A World of Constant Strangers: The Neil Young Results Thread

I have so many mixed feelings and weird ties to the little Northern New England town where I grew up, and "Helpless" seems to be on a parallel course.

love the original, but having joni in the wings responding to the lyrics in LW is just ridiculous

i prefer the solo versions of helpless to the csny, kinda hate joni singing on the last waltz (love joni elsewhere of course)

i love the last waltz for being a chronicle of a fascinating moment of time with some great music, but there's pretty much no song i wouldn't prefer in a different version if i'm not watching it

http://phildellio.tripod.com/neil11.jpg

Very high...like it on the album, would never have guessed it would do so well here.

YEAHHHHH voted for it, didn't think it would place this high

YESSSSS my number nine number nine number nine

i prefer the solo versions of helpless to the csny, kinda hate joni singing on the last waltz (love joni elsewhere of course)

― tylerw,

^^This, except no need for the parenthetical codicil.

lol @ pic

I get why "Helpless" works for folks, but definitely a fatigued number for me. Definitely some favorites of mine are not gonna place at this point.

I think it must be so indescribably weird for anyone who interacted with Manson circa '67 to carry that around in your head.

Whereas "Revolution Blues" knocked me on my ass the first time I heard it and does to this day. I can just listen to the bass on that song and get taken "there" every time, love it to death.

love danko and helm on revolution blues, hope there are outtakes of them playing w/ neil on any upcoming archives releases. i'd just like to hear them discussing the song, tbh.

I didn't vote in this, but Revolution Blues is top 3 NY for me

ha, never noticed that danko and helm were on "Revolution Blues," that's great

yeah they're also on "see the sky about to rain"

That looks to be quite a sporty fur on one of the Manson girls.

Was my #3!

Didn't vote for RB but on reflection should have.

"I'm a barrel of laughs with my carbine on" = one of many classic lines in that song

I just realized -- 66 ballots ties the Zeppelin turnout.

this section is so hilarious/scary

Well, it's so good to be here,
asleep on your lawn.
Remember your guard dog?
Well, I'm afraid
that he's gone.
It was such a drag
to hear him
whining all night long.
Yes, that was me with the dogs [doves?],
setting them free
near the factory
Where you built your computer love.

man he hated zapp

Ismael, many posts ago: I'll do the full list at the end, so I don't want to post anything here.

http://phildellio.tripod.com/neil10.jpg

it's funny, i voted for "ohio," think it's great, but figured it was love/hate enough not to rank this high

Really weird to me that David Crosby plays on Revolution Blues as well. Have trouble imagining him "grooving" with it.

La Lechera's #1: "Ohio" - I love Ohio (the place) even if it is super duper fucked up

Many unforgettable on-the-spot photos to choose from, including the most famous one, but this felt nice.

many xp Clemenza - hah! I am settling into west end life (lived on Jane & Bathurst throughout my 20s) but my roots are on Scarborough Golf Club road, where my Grandparents have always lived :)

http://www.ohio.com/polopoly_fs/1.34767.1308283206!/remoteImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_500/image.jpg

Allison Krause; very beautiful.

have honestly never given a fuck about the song "Ohio", surprised people rate it so highly

well it's an RIP thread

Nice image. After writing a lot about Ohio I bought the relevant copy of Life magazine in a vintage magazine store and framed it but that would be way too obvious here. Images generally A+ I have to say. Some could be stills from a Shakey movie.

Yeah this song doesn't do anything for me. "I love Ohio (the place) even if it is super duper fucked up" kind of a weird reason for voting it #1?

yesss, caught up finally. What a bunch of great music. Excited about this top 10.

and yes - the images you are picking are FANTASTIC, Clemenza - thanks for putting such thought into this! I was a lazy GISer who didn't format any pictures when I ran the Pulp poll :(

ohio rocks pretty hard, i like the stills young dueling guitars.

That'd be something to have...I've got the Oswald Life, tried unsuccessfully to get hold of the "Is God Dead?" Time.

http://phildellio.tripod.com/neil9.jpg

"Ohio" is a tremendous-sounding song imo, my #2

tin soldiers and Shakey's coming

guys let me interrupt this poll to bring you this crazy horse version of let it shine, which i had never heard before. they make it into a Zuma song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oPZZP0f3FY
[i'm guessing let it shine won't be #1]

Crosby's interjections in "Ohio" are A+

Unrelated factoid: I was at the Texas Theatre and I sat in the seat in that Oswald was arrested in the other night.

From La Lechera: #5 "Expecting to Fly" -- baroque! Ended with a sigh.

"Expecting to Fly"! This was my other #1 ("When You Dance I Can Really Love" was the first). The chorus melody is the saddest sound I've ever heard.

This is the one genuine surprise I'll concede (my too-high quibbles notwithstanding). Highest average, easily--it got fewer votes than songs all the way down to "Pocahontas" at #25. The equivalent from my own ballot would be "Out of My Mind," which didn't do nearly as well.

Expecting To Fly, Unexpectedly High