![]() Deja Vu (1970) [ larger cover art ] |
If I had ever been here before
I would probably know just what to do
Don't you?
If I had ever been here before on another time around the wheel
I would probably know just how to deal
With all of you
And I feel
like I've been here before
Feel
like I've been here before
And you know it makes me wonder
What's going on under the ground, hmmm
Do you know? Don't you wonder?
What's going on down under you
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
I would probably know just what to do
Don't you?
If I had ever been here before on another time around the wheel
I would probably know just how to deal
With all of you
And I feel
like I've been here before
Feel
like I've been here before
And you know it makes me wonder
What's going on under the ground, hmmm
Do you know? Don't you wonder?
What's going on down under you
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
We have all been here before, we have all been here before
| jocelynsart | Posted: Apr 04, 2013 - 16:22 Listened to this album of my Mom's many many times - loved it |
| atthetone | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 07:32 great period for music,brings back memories of a simpler time. ![]() |
| eswiley2 | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 07:19 I must have played that album a bazillion times "back in the day." This sounds somehow different... It's not deja vu I'm experiencing, but presque vu. There's just something that's "off." |
| idiot_wind | Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 12:55 God almighty.. Do ya mean that once upon a time, R n R use to have harmonies, melodics, with a little dissonance thrown in and...ya had vocals and instrumentals? Na...that never happened way back when. Let's listen to some Foo Fighters, or Nickelback, or Linkin park! That's real R n R! |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 13:19 TJS wrote:This reminds me of hash and good times. |
| trissi (allupinya) | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 15:33 This is one of those songs that I cannot even imagine my life without. A perfect 10! |
| rockpommel16 (rockpommel´s land...dreaming of netherlands) | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 15:28 |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Aug 27, 2012 - 19:53 Timeless brilliance, just brilliant! |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 10:01 nalle wrote: Kidding? :) Not at all He's got 2-3 songs that are ok ( this song is one of them). The rest of his songs end up in the "why bother" category. Stills and Young have most of the talent in this gang, Nash is actually ok but not on pair with S & Y I've always seen Crosby as the "weak leg, cling-on" of the group. A hippie without a cause. |
| TJS (Bradley, Il) | Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 10:00 This reminds me of hash and good times. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 10:00 Must be a generational thing. I feel waves of nostalgia washing over me when this tune comes on. |
| gemtag (Texas) | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 17:31 Probably my most favorite CSNY tune. Just a masterpiece. Love the little drum pop part way in. |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 09:18 johnjconn wrote: David Crosby is perhaps the most overrated rocker of all time. certainly in the Top50... |
| mcullers (Country-Dominated TX) | Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 09:17 Some of the best guitar work and vocal harmony....EVER! |
| jen3005545 (Fort Worth, TX) | Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 09:14 Geeeereatness! |
| ckcotton (Adding snarky comments since 2007) | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 12:26 Just excellent |
| watme (Norwich, England) | Posted: Mar 22, 2012 - 16:12 Takes me back. Thanks Bill
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| talabao (France) | Posted: Feb 04, 2012 - 03:40 blowing my mind, as most of 'em ! |
| Dinges,_the_Dude (under sea-level, N52°22', E4°52') | Posted: Dec 18, 2011 - 11:41 Great album, great song!!! |
| nalle (Malmo, Sweden) | Posted: Dec 18, 2011 - 11:38 johnjconn wrote: David Crosby is perhaps the most overrated rocker of all time. Kidding? :) |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 14:31 David Crosby is perhaps the most overrated rocker of all time. |
| MacCool (Austria) | Posted: Nov 16, 2011 - 18:22 The Halo theme music sounds similar... :) |
| jools (Brighton UK) | Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 06:25 What a great laid back set to complement the amazing weather we are having in UK - it's about 25 degrees at the moment. Alas i am tied to a desk. |
| Dahlia_Gumbo (San Francisco) | Posted: Aug 29, 2011 - 20:58 Super great. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 11:35 CascadianPDX wrote: One of the best bands ever. Period. It's a shame to think how much good music we were blessed with in past decades, and now we have Lady Gaga? Buncha divas, mega egos and "product". Of course there are exceptions, right? That's why I listen to RP, on the off chance I'll hear something extraordinary. You know our parents and/or grandparents said essentially the same things about music of the 1950's, 60's and 70's, don't you? Perhaps you've forgotten, but there were plenty of mega-egos, divas, and "product" commercial musicians during those days too. There is a lot more than just Lady Gaga and there are still a lot of people making very good music and many of them are played here. |
| Mita (Santa Fe, NM) | Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 11:25 Well, we have been here before.... |
| linzie | Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 22:11 Could be my fav. CSN&Y song.. |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 22:10 Johnny_Wave wrote: Meh, it doesn't hold up. Maybe you had to be there. Yeah, maybe you did. Guess we can't expect everybody to recognize the timelessness of powerful lyrics, vocal harmonies, and Steve Stills' subdued electric guitar riffs. (Hey, wasn't the album cover dark brown faux leather, like an ancient photo album?) |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 06:10 fredriley wrote: Dèja entendu - quelle barbe! ![]() |
| capandjudy (Huntington, WV) | Posted: May 27, 2011 - 13:15 In a word, TRIPPY! |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: May 11, 2011 - 15:32 This wasn't my favorite song on the album when it came out, but then, I was young and stupid. I liked "Carry On." The deeper stuff flew under my radar. Now, hearing this from older, hopefully wiser ears, I can appreciate the message CSN was sending. Still, there are things that can only be understood under the influence of drugs, so I'm shut out there. Ironic - I live in a state where gambling and prostitution is legal and you can buy vodka in a grocery store, but marijuana is a felony. Guh. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: May 11, 2011 - 15:27 Da-doobie-da-doodun-di-doo - instamute! That jazzy mouth music has always really, really irritated me. It just seems so....chi-chi and baroque and affected. |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 14:42 j7 wrote: "What's going on underground? What's going on down under you?" What's this about? Anyone? I think they were referring to the counterculture movement - this happened shortly after the 4 students were shot to death at Kent State, remember. What's going on down under you, - what is in your soul, your heart perhaps? |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 13:01 j7 wrote: "What's going on underground? What's going on down under you?" What's this about? Anyone? Hell if I know. |
| paraclete (Citrus Heights, CA) | Posted: Feb 21, 2011 - 19:52 thebrit wrote: When I bought this album in 1970 — listened to it non stop forever —— never get tired of it and the variety .... . like all good things , they were fro the time of the time — only Neil Young has really kept going and done many other great recordings Stephen Stills has done one or two things since then that are pretty good. |
| katiediddler (one of the dominoes, hopefully near the back) | Posted: Jan 21, 2011 - 13:40 This album had a couple of decent tunes on it. |
| beelzebubba (Where the hell is Walldrug, South Dakota?) | Posted: Jan 21, 2011 - 13:36 Johnny_Wave wrote: Meh, it doesn't hold up. Maybe you had to be there. Yeah, intricate harmonies get old fast. |
| Johnny_Wave (California, baby) | Posted: Jan 05, 2011 - 22:03 Meh, it doesn't hold up. Maybe you had to be there. |
| thebrit (Guelph ON) | Posted: Dec 05, 2010 - 07:08 When I bought this album in 1970 — listened to it non stop forever —— never get tired of it and the variety .... . like all good things , they were fro the time of the time — only Neil Young has really kept going and done many other great recordings |
| pkahl (Maidenhead, England) | Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 10:59 Released 40 years ago - hasn't aged at all! (Unlike me...) |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 10:58 I keep thinking I've heard this song before,,,,, weird. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 10:58 Dèja entendu - quelle barbe! |
| capandjudy (Huntington, WV) | Posted: Jun 13, 2010 - 07:12 jtarp wrote: One of the first compositions that I remember having used the bass as a lead instrument. Back in about '73 I was jamming with a guitarist (acoustic) and on his original compositions I was playing pretty straight and he stopped in the middle of a song; "No, no, no" he said. He tried to explain what he wanted but couldn't really express it in words Then, for an example, he played this song for me on the stereo and said "Do that." It was an evolutionary step for me and I suspect for other bassists as well. The song I give a 9 but the bass riff gets a 20.
Greg Reeves on bass: Is that correct? |
| ziggytrix (Dallas, TX) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 12:42 sirdroseph wrote: Ya know what? 8 - > 9. There, I feel better! Not yet rated -> 9. I feel better too! ![]() My only complaint about this song is that it's about 10 minutes too short. |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: May 12, 2010 - 12:39 Ya know what? 8 - > 9. There, I feel better! |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 02, 2010 - 00:09 Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Deja Vu" Live (1991) |
| jtarp (Dublin, Ireland) | Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 13:51 One of the first compositions that I remember having used the bass as a lead instrument. Back in about '73 I was jamming with a guitarist (acoustic) and on his original compositions I was playing pretty straight and he stopped in the middle of a song; "No, no, no" he said. He tried to explain what he wanted but couldn't really express it in words Then, for an example, he played this song for me on the stereo and said "Do that." It was an evolutionary step for me and I suspect for other bassists as well. The song I give a 9 but the bass riff gets a 20. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 13:43 srose96 wrote: It may be true that Papernapkin cannot be reasoned with, but can one delve into the depths of his soul to discover why on earth he went with "papernapkin" as his handle? ![]() Or wipe yourself with? |
| james_of_tucson (Tucson AZ) | Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 13:40 Papernapkin wrote: and again, and again, and again. Enough already. Let's move on. It's awesome that you listen to this station. It's good for a laugh, to start with. And you stay, which means despite the hateful noise you try to spew on the forum, you enjoy the music. And that is all that matters. |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 13:38 Great freekin song, man!! |


TJS wrote:
