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One morning I woke up and I knew that you were gone.
A new day, a new way, I knew I should see it along.
Go your way, I'll go mine and carry on.
The sky is clearing and the night has gone out.
The sun, he come, the world is all full of light.
Rejoice, rejoice, we have no choice but to carry on.
The fortunes of fables are able to sing the song.
Now witness the quickness with which we get along.
To sing the blues you've got to live the tunes and carry on.
Carry on, love is coming, love is coming to us all.
Where are you going now my love? Where will you be tomorrow?
Will you bring me happiness? Will you bring me sorrow?
Oh, the questions of a thousand dreams, what you do and what you see,
lover, can you talk to me?
Girl, when I was on my own, chasing you down,
what was it made you run, trying your best just to get around?
The questions of a thousand dreams, what you do and what you see,
lover, can you talk to me?
A new day, a new way, I knew I should see it along.
Go your way, I'll go mine and carry on.
The sky is clearing and the night has gone out.
The sun, he come, the world is all full of light.
Rejoice, rejoice, we have no choice but to carry on.
The fortunes of fables are able to sing the song.
Now witness the quickness with which we get along.
To sing the blues you've got to live the tunes and carry on.
Carry on, love is coming, love is coming to us all.
Where are you going now my love? Where will you be tomorrow?
Will you bring me happiness? Will you bring me sorrow?
Oh, the questions of a thousand dreams, what you do and what you see,
lover, can you talk to me?
Girl, when I was on my own, chasing you down,
what was it made you run, trying your best just to get around?
The questions of a thousand dreams, what you do and what you see,
lover, can you talk to me?
| bb_matt (Hampshire, England) | Posted: Jun 10, 2013 - 09:17 Used to get really stoned and listen to this album back to back over and over :) Except the twee "our house" song which I'd skip (or forward wind past, or lift up the needle to the next song) Love it. |
| Hodgie (Dover, NH) | Posted: May 09, 2013 - 13:24 Hoping to never be the old fart who thinks "new" anything sucks, can someone please explain to me why the music that's popular with people under the age of 30 holds weight with, say, music like this? CSNY was "popular" music 40 years ago. We have pop music today in which 30% of the artists are women in their late teens/early 20's who look like bikini models and don't appear to be bringing much except their bikini model appearance. At 48, it's clear I am an old fart. |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 23:05 SanFranGayMan wrote: LOL, OTB! I think you nailed it on all accounts. And yeah, Nash a bit thin, except for his Manhood, which was always on display, and by all accounts, manly. And wasn't it Joannie M. who referred to his, 'pac pac pachyderm' in one of her songs. Mon dieu! A great jam, voices be damned! Glad you enjoyed it! For the die-hards, here's the complete version of what appears to be the same performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUOLDTlMDKo |
| SanFranGayMan (San Francisco) | Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 22:10 On_The_Beach wrote: Well here's an interesting timepiece; a 15-minute live version of the song circa 1974. It's either heaven or hell depending on your opinion of CSNY. One thing it's not is a bunch of timid hippies playing quiet ballads on their acoustic guitars. They all appear coked up, but that's just me speculating (Nash looks like he weighs about 80 pounds), they're hoarse as hell and more screaming than singing, and CSY are wailing on their electrics with reckless abandon. Looks like Russ Kunkel on drums. Unfortunately the clip ends at 15 minutes, just as the boys are starting to crank it up another gear. Ah well, misty water-coloured memories . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ2hb45cRWk LOL, OTB! I think you nailed it on all accounts. And yeah, Nash a bit thin, except for his Manhood, which was always on display, and by all accounts, manly. And wasn't it Joannie M. who referred to his, 'pac pac pachyderm' in one of her songs. Mon dieu! A great jam, voices be damned! |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 14:05 Tireless and timeless. One of the quintessential songs of its time from one of the greatest bands. And it still has plenty of life and spirit. |
| Johnny-smooth (On my bicycle) | Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 14:04 gypsyman wrote: For me, the definitive album of my youth. mine as well my younger brother's summer tutor gave this album to us at the end of summer - we wore that sucker out |
| jt1 | Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 14:04 The start reminds me of Yes from the same period..not a bad thing in my book. |
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 14:03 Mr. Stills played killer guitar licks, didn't he? And those harmonies ... back off, Andrews Sisters! |
| Pitjes (North Germany) | Posted: Dec 19, 2012 - 05:39 Geil, this video. Eveybody knew that they were not really capable of playing, but this was not the point. The point was they made such a lot of good feeling music. And, later, each of them became a famous musician! |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Dec 03, 2012 - 23:04 Well here's an interesting timepiece; a 15-minute live version of the song circa 1974. It's either heaven or hell depending on your opinion of CSNY. One thing it's not is a bunch of timid hippies playing quiet ballads on their acoustic guitars. They all appear coked up, but that's just me speculating (Nash looks like he weighs about 80 pounds), they're hoarse as hell and more screaming than singing, and CSY are wailing on their electrics with reckless abandon. Looks like Russ Kunkel on drums. Unfortunately the clip ends at 15 minutes, just as the boys are starting to crank it up another gear. Ah well, misty water-coloured memories . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ2hb45cRWk |
| BibKiller | Posted: Nov 15, 2012 - 09:30 NEVER gets old!!!    -mechanic1 |
| Papasmeg (Lille France) | Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 12:59 Wow this is still so good. |
| gypsyman (just passing through....) | Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 12:59 For me, the definitive album of my youth. |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 12:55 johnjconn wrote: The years have worn the groovie out of this song too. Nonsense. 10. |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Sep 13, 2012 - 11:59 JaySea wrote: When I was a kid we played the grooves right off this record! The years have worn the groovie out of this song too. |
| JaySea | Posted: Aug 31, 2012 - 14:25 When I was a kid we played the grooves right off this record! |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Jul 12, 2012 - 14:20 agmusci wrote: Yea, archive it for a day, then play it every hour the next 10 days. So you suggest Bill plays "Carry On" 240 times in 10 days? Sounds like an AM station in the 70's Bill - do not go AM on us! |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Jun 29, 2012 - 18:05 This must be that new-fangled music I've been hearing about, that, or senility has set in and everything is new again. Nah, it`s still ole Shakey. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 09:26 agmusci wrote: Yea, archive it for a day, then play it every hour the next 10 days. No, thank you. |
| bachbeet | Posted: Jun 10, 2012 - 22:26 It's pretty good. Buffalo Springfield's original "Questions" was much better. |
| agmusci (Salt Lake City, Utah) | Posted: May 12, 2012 - 14:39 johnjconn wrote: my first thought when I hear the opening guitars is... shit, not again. Archive this one Bill Yea, archive it for a day, then play it every hour the next 10 days. |
| RoelantSiekman (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) | Posted: May 10, 2012 - 03:23 I know, i know... it's a classic from a classic album for sure. But I just can't get over the monotone choirs and the voice of Neil.. Heard it too many times on another classic-rock-radiostation and I'm afraid that killed it for me... |
| lyricmuse7 | Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 09:33 A groovy classic for sure!  |
| Blastcat900 | Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 09:31 Yeah, love this. GODLIKE for sure. Play it all the time. Forget the other songs. Oh, maybe Low Rider. |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Mar 07, 2012 - 17:18 my first thought when I hear the opening guitars is... shit, not again. Archive this one Bill |
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Dec 22, 2011 - 06:29 BillG wrote: That is freakin' hysterical. Would probably be even funnier if I'd ever heard the original. If you google search there is another video with Fallon/Neil and Bruce Springsteen doing some other pop song. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 21:56 Very, very nice! |
| BillG (Paradise, California) | Posted: Dec 03, 2011 - 09:30 On_The_Beach wrote: Check this out; it's good for a laugh. Of course they force you to watch an ad first: FallonAsNeilWithCrosbyNash That is freakin' hysterical. Would probably be even funnier if I'd ever heard the original. |
| terryp17 (Whitegate, United Kingdom) | Posted: Nov 20, 2011 - 12:35 definitely dated, but who cares ...still a classic track in anyones collection. |
| ozzie1313 | Posted: Nov 20, 2011 - 12:34 Can't but would give anything to go back to these days. Only go here sparingly, it is bittersweet. The music spoke to every thought, emotion, and belief I had. |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Oct 03, 2011 - 17:22 On_The_Beach wrote: Check this out; it's good for a laugh. Of course they force you to watch an ad first: FallonAsNeilWithCrosbyNash This was SO good! Crosby and Nash were trying so hard to hold it together - and Fallon does a better Neil than Neil... Thanks for that clip, On_The_Beach - well worth the watch! |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Oct 03, 2011 - 17:16 Reading through the comments of who "made" this band so great, I have to laugh. All four of the guys have been around in various incarnations, and to me, CSNY was a wonderful stew, and each member added a magic ingredient to make it wonderful. I can't separate out one member from another and say, "Now, HE was what made CSNY so great!" It was that exceptional alchemy, that combination of each member's contribution to the band, that made the sound work. |
| trissi (allupinya) | Posted: Oct 03, 2011 - 17:07 One of the best bass lines in Rock and Roll history. Groovin' |
| jktravl (Virginia) | Posted: Jul 17, 2011 - 13:04 Thanks Bill, Oh, those were the days of LOVE |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Jul 17, 2011 - 13:04 Very ,very nice! |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: May 30, 2011 - 21:06 Check this out; it's good for a laugh. Of course they force you to watch an ad first: FallonAsNeilWithCrosbyNash |
| daedalus (Over your hill) | Posted: May 30, 2011 - 20:53 After all these years, this is enduringly brilliant. Loved it then - love it now! |
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Mar 28, 2011 - 17:26 I can't buy this. I bought most of Crosby and Nash albums released as a duo and there is some great songs on there with soaring vocals. I enjoyed these more than Stills solos efforts. Neil stands out way above the other three but fit so well within this group. |
| mvanderford60 | Posted: Mar 28, 2011 - 17:16 On_The_Beach wrote: parrothead wrote: I have nothing against David Crosby but compared to his counterparts Nash, Stills and Young I've got to say that there the ones carrying the sound, music and most of the writing. IMO, Crosby got lucky when he hooked up with Nash and Stills. Nash is the heart, Stills is the sound and rhythm and Crosby is backup vocals. However, they would not sound as good as they do without him. The three together are nothing but fantastic. There first album still blows me away! My 2 cents: Nash was the weak link. His treacly-sweet ballads make me nauseous. I'd say Crosby, Stills (& of course Young) were the strongest songwriters. However, there's no denying that Nash's harmonies are a big part of what made CSN(Y) so great, and I did kinda like Marrakesh Express. I think you all may be a little off — Crosby is the tenor - the amazing voice of the group. Remember the Byrds? He still sounds pretty good, all things considered, whereas poor Stills, well - he still plays guitar well. Nash looks the best. See them live, if you get the chance. |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Mar 28, 2011 - 17:13 AndyJ wrote: Aspen summer.... Only yesterday and so many miles at the same time.... I don't think I was really ever that young...  |
| pauleywalnuts (Ontario) | Posted: Feb 25, 2011 - 06:26 A classic! |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Feb 25, 2011 - 06:25 10 Great. Love. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Dec 24, 2010 - 19:19 parrothead wrote: I have nothing against David Crosby but compared to his counterparts Nash, Stills and Young I've got to say that there the ones carrying the sound, music and most of the writing. IMO, Crosby got lucky when he hooked up with Nash and Stills. Nash is the heart, Stills is the sound and rhythm and Crosby is backup vocals. However, they would not sound as good as they do without him. The three together are nothing but fantastic. There first album still blows me away! My 2 cents: Nash was the weak link. His treacly-sweet ballads make me nauseous. I'd say Crosby, Stills (& of course Young) were the strongest songwriters. However, there's no denying that Nash's harmonies are a big part of what made CSN(Y) so great, and I did kinda like Marrakesh Express. |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Nov 07, 2010 - 09:39 parrothead wrote: I have nothing against David Crosby but compared to his counterparts Nash, Stills and Young I've got to say that there the ones carrying the sound, music and most of the writing. IMO, Crosby got lucky when he hooked up with Nash and Stills. Nash is the heart, Stills is the sound and rhythm and Crosby is backup vocals. However, they would not sound as good as they do without him. The three together are nothing but fantastic. There first album still blows me away! A lot of the really atmospheric, and in my view definitive, CSN/CSNY stuff —- Wooden Ships, Long Time Gone, Guinnevere, Deja Vu —- was composed by Crosby. I might also suggest that you listen to Crosby's solo album If I Could Only Remember My Name, which I think is a pretty good indicator of the influence that he had on his collaborations with Stills and Nash. No question that the alchemy here was for the ages but I think it was Crosby that made these guys so special. |
| parrothead (could be anywhere in the great USA) | Posted: Oct 06, 2010 - 15:45 keller1 wrote: Happened again today. While I'm here, I would like to opine that this and CS&N are two of the ten or twenty best rock albums ever recorded, and that David Crosby, vices notwithstanding, is one of the great musical talents of our time. I have nothing against David Crosby but compared to his counterparts Nash, Stills and Young I've got to say that there the ones carrying the sound, music and most of the writing. IMO, Crosby got lucky when he hooked up with Nash and Stills. Nash is the heart, Stills is the sound and rhythm and Crosby is backup vocals. However, they would not sound as good as they do without him. The three together are nothing but fantastic. There first album still blows me away! |
| paulmack (the hissing swamps) | Posted: Oct 06, 2010 - 15:45 Although I was alive during their peak, and a huge music fan, for whatever reason I did not appreciate them as much then as I do now. Hindsight strikes again. Better late than never, I suppose. |
| Rp10v3r (Gainesville, FL) | Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 12:38 Love it. |
| krich58 (SCruz) | Posted: Jul 02, 2010 - 18:22 I love turning youngsters on to this album... |
| gjeeg (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 04:09 Chills. Always. |
| meloman (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 04:08 glydev wrote: I agree, a jewel, possibly my favorite song...(and that is saying a lot..) Count me in as well. Absolutely great! |