The Who's Segue To Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl" in 1970

The Who

 

Here's a rare classic clip from The Who in 1970.

This is a finale jam of "My Generation"/ "See Me Feel Me" with a segue to Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl" around about ~7:00

From a concert at Tanglewood in 1970. (thanks HippieDream!) Enjoy


 

More on Pete Townshend and Neil Young.

Also, see Pete Townshend's blog entry on Neil Young's artistic integrity.  

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ECLIPSED: What's The Deal with Neil Young & The Moon?

 

A Message From Neil Young: RISING WITH THE MOON

 

Today is the day ... the day of the Big Eclipse of 2024 in North America.

Paths of Totality - April 8

UPDATE: View from TW's Glass Enclosed Nerve Center/Control Room/HQ

As many Neil Young fans know so well, Neil has a "special" relationship with the Moon.

Neil Young has consistently tried to be in the peak recording zone in during the full moon phase. Key tour dates will align with a full Moon.  It would seem whenever there is a full moon, Neil makes all attempts to lock into the creative forces which a full moon inspires.

 

 

 Neil Young's Harvest Moon

Neil Young's 1992 "Harvest Moon" is the followup to his most commercially successful album "Harvest" -- some 20 years later.

So why is a Harvest Moon so special to Neil Young fans?

But there's a full moon risin'
Let's go dancin' in the light
We know where the music's playin'
Let's go out and feel the night.

If you take a look at the comments on YouTube for Neil Young's "Harvest Moon", you begin to better understand the song's intense emotional draw and deep resonance across the generations and over the decades.

With nearly 100 million views and 22,000+ comments, it is the most popular Neil Young song on YouTube. (See some example comments on  "Harvest Moon"'s appeal).

For us here @ Thrasher's Wheat, Harvest Moon has held a sacred spot in the discography and concert spaces of Neil Young's music.

 

Many may recall back in 2008, when Steve and his girlfriend Danielle made a request for "Harvest Moon" to played when Neil Young visited Brisbane, Australia. And by some extremely wonderfully little miracle, Neil Young actually did perform "Harvest Moon" that night and it brought a tear of joy for many around the world.

Then in 2009, Gavin in Ireland Requested "Harvest Moon" in memory of his father. Wish granted. And shortly thereafter, another Wish for "Harvest Moon" was Granted to Liza in Germany.

So we here at Thrasher's Wheat hold the song and this night very dearly. 3 fans that we've never met, on 3 continents touched by Harvest Moon magic. We know that some of you may not understand.Reviews of Neil Young's Harvest Moon.

Last we checked years ago, there are dozens and dozens of Moon references in  Neil Young's songs. For example:

• After The Goldrush: I was lyin' in a burned out basement With the full moon in my eyes.
• Amber Jean:  Every morning got sun to shine Every day got plenty of time  Every night there's a moon so fine  There for you, my Amber Jean.
• Berlin: Lights are shining in the German sky  Cosmic walls between the  moon and I  Don't know where I started from
• Big Green Country: Across the plain flew the lone grey rider  Leather bag  pounding on his back  Above the clouds the moon was climbing higher ...
• Cinnamon Girl:  A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night, You see us  together, chasing the moonlight..
• Coastline: Oooweee, baby, what a night  That old moon sure is shinin' bright  We'll be dancin' 'til the mornin' comes
• Don't Let It Bring You Down:  Old man lying by the side of the road  With the  lorries rolling by,  Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load...
• Give Me Strength: I'm riding down swept road in my old car  The moon is  almost full except for stars.
• Harvest Moon:  But there's a full moon risin'  Let's go dancing in the light  We know where the music's playin' Let's go out and feel the night..
• Hawaiian Sunrise:  Pretty Maui Mama  Lying over the water  With my moon in  your eyes  From my hotel window in the clouds  I love you right out loud..
• Helpless: Blue, blue windows behind the stars, Yellow moon on the rise,  Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes.
• I'm The Ocean: On the long plain  See the rider in the night  See the  chieftain  See the braves in cool moonlight  Who will love them...
• Let It Shine:  There's a moon roof over my head, my Lord  And my Lincoln is  still the best thing built by Ford  Let it roll, let it roll although...
• Like a hurricane: Far across the moonbeam  I know that's who you are,  I saw your brown eyes  Turning once to fire.
• Opera Star:  Well you grew up on a corner  And you never missed a moonlit  night.
• Over And Over:  At night when the sky is clear and the moon is shining down  My heart goes running back to you
• Sail Away:  As long as we can sail away  There'll be wind in the canyon Moon on the rise  As long as we can sail away
• Southern Pacific:  Roll on  Southern Pacific  On your silver rails  Through  the moonlight
• Sweet Joni:  Sweet Joni from Saskatoon  There's a ring for your finger  It shines like the sun  But it feels like the moon.
• The Old Country Waltz:  Out the window the moon shines  On the roofs of the  cars  While I knock down tequila and salt, oh.
• The Old Homestead:  Up and down the old homestead  The naked rider gallops  through his head  And although the moon isn't full  He still feels the pull  (...)  And the sky was darkened by a prehistoric bird  Who flew between the  unfulfilled moon  And the naked rider...
• This Old House:  Later, we came back in the moonlight  And made love right  where the kitchen is
• Thrasher:  They were hiding behind hay bales,  they were planting in the full  moon  They had given all they had for something new
• Time Fades Away:  All night sentries watch the moonglow  All are waiting till  the time is right
• Train Of Love: Sail along, sail along silver moon  Don't be blue  Throw  shadows in my room... 

Also, see:

• Moons and Neil Young Songs by Anne - Lady of Northern Moons
• Review: Neil Young's Dreamin' Man - A live "Harvest Moon" album

Also, here's a collection of album reviews and commentary of Neil Young's Harvest Moon.

• Harvest Moon review in FUNHOUSE! by Uncle Dave and track listing 

• Neil Young Songs on Moons  

"Harvest Moon"
Neil Young: Silver and Gold
Bass Concert Hall, Austin, Texas

 

(More on Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" ) 

 

VIDEO: 'Wolf Moon" - Neil Young and Promise of the REAL 

 

"They were hiding behind hay bales,  

they were planting in the full moon  

They had given all they had for something new" 

 

Enjoy your Totality!!! 

ps - Tired of eclipse chatter b/c you're outside of the Totality zone? Then this video *might* be for you ... but maybe not. Titled "This Video Is Not About the Eclipse" by Truthstream Media, this is tough stuff.  If you can handle "The Big Shift", then maybe this video is for you. WARNING: Video gets very emotional about half way in so buckle up, take a deep breath, get some tissues, and prepare to take a fork in the road.   (thanks Mel!)

"Do something that makes you feel joy today. Do not allow the fearmongers to pull you down into the pit. Rise above them. Love you all."

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