone has their opinions even if it's disliking something. I'm okay with that as long as it's written with a certain amount of class and is not written to offend the person that made the video. A lot of times someone might write a comment or even a few words in a perspective without realizing their comment may be somewhat rude. I've even done it myself and had to come back and edit it. Like the words: " Bit cheesy that version but ok ". To me the word cheesy sounds insulting, but that may because where I hale from. I'm sure the person that commented didn't have a offensive intention because the last sentences written and they gave advice. The little smiley face : ) is what attracted me to dissect the comment, and provoked me to write what I just did. The moral of the story is just be careful of how you word things for everyone's sake. Thanks.
No need to add an "i-i"to 'by, sky, flies, eyes. Your singing is fine but those are kind of like musical incidentals that just don't belong in the tune.
What, were you expecting an exact copy of Niel's song? This isnt karaoke. Its not expected to be exactly the same. Modern artists pay homage to the greats in their own way with covers that make it their own and a nod to the originator. If you wanted the "exact" song, go listen to Neil's version. This is their take and let them have their moment. I love Niel Young and I love what they did with this song. I love to hear new twists to old songs. It brings new listeners to old greats and thats what keeps the classics alive and the newer generation respectful of the past. This is great stuff. I can tell it came from their heart and now makes ME want to go cover it.
Just stumbled upon this and so happy I did! People criticize this version because of key or tuning but it sounds awesome to me!
Briliant
Glad to hear this vocal version!
Did an amazing job you guys vocals are so smooth,guitar playing is tight!
A song for 2022. Awesome cover.
so great !
Damn, flex the golden pipes brotha
[Verse 1]
Old man sitting by the side of the road
With the lorries rolling by
A blue moon sinking from the weight of the load
And the buildings scrape the sky
A cold wind ripping down the alley at dawn
And the morning paper flies
A dead man lying by the side of the road
With the daylight in his eyes
[Chorus]
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
[Verse 2]
A blind man running through the light of the night
With an answer in his hand
Come on down to the river of sight
And you can really understand
Red lights flashing through the window in the rain
Can you hear the sirens moan?
A white cane lying in a gutter, in the lane
When you're walking home alone
[Chorus]
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
[Outro]
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
[Mt.Joy Has Lead me on some of my favorite and scariest trips will jam with them until I’m laying on the side of the side of road with the daylight in my eyes]
fannnnnntastic
This is f*cking awesome!
🔥🔥🔥
Bit cheesy that version but ok... You might want to try the right tuning next time. ;) (Its way down and sounds much better)
I think Neil played it in a double drop C with it tuned down a half step to begin with. That's how I remember playing it back in the day. Then because of my voice changing, I played it in a double drop D. Now because I'm really aging, I play it in D standard tuning.
What I'm getting at is: I'll play it in any key as long as I feel confident and comfortable having the transposition fit my voice for one thing, and also have the end result sound like the freedom of expression I want to achieve for the audience.
I think this artist was going for expression rather than correctness, and I'm sure he moved his capo up and down the neck a few times to figure out the exact sounds he was looking for to make this video.
I gave the video a thumbs up because he played and sang the song the way he wanted to with sharing his emotions through the relationship with the notes he was playing and the vocals he was projecting. I really enjoyed how they performed this song.
As far as comments: Everyone has their opinions even if it's disliking something. I'm okay with that as long as it's written with a certain amount of class and is not written to offend the person that made the video. A lot of times someone might write a comment or even a few words in a perspective without realizing their comment may be somewhat rude. I've even done it myself and had to come back and edit it. Like the words: " Bit cheesy that version but ok ". To me the word cheesy sounds insulting, but that may because where I hale from. I'm sure the person that commented didn't have a offensive intention because the last sentences written and they gave advice. The little smiley face : ) is what attracted me to dissect the comment, and provoked me to write what I just did. The moral of the story is just be careful of how you word things for everyone's sake. Thanks.
@@gamehunter3985 I completely agree but you put far too much effort into that mate
too fast. bye
No need to add an "i-i"to 'by, sky, flies, eyes. Your singing is fine but those are kind of like musical incidentals that just don't belong in the tune.
Horrified...too fast, no respect for quality
What, were you expecting an exact copy of Niel's song? This isnt karaoke. Its not expected to be exactly the same. Modern artists pay homage to the greats in their own way with covers that make it their own and a nod to the originator. If you wanted the "exact" song, go listen to Neil's version. This is their take and let them have their moment. I love Niel Young and I love what they did with this song. I love to hear new twists to old songs. It brings new listeners to old greats and thats what keeps the classics alive and the newer generation respectful of the past. This is great stuff. I can tell it came from their heart and now makes ME want to go cover it.