Somewhere there's a steam locomotive being restored in a smokey backshop. And somewhere else in an old barn, there's an antiquated tractor being overhauled to pull a plow as good as new. For me there's a 56 Chevy 4 door and a 75 custom pickup that remembers every curve on the road home. Thanks for the tunes Neil!
Truly classic. If this song doesn't hit you where you live then there's something wrong with you. Loved it when Neil played it at the closing of the 2010 Olympics. That little Guild M-20 that he's playing has a really rich output for such a small guitar and a sound-hole pickup. But look who's playing it.
peterkizz, :) Hwy 17, forever westbound... Tim Horton's, the Greyhound bus...love to hear "Blind River" too en route to the Sault! Here's to Neil Young, more iconic than hockey to many Canadians.
Long may it run......1962 was the first year I bought singles in the Bronx Much has changed in all ways GO CANADA1 G0 AMERICA! But the music will always be there it will never end!
A blessing to have him around and around...he goes.... He has healed himself of so much through organics. His passion is an example of what humanity should express. Age is an individuals perception. When you buy a pack of paper, it is new, fresh...but how old is the tree it came from? (even if recycled). All things are perceptions, and how you use that info within is the important part. Close your eyes when you hear his wonderful songs and no age interferes. peace...
I love this song so much…..I get melancholy when I hear Neil sing “Maybe The Beach Boys have got you now, with those waves singing Caroline No, rolling down that empty ocean road, get into the surf on time.” Takes me out of the present into a distant past which fills my mind and heart with memories.
i would like to dedicate this song to Mr Rlissone,,,this song reminds me our happy moments,,,,, wish your happiness where ever you are,,,no body could take your place in my heart,,,,neth
i would always listen to this as a baby in my mother's womb (only song that would calm me down) to a 10 year old girl haha im 13 now and this song makes me wanna go to sleep in a peacul way [:
@LetArtsLive Mortimer Hearseburg was the name of the old hearse that broke down in Canada on the way to California in 1962, not 1965 as he says in this version.
@Kumitarzan Awesome! Thanks for the clarification. I love the song and I am very familiar with the beautiful drive to/from Sudbury along the Blind River. Great jogging tune, too!
@Kumitarzan 1) For years I was curious about what ever happened to Neil's first hearse after it was abandoned at Bill's Garage in Blind River. Several years ago I was discussing this with a guy at a sidewalk cafe when a woman sitting at the table next to us said "I know what happened to it." I was stunned as she related that the hearse had been bought & repaired by someone & later sold to her (then) husband in Thunder Bay (Fort William). (Continued… )
@blindriv3r - Right on brother! You either get Neil's sound . . . or your don't. I read in an interview where Neil said, " . . .don't try to achieve technical perfection or you'll lose the spirituality of the song". Sounds good to me.
@nosidak1 if thats how you see it,Its like a painting or image.People can see them all in different light.I really dont beleive its about a car.But thats ok what you say.Did you see the lenoise film its great its on youtube 39 minutes?
@mitchdfla ok but to me it will always remind me of my friend who died who was born in 1962 cause they played this at his funeral.So its Kind of odd its about a hearse.I bet Old Neil doesn't care how people perceive it so long as they like it.
2) (Continued… ) Her husband used it to drive around doing drug deals for two years in Thunder Bay, before he ended up giving it to someone else as payment for a drug debt he owed. She said as far as they knew, the hearse was still sitting in a back alley in Thunder Bay behind the new owner's place! I got to know this woman & hung with her for a while. Still have her phone number.
