Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Ohio - (live audio 1970)

Wikipedia: Young wrote the lyrics to "Ohio" after seeing the photos of the incident in Life Magazine. On the evening that CSN&Y entered Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, the song had already been rehearsed, and the quartet with their regular rhythm section recorded it live in just a few takes. During the same session they recorded the single's equally direct b-side, Stephen Stills's ode to the war's dead, "Find the Cost of Freedom."

The record was mastered with the participation of the four principals, rush-released by Atlantic and heard on the radio with only a few weeks delay. (This was despite the group already having their hit song "Teach Your Children" on the charts at the time.) In his liner notes for the song on the Decade retrospective, Young reported that "David Crosby cried when we finished this take." Indeed, Crosby can be heard keening "Four, why? Why did they die?" and "How many more?" in the fade.

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[realsongs58]

My favorite song of that era. No one should die for excercising the right of freedom of speech.

[kjxdsdgadhg]

the national guard who did that, the governor of ohio at the time and that fucking mass murdering criminal Nixon are all burning in hell.

[falcon6136]

I always thought that the 4 Way St version was far superior to the studio version. But I could say that about every song on the album. These guys are just great, and need to record live, not studio, They sound that much better. Those guitars, they were making sounds I have never heard before, especially Stills' lead on Southern Man, the feedback, the Latin riffs, just amazing. They really did help change the world.

[kramanjustin]

@realsongs58 just a warning.......... it is looking like it might happen again in chicago at the G8 NATO summits

[misfitstattoo]

You can allways recognise Young's guitar playing, its so distinct

[unruhigsis]

great music - i love this performance of this song

[rhytonen]

@fntime and you will never have even seen us when you lie wondering what happened to it all. In spite of all their ill-gotten resources, 1% (of 320 million) must eventually lose against 99%. Sheer force of committed numbers has always trumped bullets and abusive wealth in world history. Artillery can't stop the guillotine when the gunners realize and defect to join their own families.

*rock*.....*knit*.....

[fntime]

@wavydavy2000 Hi wavy,haven't heard from you in awhile. Did you get out of jail yet? You are a 'poser'! A shit bird who lacks intelligence,you would rather vomit on your family than get a job. Hey, welfare was your life and then Clinton took it away from you. Do you still teach at the Freedom School with Billy Jack? How'd you make out with HIV? Do you still turn tricks for 'doogie'! Wavy, you are an evil person.Having a crack pipe and claiming you are part Flock Seagulls sucks.

[wavydavy2000]

@fntime OK, so it obviously comes naturally. But 'really' impressive 'use' of 'apostrophe' -- unfortunately for you, quote marks are the ones with two lines, moron.

[phedden97]

@fntime I hope you don't think this point of view is actually legitimate. And I don't view hippies as "posers and deceivers." They believe in a way of life that you disagree with, that is all there is to it.

[fntime]

@wavydavy2000 How would you know, baloneyslammer!

I'm stupid, but you are an idiot. Do you ever grow up

wavy? Of course not! Like Peter Pan, young wavy is reliving

his 'childhood'. He was a fag in the 1960's. Now he is

a 'piece' of 'retired' 'protestor; bringing his dreams

to fruition. He can now demonstrate, but against

Obama. Wavy, do you ever listen to yourself?

"Now go home and get your fuckin' shinebox!"

[wavydavy2000]

@fntime Do you practice to be that stupid, or does it just come naturally?