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13 seconds, 67 shots, 4 dead, 9 wounded. Our own military opening fire on our own UNARMED people. One of the worst days in American history
Not as bad as Gay Donny's Jan 6 2021 desperate attempt to hide his love affairs with David Geovanis and Roy Cohn.
Trump was hoping to recreate this en masse in summer 2020.
@@cptight88 Actually it's the Biden & Obama administrations who are sending armed henchmen to the homes of American citizens!
@@cptight88 Sadly true.
@@cptight88 you really are an i i m b e c i l e. Antifa destroyed our cities and assaulted people , looted and caused billions in damages. They should have been annihilated with gun fire. Don’t make moronic statements, you don’t know anything about. Biden has ruined this country in less than 2 years.
This song is very personal to me. It's about the 4 students at Kent. St that were killed by the Ohio national guard protesting the war in Vietnam. I grew up in Ohio and my mom graduated from Kent st. So it really brings up alot of emotions everytime I hear it. Story goes the band was hanging out together when the news hit. Neil Young then walked out into the woods and in 30 minutes he came with this song. Look up the story of the Kent. St. massacre and you'll see how truly powerful this song is
I’ve seen a few documentaries about it
The best account of what happened is James Michener's book "Kent State."
@@mikefannon6994 I'll second that.
@@nozzlevelocity Hmmm I gotta read that! Thanks!
Just when you don't think Neil Young could be more legendary, this!
Crosby, Stills,Nash,, and YOUNG.... Neil was such a huge part of this group, lead vocal on this track.. (which he also wrote as well)..... prior to this before going solo, he and Stephen Stills were in Buffalo Springfield.... good job fellas ..keep it going!!
Yep and the opening guitar lick is him and throughout, Stills did the solo to give him something to do lol
Stills is a great guitarist and songwriter, not just Young's beer holder. And he is certainly better able to collaborate with others musicians. That cannot be said for Young...for more than a minute.
Ha, ha, ha... yeah, I caught that immediately and wanted to clear that up. Especially with this song. ✌
Yep !
Thank you , I don’t like commenting, but I would’ve in this case ....I heard Neil Young wrote it very quickly and canceled his prior commitments to address this
Laurel Krause is the sister of Allison Krause, who was shot down at Kent State. Laurel is now the founder of the Allison Center for Peace. A sad time in America, similar to today. We learn lessons...then forget them. Laurel is trying to keep the memory alive. Thanks for the reminder!
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Yes, sad now it is the "May the Forth be with you", to me it is always Kent State day
I have loved Neil Young's music since the 60's but he was sort of a peripheral member of CSN, never really in since his main passion was his song writing and solo career. The first CSNY album showed the dynamic, with Young only in on about half the songs and only recording with CSN on one cut.
@@johngriswold2213 Yeah, you probably know this song as documenting that time, when his friends became lost in crystal canyons
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@@blindriv3r Actually, that one is new to me...can't tell you how many times I've told a carpenter to clean it up, cover it up, put it away quoting Neil, "rust never sleeps";)
I was a freshman at university in 1970. My parents both told me "those kids got exactly what they deserved". I looked at them and suddenly realized they were the past still fighting to be relevant - and I was the future fighting for a brighter future. People make fun of us "boomers" today but we really wrought social changes; things people today take for granted.
Sounds your parents were clueless AF. Four innocent people shot dead? Deserved it? Spoken like a generation that wasn't losing their lives in a pointless war instigated by an interfering United States.
I think the 60s generation tried to change things for the better in many ways, but we've slid so far backwards that I fear there's no recovering, and ironically some of that generation is to blame. And now the US has turned into a dictatorship. The future is bleak.
This song still cuts with a hair-whittling edge after so many decades.
We need more protests songs like this--so much to protest against. It's Neil Young hitting that falsetto--pretty much his style from early on
The song For What It's Worth by The Buffalo Springfield
What falsetto? Neil isn't singing above his range.
@@sadee1287 From Popular Musicology Online: "Neil Young sings so often in his distinctive falsetto that most listeners would not recognize his "real" voice." But with that and his 'normal' voice he has a range of over five octaves!
True Story ! Kent State University, Vietnam Protest, The National Guard Troops Open Fire on the Protesters
Like the song The Edmond Fitzgerald, this song demands respect for the lives lost. It's not about the music, it's about the message.
Both.
Some of the deepest strife brings upon the greatest music
@@metaphoria3 Yeah, and....... are you saying these 2 songs are the greatest? or are you saying the music keeps the story alive?
@@lovesagt no such thing as greatest just an observation
@@metaphoria3 ok thanks
On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. I was a high school junior at the time, and trust me, this was BIG news. The result was a student strike that caused hundreds of colleges and universities to close. PLUS, one helluva protest song written by Neil Young. RIP David Crosby
Many campuses ROTC buildings were set on 🔥 in response to these murders of innocents.
@@FloridaRocks Actually the fires were started BEFORE the shootings! There were communist radicals causing mayhem, and that brought the National Guard to the campus in the first place! (I'm not saying that all of the Students were radicals) But there were radicals who were instigating the violence!
I was 10 but I remember it well
I don’t know why I was so drawn to this band at 15 yrs old when Zeppelin was my jam but this band had something special.. especially Neil young I just loved everything he did…
This song was written by Neil Young and performed by Crosby Stills Nash and Young. The National Guard had gunned down for protesters of the Viet Nam War at Kent State located in Ohio thus 4 dead in O-hio. The song was written performed and released about a month after the shootings.
More proof Americans can come together when musicians have a set of balls and a heart of gold. Neil Young is a god. All of these guys are. RIP David. Hope he's back on The Southern Cross sailing in the clouds. Dodging missiles and rockets.
Neil Young is Canadian..
@@martinellis7156 And Graham Nash is British.
And when they recorded this song, both of them were in the US on a green card. They could have been deported at the drop of the hat. To call out Nixon by name took guts.
Kings of harmony. I especially love their “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”.
Young Men were fighting and dying in Vietnam. Many young people questioned 'government'. Then when students were killed at Kent State college, it brought the battle field HOME. Beginning of the End to Peace & Love era. ☮️
Roy Cohn's Red Scare program needed another distraction so Jared Kushner's grandparents could continue selling stolen chunks of Palestinian tribal lands. Messenger Boy Francis Sinatra delivered Roy's orders. JFK was being blackmailed. JFK's daddy Joe Kennedy Sr was a Nazi. Literally. And a bootlegger with a big operation in Cuba. Roy Cohn's Red Scare MEGAPHONE could get whatever he wanted out of spineless JFK. Sorry. Truth is ugly. And it will be very ugly. Mafia didn't want blacks in their Labor Unions. So Mafia ordered JFK not to sign Civil Rights Act, which had been kicked around in Congress for years. LBJ told the Mafia to stuff it.
Kids were murdered by the National Guard at the war protest at Kent State. All of the deceased happened to be passers-by.
This song came out one week after the event. Neil Young wrote it in minutes. He sings lead here. I was a university student and protestor at that time.
These Gentlemen are The Best!!!! Thank You for your Efforts....
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Great reaction to a great track! Those of us who lived through those days remember the incident well. Shitty thing in a shitty time in the country. The music by this group of 4 can best be found in a double album called Four Way Street….it was a live album full of great music. My favorite is Southern Man, a 20 min song/jam you might enjoy. Thank you again, good morning!
Thank you!! Good Morning.
Southern Man is fantastic musically. And much more important in meaning. Despite the music itself being stellar.
Yes I remember
Such a powerful song! You can feel the emotion anger and hurt. One of America’s worst days of many
Live versions of this song are blistering......even when acoustic. The high notes are Graham Nash. He has sung harmony on many noteworthy recordings over the years. Started out in The Hollies.
So Stoked that you are going down this rabbit 🐇 hole! They are amazing songwriters & musicians & voices of beautiful harmonies are unmatched! Then you add the grittiness of Neil Young & his dirty guitar playing & you have these types of masterpieces! This is a true story 😢! You guys will love “Almost cut my hair” Neil young by himself is also 💯 worth going into his catalog! I’ve seen them in concert many times…especially Neil Young. He plays a Harmonica like no one else & he’s also amazing on the acoustic guitar but plays a nasty electric guitar! Love you guys!✌🏻☀️
Neil Young is legend. I'm a Rush and Sabbath guy but mad respect for Neil. He's always going to be part of me. And he's got guts. Something in rare supply too often.
@@Greg-io1ip I agree! His music played a role in many important times in my life including my divorce after 32 yrs. Growing up & still now I listen to everything. Pink Floyd has always been my go to. In HighSchool we had a huge Pink Floyd & Rush following couple of my boys were hardcore Rush fans. I listened to everything from Sabbath to Bad Company, Zeppelin, Van Halen… I can still see all my Black Sabbath Vinyls amongst tons of other ones that I wish I never sold! Live & Learn! Nice talking to you!
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I cry every time I hear this song😪
I was a student in my mid 50s on a college campus in recent years. I could not imagine being on campus and having the military coming on campus and killing people. I grew up with this song. My brother enlisted in the air force because he was going to be drafted during Vietnam. This song chills me to the bone. Glad you guys listened to it and hopefully shown light on it to younger people who have never heard it. Thank you
Personal song, especially for us who served. The “welcome home” sucked. Only 30 years later, when I was thanked for my service, I cried…provided a cathartic moment for me and many others.
Roy Cohn's Red Scare program started Vietnam. Don't blame yourself. It was a con so Jared Kushner's grandparents could keep selling chunks of stolen Palestinian tribal lands out of media focus.
Thank you for your service. On the bright side, like South Korea, Vietnam is coming around, doing well. It might have helped China to move towards democracy. Compare it to 50 years ago, not what they haven't attained yet. My father was on DMZ at peak of battles. He saw too much. He was a great man but always had internal struggles. When everyone understands it was Mafia infiltration propping up the white nationalist agenda in our government not the government itself, we are going to be great.
Thank You 🙏 so very much Deanie Garcia and all of our Vietnam Vets. My step father received that same “welcome home” disgraceful 😔. It touches his heart today when he is thanked for his service. I stand in awe crying when this happens 🥲
There are plenty of wars started and fought for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't detract from the courage and sacrifice of the young people who are sent to fight them.
Thank you for your service, no one should have been disrespected. However, this song is specifically about four students who were gunned down, and those soldiers should never have been shooting at their own citizens.
One of the most relevant songs of my generation
CSN&Y was definitely socially conscious, and wrote songs that addressed the current events of their time .
Highly recommend checking out, "Chicago", and "Wooden Ships" for a couple more with harmonies that will give you goosebumps.
LOVE Wooden Ships!
I've seen Crosby Stills and Nash and Crosby Stills Nash and Young over 25 times live. They always tear this song up live especially Crosby Stills Nash and Young. Neil rips the guitar up on this one for sure!
That's about how many times I saw Stevie Ray Vaughan. I think you win. SRV may have been greatest singular live performer but CSN&Y is amazing. I went to Neil Young's Trans tour, and it was really different and excellent. Still loved my Rush best in that era, but it was a really good concert. Neil Young is a genius.
@@Greg-io1ip Wow lucky man! I've seen Neil that many times Never my favorite guitarist SRV RIP! Cheers D!
Suite Judy Blue Eyes is a MUST! And Carry On. ❤️
As noted, this song was written, recorded and released very quickly after the tragic events at Kent State. That might explain some of that "grittyness" you were hearing from a group known for it's softer, more precise sound. Hard to believe Neil Young can "harden up" a group! (P.S. That's why The Eagles brought Joe Walsh into the group).
The sad part of that time in our history is the way we treated the soldiers who were lucky enough to come back alive. They were also blamed for going over there in the first place. Now days we thank and honor them for their service to our country. But back then, during the Vietnam war, they were vilified. And most of them didn't volenteer, they were drafted. Going to college added some protection to being drafted, but that didn't help the 13 students at Kent State.
That is the sad part that the pawns (drafted soldiers) were blamed for what our clueless electorate did (voting for Nixon). It took years after this event before the nation came to its senses. Nixon got away with murder.
I don't think they were vilified for going to Vietnam, but for some of the atrocities that occurred. It was an exceptionally dirty war, with the use of Agent Orange which even to this day continues to cause birth defects in the population, as well as the My Lai massacre and the activities of the army's "Tiger Force" division. Of course not all were involved, but were tainted by association by public sentiment.
A great song with so much historical significance. CS & N were major stars with many hits and then Neil Young came and added a grit to the sound with his awesome guitar playing.
Lotta civil unrest in the 60s fueled in large part by the Vietnam war and the protests, and this song is about the culmination of all that with the murder of college students by the state. Lot of rock music was about societal ills. Very important decade in terms of where we are today. And I think Neil just cranked the reverb on his silverface Fender
The Isley Brothers did a killer cover of this / merged it with Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun". It's off their all covers album "Givin' It Back"
Thanks fellas. I wont steer you wrong.
Thank You!!
REMEMBER KENT STATE. I would write it on the board at work every May until I retired. I hope that some of them listened
This song has significan meaning to many my age. I had just returned from Germany in March of 1970 after serving in the U.S. Army when this event happened in May of 1970. I served proudly for my country but I believe that we do have the right to protest without getting shot by "weekend warriors" or anyone else for that matter...as long as it is a peaceful protest. The National Guardsmen never should have had loaded weapons to begin with. That's simply my opinion on this horrific event.
Yep. Your thoughts are clear and correct. Sometimes cops should smile and hold hands with protesters so they can be listened to: "As long as you're being civil and not destroying property, it's a good thing to express your opinions. We are here just to make sure nobody gets hurt." Which is impossible to do well when armed. Austin Texas and some other cities are looking at having Crisis Response Teams who ride with police and try to apply conversation and reason before armed officers approach, but the liability issues are still a roadblock. Abbott prefers iron fist approach. But cops already learned Abbott will drop them in the grease immediately if his policies fail. So Mannatech crime boss Abbott is probably with Mannatech associates like Ted Cruz more dangerous to Americans than Roy Cohn's former lover Donald.
@@Greg-io1ip You hit the nail on the head. I firmly believe that someone with proper education like someone trained in crisis management should ride along with a police officer. I do not know about the liability aspects of this. But something needs to be done to prevent these needless deaths. I appreciate your comment. Take care.
@@raycewilliams3300 The majority of cops are some of our best Americans. That small minority of bad cops has always had some segment in culture that 'thinks' like them. We now know what the warning signs are. There's a litmus easy to follow. Guns can be necessary tools but those with them must understand "Peace Officer" and "Public Servants" are their primary duties. Plus diffusing rationally any situation makes everyone safer, the cops included. As far as Putin mentality goes: There's no excuse. We must find better leaders who aren't so frail and cowardly to call out despots early on, and not paint others as despots to boost the actual fascists. Putin has been known garbage almost as long as his close buddy Netanyahu.
It’s a great song. It’s about Kent state university in Ohio. The National Guard fired into a crowd of demonstrators and students killing four and wounding nine. They were protesting the war.
Written, recorded and released just a few days after the murders...
Some consider the best anti-war protest song. For a more typical demonstration of their harmonies, also see "Carry On" and "Wooden Ships".
One of the best trio of vocal harmonies with adding Neil and Stephen’s guitar playing with a great band backup made for one of the best bands ever for a little while! I saw them live back in the early 2000’s and 30 years plus after they recorded the song they still sounded phenomenal!❤👍🏻☮️🙏🎼🎤🥁🎸
This is such a great band and song. This is for sure another rabbit hole to go down!
Stills and Young were in the band Buffalo Springfield before this, and they did another song about protesters titled 'For What It's Worth.'
Saw CSN live twice. Harmonies always on point. Breeze gently blowing. Great summer night. One of my fondest concert memories.
This whole Deja Vu album is great, one of my favorites. You might like the song Carry On.
Great to meet you guys! Chilling and thanks Neil for this and thanks for all your songs and work! Good reactions here and honest interest/review. New subscriber! Cheers D!
Nice to meet you as well. Thanks for rocking with us
Still gives me chills
Gr8 tune, !!!
The drummer’s name is Johnny Barbata, he’s been around a long time and has an extensive discography.
Music was so different then, at least for we freaks. Our musicians spoke to us about the events of the day, our lives often hung on our decisions about the war, about buying in to the paths we were supposed to take, college, deferments, consumer lives, or perhaps dropping out and creating a counter culture of peace and cooperation. We knew that the "older, wiser" heads didn't really have our welfare in mind much of the time and we had to look to each other for support, physical, philosophical, and cultural.
I am 64 ... I remember that day ... POWERFUL Song!
( ..relevant to today...)
"Ohio" is a protest song and counterculture anthem written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootingsof May 4, 1970, and performed by Crosby Stills Nash and Young. Google that scene and see the interaction among the National Guard and those at the University.
This is such a powerful song, especially since it really happened. Neil Young wrote it, and sang lead on it, you can really hear David Crosby's impassioned vocals at the very end of the song. Can you imagine going to a protest, and being gunned down by the National Guard. Very, very sad moment in our history.
I love you guys reactions🎉
The thing I remember about this song is that it seemed like it was playing on every rock station just days after the Kent State shooting! The memory of those 4 students that were killed was still very fresh in everyone's mind.
When many people talk about American rock, they mean the successful groups of the 80's, such as this group and a few others, "you die more rock".
they through this song together in a few weeks in response to the tragedy
Great reaction as always and love the Tampa Bay Rays hat!!!
Neil is the frosting on the cake for CSN.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young!
It’s a true story!
I was only 5 the time . I only found out about this tragedy from listening to this song from my older siblings music. I was sucking in as much history as I could from the late 60,s early 70's. This song spoke to me in a different way than those who came before me. But I understood its meaning ☮️
That song .... is a march.
CSNY, a huge part of my growing up years. Their music is as good today as it was 50 years ago..
Have to acknowledge the songwriter Neil Young, and his voice!
Love me some CSNY music and harmonies. A huge book of music.
Neil Young wrote this song after seeing the news of the shooting. They recorded it & had it on the radio in days. It was a battle cry to students at the time, like me. ✌️❤️🎶
Neil Young is hitting the higher notes
"What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground." One of the saddest lyrics ever.
Thank goodness for music
I saw these guys in concert in Chicago. It was a great concert. I'm particularly a big fan of Neil Young.
A protest anthem helping to solidify the zeitgeist of anti war sentiment fueled by the song’s subject matter. Neil Young wrote it in the moment following the Kent St. University tragedy. CSNY rushed into the studio, and record label executives were convinced that the song was so important to the moment, that it was released as a single within a week of Ohio States’ National Guard killing of four unarmed college students, and injuring 9 others. One of many songs that helped clarify and propel a movement that shortened a war.
Important not to forget Neil Young who sang and wrote this incredible song. I was in high school when this happened and remember the corruption in national politics at the time (not unlike the recent past) and the horrible loss of life not only in Vietnam with our brave service men but also with students killed and wounded.
Neil Young wrote "I can't belive that I wrote this. This song made me a millionaire ay Seventeen." Great suggestion again.
If you are liking the harmonies, check out "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" by CSN(not sure whether Neil Young was with the group at the time or not) Nevertheless, the piece is beautiful on many levels.
David Crosby brought the news to Niel Young at a ccabin in the woods. Neil wales off int the woods. When he came back he played this song. David called Nash and said get us a studio. They recorded and released this in 10 days.
Wooden Ships is just a truly gorgeous song by them that you might enjoy hearing!
Still pissed off. Kent State, University of New Mexico & Jackson State all in one month. May 1970.
Yes on 4 Way Street double album!!! Incredible!
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and YOUNG! Neil Young wrote the song.
What is often forgotten is that several protesting students were killed at Jackson State for the same reason. A very chaotic time for me to be a teenager.
Amazing that people get through school these days without hearing about Kent State.
On this song you must not forget Young as he composed and sings and it sounds like his usual stuff , but with a great band and backing vocals
Graham Nash always with the really high harmonies
Human Highway is a 1982 film produced & co-directed by Neil Young. At one point, it includes Neil and DEVO singing his "Hey Hey, My My". DEVO was led by Jerry Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh who were at Kent State that day. Casale was standing near the area where two of his friends out of the four students were hit. He foreswore being a hippie and spent the next three years exploring the theory of human de-evolution. In 1973, Casale and Mothersbaugh formed DEVO (short for "de-evolution"), a band that produced cynical, humorous and deeply ironic observations on American society and culture throughout its entire career. Chrissie Hynde was there too that day and had to be carried away after collapsing. A lot of those early new wave bands were spurred by what they saw as a failure of "hippie culture".
Great song choice. It crystallizes the essence of the Vietnam war protests in America.
After all these years,we haven't learned very much.
Lived in Cleveland Ohio when it happened. Our nation was so divided then. Also had Watergate going on then. Bless our Country now it's so divided now. Dont forget the past!!
True story I remember seeing that on TV on the news
Great reaction guys. You 'got' the message and the music. CSNY harmonies were a beautiful thing.
The "call and reply" section by Steven Stills at the end is such a perfect addition to this song. It really brings out an emotional connection.
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Neil Young was in this iteration of the band, and wrote this song about the Kent State shootings - a shooting that politicians like Nixon used to promote division by somewhat supporting the murders.
The music of my youth
A great song about one of the darkest days in American history. 🙏✌️
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... Students in Ohio two hundred yards away
Shot down by a nameless fire one early day in May
Some people cried out angry "You should have shot more of them down!"
But you can’t bury youth my friend... youth grows the whole world round
It could have been me, but instead it was you
So I’ll keep doing the work you were doing as if I were two
I’ll be a student of life, a singer of songs
A farmer of food and a righter of wrong
It could have been me, but instead it was you
And it may be me, dear sisters and brothers, before we are through
But if you can die for freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
If you can die for freedom I can too...
Holley Near, It Could Have Been Me
The Kent state massacre, on OHIO was just brutal.....
AND YOUNG! Neil Young, who left the band eventually, brought the gritty, dirty sound. Check out Like a Hurricane, Cortez the Killer, Cinnamon Girl. Great stuff.
I work right down the street from where the shooting took place…
I saw them perform this LIVE Los Angeles in 2000..
( Neil Young songwriter singer electric guitar this song)
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I'm sure it's been said, but this is Neil Young's song. He brought it to the group, plays lead and sings lead.
Great protest song by CSN&Y - brought back sad memories of a very dark day in America. There were so many protest songs put out by bands during that time (thank goodness) to stir awareness. I don't hear songs like that anymore (unless I am missing them) The harmonies in this band are insane. Thanks so much guys for reacting to this one.🌿
This song and the reason for it are tragic. One song Neil Young wishes he never had to write.. As others have noted, it was in response to the murder of four students at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The Governor of Ohio felt it necessary to call in the National Guard to "quell" a student protest against the war in Vietnam. The National Guardsmen fired on the unarmed students, and "Four Dead in Ohio" was the result. A dark day for America. I've seen Mr. Young in concert four times, but he only played it the first time, about ten years after the event.