Harvest
Happy Birthday Neil Young! To honor my husband's birthday, we are taking a look at the iconic "Harvest" album form 1972.
The London Symphony Orchestra is featured on two tracks
The London Symphony Orchestra can be heard on tracks 'A Man Needs a Maid' and 'There's a World'.
James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, David Crosby, Grahamn Nash, and Stephen Stills are also featured vocalists
Harvest was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015
The hit song, 'Old Man' was inspired by Louis Avila, the caretaker of the Northern California ranch Young had purchased
'The Needle and the Damage Done' was about Crazy Horse bandmate, Danny Whitten
This song tells the story of heroin addiction. What makes the tune the most haunting, is the lack of a band. Just Neil and a guitar against the world. Although not quite a lecture, the song does function as a warning. Young was inspired to write the song from seeing the effects the drug had on his friends including, Crazy Horse bandmate Danny Whitten, who died of an overdose the same year this song was released.
Check out my piece on my favorite Neil Young songs for more information: https://www.thehotchildinthecity.com/post/my-top-ten-favorite-neil-young-songs
The song 'Alabama' inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote their 1973 hit 'Sweet Home Alabama' in reply, stating "I hope Neil Young will remember, a southern man don't need him around, anyhow".
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