 Deja Vu (1970) [ larger cover art ] |
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There is a town in north Ontario,
With dream comfort memory to spare,
and in my mind I still need a place to go,
All my changes were there,
Blue, blue windows behind the stars,
Yellow moon on the rise,
Big birds flying across the sky,
Throwing shadows on our eyes.
Helpless, helpless, helpless
Baby can you hear me now?
The chains are locked and tied across the door,
Baby, sing with me somehow.
Blue, blue windows behind the stars,
Yellow moon on the rise,
Big birds flying across the sky,
Throwing shadows on our eyes.
| merkin_muffley (Down the rabbit hole.....) | Posted: Oct 23, 2012 - 02:56 I know it's probably sacrilege to say but the K D Lang version is nearly as good as this. |
| MirageRF (Clemmons, NC, USA) | Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 14:30 Man, I'm a fan for life. Love this tune and so many more from CS&N. (& Young)  |
| rockpommel16 (rockpommel´s land...dreaming of netherlands) | Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 14:29  ....love these guys..... |
| Dahlia_Gumbo (San Francisco) | Posted: Feb 13, 2012 - 05:36 Sums up a lot. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jan 12, 2012 - 11:16 It sounds like electric country but in reality Neil was one of the first Astral travellers. |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Dec 11, 2011 - 17:18 beset wrote: Has anyone read "Shakey" by Jimmy McDonough? I'm on page 519 of 738 pages - not counting the "(Very) Selected Bibliography", pp 739 to 759. I'm thoroughly enjoying this Neil Young biography. When Jimmy "shows" what Neil's saying, it sounds pretty real to me. There's much use of the four-letter F word, and not just from Neil. This is a deeply revealing story of Neil and many others who were touched by him and vice versa. I didn't know 'til I read this book that Nicolette Larson passed away. Reportedly, she died on December 16, 1997 of complications from cerebral edema. "Nicki" had a nickname for Neil: "Changeable Charlie". He's a very talented, complex person. He's human, that's for sure. I'm a longtime fan of Neil, and that probably won't change, as it appears he's never "sold out"! Yes, I read the exhaustive bio a couple years ago. I thought the last, say, 100 pages got a bit tedious, but overall an excellent read. My only complaint would be that McDonough takes too much credit for Neil's career moves. ("I told Neil to do this or that, blah, blah"; yah, right.) |
| ozzie1313 | Posted: Dec 11, 2011 - 15:51 I could break down and cry. This song brings it all to the surface, all 60 years worth. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jan 30, 2011 - 14:40 All I can do when I hear this song is sit and let the emotion wash over me. It's so sublime, so ethereal, so absolutely perfect... I can breathe now.   |
| mapman (East Coast USA) | Posted: Jan 30, 2011 - 14:38 I'm a Neil Young mark and one of his best.   |
| Gutter | Posted: Jun 22, 2010 - 09:24 I was humming this song just a few minutes ago while brew some coffee, up here in Northern Ontario! Thanks! |
| debimast | Posted: Jun 22, 2010 - 09:16 oh how this brings back memories..... |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: May 21, 2010 - 13:49 Great song!  |
| melissa (western Kentucky) | Posted: May 21, 2010 - 13:46 This song has meant so many different things to me at different times in my life. Now it just makes me think of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  |
| soulcollision (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: May 21, 2010 - 13:44 so simple, yet so damn good... |
| dolfan (Kingsland, Ga./Jacksonville, Fl) | Posted: May 21, 2010 - 13:44 I think if I heard this song every day for the next few months I still would want to hear it more. It makes me feel the way I am supposed to feel: at peace with the world. It's not so much the lyrics as it is its mood. |
| Peace_tode (Atlanta) | Posted: Feb 15, 2010 - 15:52 Without a doubt, The Last Waltz performance truly shows the emotion that music is all about. |
| beset (Eugene, Oregon) | Posted: Dec 14, 2009 - 20:54 Has anyone read "Shakey" by Jimmy McDonough? I'm on page 519 of 738 pages - not counting the "(Very) Selected Bibliography", pp 739 to 759. I'm thoroughly enjoying this Neil Young biography. When Jimmy "shows" what Neil's saying, it sounds pretty real to me. There's much use of the four-letter F word, and not just from Neil. This is a deeply revealing story of Neil and many others who were touched by him and vice versa. I didn't know 'til I read this book that Nicolette Larson passed away. Reportedly, she died on December 16, 1997 of complications from cerebral edema. "Nicki" had a nickname for Neil: "Changeable Charlie". He's a very talented, complex person. He's human, that's for sure. I'm a longtime fan of Neil, and that probably won't change, as it appears he's never "sold out"! |
| beset (Eugene, Oregon) | Posted: Dec 14, 2009 - 20:24 Geecheeboy wrote: Question, guys: with what instrument does he open this song? Well, I'm not exactly a guy... However, I believe the opening instrument is a harmonica. This song is done by Neil and The Band, with backup vocals sung by Joni Mitchell during the Band's farewell concert, "The Last Waltz". I've just purchased a copy of the DVD and watched it with my main squeeze (he's a guy). I think I've enjoyed this movie about five times now - so far. :) See Neil & The Band with Joni perform this very song on the following site: http://indieblips.dailyradar.com/video/the_band_neil_young_helpless_live/ Sincerely a Neil Young fan, a female feline named Beset >^_^< |
| ri_shelton (A few clicks up the river) | Posted: Dec 14, 2009 - 20:03 I have a new viewpoint of this song after I learned that Bob Dylan found Young's childhood home and toured it. "All my changes were there..." |
| donnyballgame (41*53'36.29N 87*38'20.43W) | Posted: Dec 14, 2009 - 19:54 I can normally tolerate Neil & his noodling. This song's got some serious soul though. Love it. |
| vit | Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 10:21 You can't strive for moments recounted in songs like this. You only know about them afterwards. Sometimes years. That's good writing. |
| Geecheeboy (under a crescent moon and palmetto tree) | Posted: Nov 13, 2009 - 10:18 Question, guys: with what instrument does he open this song? |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: May 31, 2009 - 16:44 nagsheadlocal wrote: There was a series of videos floating around on YouTube not long ago, it was an extended conversation between Young and Steven Stills that had been cut up to fit the YouTube time limits. Apparently Neil and Steven had crossed paths on tour and spent some time together. It's worth looking for. The vibe between these old friends is just so warm and close as they trade stories about the old days of Buffalo Springfield and the Hollywood music scene in the mid-60s when they were a couple of unknown guys trying to make it. kaz wrote: Great stuff, thanks for the links! |
| coffee-eyes (Right outside of Boston) | Posted: Mar 29, 2009 - 10:48 East Coast = 10 |
| ejsamuel (great white north) | Posted: Mar 29, 2009 - 10:44 10 from a guy in east Ontario!!! |
| HarrO (Just Down the Hill from Paradise) | Posted: Feb 25, 2009 - 22:17 What more can I say. 10 |
| pope183 (Vinyamar) | Posted: Jan 25, 2009 - 08:17  |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Oct 22, 2008 - 15:32 Frater_Kork wrote: I would also feel pretty helpless if i saw Big Bird flying in the sky, casting his shadow over me...  Especially if he dropped a load on you!!! |
| Pyro | Posted: Aug 20, 2008 - 10:05 steeler wrote: Can't think of any singer who so consistently mines the deep emotional veins. Jackson Browne? |
| wferrier (Johnson City, New York; Home of the Factory) | Posted: Aug 20, 2008 - 10:04 Frater_Kork wrote: I would also feel pretty helpless if i saw Big Bird flying in the sky, casting his shadow over me... That's good! You are getting in touch with your Inner Grover. |
| maxmox (Broome, Western Australia) | Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 05:21 In the presence of the the grand NY I am somewhat helpless and grateful that he graces this planet |
| steeler (Staring, blankly, into the abyss) | Posted: Jun 18, 2008 - 05:21 Can't think of any singer who so consistently mines the deep emotional veins. |
| driver8 (where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain) | Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 07:03 Mina_the_Boo wrote:   |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Feb 13, 2008 - 08:00 I would also feel pretty helpless if i saw Big Bird flying in the sky, casting his shadow over me... |
| kaz (constantly on the move) | Posted: Feb 13, 2008 - 07:59 nagsheadlocal wrote: There was a series of videos floating around on YouTube not long ago, it was an extended conversation between Young and Steven Stills that had been cut up to fit the YouTube time limits. Apparently Neil and Steven had crossed paths on tour and spent some time together.
It's worth looking for. The vibe between these old friends is just so warm and close as they trade stories about the old days of Buffalo Springfield and the Hollywood music scene in the mid-60s when they were a couple of unknown guys trying to make it. part 1 - (click here) part 2 - (click here) part 3 - (click here) |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 11:14 There was a series of videos floating around on YouTube not long ago, it was an extended conversation between Young and Steven Stills that had been cut up to fit the YouTube time limits. Apparently Neil and Steven had crossed paths on tour and spent some time together. It's worth looking for. The vibe between these old friends is just so warm and close as they trade stories about the old days of Buffalo Springfield and the Hollywood music scene in the mid-60s when they were a couple of unknown guys trying to make it. |
| ThePoose | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 10:59 I love him for any number of reasons, plus one special one: I was born in a town in north Ontario. |
| Mina_the_Boo (Atlanta) | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 10:58 |
| doctec (Northeastern U.S.) | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 10:58 In overall song structure and certain melodic motifs, this song comes awfully close to Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door." |
| out_to_lunch (Philly by way of CT) | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 10:56 EchoTony wrote: I used to hate Neil Young. Then I started to listen.... That voice . . . I still don't dig it. But the lyrics, the music, and the passion transend that voice.
I had the same experience with Current 93 and David Tibet's voice. The lyrics and music carried me through until I loved it. Neil Young, however, was practically my lullaby music, so I'm so used to his voice that it's never bothersome, it just is |
| TheFriendlyCat (Five Miles South of Nowhere) | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 10:56 Instant eight cuz its Neil, nine because it is an awesome song.  |
| Honeyman (Costa Mesa, CA.) | Posted: Dec 12, 2007 - 10:54 spunkyboy62 wrote: Does anyone else find it difficult to rate these classics? It's like being asked to rate your children.
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| Stefen (West Hollywood, CA) | Posted: Sep 09, 2007 - 23:22 spunkyboy62 wrote: Does anyone else find it difficult to rate these classics?
Will it be a HIT or a MISS? |
| spunkyboy62 (Grand Rapids, MI) | Posted: Aug 09, 2007 - 13:14 Does anyone else find it difficult to rate these classics? It's like being asked to rate your children. |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Aug 09, 2007 - 13:13 EchoTony wrote: I used to hate Neil Young. Then I started to listen.... That voice . . . I still don't dig it. But the lyrics, the music, and the passion transend that voice.
Exactly! I never 'hated' him but didn't really 'get' him either. Until I saw him sing 'Harvest Moon' on SNL one time. Just him surrounded by about thirty guitars. Stunning. |
| Al_Koholic (Exit 82, NJ) | Posted: Aug 09, 2007 - 13:10 LizDeines wrote: Awesome song by an awesome man.
Awesome. |
| EchoTony (San Diego) | Posted: Jun 07, 2007 - 16:08 I used to hate Neil Young. Then I started to listen.... That voice . . . I still don't dig it. But the lyrics, the music, and the passion transend that voice. |
| mojosd64 | Posted: Jun 07, 2007 - 16:07 The CSN harmonies really make this song but Neil is a god. |
| victoryluna (Cincinnati) | Posted: Jun 07, 2007 - 16:03 handyrae wrote: This is Neil Young's best worst song. I love singing along in my Neil Young inspired helpless nasal whine.
Don't forget to give your props to his vibrato! |
| handyrae (Zero Point Field) | Posted: May 07, 2007 - 06:40 This is Neil Young's best worst song. I love singing along in my Neil Young inspired helpless nasal whine. |