There’s a nail in the door And there’s glass on the lawn Tacks on the floor And the TV is on And I always sleep with my guns when you’re gone
There’s a blade by the bed And a phone in my hand A dog on the floor And some cash on the nightstand When I’m all alone the dreaming stops And I just can’t stand
What should I do I’m just a little baby What if the lights go out And maybe and then the wind just starts to moan Outside the door he followed me home
So goodnight moon I want the sun If it’s not here soon I might be done No it won?t be too soon ’til I say goodnight moon
There’s a shark in the pool And a witch in the tree A crazy old neighbor and he’s been watching me And there’s footsteps loud and strong coming down the hall Something’s under the bed Now it’s out in the hedge There’s a big black crow sitting on my window ledge And I hear something scratching through the wall
What should I do I’m just a little baby What if the lights go out And maybe and then the wind just starts to moan Outside the door he followed me home So goodnight moon I want the sun If it’s not here soon I might be done No it won’t be too soon ’til I say goodnight moon
It ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe It don’t matter, anyhow An’ it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don’t know by now When your rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and I’ll be gone You’re the reason I’m trav’lin’ on Don’t think twice, it’s all right
It ain’t no use in turnin’ on your light, babe That light I never knowed An’ it ain’t no use in turnin’ on your light, babe I’m on the dark side of the road Still I wish there was somethin’ you would do or say To try and make me change my mind and stay We never did too much talkin’ anyway So don’t think twice, it’s all right
It ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, gal Like you never did before It ain’t no use in callin’ out my name, gal I can’t hear you anymore I’m a-thinkin’ and a-wond’rin’ all the way down the road I once loved a woman, a child I’m told I give her my heart but she wanted my soul But don’t think twice, it’s all right
I’m walkin’ down that long, lonesome road, babe Where I’m bound, I can’t tell But goodbye’s too good a word, gal So I’ll just say fare thee well I ain’t sayin’ you treated me unkind You could have done better but I don’t mind You just kinda wasted my precious time But don’t think twice, it’s all right
Nobody feels any pain tonight as I stand inside the rain Ev’rybody knows that baby’s got new clothes But lately I see her ribbons and her bows Have fallen from her curls
And she takes just like a woman And she aches just like a woman And she wakes just like a woman Yeah but she breaks just like a little girl
Queen Mary, she’s my friend yes, I believe I’ll go see her again Nobody has to guess that baby can’t be blessed Till she sees finally that she’s like all the rest With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls
It’s was raining from the first and I was dying there of thirst So I came in here and your long-time curse hurts But what’s worse is this pain in here I can’t stay in here ain’t it clear that
I just don’t fit yes, I believe it’s time for us to quit When we meet again, introduced as friends Please don’t let on that you knew me when I was hungry and it was your world
You take just like a woman And you ache just like a woman And you make love just like a woman But you break just like a little girl
Got on board a west bound 747 Didn’t think before deciding what to do All that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies, rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California Seems I often heard that kind of talk before It never rains in California But girls don’t they warn ya It pours, man it pours
Out of work, I’m out of my head Out of selfrespect, I’m out of bread I’m underloved, I’m underfed, I wanna go home It never rains in California But girl don’t they warn ya It pours, man it pours
(Instrumental)
Will you tell the folks back home, I nearly made it Had offers but don’t know which one to take, Please don’t tell them how you found me, don’t tell them how you found me, give me a break, man give me a break.
Seems it never rains in southern California Seems I often heard that kind of talk before It never rains in California But girls don’t they warn ya It pours, man it pours
The song frames an exchange between a father not understanding a son’s desire to break away and shape a new life, and the son who cannot really explain himself but knows that it is time for him to seek his own destiny. To echo this, Stevens sings in a deeper register for the father’s lines, while using a higher, more emotive one for those of the son. Additionally, there are backing vocals provided by Stevens’ guitarist and friendAlun Davies, singing an unusual chorus of simple words and sentences such as “No” and “Why must you go and make this decision?”, beginning mid-song, so softly, they are only perceptible with a slight increase in volume towards the end of the song.
“Old Man” is a song written and performed by Neil Young on his 1972 album Harvest.
The song was written for the caretaker of the Northern California Broken Arrow Ranch, which Young purchased for $350,000 in 1970. The song compares a young man’s life to an old man’s and shows that the young man has, to some extent, the same needs as the old one. James Taylor played six-string banjo (tuned like a guitar) and sang on the song, and Linda Ronstadt also contributed vocals.
In the movie Heart of Gold, Young introduces the song as follows:
“About that time when I wrote (Heart of Gold), and I was touring, I had also — just, you know, being a rich hippie for the first time — I had purchased a ranch, and I still live there today. And there was a couple living on it that were the caretakers, an old gentleman named Louis Avala and his wife Clara. And there was this old blue Jeep there, and Louis took me for a ride in this blue Jeep. He gets me up there on the top side of the place, and there’s this lake up there that fed all the pastures, and he says, “Well, tell me, how does a young man like yourself have enough money to buy a place like this?” And I said, “Well, just lucky, Louie, just real lucky.” And he said, “Well, that’s the darndest thing I ever heard.” And I wrote this song for him.” —Neil Young
He tells a similar story when introducing the song at a February 23, 1971 performance broadcast by the BBC (in which he says that he purchased the ranch from “two lawyers”).
The song can be heard in the films Dogtown and Z-Boys, Wonder Boys, and Lords of Dogtown.
It can also be heard in Brian Foster’s part of the BMX Video “FitLife” made by Fit Bike Co.
During actor Heath Ledger’s Hollywood memorial service, “Old Man” was chosen to be played with a slideshow of pictures from Ledger’s life.
At former St. Louis Blues Brett Hull’s jersey retirement ceremony, this song was played as his jersey rose to the rafters.
“Old Man” was released as a single in the spring of 1972, and reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 2.
Bob Dylan regularly covered this song at a number of concerts on his 2002 tour, including one at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dylan played the keyboard on his arrangement of the song.
The song was covered by American R&B/Soul singer N’Dea Davenport on her 1998 debut album, N’Dea Davenport.
In 2004 the song was covered by Canadian folk trio The Wailin’ Jennys for their debut full length album, 40 Days.
In 2004 the song was covered by Pop trio Wilson Phillips for their covers album, California.
This is the video that really kicked off my interest in Mr. Young. In case you don’t already know, Neil’s the one on lead vocals. Neil is so, so, so handsome. G-uh. Don’t get me wrong, David, Steve and Graham are amazing, but something about Neil just *gets* me.
Live from 1971. Neil digs around in his pockets trying to find the right harp and then plays a new song…Heart of Gold.
“Heart Of Gold”
I want to live, I want to give I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold. It’s these expressions I never give That keep me searching for a heart of gold And I’m getting old. Keeps me searching for a heart of gold And I’m getting old.
I’ve been to Hollywood I’ve been to Redwood I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold I’ve been in my mind, it’s such a fine line That keeps me searching for a heart of gold And I’m getting old. Keeps me searching for a heart of gold And I’m getting old.
Keep me searching for a heart of gold You keep me searching for a heart of gold And I’m growing old. I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold.
Dreams” is a song written by singer Stevie Nicks, for the group Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album, Rumours. The song was the only U.S. number one hit for the group, and remains one of their best known songs.
Nicks wrote the song at the Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California, in early 1976. “One day when I wasn’t required in the main studio,” remembers singer Stevie Nicks to Blender, “I took a Fender Rhodes piano and went into another studio that was said to belong to Sly, of Sly & the Family Stone. It was a black-and-red room, with a sunken pit in the middle where there was a piano, and a big black-velvet bed with Victorian drapes.”
“I sat down on the bed with my keyboard in front of me,” continues Nicks. “I found a drum pattern, switched my little cassette player on and wrote ‘Dreams’ in about 10 minutes. Right away I liked the fact that I was doing something with a dance beat, because that made it a little unusual for me.”
When Nicks played the song to the rest of the group, they decided to record it the following day. Only a basic track was recorded at Sausalito. Recording assistant Cris Morris remembers that “all (they) kept was the drum track and live vocal from Stevie — the guitars and bass were added later in Los Angeles.” http://delperuyotrosbarrios.blogspot.com/
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