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5 best Neil Young songs

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  • 05-03-2011 7:33pm
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    alandel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    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


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



    JAYSUS THAT WAS HARD!!!!!!


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    WakeUp
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    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


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    Oasis_Dublin
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    Hey Hey, My My - Oasis :D


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    g5fd6ow0hseima
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    Cortez The Killer
    Walk On
    Revolution Blues
    Love And Only Love
    Cowgirl In The Sand


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    cycocycle
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    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!


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


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


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

    So tough to pick 5! Legend.


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    Bryan4president
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    Old Man
    Like a Hurricane
    Hey, Hey, My, My
    Powderfinger
    Cinnamon Girl


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    Joey the lips
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    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


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    yimrsg
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    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.


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    Alicano
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    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.


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


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    jazoo
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    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


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    Irish Guitarist
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    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


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    ValJester
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    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


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    delbertgrady
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    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

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    sara001
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    Cinnamon Girl
    Ohio


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

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


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    Cool Mo D
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    Definitely:

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


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    bullpost
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    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


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    belleray
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    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


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    quickbeam
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    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.


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    TelePaul
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    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!


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    Tech3
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    Heart of Gold
    Like a Hurricane
    Needle and the damage done
    Hey Hey, My My
    Old Man


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