Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills & Nash

[olimpio50]

Awesome song, fantastic sound, perfect harmonies. I absolutely love these guys.

[josiahdood]

why can't music today be more like this

[sniffy6999999]

God, -this takes me back...

[0532MOET]

I like how some songs are sung at a different pace but they're still perfectly in sync

[0532MOET]

I'm seeing them in a few months, I just hope they sound half as good as they did in this concert! I like Stills but Crosby dominated this concert,new respect!

[blittmann2010]

One of my favorite CSN tunes. My band Woodnote always plays this song-great for singing harmony.

[alaynagabrielle]

CSN still kicking and rockin....blendingly nice! the best,..

[TheColdcut74]

Dead on the ground

[firequeen76]

I'll take CSNY or CSN any day over all this crap they put out now! Neil Young is awesome, but CSN is so strong they can have him or not. Not many bands could pull that off. They are amazing. And Neil Young is also amazing with them or alone. True f'n talent.

[trellis2]

OK, enough of all the crap. Thanks for the vid. I enjoyed it very much.

[lazylazyshark]

yes, one of their best performance on this song

[txcaddo]

that's how I feel..helplessly hoping (for the 70's to return LOL) ..these three guys,

these three voices together, it's just magic..I love e'm with Neil, love 'em without Neil, love 'em all as individual artists!

[thebellyofthebeast23]

@txcaddo niceeee!

[interstategar]

Nash gets way way up there

[longlostgus]

Best three Part Harmony in Rock's history (and what a f guitar)

Thanks

gus : ) ♪

[baked4211]

ya need neil im sorry but it just isn't the same without him

[longlostgus]

@baked4211

They dont Neil in this one -with all due respect- this is a classic CSN only song

they can do

gus : ) ♪

[jmsarltd]

Those harmonies are spooky good, even now.

[Hermunkle]

ok ok yell at me if ya want but I got a straight no Bs question: Im not a big fan of Niel Young thats biend nice so ya know where i am coming from, Question why did they add him to the band they clearly did great without him they clearly did great with him what did he add though?

[Bluesmkr63]

I agree, CSN with out Young's adnoid voice harmonized much better that with. Legend has it that Gram Nash used to turn Young's mike down so the rest of the band could oversing him.

[ageeb0]

u gonna keep acting like nothing happened?

[kansasisaband]

We are all looking to this song for a reason. Hoping things on the planet would just be at peace. Helplessly watching as the world becomes a more and more complicated place to live. "Stand by the stairway you'll see something certain to tell you; confusion has it's cost." Bring back the love and peace era of the 60s, but this time we get it right. "We are FORRRrrrr each other."

[lakefield2112]

awesome - thanks for posting

[gbmotorsports]

Music will never be like it used to. No we have too many advanced gadgets that hide bad artists. I am young but grew up with this music.

Music nowadays you cant play your guitar with anymore.

[PirateDanRocco]

If you ever wondered what music is SUPPOSED to be...THIS is it!

[Newhomerambler]

I was just lucky enough to be young when this was all new. Wow, changed my way of thinking. I'm waiting for the next thing.

[elliecoffey]

I would love to see these guys in concert!

[AstralPixie]

Really beautiful song. Love CSN.  Stephen Stills plays such lovely guitar in this.

[GabrielDhalaman]

they are my grandfathers to me...

[FolkFan023]

Best.

Harmonies.

Ever.

[michaelvoland54]

@FolkFan023

only competitors the "Silly Sister" ...

[Technetium2k]

nash singing from 0:45 reminds me of peter cetera ;p

[jacksonbrownepuppy]

this stunningly beautiful!!!

[Kenjoliero]

It is absolutely beautiful.

[FatChixx97]

damn shawty

[whitelabrat]

Still so good after all this time. This is one of the best versions I have ever heard.

[steelerbradd]

They were so young when they wrote these words. So deep, so meaningful, and they have certainly stood the test of time. What current writer is going to step up and write long lasting songs like these guys did so long ago?

[beroth77]

perfect.young is not missed...at alll

[EduHMerlin]

@bronzester Man,give me a break....My opinion is shitty?Why?Do I have to Like Neil Young?Well I have nothing against him...but i prefer the CSN Than CSNY.No doubt about it.

[cvrfitness]

@EduHMerlin my friend no your opinion is not blank it is valuable as any others but whether or not you like neil Young or not he will always be a part of CSN's past and a part of who they are. One cannot exsist without the other ( No I understand they are not nor have they been together for decades, but I mean in a spiritual sense)

I just miss the music they all made.

[bronzester]

@EduHMerlin I wrote that for someone using "beroth77" as a nick. Is it you either ?

[mateo51790]

@EduHMerlin still cant understand y people say that... Neil Young is fucking amazing and added sooo much 2 CSN, so with them Young they were just as amazing

[zinman916]

@EduHMerlin

you don't have to like Neil. Down by the river is a Neil Young song. Not CSNY

so Baked? you are.

Neil had the songs after the CSN debut. Stills ran after him sniffing his butt for more

[Bozohotep]

@zinman916 too bad Young can't sing for doodoo.

[flappskin]

@zinman916 From everything I've read about these guys, Neil Young didn't even perform on any of the songs he didn't write, which was easily over half the damn album. He was credited with writing two songs, and co-writing one. Neil Young is great, but he did add a totally different feel to the group, and frankly, I'm more fond of CSN myself. The first two albums were incredible, but the harmonies, Stills' guitar, and the songwriting was exceptional on their first time out.

[Brockstarone]

Everyone's reality..nice

[SilentHiss1]

Cleanliness, sex, nourishment and CSN&Y.

[lucekl]

i think this 3 unlikes is mistakes, becose of excitement... perfect

[happylaurie1]

One of my favorites !! CSN are timeless and their songs are beautiful !!

[IrisMG]

1991 - twenty years ago. Doesn't time fly!

[bookkeeper57]

Another Stills song for Judy Collins.

[nancytm613]

I love their music.

[carpetmonk]

live mid-town music fest atlanta via south east texas, and well worth the trip. (not to mention, seeing zwan, gomez, frog brigade, bob dylan, aimee man, ben harper.. and on and on.. 3 days man..) and you dingaling below.. overban888.. who the hell wants to be a saint?

[overban888]

they did just one mistake: drugs

They would have all become saints*

[85nikki96]

genius lyrics

[soundslikefrank]

Thanks, VA!

[lawrenceguitars]

i grew up with this, i knew every crosby stills and nash, neil young, don henly and jackson browne song before i had even heard of nirvana, oasis etc. im 19 and its still my favourite, thanks dad for bringing me up with such great music!

[marcsman229]

@lawrenceguitars hahahaha me too, man. i still remember the road trips we had when i was a kid.

[courtdar]

helplessly hoping her hard licking lovers near by

[graybeard1952]

@courtdar

Helplessly hoping her harlequin hovers nearby.

[courtdar]

@graybeard1952 you say harlequin I say hardlickin. must be an English-American thing.

[dewmac9]

9 days!

[rumorhasit58]

Omg I am seeing them for the 6th time wednesday the 1st of sept...I am so excited again! They are just the best!

[PinkPrism008]

The song is harmonically noteworthy because it begins on vi, or the submediant, and never really settles down to the tonic until the end of each version. That’s excellent harmonic control. Graham sings the tenor, David the middle voice and Stephen the bottom melody. The song was written by Stephen Stills.

[NewHopeNashFan]

@PinkPrism008 Indeedy --- and only Stills of the three knows theory, actually! Graham and David developed the finest ears in rock - that's why they never need autotune to this day.

[cliftongal51]

A dime or a billion dimes - who cares? Isn't what artists do is be artists, no matter where they perform their art?

[stephen614]

They played a private party in Las Vegas in 2004 for a multi-national company I worked for. Pure big business!

I was surprised by it...but I enjoyed the concert. I was the only one that knew all the words to their songs. Stunned the young guys...the old guys couldn't believe I could remember...the really old guys...called 'um sell outs.

Oh well...everyone's got a make a dime (or a billion dimes in their case)!

[elswano1]

what a wonderful talent! Thanks for the video when they play acoustic live it's great!

[Rabbi1203]

One of the best song ever written

[luvlaugh77]

this is one of my favorite songs.

[jenniferpayne36]

Saw them in '82 in Hartford. Superb.

[be1here1now]

@Iissafaith

um, so? i can't stop listening to this music, sorry, that ok then?

i was emphasising my love for it...i hope you see how easy that was?

:)

[be1here1now]

im 18, and from England...i can't imagine 1 person in my age range obssesed with this band, this type of music...atleast in this country anyway

[Iissafaith]

@be1here1now

Um, so? Don't listen to them, then. See how easy that was? : )

[stalrunner]

@be1here1now 19 from Mississippi and I'm right with you.

[mudpieblues]

AMAZING....GOOSE BUMPS.....WOW

[makphil]

greatest guys

[Avinalarf66]

Graham Nash was kind to give a small crowd of us waiting at the stage door some of his personal time on his way out to his bus. Thank you so much for our autographs+photos. And especially thanks for the peace sign to me from your bus at the redlight. I had a memorable night I will treasure always...PEACE+LOVE KEEP ON ROCKIN'...Hx

[NewHopeNashFan]

@Avinalarf66 Such a nice, utterly Graham thing to do. *S* Would love to see and meet CSN, if they'd just come back here.

[Avinalarf66]

I am so happy+still high after seeing these great guys for the first time last week on 4th July 2010 at The Royal Albert Hall in London UK. They were just mesmerising to watch+hear just as they have always been. Crosbys son+another guy played keyboards+vocals too+they rocked!!, Brilliant guys!! Drummer was amazing too!! Timeless songs that take you to a peaceful place with their beautiful harmonies..Hx

[oldbump]

Confusion has its cost.

[MelindaBel]

@oldbump

I was that lady - and I lingered far too long. no more, though.

[CptnCruizer666]

could you possibly post the album version from the album 'So Far' ?  OR point me in the right direction? its all live performances and covers on here

[u2fan33]

FYI..CSN will be at Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys, CA June 6, 2010, 7p.......SEE YOU THERE!!!! Went last year and loved it!

[bookkeeper57]

Beautiful Stephen Stills song.

[NewHopeNashFan]

Love these guys. Nash is an archangel with bare feet. Wish they'd stop here on their tour!!!!

[Shrubbs]

Love it

[setibamrahk]

Saw them that year--brought all the words of my life into one giant jumble of sound and song--I was mesmerized.

One of the most awesome bands of all time.

[troelsnybo]

Stephen Stills makes guitar magic seem easy.

[silver6109]

fantastici! mi hanno portato indietro negli anni...grazie per la pubblicazione ...wonderful! they bring me back to my teenage thanks for the share...

[jch002]

For all the stuff these guys went through over the years, they're still one of the best groups ever. Still's guitar sound is amazing.

[KOSMICSUPERHERO]

this is genius...

[tami44130]

One of the best songs of all time. I have been fortunate enough to see CSN and sometimes Y many times over the years, starting in the 70s. Perfect harmony.

[1997olly]

I saw them in Milwaukee on the 4th of July at the summerfest grounds. Very moving concert indeed!! 2003

[miloarrow]

beautiful and heart breaking....

[robzombay72]

true

[miloarrow]

saw them play with dead I believe in 90..they kicked the deads ass

[Shrubbs]

You lucky son of gun!

[TheFlimflim]

Wonderful. What a perfect harmony!

[fassman316]

I just saw this concert DVD last week for the first time at my friend's house while we were hanging out- I was floored by the vocal harmonies and the guitar playing, especially Stephen Stills'. This is great stuff!

[zinger52]

Yes they are three together and for each other what could be better just perfect harmony

[neverequalled]

so much more unique and beautiful then the bee gees - granted, they were fantastic but so much more mainstream then crosbystillsyoungandnash.

peace and love forever xxx

[rockinroller7]

Three very bonded voices that gave us so much to think about, as well as enjoy.

Peace.

Rock

[sun21760flower]

great music! go on!

[PageandPlant4Life]

damn, this sounds better than the electric versions, in my opinion.

[basedrumballs]

great harmony

[mcrlover1234567]

Not as good as it is with Neil Young but really good!

[larean57]

Greatest alliteration ever in pop music.

[Ramona817]

brilliant alliteration, it's poetry and music in one song... i am still amazed

[Myrtle791]

Didn't see Neil Young in this video.

[sevenupyours23]

"Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills & Nash"  ... no young :)

[hobbified]

Neil Young's never been on this song. Are you thinking of "Helpless"?

[KlassenT]

Hobbified: He was never on a studio track, but I'm relatively sure he played along on some tours, even if it wasn't exclusively billed as CSNY; unfortunately, my twenty-something age shows since I can't name any of the performances off-hand, and it's tough to pick them out based on video, thanks to Young's general reluctance to being filmed. Even when he's off-camera, though, you can still make out his distinct picking style when an extra guitar part's thrown into the mix.

[zebratangozebra]

Only good song they ever did.

Too bad they are fat and old and can't sing anymore.

Well..they can sing...just not in tune.

Sorry you spent all of your bucks on cocaine boys.

Now try getting a real job.

Cuz you kinda outgrown this 70's hippie stuff.

Now grow up.

You have milked this far too long.

No one wants to hear an old man sing.

[danieljamesmead]

I doubt anyone on here wants to hear your tedious comments.

[nixxxon5]

basically you are an uneducated retard for saying this blasphemy. I forgive your ignorance, you keep listening to your rap shit and leave the real music to others

[ChuckMullis]

Thank you I could not have said it better.

[1Zielona1]

Thank you Chuck Mullis:) Great:)

[colombomelo]

this is one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard in my life. i love it.

[bookkeeper57]

One of many songs that Stills wrote for first love Judy Collins.

[Byrds1967]

Great song and performance.

[KrisShred]

awesome!

[senn416]

Love it. What a beautiful sound!!

We've got a new cover of this you should check out if you get a minute! Come on over.

[mgssol90]

They make the most out of the simplist here.

[darintaylor79]

I don't know what it is about this song but it always makes me sad.

[strongbeard22]

then dont listen to it duh

[collegeri]

i know what you mean-there is some sort of longing in it?  can't really place it-but i feel it.

[HS22181]

darintaylor79, I think you are sensing the morose and puerile sentimentality of this song.

[thespiritof1972]

I think it's a song about lovers in the early stage of a lover affair. "Her harlequin hovers nearby. Awaiting a word." They are both struggling to communicate their feelings, and not doing a very good job at it. Hence the phrase, "confusion has its costs."

Like most men, the man in this song wants to run at the first site of love. "Wishing he could fly."

He knows she loves him, because "Love isn't lying, its loose in a lady who lingers."

They are 1 person.

They are 4 each other.

[sandprof]

you can see where the Bee Gees got there harmonies from

[olibader]

lol you aint serious man

[jml1163]

Sandprof--the Bee Gees were singing harmonies years before these guys got together.

[cocochanelleke]

as all musicians they took inspiration -

.... but they were less mainstream directed in their ventures than the BG - please correct me if I'm wrong.

;)

Coco

[wonderfreakinwoman]

In my house, we listen to these guys all the time...This song is my 14 year old daughter's favorite...In today's world, that is such a comfort to me...

[Rabbi1203]

@wonderfreakinwoman can I come to live in your house? lol I love them too

[Bigbrian1919]

@wonderfreakinwoman You're doing a good job then.

[ErSchTsp]

@wonderfreakinwoman don't worry 'bout it, music still lives :) this from a 23 year old guy from Holland..

[infinitedwarf]

Beautiful harmonies. I love this song.

[IwannaBeInNevada]

they're already on tour! go to csn website for the schedule, don't miss it this time!

[ASTRAALLEN]

If I could go to just ONE more concert, this would be it. Do they tour anymore? I'd run up and get arrested for kissing David Crosby straight on the mouth!

[deadhead1065]

hahahaha.. they do tour till now, david and graham tours regularly in te U.S, if i saw david...well i have no clue what would i do .. maybe ill do more than just a kiss..:)

[zlarson311]

@deadhead1065 they are playing in Dana Point CA this weekend I believe, no Young, but I think it might just be one of the greatest shows i'll ever see!

[MelindaBel]

@ASTRAALLEN

Yes - I saw them last night at the Royal Albert Hall. If you haven't already, DO IT!!!

[Julo87]

I saw them tonight in Munich. It was niiiiiiice. Especially David was in great condition, better than the other two. Niiiiiice

[TheSaverino]

@ASTRAALLEN

hahaha! I'll be right behind you kissing Stephen Stills...hahaha! That is hilarious!

[Ironeagle119]

@ASTRAALLEN Just seen them open for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers last night at Jiffy Lube Live in VA. Awesome time!

[tami44130]

@ASTRAALLEN

They are touring this year, I know they will be in Cleveland Ohio in September. I am looking forward to seeing them in concert again.

[Rcasca1]

ABSOLUTLEY THE BEST SONG EVER..tHANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR POSTING..

[akilmer]

Every time I start to lose faith in humanity, I listen to songs like this. If people can create such beauty, they can do anything.

Ha ha, I'm so cheesy.

[infinitedwarf]

Not cheesy at all. I agree, this is what music is all about.

[eightycargo100]

really cool song !

[brunochevalier]

This song is not an dream...

The most beautifull I nver hear

[roar2k]

wow......

just wow...

[manjerioba]

DU KRLEO...

DU KCTE..

VAO CANTAR ASSIM NO RAIO Q OS PARTA...MELODIA LINDA, VOCAL FUDENDO, LETRA DE ARROMBAR...E TEM NEGO Q ADORA GAVIOES DO FORRO...rsss

[queenscorpia80]

so peaceful, i just can't hear it enough!!!!

[ginnyawe]

This is a classic song!