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)
The Old Country Waltz
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
In this empty bar echoin' off the wall.
When I first got the bad news that you set me free,
The band played the old country waltz to me.
Well, I loved, and I lost, and I cried
The day that the two of us died.
Ain't got no excuses, I just want to ride
Out the window the moon shines
On the roofs of the cars
While I knock down tequila and salt
And the band plays the old country waltz.
And we're playin' it, that old country waltz
In this empty bar echoin' off the wall.
Ain't got no excuses, we just want to play
That good old country waltz.
I ain't got no excuses, I just want to play
That good old country waltz.
That good old country waltz.
The lyrics to Neil Young Crazy Horse and the Bullets' song The Old Country Waltz speak about the singer's pain and need to move on from a lost love. The old country waltz being played in an empty bar echoes off the walls and sets the nostalgic, mournful tone for the song. The singer reflects on the moment he received the bad news that he had been set free, and the band playing the old country waltz for him, providing a bittersweet soundtrack to his heartbreak. He relives the pain of losing his love and admits he has no excuses for his sadness, but simply wants to ride through his emotions while the band plays the old country waltz. Despite the sadness, he still finds solace in the music of the waltz, which represents a connection to his past and memories of lost love.
Overall, the lyrics speak to the universal experience of heartbreak and the need to find closure and move forward. The old country waltz serves not only as a reminder of what has been lost but also as a source of comfort and familiarity in the midst of pain and change.
Line by Line Meaning
They were playing that old country waltz
The band was playing a typical country song
In this empty bar echoin' off the wall.
The sound is reverberating in the empty bar
When I first got the bad news that you set me free,
He got the news that he was left alone
The band played the old country waltz to me.
The band used the typical country waltz as a tribute to his situation.
Well, I loved, and I lost, and I cried
He is admitting to losing love and crying about it
The day that the two of us died.
The day their relationship ended is compared to them both dying
Ain't got no excuses, I just want to ride
He has nothing to explain; he simply wants to move on
While the band plays the old country waltz.
He wants to enjoy the typical country waltz with the band
Out the window the moon shines
The moonlight is shining outside
On the roofs of the cars
The moon is reflecting off the cars
While I knock down tequila and salt
He is drinking tequila and salt
And the band plays the old country waltz.
The band continues to play the typical country waltz
And we're playin' it, that old country waltz
They are joining the band in playing the typical country waltz
Ain't got no excuses, we just want to play
They have no explanation; they simply want to play music
That good old country waltz.
They love playing the typical country waltz
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Beth
on We Never Danced
i desperately want to know who painted aunt lisa's paintings in the movie