Neil Young-Heart of Gold...Great, or greatest song?

[JoeFahey]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YaBcAwVpDTI
Amazing song, and an amazing guy. He seems like quite a crowd pleaser too. I know Neil Young is one of the "greats", but even though I have heard some of his songs before, I have never heard of his name until I recently heard this song on the radio.


What song do you consider to be one of the greatest?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

No, it sucks. The Call of Ktulu is the greatest song.

 

[DainBramaged]

Kid Rock.*

 

[Feldenak]

I'm not getting into a "greatest song ever" debate but I do think Needle and the Damage Done is a better.

 

[Christobevii3]

Down by the river?

 

[KarenMarie]

I always thought Neil Young was over rated.

 

[Chaotic42]

It's a good song, but nowhere near the greatest.

 

[JoeFahey]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
I always thought Neil Young was over rated.

One thing I have noticed is that he has a unique voice, and it can only really sound great on certain songs.

 

[Tom]

Neil Young is one of the greats, for sure.


Cinnnamon Girl is one of my personal favorites.

 

[WildHorse]

don't know about "best" but the MESSAGE in the words to this song are a good environmentalist alarm:

After The Gold Rush

Well, I dreamed I saw the silver
Space ships flying
In the yellow haze of the sun,
There were children crying
And colors flying
All around the chosen ones.
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loading had begun.
They were flying Mother Nature's
Silver seed to a new home in the sun.
Flying Mother Nature's
Silver seed to a new home.

YouTooobs

 

[AAjax]

My fav Niel Young song is after the goldrush


Edit: Darn it Scott, you beat me to it

 

[sandorski]

It's a great song from a Legendary artist. What's truly impressive about that song to me is how it conveys deep emotion with such few words.

 

[WildHorse]

Originally posted by: AAjax

Edit: Darn it Scott, you beat me to it

So many guys have lamented that about me
regarding so many things girls (fixed)

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: scott

Originally posted by: AAjax

Edit: Darn it Scott, you beat me to it

So many guys have lamented that about me
regarding so many things

First on the block to try the "guy" thing?

 

[WildHorse]

First on the block to try the "guy" thing?

I don't understand what that means?

i'm 10,000% straight if that's what you mean

 

[Mucho]

My favorite Neil Young song is:"Like A Hurricane"

 

[DaveSimmons]

I'd have a hard time whittling my favorite examples of songwriting down to 100 let alone to one.

Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann, Richard Thompson, Tori Amos, Grant-Lee Phillips, Kate Bush, Tom Waits, . . . so many great songs.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: scott

First on the block to try the "guy" thing?

I don't understand what that means?

i'm 10,000% straight if that's what you mean

I'm sure the Gals say the same thing!

 

[yosuke188]

Originally posted by: Christobevii3
Down by the river?

My thoughts exactly.

Then Cowgirl In The Sand, followed by Like A Hurricane

 

[JulesMaximus]

I'm a Neil Young fan. I've seen him live and he's really incredible.

I do love that song. It's timeless...

Edit-Old Man is another of my favorites. :thumbsup:

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie
I always thought Neil Young was over rated.

Elite status revoked!!!

 

[Gautama2]

This has always been one of my favorite songs.

 

[UberNeuman]

I like the song about the guy who loses his girlfriend. That one was awesome.

 

[TwiceOver]

Its not too bad of a song, but I don't really like Neil Young that much.

 

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