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Neil Young — Comin' Apart At Every Nail

Album: Hawks and Doves
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Released: 1980
Length: 2:36
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It's awful hard to find a job
On one side the government, the other the mob
Hey, hey ain't that right
The workin' man's in for a hell of a fight.

Oh, this country sure looks good to me
But these fences are comin' apart at every nail.

Way up on the old dew line
Some of the boys were feelin' fine
A big light flashed across the sky
But somethin' else went slippin' by
Meanwhile at the Pentagon
The brass was a wonderin' what went wrong.

Oh, this country sure looks good to me
But these fences are comin' apart at every nail.

Hey hey, ain't that right
The workin' man's in for a hell of a fight.

Oh, this country sure looks good to me
But these fences are comin' apart at every nail.

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keemun wrote:

Tom Waits? Bob Dylan? hell, I don't even *like* Tom Waits. :-) there's no real reason musical talent should come with a good voice, or vice versa.

AMEN! And if you bother to consider the rest of Neil's musical output over the years before judging, you can't help but notice the genius. So :P

Posted 19 years ago by skindy [ Reply ]

keemun wrote:

Tom Waits? Bob Dylan? hell, I don't even *like* Tom Waits. :-) there's no real reason musical talent should come with a good voice, or vice versa.

Tom Waits and Bob Dylan have "musical" voices, in spite of not being traditional or clean. Neil Young's voice not only isn't traditional, clean, in tune, or "musical"--his voice is just plain bad.

Posted 19 years ago by madtowner11 [ Reply ]

madtowner11 wrote:

You're right about everything except the "genius" part. Nobody with a voice like that is a genius in the world of music. Was Yoko Ono a musical genius, too? Why not?

Tom Waits? Bob Dylan? hell, I don't even *like* Tom Waits. :-) there's no real reason musical talent should come with a good voice, or vice versa.

Posted 19 years ago by keemun [ Reply ]

jdolbow wrote:

I know he's a genius, but the voice kills me every time. I'd rather listen to nails scratching a chalkboard.

You're right about everything except the "genius" part. Nobody with a voice like that is a genius in the world of music. Was Yoko Ono a musical genius, too? Why not?

Posted 19 years ago by madtowner11 [ Reply ]

I know he's a genius, but the voice kills me every time. I'd rather listen to nails scratching a chalkboard.

Posted 19 years ago by jdolbow [ Reply ]

Posted 19 years ago by R_P [ Reply ]

Ah... from my favorite underrated NY album....

Posted 19 years ago by Bodhisattva [ Reply ]

pcolajoe wrote:

As relevant today as in the 80's. 'Don't think brahman Kerry could use it as a slogan though. Maybe Ralph.

The album came out in 1980, so he was railing against a whole different kind of decline. He ended up supporting Ronald Reagan in the election that year. I really admire his ability to still sound relevent 24 years after releasing the record!

Posted 19 years ago by Lazy8 [ Reply ]

As relevant today as in the 80's. 'Don't think brahman Kerry could use it as a slogan though. Maybe Ralph.

Posted 19 years ago by pcolajoe [ Reply ]

There must be some profound meaning behind Neil Young's intonation that I don't understand. Even the backup vocals are out on this one.

Posted 19 years ago by brighthue [ Reply ]

Fun!

Posted 19 years ago by federico [ Reply ]

I love Neil, but I have not enjoyed this song. :-k

Posted 19 years ago by littleblueriver7 [ Reply ]

KevinM wrote:

I hate everything Neil and this has got to be his worst. Absolutely horrible.

Hate, why spread it?

Posted 19 years ago by Jeffreak2 [ Reply ]

Hey, I should hate it, but I don't! I just find it kind of weird.

Posted 19 years ago by rulebritannia [ Reply ]

Love this album. Remember I felt a little ripped when I bought it 100 years ago 'cause the bloody thing only clocked in at 30 minutes as I recall. Side 2 ran together as sort of a suite Or to be less kind...a single song divide.