Down by the River (Neil Young song)
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| - | "[[Down by the River]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVJYAg2L72w&feature=related] | + | "'''Down by the River'''" is a song composed by [[Neil Young]]. It was first released on his [[1969 in music|1969]] album with [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]], ''[[Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere]]''. Young explained the context of story when In the liner notes of his 1977 anthology album ''[[Decade (Neil Young album)|Decade]]'', Young states that he wrote "Down by the River," "[[Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young song)|Cinnamon Girl]]" and "[[Cowgirl in the Sand]]" while delirious in bed in [[Topanga Canyon]] with a 103 °F fever. |
| - | "'''Down by the River'''" is a song composed by [[Neil Young]]. It was first released on his [[1969 in music|1969]] album with [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]], ''[[Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere]]''. Young has since frequently performed the song live. Live performances vary from (comparatively) short solo acoustic performances, as on the [[Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)|Crosby Stills Nash & Young]] release ''[[Four Way Street]]'', to sixteen minutes long, as on the ''[[Live at the Fillmore East (Neil Young album)|Live at the Fillmore East]]'' release featuring [[Crazy Horse (band)|Crazy Horse]]. At the [[Rock Am Ring]] in [[Germany]] in 2002, Young, backed by [[Booker T Jones]], [[Donald "Duck" Dunn]], and [[Frank Sampedro]], played "Down by the River" for over 27 minutes.{{fact|date=January 2008}} At a show in Pennsylvania on [[February 28]] [[1970]], Young and Crazy Horse played "Down by the River" for 31 minutes. | + | |
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"Down by the River" is a song composed by Neil Young. It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Young explained the context of story when In the liner notes of his 1977 anthology album Decade, Young states that he wrote "Down by the River," "Cinnamon Girl" and "Cowgirl in the Sand" while delirious in bed in Topanga Canyon with a 103 °F fever.
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