Raplalje on a plane - Long May You Run - Highland Games
In 2019 we had the great opportunity to play again at the Highland Games in Fehraltorf, and we did a crazy thing. Playing Long May You Run by Neil Young while flying over the Highland Games grounds, in the video you can see our adventure. This is one of the best memories we have of our time in Switzerland.
Did you know David Myles drove to the Highland Games with friends of the Black Bush Connexion, on his Harley Davidson! a long way with some technical issues of course with the Chopper but with some creative repairs everything turned out alright. Although a nice soft sheepskin on the bike would have been nice =) After a journey of 900 km David arrived in style at the Highland Games to the sounds of roaring Harleys.
Background Info "Long May You Run"
Originally written by Neil Young, our singer William thinks it's a great song and wanted to play him with our band Rapalje. This gives the song its own sound and it is fantastic for us to play.
Neil's beloved Buick hearse, "Mort," was the inspiration for Long May You Run. Neil drove "Mort" from Toronto to Los Angeles, where he met Stephen Stills and founded Buffalo Springfield. Later Neil drove a Pontiac hearse "Mort 2"
Neil was on his way to Sudbury in Canada when 'Mort' broke down in Blind River, Ontario in June 1965. (the lyrics in the song are, "well, it was back in Blind River, 1962, when I last saw you alive") the year is incorrect, but the song is about this story.
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Lyrics "Long May You Run"
We've been through some things together
With trunks of memories still to come
We found things to do in stormy weather
Long may you run.
Long may you run. Long may you run.
Although these changes have come
With your chrome heart shining in the sun
Long may you run.
Well, it was back in Blind River in 1962
When I last saw you alive
But we missed that shift on the long decline
Long may you run.
Long may you run. Long may you run.
Although these changes have come
With your chrome heart shining in the sun
Long may you run.
Maybe The Beach Boys have got you now
With those waves singing "Caroline No"
Rollin' down that empty ocean road
Gettin' to the surf on time.
Long may you run. Long may you run.
Although these changes have come
With your chrome heart shining in the sun
Long may you run.
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