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)
Trans Am
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Lyrics
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The wagons in the valley
had pulled up for the night
Seth said
"go get the plow out Merle,
this place looks just right"
By then they were surrounded,
I heard this from
the old Trans Am,
up the road ahead
That cowboy just kept talking,
I thought I heard him say
He used to ride the Santa Fe
before the tracks were laid
Trans Am
A nasty wind was blowing
through the gates of Eden Park
One was swinging
and one was hanging,
And the street lights all were dark
It crawled along the boulevard
with two wheels on the grass
That old Trans Am was dying hard,
but still had lots of gas
The golden gate was open wide,
the sun came shining through
Where once
the angels stood and cried
everything was new
Trans Am
Global manufacturing,
hands across the sea
The hotel filled with dealers,
everything was free
Before the competition,
ahead of all the rest
The product was presented,
it clearly was the best
The power link was ruptured,
the hotel shook and rolled
The old Trans Am
just bounced around
and took another road
Trans Am
An old friend showed up at the door
The mile posts flying by
He said come on, I said what for
He said I'll show you why
I got a call from north of here
They said some girl's broke down
There's good money in it
for you and me
If we can get her back to town
She's somewhere north of Barstow
Lost on sixty six
An old Trans Am
by the side of the road
That needs a headlight fixed
Trans Am
The song "Trans Am" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse is a collection of various stories that seem to be unrelated to each other at first glance, but they are all connected by the themes of death, rebirth, and freedom. The first verse tells the story of a group of settlers who were attacked by Native Americans in the middle of the night, and the only witness to the event was a cowboy driving an old Trans Am. The second verse is about a drive through a dark and stormy night, where the only constant is the presence of a Trans Am that keeps driving, refusing to give up. The third verse is about a business conference where a new product is presented, but it ultimately fails due to the unexpected rupture of the power link. The final verse is a story about a road trip, where an old friend invites the singer to help with a broken-down car, which turns out to be a Trans Am.
The common thread throughout these stories is the idea of freedom and the desire to escape from the limitations imposed by society. The Trans Am is a symbol of this desire for freedom, as it represents the open road and the ability to go wherever one wants. The song suggests that death is a necessary part of this process, as it clears the way for new beginnings and new opportunities for freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
The wagons in the valley had pulled up for the night
There were wagons that had stopped in the valley for the night
Seth said 'go get the plow out Merle, this place looks just right'
Seth asked Merle to get the plow out because he thought the place was perfect
By then they were surrounded, by dawn they all were dead
The wagons were surrounded and by dawn, everyone was dead
I heard this from the old Trans Am, up the road ahead
I heard about what happened from the old Trans Am ahead on the road
That cowboy just kept talking, I thought I heard him say
The cowboy just kept talking and I thought I heard him say something
He used to ride the Santa Fe before the tracks were laid
He used to ride the Santa Fe before the tracks were laid down
A nasty wind was blowing through the gates of Eden Park
There was a bad wind blowing through the gates of Eden Park
One was swinging and one was hanging, and the street lights all were dark
One thing was swinging and another was hanging while the street lights were off
It crawled along the boulevard with two wheels on the grass
It went along the boulevard with two wheels on the grass
That old Trans Am was dying hard, but still had lots of gas
The old Trans Am was not doing well, but it still had a lot of gas
The golden gate was open wide, the sun came shining through
The golden gate was open and the sun was shining through
Where once the angels stood and cried everything was new
Where the angels used to cry, everything was new
Global manufacturing, hands across the sea
There was global manufacturing and hands across the sea
The hotel filled with dealers, everything was free
The hotel was filled with dealers and everything was free
Before the competition, ahead of all the rest
They were ahead of all the competition
The product was presented, it clearly was the best
The product was presented and it was clearly the best
The power link was ruptured, the hotel shook and rolled
The power link was broken and the hotel shook and rolled
The old Trans Am just bounced around and took another road
The old Trans Am just bounced around and took a different path
An old friend showed up at the door
An old friend came to the door
The mile posts flying by
The mile posts were going by fast
He said come on, I said what for
He said to come, but I asked why
He said I'll show you why
He said he would show why
I got a call from north of here
I received a call from north of here
They said some girl's broke down
They said a girl's car had broken down
There's good money in it for you and me
We can make good money from it
If we can get her back to town
If we can bring her back to town
She's somewhere north of Barstow
She is located somewhere north of Barstow
Lost on sixty six
She is lost on Route 66
An old Trans Am by the side of the road
There is an old Trans Am by the side of the road that needs a headlight fixed
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: NEIL YOUNG
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