Neil Young on the Olympic Closing Ceremonies - "Long May You Run"

[AwakeAtLast]

Brings a tear to my eye. <snif> :cry:

[Enrique]

1. that song was about his car

:shrug:

[AwakeAtLast]

3. May be - but I thought it was nice

I love his voice, always have.

[Enrique]

4. me too

I'll be looking for it on YouTube. :-)

[EFerrari]

23. LOL. Maybe he really, really liked his car.

[H2O Man]

35. Maybe he is

using the car as a vehicle for a larger message.

[EFerrari]

36. Lol

:spank:

[bridgit]

2. He sung that one on Conan's last show too, still a cool song

[UTUSN]

38. I was actually moved when he did it for Conan. So he trots it out for *everything*?!1 n/t

[arcadian]

5. Great tune

k&r

[unc70]

6. "They walk among us." Now Shatner.

[polly7]

7. I love listening to all of them. Michael is really looking and sounding good tonight.

"William Shatner, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, and Michael J Fox and include performances by Neil Young, Shania Twain, Alanis Morisette, Avril Lavigne, Michael Buble, Nickelback, Simple Plan, Hedley, tenor Ben Heppner, and many other musicians."

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2747421/vancouver_2010_olympic_closing_ceremony.html?cat=14

[pipi_k]

8. Oh to hell with Neil Young...

How about those giant inflatable beavers and moose?

Now that is class...


:7

[Lucy Goosey]

10. This tongue in cheek grand finale is killing me...

...it's like "let's take every stereotype about our country and make it fabulously hilarious!"

I love Canada!

[pipi_k]

13. that's what I love about Canada too...

The sense of humor just tickles me pink

:7

[polly7]

14. Alanis, Simple Plan ........ I don't want this to end : - ( n/t.

[pipi_k]

17. Oh, PS...someone I would love to have seen...

Red Green

:7

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

37. Canada is such a wonderful country...

and their people are so friendly and hospitable...

It's a mystery to my why we haven't invaded them yet. Seriously, people. With Iraq we got oil. But Canada has Molson's for Gawd's sake. I can ride a fucking bike....and I can do it drunk!

What's that "Can Do" spirit?!

[polly7]

11. It was meant to be a parody of every Canadian stereo-type.

Party time and a little levity.

[pipi_k]

15. Yep, I noticed it...the only things I didn't see were...

igloos (for people who think Canada is full of them), Canadian beer, and the McKenzie Brothers.

Although I might have missed them...

[polly7]

20. Take off!!! There was an igloo. (I thought I saw one for a second, anyway)

:)

[pipi_k]

39. Really? I must have looked away for a moment or two...

If I had seen one, I think I would have fallen on the floor, helpless with laughter


:7

[polly7]

46. Maybe it was the brewski's, but I was sure I saw one open up

to reveal some of the other acts.

:)

[stuball111]

30. Neil Was great... but...

Those Beavers and Moose were downright scary! I bet there's millions of kids that won't sleep well tonight! Me included.... but hey. wouldn't it be fun to have a post Olympic inflatable Beaver floating above your front lawn? I wonder if they're gonna have a yard sale with all that stuff....

[pipi_k]

41. Let me tell ya...if I ever see one on eBay

I'm going to snap it up...fast.


I live in the US but have a Canadian flag flying outside my house (in honor of my heritage).

I love my Canadian flag, but damn...I do want one of those beavers! :7

[Dr.Phool]

9. He should have sang....

Let's impeach the President.


He don't have to specify any particular one.

[thelordofhell]

12. No RUSH??

[AnnieBW]

19. According to a Rush blog my husband saw

The band is under an NDA, but the blog said they were approached to perform. The "Ontario" section of the Opening Ceremonies was apparently cut, and that was where they were going to be playing.

http://www.rushisaband.com/display.php?id=2077

[thelordofhell]

21. I heard that too

I also heard that they were going to perform in the closing ceremonies because of the bump.

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. What is an "NDA"?

[AnnieBW]

24. Non-Disclosure Agreement

:shrug:

[AnnieBW]

16. My first thoughts on seeing the inflatable moose

"Put the gun down, Sarah!"

[pipi_k]

18. She was probably busy calculating how many

servings of moose stew and moose pot pie it would make

[polly7]

34. Yikes, not just the moose!

Everyone was given inflatable antlers beforehand. Sarah would have so confused!

[Skittles]

25. inflatable moose and beavers?

OMG CANADA IS AWESOME :thumbsup:

[madamesilverspurs]

26. Just wondering

was Busby Berkley Canadian?

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[evrstrong]

27. Remember the TV show "Wonder Years?"

They did a sweet little episode where the father finally had to let go of the old family station wagon...It was towed away to the tune of "Long May You Run"...Very well done.

Reminded me of the tears I shed when my first car, a VW station wagon was towed away...

[ChoppinBroccoli]

28. I Was Wondering..........

...........if Bob Costas would ever shut his yap and let us hear the song. He cut in on it with inane comments like three times during the intro.

[alfredo]

29. He gets paid by the word.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

31. They should have ended the ceremony with Neil Young.

The ceremony was so over-the-top with the beavers, the maple leaves, etc. It was like a really bad off-off-off-Broadway plan gone bad. I was laughing hysterically, though. Way overkill.

[polly7]

32. But fun. As they'd wanted it to be.

"A Light-Hearted Ceremony" featuring funny examples of all things stereo-typically Canadian, was what we read beforehand. I think they did a good job.

[alfredo]

43. I loved their self parody. It was the polar opposite of

the artsy fartsy Beijing productions.

[njlib]

33. I only caught the beginning

when they had a do-over of the malfunctioning flame. I thought it was very nice to bring back the torchbearer who didn't have anything to light at the opening ceremony. Good job, Canada!!

[DevonRex]

40. I love Neil Young. He's the best musician from Canada, IMO.

And actually he's my favorite musician from anywhere.

[pipi_k]

42. Never really got into him that much, but....

His song, "Like a Hurricane" is awesome.

He makes that guitar CRY.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KxiEjPCXA8

[DevonRex]

44. It's amazing, isn't it? You have very good taste. That's my favorite

song of his. And since I'm a huge fan you'd think it would be hard for me to choose. But nope, that one is his best, IMO.

One of my very favorite things was watching Neil Young and Jimmy Page together at the RRHOF. It was only marred by Robert Plant hopping around pretending he could play with the best. :rofl:

[pipi_k]

45. OMG...Jimmy Page...

I would lick the bottoms of his feet.


I worship him. Also Carlos Santana.


I can't think of anything better, musically, than a hot guitar


Pipi falls into a swoon...