5 best Neil Young songs

alandel

There's a thread for David Bowies best songs but i havent seen one for Neil Young. List your top 5 here

A Man needs a maid - Heart of gold
Broken Arrow
Long May you run
Ambulance Blues
Only love can break your heart

jazoo

Philadelphia
Helpless
Keep on Rocking in the free world
Cinnamon Girl
Down by the River



JAYSUS THAT WAS HARD!!!!!!

WakeUp

I could pick any 4 songs from the ones listed above and add them to my top 5:) My fav Neil Young tune is Hey Hey My My, quality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDzpD_p1A8w

Oasis_Dublin

Hey Hey, My My - Oasis

g5fd6ow0hseima

Cortez The Killer
Walk On
Revolution Blues
Love And Only Love
Cowgirl In The Sand

cycocycle

Hey Hey My My
Powderfinger
Rockin in the Free World
Cinnamon Girl
Ohio

This is a list of my favourite Neil songs this minute. In 10 minutes time one or all of those songs might change!

Hannibal

Powderfinger
Hey Hey My My
Like a Hurricane
Cowgirl in the Sand
Down By the River

Oh_Noes

Tell Me Why
Harvest Moon
'Til the Mornin' Comes
Out on the Weekend
Cripple Creek Ferry

JerryHandbag

On The Beach
Cortez The Killer
Pocahontas
Sample And Hold
Natural Beauty

So tough to pick 5! Legend.

Bryan4president

Old Man
Like a Hurricane
Hey, Hey, My, My
Powderfinger
Cinnamon Girl

Joey the lips

Late discoverer of neil young. I know i should be ashamed.

Anyway. Fav song is heart of gold because Roxette done a version which i loved as well.

TBH i love all his music so much its hard to pick. I find his songs have moments and his story telling wonderful.

I adore the story of the man staying on his land and is questioning how he could afford it all and neil young says "Just lucky i guess"

It strikes a chord of "I am here and loving it"

Philidelphia would be a great parting song but i am more likely to want keep on rocking in the free world

yimrsg

Down by the river
The needle and the damage done
Rockin' in the free world (i'll be cheeky and say both versions)
Cortez the killer
Harvest moon

Very tough to limit it to just 5, er 6.

Alicano

Campaigner.
Winterlong.
Like A Huricane.
Mansion On The Hill.
Don't Let It Bring you Down.

So many to choose. Depends on mood and live V's Album versions etc.

Alicano

Campaigner.
Winterlong.
Mansion On The Hill.
Out On The Weekend.
Through My Sails.

jazoo

I recently bought the archive boxset,takes hours to get through but well worth it....... number 2 is in the pipeline so the sooner the better

Irish Guitarist

It's too hard to pick his five best songs. Here's the first five great songs I thought of.

The Old Laughing Lady
I Am A Child
Don't Let It Bring You Down
Sugar Mountain
The Loner

ValJester

1.Oh Lonesome Me
2.Like A Hurricane(Unplugged version)
3.Powderfinger( to be honest I love a lot of his Native American-related material, great subject material)
4.From Hank To Hendrix
5.When You Dance You Can Really Love

delbertgrady

Ambulance Blues (I can't believe I'm only the second person to nominate it)
Burned
Change Your Mind
Flying on the Ground is Wrong
On the Beach

sara001

Cinnamon Girl
Ohio

Dan Dare

Like a Hurricane
Cortez the Killer
Southern Man
Mansion on the Hill
Pocahontas

As others have remarked, my list could be completely different tomorrow.

Cool Mo D

Definitely:

Heart of Gold,
Southern Man,
Albuquerque,
Like A Hurricane,
Winterlong.

bullpost

Off the top of my head, and yes they will change as soon as I hit the submit button:

Looking for a Lover
Hey,Hey,My,My
Southern Man
Like a Hurricane
Hold back the tears

belleray

Today, the top 5 would be:
Needle and the damage done
Like a hurricane
Keep on rocking in the free world
I am a child
Tonights the night

but I could probably keep going to top 50

quickbeam

An almost impossible question, but first five to spring to mind would be:

Cortez The Killer
Powderfinger
Pocahontas
Thrasher
Crime In The City

I could go on plenty more though and choose a total different five in an hour.

TelePaul

So tough! Hmmmmm. Off the top of my head:

Journey through the Past
Cowgirl in The Sand
Thrasher
Old Man
Don't Cry No Tears

Actually, that was impossible, he has too much material!

Tech3

Heart of Gold
Like a Hurricane
Needle and the damage done
Hey Hey, My My
Old Man