Pocahontas by Neil Young
The Seventh Best Song
I don't know if this song is bittersweet, sad, or just beautifully written. The subject manner, the genocide of the Native Americans/Indians of the 18th and 19th century is a bit of a downer (a subject that most history books seem to forget). But there's a bit of lust in this song, lusting for Pocahontas. And the clean, crisp guitar is eerily pretty while also sounding somewhat vicious. No matter, there is something about this song that is so perfect. Maybe it is the mysteriousness of the song, the fact that I can't say, 'Oh listen to this part' which makes it so great. No matter, it's one of the best songs I've ever heard and I don't listen to it nearly enough, if for no other reason than the lyrics. The lyrics are interesting, I love the guitar, and I love the imagery at the end of the song - in fact I'm sure most writers would kill to write something like this:
And maybe Marlon Brando
Will be there by the fire
We'll sit and talk of Hollywood
And the good things there for hire
And the Astrodome
and the first tepee
Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me
I love it.
Watch it (it starts about 2 and a half minutes in):
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My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) by Neil Young
I think it's safe to say that the late 70s and the late 90s were two of the worst periods for rock music. Bread, REO Speedwago, Styx, Boston, etc all were far too 'big' in the 70s and Britney, Christina, 'N Sync, and the Backstreet Boys were far to big in the 90s. Not to say all those bands were bad, I enjoy Britney's "Toxic" as much as I enjoy a few Boston songs, but it wasn't really a time to rock out. Anyway, my uncle gave me "Rust Never Sleeps" in the late 90s and told me how in the late 70s the line "Rock'n'roll can never die" was sort of a rallying call; a sort of, 'things might be shitty now, but rock will be back'. Looking at the music I heard on the radio, the line easily registered with me also. And rock came back by the time I was leaving for college in 2000. I love this song and the album... and let's not forget that Kurt Cobain jotted down "It's better to burn out/than to fade away" in his suicide note. Shit, you could write a lot on this song.
Listen:
I think it's safe to say that the late 70s and the late 90s were two of the worst periods for rock music. Bread, REO Speedwago, Styx, Boston, etc all were far too 'big' in the 70s and Britney, Christina, 'N Sync, and the Backstreet Boys were far to big in the 90s. Not to say all those bands were bad, I enjoy Britney's "Toxic" as much as I enjoy a few Boston songs, but it wasn't really a time to rock out. Anyway, my uncle gave me "Rust Never Sleeps" in the late 90s and told me how in the late 70s the line "Rock'n'roll can never die" was sort of a rallying call; a sort of, 'things might be shitty now, but rock will be back'. Looking at the music I heard on the radio, the line easily registered with me also. And rock came back by the time I was leaving for college in 2000. I love this song and the album... and let's not forget that Kurt Cobain jotted down "It's better to burn out/than to fade away" in his suicide note. Shit, you could write a lot on this song.
Listen:
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