The final section (the coda) is sung in Spanish, starting at 6:34 until the song concludes. He purposely paused between certain syllables in each line to obscure the lyrics. He does variate the lyrics when performing the song live but on the original recording below are the correct lyrics: Take a listen, really listen, and enjoy.Stephen Stills talked about it in an interview. Good stuff.Ĭrosby, Stills, and Nash may rest on the laurels of their earlier work, but when it’s of such a high caliber as this, there’s no shame. It’s the song Within You and Without You, off Sgt.
It’s beauty pure and simple, like a sunset, and Stills even throughs in a musical nod to George Harrison during the little guitar break before the doo doo doo part.
You needn’t be a fan of CSN to enjoy this. The purity of their tone in the harmonies during, “What have you got to lose?” is utter perfection. To be truthful, I imagine it’s Stephen Stills who had the most trouble as David Crosby and Graham Nash seem to have kept their voices over the … holy shit… 48 year run that CSN has had.Īpparently either Stephen Stills’ voice was strong on this one night, or he worked on regaining range (maybe as simple as lifestyle changes), but in any case this performance is just sublime. This performance, from 2012, is noteworthy because CSN had not performed Suite: Judy Blue Eyes in years, because they’re old men now (legit in their 70’s old) and those high notes are brutal. It’s breathtaking, super hippy, and was omnipresent on the radio throughout the ’70’s and ’80’s. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is, of course, a love song to Judy Collins from Stephen Stills. Epic addictions, fistfights on stage, myriad permutations of individuals (Stills-Young, Crosby-Nash, CSNY, etc.), but they fucking nail it on this night. CSN have had a rocky road over the years.
I’m not a huge fan of Crosby, Stills, and Nash, but this song is one of the prettiest ever.
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