Powderfinger - Neil Young Archives Previously unreleased version on the upcoming NYA Volume II! Get the album and official merchandise @ NYA. NeilYoungArchi...
That is exactly why I love his electric guitar playing so effing much. It gets into my head and under my skin and seems to settle in my heart and then I breakdown and sob. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I’m 63 and took up the guitar a few short months ago. First songbooks I bought were Neil Young and Gordon Lightfoot. Just can’t stop loving all those Young tunes I grew up with. Thanks Neil 🇨🇦
That's awesome! Good for you! I'm 63 and taught guitar for about 20 years, had 'em from 6 to 66, never too old to take it up. And you're right, Gordon wrote some of the best songs, learned many of them back in the 70's. Hope you have a great musical journey!
@@cicadagodking Thanks. It’s helping me keep my sanity in the pandemic lockdown. I’m actually getting passable (well my grandkids think so when we FaceTime) 🎸
Never too late to find new joys :-) I took up the guitar 1976 and had a long joy and inspiration from listening to Neils music. Especially Sleeps with Angels, Cortez the Killer, Powderfinger, After the Gold Rush, Ambulance Blues, Cripple Creek River, Fountainebleu, an much more - Enjoy :-)
Gives me hope for myself! Always wanted to learn to play. Having my awesome kids with little time for myself I've put it off thinking it would just be another dream. In time maybe I will some day
Well Neil did it to me again ... on a whim started this paying on YT and in minutes was pulling out my guitar and amp to play along ... an hour later I'm all inspired and motivated , took the amp outside and played away the next 4 hours !!! ... haven't touched my guitar much at all in the past 2 years , it sounded good , came back quick I'm surprised ... thanks again Neil ...
DAMN I GOT OLD QUICK. Neil Young was rooted in my heart when I was a young man getting lost. Now old myself, and playing guitar everyday, his legacy comforts and inspires me. Few can combine sensitivity and courage to remain true as well as NEIL. In these hard times in the US, we lack those heroes who perform with untainted originality and the courage, yes, to protest injustice, and disrespect for Nature. Freedom and grace comes those who are dedicated, kind and honest. There is no place left to hide "in the country" (rural land). I say less guns, more guitars. Believe in peace, defend those who are trampled by the oppressors. Racism, class warfare, and corporate wage slavery persists. Epic times to compare to the 60s. Walls to segregate winners and losers? We are we investing in? What are we teaching our children?
You have missed the message. There will be no peace because that boat keeps comin' and they won't stop until tyranny reigns unless you grow the balls to stop them.
@@Dustwitch Not talking about the song. The man's career I associate with certain values, and our power to rebel against "tyranny" isn't about the guns anymore. It's how you vote and how you spend your money, who you work for, etc. Gun love is delusional for many a disenfranchised person. And I remember my guns, and when I needed them or not. My balls and teeth are still healthy. Maybe my eyesight is weaker from reading too many books.
The last four years I have been building a cabin in the woods. Neil's music inspires me to live a simple small footprint life. One of the great poets of the last few centuries.... love you brother.
@@emilyhodgin6846 I have to admit that it can be lonely there but I deal with it by embracing the wildlife as my independent pets. I have deer that will graze within 20' of where I like to sit. You get to know them and see the different personalities... sounds wierd but it's so peaceful.
Stan F yes nature is peaceful and the deer they roam some on my street have woods behind our place me and sons its a back road and they stay in the woods and can be noisey at times down the hill but its lovely how the trees are changing Ive alway said the lord does a beautiful job coloring these trees each winter. Stay safe
Great living in nature when you are young. I would love it too, however I would not live long there. Much like this song, I would be dying to live and just living to die due to hardships of that way of life. Peace be to your house and yours. Love and Happiness
I tried to learn guitar at 18, bought an Epiphone with my first paycheck, a Neil Young song book with my 2nd, never got very good but I could play " A needle and the damage done " pretty well. That was 45 years ago.
I LISTEN TO IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN SINCE I WAS A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD BOY . I'M FIFTY-SEVEN NOW AND IT SEEMS I HAVE NOT MUCH TIME LEFT. THIS SONG GIVES ME THE STRENGTH TO KEEP GOING. IT'S LIKE I HAVE THE POWER IN MY FINGERS
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 ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Monsieur, I'm French and I saw you in Paris playing this song in June 2013 it was a great moment you started your concert with the Marseillaise. I am very happy for you Americans, hope all is well for you now.
I remember when this album first came out, I heard some on the radio, then I heard THIS SONG, and said to my self, I'm buying this cassette tape! Played it in my car forever, all my friends, loved this song too, was hoping they would tour in our city, ( seattle) but no dice! Would have gave left arm , to see Neil &crazy horse Live! But no such luck, by far one of the best song, and melody creations he made. Still moves me to this Day,!!!
Saw him twice. Probably the best live performance by a solo artist I’ve seen, and I’ve seen quite a few. Next time he tours make it your mission to get to the nearest venue. Unbelievably good live.
During the U.S. Civil war the Union army sent gun boats (ironclads and tinclads) down the Mississippi and its tributaries to eliminate Confederate strongholds and prevent ambushes of its supply boats. These riverboats were armed with cannons and some were light enough to run in relatively shallow water. If you look at pictures of, for example, the USS Fort Hindman, there were numbers on the side on a helm between the funnels. Sometimes the fleet went well beyond attacking the Confederate army, however, and ended up destroying civilian property, food and supplies. This song sounds like a young man defending his family and property against an approaching Union gunboat along one of these rivers.
I was always intrigued about who and what the people on the attacking boat were. Thanks for this. The song has been with me since forever, really. cheers
well who knows, what we do know is Neil def doesnt like the south as hes sung about many times and would be on the side of the union, if that helps maybe decide whos who on the song. He also does say coming "up" the river
I totally agree This is a powerful narrative. As good as any rock song I can think of. If not the best it's right there. Neil's best and that says a lot. He is such an evocative lyricist. I like many music styles but his writing is up there with Lennon/ McCartney, Pete Seeger and Dylan. I know there are others but I can't go on ad infinitum.
There is incredible beauty in your heart of gold. At 22 you were a wise prophet on the right track. "Old man look at my life" is so relevant in 2020. Keep on being the green encourager for youth today "before we disappear"as Chris Cornell sang.
This is my favorite Neil Young song and probably one of my overall all time faves. This is also the prime example of Neil's Fender Tweed Deluxe shortly before implosion with Old Black.
Love me some Neil Young. One of the greatest singers/songwriters that ever graced the music scene! A true music legend. Powderfinger is one of my favorite.❤
First time I've ever heard this version. Awesome, even after listening to Neil all my life, it sounds refreshing. I'm 65+ and this music is still the best of any generation. From the mid 60s to the late 70s, the greatest Rock music was recorded.
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 ❤️❤️❤️
Where did all those years go ? All the Great Shows, sitting in the Front Row at Blossom Music Center, while Neil and Crazy Horse just Blew Me Away, with this song and Every Other One in his catalog.. I don't feel a day older, but certainly a Hundred Years Wiser.. There's really no way to say just how much it has meant to Me, and to Every Other Soul who has held these memories as a Crucial Part of their lives, but Each Moment Matters.. This music is Real, and I wouldn't have been the same without it.. Thank You Brother... Lary
Hearing this very early run through of the song, when it was obviously Brand New, and all of the subtle nuances were still being developed, is really a Great Opportunity to be a part of True Musical Brilliance at work.. Too Cool... Lary
I am 68 and have seen Neil several times. I saw him and Crazy Horse in ‘78 or ‘79 on the Rust Never Sleeps tour in Cleveland (or was it Columbus ?) . That event still ranks as my #1...... a surreal event for sure.
@Dan Wells, You have managed to capture the whole Aura of that entire period in One word - Surreal.. That tour seemed to come out of Nowhere.. At the end of the Seventies Rock and Roll had started to become a bit sleepy, after a few years of the Singer/Songwriter style of music had taken over the New format of FM radio.. Most people had listened to AM on their car radios until Sgt. Pepper was showing up on 'Underground' FM, mostly on Friday and Saturday nights, after 10-11 PM.. But in the '70's we all were starting to be able to get some Good Stereo Equipment that made listening to good music Alot of Fun.. That's why the albums of the era have remained so Cherished, so Unique, and So Revolutionary.. In the World of Today everything is Digital.. You can push a button and replicate Almost Anything.. Well, that's good, but when you're working in a Studio and you're recording on Tape, with other musicians who are playing Real instruments, it's Very Much like working in your studio on a New Painting, on a fresh, blank canvas.. Everything is there because You put it there.. As the canvas becomes a Painting, or the tape becomes a Record, it's all constructed step by step.. And it is Real, in the moment, Not replicated by pushing a button.. So, when Neil launched his New Tour, and no-one had Ever heard That song before, and had Never heard the Next one either, everyone adapted.. When you hear Pocahontas and then Powderfinger, you Know that you can't live without Neil Young.. Yeah, we had the equipment to enjoy the perfection of Hotel California, but the Soul and the Honesty of My My, Hey Hey just doesn't let go... Lary
I googled Powderfinger's meaning. It says - “Powderfinger” is an inscrutable rock & roll koan: a song sung by a dead man, but full of life and longing. The narrator, just turned 22, was leaving boyhood behind by defending his family's land against a gunboat coming up the river. The day he became an adult, however, was also the day he died. - Imagine that. A song sung by a dead man, yet full of life and longing.
@@cptrevenant4088 You can hear the original released version on the album "Rust Never Sleeps" and sounds explosive and indestructible :D ruclips.net/video/tdPs5YXQTSw/видео.html
One of the best songs ever written But I have to say: I prefer the original (faster) version I am so glad I saw him last year in Munich, where he did this song I will never forget this
This song reminds me of my son who is lost to me due to drugs, alcohol and, mental illness. I love him so much that I am dying inside. I would go to the ends of the earth and give up everything I have including my life to save him. He has a 2 year old daughter who loves him to death. At this point in time he is in rehab again. If anyone feels so inclined please say a prayer for him. Please, dear Lord help him. Something my grandma told me and I will never forget...a mother is only as happy as her unhappiest child. She is no longer with us but that one simple sentence will haunt me forever.
May your son keep up the fight. At least he’s in treatment right now. Sobriety is hard work, pleas don’t let him walk the road alone. I am working on 4 years clean and sober thanks to the unending love of my mother and father. Your family is far from alone and I hope there is peace in knowing other people have positive outcomes. Be well🤝
God bless you,your son, and your lovely little grandgirl...God is there. But your son has to push the Demon (Devil) away. He must make the naked choice alone. With your love and trust. He can do it if he wants. He has to do it for him first. Then you and that beautiful child. Knowing he is loved is very important...but learning that he can love is the hard work of living a life. From a sober for 40 years raging alcoholic addict. I wish you peace...I hope you can be as happy as possible...whatever that takes.
Ahh, Reel to Reel is the Realist! That ol' Sony brings back memories. The state of the art and the sound is at it's purest analog. Just plain raw minus scratches, pops and clicks...
Met him after a gig he did in Calgary. One guy ,guitar, harmonica. Thrilled the fans at the Jubilee Auditorium. Met him backstage …just said hi enjoyed the evening and a thank you. Quick hand shake and I left…smiles to remember it . 1970 maybe 71.
Mary 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 ❤️❤️❤️
Pretty ironic stuff I just learned about this song... Neil Young (allegedly) wrote this for Skynyrd. They were going to record it after the Street Survivors tour.
Neil's music...early music in particular has been a major force in my life for over 40 years. Neil is right up there with Dylan in terms of his impact on American music.
Thank you Mr Young for sharing this part of your musical journey. Since I was very young I fell in love with your music and your message. In your own words long may you run.
@Neil Young Epic song💁♀️✨My Ex-husband & I are no longer together. He was on the Coast Guard & he turned me on to the understanding of the possibility of the theory behind the lyrics! They’re still POWERFUL words eloquently written anda narrators perspective of dying🖤 I’m 62 and I love you then & I loved you now💖I love Prairie Winds🎶🌬 You’ve sheltered me in many storms⛈💗
I first heard this song at the Coast Guard enlisted club. Looking at it now, I'm not sure if the lyrics are really referencing Coasties but we claimed it as our own anyway and that's how it will always be for me :) I'm always taken back to those days and to the people I served with, whenever I hear this song.
@Neil Young Thank you so much for the beauty of the words writing back! Music Legends 🥰& may your songs 🎶always remain forever in our newer generation of kids hearts 💕
Listen to and love what you listen to and love. Don't think you need to love what others think you should love. Age means nothing in music. It is good or it isn't .
So beautiful song… I could listen forever to the sound of Neil Young and the Crazy Horse…a feeling from elsewhere! Cheers from deep south of France, 🖐😎🦊
The Best Version other than Live at Red Rock that was a long time ago, so I went and watched him perform again at the Greek Losangeles with the Wife. What a Musician? There could be no better Musician than Neil Young. The atmosphere of the Melody brings me back too my childhood home in West Covina ditching school smoking hanging out with my Brother waiting for another Back Yard Party listening to Neil Young Cranked up on an old two Channel Radio trying to get back that feeling one just needs to play some Niel Young.
So much emotion sung into the last lines Shelter me from the powder and the finger, cover me from the thought that pulled the trigger. These lines break me. So much left undone. . .
@@mic1620 On this version he sings 'silence me,' but in the release version it's 'shelter me' and it says that on the lyrics run on the video. I think he was still working out final lyrics when this was done.
I don't always listen to Powderfinger but when I do .... So do the neighbors.
I love this.
😂😂😂
Right on man!!
😂
The guitar on this tune is absolutely filthy, in the best possible way. Damn.
That is exactly why I love his electric guitar playing so effing much. It gets into my head and under my skin and seems to settle in my heart and then I breakdown and sob. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
One of the best rock songs ever! Heard it twice live in Germany. Who's listening right now?
Me. The best!!
Over 40 friggin years and ive never heard this on the radio! how sad is that?
NY radio in 80,s
I’m 63 and took up the guitar a few short months ago. First songbooks I bought were Neil Young and Gordon Lightfoot. Just can’t stop loving all those Young tunes I grew up with. Thanks Neil 🇨🇦
That's awesome! Good for you! I'm 63 and taught guitar for about 20 years, had 'em from 6 to 66, never too old to take it up. And you're right, Gordon wrote some of the best songs, learned many of them back in the 70's. Hope you have a great musical journey!
@@cicadagodking
Thanks. It’s helping me keep my sanity in the pandemic lockdown. I’m actually getting passable (well my grandkids think so when we FaceTime) 🎸
Never too late to find new joys :-) I took up the guitar 1976 and had a long joy and inspiration from listening to Neils music. Especially Sleeps with Angels, Cortez the Killer, Powderfinger, After the Gold Rush, Ambulance Blues, Cripple Creek River, Fountainebleu, an much more - Enjoy :-)
Gives me hope for myself! Always wanted to learn to play. Having my awesome kids with little time for myself I've put it off thinking it would just be another dream. In time maybe I will some day
Hey Davey, hope you're still living your dream. Don't give up
Carry my casket to the hearse with this song playing loud.
Possibly Neil's greatest song, a heartbreaking saga of violence, death and familial bonds.
About a man who has to stand up his family !
I would agree. This is a powerful song and a sad story told with great imagery. The Rust Never Sleeps version is much more impactful.
It's about a man standing up for his family like most of us would
@@kevinmcdonald6477 Yes it is more powerful and the first and second guitars are just amazingly haunting. Here the guitars are so muted.
reminds me of an episode of Gunsmoke. I love it.
2023 and still just as good as ever
Well Neil did it to me again ... on a whim started this paying on YT and in minutes was pulling out my guitar and amp to play along ... an hour later I'm all inspired and motivated , took the amp outside and played away the next 4 hours !!! ... haven't touched my guitar much at all in the past 2 years , it sounded good , came back quick I'm surprised ... thanks again Neil ...
MORE BARN !!!
DAMN I GOT OLD QUICK. Neil Young was rooted in my heart when I was a young man getting lost. Now old myself, and playing guitar everyday, his legacy comforts and inspires me. Few can combine sensitivity and courage to remain true as well as NEIL. In these hard times in the US, we lack those heroes who perform with untainted originality and the courage, yes, to protest injustice, and disrespect for Nature. Freedom and grace comes those who are dedicated, kind and honest. There is no place left to hide "in the country" (rural land). I say less guns, more guitars. Believe in peace, defend those who are trampled by the oppressors. Racism, class warfare, and corporate wage slavery persists. Epic times to compare to the 60s. Walls to segregate winners and losers? We are we investing in? What are we teaching our children?
Less Guns, More Guitars - that's a Banner!
And weed, peace be to all of us.
You have missed the message. There will be no peace because that boat keeps comin' and they won't stop until tyranny reigns unless you grow the balls to stop them.
@@Dustwitch Not talking about the song. The man's career I associate with certain values, and our power to rebel against "tyranny" isn't about the guns anymore. It's how you vote and how you spend your money, who you work for, etc. Gun love is delusional for many a disenfranchised person. And I remember my guns, and when I needed them or not. My balls and teeth are still healthy. Maybe my eyesight is weaker from reading too many books.
I agree with every word
Thanks Mr Young for the years you dedicated to music.
He's hardly done!!
Amen to you as well. Peace be to you and yours
Yep, Thank you so much Mr. Neil Young. Got me through the Hardest of Times
The last four years I have been building a cabin in the woods. Neil's music inspires me to live a simple small footprint life. One of the great poets of the last few centuries.... love you brother.
Stan Alsome a cabin in the woods live happy and safe wish I was in in the woods in a cabin and loving nature
@@emilyhodgin6846 I have to admit that it can be lonely there but I deal with it by embracing the wildlife as my independent pets. I have deer that will graze within 20' of where I like to sit. You get to know them and see the different personalities... sounds wierd but it's so peaceful.
Stan F yes nature is peaceful and the deer they roam some on my street have woods behind our place me and sons its a back road and they stay in the woods and can be noisey at times down the hill but its lovely how the trees are changing Ive alway said the lord does a beautiful job coloring these trees each winter. Stay safe
Me too I'd be happy with a cave in the woods
Great living in nature when you are young. I would love it too, however I would not live long there. Much like this song, I would be dying to live and just living to die due to hardships of that way of life. Peace be to your house and yours. Love and Happiness
I'm so happy for the 60's, 70's, and the 80's, such wonderful music, thanks for the memories my friend's, God Bless!❤️☯️
I weep every time I hear any version of this great song.
I tried to learn guitar at 18, bought an Epiphone with my first paycheck, a Neil Young song book with my 2nd, never got very good but I could play " A needle and the damage done " pretty well. That was 45 years ago.
My dad played this for me so much when I was small. It takes me to great place. I miss being a kid in the 80s.
Good observation. I miss being a kid in the 60’s
@@tubemayer Me too:-(
I miss being a kid in the ‘50s.
@@photonotavailable7936 I miss being a kid in the 1500s. Must have been great.
Cant believe I've not seen OR heard this version till summer '22 after knowing and loving this song for about 25yrs! It's an awesome version indeed.
The best song of Neil Young.
Master Neil and Crazy Horse = stunning guitar work , superb lyrics, and heartfelt thanks guys❤
Live Rust...Rust Never Sleeps...Out of the Blue..Into the Black ⚫️
Watching a reel-to-reel player is soothing, like a joint and a glass of warm milk.
Try a joint with a mango or mango juice, next level
I LISTEN TO IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN SINCE I WAS A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD BOY . I'M FIFTY-SEVEN NOW AND IT SEEMS I HAVE NOT MUCH TIME LEFT. THIS SONG GIVES ME THE STRENGTH TO KEEP GOING. IT'S LIKE I HAVE THE POWER IN MY FINGERS
bingo me too and im 70
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This is my ( and all of my neighbors') favorite Neil Young song.😄
This guy never made a bad song...love him
💕💖
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 ❤️❤️❤️
I love him and he wrote a shed load of classics but he wrote his fair share of rubbish everyone does he's human
@@neilyoung1090 ,
Thank you Monsieur, I'm French and I saw you in Paris playing this song in June 2013 it was a great moment you started your concert with the Marseillaise. I am very happy for you Americans, hope all is well for you now.
I’d pay good money to see Neil Young play La Marseillaise. I bet you all sang along, too, didn’t you?
One of the best songs Lynard Skynard never recorded. RIP.
I remember when this album first came out, I heard some on the radio, then I heard THIS SONG, and said to my self, I'm buying this cassette tape! Played it in my car forever, all my friends, loved this song too, was hoping they would tour in our city, ( seattle) but no dice! Would have gave left arm , to see Neil &crazy horse
Live! But no such luck, by far one of the best song, and melody creations he made. Still moves me to this
Day,!!!
My my hey hey got the airplay, but it was Powderfinger that won the true fans.
He's comin' to Chicago in late May. Come join us!
Saw him twice. Probably the best live performance by a solo artist I’ve seen, and I’ve seen quite a few. Next time he tours make it your mission to get to the nearest venue. Unbelievably good live.
Woke up this morning this song playing in my head. This version is fabulous.
During the U.S. Civil war the Union army sent gun boats (ironclads and tinclads) down the Mississippi and its tributaries to eliminate Confederate strongholds and prevent ambushes of its supply boats. These riverboats were armed with cannons and some were light enough to run in relatively shallow water. If you look at pictures of, for example, the USS Fort Hindman, there were numbers on the side on a helm between the funnels. Sometimes the fleet went well beyond attacking the Confederate army, however, and ended up destroying civilian property, food and supplies. This song sounds like a young man defending his family and property against an approaching Union gunboat along one of these rivers.
I was always intrigued about who and what the people on the attacking boat were. Thanks for this. The song has been with me since forever, really. cheers
thanks a lot for the explanation, I'm French and 67 and I have listened to Neil all my life!
well who knows, what we do know is Neil def doesnt like the south as hes sung about many times and would be on the side of the union, if that helps maybe decide whos who on the song. He also does say coming "up" the river
also said in the song "red means run" so yea im guessing hes a union soldier
Sounds right. And that fits in with his thinking that southerners like Skynyrd might like doing this song. Thanks for that insight.
The best song Neil ever wrote.
He wrote many of best songs ! 😄
Both statements are absolutely true 😊
I totally agree
This is a powerful narrative. As good as any rock song I can think of. If not the best it's right there. Neil's best and that says a lot. He is such an evocative lyricist. I like many music styles but his writing is up there with Lennon/ McCartney, Pete Seeger and Dylan. I know there are others but I can't go on ad infinitum.
He wrote this for Lynynd Skynyrd to record. They never got the chance.
@@kustomdeluxe8489 If that's true it's very intriguing since Skynyrd beefed with him about Southern Man on Sweet Home Alabama.
Keep em rollin, Neil, keep singing those songs, makin music you an Crazy Horse, God it is good...
There is incredible beauty in your heart of gold. At 22 you were a wise prophet on the right track. "Old man look at my life" is so relevant in 2020. Keep on being the green encourager for youth today "before we disappear"as Chris Cornell sang.
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This is my favorite Neil Young song and probably one of my overall all time faves.
This is also the prime example of Neil's Fender Tweed Deluxe shortly before implosion with Old Black.
Love me some Neil Young. One of the greatest singers/songwriters that ever graced the music scene! A true music legend. Powderfinger is one of my favorite.❤
First time I've ever heard this version. Awesome, even after listening to Neil all my life, it sounds refreshing. I'm 65+ and this music is still the best of any generation. From the mid 60s to the late 70s, the greatest Rock music was recorded.
THANKS!!! that guitar tone...
"Powderfinger" such a haunting legendary folk tale sung by the one and only authentic Canadian born legend Mr. Neil Young.
Ever heard of Mr Gordon Lightfoot ?
@@TonyWhite22351 or Joni Mitchell
One of Neil's best songs 🎸 and that's saying something.
Never gets old. 👍
a 100 years from now they will still be playing this song.... a classic through and through
“Lookout Mama, there’s a white boat coming up the river” is the best first line ever!!!
Never heard this version before it’s killer ! Love Neil young one of my favorites
Ok. So Neil Young just made me love one of my top all time favorite songs twice; almost as two separate musical masterpieces. I'm in love with both.
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 ❤️❤️❤️
Ditto. This hits way deeper than the live rust version i fell in love with
Where did all those years go ? All the Great Shows, sitting in the Front Row at Blossom Music Center, while Neil and Crazy Horse just Blew Me Away, with this song and Every Other One in his catalog.. I don't feel a day older, but certainly a Hundred Years Wiser.. There's really no way to say just how much it has meant to Me, and to Every Other Soul who has held these memories as a Crucial Part of their lives, but Each Moment Matters.. This music is Real, and I wouldn't have been the same without it.. Thank You Brother... Lary
Hearing this very early run through of the song, when it was obviously Brand New, and all of the subtle nuances were still being developed, is really a Great Opportunity to be a part of True Musical Brilliance at work.. Too Cool... Lary
I am 68 and have seen Neil several times. I saw him and Crazy Horse in ‘78 or ‘79 on the Rust Never Sleeps tour in Cleveland (or was it Columbus ?) . That event still ranks as my #1...... a surreal event for sure.
@Dan Wells, You have managed to capture the whole Aura of that entire period in One word - Surreal.. That tour seemed to come out of Nowhere.. At the end of the Seventies Rock and Roll had started to become a bit sleepy, after a few years of the Singer/Songwriter style of music had taken over the New format of FM radio.. Most people had listened to AM on their car radios until Sgt. Pepper was showing up on 'Underground' FM, mostly on Friday and Saturday nights, after 10-11 PM.. But in the '70's we all were starting to be able to get some Good Stereo Equipment that made listening to good music Alot of Fun.. That's why the albums of the era have remained so Cherished, so Unique, and So Revolutionary.. In the World of Today everything is Digital.. You can push a button and replicate Almost Anything.. Well, that's good, but when you're working in a Studio and you're recording on Tape, with other musicians who are playing Real instruments, it's Very Much like working in your studio on a New Painting, on a fresh, blank canvas.. Everything is there because You put it there.. As the canvas becomes a Painting, or the tape becomes a Record, it's all constructed step by step.. And it is Real, in the moment, Not replicated by pushing a button.. So, when Neil launched his New Tour, and no-one had Ever heard That song before, and had Never heard the Next one either, everyone adapted.. When you hear
Pocahontas and then Powderfinger, you Know that you can't live without Neil Young.. Yeah, we had the equipment to enjoy the perfection of Hotel California, but the Soul and the Honesty of My My, Hey Hey just doesn't let go... Lary
Best song ever
For no reason at all, it makes me think of the fighting on the Mississippi during the Civil War.
Analog Audio @ Its FINEST!
I googled Powderfinger's meaning. It says - “Powderfinger” is an inscrutable rock & roll koan: a song sung by a dead man, but full of life and longing. The narrator, just turned 22, was leaving boyhood behind by defending his family's land against a gunboat coming up the river. The day he became an adult, however, was also the day he died. - Imagine that. A song sung by a dead man, yet full of life and longing.
Ill check that out..
It's about a kid who inherits his parents problems. Listen to the lyrics :)
Yes but that was some f..ked up version of the original...
EDWIN, thanks for this, very poetic!!! Jackieblue(L.A.)✌✌
@Night Hawkboi you trolling in Neil Young comments section. You're wild.
Neil, you are the king! I have every album you made. You rule......
I could listen to Neil Young all morning,into the evening of the day.
I grew up on Neil.
Why this wasn't the original release of 'Powerfinger', I'll never understand. This version is awesome.
What did the original sound like? I cant find it anywhere
@@cptrevenant4088 You can hear the original released version on the album "Rust Never Sleeps" and sounds explosive and indestructible :D ruclips.net/video/tdPs5YXQTSw/видео.html
@@zoccaerg8943 rust never sleeps version or most live versions and even the acoustic one is better then this one i believe
This IS pretty awesome, but it doesn't reach the high mark of the "Rust Never Sleeps" recording. It IS a good one tho .
THERE SHOULD HAVE A MOVIE PARTYING THIS SONG POWDERFINGER, TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT ITS ABOUT,IT WOULD BE EXITING TO WATCH.
One of the best songs ever written
But I have to say:
I prefer the original (faster) version
I am so glad I saw him last year in
Munich, where he did this song
I will never forget this
Love this, so many great songs he has written. Only thing is it`s annoying when you go to see him live because he can`t play all our favourites.
This song moves me everytime. It's so powerful and sad...
This song reminds me of my son who is lost to me due to drugs, alcohol and, mental illness. I love him so much that I am dying inside. I would go to the ends of the earth and give up everything I have including my life to save him. He has a 2 year old daughter who loves him to death. At this point in time he is in rehab again. If anyone feels so inclined please say a prayer for him. Please, dear Lord help him. Something my grandma told me and I will never forget...a mother is only as happy as her unhappiest child. She is no longer with us but that one simple sentence will haunt me forever.
May your son keep up the fight. At least he’s in treatment right now. Sobriety is hard work, pleas don’t let him walk the road alone. I am working on 4 years clean and sober thanks to the unending love of my mother and father. Your family is far from alone and I hope there is peace in knowing other people have positive outcomes. Be well🤝
@43cjd
I promise to pray for your son’s recovery, and that he will be a wonderful father to his daughter. God bless you and your family.
God bless you,your son, and your lovely little grandgirl...God is there. But your son has to push the Demon (Devil) away. He must make the naked choice alone. With your love and trust. He can do it if he wants. He has to do it for him first. Then you and that beautiful child. Knowing he is loved is very important...but learning that he can love is the hard work of living a life.
From a sober for 40 years raging alcoholic addict.
I wish you peace...I hope you can be as happy as possible...whatever that takes.
The raw sound and tone of Neil Young's guitar makes me think of free and open places. It makes me want to hop in the car and just drive...
Ahh, Reel to Reel is the Realist!
That ol' Sony brings back memories.
The state of the art and the sound is at it's purest analog. Just plain raw minus scratches, pops and clicks...
What an amazing version of this beautiful song.
Met him after a gig he did in Calgary. One guy ,guitar, harmonica. Thrilled the fans at the Jubilee Auditorium. Met him backstage …just said hi enjoyed the evening and a thank you. Quick hand shake and I left…smiles to remember it . 1970 maybe 71.
Neil young for 2020 president all we need is peace love and Neil.
I could get behind that, if I could vote. Unfortunately Neil isn't a citizen by birth.
I could wish for little more for our American brothers and sisters
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Apoiado!
Fantastic..
Mary 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 ❤️❤️❤️
Pretty ironic stuff I just learned about this song... Neil Young (allegedly) wrote this for Skynyrd. They were going to record it after the Street Survivors tour.
Best Neil ‘s song! I love hear and hear and hear
I like these alternate recordings of these songs. Fun to play along with on guitar.
Neil's music...early music in particular has been a major force in my life for over 40 years. Neil is right up there with Dylan in terms of his impact on American music.
Legend voice will never fade away....love you neil young
Thanks Mr Young, it’s impossible not to turn sad with this song, yet is beautiful
O that's very well said, agree!
Since i was just 12 back 72. Up in the Carmel Vally mountains. God smacked every time.
This brings tears to my eyes...
THANKS for a lifetime of music you brought much JOY to the world.
Masterpiece ,Mr.Young
I simply love this song. It takes me so far away...long may you live, Neil!!!
Some the best music ever. Something so special bout this man and his music. Legend
I love this version
Thank you Mr Young for sharing this part of your musical journey. Since I was very young I fell in love with your music and your message. In your own words long may you run.
@Neil Young Epic song💁♀️✨My Ex-husband & I are no longer together. He was on the Coast Guard & he turned me on to the understanding of the possibility of the theory behind the lyrics!
They’re still POWERFUL words eloquently written anda narrators perspective of dying🖤
I’m 62 and I love you then & I loved you now💖I love Prairie Winds🎶🌬 You’ve sheltered me in many storms⛈💗
I first heard this song at the Coast Guard enlisted club. Looking at it now, I'm not sure if the lyrics are really referencing Coasties but we claimed it as our own anyway and that's how it will always be for me :) I'm always taken back to those days and to the people I served with, whenever I hear this song.
@@EdBiscuit Great song though from his perspective. 🎶⚡️
@Neil Young Thank you so much for the beauty of the words writing back! Music Legends 🥰& may your songs 🎶always remain forever in our newer generation of kids hearts 💕
@Neil Young When you come to Texas you can just email me and I’ll put your band up in my house is old music gal☺️
Takin' it slow , y'all. Tysm Neil and The Horse.
Another best version of
Powderfinger.
Neil Young is a genius there won’t be any more coming around for a long long time
Look out mama there is a wonderful canadian singer. I think we better call John call it don't look like neils here to deliver the mail!
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I'm 15 and in love with neil young.... talk about born in the wrong generation
I am getting ready to turn 50. Take care, and make it work for you. When something is great it has no time! Remember that.
@@belasgirl6 thank you, I will remember your words 💖 time sure is a precious commodity
Listen to and love what you listen to and love. Don't think you need to love what others think you should love. Age means nothing in music. It is good or it isn't .
Someone told me this at a Neil show years ago...he said...”just remember you’re like him”....🤠
@@blingusdrip Be true to yourself!
HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY UNCLE SHAKEY - THE ONE AND ONLY - THANKFUL EVERY DAY FOR YOU SHARING OUR SPACE AND TIME. Peace for ALL Species.
So beautiful song…
I could listen forever to the sound of Neil Young and the Crazy Horse…a feeling from elsewhere!
Cheers from deep south of France,
🖐😎🦊
Chanson puissante, lyrique, évocatrice... La magie est déjà là dans cette première version. La classe !
Great to see a living legend who has withstood the test of time and truly captured the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Keep on shining Superstar!
I love you MORE TODAY than yesterday, Neil!❤
First Neil song I ever heard when I was like 5. So good
7.5 IPS...What a great song, Neil will be writing and singing great songs when he is 100 !
Neil Young at his absolute best with his guitar mastery on a truly beautiful version of an old favourite
Playing this song for the nth time. Thank you Neil!
Epic version of a brilliant song! Powderfinger, loved it for for over 40 years!
I'm eighty-two. And, I'm crying. "Where have all the good times gone....?" Yeah, I know that's not one of Neil's.
I love this song. I always come back to it on my guitar.
Most excellent. It sounds quite different than the version we know, more of an early 70s feel than the late 70s one. Fits so perfectly with Cortez.
The Best Version other than Live at Red Rock that was a long time ago, so I went and watched him perform again at the Greek Losangeles with the Wife. What a Musician? There could be no better Musician than Neil Young. The atmosphere of the Melody brings me back too my childhood home in West Covina ditching school smoking hanging out with my Brother waiting for another Back Yard Party listening to Neil Young Cranked up on an old two Channel Radio trying to get back that feeling one just needs to play some Niel Young.
Neil your legacy will live on forever!
Oh I love this Garage Sound...quite RAW...Neils voice ist incredible...
So much emotion sung into the last lines
Shelter me from the powder and the finger, cover me from the thought that pulled the trigger.
These lines break me. So much left undone. . .
4:32 Did he sing " Shelter me"? Sounds not like it.
@@mic1620 On this version he sings 'silence me,' but in the release version it's 'shelter me' and it says that on the lyrics run on the video. I think he was still working out final lyrics when this was done.
Love it Neil.
Love it 🎶👌🙂 I pick my bass to play it 😁... Thanks for share it🙏 from Portugal 🙂
Big John's been drinking since the river took Emmy Lou is one of the best lines in a song ever
Another great sounding song from Neil!! Gotta love the man!
Just a great song
Great story.
Seering guitar solos.
Mountain funk at its best!