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I recorded this ethereal version of Neil Young's Expecting To Fly in early 2021. While it was written and recorded for Buffalo Springfield's second album in 1967, it only featured Neil and producer-whiz Jack Nitzsche. I heard it when I was a kid on Neil's Decade compilation and it always haunted me. I think Expecting To Fly's DNA runs through all the surreal sides of chamber pop and shoegaze, from Cocteau Twins to Flaming Lips to Bon Iver. I loved making this dreamy version.
lyrics
Expecting To Fly
There you stood on the edge of your feather
Expecting to fly
While I laughed, I wondered whether
I could wave goodbye
Knowin' that you'd gone
By the summer it was healing
We had said goodbye
All the years we'd spent with feeling
Ended with a cry
Babe, ended with a cry
Babe, ended with a cry
I tried so hard to stand
As I stumbled and fell to the ground
So hard to laugh as I fumbled
And reached for the love I found
Knowin' it was gone
If I never lived without you
Now you know I'd die
If I never said I loved you
Now you know I'd try
Babe, now you know I'd try
Babe, now you know I'd try
Babe
credits
released February 24, 2024
Music and Lyrics by Neil Young
Charlie Nieland: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming
Recording, Mixing, Mastering and Video
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