Like a Hurricane (Neil Young song)
"Like a Hurricane" is a song written by Neil Young in 1975 and first released on the album American Stars 'N Bars in 1977.
History
The song was written in July 1975 with friend and La Honda neighbor Taylor Phelps in the back of his car, (a DeSoto Suburban), when Neil Young was unable to sing due to an operation on his vocal cords. Driven by Young's trademark fierce guitars, the song has been played on nearly every tour Neil Young has done since. It has also appeared on the compilations Decade and Greatest Hits and on the live albums Live Rust, Weld and Unplugged (this last rendition is played almost entirely on a pump organ).
An edited version of "Like a Hurricane" was released as a single on August 8, 1977, with "Hold Back the Tears" as B-side.[1]
Cover versions
- New Orleans singer Theresa Andersson sings it in the 2006 film New Orleans Music in Exile which follows the events after Hurricane Katrina.
- Roxy Music covered the song, and released it on its live albums The High Road and Heart Still Beating.
- The song was also covered by The Mission on their 2nd single, the double A side Garden Of Delight/Like A Hurricane. It was later included on the compilation album First Chapter (a compilation of their first singles) and Ever After - Live.
- Jay Farrar, backed by country-rock band Canyon, covered this song on his live album Stone, Steel, & Bright Lights.
- Heather Nova recorded the song at a 1995 concert in Hiroshima, released on import-only CDs Maybe An Angel (Japan) and Truth & Bone (Germany).
- Placebo covered a part of the song on a few occasions (live) as a part of the Placebo song 'English Summer Rain'.
- Jeff Healey covered the song on his 2008 album Mess of Blues.
- Adam Sandler covered the song on the Late Show with David Letterman, promoting the 2009 release of Covered, A Revolution in Sound, of Warner Brothers artists performing cover songs.
- The Coal Porters covered the song on the 2010 album Durango.
- Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings perform the song on their album of cover songs "Bachman-Cummings Jukebox" released 2008
- Widespread Panic covered the song at Verizon Amphitheater in Atlanta, GA 9/25/2010
- The Mission covered the song for their album The First Chapter in 1987.
- Dave Matthews Band covered the song at the Dave Matthews Band Caravan on 8/26/11 at Governors Island, NY due to Hurricane Irene cancelling their next two shows. Irene hit New York that weekend.
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