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Thrasher - Neil Young (1979)
Kanske Neil Young’s vackraste melodi någonsin. En akustisk låt från det fantastiska albumet Rust Never Sleeps (1979). Men låten skrevs redan 1974 på återföreningsturnén med CSNY. Texten handlar om hur trött han var på de övriga medlemmarna. På deras divalater, deras knarkande, deras ständiga bråkande. Låten handlar om turnélivet, om att sparka sönder hotellrum, sova ruset av sig på turnébussen. Hela låten är skriven i metaforer...

”It was then I knew I'd had enough,
Burned my credit card for fuel
Headed out to where the pavementturns to sand
With a one-way ticketto the land of truth
And my suitcase in my hand
How I lost my friendsI still don't understand.

They had the best selection,
They were poisoned with protection
There was nothing that they needed,
Nothing left to find
They were lost in rock formations
Or became park bench mutations
On the sidewalksand in the stations
They were waiting, waiting.

So I got bored and left them there,
They were just deadweight to me
Better down the roadwithout that load
Brings back the timewhen I was eight or nine
I was watchin' my mama's T.V.,
It was that great
Grand Canyon rescue episode.”

Och han lämnade CSN mitt under brinnande turné. Den officiella förklaringen var sjukdom i familjen. Sanningen var nog nån helt annan...

Thrasher finns med på skivan Rust Never Sleeps från 1979. Plattan har fått 5 stjärnor i All Music Guide.