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Favorite Neil Young Songs

Posted on 2/4/13 at 10:56 pm
Posted by Blastoise
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Posted on 2/4/13 at 10:56 pm
I know Neil Young is a pretty polarizing musician in general, but one thing I appreciate about Neil Young is the journey his music has taken from 1968 to the present. He's run the gamut of music genres and has never shirked from trying something new, which is a noble and rare quality.

He has some truly terrible music. Old Ways (1985), Landing on Water (1986), Trans (1982), Everybody's Rockin' (1983), Life (1987), Are You Passionate (2002) are just some of the duds that come immediately to mind. But he's also had dozens of really great tunes. What are your favorites?

1) Ambulance Blues (On the Beach, 1974)

2) Powderfinger (Rust Never Sleeps, 1979)

3) Natural Beauty (Harvest Moon, 1992)

4) Old Man (Harvest, 1972)

5) I Believe in You (After the Goldrush, 1970)

6) Hey Hey, My My (Rust Never Sleeps, 1979)

7) The Needle and the Damage Done (Harvest, 1972)

8) Like a Hurricane (Unplugged, 1993)

9) Tonights the Night (Tonights the Night, 1973)

10) Pocahontas (Unplugged, 1993)

Posted by uglycasanova7
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:16 pm to
My favorite song of all time is After the Goldrush.
Posted by LSU Jax
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Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:20 pm to
Posted by HeadyBrosevelt
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Posted on 2/4/13 at 11:53 pm to
Love and Only Love
Cowgirl in the Sand
Down by the River
Vampire Blues


For new stuff Walk Like a Giant
Posted by Flair Chops
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Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 7:19 am to
old man, ohio, the needle and the damage done, only love can break your heart, and a bunch more



however, helpless, as performed with the band at the last waltz, is my number one and nothing else is remotely close
Posted by tigers33
Mountains
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 9:05 am to
The list is always changing but right now my favorites look something like this:

Powderfinger
The Painter
Cowgirl in the Sand
After the Goldrush
Comes a Time
On the Beach
Walk On

Walk Like a Giant is great off the new album as well as Ramada Inn.
Posted by Poodlebrain
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Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 9:11 am to
Sweet Home Alabama is my favorite song about Neil Young. My favorite song by Neil Young is Down By The River. So simple, but so powerful at the same time.
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 9:26 am to
Powder Finger
See The Sky About To Rain
Walk On
Over and Over
Bar Stool Blues
Cortez the Killer
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Unknown Legend

And a ton of others...
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 9:29 am to
It's probably a product of what plays on classic rock radio nowadays, but I'm partial to:

Heart of Gold

Southern Man

Keep on Rockin' in the Free World


Looking at his discography, he's done so much as a solo artist - it's hard to believe he had time to be in CSNY and do all the cocaine in the 70s and 80s...
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 9:30 am to
Since you said songs:

The Beat Farmers - "Powderfinger"
Posted by Baloo
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Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 9:41 am to
I'm the Ocean. Don't know why, but I really love that song.
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
22266 posts
Posted on 2/5/13 at 9:44 am to
Over and Over (long version)

such a good fricking song...
Posted by LSUballs
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 9:46 am to
Unknown Legend

Heart of Gold
Harvest Moon
Posted by ChoupiqueSacalait
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 10:15 am to
Posted by TreyAnastasio
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 10:37 am to
Old Man
Needle + The Damage Done
Unknown Legend
One Of These Days
Down By The River
Cortez
Posted by CaptainPanic
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 11:32 am to
Cortez the Killer, My My Hey Hey (out of the blue), Helpless
Posted by AmosMosesAndTwins
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 1:34 pm to
Old Man is the titty sprinkles.
Posted by K9
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 1:37 pm to
Posted by LSUTygerFan
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 1:39 pm to
quote:

4) Old Man (Harvest, 1972)

Posted by fontell
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Member since Sep 2006
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Posted on 2/5/13 at 2:21 pm to
Old man
cinnamon girl
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