POLL: Neil Young - Decade (Disc 1)

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One poll made it too impossible. Thought about making three polls, one for each LP of the original issue, but this'll do for a compromise.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
10. "Cinnamon Girl" – 2:59	13
11. "Down by the River" – 8:58	12
6. "Sugar Mountain" – 5:43	8
14. "After the Gold Rush" – 3:45	8
5. "Expecting to Fly" – 3:44	6
16. "Helpless" – 3:34	6
12. "Cowgirl in the Sand" – 10:01	5
3. "Mr. Soul" – 2:41	4
15. "Southern Man" – 5:31	2
13. "I Believe in You" – 3:27	1
9. "The Old Laughing Lady" – 5:35	1
8. "The Loner" – 3:50	1
4. "Broken Arrow" – 6:13	1
1. "Down to the Wire" – 2:25	1
7. "I Am a Child" – 2:17	0
2. "Burned" – 2:14	0

― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 10 May 2008 01:47 (fifteen years ago) link

Cinnamon Girl is a fever dream sweetness!

― BlackIronPrison, Saturday, 10 May 2008 02:31 (fifteen years ago) link

easy

― gabbneb, Saturday, 10 May 2008 02:32 (fifteen years ago) link

Down By The River

― our work is never over, Saturday, 10 May 2008 02:33 (fifteen years ago) link

Voting for The Loner becuz it's way underrated

every tune on here is perfect

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Saturday, 10 May 2008 02:44 (fifteen years ago) link

This one is the tough one for me -- it could go seven different ways.

― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 10 May 2008 02:46 (fifteen years ago) link

very tempted by "burned," but had to go with "down by the river"

― tipsy mothra, Saturday, 10 May 2008 03:11 (fifteen years ago) link

Down By The River - CSNY from 1969

― that's not my post, Saturday, 10 May 2008 04:22 (fifteen years ago) link

THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS BY HIM OH MY GOD

― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Saturday, 10 May 2008 04:26 (fifteen years ago) link

Ha! I love the audience applause in the middle too! They have no idea how long a song this is! <3 it!!!

― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Saturday, 10 May 2008 04:31 (fifteen years ago) link

Must have watched that clip of Down By The River about 5 times tonite. Killer.

― that's not my post, Saturday, 10 May 2008 06:03 (fifteen years ago) link

every tune on here is perfect

Assport OTM

went for the burned out basement full moon in his eye sun burst through the sky one in the end

― StanM, Saturday, 10 May 2008 06:03 (fifteen years ago) link

Am I alone in thinking that Sugar Mountain is one of Youngy's prettiest sounding moments. Reminds me, in feel, of 'pardon My Heart' off Zuma.

Lilting loveliness from the grizzly lumberjacker. I'm not a great lyric man. The words are probably about death?

― Fer Ark, Saturday, 10 May 2008 07:06 (fifteen years ago) link

Down by the River, but only because there 6 minutes more of it than Cinnamon Girl.

― SeekAltRoute, Saturday, 10 May 2008 07:07 (fifteen years ago) link

Fer Ark - I always read Sugar Mountain as the opposite of death. "Can't be 20" means no adults allowed. That's why he's thinkin' that he's leavin' there too soon. I heard Neil wrote this when he was 18 or something.

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Saturday, 10 May 2008 07:10 (fifteen years ago) link

It's "After the Gold Rush" for me, quite possibly the loveliest melody in all of rock.

― Kevin John Bozelka, Saturday, 10 May 2008 08:56 (fifteen years ago) link

Down By The River

― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 10 May 2008 14:21 (fifteen years ago) link

Is it wrong to prefer the Live Rust versions of songs 6-8?

I voted for "Cowgirl in the Sand."

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Saturday, 10 May 2008 14:40 (fifteen years ago) link

No, it's not wrong at all, I quite agree even.

― StanM, Saturday, 10 May 2008 14:43 (fifteen years ago) link

"Sugar Mountain"

― Euler, Saturday, 10 May 2008 14:50 (fifteen years ago) link

hello "Expecting to Fly"

― matinee, Saturday, 10 May 2008 15:26 (fifteen years ago) link

That clip of Down by the River gave me chills...thanks so much

― iago g., Saturday, 10 May 2008 17:08 (fifteen years ago) link

easy

-- gabbneb, Friday, May 9, 2008 9:32 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

Willing to tell your vote?

― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 10 May 2008 18:32 (fifteen years ago) link

"Down by the River".

― Lostandfound, Saturday, 10 May 2008 22:23 (fifteen years ago) link

I have voted for the wrong song.

― The Real Dirty Vicar, Saturday, 10 May 2008 23:03 (fifteen years ago) link

helpless.

― ian, Sunday, 11 May 2008 00:34 (fifteen years ago) link

'sugar mountain' with 'burned' a close second

― Michael B, Sunday, 11 May 2008 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link

Finally decided on "Expecting to Fly," but if I get another vote at it later in the week I'll vote for "Down by the River."

― Rock Hardy, Sunday, 11 May 2008 23:02 (fifteen years ago) link

Cinnamon Girl. Down by the River is way overrated.

― gabbneb, Sunday, 11 May 2008 23:04 (fifteen years ago) link

down by the river for sure

― Charlie Howard, Monday, 12 May 2008 07:35 (fifteen years ago) link

Gotta be "Down By The River". Although with tight competition from "Expecting To Fly".

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 12 May 2008 07:45 (fifteen years ago) link

Cowgirl.

― Myonga Vön Bontee, Monday, 12 May 2008 08:36 (fifteen years ago) link

Hard choice. After the Gold Rush.

― fantasimundo, Monday, 12 May 2008 10:27 (fifteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― ILX System, Thursday, 15 May 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― ILX System, Friday, 16 May 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link

wow - pretty harsh result for some of those tracks in the bottom half (but maybe that's because not too many people voted?)

― StanM, Saturday, 17 May 2008 06:50 (fifteen years ago) link

I thought 65+ votes for each poll was a pretty good turnout!

― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 17 May 2008 13:45 (fifteen years ago) link

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