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"Tell Me Why"Young (born November 12, ...==a Saturday 2011 last day Monique

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Wednesday 14/8/2013Released August 31, 1970 a Saturday 2013

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Date Posted: 07:28:25 08/14/13 Wed

Tell Me Why — Neil Young — Last.fm
Watch the video & listen to Neil Young – Tell Me Why for free. Tell Me Why
appears on the album After the Gold Rush. Neil Percival Young (born November
12, ...==a Saturday 2011 last day Monique
"Tell Me Why"
Song by Neil Young from the album After the Gold Rush
Released August 31, 1970
Recorded Spring 1970, Young's home studio in Topanga, California
Genre Rock
Length 2:54
Label Reprise
Writer Neil Young
Producer David Briggs, Neil Young
After the Gold Rush track listing
"Tell Me Why"
(1) "After the Gold Rush"
(2)

Composition and Lyrics[edit source | edit]
Musically, the song marks a shift from the hard rock of 1969's Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and bears more folk and country influences, which would continue onto 1972's Harvest. The only instrument is acoustic guitar, played by Young. He is, however, backed by the vocal harmonies of Crazy Horse during the choruses.[2] 'Tell Me Why' has a simple lyrical structure, with 2 verses each followed by a bridge then chorus, and one final bridge and chorus before a short instrumental outro. The chorus line "Tell me why, tell me why/Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself/When you're old enough to repay/but young enough to sell?" is the most famous from the song, typifying the introspective and melancholic nature of not just this song, but the whole album.

Cover Versions[edit source | edit]
Norah Jones has been known to cover 'Tell Me Why' as well as Radiohead,[3] most notably at the White River Amphitheatre and the Hollywood Bowl in 2008. The song is famously popular with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea.[4]

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