Neil Young - Zuma

it is very apparent that you were the guy with the good weed

allen east probably the guy with the good model airplane glue tho

haaaaaaaaay penny

I guess I was pretty open about that...Thing is, in '79, you could show up to a high-school class drunk or stoned, and--at least if your grades were good--it didn't seem to be a big deal if you confined yourself to being giggle-happy. I don't how that's received today; I suspect not as well, unless it's viewed as much less of a problem than bringing a gun to school. I shouldn't talk about former most classmates, but the two most...unusual people there are Keith Davies, who really did talk like Kermit the Frog, and Joy Fenton, who was a Trekkie.

Standard post-after corrections:

1. "don't know how"
2. "talk about former classmates"

golf, tennis, and foxy women.

having a hard time hearing kermit say that

questions:

1) can anyone direct me to a really good cover of "danger bird"? has such a thing ever happened?
2) what is the longest, most freaked out version of "danger bird" that ny/ch has recorded?

thank you

don't know if i've heard a cover of "danger bird" -- I'm sure one exists.
this is interesting -- it was recorded before "Danger Bird" -- but maybe not released? some similarities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO_b44e84zM
as for long, freaked out versions, I've heard him do it on the greendale tour where there's this big massed choir singing at some point. pretty freaky.

whoa @ link wray!!! a lot of similarities. great song!

is the greendale tour version available/recorded? i want to hear it reaaaaaally noisy.

i think just on bootleg. lemme see if i can dig it out for you.

:) thanks!!

Danger Bird appears on Neil's 1997 live album 'Year of the Horse.' It's 13:34 long. Personally I much prefer the original version on 'Zuma' but if you want to hear a really long performance of it then check out 'Year of the Horse.' It's also featured in the movie of the same name.

I know that one! I think the Year of the Horse version is why I love this song so much tbh. Guess I should have mentioned that.

i think ny & ch had only played it once before the year of the horse tour. it took them more than 20 years to learn it.
there's also a kind of cool solo piano version from 2003 or so. not long, but pretty intense.

Kinda surprised there aren't a bunch of covers of Danger Bird, seems ripe for that.

bummed by lack of love for Through My Sails

yeah surprised by that -- such a lovely song. maybe the best CSNY thing ever?

and as for covers of danger bird, seems like some band like Earth should be doing it.

Laura, I'm not sure in which show Neil played the longest version of Danger Bird but in case you're interested in tracking down bootlegs, this site lists all 39 performances of the song.

and as for covers of danger bird, seems like some band like Earth should be doing it.

― tylerw, Thursday, March 15, 2012 12:29 PM (24 minutes ago) Bookmark

exactly what i was thinking!!!

agnosy, thank you -- those are some ridiculous setlists!! i saw NY only once, on my 25th birthday in 2000.

Ha! Here's the setlist.

2000-08-23, Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
w/ The Friends And Relatives
Motorcycle Mama / Powderfinger / Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere / I Believe In You / Unknown Legend / Dance Dance Dance / Buffalo Springfield Again / Razor Love / From Hank To Hendrix / Daddy Went Walkin' / Peace Of Mind / Walk On / Winterlong / Bad Fog Of Loneliness / Words / Harvest Moon / World On A String / Tonight's The Night // Like A Hurricane // Mellow My Mind

hee hee, that sugar mtn site is pretty fun. setlists galore! posters! ticket stub scans!
was just listening to that road rocks live disc (which i think is the tour you saw). not amazing, but some col stuff, like the drums/guitar duel that "cowgirl in the sand" turns into.

La Lechera: somebody named 27 does a good cover of "Danger Bird." It's on Songs from the Edge of the Wing, if you can find it.

Thx clemenza - I listened on myspace -- not bad! Sounds pretty faithful to the original aside from the female vocals? I find myself wanting everyone in this band to go a little more nuts, though. I'm probably in the minority in that regard -- most people like more normal singing/pretty voices. She has a pretty voice.

If this super doomy mega heavy loud cover of Danger Bird doesn't exist yet, can I put out a request for ILX musicians to please get on it? There should be an all-requests ILX comp.

I adore this record.

I like the "fly fly fly" part at the end best.

Here it is on Grooveshark, if anyone else is interested:

http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/07+Danger+Bird/3xCYUE?src=5

Danger Bird reminds me of Calvary Cross, so to that end there is this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJlIo-WU_0E

That's good and sloppy!!

Man, never heard the Link Wray song or this Peter Laughner song, both of which are great. Is this Laughner song on an oficial album? Mostly know him from Rocket From the Tombs etc. associations.

Watching you with one green eye

It's a cover of a Richard and Linda Thompson song, it is included on the Laughner comp Take the Guitar Player for a Ride.

Cool, thanks. Think I knew it was a cover, but I haven't dug into much Richard (or R&Linda) Thompson stuff. Great cover though.

<3 calvary cross btw, excellent song!! i had never heard that cover before. initially i was impressed only by the sloppiness, but that's what was missing from the danger bird cover posted upthread. it was good, but polite.

endless talking about danger bird: not back at it, still at it
POLL: YEAR OF THE HORSE -- Neil Young and Crazy Horse

i used to go to my college's music library, grab this from the LP stacks, and sit in a booth listening to it. like everyday. i really like don't cry no tears.

you asked for it -- four live versions of "danger bird" here: http://ow.ly/9HFfJ

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!! thank you so much!
this makes my day

no problemo.
listening to these, it *is* really ridiculous that Earth hasn't covered this song. is there a petition we can get going?

i would both sign and distribute that petition

did you see this? it's not very metal, but it's good and the lights are pretty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ux6v5iIn5NA

thanks again -- i can't wait to listen to these at home.

(my name is amanda btw, i am a real person!)

ugh sorry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux6v5iIn5NA

ooh, that is pretty good. the echoey sax works!
hi amanda, i know you are real!

this is a more straightforward cover, but i like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N17vG_pfKhY&feature=related

i just wanted to reiterate that i am a real person who has genuine thanks for all of these danger birds.

Listening to 40 min of Danger Bird reminds me of when NY says "It's all one song!" on Year of the Horse. In this case, it is ALL THE SAME SONG. I love it!

hee hee, yeah. if i was more technologically adept, i'd mix all of these into one continuous track.

some seriously weird shit going on in the santa cruz version! also enthusiastic belting FLYYYYYYY <3

here's the show where i saw him do it. i remember it seeming so slow. so slooooooow.

1996-09-11, The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
w/ Crazy Horse
Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) / Pocahontas / Big Time / Slip Away / The Needle And The Damage Done / Heart Of Gold / Sugar Mountain / Cinnamon Girl / F*!#in' Up / Cortez The Killer / Music Arcade / Like A Hurricane // This Town / Sedan Delivery / Dangerbird

the acoustic piano one is so tender that it should come with a warning
good lord

yeah that one is great, almost like he's not sure where to go with it. seems to be the only time he did it like that.