Down By The River (track)
by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Year: 1969
From the album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (track #4)
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Down By The River appears on the following album(s) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse:
- Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (track #4) (this album) (1969)
- Cow Palace 1986 (track #4) (2012)
- Live At The Fillmore East (track #3) (2006)
- Early Daze (track #10) (compilation) (2024)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 03/19/2026 12:01 | Juneof44 | 4,704 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2026 08:45 | Deckard | 423 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2026 05:31 | MrOlan | 6,963 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2026 13:39 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,024 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2026 21:13 | Robert_fripp | 899 | 86/100 |
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His best? The dreamy almost funky guitars are so fkn good!
I love it. It combines wonderful guitars with unforgettable lyrics: "be on my side, i'll be on your side" "oh lalalalala, down by the river", and back to wonderful guitar riffs. My favourite from this album and one of Young's greatest songs.
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