![]() Specifically, as a "protest song album".Īnd what strikes us most as we return to the 2012 album was the near virulent hatred by many rusties - and non-rust types - for this 1st Crazy Horse studio album since 1996's "Broken Arrow". We too find the album Americana to be absolute fit with nearly every musical digression Neil has made over the decades. As noted above in the album description: "AMERICANA is collection of classic, American folk songs. Certainly the subject of The Queen and monarchy has been a touchy subject for Her Stalwart Enthusiasts and Her Loyal Subjects.īut the most fascinating aspect of all of this over GSTQ, is how interesting that the melody of "God Save The Queen" and “My Country ’Tis Of Thee” are the same?! How could that possibly be!? (See comments on original 2012 post)īut back to the music and " Americana" by Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse. Thanks much Hambone for our TW Comment of the Moment. Tradition of songs like Don't be Denied, Big Time and more recentlyįinally thanks Thrasher for sorting out the post in moderation limbo earlier this week. The two songs as a metaphor not just for national independence, but alsoįor Neil's own journey from post-imperial Canada to the US, whilstĪcknowledging the influence of both. So Abner I would consider including this verse suitably "mercilesslyĪnd I've decided that the reason this songĮnds the album is that it is a symbol of transition - the splicing of Their politics (Hint: we do not learn this verse at school in Britain). GSTQ has the second verse about scattering enemies and confounding One element was retrieving the darker verses and overtones of the songsĪnd getting the Horse to bring this to fruition was uncannily right. “Clementine,” “She’ll Be Comin’ ’Round the Mountain,” “Tom Dooley"" and Quote From Shakey: "That was a certain Squires stage that never got Squires era when he was influenced by Tim Rose and the Thorns. Neil first flirted with revising folk tunes way back in the Re Americana - what I love about Americana is that's it's anotherĮxample of Neil sitting on a project for ages abd then deciding to Our Comment of the Moment on post "God Save The Queen" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Americana is from Hambone in the UK: Some of these may have been referred to as "protest songs", "murderīallads", or campfire-type songs passed down with universal, relatable Much chatter here at TW on "God Save The Queen" and the 2012 album " Americana" by Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse.Īmericana by Neil Young & Crazy Horse "AMERICANA is collection of classic, American folk songs. (See Shepard Fairey and Neil Young: The 'Americana' Collaboration) (Click photo to enlarge) Image courtesy of the artist and Perry Rubenstein Gallery, Los Angeles. ![]() ![]() Mixed media (stencil, silkscreen, and collage) on canvas
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