Neil Young has revived one of his earliest songs for his new album with the Chrome Hearts. As he geared up to announce Second Song, Young noted the record contained tracks he wrote early in his career, and over the weekend he shared details on one of them, "Casting Me Away From You," along with an accompanying video.
Young recalled writing the song in "64 or 65" with his schoolmate Comrie Smith; a recording from that period first surfaced in 2009 on Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963-1972). "I started to feel it out and came up with 'Casting Me Away,' from the deep past," Young wrote on his Neil Young Archives website, explaining how the older song found its way onto the new rock record.
The accompanying video, shot by cinematographer David Meyers, dates to the early 1970s, not long after Young moved to his Broken Arrow Ranch. It shows Young riding across the ranch on his old jeepster alongside Carrie Snodgress and his dog, Timer, footage captured roughly 20 years before Rick Rosas shot the material that would become the visual companion to Second Song.
Second Song marks Young's latest release with the Chrome Hearts, the backing band he has worked with in recent years, following a run of archival releases and live performances, including his ongoing collaborations with Willie Nelson.
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- Song originally written around 1964-65 with schoolmate Comrie Smith
- First released in 2009 on Neil Young Archives Vol. 1
- Re-recorded with the Chrome Hearts for Second Song
- Accompanying video shot by cinematographer David Meyers
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