A Thinking Man's Meme...

..::The 'Neil Young Tangents' Meme::..

I've decided to create and infect the blogosphere with another pointless meme... A Neil Young meme.

Begin with a Neil Young song. Using a word from the title of the song you choose, find another song who's content contains the same word... in relevance, then find a third song performed by a group who's name contains the same word, and who's lyrics reflect the spirit of the previous two songs.... Example:


"Ohio"
--Neil Young

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.

Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?

Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.



"My City Was Gone"
--Chrissy Hynde, and the Pretenders

I went back to Ohio
But my city was gone
There was no train station
There was no downtown
South Howard had disappeared
All my favorite places
My city had been pulled down
Reduced to parking spaces
A, O, way to go Ohio

Well I went back to Ohio
But my family was gone
I stood on the back porch
There was nobody home
I was stunned and amazed
My childhood memories
Slowly swirled past
Like the wind through the trees
A, O, way to go Ohio

I went back to Ohio
But my pretty countryside
Had been paved down the middle
By a government that had no pride
The farms of Ohio
Had been replaced by shopping malls
And Muzak filled the air
From Seneca to Cuyahoga Falls
Said, A, O, way to go Ohio



"Old Dominion"
--Eddie From Ohio

You think you'll find some mountains in western Colorado
Fifty weeks of snowy peaks is where you're gonna be
But babe the Rocky Mountains are gradually eroding
The hills of Coors are nothing more than Blue Ridge wannabes

A turkey on its belly, a chicken on its back
Anyway you look at it you'll find her on the map
She revels in the seasons, shakes hands with the north
Hugs the land of Dixie while dancing on the porch

You think autumns in New England are the greatest of them all
But give me sweet Virginia for the fireworks of Fall
The prettiest October, in all the 50 states
Just drive up to the skyline, park the car and wait

So grow up Colorado
Excuse me, Tennessee
If you don't mind, North Caroline
Here's where I want to be
When you're talking home, you mean the Old Dominion
Just southeast of Heaven to the surf and the hills
She's the best of 13 sisters and 37 more
Sweet, sweet Virginia always keeps an open door

They're fiddlin' down in Galax, pickin' up in Floyd
And in the land of Patsy Cline, there're songs you can't avoid
When you're walkin' after midnight, I'll fall to pieces, too
I'm crazy back in baby's arms with sweet dreams of you

So grow up Colorado
Excuse me, Tennessee
If you don't mind, North Caroline
Here's where I want to be
When you're talking home, you mean the Old Dominion
Just southeast of Heaven to the surf and the hills
She's the best of 13 sisters and 37 more
Sweet, sweet Virginia always keeps an open door

They're sailin' down in Norfolk, and skiing up in Bryce
Climbin' up the Devils Stairs against Ranger's advice
They're harvesting in Loudoun to Shenandoah winds
And in the land near Washington, they're rootin' for the Skins
(Fight for Old DC)

Pack up your Impala, and make your move out west
Past the Blue Ridge Mountains, you'll find you passed the best
And when your dreams have ended where mountains are concerned
Me and Sweet Virginia will await for your return

Sweet, sweet Virginia always keeps an open door
Sweet, sweet Virginia always keeps an open door
Sweet, sweet Virginia always keeps an open door

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For those of you who've never heard of 'Eddie From Ohio'.... Marvelous melodies and music, reminiscent of Nanci Griffith...


Remember:

1. Neil Young Song Title
2. Song lyrics from a different musician or group that prominently contains a word from your Neil Young Song Title
3. A song from a group who's band name contains the same word from your Neil Young Song Title, and whose lyrics are in spirit with the previous two songs.

I'm not tagging anyone. Just pick up the ball and run with it if you see fit, and tag as many or a few as you wish... make sure you tighten the chin-straps on your thinking caps.