in late 1982 / I was just 14 / a wild friend arrived at our local High school... he brought with him a variety of items and substances... one of them was a cassette of 'Neil Young' an incredible journey it has been ever since
just left a long doting comment for Natural Beauty, knowing as ivwrite Cortez would come on straight after, I was right....just going to listen ..said it all....same goes for this amazing piece of work WE LOVE YOU NEIL
So happy to have grown up with this man. So many roads and he has always been there. Never negative energy. Always raw, unbridled, yet clear and unmistakably good. My words. My sincerity.... Thank you Neil. Thank you.
Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley are sadly no longer with us....but we still have Neil to hold a torch for us and show us the way. He has made me laugh, smile, dance and cry. Thank you Neil. From me buying Harvest in 1982, I found the man who I can turn to, whatever mood I am in.
What a great guitar player who never skips a beat with that awkward looking rhythm. Love how he moves and feels every nuance of sound and if you watch him his movements are totally in step
Dear Steven, it's been 30 years yet I knew I'd find you here. God Bless and keep you Bro! Your brother Bill raised me and brought me up and I survived till adulthood. I'm growing old and I'm grateful for you both. It couldn't have been easy, but I love and thank you both with all my heart.i was 14. You kept me pristine and safe. You taught me to sing Neil Young. I am still singing........
He came dancing across the water With his galleons and guns Looking for a new world A palace in the sun On the shore lay Montezuma With his cocoa leaves and pearls In his halls he often wondered The secrets of the worlds Oh, and his subjects gathered round him Like leaves around a tree In their clothes of many colors For the angry gods to see And the women all were beautiful And the men stood straight and strong They offered life in sacrifice So that others could go on Hate was just a legend And war was never known The people worked together And they lifted many stones They carried them to the flat-lands And they died along the way They built up with their bare hands What we still can't build today And I know she's living there And she loves me to this day I can still remember when Or how I lost my way Cortez, Cortez He came dancing across the water Cortez, Cortez Came dancing across the water Came dancing across the water Cortez, Cortez Dancing across the water Dancing across the water Dancing across the water Came dancing across the water Cortez, Cortez Dancing across the water Dancing across the water Dancing across the water Quelle: LyricFind Songwriter: Neil Young
And every bit of that song is factually incorrect. The Aztecs were hyper-violent, warlike trash who were stupid, cruel, and extremely violent. They were killers and cannabals. It was Cortez who forbade the human sacrifices and cannabalism and brought them Catholicism, relative civility, and the Spanish language. Young apparently doesn't like to read history.
Remarkable confession: "And I know she's living there And she loves me to this day I can still remember when Or how I lost my way" about a former incarnation of ...? Very intense performance!
When Neil Plays N Strums N Lays down the wind on the Harp! You just say Thank You Sir ! Your Poetry is Remarkable, your Perspective N Your ❤️ is. A Rare Breed, God Bless You Sir & your Family 💙
OOOOH! MMMMY!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the reason you must LISTEN to Neil Young! Always turn it up load enough to hear his breath, close your eyes and.... Peace ☮☮out!
One of his best gifts to the world. Friend of mine ran into Neil and his dog at the floor of the Grand Canyon one summer many years ago. Neil hung out a bit and shot the shit like any other blok. That is Neil Young......
This is my Favorite Neil Song, Cortez the Killer, Another Great is Like A Hurricane, They Definitely Bring Out Mr Youngs Brilliance as a Rocking Blues Man!
Gatto surname? perhaps relative of the GREAT teacher John Taylor Gatto? (NYC) I still remember his EIGHT HOUR lectures about Public Schooling and how it actually damages education and kids' mental health... the man actually cared for his students unlike most "teachers" out there
Starting listening to real music beginning with “Harvest “(age 12)!1200 songs later,this musical genius is still doing it! This version of Cortez The Killer is beautiful! I am blessed to have seen this man play live many times over the past 45 years!They don’t make them like this anymore 😂!Love ya OLD MAN ❤️!!
I've been listening to brother Neil for 45 years . Fortunate enough to see him perform 5 times. You cant compare any other song writer of the present to Neil Young. If I had to it would absolutely be Eddie Vedder. Listen to just breathe. Off he goes. Or release. Eddie and Neil are close friends. ✌
I was there! Halloween weekend 1999, my first Neil Young show, at the Bridge School Benefit. We really came to see the Who, he was opening up for them on Saturday night, but I really enjoyed Neil's set. They also had Tom Waits, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams, and Brian Wilson. Very good year.
beautiful accoustic take from Neil and his harmonica. this version used in he Almost Famous movie soundtrack when the band disembarked from the plane after an electric storm - a gem
great fucking movie.... can barely remember it but I remember it being great 🤣🤣I miss movies like that, that put you on an adventure, the ending was always good... so many depressive movies nowadays, can't even bother
One of the greatest ever, if not the greatest(i really think this) There is a lot of very good music but Neil is for me number one!! But its only my humble opinion🙃!
He came dancing across the water With his galleons and guns Looking for the new world And that palace in the sun. On the shore lay Montezuma With his coca leaves and pearls In his halls he often wandered With the secrets of the worlds. And his subjects gathered 'round him Like the leaves around a tree In their clothes of many colors For the angry gods to see. And the women all were beautiful And the men stood straight and strong They offered life in sacrifice So that others could go on. Hate was just a legend And war was never known The people worked together And they lifted many stones. And they carried them to the flatlands But they died along the way And they built up with their bare hands What we still can't do today. And I know she's living there And she loves me to this day I still can't remember when Or how I lost my way. He came dancing across the water Cortez, Cortez What a killer.
Zuma. A fabulous album. I've seen so many many concerts by other fabulous bands. The Rust Never Sleeps tour was by far my favorite. His music and passion brings tears to my eyes and somehow, hope for the future. Just love his music 🎶🎶🎶
extraordinary acoustic performance..what a masterpiece, then there's Natutal Beauty, Inca Queen, Hurricane soo many more that just transcend music...more of an inner connection to past, and resonating to previous incarnations, in long forgotten civilizations but they ,"Built up with their bare hands,xwhat we stil can't do today " sticks out for me...because we stil cannot in 2023....I believe with certainty that they didn't build it with their bare hands but with their minds and with water and frequency...and off planet help....
What stuns me about Neil Young is how he can bring such beauty and depth to his music done with his acoustic guitars but then his "all guns blazing" pyrotechnic electric voice is just as good - just somehow different facets of his intuitive brilliance that are somehow the same. God I love his songs and music..
As a performer, sometimes during a song I remember 2 or 3 other times when I've played the same song... I can imagine Neil mentally walking through the decades during these 7 minutes.
I’m a staunch conservative but I became a huge fan of Neil Young in the 70s. I suppose I was more of a liberal then as many teenagers are. These days I probably I see most things differently than does Neil Young but I will forever be a fan of his music. “He came dancing across the water. Cortez Cortez. What a killer.”
