I am a fan of Neil Young and I respect him as a person, but Miles' version is super sweet. It's a jazzed out, blissed out, largely instrumental number that sounds like every band member is feeling reeeeeally nice. I must admit that Miles' version would lead me to believe this song was about drugs simply by the tone of the music. Minna from Joplin, MoBuddy Miles, a sometime drummer for Jimi Hendrix did a beautiful version of this song.I find it ironic that, the following year, he wrote a song called "Ohio" which is also about people being shot dead, though in a very different context. I think that song may have been in the back of Neil's mind when he wrote this. Danny from Bronx, NyThere is a traditional folk song called "Banks of the Ohio" that is also about the singer shooting and killing his girlfriend by the side of a river.Adrian from Johor Bahru, MalaysiaThis song should not be confused with Albert Hammond's hit about environmental pollution which has the same title as this song.The show lasted for one season with a total of 17 episodes. Tom Jones hosted the show and other musical performers were Three Dog Night, Jean, and Buck Owens & the Buckaroos.
SONG LYRICS BABY ARE YOU DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN SERIES
Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn September 22nd 1969, the 45-minute weekly series 'The Music Scene' had its debut on the ABC-TV network.Ĭrosby, Stills, Nash, & Young performed the Neil Young composed song "Down by the River". Ekristheh from HalathDanny in the Bronx - Neil was listening to a lot of folk recordings of traditional songs by people like Ian Tyson, and probably did hear "Banks of the Ohio." He may also have heard "The Knoxville Girl". CSNY really created some fantastic music. Crosby, Stills and Nash were trashing out pop music. I think that is why Crosby, Stills Nash and Young did not last very long. You need to go deep inside yourself to understand where the man is coming from. The lyrics represent experiences and undertones of those experiences. Michael from Des Moines, IaNeil Young's songs are deeper in meaning than most people realize. I don't feel like I am reading into anything but rather, the message is clear and right there, from and of those times! I just can not see anything other than this message. "She could take me over the rainbow and send me away" Ahh, isn't that a heroin trip?!Ĭertainly not talking about quitting any drugs, no, he in fact "shoots her dead" as in empty, no more, all used up. Clear and simple, of the times reference! "He shot his lady" They used to make reference to "marrying the drug". He goes down to the river to shoot heroin. I'm surprised I can't locate anyone on this string that has mentioned much about it with any clear reference. Barry from NhSorry but the drug reference is, in my opinion, glaringly obvious. "She could take me over the rainbow and send me away." "Down by the river, I shot my baby." yeah, it fits my situation perfectly. I lost my best friend, my forever dog, by having to euthanize her, and I'm finding it impossible to make it today without her. Vicki from WisconsinStrangely enough, his words "It's impossible to make it today" struck a chord with me today, and I wondered about this song. Sue From Dc from DcListen to Roy Buchanon’s version of this song. Deanna from Kentucky I think Dean from Alabama got it right! Miss you brother!. Similar to Hendrix Hey Joe, another song about killing a woman, but somehow most folks dont seem to mind. And I dont like that one line, makes me cringe a bit. You can imagine all you want to try to sugarcoat it, but though most are not offended by it, there are some women who dont like it. All these explanations appear to be just imagination to try to rationalize away lyrics about killing a woman as being actually about something else. But come on, the song clearly says several times ‘I shot her DEAD’. It appears he explained it off as ‘blowing your load into a chic’ cuz he probably got tired of being questioned about it. 
Neil is a legend & my fav musician, but on this one who knows what he was really thinking. Mike from FloridaThe song has a great sound, but not great lyrics, at least for this one line.Maybe cancel culture can stop and we can get back to art? Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Publisher: Broken Arrow Music, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC When you could be taking me for a ride, yeah It's so hard for me staying here all alone Be on my side, I'll be on your side, baby
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