LONG MAY YOU RUN by NEIL YOUNG. Story by David Oke.
Cars may come and go but some you never forget.
Cars may come and go but some you never forget.
The Neil Young collection of Stereo Stories is quite small ā just seven pieces so far ā but each sings its own tune, so to speak. And two of the contributions are from two of Australiaās finest writers.
Jeffās passion for music led him to become a drummer at a young age and he is still active in the Adelaide music scene.
I heard a savage angel outside my apartment window
My father's smirk also comes from the fact it's one of the few Neil Young songs I've introduced to him.
Harvest Moon is almost poetic and otherworldly in its lyrics and melody. But it got me thinking about that guy who dumped me when I was 14.
The house is a pigsty: multiple leaks, gathering mould, mice pooh in the breadbox, possum arses sticking out of the walls to block out the sunlight while they sleep, empty pizza cartons, cheap wine bottles ā itās a cross between Animal House and the Dead Poets Society.
All around me was this rubble, the toaster was over the road ā my book was blown to bits ā but somehow the oven and my headphones were still intact, and Neil Young (ever the unfuckingkillable ā the rock n roll cockroach if ever there was one), was STILL singingā¦and I still hadnāt got to the best bit
A group of young men in the corner sing along, happy drunk. It is their song. I drink my beer, my heart beats fast. The harmonica plays, the guitar keeps time, keeps strumming, then the chorus starts up again. When I close my eyes, I can hear Soren sing along too