magnatar wrote: 
You obviously haven't heard this . . .

Could this less than mediocre song be a defiantly raised middle finger at Reprise to take whatever he brought them?

 magnatar wrote: 
I was thinking the exact same thing.

 magnatar wrote: 
worse than that

This his worst song.

 rickhoran wrote: 

I came on to say the exact same thing.

I'm gonna see ol' Neil and the rest of Buffalo Springfield in a few days. Can't wait.

 MM_Prague wrote: 

I have always thought of this as the worst on this great record. My opinion hasn't changed since this album came out. I still listen to it a few times a year. 

Ms. Larson makes this track. She should get sole billing on it, instead of Neil.

Not one of Neil's best...

 Jazbo wrote: 

I believe the lyrics are "Motorcycle Mama won't you lay your big spike down..."

I would imagine there's more than one way of interpreting that one. 

Either way, someone's in trouble, for sure. 

I remember seeing the video of Nicolette Larson doing "Rhumba Girl" and she had such an impish look in her eyes at the time - she left this earth too damned soon.

As for this song - not my favorite, but still very Neil.  (And I think he's singing, "Won't you lay your big spike down," referring to a knife, but I could be wrong...)

 peter_james_bond wrote: 
I can't let pass without comment:  this is a sad indictment of our irrational drug policies.  Acetaminophen is more toxic than extacy or cannabis, or even several opiates which can be taken for chronic pain relief without liver damage, yet it's available over the counter, while the others are not.  Our stated goal with drug scheduling: ranking drugs based on their danger and medical benefits, is a good one.  Unfortunately the implementation could hardly be worse.  Just look at Acetominophen, which can be bought over the counter, and Cannabis which is Schedule 1 (very dangerous, no medical benefits).  Sheer insanity.  It's not just these two that are misscheduled.  There's hardly an example of single drug, which might be used recreationally, that's scheduled rationally within the united states.  Sheer insanity.

i think that one of the things i respect most about neil is that he puts nearly everything out.  whether or not it is his best, something he is really crazy about, something he mildly likes or something he just jammed in the studio.  when he is in the studio the tape is always rolling and he is putting it out.  he wants his fans to be able to hear him do all of what he does, even when it isn't "cinnamon girl" or "heart of gold".  he is not making music for the money, he is making music because it is what he was born to do and sharing all of it with those who care/dare to hear. 

 bam23 wrote: 

I suppose Neil Young has, at some point in his career, decided not to release a recorded song, but possibly not often. Some artists have a somewhat better sense for what is genuinely good among their output, but maybe not Neil. In other words, he has done better than this.

yup...he went all out on THOSE lyrics!

 spigolli wrote: 
She had a great voice - she passed away in 1997 - RIP Nicolette Larson. Her death was triggered by liver failure which (according to Wikipedia) may have been due to over use of Acetaminophen - Tylenol. This common pain killer can be fatal if over used - please follow the directions.

Nicolette Larson

 suebee3 wrote: 
Yep. I love Neil. Harvest is one of my favorite albums of all time. I saw him live in 1988 and he was amazing.

 crockydile wrote: 
Agreed.  I'm trying to recover from that Air's Radio #1 tragedy as well - this doesn't help.  Love Neil - but he went all wrong on this one.  YIKES!

Absolute Crap, better than's Air's Radio #1, but not much.

 spigolli wrote: 
Her vocals made me stop what I was doing to see who it was.  I own this, and apparently, I need to listen to it again!

 c@@l

 spigolli wrote: 

 countyman wrote: 
No hate for Max. "Toronto Tontos Vegas Babies...Transit"
Although if I hear Kim Mitchell's "Patio Lanterns" one more time . . .

 On_The_Beach wrote: 
Shame on you Canadian.
You probably don't like Max Webster either.

 spigolli wrote: 
You like the variety Bill gives you?
Try it, you just might like it.

 kalkin84 wrote: 
Yes, for anything by Rush.

 kalkin84 wrote: 
-100 is reserved for Neil & the Shocking Pinks