Did Neil Young sing a horse with no name?

In January 1972, the folk-rock band America released “A Horse With No Name,” a loping ballad that many people mistakenly attributed to Neil Young. The mellow introspective song, by lead singer and guitarist Dewey Bunnell, reached No. Young’s “Heart of Gold” single and “Harvest” album out of the top spots.

Is Horse With No Name about drugs?

Despite the song being banned by some U.S. radio stations, in Kansas City and elsewhere, because of supposed drug references to heroin use (“horse” is a common slang term for heroin), the song ascended to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and the album quickly reached platinum status.

Who is Johnny Lydon married to?

Nora Forsterm. 1976
John Lydon/Spouse

Why did Neil Young write the song Rust Never Sleeps?

The lyrics refer to “The King” and Johnny Rotten as rockers whose legacies live on. The King is Elvis Presley, and Johnny Rotten was the lead singer of The Sex Pistols. In The Complete Guide to the Music of Neil Young, Young explains why the line “rust never sleeps” appealed to him.

Why did Neil Young write Hey Hey my My?

I believe that the loss of Neil’s close friend, Danny, affected him so greatly that he penned Hey Hey My My, unknowingly referencing the two main colors Danny wrote about. Neil Young frequently references ‘colors’ in his lyrics, such as in another song called “Don’t Let It Bring You Down”.

Was Danny’s song influenced by Neil Young?

Danny may have been influenced by Neil or vice versa, but there is no doubt that the only two colors mentioned in Danny’s song is BLUE and BLACK. David from Syracuse, Ny The moral of the story is, get yourself a nice acoustic guitar, and start playing, however terrible you may sound.

Where did Neil Young’s “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You” come from?

Young got the line from Mark Mothersbaugh, who is a member of the band Devo. Neil Young performed this as a duet with Devo and Booji Boy in his movie Human Highway. The full duet is about twelve minutes, and takes place during a hallucination scene in the movie.