Neil Young - Roll Another Number (For the Road) / 1975

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It's too dark
to put the keys
in my ignition,
And the mornin' sun is yet
to climb my hood ornament.
But before too long I might
see those flashing red lights
Look out, mama,
'cause I'm comin' home tonight.
Think I'll
roll another number
for the road,
I feel able to get under any load.
Though my feet
aren't on the ground,
I been standin' on the sound
Of some open-hearted people
goin' down.
I'm not goin' back
to Woodstock for a while,
Though I long to hear
that lonesome hippie smile.
I'm a million miles away
from that helicopter day
No, I don't believe
I'll be goin' back that way.
Think I'll
roll another number
for the road,
I feel able to get under any load.
Though my feet
aren't on the ground,
I been standin' on the sound
Of some open-hearted people
goin' down.



Neil Percival Young (nascut in 1945) este un cantaret si compozitor canadian. El a fost inclus in 1995 in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ca si artist solo, iar in 1997 ca si membru a formatiei Buffalo Springfield.

Neil Young a ramas de-a lungul anilor fidel muzicii folk si country-rock, insa a explorat si alte teritorii: de la rock si blues pana la muzica electronica.

Ramane inconfundabil pentru vocea nazala, sunetul puternic al chitarei electrice si texte personale, pline de substanta

Incepe sa cante folk, intreprinzand un turneu de-a lungul Canadei. In 1966, la Los Angeles, formeaza cu Steve Stills formatia Buffalo Springfield, desfiintata doi ani mai tarziu fara a atinge succesul comercial.

In 1968, Young realizeaza primul sau album. Pentru cel de al doilea, Young apeleaza la formatia The Rockets, deveniti apoi Crazy Horse: Danny Whitten (chitara), Billy Talbot (chitara bass), Ralph Molina (tobe). In aceasta formula este realizata una dintre cele mai izbutite fuziuni de folk si rock.

In 1970 Young se alatura grupului Crosby Stills and Nash, fara a se contopi insa cu aceasta formatie. Neil isi continua cariera solistica, inregistrand impreuna cu Crazy Horse si cu tanarul pianist Nils Lofgren albumul After the Gold Rush(1970), iar cu participarea Orchestrei London Symphony albumul Harvest (1972).

Albumul Journey Through the Past (1973) a servit drept coloana sonora pentru filmul cu acelasi nume. Dupa aceasta Young, cu ajutorul celor de la Crazy Horse, inregistreaza trei albume in mai putin de 18 luni.

Anii '80 s-au dovedit a fi pentru Young o perioada dificila atat din punct de vedere personal cat si profesional