Neil Young - Live Aid 1985 - The Needle and the Damage Done

[Msdistarr]

He wrote this song about Danny Whitten, the guitarist for Crazy Horse, and his descent into heroin addiction. Truly sad.

[MrScottmc]

He didn't stay away from hard drugs. He was not unscathed. Brilliant but experienced.

[1988WHISKY]

Amazing!!!

[johnthehulk1]

Neil was great at "Live Aide". All his songs were great performances.

[clarence47a]

How can ANYONE NOT love that ? Astounding !!

[KATOMATE01]

A brilliant artist that was smart enough to stay away from hard drugs....proof that great artists don't come from drug abuse...

[mysticlawlotus]

I've seen the needle

and the damage done

A little part of it in everyone

But every junkie's

like a settin' sun.

[rhcprxbandits]

only artist at live aid thats not british

[hightdan]

@rhcprxbandits

There were 2 sites. Philly and Wimbly.

This is at Philly which also had acts like The Cars, who are not British.

[OrthodoxDarwinist]

@ExtremePeppers

"Leaving Las Vegas"

Good movie.

[junkiesagainstcrime]

my life the junkies against crime.liberation front

[securitysealsforyou]

ya I saw him lately and it's not great - slow man!  Neil - plug in the guitar please!

[userexists123]

I've seen Neil Young twice - first time the best concert of my life. The second - the worst concert ever.

[TheGroovyWizard]

Just unbelieveable! Wish I had been to that concert........

[JackyPommelo]

1 man,

1 guitar,

1 harmonica,

10.000 people.

Neill Young forever.

[TheLeestringer]

@sbdonsy Actually, the statement should be 'you're dumb", which kind of puts that negative label on you, doesn't it? Just saying.....

[philexile0]

Met Neil Young in 1974. One of the biggest thrills of my life.

[bamond8016321]

he can't sing, he can play two cords, his lyrics and style are what makes his music so awesome.

[sbdonsy]

@bamond8016321 your dumb

[Hueyham]

Neil Young is the BEST songwrither ever. He's a genius !

[bigmikelittle]

Epic...

[Spydermintz]

Does anyone else think that Dwight Schrute from the Office would make a good Neil Young body double? lol.

[Bombeni]

I came of age in the 70's, new music everyday on the radio that just blew you away. Where has the music gone? Today's generation has such crap, rap that encourages you to rape, metal that encourages you to kill yourself, and then of course there's dare I say the words Justin Beiber. Neil Young and the likes may have to carry the music scene for another 100 years or so.

[hippimimi1]

@Bombeni I believe he is up for the task!!

[OceanSpray74]

@Bombeni Hi buddy. I sometimes despair too but don't lose faith, there is real music alive and happening too. Search for songs by Glen Hansard or his group Swell Season, this is very real music, a joy....

[romaneberle]

@Bombeni

so true. but at least neil is not alone. there's still Rush. :-)

[reverendraver247]

@romaneberle ...bubbles loves em....i love trailer park boys...i want to live in canada 'cus fo neil and bubbles.

[TheSlevaslava]

this is the best music ever made legendary man

[jeffsdolphin]

something so hard its absolutely unbearable to most people.an all out thermonuclear strike on the body, a grizzly gnawing at your neck for days.....but stuck with it . Each minute will be slightly better,you may not realize.couple weeks (3 or so)plus some mental work you might be a success case...(you'll love yourself)

[bijou201]

Unforgettable performance!

[brotherpaul92]

Ha, I actually forgot that Neil played at this show. I was there while still in HS + still learning my boundaries w/ ,,,, Stuff. I also had not yet started to appreciate the man. What a day that was. Great post

[CosmikDebrisFZ]

Excellent!!

[davehutchinson67]

The summer I finished HS....Damn..the memories of this concert..couldn't go that weekend...but we watched with the stereo hooked up to the tv which was no minor feat in 1985..great memories...and so many sad stories about the disease of addiction. My own included. Every junkie's like a setting sun...yes....we are...

[leenie41]

Brilliant, thanks for the post!

[paddyfrog84]

i was 16 at the time and I didn't appreciate this... I'm ashamed!

[okee9]

@paddyfrog84 I was 17 at the time and waited all day for this :) and wasn't dissapointed

[paddyfrog84]

@okee9 nice

[gourbeyre1]

c géant ....magnifique chanson qui vous prend aux tripes....merci mille fois Neil ...!!!

[bamper42069]

I have the DVD of heart of gold and from here to then he still puts his heart and soul into his music.

[TOKguy]

I was there at JFK...

[WORLDWIDEPRANKS]

25 years  ago right now

[PAULFC93]

that "raaawr" when he came out on stage....that gave me goosebumps

[DonnaD78]

I love Neil Young - one of the most prolific songwriters of our time

[tooclose2detroit]

I caught you kickin in my cellar door To feed yer baby or to pay your hoar Gone, Gone, Ive got a gun The inner city is a big wasteland All of them people livin with no plan Gone, Gone, its time to run I scream its wrong because I understand That its too late, but Im just getting slammed Flowing blood, the time is running out I see the handouts and the damage done We cant afford to pay for everyone I fear this countrys like a setting sunnnnnn.

[levenshon]

Niel is special...but not Dylan.

[wrenwright]

@levenshon  Yeah, Neil can actually sing.

[8poundbass]

i love neill...but he has stick arms

[boomboxbadboy1]

wow thats sooo important, how shallow

[Lithorseman]

what are u a fag. who cares about his arms. He is an icon who has wrote many great songs. But oh lets look at his arms, thats why people go see concerts, to look at rock stars arms, right?

[Rikk303]

I'm a bit deaf but have always loved the way CSNY have hit their guitars. Very rarely listen to lyrics, usually something horrendous. The economy of the guitar playing is everything. Neil there with his Martin..occasional thump, a twang here and there and a faltering voice that always seems to make it regardless.He was well deserving of the honour recently bestowed.The richness of Crosby Nash& Stils' voices in the choral glow will always give me a tingling 2nd skin. I love these guys

[SteveSparx]

Pure

[billsurf101]

Neil Young is right there with Bob Dylan as far as song writing is concerned and to confuse him with neil diamond....good god....sickening! Deff one of the most important song writers in the past 50 years.

[koriepfrank]

Certainly agreed. Neil was something else.

[gras702]

listen you dont know NEIL DIAMOND but i bet you know all the american idols you fag do me a favor put your empty head back in the sand and wait for the next taylor swift studio abortion STALE CRACKER!!!!!

[urkingod]

hmm, i never got into him... why was he so big ? ?and who is Neil Diamond? same thing?

[BERTRAMCAT]

Haiti

[chipmonk2006]

such a powerful song even in 2009 and will be be 50 years from now... Staffordshire England

[koenseuren5]

how many people are standing there? Amazing

[bslnicole1177]

Mr P Gyngell this reminds me of all the times you'd play and i love you

[roachie31]

It's not often that a song can hit you so hard. what a man. Even here in Liverpool his word have an effect

[Souza98]

It's amazing how one man and his guitar can entertain a whole fucking stadium of people. You're a legend Neil, such a sad and heartfelt song.

[TrinityFan4Life]

Since I heard this song for the very first time I got a feeling inside that I simply cannot explain. Everytime I listen to this song I get that same feeling inside over and over again!!

Great song!!

[earnmetoo]

high quality  audio

this is a song of it's times

[DuoHarmonic]

tribute to the junkies

[rory5877]

Every junky is like a setting sun,An anti drug song from his Heart,To play it at this Gig took some thought and shows that he DOES care,God bless you Neil.

[seacruise73]

Neil, a great Canadian. Enjoy, the rest of the world.

[EwwNik]

Lol I know someone now called Neil Young :P

[yokafilm]

I was there. I lived in New Jearsy Plainsboro.

We whre in line at 04.00.

I'm from Sweden and funny thing was met a girl who I know from the town Gavle north of Stockholm. She was there as an Au Pair. -85. We had fun.

[horrorshowmalchick]

cool story bro

[azothozel]

me too

[moomoo1852]

man...i wish i could be there..

[jacquesjapan]

Neil Young is one of the greatest lyricists of all time.

[hcvang]

@jacquesjapan never heard of him

[jacquesjapan]

@hcvang Neil's a Sharks fan. =)

[Zenon2006]

@jacquesjapan absolutely

[LifeOfAnOutlaw]

@jacquesjapan if not, everyone's favorite. ;)

[REVOLUTIONSinSOUND]

@jacquesjapan I saw him play, Time Fades Away, in Vancouver. The same tour that the, Time Fades Away, album was made.

[Freddeh74]

@jacquesjapan Along with Mr. Robert Allen Zimmerman AKA Bob Dylan :)

[14Sparta]

Wow ! he sure looks different

[zanemysta]

man I'm going tot ry and find this whole event on dvd, if anyone knows where to find it let me know please. Such an awesome set of concerts

[baileys60]

outs out there mate i've got a copy cant remember where it was from though. No led zep though

[stevevandien]

Man. I watched most of Live Aid on MTV, but I don't remember Young performing one of his best songs---

[coombs098]

00:02

[Pan3405]

doesn't he get tired, singing this song again and again?

[adamfraser11]

Im going to see his concert on friday!

[Damnmeplease]

I've seen Neil Young. Best concert in my life.

[wayzatabball33]

Awesome song! Has a great message. 5 stars!

[generationkeeper]

: ) :) : )

[60phile]

Neil is a genius .. he maybe could sing this a little better in a more quiet way but I guess he wants to hear. The Massey Hall concerts are great and Neil has a cool humor and the new release at Canterbury House shows him doing early stuff and buffalo springfield in great form.

[lobsterjohnson88]

Please don't criticize the best singer/songwriter of all time...hes beyond criticism!

[th3unconcious88]

why did u decide to blabber about nothing?

[DrCynic1]

This is one of his better performances on youtube. I also like the Massey Hall stuff, Old Man especially.

[Israe5l]

what a crowed!

good old neil was surprised too, i bet.

[babytiger28]

i hate the way he sings, he's not a singer however i do like the song

[kenhen33]

I bet you like the X Factor.

[babytiger28]

i bet u dont know shit, i bet u werent fuckin born when it was on, neil young isnt a good singer he wud probably tell u that himself HOWEVER i think he is a very talented song writer - and since we are placing ''bets'' here, bets are u like neil young cos u try too hard to be alternative, bet u dont even play an instrument, i do, so maybe ur musical knowledge wud be much better suited to the x factor u knob cheese

[babytiger28]

You really feel you have something to prove here, don't you fucking moog? I come from a family of musicians and session guitarists dating from the 1950's to present, you however come from a family of travelling clothes peg ''sales people''. Feel free to keep this going, you obviously have nothing else to excite your tiny little mind, Dingus.

[pof312]

I actually  don't like the concert, but he is genius

[leeroy75]

Great singer, Great songwriter, Great musician. Neil young is a true "musical artist".

[whatthefudge94]

ok! Neil Young is and always will be THE Hippie and no one can change that!

[bollotox]

He's the real hippy!

[LIMESPLICE]

Still an iconic song that will sadly will be forever YOUNG

[JulaWarner]

a true grunge man

[neoyoung420]

ohhh the damage done!!!!!! it's so sad but this has affected so many in this world- addiction-

[CEASONE77]

you gotta love em'!

he's so smart and knows exactly

how to say it right the first time around!

im only 20yrs of age and my little brother who is 18 just got me into him about a year ago and i finally found a person in the music biz that makes more sense then any1 in hiphop or indie! everything is accounted for but for some reason it still doesn't add up to how real he is! even my father showed him to me and i didn't understand but now i see....{thankx lil bro}

[Metalgoose01]

is it just me or do niel young and billy bob thornton look alot alike?

[micksfrog]

Um,I like them fried taters!

[UpstairsMaid]

and that potted meat!

[micksfrog]

Um,Hum, John Ritter? he was brilliant in that film!

[UpstairsMaid]

that boy lives in his own head, ayuh

:-)

awesome film.

[Andymcinn]

who gives a shit about americans?

[CONCRETE13]

Other americans you faggot.

[Andymcinn]

Who gives a shit about CONCRETE13?

[andrewbaltzer]

neil was canadian.

[beerndope]

neil is canadian.

[mdelair420]

yea so is rush and triumph oh yea stones and zeppelin and floyd there english who cares there all kick ass live aid wasnt abot usa it was about aids before you post im staight but aids dont decremanate

[brohdi82]

valeu brohdi!!

[irvinekid]

fucking loud

[delpuckett]

Barbra Streisand vowed to imigrate to Canada in 2000 if George Bush were ever elected President, an undertaking she refreshed four years later at the prospect of his re-election. She never moved !!! Typical LYING LIBERAL !!! isnt 'ol Neil from Canada.... isnt he a liberal as well??

[UpstairsMaid]

neil young is canadian. joni mitchell, michael j. fox, mike myers, alex trebek, avril lavigne, shania twain, celine dion, jim carrey, robert goulet, tom green, panela anderson, james cameron, keanu reeves, carrie anne moss, kiefer sutherland,matthew perry, rachel mcadams, ellen paige, david cronenberg, william shatner,leslie neilson,paul haggis,dan akroyd are all canadian. peter jennings, lorne green, louis b meyer,mary pickford were all canadians. LOL. so pwned

[Thringer09]

well said

[somewhereintyme]

and it took coming to the U.S. to get BIG!Ahy?

[UpstairsMaid]

well he's never really left canada....no canadian ever does.

[Rush1013]

dont forget two of the best rock bands ever! Rush and Triumph!!!!!

[micksfrog]

Who gives a shit about politics?

[simasgar]

Being a canadian or not isn't politc

[garys1266]

I lost my best friend in January 1995 to a coke overdose 6 months after he was my best man in my wedding. This song really hits close to home with me. No matter what I did, I could not make my best friend stop... I dedicate this song to my best friend RIP. I only wish that he could have lived to see my wife and me and our 2 children grow old.

Joe you are missed terribly.

PS Addiction sucks...

[rory5877]

a legend and the sideburns reminded me of planet of the apes,bue a genius.

[slayerguitar]

what a beautiful song

:)

[doudoustick]

tous ces commentaires anglophones ont l'air de bien casser; certes je ne comprends pas la totalité des paroles, mais la musicalité est super, il maîtrise grave.

Ce mec est un génie, ch'suis fan, deffinitivement !

[pettrio]

yes, i think so. he was very nervous

[samuel588]

I bet Niel was nervous here.

[Bombeni]

Neil Young and Bob Dylan I think they were each others idols, I mean who else could they look up to?

[UpstairsMaid]

ah, joni mitchell.

[shawty2fyne07]

so, im going to this place called hot time. wanna watch?

[Bombeni]

Yeah I hear ya. I lost my virginity while the Harvest album played, over, and over, and over, lol. 1974, how sweet it was. Sex couldn't kill you. You could fill your gas tank up on three bucks, buy a bottle of Weidekher for 97 cents. Oh yeah.

[pablo1878efc]

u dirty bitch giz yeh numba

[stewartakaryan]

he added a verse at the end didint he

[josephgelb]

alotta people

[redwineguy0065]

needle = oil

[munggirl]

Neil is a true performer.

He delivers

20 years ago in Sydney i saw him live

He delivered.

[dmcguire70]

every junkies like the setting sun...best lyric ever!!

[thenifeelnothing]

i luv ya baby,,,,can i have some more

[Toolmusik]

I caught you knockin' at my cellar door...

[fanooger]

no you didnt.

[dsignrdane]

i just now really listened to the lyrics of this song and realised what it's about. i don't know if the crowd really knew what the song was about either.

[katrinarutter]

choose hugs not drugs

[sandprof]

is it just me or does he lood like Nick Cave or visa versa?

[peaceonearth777]

No, and it is vice versa. Latin, pronounced vere see ver say. Peace on,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[hopedelivers]

The damage done...it has done damage to many friends, lost to many friends to the needle..like Neil says like every junkie likes the setting sun, gone!!!! But a few of us have made it.

[moundcitymohillbilly]

yes we have

[windiebong]

R.I.P to all that had that prob this song is deep

[JackJan]

He seems more comfortable in a small audience, either that or his guitar isn't loud enough

[slaz10]

oh its all to deep man, do macdonalds do delieries!!!

[myutube7777777]

New thread.

Curious...I never really figured out what Neil means by "Every junkie's like a setting sun". I've always liked the image and tried not to read too much into it but I sill, I wondered what thers think about that one...

[jatsar1]

I always read it as the junky way always headed down like a setting sun...and their life went the same...from a productive person to silence...

[ReedRothchildx]

layne stayley RIP

[stopthrm]

Makes me w0nder about Scott Weiland. Will he come through finally? Or throw it all away...

[music1smyb0yfriend]

fuckin right...

[Mosesofmushrooms]

Cant wait to see him on the 29th june! would have been amazing to hear him in his prime. This is a great song. One of his most poetic. on his live CD he talks about when he first left canada and got to see alot of great musicans, but so many talented people being taken by heroin. That was his main influence in writing this song, but as with every song, its only what you make it about and how you connect with it. thats The beauity of music, and all art.

[Bombeni]

Moses -- I was 13 years old when this song came out, and it WAS amazing to see him in his prime. That era was like music overload my friend. Everyday you heard a new song or entire album that just blew you away. All you could say was just "pass the pipe" -- haha. Rock on.

[thenifeelnothing]

agree.......me too...i learned to play this song in 1973 at summer camp in NC..........the 1970's were great...too bad kids now missed that beautiful time.......

rock on...AND PASS THE PIPE!

[robicool]

i know....i wish id been born 30 years or so earlier lol

[Kobevader]

Exactly! Man I'm going to see him on the 29th too, can't wait!

[boris1510]

rock werchter? :) ik ga ook zien ! :o :)

[ReedRothchildx]

moses , really? heroine is the influence behind this song? wow,. we didnt know that,. you stupid tool