Old man take a look at my life

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The song compares a young man's life to an old man's and shows that the young man has, to some extent, the same needs as the old one. James Taylor played six-string banjo tuned like a guitar and sang on the song, and Linda Ronstadt also contributed vocals. In the film Heart of Gold , Young introduces the song as follows:. About that time when I wrote " Heart of Gold " , and I was touring, I had also—just, you know, being a rich hippie for the first time—I had purchased a ranch, and I still live there today. And there was a couple living on it that were the caretakers, an old gentleman named Louis Avila and his wife Clara.

Old man take a look at my life

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The song compares a young man's life to an old man's and shows that the young man has, to some extent, the same needs as the old one. From; Don't be Denied. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage.

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Lyrics submitted by H-bomb , edited by Singme1. This song means so much to me right now. As I am writing this, It's been about 20 hours since my dad died. I'm hurting so bad right now. He struggled with alchoholism for so long and whenever this song came on the radio we would both cry. My father's gone forever now but this song will always make me remember him. Dad, I will never forget you

Old man take a look at my life

The song compares a young man's life to an old man's and shows that the young man has, to some extent, the same needs as the old one. James Taylor played six-string banjo tuned like a guitar and sang on the song, and Linda Ronstadt also contributed vocals. In the film Heart of Gold , Young introduces the song as follows:. About that time when I wrote " Heart of Gold " , and I was touring, I had also—just, you know, being a rich hippie for the first time—I had purchased a ranch, and I still live there today. And there was a couple living on it that were the caretakers, an old gentleman named Louis Avila and his wife Clara. And there was this old blue Jeep there, and Louis took me for a ride in this blue Jeep. He gets me up there on the top side of the place, and there's this lake up there that fed all the pastures, and he says, "Well, tell me, how does a young man like yourself have enough money to buy a place like this?

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Redlight King. He tells a similar story when introducing the song at a February 23, performance broadcast by the BBC in which he says that he purchased the ranch from "two lawyers". Sad character, and a real sad, melancholic number. Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles with hAudio microformats Articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers. I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The song compares a young man's life to an old man's and shows that the young man has, to some extent, the same needs as the old one. Shakey: Neil Young's Biography. When We Were Young Blink But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him. MusicBrainz work. Eldorado The Times.

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But I think it can be more generally interpreted to just be about dealing with the disappointment of your elders, the expectations that are passed between generations, and the constant struggle to define oneself as separate from everything and everyone else. US Cashbox Top Singles [13]. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet even though for her fun and games as long as it makes her happy. Old Man song meanings. But he's so complacent with it. More Neil Young Lyrics. For those poeple who commented that this song has no meaning , abviously you are not very observent. A picture or painting says a thousand words, a song can say millions. Daily Telegraph. If you look into the contrast of these lyrics and know that he was kicked out of his home then you will realize that maybe he hekd a grudge for many against his father , and then when he realized that his father did the same thing that he would have in that situation maybe then he noticed that he was alot like his father was. Before he performs the song he says he bought a Ranch and the song was about the old ranch-hand that was running the place when he bought it. Yeah, i read about how Young stayed at this farm one time and wrote this song inspired be the old man who owned it It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.