LOVED IT!| FIRST TIME HEARING Crosby, Stills & Nash - Wooden Ships REACTION

Here's the explanation from the Wikipedia page: "Wooden Ships" was written at a time of great tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, nuclear-armed rivals in the Cold War. It describes the consequences of an apocalyptic nuclear war. According to the liner notes, the writers "imagined ourselves as the few survivors, escaping on a boat to create a new civilization." The words of the song depict the horrors confronting the survivors of a nuclear holocaust in which the two sides have annihilated each other. A man from one side stumbles upon someone from the other side and asks him, "Can you tell me, please, who won?" The question is left unanswered. The lyrics beg "silver people on the shoreline," described by David Crosby as "guys in radiation suits," to "let us be." As the wooden ships, devoid of metal that would become radioactive from neutron activation, are carrying the survivors away from the shores, radiation poisoning kills those who have not made it aboard."

This full album AND the album Deja Vu with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young? EVERY SONG IS FANTASTIC!

I have always said that Stephen Stills plays the sexiest guitar in rock. He has such a sensual and soulful playing style that melts in and out of the group's harmonies.

Crosby Stills Nash &Young Almost Cut My Hair

“MARAKESH EXPRESS” Fantastic!! Different, great , bouncy sound!! And of course harmonies!!!

They preformed this at Woodstock in the rain Great live performance

I'm 73 and this is still one of my favorites.

One of the most respected groups of the time! They had some of the best harmonies in so many of their songs! They were master musicians!

A MUST HEAR Classic,, Crosby,, Stills & Nash "Marrakesh Express" ❤

Ah, you found it. Here is one of my favorite songs from an era when music was so much more intimate than these days. Soft sounds that interlace with and compliment each other to create an audio landscape that takes you on a journey. This kind of music has lyrics that are just words that convey a message, rhyming is not required. The first lyrical passage in this song is a masterpiece and the last line of the song is my favorite lyric of all time. Welcome to a true classic from days long gone...

"If you smile at me, I will understand, 'coz that is something everybody, everywhere, does in the same language." Y'all bring smiles and peace to Earth.

This came out during the Vietnam war, and I just took it as an anti-war song, but many have said it's about enemy survivors of a nuclear war

Jay & Amber, you'll love CSN's "Marrakesh Express"!!! you'll love CSNY's "Our House", "Find The Cost Of Freedom" and "Deja Vu"!!!

As has been mentioned, this son% was written by David Crosby and Stephen Stills of CSN and Paul Katner of Jefferson Airplane, hence the departure from the normal CSN sound

"Almost Cut My Hair" a track off the 'Deja Vu' album released back in 1970 by 'Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young' is smokin' hot. Writer David Crosby is the solo vocalist in this recording which is unusual as the band records most of their material singing in harmony. Crosby on rhythm guitar enhances this banger.💫🎤🎸🎹🥁🔊🔥☮🎧

Listening to this song evokes memories of stick incense burning and reefer smoke wafting through a room lit only by black light. I was present during this era as a 20 something year old. It was mellow, mellow, mellow and we were so spoiled with the best music that human beings ever wrote, played and recorded.

Here are the lyrics, according to the LyricFind website: If you smile at me, I will understand 'Cause that is something Everybody everywhere does in the same language I can see by your coat, my friend You're from the other side There's just one thing I got to know Can you tell me please, who won? Say, can I have some of your purple berries? Yes, I've been eating them for six or seven weeks now Haven't got sick once Probably keep us both alive Wooden ships on the water, very free and easy Easy, you know the way it's supposed to be Silver people on the shoreline, let us be Talkin' 'bout very free and easy Horror grips us as we watch you die All we can do is echo your anguished cries Stare as all human feelings die We are leaving, you don't need us Go, take your sister then, by the hand Lead her away from this foreign land Far away, where we might laugh again We are leaving, you don't need us And it's a fair wind blowin' warm Out of the south over my shoulder I guess I'll set a course and go

This was my favorite song from the dynamic, memorable CS&N! And that bass, the harmonies..and those lyrics! Even though I haven’t heard this in over 40 years, remember every word. Free and easy!

We used to go to Catalina Island often . We dropped anchor an hour later David Crosby dropped anchor close by. Did not notice until night when he picked up his Guitar.

The song was actually written by Jefferson Airplane and it's about the aftermath of nuclear apocalypse.