Once I thought I saw you
in a crowded hazy bar,
Dancing on the light
from star to star.
Far across the moonbeam
I know that’s who you are,
I saw your brown eyes
turning once to fire.You are like a hurricane
There’s calm in your eye.
And I’m gettin’ blown away
To somewhere safer
where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but
I’m getting blown away.
This brilliant song (one of his best) was recorded on November 29, 1975 @ Broken Arrow Ranch, Woodside CA.
It was released as a single on August 8, 1977 & included on the album American Stars ‘n Bars (1977).
- Neil Young – Lead guitar and lead vocals
- Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – Stringman synthesizer and background vocals
- Billy Talbot – Bass guitar and background vocals
- Ralph Molina – Drums and background vocals
Produce by Neil Young, David Briggs & Tim Mulligan.
Studio version:
I am just a dreamer,
but you are just a dream,
You could have been
anyone to me.
Before that moment
you touched my lips
That perfect feeling
when time just slips
Away between us
on our foggy trip.You are like a hurricane
There’s calm in your eye.
And I’m gettin’ blown away
To somewhere safer
where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but
I’m getting blown away.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Live Rust – recorded fall 1978:
You are just a dreamer,
and I am just a dream.
You could have been
anyone to me.
Before that moment
you touched my lips
That perfect feeling
when time just slips
Away between us
on our foggy trip.You are like a hurricane
There’s calm in your eye.
And I’m gettin’ blown away
To somewhere safer
where the feeling stays.
I want to love you but
I’m getting blown away.
Neil Young w/Trans Band – Deutschlandhalle, West Berlin, West Germany – Oct 1982:
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – 1986-11-21, Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA:
Neil Young – Unplugged – February 7, 1993:
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Live at Farm Aid – Hershey, Pennsylvania on September 22, 2012:
-Egil