CSNY - Stephen Stills - 4+20 (Big Sur, CA 1969)

[slang650]

I was born on 4-20 and my name is stephen

[jczother]

Greatest wooden player ever, I've tried to play his stuff for 20 years. Even the guy here on You Tube is wrong. The strings are all tuned to E but the B, The open C stuff he does on the 69 demo's is unreal and his voice was so clean and could hit the high notes then. I seen below "Go Stephen"

[labtech2010]

Growing up and even as an adult I never really knew my father or what tormented him. He passed several years ago, and for me...this song is my answer.

[snapperjohn1000]

when steve came to visit that summer,he played football out in the yard with all of us kids,but when the notion and the mood hit him he would find a special place and just sit there and play and sing.I am fifty six years old now and I will never forget him just sitting there on the curb playing that old martin,I was spell bound and had never seen anyone play guitar like that before.He was a nice guy and all of us kids had a great time with him.

[snapperjohn1000]

I grew up in a small southern illinoi town when i was a kid. One spring my next door neighbors kept telling all us kids that thier cousin steve was comeing from down south for part of the early summer. Shure as the world he showed up on foot with holes in his faded jeans,sandy long hair,and an old vintage martin guitar on his back ,i think that it had been handed down to him from his grandfather.It was shortly after that summer that i took up guitar playing for life.

[whisperinwindcried67]

ya know those guys broke the mold..incredible ensemble of talent...so rich in meaning and good vibes..love this stuff sooo much.eases my hardened heart and soothes my soul.god bless em!!

[bigted644]

Go get 'em, Stephen!

[shanneonthegreat]

"we gotta just let it all be, cause it all will be how it is gonna" so simple yet so profound, something we can still take into consideration today. I love you Stephen Stills.

[legitasheck]

1:18 is a fucking champ.

[pbyardh]

Welp, I was shipping out back then. It was OK, I made it back.

[bernieouioui]

qu'il est beau!!!!!!mais comme il a fait mal à son ex femme.... véronique sanson..1 enfant est né de cette union......why?????

[MrNicepecs]

tells it all let it all be it is going to be that way anyway excellent quote!!!!!!

[kwaifeh21]

I think I have probably watched this about a thousand times now. And I suspect i'm not the only one. so there must be like 150 of us.

We should arrange a yearly reunion.

[headstock48]

That is poverty, indeed.

[mwells219]

@ExExpatriate are you on your period or suffering some sort of male menopause that's making you such a cranky asshole?

[Mbloc22]

Stephen Stills is da Fuckin man, honored to have gone to school with his daughter .

Been Had Money

[madelefant05]

@ExExpatriate Ya got that right (referring to Stephen Stills)

[bilzeejilzay]

I love Steven Stills!! "We gotta just let it all be, cuz it all will be however it's gonna."

[mitzyismad]

@ 2:34 she is most definitely embracing the many-coloured beast

[roz59]

thank you for the piece of awesome footage from Big Sur! 1969!!!! C, S, N, & Y live on!

[L390H36D]

Toooo Deeeep

[Hurleygirl1007]

there needs to be more people like this gracious man in this world.

[daleahill]

You skipped the part where he almost punches an acid head who is berating him about his fur coat.Talented guy but also a jerk.

[snapperjohn1000]

He just sumed up my life in that song , only its 6 and 50 years ago i came into this life

[etxswampdawg]

make that 0 and 60

[claymadness]

Grown up on CSNY, 24 years of good living! :-D (India)

[WJtheDJ]

14 years old, just getting into KSAN, and deciding to be a "pro" DJ. Big Sur seemed a million miles away when I was a kid when in fact it was just over the hill.

[Ivanna44]

I'm 23, this is my favorite song since I'm a kid: it takes me back to Cali. Love from France.

[nhford07]

seriously lovin' this song. got it on my itunes list. just incredible...everything, voice, message. all of it.

[stakemyster]

Music is the Dragonslayer! May peace and Love Conquer All!! The Pen is Mightier then the Sword!

[angeegold]

Stephen Stills. When you hear the simplicity and beauty of his voice, you just KNOW there is a God!

[gillgillis]

Mellow :)))))). Tuning DDDDAD, use thumb on the 6th string and index on the second and first string, nice little claw hammer run.

[degree7]

I think Stills is one of those underrated geniuses, truly a great songwriter and singer/guitarist to boot.

It's a shame the critics seem to deride him over his "hippie" output with CSN and Buffalo Springfield.

Frankly, the critics can straight up stick it.

[MassimoAlberto]

In this video the tuning is DADDAD , is very simple

[eppurse]

In the film Still had just had a violent meltdown and jumped a dancing fool- hence the "explanation" at the beginning, fortelling of the Steven yet to come?

[jaxterboy]

There's an interview with Stills and he talks about this tuning. Once you use it, this song is pretty easy to play but it's really hard to capture his feeling. And he seems to play it different every time

[sluv2600]

@jaxterboy

Tuning? Who cares about the guitar, listen to the beautiful voice.

[myunclejohn]

This is in one of Stephen's favorite alternate tunings: EEEEBE --- If you can figure that out by listening you are real good! See this song performed on the Dick Cavett show the morning after their Woodstock set at 3AM that morning -- you can see the fingering pretty well - its sort of simple once you get that crazy tuning.

[jeanbean43]

im so lucky to have grown up with this music anytime i feel some kinda way i put on csn and y i feel namaste

[headstock48]

Pretty raw. I'm likin' it.

[shinyapples]

man, this blows me away! pure sweetness. i wish i could have gone to see it.

[HebusxJebus]

what a voice

[geebs8789]

NOW THIS IS MUSIC!!!!

[Garraliposker]

great

[redshirtspeaker]

brilliance is an understatement.

[11xzxzxz]

Don't worry Steve Judy will come around one of these decades. And you can always love the one you're with. Just don't get Hung Upside Down. Someday you will be free and there will be times, you just wait! la la la la la la la there's a woman that we should know .. singing soft and low .. she's a joy .. to know.

[twinoak170]

Why does he have a cinnamon roll for a microphone?

[gat569]

Yep, this was definitely Esalen! I've seen pictures of the bullseye on the microphone. Must have been AmAzInG!

[suwanneeharbor]

i live down the road from here ( Lucia ) ; in the 80's; it would open up to the public around midnight i have seen much here.....

[mgturn99]

Sick smoke bubble, lol .. Great song!

[sidcoon2010]

Wonderful song, great times

[dudeifailed]

Why are all the greatest songs so short?

[DoresPoog]

@dudeifailed

Incase the rest won't be as perfect.

[12347771]

this was at Essalen in Big Sur right? Got the spelling right?/

[wouldntyoulike2know]

Beautiful performance. I also was thoroughly amazed at that guy's smoke filled bubble.

[Domdalom]

This version is one of my favorite...the soulful energy is amazing. You don't need to know much about Stills or CSNY to understand how personal the song is.

[ebonics4everyone]

Zero dislikes. It takes some work to know what this song is and why it matters. Hope the trendies never ruin this beauty.

[TheDeanleigh]

awsome

[RockenStill]

CSNY will always be the best group of all time!

[colu1492]

i like this video very much ilike this video very

[amyklootz]

Most beautiful voice <3

[bubb3432]

I went to school with Stephens' son. Nice family, cool people.

[killfoo]

2:33 worlds first Na'vi...

[musicrick15]

timeless...... They sure the hell don't make music like this anymore!

[ebonics4everyone]

@musicrick15 If you don't pretend to be cynical, you can't be paid. Vicious circle.

[init4mojo]

Big❤

[SiggieKeith]

definitely better than the album version, amazing pathos in his voice

[bedinger61]

Soulful, soulful lyrics...so good to hear his pure beautiful voice . So glad that these vids can be shared.

[89Pigsofdarkness]

i listen to this at least 3 times a week not because this is a great song! i do it for its great tune, great lyrics, the great speach before the song, for the dude who makes a giant bubble full of smoke, the girl who has colored her face in blue, for the bubble which hits the ground and the smoke fading away like the real music of those times, never to forget the spirit and live with it even though ive never seen those times.

[DarkIltis]

Wonderful!

[titostacos]

One of the best singers in the history of rock IMO

[89Pigsofdarkness]

no eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the good music of that time and reaching to ''the music'' of today... i feel sorry for us all

[thegun50]

I was there.......

[theodejong]

The era where singers sang with honesty and the audience was really listening. Makes me happy and sad at the same time...

[tralfazyech]

Great song...thanks for the post!

[ramblnroxy]

Peace

[TheIdiotwind1]

Who is he talking about at the beginning? Manson?

[epicmeade]

@TheIdiotwind1 he got into a fight with someone from the audience earlier in their set (it's in the film). what's pretty lame is that he seems to be blaming the guy when it was really steve who overreacted. I've met stephen Stills a couple times and all I can say is, as much as I love his music he's a total asshole as a human being. but his music is great.

[Seasass]

@epicmeade Stills definitely had some problems with impulse control when he was young. On some level, he seemed to be aware and regretful of what he did wrong, which is probably why many of the people hurt by his bad behavior (the rest of CSNY, his ex-wife Veronique Sanson, etc.) ultimately forgave him and considered him a friend. In a moment of insight, he noted that his son Henry's autism "must have a genetic component" because he recognized a lot of autistic traits in his own behavior.

[wdchefdave]

@Seasass

In the movie he got "all redneck" because he was raised in Texas and Louisiana... as was I.

He saw a "possibly violent" person acting in a strange manner... and was tempted just to push him into a swimming pool.

Not, what I would call an act of violence!

Members of the crowd were actually telling him to.

I think Stills could have beat the mud out of that person... but, he chose a peaceful path.

He was a shepherd, and was guarding the flock.

Nothing wrong with that.

[ZRN959]

Weed Bubble!

[adric137]

interesting

[madmad1955uk]

It was beautiful music then and it still is.

If you are a young musician and need inspiration start here.

AiCLol's comment is spot on but it's worth the effort.

Mr Stills and his fantastic friends have made an immeasurable contribution

to my love of music.

Thank-you Stephen.

(I wonder if he ever reads this stuff?)

[ramblnroxy]

This and Old Man are my favorites

[ramblnroxy]

I heard this song when I was ten years old. It is my favorite

[aimpointclick]

they're all high as fuck

[AiCLol]

I love this song so much, that I just spent 30 minutes perfecting it on guitar, Its simpler than I thought, but once you try to sing its real complicated, Sometimes simple songs sound the best, like this song, a true masterpiece.

[sclogse1]

@AiCLol

DID you ahve to tune your guitar to DDDAD to paly this? I just tried that tuning on my les paul, and the strijngs are kinda noisy now. I wonder if people try using all D and A strings instead of detuning...but then..nut trouble...

[AiCLol]

@sclogse1 For me it was just normal drop D

[Lickmereet]

@sclogse1 the tuning on the recorded version is EEEEBE, thats probably easier to get sounding good

[jesse36james4life]

what that @ 1:20

[ramblnroxy]

This is my favorite of the Crosby, Stills, Nash. It is my favorite. Not so much as popular, but more feeling to soul.

[kaytdupes]

OMG... How beautiful can you get....just an awsome guy,... luv his connection with his horses,.. all in all .... jus t IMENSE!! X

[4CHRISTONLY1]

right On ! . I learned this one withe Tune down . i love the karma of CSNY .

[nekroman888]

I love this song since i heard it the first time...

so i decided to cover it and it chills me away like a hurricane

again and again, month over month.. I am 22years old and i tell you:

A generation will come, dont be blind, be a part of it, try to live in peace

with your environment... try to give hope! try to be human

peace

[rfranklinw1]

@nekroman888 you are 22 yrs old??? thank god this music is crossing the generations!!! I am 60 and was there when it was all new. listen to ALL their music man and share it with your friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!! peace, my younger brother :}

[Wafjh]

@rfranklinw1 Don't worry, our generation is much better of what people want to show! I'm 20 and in addition i'm italian, but I can't live a day without play songs like this. Years don't destroy real art, but make it much more important. Songs like this will live forever. Peace!

[nekroman888]

@Wafjh ..PEACE

[nekroman888]

@rfranklinw1 I'm 23 now and hell yeah this music still is more than peace. Maybe these words can discribe: "There's a feeling shared today By the people whose freedom Has been taken away And as in the past When times were wrong The common folks Come together in song And no matter how it make you feel We got something they can't steal No, they can't take away our music!"

[nekroman888]

@rfranklinw1 btw next in playlist ;)

War - The Cisco Kid

Eric Burdon & War - Spirit

Eric Burdon & War - Love Is All Around

Jestofunk - Say it Again!

Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac - Rattlesnake Shake (eg. the version, Hefner speaking at the beginning)

LedZeppelin - Ten Years Gone

[TheWolfSings]

@rfranklinw1 hell yeah. i'm 22, too, and ive been listening to this stuff since i was a baby.

[rsohlich1]

@rfranklinw1 I'm 26 and this music just never got old to me. I grew up with my Mom and I dancing to their music . Makes my sad existence a little happier.

[stitch7777]

@rfranklinw1 This is beautiful. I am 39 and love this music.

[saucysue60]

@nekroman888

hi,

I've been listening to their music from the beginning. It transforms me. It''s timeless and speaks volumns if we only listen with our hearts open

[hazatude]

It all will be indeed!

[danny73ca]

stoner lol

[watchoutbambi]

he's trying to justify his fight with an audience member. the rest of his band members had to talk or 'love' him out of it

[JustinSage]

Love this! Any serious songwriter knows how this is so amazing. (And I wish I got stoned from the bubbles.)

[saibondy]

KICK ASS.... love this.

[blueridger28]

Why am i so alone where is my women can i bring her home. have i driven her away is she gone.

[NORTHSORROW]

Where is mawwoman

[kiljoy67]

steven stills kicks ass...best of the four...

[oOJimmySueOo]

More of a Neil Young fan myself. Followed by David Crosby, then Graham Nash.

[jimbe1969]

@oOJimmySueOo Even NASH before Stills?...wow...I've been listening to CSN for 20 plus, and I'm still trying to figure out how nash got so lucky.

[DAVO1984FI]

Beautiful song!

[LIMESPLICE]

Well 20 years on i'm in the trap but this song is so simple so true to me at this moment;So i'm not alone a song of hope!

[birdonet]

Un viejo debe respeto al joven que fue un día. Envejecer es maravilloso, porque reivindica la precariedad física frente al espíritu eterno que nos anima y sostiene. Que es Dios.

[palfootfoot]

How is it that there are men with no shirts on, and Stephen has on a fur coat? He's so cute here.

[harrynicholas]

The fur coat is an anology, all around we're surrounded by hardy men with no shirts while the protagonist needs the comfort of and warmth of big furry coat. Maybe he was worried it might get nicked by Jimi Hendrix, or set on fire.

[OhNoObie]

My favorite CSNY song ever...

[SlyZepplin]

Hairy man blowing bubbles

[zo219]

a smoke filled bubble, love it.

[StealthKiller123]

those are some wise words man

[sclogse1]

Boy, I'd like to be able to watch the fingers on this.

[nekroman888]

@sclogse1 DDDDAD tuning

[rockncleve]

@sclogse1 amen sc....guy can pick

[BiggityBent]

@sclogse1 Dude I only watch to figuire out how he acually played it with the mute and wicka wow wah's. Was bummed too. Tab and writin' music only shows correct. Not how its really played.

[headstock48]

@sclogse1 You probably know this, but if you look around on Youtube, there is at least one video that shows how he's playing this.

[mikeshorin]

@headstock48 just usee your eaaaars my men

[headstock48]

@mikeshorin I'm not at the point where I can listen and figure out what's being played. It'll come, though, I'm sure.

[mikeshorin]

@headstock48 You'll get there eventually, let me tell you. . I cannot hear everything that's going on all the time, but after a while of doing, you'll ditch tabs/sheets =D Keep playing!!

[headstock48]

@mikeshorin Yea, my friends who've been playing for a long time can pick up a song just by listening. Pretty impressive. And yes, I'll keep playing. Thanks!

[slightofffist]

@mikeshorin I agree 100%. Myself..I've been playing guitar and piano for roughly 40 years. You get better without even knowing it. One day, you will be reminded of your travails when you are playing that guitar like nobodys's business. By all means, Keep on playing.

[stillastillsfan]

Well now you understand why there were not too many ever better than Stills in his day. This rendition of 4+20, along with the one on Dick Cavett show ,are among his best....

[jdinsane]

fabulous version! true emotions :)

[xavierbaudet]

What is he commenting on?

[Lothlorien16]

some obnoxious fan was trying to pick a fight with him

[ryanlucas10]

Why?

[ryanlucas10]

Jesus the Savier of Saint Xavier i think...

[Rocknpeace101]

wow!!! wow!!! oh yeah and wow!!!

[ahamburger111]

I have the original vynil album with this song on it. I like this version more; it has a lot more emotion.

[flowasista]

Yeah ! One Two Three Planet Earth FREE all the Love and all the Light

thank you for sharing

[faunoram]

im not form the sixties

but this song was always in my head when i was a teenager

thanks for this post

[deadaerozeppelin]

just let it all be

[deadaerozeppelin]

ya! i love it

[rckrchck]

Nice, thanks for these ~ Not often that I get stuck on one persons channel, you made my night :)