Signature
key confidence medium · relative F major · tempo confidence medium · half-time 80.7 · low end 27% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredAnders Osborne & Monk Boudreauxsource
- CoveredCPR with Graham Nashsource
- CoveredCPRsource
- CoveredMott the Hooplesource
- Written byNeil Youngsource
- CoveredNeil Young & Crazy Horsesource
- CoveredNeil Young & David Crosbysource
- CoveredNeil Young & The Santa Monica Flyerssource
- CoveredNeil Young & The Shocking Pinkssource
- CoveredNeil Youngsource
- CoveredPaul Wellersource
- CoveredThe Assembled Multitudesource
- CoveredThe Isley Brotherssource
Why it is here
- Neil Young wrote the song in direct reaction to the May 4, 1970 Kent State shootings after seeing photos of the incident in Life Magazine. source
- The band recorded it live in just a few takes, with David Crosby reportedly crying when they finished the take, and his keening cries of "Four!", "How many more?" and "Why?" audible in the fadeout. source
- The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.