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Winding paths through tables and glass, first flowers bloom.
Now watch the Summer pass so close to you.
Too late to keep the change, too late to pay, no time to stay the same, too young to leave.
“No pass out” sign on the door set me thinking.
Are waitresses paying the price of their winking?
While stars sit at bars and decide what they're drinking.
They stop by to die because it's faster than sinking.
Too late to keep the change, too late to pay, no time to stay the same,
too late to keep the change, too late to pay, no time to stay the same, too young to leave.
Find out that now was the answer to answers that you gave later.
She did the things that we all did before now but who forgave her?
If I could stand to see her crying, I would tell her not to care.
When she learns of all your lying, will she join you there?
Country girl I think you’re pretty, got to make you understand.
Have no lovers in the city, let me be your country man.
Got to make you understand, got to make you understand, country girl...
Now watch the Summer pass so close to you.
Too late to keep the change, too late to pay, no time to stay the same, too young to leave.
“No pass out” sign on the door set me thinking.
Are waitresses paying the price of their winking?
While stars sit at bars and decide what they're drinking.
They stop by to die because it's faster than sinking.
Too late to keep the change, too late to pay, no time to stay the same,
too late to keep the change, too late to pay, no time to stay the same, too young to leave.
Find out that now was the answer to answers that you gave later.
She did the things that we all did before now but who forgave her?
If I could stand to see her crying, I would tell her not to care.
When she learns of all your lying, will she join you there?
Country girl I think you’re pretty, got to make you understand.
Have no lovers in the city, let me be your country man.
Got to make you understand, got to make you understand, country girl...
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Jun 03, 2013 - 01:20 Not the best on the album, but better than a lot of songs! |
| Hasan | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 06:42 I have the impression that NY always played at the extreme limit of capabilities. On the other hand, someone like Paul McCartney could probably have played circles around Young with no real effort. Thing is . . . McCartney could, and sure seemed, to shovel anything onto the market and get a truck load of money delivered back to him. There's a who-gives-a-shit feeling to McCartney's music and I don't like it. Meanwhile, Young refines his edgy tension and gets better and better. That, I do like! Oh, and "Country Girl"? Really horrible! Drugs and sycophants make a poisonous brew. |
| Johnny-smooth (On my bicycle) | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 05:56 Cynaera wrote: "They drop by to die, 'cause it's faster than sinking..." Dang, this song is so good it oughtta be illegal... I'm with you, but then this whole album just gives me goose bumps - though have to admit this is towards the top. |
| eswiley2 | Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 08:42 nagsheadlocal wrote: Oh, gosh, this was the first Neil Young song I really listened to. I can remember sitting in the front room, watching a thunderstorm move in from the west as I tried to decipher the lyrics. One of the all-time great albums of that period - yet is seems forgotten. I'm glad to hear it's getting more airplay. Is this a re-mix/remaster? The vocal mix is very different on my old vinyl. I agree about it sounding different. I listened to that album a bazillion times back in the day. It's burned into my memory banks, and this sounds weird for some reason. |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 07:00 Stingray wrote: I dunno what a seduction-album is So you have a Cute Young Thing over for a few drinks and you need a little mood music . . . |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 06:59 Oh, gosh, this was the first Neil Young song I really listened to. I can remember sitting in the front room, watching a thunderstorm move in from the west as I tried to decipher the lyrics. One of the all-time great albums of that period - yet is seems forgotten. I'm glad to hear it's getting more airplay. Is this a re-mix/remaster? The vocal mix is very different on my old vinyl. |
| Stingray | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 06:58 Apropos Dinosaurs: The STONES have a new single and John Hiatt a new album! Stones sound like 50,40,30,20 or 10 years ago. EXACTLY! |
| Stingray | Posted: Sep 24, 2012 - 19:01 funkyalfonso wrote: Say what you like but when Deja vu came out, it was the all time seduction album. I dunno what a seduction-album is, but this album is one of the all-time highlights in modern American music! NEIL is an incredible musician and composer! STUNNING! |
| funkyalfonso (Vancouver Island) | Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 00:29 Say what you like but when Deja vu came out, it was the all time seduction album. |
| linzie | Posted: Jul 23, 2012 - 21:38 fredriley wrote: You've a poor imagination then, Linzie. I for one listen to RP every workday and a good few times outside work, and enjoy the vast majority of its output. Strange but true: you can dislike Neil Young's voice and still enjoy music. Weird, huh?  As I've often written, IMO NY is a great songwriter and I love hearing other artists cover his work, but his voice is physically painful to me. That's my loss I'm sure, but it's how it is. I can no more like NY's voice than I can eat Marmite. 'Poor imagination??' If I said I see you tapping your foot to Neil Sedaka, you might say that (although, his voice may cause you less duress??) So unique is NY's voice, which I think is what makes his music so appealing. Yes, he's been covered at great length, it's the ultimate compliment; still, I can't think of one, if any, cover that I'd prefer to listen to more than NY himself..... I read where CSN all said HIS talent drove them, yet one of your compatriots, couldn't stand the 4 harmonizing??? It's an opinion I guess I equate to the guy sitting @ Yankee Stadium saying he didn't like Babe Ruth cuz he looked outta shape; about a gazillion others there couldn't care less, he wins games, and they love watching him play. Bob Dylan's voice may have the same affect on some people, but as much as I like Hendrix's version of 'Watch Tower', I like Dylan's just as much...I guess it's the part where you say 'physically painful'?? ...too hard to imagine, indeed! |
| musicdan (West Coast of Michigan) | Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 10:13 Great Friday afternoon song. Making work more tolerable. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 10:12 linzie wrote: Cant imagine what these two listen to??? You've a poor imagination then, Linzie. I for one listen to RP every workday and a good few times outside work, and enjoy the vast majority of its output. Strange but true: you can dislike Neil Young's voice and still enjoy music. Weird, huh? As I've often written, IMO NY is a great songwriter and I love hearing other artists cover his work, but his voice is physically painful to me. That's my loss I'm sure, but it's how it is. I can no more like NY's voice than I can eat Marmite. |
| Tana (Lancaster, PA) | Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 10:11 kcar wrote: Brilliant segue from Arcade Fire's "Deep Blue." Someone on the board for that song mentioned similarities between the songs. Anyone want to describe that for me? I'm not really hearing it. I think Country Girl is gorgeous, among CSNY's best. |
| linzie | Posted: Apr 19, 2012 - 21:13 franta wrote: fredriley wrote: ...shame about the delivery. Neil Young's voice makes me reach for the mute button at some speed, it's so painful to listen to. Positively Pavlovian... Cant imagine what these two listen to??? |
| linzie | Posted: Apr 19, 2012 - 21:10 Could be one of my favs from them ALL....NY, of course, has me being a tad prejudiced... |
| justin4kick (The Netherlands) | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 10:39 Young.............................., Crosby, Stills & Nash would have been more appropriate as a band name. |
| dreadpixie | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 10:39 I can't sing either, but I didn't go and make an album. damn. I've liked some of their other stuff. Maybe everyone was high this day. |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 10:39 franta wrote: fredriley wrote: ...shame about the delivery. Neil Young's voice makes me reach for the mute button at some speed, it's so painful to listen to. Positively Pavlovian... Disagree with you both, but obviously it's personal preference. For me, it's like that vintage old VW van; maybe dented and a little rusty now, but you love it even more with its imperfections. |
| franta | Posted: Nov 13, 2011 - 06:10 fredriley wrote: ...shame about the delivery. Neil Young's voice makes me reach for the mute button at some speed, it's so painful to listen to. Positively Pavlovian... |
| stevesaw (Northern VA USA) | Posted: Nov 13, 2011 - 06:00 I was thinking the same thing! It's a short list but a great one. HazzeSwede wrote: The hardest songs to create, is the "Goose Bump" ones. This is such a song ! |
| kcar | Posted: Oct 12, 2011 - 16:30 Brilliant segue from Arcade Fire's "Deep Blue." |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Sep 11, 2011 - 04:07 Not my fav of this LP but still good! |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 20:54 I heard "American Dream" for the first time yesterday (all 14 agonizing tracks). It was shockingly bad. OK, maybe 3 of the 14 tracks were tolerable, and that's being charitable. I honestly couldn't believe the same 4 guys that created the amazing and timeless DeJa Vu had coughed up such a hairball. No doubt they were offered some obscene amount of money for a "reunion" album and couldn't resist the temptation. Alas. The upside is it made me appreciate songs like this all the more. |
| linzie | Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 19:27 100 years later, and I canNOT get enuff of this stuff!!!!!!!!  |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jul 10, 2011 - 10:45 Delawhere wrote: "while stars sit in bars and decide what they are drinking", kind of us posting comments "They drop by to die, 'cause it's faster than sinking..." Dang, this song is so good it oughtta be illegal... |
| Delawhere | Posted: Jun 08, 2011 - 19:13 "while stars sit in bars and decide what they are drinking", kind of us posting comments |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 13:27 My favorite song off this Lp |
| djengs | Posted: Jan 02, 2011 - 11:09 floydcaveman wrote: Deja Vu Funny how many posts it took to get to the right answer, though I have to admit I did not "get" the tie-in until I re-bought this album about a year ago. Just took the look for granted. Perhaps I was just distracted by all the great music. On the other hand, my daughter was going though the CD's the other day and I heard her chuckle and comment on the title/picture pairing- she understood with a glance. Me so dumb. |
| ParkerH (Naples, FL) | Posted: Dec 01, 2010 - 19:51 Truly panoramic. So much like a good movie. Thank you! |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Oct 31, 2010 - 03:51 The hardest songs to create, is the "Goose Bump" ones. This is such a song ! |
| myasma (Elk Grove CA) | Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 12:35 One of my favorite collaborations by CSN&Y. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 12:15 fredriley wrote: ...shame about the delivery. Neil Young's voice makes me reach for the mute button at some speed, it's so painful to listen to. Positively Pavlovian... Funny. I used to put myself to sleep listening to Neil Young on an old mono-player. Harvest, Journey through the past.
Ever travelled the north shore of Lake Superior? |
| floydcaveman | Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 12:14 Alpine wrote: Absolutely fantastic! I never understood that whole cowboy, civil war dress thing. Deja Vu |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 12:13 One of my favourite cuts from this LP. Sublime. |
| casey1024 (Between the rock & the hard place) | Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 12:12 Wonderful. Amazing album, mind-blowing at the time. Still happy to hear it! |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Jun 25, 2010 - 15:17 fredriley wrote: ...shame about the delivery. Neil Young's voice makes me reach for the mute button at some speed, it's so painful to listen to. Positively Pavlovian... Fred - you are unbelievable. This is one of the most fabulous examples of great vocal harmony in the rock and roll genre. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Jun 25, 2010 - 15:16 Bravisimo. Need to go back to this great record. |
| nerakdon (Colorado) | Posted: Jun 25, 2010 - 15:15 I normally don't care for organs, but this one can stay. From me, that's glowing praise. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: May 24, 2010 - 19:29 plaice3 wrote:  I'll see your happy sun and raise you 2 happy suns! |
| plaice3 | Posted: May 24, 2010 - 19:24 |
| Dinges,_the_Dude (under sea-level, N52°22', E4°52') | Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 02:06 Great song from a great album!! |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 11:32 Still awes me after all these years.One of the best albums of all time. |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 11:31 she did the things we both did before now....but who forgave her? amazing |
| shutter (You can't get here from there) | Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 11:30 pauleywalnuts wrote: One of my all time favorite Neil Young songs and the harmonies with CSN are just icing on the cake! You can count me in on that one! The organ and piano are just perfect. |
| Delawhere | Posted: Feb 18, 2010 - 21:08 who said neil can't sing? amazing |
| pauleywalnuts (Springfield) | Posted: Jan 18, 2010 - 11:32 One of my all time favorite Neil Young songs and the harmonies with CSN are just icing on the cake! |
| casey1024 (Between past & future...) | Posted: Jan 18, 2010 - 11:31 Brilliant |
| DigitalJer (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) | Posted: Jan 18, 2010 - 11:29 RadioDoc wrote: Gather around and listen, children. This is how it's done. <like> |
| Giselle62 (San Luis Obispo,Ca) | Posted: Nov 16, 2009 - 16:06 this sounds real good and I like how it fits in with newer stuff on here that sounds like it a little. Most alt country sprouted from them and the byrds/flying burritos.. |
| hippiechick (topsy turvy land) | Posted: Nov 16, 2009 - 16:02 One of my few old albums that I have on my ipod. |