Zuma
Having apparently exorcised his demons by releasing the cathartic Tonight's… Read Full Bio ↴Having apparently exorcised his demons by releasing the cathartic Tonight's the Night, Neil Young returned to his commercial strengths with Zuma (named after Zuma Beach in Los Angeles, where he now owned a house). Seven of the album's nine songs were recorded with the reunited Crazy Horse, in which rhythm guitarist Frank Sampedro had replaced the late Danny Whitten, but there were also nods to other popular Young styles in "Pardon My Heart," an acoustic song that would have fit on Harvest, his most popular album, and "Through My Sails," retrieved from one of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's abortive recording sessions. Young had abandoned the ragged, first-take approach of his previous three albums, but Crazy Horse would never be a polished act, and the music had a lively sound well-suited to the songs, which were some of the most melodic, pop-oriented tunes Young had crafted in years, though they were played with an electric-guitar-drenched rock intensity. The overall theme concerned romantic conflict, with lyrics that lamented lost love and sometimes longed for a return ("Pardon My Heart" even found Young singing, "I don't believe this song"), though the overall conclusion, notably in such catchy songs as "Don't Cry No Tears" and "Lookin' for a Love," was to move on to the next relationship. But the album's standout track (apparently the only holdover from an early intention to present songs with historical subjects) was the seven-and-a-half-minute epic "Cortez the Killer," a commentary on the Spanish conqueror of Latin America that served as a platform for Young's most extensive guitar soloing since his work on Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
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Zuma
Neil Young Lyrics


Barstool Blues If I could hold on to just one thought For long…
Cortez The Killer He came dancin' across the water With his galleons and guns …
Danger Bird Danger bird, he flies alone And he rides the wind back…
Don't Cry No Tears Don't cry no tears around me Don't cry no tears around…
Drive Back Whatever gets you through the night That's alright with me W…
Lookin' for a Love I've been looking for a lover But I haven't met her…
Pardon My Heart It's a fallen situation When all eyes are turned in And the…
Stupid Girl You're just a stupid girl You really got a lot to…
Through My Sails Still glaring from the city lights Into paradise I soared …


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