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Buffalo Springfield — Mr. Soul
Album: Buffalo Springfield Again
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Released: 1967
Length: 2:42
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Oh, hello Mr. Soul, I dropped by to pick up a reason
For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season
Why in crowds just a trace of my face could seem so pleasin'
I'll cop out to the change, but a stranger is putting the tease on

I was down on a frown when the messenger brought me a letter
I was raised by the praise of a fan who said I upset her
Any girl in the world could have easily known me better
She said, "You're strange, but don't change", and I let her

In a while will the smile on my face turn to plaster?
Stick around while the clown who is sick does the trick of disaster
For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster
Is it strange I should change? I don't know, why don't you ask her?
Is it strange I should change? I don't know, why don't you ask her?
Is it strange I should change? I don't know, why don't you ask her?
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One of the greatest songs ever. Play it loud!
Posted 1 year ago by rocket5150    [ Reply ]
Oh Neil, you're strange but don't change!
Posted 2 years ago by timatmit    [ Reply ]
 ImaOldman wrote:

TURN IT UP!!!



Turn it WAY UP!!!!!!!
Posted 3 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
I have loved this since I was a kid
Posted 3 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
 Oldest_City_Dude wrote:

Sgt Pepper:  May 26, 1967.  Buffalo Springfield Again:  November 18, 1967 Duck Duck Go can be your friend.
 

Awwww. Don't be a kill joy.

Its only rock n roll, but I like it. 
Posted 4 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
TURN IT UP!!!
Posted 4 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
 kurtster wrote:

Somewhere in my mind I'm recalling a story about the two bands hanging out together in LA back then.  Blue Jay Way is a reference to one of those meetings, IIRC.  The whole story is very interesting.
 
Sgt Pepper:  May 26, 1967.  Buffalo Springfield Again:  November 18, 1967 Duck Duck Go can be your friend.
Posted 4 years ago by Oldest_City_Dude    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Does this album pre-date Sgt. Pepper? Some of these songs are trippier than the  Pepper album. 
 
Somewhere in my mind I'm recalling a story about the two bands hanging out together in LA back then.  Blue Jay Way is a reference to one of those meetings, IIRC.  The whole story is very interesting.
Posted 4 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 jp33442 wrote:
Another song that got played too much
 

Too much? Not possible. F4(kin amazing song. 
Posted 5 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Check out the film Echo in the Canyon.  A tribute to BS, CSNY, Mamas and Papas and the bands that grew out of LA in the early 60s.
Posted 5 years ago by tfisch100    [ Reply ]
Another song that got played too much
Posted 5 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
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(apropos of nothing)
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
YES!
Posted 6 years ago by bfrinkl1    [ Reply ]
I know I sound like a broken record, but I think this band may have been one the most influenced in the 60s.

You can hear there music in later albums of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, maybe even Jimi Hendrix. 

They were country rock before the Byrds released Sweethearts of the Rodeo. 
   
Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

 
wings wings wings wings wings
NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY 


Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Now were talking..keep on rocking Neil...face turns to plaster
Posted 7 years ago by grooveMO62    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
A spastic take on Jumpin Jack Flash to be sure
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Mr. Soul: 1967
Jumpin' Jack Flash: 1968
(So, maybe the other way around.)

 kingart wrote:
Mr. Soul - 1967
Jumping Jack Flash - 1969 
Jumping Jack was spastic on Mr. Soul, it would rather seem
 
To me, that guitar riff bears much more resemblance to "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965) than it does to "Jumpin' Jack Flash", especially the chord progression.  All cool songs at any rate.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Does this album pre-date Sgt. Pepper? Some of these songs are trippier than the  Pepper album. 
Posted 7 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
A spastic take on Jumpin Jack Flash to be sure

 
Mr. Soul - 1967

Jumping Jack Flash - 1969 

Jumping Jack was spastic on Mr. Soul, it would rather seem
 
Posted 7 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 Typesbad wrote:

On the lead vocals?  Are you kidding?  That is totally Neil!

 
Yeah, that's surely Neil singing - he wrote it as well.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
She said your strange but don't change, and so I left her.
Posted 7 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
They really listened closely to the Stones' satisfaction closely before this one - they have Keith to thank for the riff.
Posted 8 years ago by Sweet_Virginia    [ Reply ]
 bachbeet wrote:
Great song from a great album.  Always liked BS and thought they were better than CSN.

 
Agreed. Way more edgy and experimental than CSNY. Never get tired of Buffalo Springfield!
Posted 8 years ago by mobboss    [ Reply ]
 linzbrock wrote:
I believe that is either Richard Furay or Steven Stills on the vocals, not Neil Young.

 
On the lead vocals?  Are you kidding?  That is totally Neil!
Posted 8 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
I believe that is either Richard Furay or Steven Stills on the vocals, not Neil Young.
Posted 8 years ago by linzbrock    [ Reply ]
Ah, the good old days. Sigh. Great!
Posted 8 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]

Posted 8 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
Can't live with out Neil Young!!!  Such a CLASSIC!!!!  When I heard this as a kid I knew I wanted to be a hippie.  (Is seven years old too young to be a hippie?)  {#Cowboy}
Posted 8 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
 kurtster wrote:
This is just one of those songs that becomes part of your being and meaning lyrically from a time when innocence was beginning its end.

Loved it from first listen all those many years ago. 

 
{#Yes}
Posted 8 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
It just takes me to a place where I love to be.  Magic
Posted 9 years ago by countryrds    [ Reply ]
 blkstd wrote:

love fringe and miss my fringe jacket.

 

Holy sideburns Batman! {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 9 years ago by ShaunJ    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
informal photo of Buffalo Springfield

 
love fringe and miss my fringe jacket.
Posted 9 years ago by blkstd    [ Reply ]
"She said I upset her …
She said you're strange but don't change …"
{#Bananajumprope}

They don't do such songs anymore, the feeling's gone  {#Mrgreen}
Posted 10 years ago by BobbyCat    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
A spastic take on Jumpin Jack Flash to be sure
 
Mr. Soul: 1967
Jumpin' Jack Flash: 1968
(So, maybe the other way around.)
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
informal photo of Buffalo Springfield
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I used to sing this to my daughter when she was a baby.  I love Patty and the Chieftains, so it is a treat to discover this version.  Thanks, RP!
Posted 10 years ago by Middleton    [ Reply ]
A spastic take on Jumpin Jack Flash to be sure
Posted 10 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
This is just one of those songs that becomes part of your being and meaning lyrically from a time when innocence was beginning its end.

Loved it from first listen all those many years ago. 
Posted 10 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
How about playing "Bluebird"? The bajo at the end od the song is freaking cool. I tihnk it's Richie Furay.
Posted 11 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 That was surprisingly good..
Posted 12 years ago by hiorgos    [ Reply ]
Great song from a great album.  Always liked BS and thought they were better than CSN.
Posted 12 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
Agreed.  Broken Arrow is way ahead of its time, and Richie Furay's Sad Memory is beautiful!! WonderLizard wrote:
This is from their second album, Buffalo Springfield Again, for my money one of the very best of that era.

 


Posted 12 years ago by Bozo    [ Reply ]
 Xing wrote:
noise.
 
Of the best kind!
Posted 12 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
noise.
Posted 12 years ago by Xing    [ Reply ]
and "satisfaction", since it seems to use the guitar line.
 olivertwist wrote:
Too cool. I'd love to hear this back-to-back with "8 Miles High," another wonderful tune with a similar guitar sound.
 


Posted 13 years ago by Augustus    [ Reply ]
Too cool. I'd love to hear this back-to-back with "8 Miles High," another wonderful tune with a similar guitar sound.
Posted 13 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
This is from their second album, Buffalo Springfield Again, for my money one of the very best of that era.

Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
I remember hearing a rather good cover of this done by a female vocalist once, but I can't remember who it was.
Posted 13 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]

Neil Young by `contains-mild-peril
Adam  ©2009-2010 `contains-mild-peril

Neil Young, shot in a Brand New stylee...

One of the highlights of Glastonbury 2009 for me. I've got a day off tomorrow so I may go through all the band stuff I didn't send out over the festival weekend.


Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 crockydile wrote:
Bad Lyrics. Bad solo. Droning. Pretentious. {#Headache}
 
Posted 14 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
9 to 10.

The guitars just rip.
Posted 14 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
Can never hear this without thinking of the times I played this with my pal Barney. RIP, brother.
Posted 14 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
Bad Lyrics. Bad solo. Droning. Pretentious. {#Headache}
Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:


Yes. The guitar lick in the middle still amazes. Is that Steven Stills? 

I always thought that Neil was singing at the end "Is it a strange acid change..." 

 
People who hate NY are afraid of NY......it's ok, just let it overtake you, you won't feel any pain


Posted 14 years ago by redstorm    [ Reply ]
 gatorade wrote:
Come on! I can't believe this isn't a 10+, but I guess there are some NY haters out there. Oh well, their loss. I remember the first time I heard this song. It still captivates me.
 

Yes. The guitar lick in the middle still amazes. Is that Steven Stills? 

I always thought that Neil was singing at the end "Is it a strange acid change..." 

Posted 14 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 laramieu wrote:
When did Buffalo Springfield put out the album Neil Young - Decade?
 
If you only can put one NY album in your collection, make it this one....
Or Live Rust. 
Posted 14 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
Come on! I can't believe this isn't a 10+, but I guess there are some NY haters out there. Oh well, their loss. I remember the first time I heard this song. It still captivates me.
Posted 14 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]

I have always thought this is such a strange song, but I dig!{#Bananajam}


Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
I bet Neil and Steven Stills must have reels of great tape with them jamming to some of these tunes
Posted 14 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]

{#Bananajumprope}   like it when neil is more cheerful. so 60's I cant get no satisfaction.


Posted 14 years ago by buzmaggie    [ Reply ]

Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth" Live (1967)  

Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]

"Retrospective" has always been one of my favorite albums. 


Posted 15 years ago by jimbaca    [ Reply ]
 laramieu wrote:
When did Buffalo Springfield put out the album Neil Young - Decade?

 
Neil Young released Decade in the late 70s I believe.  There were a couple Buffalo Springfield tunes on it.

Posted 15 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
Giving it a 9 because it was a pivotal song in my youth - and I've always liked it!

And in memory of my friend Barney, world's biggest Buffalo Springfield fan.
Posted 15 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
{#Guitarist}  {#Cheesygrin}  {#Music}
Posted 15 years ago by TheFriendlyCat    [ Reply ]
 Antigone wrote:
Mmmm, Neil's voice on this one is really fine, IMO.
  {#Meditate} Very strong.  Love it!

Posted 16 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:
The guitar in this always sounded to me like it was played backwards after recording. Anybody know if this is the case?
 
If a guitar signal is highly compressed in the studio the typical peek of the note is "squashed down" so that the typical peek and decay of the note is changed giving the sound a bit of a backwards sound. I think that this was probably the case in 1967/68. The usual array of stomp boxes were not around at the time. Just a guess.


Posted 16 years ago by capandjudy    [ Reply ]
When did Buffalo Springfield put out the album Neil Young - Decade?

Posted 16 years ago by laramieu    [ Reply ]
Neil's best work with the Buffalo Springfield.  Great tune!
Posted 16 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]

Love this song. Always haunted by these words:

"She said you're strange, but don't change, and I let her"



Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
In his Neil Young biography Shakey, Jimmy McDonough speculates that the lyrics below could refer to Neil's bouts of epilepsy. "Stick around while the clown who is sick does the trick of disaster For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster"
Posted 16 years ago by Phlegmaticman    [ Reply ]
Hannio wrote:
The guitar in this always sounded to me like it was played backwards after recording. Anybody know if this is the case?
It sounds like the typical frenetic guitar stylings of Neil Young. I always thought his guitar work suited his subject matter very well.
Posted 16 years ago by alph    [ Reply ]
Mmmm, Neil's voice on this one is really fine, IMO.
Posted 16 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Maybe it does after a good dose.ScottishWillie wrote:
Your right it dose.
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
I had forgotten how much I like this one.
Posted 16 years ago by duchamp    [ Reply ]
Johray63 wrote:
Sounds like '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' mixed with 'Eight Miles High'. Nice mix, though.
Second that.
Posted 16 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
Amazing that Neil can still bring it after all these years. Most of his peers are antique curios and nostalgia acts.
Posted 16 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Johray63 wrote:
Sounds like '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' mixed with 'Eight Miles High'. Nice mix, though.
Your right it dose.
Posted 16 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
The guitar in this always sounded to me like it was played backwards after recording. Anybody know if this is the case?
Posted 17 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Can't say this classic 10 is overplayed on RP.
Posted 17 years ago by eskles    [ Reply ]
lily33 wrote:
originally liked this tune for the lyrics. "any girl in the world could have easily known me better. she said 'you're strange but don't change'...and i left her." er something like that. just love that.
...it's actually "She said 'You're strange but don't change.' And I let her". Great song about groupies and fans in general.
Posted 17 years ago by crinky    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
Sounds like \'(I Can\'t Get No) Satisfaction\' mixed with \'Eight Miles High\'. Nice mix, though.
Posted 22 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
Well said Red. I suppose we are showing our age, but so what! Great music stands the test of time.
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Buffalo Springfield still sounds good.
Posted 22 years ago by red    [ Reply ]