Crazy Horse is best known for its long association with Young, despite having released five albums of its own over a 19-year span. It has been co-credited with Young as Neil Young and Crazy Horse on 15 albums, "Americana" and "Psychedelic Pill" from 2012 being the latest.
The band recorded a concept album entitled "Greendale" (2003) that told the story using metaphors of murder and crime to represent the destruction of a small town community. The final song "Be The Rain" is one of Neil's classic epics, pleading for the world to be like the rain -- recycle and conserve to save our planet.
Discography: the studio albums "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" (1969), "Zuma" (1975), "Rust Never Sleeps" (1979), "Re-ac-tor" (1981), "Life" (1987), "Ragged Glory" (1990), "Sleeps With Angels" (1994), "Broken Arrow" (1996), Greendale (2003), "Americana" (2012), Psychedelic Pill (2012) and live albums "Live Rust" (1979), "Weld" (1991), "Year of the Horse" (1997), "Live at the Fillmore East" (2006)
08 Cinnamon Girl
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Lyrics
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I could be happy the rest of my life
With a cinnamon girl.
A dreamer of pictures I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight,
My cinnamon girl.
The drummer relaxes and waits between shows
For his cinnamon girl.
A dreamer of pictures I run in the night
You see us together, chasing the moonlight,
My cinnamon girl.
Pa sent me money now
I'm gonna make it somehow
I need another chance
You see your baby loves to dance
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl is a song that was released in 1969 on the album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. The song tells the story of a man yearning to be with a woman referred to as 'Cinnamon Girl'. The man admits that he is a dreamer, and in his imagination, he runs alongside the girl under the moonlight. He feels that he could be happy for the rest of his life with her.
The song's melody is simple and catchy, with a driving beat that complements Young's voice perfectly. The lyrics are evocative, and the dreamlike quality of the song gives it a hypnotic quality. The use of the phrase 'Cinnamon Girl' is almost poetic, creating a sense of magic and wonder.
The second verse mentions a band with, "Ten silver saxes, a bass with a bow." They are waiting for their "Cinnamon Girl" to arrive. The song illustrates a longing for a woman, but the music reflects an underlying anxiousness or tension. It feels like it builds and builds, but never quite resolves or fulfills the dream.
Overall, the song is about the desire to connect with someone, a yearning for that one person who could make everything feel right. It is hopeful and romantic, but ultimately, it captures the bittersweet nature of life and love.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to live with a cinnamon girl
I desire to spend my life with a girl who exudes warmth, sweetness, and spice like cinnamon
I could be happy the rest of my life
I would be content for the remainder of my days if I find such a girl to be with
With a cinnamon girl.
This cinnamon girl is the one person Neil desires to settle down with for life
A dreamer of pictures I run in the night
Neil is a visionary who, even as he runs around in the dark, imagines great, colorful images in his mind's eye
You see us together, chasing the moonlight,
In his fantasies, he sees himself and this cinnamon girl cavorting in the moonlight, chasing after something ethereal and romantic
My cinnamon girl.
This cinnamon girl is the apple of Neil's eye who keeps appearing in his wildest dreams
Ten silver saxes, a bass with a bow
In his band, Crazy Horse, there are ten saxophones, one bass guitar played with a bow, and probably other accompanying instruments
The drummer relaxes and waits between shows
The drummer of Crazy Horse chills out and patiently waits for the next performance despite the long, tedious hours of practice and traveling
For his cinnamon girl.
The drummer also has a sweetheart whom he likes to think about whenever he's not playing music
Pa sent me money now
Neil's father has just wired him some cash
I'm gonna make it somehow
Neil is determined to make something fruitful and worthwhile out of his musical career, even if he has to struggle and suffer along the way
I need another chance
Neil feels that he has not yet received the attention or exposure he deserves and seeks another opportunity to prove himself to the world
You see your baby loves to dance
Neil is informing his girlfriend that dancing is one of his favorite pastimes that he'd like to share with her
Yeah, yeah, yeah
An enthusiastic, emphatic, triple affirmation of everything he just said
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Beth
on We Never Danced
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