OLD Age Top Ten Bonus: Old Man
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86812)
United States
April 25, 2021 10:39am CST
While I could wrap up these two countdowns of songs with “old” and “age” in the titles in a couple of days, I want to drag it out so I can start the next countdowns on May 1. May will be Motown Month! Meanwhile, this song didn’t make the cut but JJ would kill me if I didn’t mention it. (Actually, Scar would do the dirty work....
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BONUS: Old Man - Neil Young
Or, an early meeting of Hall of Famers! Young is a double inductee (as a solo artist and a member of Buffalo Springfield). The banjo is played by James Taylor. And Linda Ronstadt, along with Taylor, do the backing vocals.
And what a song! Young said he wrote this about the “old man” who owned the ranch Young bought in California with success money. The caretaker of the property asked him how he’d gotten so rich so young in life. I guess that set Young’s mind off on how indeed.
“Just real lucky,” Young told the man.
Then he told all of us what he was really thinking in this classic tune.
Old Man
Written by Neil Young
Recorded by Neil Young
From Harvest, 1972
24 and there’s so much more:
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BONUS: Old Man - Neil Young
Or, an early meeting of Hall of Famers! Young is a double inductee (as a solo artist and a member of Buffalo Springfield). The banjo is played by James Taylor. And Linda Ronstadt, along with Taylor, do the backing vocals.
And what a song! Young said he wrote this about the “old man” who owned the ranch Young bought in California with success money. The caretaker of the property asked him how he’d gotten so rich so young in life. I guess that set Young’s mind off on how indeed.
“Just real lucky,” Young told the man.
Then he told all of us what he was really thinking in this classic tune.
Old Man
Written by Neil Young
Recorded by Neil Young
From Harvest, 1972
24 and there’s so much more:
Provided to YouTube by RepriseOld Man (2009 Remaster) · Neil YoungHarvest? 2009 Reprise RecordsPedal Steel Guitar: Ben KeithProducer: Elliot MazerPiano: Ja...
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7 responses
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
26 Apr 21
Without a doubt the best song you've ever shared!
Sorry Neil Young fan boy took over for a moment.
The song is one of those anthems off Young's most iconic album (the original Harvest). There were four songs on that album that were anthem songs.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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25 Apr 21
Twenty four and there's so much more. And there was for Ole' Neil 
This tune's a top tenner for sure!
This tune's a top tenner for sure!2 people like this
@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
26 Apr 21
I didn't realize that I knew this one until I played it.
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Apr 21
Where are these coming from? Anyway will add to my list of unknowns and check it all out,
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