Crazy Horse has also released 5 albums of its own. They have received inconsistent critical reaction, partially due to the band's frequent and radical lineup changes; though bassist Billy Talbot and drummer Ralph Molina appear on every album, few other musicians have appeared on more than one. The band's first and best-received self-titled album also featured Jack Nietzsche, Nils Lofgren, and Danny Whitten, who became the topic of various Neil Young songs after his heroin overdose in late 1972. On Crazy Horse's 1972 album, "Loose," they were all replaced with John Blanton, Greg Leroy, and George Whitsell, who was a member of Crazy Horse's predecessor The Rockets. Crazy Horse's third album also released in 1972, "At Crooked Lake," replaced those three with Rick and Mike Curtis.
Later that decade in 1978, Crazy Horse released another album under its own name entitled "Crazy Moon." This would feature, along with the steady Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina, some guest work by Neil Young and guitarist Frank Sampedro, who had joined the band in 1975 for Young's album "Zuma." This lineup would be used for many of Crazy Horse's albums with Neil Young through the rest of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. In the late 1980s, Young used Frank Sampedro in his R&B-styled Bluenotes backing band, but did not use Molina or Talbot as he thought their style was unfitting. Now without Sampedro, Crazy Horse recruited Sonny Mone and Matt Piucci for their most recent album, "Left For Dead," released 1989. Piucci would later play on Billy Talbot's 2006 solo release. The album's title track is a pointed remark about their frustrating relationship with Young in the late 1980s, and included a number of other references to Neil Young and his work.
Look at All the Things
Crazy Horse Lyrics
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It's just my love for you, it changes everyday
Your lips are sweet, girl, but I just can't stay
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Just give me time, oh, precious time and I'll come home
So I'll be leaving before I turn to stone
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Just give me time, oh, precious time and I'll come home
But right now I gotta go and I gotta go alone
So I'll be leaving before I turn to stone
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
The song "Look at All the Things" by the band Crazy Horse is a straightforward expression of feeling torn between the love a person has for someone and their desire for personal freedom. The singer acknowledges that they do love the person they are leaving behind, but their love is not enough to keep them from leaving. Their reason for leaving is not clear, but it is clear that they need time to sort themselves out before they can fully commit to a relationship. The repetition of the line "look at all the things that I've got" serves to remind the listener that the singer has plenty to live for, and that they are not leaving out of a sense of despair or rejection.
The song's lyrics are open to interpretation, but one possible reading of the song is that it is about the tension between love and personal ambition. The singer is torn between their desire to be with the person they love and their desire to pursue their own goals and aspirations. The line "just give me time, oh precious time and I'll come home" suggests that the singer is not running away from their responsibilities or from the person they love, but they need time to figure out what they want and how to balance their own needs with the needs of their partner.
Line by Line Meaning
It's not that I don't mean every word I say
I am sincere in everything I say
It's just my love for you, it changes everyday
My love for you constantly evolves
Your lips are sweet, girl, but I just can't stay
I find you attractive, but I cannot commit to you
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Reflecting on my possessions
Just give me time, oh, precious time and I'll come home
I need time to figure things out, but I will return eventually
But right now I gotta go and I gotta go alone
I need to be by myself for now
So I'll be leaving before I turn to stone
I need to leave before I become stagnant
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Reflecting on my possessions
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Reflecting on my possessions
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Reflecting on my possessions
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Reflecting on my possessions
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Reflecting on my possessions
Look at all the things that I've got, that I've got
Reflecting on my possessions
Contributed by Sydney K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.