My dad used to blast this when he was showering. He passed away this year. Sometimes I play it with the door closed and pretend he’s still there just taking an extra long shower
I love this song too, At age 13 knew every word I am 64 and I still know every word,also i like both Richie fury and Neil young voice. Then Neil young came to town I bought front row seats all excited it was the day before concert and I fainted and fell and smacked my hand on dresser and I crushed my hand and had to have surgery, so my sister was all over me to get my ticket free and I gave it to my sister and my husband ticket went to my brother, they are so evil they wanted to take a picture of this lady with broken leg and send to me they said it was the best concert they ever been too. I probably never get the chance to see my favorite singer again. But at least the siblings had a great time they never even said thank you I regret giving them my tickets
Went to the Dead concert 12/31/72 freaked out, classic bad trip and spent 4months on the locked ward at the VA and my brother sent me this song, like, march 73
As a Led Zeppelin fan, hopefully you've heard Robert Plant sing this during Jimmy Page's guitar solo in How Many More Times at the Royal Albert Hall in 1970.
I think Richie Furay sings it in the original Buffalo Springfield. they didn't let Neil sing for a while but when he did,Mr Sol and broken arrow, for example I think he's steals the album... of course that album has rock and roll woman on it too which I think is a Stills Gem, it gets a little credit for the wonderful piece that it is
Saw Neil perform this live in February '73 as his opening number, exactly as it's presented here; unplugged & downtempo in that bewitching tenor voice of his. He just shambled onstage wearing torn blue jeans and one of those longsleeve two-tone teeshirts that were so popular back in the day, and then he just sat down and started playing. It was magic! You could feel the back of your neck tingling...
I saw Neil,March 1973 in Vancouver,but he was in a band format not solo. Maybe you're thinking of the previous year when he performed solo cross Canada.
Yeah, that line is never far from my mind when I think of this great song. "When the change came and you had a chance to see through" me is also great. Can you feel it now?
What an absolutely FANTASTIC song. I bought the original Buffalo Springfield 45 in the fall of 1968--a big hit in my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Neil wasn't on the lead vocal then; it was Richie Furay.
I think Springfield would take it if Neil himself sung it, Richie does a great job on the track and other songs Neil wrote and had him sing but its definitely more emotionally charged when Neil sings it in my opinion
Lyrics: When the dream came I held my breath with my eyes closed I went insane Like a smoke ring day when the wind blows Now I wont be back til later on If i do come back at all But you know me And I miss you now In a strange game I saw myself as you knew me When the change came and you had a chance to see through me Though the other side is just the same You can tell my dream is real Because I love you Can you see me now? Though we rush ahead to save our time We are only what we feel And I love you Can you feel it now? Can you feel it now? Can you feel it now? Can you feel it now? Can you feel it now? Can you?
Occasional moments only but by the end of it, it was hinting at a far more interesting decade to come, especially and almost exclusively in Britain. Besides, hard for a decade of music to create a really memorable ride when it picked up an obnoxious hitchhiker early on, disco.
For all you Almost Famous fans out there, this song was suppose to end the movie instead of Tangerine. It was supposed to be played by Frances McDormands character followed by spoken word.
I'll make this short and sweet: Fucking Brilliant Composition....Genious. Fucking Brilliant Performance........A Musical Illustration Of Total Creativity. Thank You Neil.
I just discovered an indy artist in Connecticut that's doing a new Neil Young solo tribute show and it's absolutely amazing how much he sounds like Neil, even on his own original music. He just posted a video of a full performance of the show (he calls it "The Loner: The Music of Neil Young") he did at a small club in Bridgeport, CT. See what you think. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GKktfL-ThKo.html
Filmore East - Aquistic Show "Neil Young's Solo Album" A whole bunch of guitars and him just sitting down and playing as no other could. The Old Laughing Lady..My favorite. Then Neil Young and Crazy Horse return to The Filmore East. And I will never forget this - He says "Folks, we only have these songs to play for you so we're going to play it all again." The late show crowd went ballistic. "Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere." "Cowgirl In the Sand"
Wow. This brings back memories because I sang and played this back in the day too. Neil put out a lot of fine songs within reach of humbler guitar players like me. I haven't thought about this one in decades.
Yes, agreed~~~Neil gave the world lots of tunes that humble strummers like us could take and make ourselves better musicians, even with only modest skills~~~~ and somehow, you felt like you were a part of some larger, invisible community ~~~~
I always enjoyed playing l Neil Young 69 years young now i played him yesterday. Him and Jackson Browne I would say are the reason I started playing. I thank them both daily. 🎩
In a strange game I saw myself as you knew me When the change came and you had a chance to see through me Though the other side is just the same You can tell my dream is real Because I love you Can you see me now? Though we rush ahead to save our time We are only what we feel Beautiful. Poetry.
The original Buffalo Springfield version was quite different, and included a trumpet. The best version is on CSNY's "4 Way Street" with all the lads harmonizing.
This was written while Neil was in Buffalo Springfield. He left the band before they could record it, so Neil gave it to them, and the Springfield motowned it up with, I think either Richey Furay or Jim Messina singing it. I like this live version a bit better, but the first does have a killer bass line.
