Neil Young released his debut solo album 55 years ago this year. To celebrate that anniversary and the recent release of 'Chrome Dreams,' we've ranked his 50 greatest songs.
—as Young and Poncho Sampedro team up for one of the most attractive and sublime folk songs ever assembled—“Too Far Gone” is not just two bandmates dueting with an acoustic guitar and a mandolin, it’s a storytelling revelation worth gospelizing over and over again. Young sings verses about the early joys and eventual dissolution of his relationship with Carrie Snodgress. “Was I too far gone for you?” he questions. “We had drugs and we had booze, but we still had something to lose.
While “Streets of Philadelphia” won Springsteen a Best Original Song Oscar, “Philadelphia” has become an overlooked relic in Young’s career—notably because it’s been largely scrubbed from streaming services and is only available on YouTube or on an actual, physical copy of the soundtrack. But, it’s one of the tenderest arrangements the songwriter hasput together. “City of brotherly love, place I call home, don’t turn your back on me.
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