FOUND: "Heart of Gold" ... Literally | The New England Journal of Medicine

Heart of Gold
Xray Image by Shelby Leuin, M.D., and Jason Handwerker, M.D.
Via The New England Journal of Medicine

We've seen and heard Neil Young's song "Heart of Gold" in literally thousands of contexts over the decades, but here's yet another new variation.

Here's a late Valentine's Day update to our original post last week.

From Image of the Week: "Heart of Gold" | The New England Journal of Medicine:

A 3-year-old girl presented to the emergency department after she had ingested a metal pendant.

She had not vomited and had no pain in her chest. A physical examination was unremarkable. A radiograph of the chest confirmed a heart-shaped foreign body in the proximal thoracic esophagus. Ingestions of foreign bodies are most commonly reported in children 1 to 3 years of age. Ingested items that warrant immediate endoscopic removal from the esophagus include sharp objects, button batteries, and foreign bodies that have been present for longer than 24 hours. Asymptomatic children who have ingested items that do not have potentially dangerous features may be observed without intervention to allow the foreign body to pass spontaneously. In this patient, the position of the foreign body appeared to be unchanged on repeat radiographs of the chest. The patient was taken to the operating room to undergo rigid endoscopy, and a gold heart-shaped pendant was removed (inset). Reinspection of the esophagus showed minor abrasions of the esophageal mucosa.

After the procedure, the patient recovered well and was discharged home.

Good to know there's always help for those with lost hearts of gold.

Image of the Week: Heart of Gold https://t.co/6eDC8uDcKP pic.twitter.com/tOwhNZ5kdl

— NEJM (@NEJM) February 19, 2019

More on why we are no longer searching for a heart of gold.

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Randomly Blogged: Remembering Bob Casale | Son Volt - The 99 |CD RELEASE PARTY!!!

Remembering Bob Casale: Devo Performing ‘Hey Hey, My My’ With Neil Young https://t.co/KEsajmoHNq

— Jam Buzz (@jambuzzblog) February 17, 2019

Remembering Bob Casale: Devo Performing ‘Hey Hey, My My’ With Neil Young

Holy shit! Have you guys heard the new Son Volt? Jay Farrar is channeling a heavy Neil Young vibe. https://t.co/FvM7x4RDvC

— Brian Cummings (@B_inShortsville) February 17, 2019

Son Volt - The 99 - Official
From the new album "Union" available everywhere on March 29. Pre-order available now https://ffm.to/union. Tour starts 4/18/19. www.sonvolt.net



Marilyn Miller shared Rick and Marilyn's event.
CD RELEASE PARTY!!! Come and CELEBRATE!!! And pass this around, please!
SUN, FEB 17 AT 6:00 PM EST
What's On My MInd Release Party
ÖR Gallery and Tavern · Hudson, NY

David Byrne plays Neil Young Rockin' in the Free World https://t.co/LSR4fJ6zdn via @YouTube

— Terry Sear (@SearTerry) February 16, 2019

David Byrne plays Neil Young Rockin' in the Free World https://youtu.be/UDjTDbZyHVg via @YouTube

March 2nd, 7pm The Music of Neil Young. Five WNY musicians come together to play some of his most beloved songs. Tickets online or at the door. https://t.co/E5ZKe1MMr3 $10.00 pic.twitter.com/tNX9PVs6M6

— West Falls Center for the Arts (@falls_arts) February 16, 2019

March 2nd, 7pm The Music of Neil Young. Five WNY musicians come together to play some of his most beloved songs. Tickets online or at the door. http://Westfallsartcentwr.org $10.00

More on this Sunday's @ElvisPresley Tribute on @NBC airing this Sunday February 17th at 9/8c https://t.co/6ryHp29jgO

— Lukas Autry Nelson (@lukasnelson) February 15, 2019

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"PROFOUND": Analysis Conclusion of Neil Young's Song Writing | YouTube

A little something different today...

Here's a video of a guitarist from Britain named Fil (aka "Wings of Pegasus") with some analysis of Neil Young's writing at the tender age of 26. The song "Old Man" from BBC 1971 broadcast is analyzed from 7 angles to Sunday.

"There is nothing lost between what Neil Young feels, what he plays, and what the audience experiences."

SPOILER ALERT: the video concludes that Neil Young's song writing is "PROFOUND".

The "Old Man" Louis Avala & Neil Young
via 1970 Dutch documentary film by Wim Van der Linden
More analysis of Neil Young's "profound" song writing.

Neil Young - 1967 (Age 22)
Photo by Linda Eastman McCartney

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“Stumblin’ with Neil": Kurt Vile's Curated Neil Young Archives Playlist #1

"Stumblin’ with Neil"
Neil Young Archives

Kurt Vile's music has been heavily influenced by his love of Neil Young's music.

Now, Kurt Vile has curated his own Neil Young playlist for Neil Young Archives. NYA says:

We’re stoked to start off this week’s Subscriber’s News with the announcement of a brand new feature here at the Archives: Curated Playlists! Every once in a while somebody special is gonna drop in and take you on a personal tour of the music here on NYA, write a little something about their history with Neil’s music, and pick out tunes that’re near and dear and what they want you to hear.

We’re especially thrilled to introduce our flagship playlist-auteur, Kurt Vile, whose latest record Bottle it In has been in such heavy rotation in the Archives office that it’s crept into at least one archivist’s dreams. Kurt has been an NYA member from the jump–and we’ve been fans of his since 2008’s Constant Hitmaker–so we figured he’d be the perfect person to kick off this new feature and we were thrilled that he was as into the idea as we were. Kurt is currently on tour with Toronto, Canada’s own The Sadies – so check’em out.

Head on over to those front few folders in the Filing Cabinet to listen to “stumblin’ with Neil…” and read Kurt’s thoughts on the playlist in the description tab. We’re just about as a new to this playlist concept as you are, so we’re not sure how often playlists will rotate or how long “stumblin’ with Neil…” will be available–you best get while the gettin’s good.

Kurt Vile and Neil Young
(via Rusted Televisione)

Kurt comments on his selections:

I’m proud. I’m inspired. I CAN’T FUCKING BELIEVE the good people at Neil Young Archives have presented me with the greatest of honors in a territory uncharted:

Guest playlist #1 on the NYA.

Is this real?

“Only real… in the way… that I feel… from day to day.”

[…] It would take me forever to explain why every song on this list is important to me.

Each one strikes a chord and precise memory… or many memories… the strings of nostalgia pulled upon once again.

[…] All these tunes I picked here punch me in the guts and there are so many, of course, that I haven’t included. This is after all NEIL YOUNG’S ARCHIVE…And though I’m aware I have access to the whole catalogue, I decided to stick mostly with the album cuts I’ve grown up on… But this is often a heady trip (although not exclusively and at other times far from it), I should point out that I decided to narrow my sights to include songs no earlier than Time Fades Away. I love the records all the way back to the Springfield and onward (of course!) but it was fun to start moody…

Kurt’s playlist includes a wide variety of cuts such as “On The Beach,” “Buffalo Springfield Again,” “Goin’ Back,” and “Albuquerque.”

More on Kurt Vile's love of Neil Young's music.

Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile
AnTHEm, Washington, DC - November 7, 2017
Photo by thrashette

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Happy Valentine's Day - To All of Our Hearts of Gold: "We Love You!"

Happy Valentine's Day!

It's been roughly 45+ years now since "Heart of Gold" entered our lives, and we'd like to wish that every day could be Valentine's Day.

And no Neil Young song seems to say Happy Valentine's Day more than "Harvest Moon" it would seem by gauging the song's popularity as a "First Dance" song.

So there comes a time for a delightfully heart-warming little love story or ...Understanding Neil Young's Music.

Love And Only Love
(Via Rusted Moon)

Often, we've found ourselves trying to explain Neil Young's music to others with varying degrees of success. In the end, we find that his music isn't really something that can be explained.

While we've expended quite a few words on this blog making an attempt, it really is the stories of others which transcend the gap much better.


Art by Susan Farrington
So Happy Valentine's Day to all of the hearts of gold out there.




Here's a very rare performance of Neil Young's "Love in Mind" at Carnegie Hall, NYC on 1/9/14. As everybody knows, "Love in Mind" -- from Time Fades Away -- is only available on vinyl*. (* As everybody knows, "Love in Mind" also is on the "Live at Massey Hall" CD (same tour as the TFA version, different date)

And Happy Valentine's Day to my Heart of Gold, Thrashette. I love you!

FOUND: A Heart of Gold
An Island in the Sun Under a Rainbow

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Also, see Top 10 Neil Young Love Songs.

"Heart Of Gold", NYA Song of the Day, 2/14/19.

LOVE IS SUCH A GIFT.
NYA Song of the Day

Love & only LOVE
New York City, NY - January 2014

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