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[@thomasroth4695]

Out of the Blue. Cinnamon Girl the Needle and the Damage Done. Cowgirl in the Sand. Neil Young has alot of great stuff

[@lunadyana3330]

All best heard in live versions

[@marleneobstnash5517]

Love Cinnamon Girl!! 💕

[@ianfortier6796]

Cinnamon Girl and Cowgirl In the Sand are two fantastic, underrated songs. Those two might be my favorite of his, with Southern Man third.

[@fastecp1]

Ohio is another one. He was great when it came to protest songs.

[@robinfra52]

This is early 70s right on the heels of the Civil Rights movement. Neil was calling it out. He did that about a lot of things. Listen to Needle and the Damage Done. He is the "Young" in CSN&Y. He played with Stephen Stills in Buffalo Springfield who also did socially conscious songs.

[@karensilvera6694]

Oh yeah!! Very great choices

[@blindriv3r]

Yeah, he wrote the song in early 70s, this performance is early 90s, his tour with Booker T and the MGs as his band

[@boblynch1240]

Your perception of Neil Young leaving his soul while performing is spot on . He does that in all his performances.

[@bhart62]

Neil Young is from Canada and it’s wild to think when he was young he was once in a band with Rick James.

[@ogchuk-d2055]

The Mynah Birds!

[@terryaustin5976]

Neil himself thought he could not sing. Then he said he hears Bob Dylan and his hits and said I can sing my own songs. He would not have been in CSNY if he could NOT sing. Check out Harvest Moon you should find this a delight.

[@billfelsher5159]

Whenever I hear someone say that Dylan “can’t sing” I say that neither can a lot of rock stars like Springsteen, Neil Young, etc.

[@terryaustin5976]

i have angered people saying Springsteen cannot sing. As a musician and other musicians have agreed. Glad you see it that way as well.@@billfelsher5159

[@dustinboucher8102]

Neil is the most passionate vocalist and performer. It’s why we love him dearly.

[@ceougin20]

Neil Young is brilliant. If you’re gonna listen to him again, OLD MAN is a MUST if you haven’t already.

[@Kettlecadd]

Southern Man is definitely talking bad about the racism in the south of the time because at the time they were still fighting to stop segregation. Neil Young has this and Alabama about the same things and Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote the song Sweet Home Alabama as a clap back too.

[@willharm6143]

I like Muhammad Ali's take on forced integration. it's absolutely spot on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqLMiHmCqMyJn5Y

[@GeorgeKovacs-re2qo]

Yes, Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote "Sweet Home Alabama" in response, then Ronnie Van Zant became good friends with Neil afterwards.

[@stevensapyak7971]

1.27.24. 🎸I can’t help but notice how quick people will use the good book to judge other people, but not utilize it for looking at themselves! Especially people who are atheist or agnostic⚠️. By the time this song was written, Jim crow laws already had a Morty bound wound.

[@slem17]

Neil is legend and ahead of his time

[@lonbecker113]

@@stevensapyak7971 That rather oversimplifies things. By 1970 Jim Crow may have received a mortal wound, but it was very much over the objection (sometimes violent) of the Southern Man. It was the federal government that ended Jim Crow. After this song came out Alabama voted in George Wallace of segregation now, segregation forever fame. He would later renounce those views. (And there is some reason to believe he only adopted them in the first place because it was the only way to win elections in the South at the time). But this was a period when the South was very much embracing the Confederacy, the good old days when black people were property and not equal. I don't know if Young was responding to some specific incident (as he did with Ohio). But it could well be the displays of confederate flags that flew when he played in the South. That is a flag that always became more popular in the South when the country as a whole forced civil rights on the South.

[@RobertKinion]

I grew up listening to this, wonderful song and artist.

[@calvinmckinney9303]

Neal Young was very much an activist in the 60s and 70s. He is calling out the southern man.

[@SnoBear626]

This is a scathing rebuke of injustice in the south.

[@HBFTimmahh]

No. its just Commie Propaganda in song format...

[@fittrad3r687]

It's stereotyping millions of people. FYI, more Southerners fought in WWII then from Canada. That generation gave him his soft life.

[@bradm7585]

@@HBFTimmahh If equal rights is commie propaganda, sign me up.

[@slem17]

Neil is legend and ahead of his time

[@deerobinson557]

@@fittrad3r687 Of course more Southern boys joined, Canada has less than one tenth of the people in the U.S. How does going to war make someone less racist? They also went to war to protect slavery in the South in the Civil War.

[@robertberger5639]

this is a song released in 1970. the civil rights movement is front of mind. Young is excoriating the 'southern man' telling him (them) that their time has come and gone.

[@neilfox4626]

Check out "Ohio". He saw a news broadcast of the Kent Stae massacre and went for a walk in the woods. He came back 15 minutes later with the song written.

[@herbertcline6391]

Britt your channel is awesome ,. Thank you - we are all as one on this floating ball in space .

[@blindriv3r]

Neil wrote the song, he is Canadian, his Mom's side had Americans in the family, they would often travel down south on road trips to FLA. I think he is pumped to be playing here with Booker T and the MGs, his backing band on this tour

[@tomasbaker1912]

Also try listening to the album version for better clarity. It is powerful.

[@tombaldwin1700]

Yea, this was Neil’s admonishment of the South…great tune! Neil Young is a rocker…and yes, does have a distinctive voice! Check out “After The Gold Rush”, pleeease!

[@arautus]

This is an older version of Neil Young. His voice was much clearer when he was younger. Cinnamon Girl and When You Dance are two classics. Love your reactions! : )

[@RichardDickson-to7zg]

The civil Rights act was passed in 1964. This is from "after The Gold Rush" 1970. Neil was calling out the southern man, because so little had changed. If you look at Neil's Catalog, you might find that Neil produces what might be considered "A State Of The Union" review, for lack of a better description of the previous decade. Try "Rockin' In The Free World" 1990. Neil can be very passionate, but at the same time he's also written some beautiful ballads.

[@TheTerrymovies]

Neil Young was a leading protest artist of the Vietnam War and civil rights era. Check out his masterpiece song about the killing of the Kent State students, Ohio.

[@charleskurtz9744]

Some of us have been with the program since the start.

[@slem17]

Neil and Skynyrd (sweet home Alabama) definitely had one of the first and most famous rap battles of all time. History proves that Neil won this one in all fronts. Thank you uncle Neil.

[@yellowsnow024]

A southern man doesn't need you around anyhow

[@rexeverything1163]

Skynyrd had black musicians in the band...did Neil? (I'm in no way defending the problems in the South/US)

[@carlos_herrera]

​@@rexeverything1163Young had Rick James in his band back in Canada, also CSNY had a black bass player.

[@carlos_herrera]

Correct, musically Young slayed Skynyrd, though racist aholes misinterpret Skynyrd's response all the time.

[@billfelsher5159]

Skynyrd got defensive.

[@MadMattH]

He's def calling out the southern man, about injustice and such. He's basically saying that shits going to change whether they are ready for it or not.

[@michaelmcgillivray1624]

Neil Young , and to a certain extent CSN, made their early careers writing about social issues of the day. Late 60s, early 70s

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

This was fantastic. Real rock and roll. Great reaction. Oh please play more Neil.

[@LeeKennison]

Hey Hartlor, you know how much I love Neil, but I am not a fan at all of this live performance. The audio isn't great, not his best guitar playing, and very far from his best vocal performance. I know Britt likes to do live performances, and there are much better ones out there. But surprisingly not as many good live ones as you find with some of his other songs. For this one I would have gone with the studio. Britt probably needs a reset with the 1971 BBC Live Old Man so she can see that he actually has a good voice. Of course some just don't like his high tenor tone.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

@@LeeKennison I agree there is much better stuff. Hope she plays some more

[@mikelynch-zeroviewz2507]

He's calling out the southern man .. through the eyes of an outside observer, the victims, God, etc .... ❤ from 🇨🇦

[@rayhutchinson640]

I loved his foray into electronic music, too, with songs like "Sample And Hold", "Computer Cowboy", and "Transformer Man".

[@gergsar]

Yes, Neil Young wrote it... and he's damning the southern man...

[@highendservicesbarrieont8347]

Uncle NEIL...Thanks Britt!...(is a nickname many fans use for him)

[@lunadyana3330]

Some of us just call him the Godfather of Grunge

[@canaguy]

Neil and others from Canada arrived in the USA to a whole new attitude, new domain with the same electric lights and fast food stops. Many anti-war songs etc were from Canadian artists like Joni, Guess Who, The Band. Buffy wrote "Universal Soldier" and it was covered by a hundred other artists in the world.

[@tcanfield]

There was also “The Patriot’s Dream” by Gordon Lightfoot

[@greendragonpublishing]

Oh, it was positively calling out the horrific racism in the south. This was still during a time of massive change in the south, and people were fighting it tooth and nail (still are!).

[@willkountis4086]

Young is a Canadian by birth. This is definitely a critique and condemnation of the historical South.

[@grantbanes8789]

Neil young, a Canadian by the way, has been a human rights activist, an environmentalist and very political throughout his career. He is indeed calling out the "southern man" for their racism. Britt, you are correct that Neil is not the best vocalist of all time, but he is one of the best musicians and indeed an amazing song writer. This is his song and he has written many more fabulous songs. Check out his work with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Eg: "Teach your Children Well" , you won't be disappointed.

[@oaktree1290]

Great song

[@lisarhae9692]

Neil Young is also known as the 'Godfather of Grunge'. ❤

[@kurtschmidt9760]

Need to listen so some other neil young songs and you might change your mind about his vocals. He really has a unique voice. Some of his slower songs i think are better but just me. Old man is one for instance but there are many more.He is a good harmonica player too

[@gwh0]

@MissBrittReacts. It is a protest song. This was a genre from the 1930s to the mid 1970s.

[@darkstardan3309]

Lynrd Skynrd wrote a big hit called "Sweet Home Alabama" in which they call out Neil Young due to his singing this anti-slavery, Jim crow Laws, song. It's most certainly worth a listen. and Neil is one of the Gods in rock in history.

[@markmayberry2781]

Love Neil Young. There was a southern reply song. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama. "Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember A Southern man don't need him around, anyhow"

[@zlalomz]

Just discovered You on the “Old Man” clip. You have the best reacts I’ve ever seen. I live for your face during the guitar solos haha. 0ff to watch more of your content.

[@michaelwelsh7362]

Neil Young like Bob Dylan had an unusual vocal style and voice so most of their songs were about the message🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@jameshuston9589]

Beautiful reaction. The 70 the best.

[@whunsicker]

This song is why Lynyrd Skynyrd said " Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her (Southern Man). Well, I heard Ol' Neil put her down. Well, I hope Neil Young will remember a southern man don't need him around, anyhow." in Sweet Home Alabama.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Stop

[@rongurr9941]

Hey man this is considered one of the Godfathers of grunge Rock

[@barryluft4451]

He was calling out the southern man. I think he was telling them, your time is drawing to a close, better change your ways. I seem to recall that after this song came out, Lynyrd Skynyrd said, "Who the hell needs Neil Young, anyway,"

[@SherryAnnOfTheWest]

And Lynyrd Skynyrd had the gall in "Sweet Home Alabama," which is a great song, BTW, to say: "I miss Alabamy once again, and I think it's a sin, I said Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember A Southern man don't need him around, anyhow" Yup --- nothin' to see here, we don't need to change no matter how much wrong we've done....

[@react2reactions246]

I’m sorry girl, but you gotta let it play sometimes. There are big reactors who do not pause every 30 seconds, let alone every 10. The videos aren’t blurry either. You’re overly cautious, and the problem with that is that some things are not meant to be experienced in sound bytes. If you’re gonna give a real reaction to the art, you need to experience it as closely as you can to how it is intended to be.

[@BrianDenny-s2c]

Well said!

[@Rick-or2kq]

Neil is best when he goes off on a tangent playing lead, Crosby, Stills and Nash would just stand back and let him go. Its calling them out!

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

This is better with Crosby Stills Nash and Young with better sound and trading leads with Stills

[@RaymondCarver-vy9uk]

The great thing about Neil is that he can do some Heavy Rock, then he can do the acoustic stuff as well and he does it all very well!!!

[@bert0522]

Our band Oblio did a lot of Neil's music in the early 70's, Southern Man was one of them. We loved to play his music and people enjoyed it. Jim

[@user-he5yg5ho3u]

And now I’m subscribed

[@ianfortier6796]

Neil's calling out the general view of the stereotypical Southern man of that era and speaking out against the injustices that went on. Verse 2 from the opposite perspective. This is a classic song from a legendary Canadian artist. As far as his voice goes, he adopted that vocal style during a show early in his career out of bordeom and it stuck because it was so unique. Nice reaction! Gotta try Heart Of Gold, Needle and the Damage Done, Keep On Rockin' In the Free World, to start. He's got a deep rabbit hole of fantastic music.

[@Smittay-Sr.]

"Down by the River," Neal Young and Crazy Horse, live! More of the same 🎸 playing, but with Crazy Horse, 🎸 and a bass 🎸 .

[@achuthramr5767]

This a " david CROSSBE graham STILLS neil YOUNG graham NASH song.. Late 60 ies at the 69 WOODSTOCK fest.. I still have the best of Crossbe Stills Nash & Young Double album bought in 1973.. Love from Tamil Nadu.. Madras.. southern India , am 70 now...those were the days of the greatest music which still sticks.. cheers 🎉

[@latachia_2981]

I used to have that album as well! They have always been one of my favorite sinnging groups,....I liked the song better when the whole group sang it, (CNS&Y)

[@electricgamez5415]

This is a protest song by all means. Neil Young is from the generation that wrote all kinds of protest songs about the Vietnam war. The “Lilly belle” part I believe is from Neil’s perspective saying Noel say the black man while Noel was coming ‘round and that he was going to cut him down meaning stopping a lynching. Not in the more modern way meaning he was going to cut him down for coming around.

[@Rgvjr]

Crosby ,stills, Nash and young… the kings of protest songs through the 60’s

[@mikewatts867]

You have to react to Sweet Home Alabama now, which was a reaction to this song. A more recent song, The Three Great Alabama Icons by the Drive By Truckers, pretty much sums up the history quite nicely. Another song of theirs too…. Ronnie and Neil

[@MikeRhys]

Sweet Home Alabama Song by Lynyrd Skynyrd … Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember A Southern man don't need him around, anyhow…

[@brittreacts]

I will check it out

[@Valhalrik]

Its calling out with shame!

[@drew67gmdrm72]

Neil Young, a true legend. Speaking the truth to ignorance and power

[@jim55price]

This song was a protest anthem against slavery in the Confederate states. Neil young offended a lot of southerners with this song, yet with it he produced in me and many like me a lifelong rock-star friend. Yes, the Lilly Belle verse is sung in the slave-master's persona, not as an endorsement, but rather as an accurate depiction. Young also produced some musical enmity, the most pointed being Lynyrd Skynyrd's reply song, "Sweet Home Alabama", with its lines, "I hope Neil Young will remember // Southern man don't need him 'round anyhow." (For the record, since hearing that line, my feeling toward Skynyrd has been that I wouldn't piss in their mouths if their guts were on fire.) And one more thing, Britt : Young doesn't sing about ". . . what THE Good Book says;" rather, he sings about ". . . what YOUR Good Book says" -- that is, he's singing TO the Southern Man, not ABOUT his own personal beliefs. I've no idea whether he ever professed or now professes Christianity himself, but it's irrelevant to this song, which is about the obvious, blatant, glaring, screaming hypocrisy of White Christian slavery in the first place, no matter how many KKK crosses are burnt in how many lawns. A little critical listening would go a long way in helping you to understand and interpret this sort of song. "THE" and "YOUR" simply aren't the same word. Cheers.

[@gerardbyrnes5780]

I've been listening to Neil since the very early days.. one thing I've always said he he is a perfect example of a singer that couldn't hold a note if he had a bucket... and yet his singing is amazing. (Can't play guitar, either LOL). His messages are always complex and require a lot of thought. Back in the hippy days he caused a great many passionate conversations, which I'm sure was his ultimate goal. Love this guy!!

[@carnivoroussoupspoon]

and neil young should remember, southern man dont need him around anyhow

[@kevinvasquez9951]

Awesome, check some Crosby Stills Nash & Young as well.

[@catserver8577]

He is notoriously against the injustice of the South. This song stirred up a small back and forth with Lynyrd Skynyrd, with them referencing this song in Sweet Home Alabama. Although many people think they were "fighting", both artists were pointing out the disjunction of the South and how it definitely divides.. When Hurricane Katrina happened, I know for myself it was a harsh lesson as a northerner how terrible the South is still doing for all the people. Neil Young went on the benefit program for the disaster, and sang a very, very angry version of Walking To New Orleans. Lots of artists on the show were the best of the best, and some were very uplifting and trying to spread hope. I found the Young performance very cathartic. The anger should burn in hearts to correct the sins of the past and for sure, the present. But we do still need to listen to peace and hope. Fix what's wrong, reward what's right. If you want to hear another surprising song in the same vein, try Golden Country by REO Speedwagon. Not sure if you've done that one.

[@jerryflick7187]

Godfather of GRUNGE.

[@kapturelab]

Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote Sweet Home Alabama in retaliation to this song. One of the first dis tracks.

[@patcow9999]

One of the greatest protest songs of all time, calling out racism and slavery from back in the day, but a poignant reminder applicable today with dangers of forgetting the great strides made to stamp it out. Of course it can and has been taken out of context as such a "Southern Man" generalisation will do. As some have mentioned on here, the whole 2nd verse of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama calls out Neil Young in person. I understand the band long since buried the hatchet, at least I hope they did!

[@BobJ2828]

What has Greg Almond got to do with Lynyrd Skynyrd?

[@patcow9999]

@@BobJ2828 My bad! Good spot, just edited! Thank you.

[@janicecopeland817]

Check out his song “Long May You Run”…it’s actually about a car but I defy anyone hearing it to hear it as anything but a relationship, a best friend, anything that makes you stop and think of…❤

[@co131086]

Hard to believe this is the same Neil Young that did "Old Man" and Harvest Moon for some more great guitar check out "Down by the River", Like A Hurricane" or "Cinnamon Girl" by Neil Young and Crazy Horse.

[@unclejohn1053]

Oh, hes calling them out. Also check out Alabama. Then the Leonard Skinner reaction Sweet Home Alabama.

[@russelltrevail8439]

this song is about Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Lynyrd Skynyrd has a song about Neil Young called "Sweet Home Alabama". Listen to it and you will know.

[@johnfoster5295]

The song is critical of the South. Lynyrd Skynyrd's song Sweet Home Alabama calls out Neil Young and says "a southern man don't need him around anyhow".

[@jurgenschmidt2759]

but still they were good mates and even planned to collaborate shortly before the terrible accident that killed the 6 people in the plane crash.

[@johnfoster5295]

​@@jurgenschmidt2759Yes, what a tragedy. Skynyrd was a great band. A collab would have been so cool.

[@PATRICKFRANCIS-bt4hs]

Lynyrd Skynyrd responded with.....Sweet home Alabama ....

[@blindriv3r]

I think by cut him down he means the guy had been lynched and he was going to get him down and give a proper burial etc

[@tracyyork1428]

Britt, you will be well rewarded if you go down the Neil Young rabbithole. He is a very talented singer/songwriter capable of great vision and intensity. The most fascinating thing about Neil is that he can perform both gentle, exquisitely played acoustic tunes, and ear-splitting hard rock...and he excels at both!

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Fuck the acoustic too many wims only listen to his acoustic

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

expecting to fly is a fantastic song from him.. has a great intro too 😉

[@jeffolson6269]

Lynard Skynard hated this song enough to mention Neil Young in Sweet Home Alabama.

[@terrygarcia897]

This song is why lynnar skynnard wrote sweet home Alabama. Saw Neil 3 times. 1986 with crazy horse. 1986 1987 farm aids Austin. Tx. Stay well and free my friend. Tx

[@oldmanjimh3165]

Need a Northern man song!!!

[@chrisjamieson3452]

It could be about ice fishing and drinking beer.

[@capstan50g]

Neil Young was a young man during the start of the Civil Rights Movement. He's Canadian, but still angry about slavery and Jim Crow culture. Interestingly, Lynyrd Skynyrd's song Sweet Home Alabama contains a reaction to this song in the line, "Well, I hope Neil Young will remember; a Southern man don't need him around, anyhow." That's why I'm a Neil Young fan and not so much a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan.

[@jrcarter312]

Here was Lynyrd Skynyrd's response Big wheels keep on turnin' Carry me home to see my kin Singin' songs about the Southland I miss Alabamy once again, and I think it's a sin, I said Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember A Southern man don't need him around, anyhow Sweet home, Alabama Where the skies are so blue Sweet home, Alabama Lord, I'm comin' home to you

[@lonbecker113]

Neil Young's Ohio is probably the greatest protest song in rock (recorded as Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, but it is Young's song) made all the more impressive because it was put out within a month of the Kent State killings, which it responds to. I don't know if Southern Man was a response to a specific incident, this was only six years after the murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi for trying to register black people to vote, and only three years after interracial marriage was forced on the South by the Supreme Court. But it could simply have been a reaction to the embrace of the Confederate flag as a response to having Civil Rights forced on it by the North. The Civil War is an oddity in that because the North lost interest in the welfare of black people after the war, the South was given a chance to rewrite the history. Usually history is written by the winners, but in the US we actually had a cultural development in which Hollywood chose to focus on the poor mistreated slaveowner who had their way of life snatched away from them and could no longer own other people (As with Gone With The Wind). Even last month we had a former Southern Governor claim that the South was fighting for freedom in the Civil War (leaving out that it was the freedom to own black people, which is the opposite of freedom for black people). So it wouldn't surprise me if the sight of confederate flags to a Canadian coming from outside of the US was enough to inspire this song.

[@girlinagale]

Hello wonderful person.

[@treada1583]

good one

[@BetsySchiller-sj2sm]

You got the story right. He was calling out the South. Desegregation was still a hot topic and he was passionate about it. Boy were they mad!

[@robertbairt928]

Sweet home Alabama LS song replies to NY🤗

[@timbrown5720]

You can do a reaction to "Lenard Skynerd sweet home Alabama" they mention this song in that song !

[@cmzeman]

You pretty much got it.

[@MrZuma569]

Warfield show 1993 but the song is written by Neil Young in 1970 and the crosses are burning fast refer to the Ku Klux klan. Lily Belle is a white girl who is with a black man, unfortunately at the time this represented an offense to the so-called "white race" in the South. It was no coincidence that he chose this image, it refers to the tragic story of the poor boy Emmett Till. His was a provocation towards racists, in fact the thing that most made racists' blood boil was not so much the white man who went with a black girl but the opposite.Another song written about the subject by Neil Young is Alabama from the album Harvest. Song written the following year in 1971 which aroused the reaction of Lynyrd Skynyrd who in turn responded with Sweet Home Alabama

[@throwabrick]

This song is what lead to the line "Tell Neil Young to remember / A Southern Man don't need him around anyhow" by Lynyrd Skynryd in "Sweet Home Alabama". Make of that what you will.

[@MikeSmith-cl4ix]

❤.

[@blindriv3r]

Here is a great live performance by Merry Clayton, she recorded her version the year after Neil released his original in 1970. She had worked on some of Neil's earlier songs as backup singer and of course she is the best part of the Stone's Gimme Shelter...she didn't sing backup on Neil's original but she did her own great spin on it kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGq8dJZnfNaojZY

[@gablen23]

It was before that, and it was a woman who spoke out against social injustice, listen to "Mississippi Goddam" by Nina Simone, or even way before that "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday!

[@stangman1268]

neil young could rock a guitar but you're right the drummer is putting in some work too.

[@matthewdooley7855]

Not a huge Neil Young fan, but he made a big impact on music. Tends toward a really raw sound, always has something interesting to see.

[@rebeccaarseneaux6474]

The studio version is much cleaner. Neil really doesn't have a bad voice. Neil Young has always been conscious of mankinds inhumanity to each other, political outcry, etc. He has a very good tune with Crosby, Stills and Nash about the murder of college students by the National Guard while peacefully protesting the war, called 'Ohio'. Worth checking out.

[@Valhalrik]

God bless the Travelers!

[@davidlynch185]

He was calling out the people who were trying to keep the country from progressing!!

[@nlaco-m1h]

He's a Canadian saying, we know what you're doing down there...

[@Valhalrik]

Underground Rail Road sent many slaves to tell their stories to Toronto and that awesome city. In Canada.

[@petersuson7958]

Neil Young is the composer of the song