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He was walking along the road
And I asked him, Tell where are you going?
This he told me
Said, I'm going down to Yasgur's Farm,
Gonna join in a rock and roll band.
Got to get back to the land and set my soul free.
We are stardust, we are golden,
We are billion year old carbon,
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.
Well, then can I walk beside you?
I have come to lose the smog,
And I feel myself a cog in somethin' turning.
And maybe it's the time of year,
But then maybe it's the time of man.
And I don't know who I am,
But life is for learning.
We are stardust, we are golden,
We are billion year old carbon,
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.
We are stardust, we are golden,
We are billion year old carbon,
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.
By the time we got to Woodstock,
We were half a million strong
And everywhere was a song and a celebration.
And I dreamed I saw the bomber jet planes
Riding shotgun in the sky,
Turning into butterflies
Above our nation.
We are stardust, we are golden,
We are caught in the devils bargain,
And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.
It is amazing, how great this album is, in spite of all of the infighting & discourse! As usual, Crosby was not getting along with anyone else. Neil Young was not getting along with Taylor & Reeves. Somehow, they made a really GREAT ALBUM!!
That tension is probably what it made it work
was "By the time we got to Woodstock, We were heavily stoned"
Like my lyrics better.
Harmonies are spectacular.
One of a handful of albums my parents played constantly when I was growing up, which left an indelible mark on me:
That's a pretty solid musical lineup
Sounds like my parents! My dad couldn't get the day off and my mom was worried about all the mud. If they had gone, I would have been there in vitro. Thanks, mom & dad.
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In utero ?!!
Excerpts from an intv with Crosby
I walked into a coffee house and was just completely smitten. She was standing there singing all those songs ... "Michael from Mountains," "Both Sides Now," and I was just floored. I couldn't believe that there was anybody that good.
I was extremely fascinated with the quality of the music and the quality of the girl. She was such an unusual, passionate and powerful woman. I was fascinated by her tunings because I had started working in tunings, and I was writing things like "Guinevere."
I'm sure we learned things off each other. We used to play songs to each other all the time. But I think she just outgrew me.
The record companies haven't yet got a clue what or who Joni is. In a hundred years when they look back and say, "Who was the best?" - it's going to be her. She's a better poet than Dylan and without question a far better musician. I don't think there's anybody who can touch her.
Great stuff.
Crosby has a bit of a reputation as a narcissist, so it's nice to see him heaping praise on one of his peers, even going so far as to say "she just outgrew me".
Crosby and Joni; love 'em both.
Sounds like my parents! My dad couldn't get the day off and my mom was worried about all the mud. If they had gone, I would have been there in vitro. Thanks, mom & dad.
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I walked into a coffee house and was just completely smitten. She was standing there singing all those songs ... "Michael from Mountains," "Both Sides Now," and I was just floored. I couldn't believe that there was anybody that good.
I was extremely fascinated with the quality of the music and the quality of the girl. She was such an unusual, passionate and powerful woman. I was fascinated by her tunings because I had started working in tunings, and I was writing things like "Guinevere."
I'm sure we learned things off each other. We used to play songs to each other all the time. But I think she just outgrew me.
The record companies haven't yet got a clue what or who Joni is. In a hundred years when they look back and say, "Who was the best?" - it's going to be her. She's a better poet than Dylan and without question a far better musician. I don't think there's anybody who can touch her.
I remember how colorful, wonderful and beautiful everything was then.
Laugh-In, the Moon, Woodstock and the Amazing Mets - Everything was possible.
And the hippies could stop a war - cause when you're 10 you don't see or know anything bad.
I remember how colorful, wonderful and beautiful everything was then.
Laugh-In, the Moon, Woodstock and the Amazing Mets - Everything was possible.
And the hippies could stop a war - cause when you're 10 you don't see or know anything bad.
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There is something heartbreaking about the cartoon above; or is it just me?
My new Woodstock name is "Stardust"......
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"Wait here while I use the port-o-san."
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Remember —->
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Damn, that band could ROCK!
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Bleyfusz wrote:
There is something heartbreaking about the cartoon above; or is it just me?
My new Woodstock name is "Stardust"......
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"Wait here while I use the port-o-san."
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Remember —->
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There is something heartbreaking about the cartoon above; or is it just me?
Very sad, yeah.
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What a wonderful thought that is.
Nice. I remember Cynaera's posts.
I expect that as the America street comes alive in the next 4 years, lots of older folks are going to think back to late 60s, early 70s and Woodstock will be one of the iconic moments.
The problem with old hippies and old social activists? They are more competent and wiser now than they were at a young age. Watch out America.
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Woodstock was intended as nothing more than a big rock concert, but it turned into an emblem for all that was wonderful about a counterculture of the late sixties... the great gathering at Woodstock has come to represent all the most positive aspects of the sixties — love, peace, freedom, music, grass, good vibrations, etc.... everybody in my elevators loves this poem by Joni Mitchell and this cover by CSNY... we be dancing like happy hippies...
we miss you so very much Cynaera...
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"Wait here while I use the port-o-san."
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Remember —->
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There is something heartbreaking about the cartoon above; or is it just me?
Hey raenvald
I like your geographic address (Coast Salish Territory).
Not that it matters, I like both versions!
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Umm... written by joni mitchel...
Oops.. just read the other posts.. everyone knows that!
CSMNY!
Imagine her up there ~ rocking out, transcendental angelic front woman, with the four boys on the wings.
She intended to be there but her management and friends were worried that she could get stuck there and might miss a very important TV date so she was actually in a hotel writing this while csny were playing. There is a very good interview with Graham Nash on YouTube all about the writing of this and how they asked her could they have it for themselves.
gjeeg wrote:
CSMNY!
Imagine her up there ~ rocking out, transcendental angelic front woman, with the four boys on the wings.
and as for this song: TIMELESS ROCKER! CRANK IT, SING ALONG, and DANCE THIS BLAZE ELECTRIC!
CSMNY!
Imagine her up there ~ rocking out, transcendental angelic front woman, with the four boys on the wings.
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"Wait here while I use the port-o-san."
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I too rejoice
This song is a good example of that brilliance, lyrically, musically and philosophically.
Anyway, Godlike is my rating.
I'm with you... this song, for me at least... have to be on the right mood... not this morning!
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Respectfully,
The Nation
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Hey, we agree!
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Sir d , very well said, couldn't have said it any more complete.
the Joni Mitchell version is better.
Ya know there is a reason this is the version that became a hit. I cannot stand Joni Mitchell's version even though it is her song!
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I got the anniversary edition, too. Gotta say I like the original version of the movie much better though.
The anniversary comes off more as a documentary. The original is more about the music.
- Deja Vu – CSNY
- Sweet Baby James – James Taylor
- Tapestry – Carol King
- Ladies of the Canyon – Joni Mitchell
- Everything by The Beatles
- Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd
- Rumors – Fleetwood Mac
- Jesus Christ Superstar – Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Various Joan Baez and Judy Collins (somehow didn't affect me as much)
the Joni Mitchell version is better.
Well, it certainly applies to her version of "Big Yellow Taxi" as well.
"The version of the cost of freedom is just brillant! absolutely beautiful!" keo774
"Badly underrehearsed, no backing musicians, just voice and acoustic guitars with Croz really ill...couldn't hear themselves,,,,,and they still rock......if only Jimi had been alive to play ! The guitar interplay with Neil and Stephen is brilliant,,,,,Springfield again. I bet Jimi would have played with these guys...now that would have been some band...especially with Mitch and Noel/Billy on bass." magslyfarnham1
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the Joni Mitchell version is better.
Completely agree.
the Joni Mitchell version is better.
25th Anniversary The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concert at Madison Square Garden - 2009/10/29 & 30.
"We are stardust, we are golden.....Woodstock.....a Joni Mitchell classic. One of many. Thank you Joni for your fantanstic songs." catanlorca
"Art Is Resistance"
"Steven Stills can still rock! "
"Fantastic performance and great job with this recording, it's awesome. Waw isn't Stephen in fabulous form still. " flyerphil
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yep
10 if there ever was one
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"Hey, let's do something heavy!"
"Yeah! How about something by Joni Mitchell?"
Self-edit: And they kicked ass with it. Stills's vocals at their best.
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But I prefer the Joni Mitchell version.
Love joni but prefer this version by FAR
Yes, I love the Joni shout out! What a great song writer!
"Hey, let's do something heavy!"
"Yeah! How about something by Joni Mitchell?"
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That tension is probably what it made it work
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Maybe! Check out the Beatles' last recording, Abby Road!! It was recorded after Let be Be, but released first!