Neil Young - On the Beach

Neil Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and film director. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1995 and also as a member of Buffalo Springfield in 1997.

Young's work is characterized by deeply personal lyrics, distinctive guitar work, and signature tenor singing voice. Although he accompanies himself on several different instruments—including piano and harmonica, his clawhammer acoustic guitar style and often idiosyncratic electric guitar soloing are the linchpins of a sometimes ragged, sometimes polished sound. Although Young has experimented widely with differing music styles, including swing, jazz, rockabilly, blues, and electronic music throughout a varied career, his best known work usually falls into either of two distinct styles: acoustic folk/country ("Heart of Gold", "Harvest Moon" and "Old Man") and electric-charged hard rock (like "Cinnamon Girl", "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"). In recent years, Young has adopted elements from newer styles like industrial, alternative country and grunge. Young's profound influence on the latter caused some to dub him "the Godfather of Grunge".
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The world is turnin',
I hope it don't turn away,
The world is turnin',
I hope it don't turn away.
All my pictures are fallin'
from the wall where
I placed them yesterday.
The world is turnin',
I hope it don't turn away.

I need a crowd of people,
but I can't face them
day to day,
I need a crowd of people,
but I can't face them
day to day.
Though my problems
are meaningless,
that don't make them
go away.
I need a crowd of people,
but I can't face them
day to day.

I went to the radio interview,
but I ended up alone
at the microphone,
I went to the radio interview,
but I ended up alone
at the microphone.
Now I'm livin'
out here on the beach,
but those seagulls are
still out of reach.
I went to the radio interview,
but I ended up alone
at the microphone.

Get out of town,
think I'll get out of town,
Get out of town,
think I'll get out of town.
I head for the sticks
with my bus and friends,
I follow the road,
though I don't know
where it ends.
Get out of town, get out of town,
think I'll get out of town.

'Cause the world is turnin',
I don't want to
see it turn away.

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[jemsd]

When you know this song, when it is familiar to you in some kinda wordless way, where you know you could get along with anyone who also knew this song , that's a pretty special song.

[slimbo159]

i lost my son ian over a month ago this is the best therapy known to man i miss you bubba love pops

[robes681]

I bought this album for 7 bucks on vinyl at a record store on a whim 6 years ago. I have never regretted buying this over whatever the hell I walked in there to buy.

[chaosONjet]

the TRUTH

[chaosONjet]

@AkanMeister1 there are a few clips of them covering this, actually. i dare say they do it justice

[jdementri2]

listened to this while i was on Point Pleasant beach in Jersey. It was one of the best moments of my life.

[fx662s]

ακρως προσωπικον !

[Broomehall]

The 1970's were a car crash for many of us, some just got injured, other were not so lucky .......

[WehrmachtLuftwaffe]

@TheFantasySystem Don't be sad. Be comforted with the knowledge that Nicki Whoever is just temporary. Neil Young will always be.

[thescatterbrain123]

@TheFantasySystem *gag*

[TheFantasySystem]

It makes me sad that when i type "n" into the search bar, nicki minaj comes up before neil young :(

[christinalockrd]

read his biography and you'll hear this song in a whole new way. so pretty.