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[spotamus]

A beautiful song, heartfelt song, on the album Prairie Wind. Written during a period of time after diagnosis of a brain aneurysm and before surgery. Give it a read, if not a listen. I get it, Neil’s voice isn’t for everyone, but it’s music 🎶 to my ears!

[ilikemovieshopeutoo]

[ultimatespider-guy]

i wanna see you dance again.

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Neil Young & the Chrome Hearts - “Second Song”

When Neil Young lays an 11-minute song on his fans, it’s reasonable to expect a loud monster seething with feedback. But said fans know expectations and Young go together like fascism and Canada, and are therefore unlikely to be fazed by “Second Song” as it slowly unfolds across more than a dozen verses separated by occasional harmonica solos.

When I woke up this morning, I heard a melody and a rhyme/I knew the song was over, but I couldn't find the time/the words just tumbled forward in this second song of mine, Young sings early on in the languid series of stream-of-consciousness musings.

Another surprise: Young, who’s released a mountain of subpar material in the last couple of decades, has a bonafide masterpiece on his hands with this wistful reflection on life and death. It’s acoustic, with dulcimer, a gentle rhythm section and splotches of keyboard and musical and lyrical allusions to “Till the Morning Comes,” “Comes a Time” “Thrasher” and “Harvest Moon.”

Young sings it alone until angelic harmonies appear around eight minutes in. They add weight to the remaining words and the refrain that signals resignation and, perhaps, satisfaction:

Make it up on another day/baby, I don’t care, Young & the Chrome Hearts sing.

Second Song is out Sept. 18.

Grade card: Neil Young & the Chrome Hearts - “Second Song” - A

8/10/26

[blondebrainpowered]

Neil Young - The Needle and the Damage Done, 1972

[myimaginaryradio]

Dear Prudence - The Beatles / Pocahontas - Neil Young

[89rooms]

[manitat]

Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts - Second Song