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Written by Hans Veldhuizen Members David Crosby (guitar), Stephen Stills (guitar, keyboards, bass), Graham Nash (guitar). Crosby had been with "The Byrds", Stills with "Buffalo Springfield" and Nash with "The Hollies". Neil Young (guitar - formerly of Buffalo Springfield) joined the group in 1969. Won Best New Artist Grammy Award in 1969. Formed In Southern California in 1968. As far as I know they met at Joni Mitchell's house in Laurel Canyon, after a Hollies concert. The singing they did there, sounded so wonderful that a new group was formed that same evening. Together they travelled to London to write songs and rehearse. In december 1968 - when Graham Nash had left the Hollies after a performance in a charity concert at the London Palladium More... (Submit New Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) Lyrics) (Submit New Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) Lyrics) Review about Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) Get real | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Woodstock performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) I guess the song is about hoping to become more natural, and therefore better, by treating people as mutual players in the cosmos instead of cogs in a machine. I don't like this though. It doesn't tell me anything about what people or the world are like. It only tells me how Joni wants to see people. Things too. I'm pretty sure bombers don't stop bombing because we imagine that they're butterflies. I don't find out anything about these 'children of god' either, except that they share Joni's idealism. The song's all about tacking idealism onto reality. I really like the music (Joni's version and CSNY too) but the lyrics are shallow. timeless | Reviewer: david ------ About the song Woodstock performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) The "fall from grace" story, (Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden in the Judeo/Christian/Islamic perspective (all together maybe 30-40% of the world) ) is a pretty universal theme in world religions/perspectives. That is, almost everyone likes to believe "life was better, before." The "western" (Judeo/Christian/Islamic) perspective is unique in that the blame is placed squarely on us for this "fall." Most of the world doesn't beat themselves up for not being perfect (as defined by someone in an authority role). One of the huge breakthroughs of The Woodstock Generation Counterculture, was to realize that we are, in fact, divine, (as Christ said); that *everything* in the universe is divine - and we are mundane, billion-year old carbon (not formed 4000 years ago or whatever). We need not submit to rubbish such as a church telling us we are born in sin. This song articulates this change of perspective beautifully, and again, pretty universally. "Talkin' bout that generation" | Reviewer: Brandon ------ About the song Woodstock performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) I am now sixteen and I have always felt that I just born in the wrong generation.... Most of the music I listen to is at least twenty year old. I hope that one day music will make a revival and sound like this again... Woodstock is one event that I could only dream of going to because everything there was just magical. The music was great there was peace in the air, and it was like for three whole days a giant city emerged on Yasger's farm that was completely ridden of any problems and violence. This may have been the only time in history where a utopia has ever been. You know I have never been there but from the descriptions I heard and the movies I saw it was the most amazing event in history and I felt like I was there Incorrect lyrics | Reviewer: John Mule ------ About the song Woodstock performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) There is no "We are billion year old carbon" in the original lyrics. Someone added that in. The rest is correct. "Back to the Garden" refers to the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve were tested by God, and failed. The test was to not eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Satan told Eve they would be like "Gods" if they ate the forbidden fruit. They did, and as a result sin entered the world. The result was seperation between God and man. God banished Adam and Eve to forever leave the garden, and no one would be permitted to return. The lyrics about "get back to the garden" are erroneous, as there is no way we could either get back to the Garden of Eden or recreate it. Man ever since has strived to but failed. WOW! Finally got the words right... | Reviewer: Ray Valdes ------ About the song Woodstock performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) Since shortly after Woodstock I have been singing along to this great song. Only with english being my second language, I always thought it went like this " and we got to get ourselves back to the car" thinking that upon Woodstosck being over they had to get back to the car which gav me visions of the mass of parked cars everywhere and far away. WOW. Pleasantly surprised, the lyrics are infinitely greater than I ever imagined. Amazing Song | Reviewer: Paul ------ About the song Woodstock performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) It's truly amazing that, considering she wasn't even at the concert itself, she was able to pen the definitive statement of her generation. Perhaps had she actually made it to the concert she may never have written it, who knows. But yes, there was a version (other than hers and CSN&Y's)which was big hit, but I cannot recall the groups name either. One question on the lyrics - is the line actually "we are billion year old carbon"? I have seen it elsewhere written as "we are caught in the devils bargain." Anyone know? memories of a 13 year old boy | Reviewer: albert delfosse ------ About the song Woodstock performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) 40 years after the event, I can still remember hearing about woodstock on the news. I remember seeing the film. The song embodies another time, and place. Which we will never see again. This song was, and is fantastic. Nuclear holocaust | Reviewer: Jay ------ About the song Wooden Ships performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) Surely it's a song about the aftermath of the nuclear holocaust and it's futility. People from opposing sides trying to survive using and eating anything that's left and neither knowing who won ... nobody of course. CCN | Reviewer: paul brooks ------ About the song Teach Your Children performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) When you think of the stiff era of the 50's culture and how those parents wanted so much for their kids, they were pretty overwhelmed by the explosiveness of the 60's. "Why this?", "why that?", "old enough to go to War" and "I've got a say." Now the kids of the 60's are becoming parents with Don’t you ever ask them why If they told you, you would cry So just look at them and sigh And know they love you. Also practice what you preach and teach your children well. Tune in turn on drop out | Reviewer: ben ------ About the song Wooden Ships performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) The song is about 1960's counter-culture rejecting the values of mainstream Vietnam era U.S.A. They are "free and easy" in their woodenships--not held down by the entrapments of conventional American norms, they are looking at the people on shore who have not tuned in and turned on. The youth are "leaving" mainstream America because "they don't need us." What are they leaving behind? The establishment, the war, their parents' views, etc... The Earth is the Right Place for love | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Helplessly Hoping performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) I think it paints a perfect picture of the struggle between two lovers who ultimately find that although their love is genuine they realize that love is not always enough to keep them together and that ultimately find themselves saying goodbye. Love the word play on the counting! Igloo Inn | Reviewer: Joe N ------ About the song Teach Your Children performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) I remember this song playing at my sisters Cafe on the juke box, it sounded so cool back then and still is, the lyrics were in the mist then. I was trying to be cool like all the older generation that was wearing thier uncombed hair with thier jeans full of patches and this song just gave all the younger generation a lift to be who they are and who we are today. I feel that we are the normal ones then and now... An anthem for a generation | Reviewer: Mr B ------ About the song Woodstock performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) I was 17, and almost went. The song embodies the spirit of the era, even if it is naive. Joni is a wonderful poet and cudos to her. It was the greatest and biggest party of all time. The ancient Romans have nothing on us. I doubt there will ever be anything to top it. The song is a documentation of how we felt at the time. Its a great thng that it was documented on film and audio recording even if those are poor, its something I doubt will evr come again. Thanks to CS&N for making a version that hit the masses. Inspired by Picasso? | Reviewer: paul ------ About the song Helplessly Hoping performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) I am convinced that this song was inspired by a painting by Picasso which hangs in the National Gallery in Washington D.C.: "Family of Saltimbanques". This haunting painting of a family of circus performers has a lovely lady seated on the ground and looking off to the sea? She is quite contained and seems in a world of her own. On the left stands the rest of the family with the harlequin facing awaybut turning his head to profile. Some say that Picasso painted himself as the harlequin. Anyway the painting is full of the mystery of human relationships as is the song. If you love this song like I do, you will probably be interested to google this painting and have a look for yourself. Even better if you are in the D.C. area, go to the museum and see it. It is a huge painting and covers a whole wall as I remember. 95 years good | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Teach Your Children performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) I am rewriting this song's lyrics for my 95 year old aunt's funeral this week for her 5 remaining out of 7 children. Such a powerful love song for any generation... Thanks to CSN for their inspiration. Great Era | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Teach Your Children performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) I remember the first time I heard this song. I thought it was so cool. I tried to sing it but I didn't know the words, and was high as a kite. Oh the good ole days when weed was great, and love was free. it scares me. | Reviewer: EJM ------ About the song Teach Your Children performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) my father played this in the car while he was driving me to Durango juvenile detention in arizona. it was when I first heard this song, when I first had a warrant for my arrest. and it takes me back to that nervewrecking car ride. Re: Chaz | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Cathedral performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) Interesting...have you also considered that CSN might have been trying to make a link between religion and the highs/lows of hallucinogenics? I re-read the lyrics after reading your comment, and it doesn't completely match with that hypothesis to me, but I can definitely see where you're coming from. -- re:'A false message' - many who misspell ARE semi-literate in the English language...or have reading/writing disabilities. I'm guessing you know this already, just pointing out that...pride of word and 'semi-literacy' can go together.] war | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Wooden Ships performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) i always thought it was about war in the 1800s and how there are two opposing sides meeting, and they are just talking like friends. so it was a song wondering why the world cant get along, because everyone is just the same, everyone laughs in the same language, and everyone should offer someone in need some purple berries. i dont think there is any intended signifigance or symbols other than the obvious. RE: Meaning | Reviewer: corrector ------ About the song Our House performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) The above information is all correct except for one relatively important error: The man who wrote this song for Joni (and to underscore the positive elements of monogamy and domesticity) was Graham Nash, not David Crosby. 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