Fun fact: I attended a Judy Collins book signing event in back 2005. We spent 4 hours listening to her share life stories from her book. Someone asked her about Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. "Why did Stephen penn "Will you come see me, Thursdays and Saturdays?" What was the significance of those two days?" Judy replied "he chose those two days because i would see my therapist on Wednesdays and Fridays, so he figured Thursday and Saturday were the best times to talk with me. He played the song for me right after he wrote it, and it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever heard. But i told him, I'm still not getting back together with you!" What's great is they managed to maintain a lifelong friendship, and in 2015, she and Stephen spent a year touring together ❤️

Stills took this to Judy's house and played it for her. She said, "Steve, it's a great song, but I'm still not getting back with you ".

My (step) dad sang this to my mum, perfectly. Reader, she married him. 50 years later they are still together. Best dad ever. Dododododoodoodoodo...

I had just moved into my dorm room my first year in college. I heard this magical music coming from down the hall. I followed it and stopped at the open door and said to the girl inside “who or what is that?” She invited me in and shared the whole album with me. We became fast friends and I became a lifelong fan of CSN, CSNY and all their solo stuff. I still get teary-eyed because this song is so good and holds such great memories.

"Don’t let the past remind us of what we are not now." "Fear is the lock and laughter the key to your heart."

the harmonies of Helplessly Hoping are some of the best of all time

One of the best folk songs ever. Those harmonies are still heavenly sounding 55 years later

Neil and Stills were in a band before CSNY called Buffalo Springfield. You should give them a listen too.

Dude and they didn’t have, or would have used auto tune! Let that sink in! Just pure talent back in our day! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Marakesh Express is so lovely.❤

The fact that you’re vibing so strongly with this band tells me you would have fit in quite well with most of us who were there.

Southern Cross is harmonic perfection!! 😍

Possibly the most beautiful and most perfect song ever recorded

Lee: had aneurysm surgery Wednesday morning, still in hospital. But finally today I got to see this. Thank you. Will comment more when I'm not so exhausted.

So many songs we loved back then could not be put into any one genre. Hearing this great music now just affirms how fortunate we were to spend our twenties with these fantastic artists.

What's great about their harmonies is that you can still hear each member's voice individually even though they are harmonizing together! Amazing!

Saw them and Young do this in 1974. All day concert. Over 100000 people in old Cleveland stadium. Really good acid going around at the show. Nice reaction, Lee!

When we first hear this back in the day we all had the same reaction: "WTF?" and "OMG".

Theit open at Woodstock has them talking. This is our second gig man, we're scared shitless Tell'em who we are man. They'll all know if you just sing.

This song stopped me in my tracks the first time I heard it , too..... I would call this psychedelic folk, more than country.

Great reaction! you're right about Carry On too. Having finished recording Deja Vu they realised they didnt have a Suite:Judy Blue Eyes track to feature, so Stephen Stills went off and wrote Carry On overnight to round off the album. Personally I think Love The One You're With from Stephen Stills solo album is the third in this love song trilogy ;)

It was an amazing time. It still lives through those who still listen.

It's a well-crafted song. Imagine being there when all of these songs were coming out in the late 60s and early 70s. So much was happening

We got spoiled back in the 60's-70's. Such unbelievable singer/songwriters and bands. Such poetry, and musical talent!!

I'm in my mid-70s, and I miss music like this - music expressing feeling and thought, Music and Lyrics that find their way into the secret places of the soul. Bands playing instruments and Writing great albums seems like a lost art form. I love your channel and the diversity of music styles you play. Thank you for all the hard work.

This song was playing everywhere at that time on record players on the radio

Eagles also have gorgeous harmonies. Just listen to them live acapella Seven Bridges Road.

Such a joy to watch you react to what I reacted to over 50 years ago! Music appreciation is still alive and well.

I appreciate your reaction so much. It’s intelligent, it’s emotional, it’s knowledgeable, and it’s very wise. I was at Woodstock when they premiered this song and just before they started, Steven told us that they “were scared sh**less” and then they performed it and it was magnificent and all 500,000 of us, collectively, couldn’t believe what we had just experienced. There were countless moments like that there. By the way, you will absolutely love their “Southern Cross”; just exquisite. I wish you all the success in the world on your KZfaq journey!

Steven Stills is the glue in this band. Instrumentally, vocally. Lyrically .Highly respected amongst musicians . He was one of Hendrix jamming buddies....... Check out Super Session w/ Al Kooper..........Buffalo Springfield

Ya did good again. Great taste. It would be a great afternoon to sit around with you, a stack of vinyl, a quality turntable and speakers. Enjoying the music and saying ' ooh, you have to hear this one!"

this was the first song they performed at their first gig together .......at Woodstock...worth a listen

Dude you saved the best for last/today. To me, this song is the definition of why these guys took everyone's breath away. The harmonies. Right? Great channel. Keep going cuz you rock, mon. ❤❤❤

If rock has hallowed ground, this is on it.

They played this at Woodstock....it was their 2nd time to play in public ever.

Lee, I am 64, and I still remember my first love, and the way he made me feel. I don't know if he felt the same way, but something in his voice one time when we spoke years later, made me think that he did. It was so overwhelming for me that I was afraid to say the words "I love you".. I wish I had, even though I think he knew I was crazy about him. Needless to say, when you are 15, you aren't emotionally equipped to handle such feelings (he was 18). Great reaction to a great song. These guys were magic together. You need to listen to them at Woodstock, where the late, great David Crosby says "hey man, this is our second gig", and they were scared "shitless" If you have not watched the movie/documentary about Woodstock, it's definitely worth the watch. Take care everybody!

“Don’t let the past remind us of what we are not now”. Heavy stuff.

I played for years in a CSN copy band. We always ended our show with Suite: Judy Blue Eyes... almost always a standing ovation !! More for the song than our talent, but some of the best memories of my life. R.I.P. Davie ❤❤

Stephen Stills wrote this song about his breakup with singer Judy Collins. If you've ever seen a picture of her you'll understand the Judy Blue Eyes reference.

The important part of the Woodstock version, is that Woodstock was their second performance in front of people. 450 + thousand people!

According to just about everyone who personally knew how this song was produced Stephen Stills was playing the bass on this song. For a man who was not known for his bass playing skills(like Leonard Sklar) Stills blew the doors off the studio with his riffs. Incredible talent on display; Crosby & Nash are no slouches either!👍💣💥

There harmonies were out of this world. I'm 66 now, and loved them since I first heard them at 11. It's heartwarming to see their stellar music being enjoyed by newer generations. I've spent a couple days listening to many faves you've reacted to. You're knowledgeable, sensitive and insightful - subscribed!

I believe a majority of my friends and I had this album within a month of its release. I'm 75 now and it's still a favorite after all these years.

Beautiful guitars & harmonies. One of those sad tunes that heal.

Stephen Stills played every instrument on this song, as well as most of the others. David Crosby nicknamed him 'Captain Manyhands',

CSNY is best known for their vocal harmonies, but the guitar harmonies are equally impressive. Check out their 1971 live version of Neil's Southern Man - an epic guitar duel between Stills and Young. The band America had a similar gift - Ventura Highway and Horse with No Name are definitely worth hearing.

This group is such a badass, there is no way to describe them

My high art class played this album for us as we worked in clay in Fall of 1969. It was magical. CSN is forever on my playlists.

In Dan Rather's BIG INTERVIEW series , he does a segment with each member & then does a final group interview where the 3 can't / won't agree on their 1st time they sang together . With Crosby & Nash saying it was at Mama Cass Laurel Canyon house & Stephen saying it was at Joni Mitchell's place . It's one of my favorite episodes of Rather's "BIG INTERVIEW" series .

We don't forget our loves, enjoy your life, you will always remember your loves

Interesting story about the cover of their debut album shown here. Shot by famous rock photographer Henry Diltz who started out as a folky in the early ‘60’s and took up photography as a hobby and turned it into a profession. For the debut CSN cover photo, they found an abandoned house in West Hollywood for the photo shoot. They hadn’t thought of the name of the group yet. Once they came up with “Crosby Stills and Nash” they realized the order in the picture shot was Nash, Stills and Crosby. So they went back a few days later to reshoot it with them sitting in the right order but the house had been demolished already. So the original is what is the cover. Diltz had a really cool gallery called Morrison Hotel on the first floor of the restaurant called Fleetwoods owned by Mick Fleetwood on Front Street in the Lahaina Store in Lahaina in Hawaii. Back in 2017 I bought a copy of Diltz’s fabulous photography book in the gallery and had the pleasure of seeing Mick Fleetwood do a talk there about The Rolling Stones (it was a Rolling Stones theme night at the gallery) and later perform in his restaurant. Sadly it all burned down in the fire last year.

Them singing at Woodstock was the second time they played together. Please watch it amazing.

Stills did most of the instrumentation, often coming back to the studio (or just staying) to cut and layer in bass, percussion, and guitar licks.

Masterpiece! I first hear these guys in late spring or early summer of 1969 as the local radio station played Marrakesh Express. Incredible harmonies and imagination.

I saw them years ago and the elongated perfect harmonies raised over the venue were magnificently angelic. Took me to another realm

We were all blown away when this came out.

CSN and CSN&Y is one of my favorite bands. You nailed it. These guys have the best harmonies to have ever graced a stage. GREAT ALBUM. SUPER GROUP.

There are not many songs written and performed so perfectly ❤

Love that it makes you tear up a bit! A few hundred times now, over the years, and I still tear up a bit sometimes

Thanks for doing the studio version.

A MUST HEAR Classic,, Billy Thorpe "Children Of The Sun" 🔥🌞🔥 Trust Me!!

The album , De Ja Vu , fantastic !

Their harmonies made you ache. These guys made me want an acoustic. A friend told me one or more of the guys played a Guild. One day in '72 I bought a D-35. Will pass it down.

They are a genre unto themselves. Gorgeous harmonies. Heard this song for the first time as I was moving into my dorm room - freshmen year. It ushered me into a new world.

You're such an articulate, sensitive, observant (musically) guy. Good channel. Well done.

Lee: My first actual True Love and I used to listen to this while sitting on the couch at her folks house. It's my favorite song of all time. And I'm 71, so that's saying something. Nice choice!

I remember exactly where I was, who I was with and what we were doing when all 4 of us heard this song on the radio for the first time. We all got quiet and listened all the way through and then couldn't wait until the album release so we could buy it. And BTW they do sound just as amazing in concert with their harmonies. Welcome to the magic of CSN(&Y). I hope you love them as much as we all do! 🦋

“Chestnut brown canarie, ruby throated sparrow, sing the song, don’t be long, thrill me to the marrow”…

Exquisite genius, we'll never hear the like of them again. Great reaction, thanks!! ..

I am not out on a Saturday night doing more fun things than watching this video. I work at a restaurant so Saturday’s are meaningless to me. I watch most of the stuff that you post, so I’m having a good time. Thank you.😁

Great CSN song for your new house is Our House, and another one that shows off their out-of-this-world harmonies is Helplessly Hoping. Great reaction, fun watching you discover the legendary discography of CSN(Y)!!

Try "Helplessly Hoping" next. Simpler and possibly more beautiful. Again, the harmonies in it are incredible. David Crosby was the real magician on the harmony. David's parts were all so inventive and didn't follow a set interval.

Great song, great band! Next, check out their 1982 release Wasted On The Way, which features harmony vocals by Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles).✌️

Great Song! Their Harmonies were always phenomenal. ❤

I remember being so happy having acquired this album in high school...And this song was one of the reasons.

Dude, you HAVE to hear David Crosby with Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh from the Grateful Dead on Crosby's solo album. The song is "Tamalpais High"..

I’ve seen CSN&Y four times. Perfection every performance ❤️

one of the all time great debut albums

He does a great guitar solo on the CSN ACOUSTIC CONCERT. To me this concert has all the best versions of their songs.

I saw them several times including in 1983 at Wembley Arena in London where I was sitting on stage - stage right.

This is amazing!! What a monster of a song.

One of the greatest "long songs" in the history of rock music. Just as good the 500th time as it was the first. Another wonderful acoustic group is America. Other great harmony groups: The Everly Brothers, The Beach Boys, The Bee Gees -- all with brothers!

Stills and Young both played lead guitar, first in Buffalo Springfield and later in CSN&Y. In the studio, Stills played basically ALL of the instruments on the tracks. When it came time to tour, he felt that they needed a second lead to handle all of it, so he called his old friend Neil (even though the two of them fought a lot). It freed Stills up to play other instruments live and it gave them the signature dueling lead guitars like in Buffalo Springfield. Stills also did some amazing work on his solo albums.

Stills called the vocal sound the blesh (blend and mesh) he instantly knew when he heard the 3 of them singing together that they had to do something with it.

They are good friends and even have toured together.

I didn't see this coming. Didn't know Lee would get emotional about this song. Well, it is a Masterpiece! Good reaction. CSN are famous, like The Beach Boys, Yes, and Three Dog Night, for their Harmonies and vocal arrangements.

Just love how you love music. ❤😊

Knowing what was coming after each transition, it was so great to watch you bopping through this one. This song always sounded like the smell of sun on skin to me.

This was my husband’s and my song. Good memories.

Marrakesh Express is another good one from this album.

I got a spine shiver, and I wasn't even wearing headphones.

4 Way Street live album by CSNY, all their early stuff wrapped up in one nice package.

The distinctive guitar sound you were talking about is produced by fingerpicking. Stephen Stills was one of the best guitar players of his generation guitar players looked up to him. His acoustic work is outstanding, and basically all the intricate guitar you hear on the album is him.

I cannot remember if you've done " helplessly hoping" ... but the harmonies on that one are out of this world

Recently, 3 progresive rock artists decided to jump into the 3-part harmony singer/songwriter arena under the name D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings. They have 2 albums that sound pretty good and I'm pretty sure they play most, if not all, the instruments. They are Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard, Big Big Train, etc), Neal Morse (Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, The Neal Morse Band, Flying Colors, etc) and Ross Jennings (Haken). CSN will always be the cream of the crop for these types of harmonies, but DMJ does harmonize very well together. Check out the albums Troika and Sophomore, if you're interested.

Stephen Stills brings the salsa to all of CSN&Y. You'll really dig his "Go Back Home" on the Stephen Stills album. Fabulous music and great guitar duet with Eric Clapton.

This whole album is fabulous.

This is one of those songs where you think it can’t get any better. And then it does.

I fell in love with CSN during my college days in the late 70s, early 80s. I had the Deja Vu album and listened to it a lot. But this was also the time I started getting into Yes and Led Zeppelin so my listening time was split between them. Good stuff that is timeless!

Harmony was great and with no auto tune. I saw CSN their second time at Woodstock (Bethel Woods) and they still sounded great as old as they were at the time.