Nash was born in Blackpool, England, during World War II. His mother was evacuated from the Nashes' hometown of Salford (now in Greater Manchester ), where Graham grew up. In the early 1960s he was a leading member of The Hollies, one of the UK's most successful pop groups ever. Although recognised as a key member of the group, he seldom sang lead vocals, although he did write many of the band's songs, most often in collaboration with Allan Clarke. Best known in the US for their 1965 hit "Bus Stop", the Hollies also scored with "Look Through Any Window" in 1965, "Stop, Stop, Stop" in 1966, "Carrianne", and "On a Carousel " in 1967, among others. Nash was pivotal in the forging of a sound and lyrics showing an obvious hippie influence on The Hollies' album Butterfly, a collection that brought differing opinions on the band's musical direction to the fore.
In 1968, after a visit to the US during which he met David Crosby in Laurel Canyon and began recreational drug use, Nash left The Hollies at the height of their fame to form a new group with Crosby and Stephen Stills. A threesome at first, Crosby, Stills & Nash later became a foursome with Neil Young: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY). With them, Nash went on to even greater worldwide success. Nash, nicknamed "Willy" by his band mates in CSNY, has been described as the glue that keeps their often fragile alliances together. A mark of this is the loyalty and support Nash showed to his best friend, Crosby, during Crosby's well-documented period of drug addiction ending in the mid 1980s. Nash's solo career has often been shelved in favour of reunions on stage and in the studio with either Crosby and Stills or Crosby, Stills and Young. His own solo work shows a love of melody and ballads. His solo recordings have experimented with jazz and electronic percussion but tend not to stray too far from a pop format with well-defined hook lines.
Nash became very politically active after moving to California to join with David Crosby and Stephen Stills, as reflected such in Nash songs as "Military Madness" and "Chicago (We Can Change the World)". His song "Immigration Man", Crosby and Nash's biggest hit as a duo (see below), arose from a tiff he had with a US Customs official while trying to enter the country. Nash became an American citizen on August 14, 1978.
Starting in 1972, Nash teamed with Crosby, the two continuing as a successful recording and performing duo until the more or less permanent reformation with Stills for the CSN album of 1977. The pair reunited for another Crosby & Nash studio album in 2004, and a legitimate release of music from a 1970s Crosby-Nash tour as on a widely circulated bootleg appeared in 1998.
In 1979, Nash co-founded Musicians United for Safe Energy.
In 2005, Nash collaborated with Norwegian musicians a-ha on the songs "Over the Treetops" (penned by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) and "Cosy Prisons" (penned by Magne Furuholmen) for the Analogue recording.
In 2006, Nash worked with David Gilmour and David Crosby on the title track of David Gilmour's third solo album, On an Island. In March of 2006, the album was released and quickly reached #1 on the UK charts. Nash and Crosby subsequently toured the UK with Gilmour, singing backup on "On an Island", "The Blue", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", and "Find the Cost of Freedom".
Nash is part of the No Nukes group which is against the expansion of nuclear power. In 2007 the group recorded a music video of a new version of the Buffalo Springfield song "For What It's Worth".
Graham Nash has been putting the finishing touches on a 65-song career-retrospective box set, Reflection, due in February 2008.
Nash became an early collector of photographs beginning in the 1970s. The sale of his collection in 1990 by Sotheby's became an important milestone in establishing the market for fine-art photography. Proceeds of the sale funded charitable causes and provide the means for Nash to co-found Nash Editions, a digital fine-arts printmaking firm that used some of the most advanced scanning and printing equipment in early days. The company continues to operate today. Starting with an IRIS printer, a device initially designed for color-proofing for commercial printing, Nash experimented in the late 1980s with creating large-scale digital photos. Using image management software written by Nash and Holbert, a hand-built scanner, and an IRIS Graphics IRIS 3047 printer, they developed methods to adapt the printer's output to the fine-arts printing of black-and-white photographs on archival-paper substrates. In August 2005, Nash and colleague Mac Holbert donated that IRIS 3047 printer to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
Nash has also exhibited a collection of his photographs at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego and elsewhere. In 2004, he released a catalog of his photography as a book entitled Eye to Eye.
Come With Me
Graham Nash Lyrics
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Let them be, sets us free, come with me
Old tree reaching upward, closer to the sky
Touch your face, saving grace, come with me
Love never dies, it lies deeper and deeper
With my hand on my heart, we'll go on and on
Love never dies, it lies deeper and deeper
With our open arms intertwining, loving you so much
Let us be, honestly, come with me
In Graham Nash's song 'Come With Me,' the first verse talks about the fine lines intersecting and knowing they are going to touch. This could be interpreted in different ways, possibly referring to how people's paths cross and how they are meant to connect. The second line "Let them be, sets us free" suggests that allowing these connections to happen freely can bring a sense of liberation. The second verse talks about an old tree reaching upward, closer to the sky. This imagery could symbolize growth and reaching for higher aspirations. The line "Touch your face, saving grace" could signify the importance of human connection and how it can be a source of comfort.
The chorus of the song repeatedly stresses that love never dies and lies deeper and deeper. This line could mean that love is a powerful force that continues to grow and evolve over time. The lines "With my hand on my heart, we'll go on and on" suggest that love can give us strength and resilience to move forward even in difficult times. The final verse talks about open arms intertwining and loving someone so much. The line "Let us be, honestly" could signify how important it is to be truthful and open in a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Fine lines intersecting, knowing they're going to touch
Similarities between us are becoming more apparent, and we'll soon discover this
Let them be, sets us free, come with me
Accepting and embracing our similarities will liberate us; choose to come with me on this journey
Old tree reaching upward, closer to the sky
Just like this tree aspires to reach for the sky, I aspire to grow old with you
Touch your face, saving grace, come with me
The touch of your face is my salvation; let me love and cherish you, come with me
Love never dies, it lies deeper and deeper
Love is everlasting and will continue to grow and deepen
With my hand on my heart, we'll go on and on
With my unwavering love, we will continue to journey through life together
With our open arms intertwining, loving you so much
By embracing each other completely, I demonstrate my deep love for you
Let us be, honestly, come with me
Let's be honest and open with each other; come along with me on this journey
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group
Written by: GEORGE T. JR. NASH, ROBIN LYNN TRAMMELL, LISA WEATHERS, DEMONTE POSEY
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@smokinjz
So your brother's bound and gagged and they've chained him to a chair
Won't you please come to Chicago just to sing
In a land that's known as freedom how can such a thing be fair
Won't you please come to Chicago for the help that we can bring
We can change the world
Rearrange the world
It's dying
To get better
Politicians sit yourselves down there's nothing for you here
Won't you please come to Chicago for a ride
Don't ask Jack to help you 'cause he'll turn the other ear
Won't you please come to Chicago or else join the other side
We can change the world
Rearrange the world
It's dying
If you believe in justice
If you believe in freedom
Let a man live his own life
Rules and regulations who needs them
Open up the door
Somehow people must be free I hope the day comes soon
Won't you please come to Chicago show your face
From the bottom of the ocean to the mountains of the moon
Won't you please come to Chicago no one else can take your place
We can change the world
Rearrange the world
It's dying
If you believe in justice
If you believe in freedom
Let a man live his own life
Rules and regulations who needs them.
@BRAINSTORMTROOPER11
Maybe the Worlds gone Archiac,
Not many have the courage to face it, Taste it, let alone to Just Say It,
But...#Chicago got us All Playing the Blues 💙 ***(Robert Kennedy Jr)
Somewhere These Rockstars became old Prudes, Shrewds, Farsighted, because they Judge without seeing the Clues.
Wisdom blocks their Vision, and reflection is no longer in their Rear View.
Fame is always a Handful for the Fool.
Old Age and Weaknesses collaborate to their own entanglements...How do they not see the Noose?
Their Roar once alarmed us, and warned us that Justice and Politics was just a Rouse.
Their Gains formed a Friction changing course and direction, and Integrity is what they will Lose.
No longer Insightful, hardly delightful, when they take away the Freedom to Choose.
Graham Nash, You are just an Old Fart Blowing your last Fuse...
Who Bashes a Movement that is Protecting Children from Big Pharma
Cowards!!!
@jeanetteadamo9039
Gave my 32 year old son our entire vinyl collection, which he's just beginning to explore in his and my DIL's new home. He sent a text with the album cover saying, "i have no idea who this guy is but this album is fire, through and through!"
Perfection!
@williegordon7899
32 years old and he's never heard of Crosby, Stills,Nash,and Young.
@marksasahara1115
@@williegordon7899 Apparently, he didn't teach his children well. LOL!
@stefanschleps8758
We can change tthe world. I have faith in this new generation. They can change the world.
@iankearns774
@@stefanschleps8758 Your faith is unfounded, they will set it on fire.
@stonewall857
i was in the army at that time --an airborne ranger at that--really enjoy all the graham nash stuff --i saw csny in cleveland in 1974 w/the band it was incredible
@keithmounts5551
I was 11 when this came out, hung around 6 Vietnam Vets, was doing things I shouldn't have been doing, but my friends were all into the up & coming newest Greats. I got this song up tight. the best time For Music.
@stefanschleps8758
You're a legend.
Thank you for service.
@michaelcusumano880
Perfect timing for this lost gem...sing it every day
@lomgshorts3
Funny, I discovered this on some VEVO list, and hunted it down as a single. This song has stuck in my mind for over 50 years, got it on vinyl, but no turntable. Loved it then and now.