blueyedmerl Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 anyone know what the song mr. soul by neil young/ buffalo springfield is about? I've looked everywhere and cant find a thing......please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Annabelle_ Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 All Music Guide gives one possible interpretation of the song, stating that it is basically an attack on superstardom and the music industry. Click the link below to view the full article: AMG Mr Soul Review Hope it helps . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 anyone know what the song mr. soul by neil young/ buffalo springfieldis about? I've looked everywhere and cant find a thing......please help ....and Rush now too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skook Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 You never know exactly what Neil means, and maybe he didn't always either. "Mr. Soul" Having the momentum of a song on the charts, the Buffalo Springfield went into a studio in New York on January 9, 1967. They cut their first version of Neil's new song, "Mr Soul." Having a riff very similar to the Stone's "I Can't Get no Satisfaction," it was a hard-driving rock song. In the lyrics, Young excoriated the music business that he was now deeply in the vortex of, using the metaphoric "Mr. Soul" to represent it. The theme is similar to the just-released Byrds' hit, "So You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star," only much darker and so very personal. He couldn't believe that, due to a hit record, people would assume that they knew him personally: "Well, hello Mr. Soul, I dropped by to pick up a reason For the thought that I caught that my head was the event of the season Why in crowds just a trace of my face could seem to pleasin' I'll cop out to the change but a stranger is putting the tease on I was down on the frown when a messenger brought me the letter I was raised by the praise of a fan who said I upset her Any girl in the world could have easily known me better She said, You're strange, but don't change, and I let her In a while will the smile on my face turn to plaster? Stick around while the clown who is sick does the trick of disaster For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster Is it strange I should change" I don't know, why don't you ask her?" (1967 Cotillion, Ten East, Springalo Tunes, BMI) Interestingly, Otis Redding was interested in the recording the song, but Neil refused to allow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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